UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2016

 

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-4694     36-1004130
(Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer Identification No.)

35 West Wacker Drive,

Chicago, Illinois

    60601
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

(312) 326-8000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 30, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“RR Donnelley” or “the Company”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) by and among RR Donnelley, the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for $800,000,000 in credit facilities (the “Revolving Facility”). Interest rates on borrowings are equal to, at RR Donnelley’s option, a base rate plus a margin ranging from 1.125% to 1.50%, or LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 2.125% to 2.50%, in either case based upon the leverage ratio of RR Donnelley and its restricted subsidiaries. In addition, RR Donnelley will pay a facility fee on the actual daily amount of the aggregate revolving commitments regardless of usage ranging from 0.375% to 0.50%, based upon the leverage ratio of RR Donnelley and the Guarantors. The Revolving Facility matures on September 30, 2021.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also includes an option for RR Donnelley to increase commitments under the Revolving Facility or add “term loans” (any such increase, an “Incremental Facility”) in an aggregate amount of up to $100 million, at any time prior to the date that is six months prior to the maturity date, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains certain restrictive covenants on RR Donnelley and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to: limitations on debt, investments, restricted payments, burdensome agreements, liens, merger or sale of assets, conduct of business, transactions with affiliates and dispositions. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement requires that RR Donnelley maintain a maximum secured leverage ratio of 1.50:1.00, and a maximum leverage ratio, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2015, of (i) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2016 prior to September 30, 2017, 5.00 to 1.00, (ii) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2017 and prior to March 31, 2018, 4.75 to 1.00, (iii) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2018 and prior to March 31, 2019, 4.50 to 1.00, (iv) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2019 and prior to March 31, 2020, 4.25 to 1.00 and (v) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2020, 4.00 to 1.00.

The foregoing summary of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to actual Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition.

On October 1, 2016, RR Donnelley distributed approximately 80.75 percent of the outstanding common stock of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Donnelley Financial”), its financial communications and data services company, and approximately 80.75 percent of the outstanding common stock of LSC Communications, Inc. (“LSC”), its publishing and retail-centric print services and office products business, to RR Donnelley stockholders (the “Distributions”). In the Distributions, holders of RR Donnelley’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of record as of the close of business on September 23, 2016, (the “Record Date”), received one share of LSC common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and one share of Donnelley Financial common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for every eight shares of RR Donnelley’s common stock held on the Record Date. The Distributions are part of a series of transactions, following which the LSC and Donnelley Financial became public companies and RR Donnelley retained a 19.25 percent continuing stock ownership interest in each of LSC and Donnelley Financial (the “Separation”).

Agreements with LSC Communications, Inc. and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

For purposes of governing the ongoing relationships among the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial and to provide for an orderly transition, the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial entered into the agreements described below prior to the Distributions.

The Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, by and among the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, effected the distribution of LSC’s common stock and the distribution of Donnelley Financial’s common stock to the Company’s common stockholders. This agreement also governs the Company’s relationships with LSC and Donnelley Financial with respect to pre-Separation matters and provides for the allocation of employee benefit, litigation and other liabilities and obligations attributable to periods prior to the Separation. The


Separation and Distribution Agreement also includes an agreement that the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial will provide each other with appropriate indemnities with respect to liabilities arising out of the businesses being distributed and retained by the Company in the Separation. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also addresses employee compensation and benefits matters.

The Transition Services Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between the Company and LSC, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2, and the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between the Company and Donnelley Financial, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3, under which, in exchange for the fees specified in such agreements, LSC and Donnelley Financial agree to provide certain services to the Company and the Company agrees to provide certain services to LSC and Donnelley Financial, respectively, for up to 24 months following the Separation. These services include, but are not limited to, tax, information technology, treasury, internal audit, human resources, accounting, purchasing, communications, security and compensation and benefits.

The Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between the Company and LSC, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.4, and the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between the Company and Donnelley Financial, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.5, allocate responsibility for taxes between the Company and LSC and Donnelley Financial, respectively, and includes indemnification rights with respect to tax matters and restrictions to preserve the tax-free status of the Separation.

The Patent Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC Communications US, LLC (“LSC US LLC”) and the Company, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.6, and the Patent Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and RR Donnelley, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.7, in each case, provide for the ownership, licensing and other arrangements regarding the patents that the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial use in conducting their respective businesses.

The Trademark Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC US LLC and the Company, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.8, and the Trademark Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and RR Donnelley, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.9, in each case, provide for the ownership, licensing and other arrangements regarding the trademarks that the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial use in conducting their respective businesses.

The Data Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC US LLC and the Company, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.10 and the Data Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and RR Donnelley, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.11, in each case, provide for the ownership, licensing and other arrangements regarding the data that the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial use in conducting their respective businesses.

The Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC US LLC and the Company, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.12, and the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and RR Donnelley, attached hereto as Exhibit 2.13, in each case, provide for the ownership, licensing and other arrangements regarding certain copyrights, trade secrets and software that the Company, LSC and Donnelley Financial use in conducting their respective businesses.

The Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between the Company and LSC, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, and the Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between the Company and Donnelley Financial, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2, relate to the 19.25 percent continuing stock ownership interest retained by the Company in LSC and Donnelley Financial, respectively.

The Company has also entered into commercial and other arrangements and agreements with LSC and Donnelley Financial. These include, among other things, arrangements for the provision of services, including logistics and premedia services, and access to technology.

On September 30, 2016, the Board of the Company adopted the R. R. Donnelley & Sons Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan. The R. R. Donnelley & Sons Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan is attached hereto, as applicable, as Exhibit 10.2.


The above descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the agreements attached as Exhibit 2.1, Exhibit 2.2, Exhibit 2.3, Exhibit 2.4, Exhibit 2.5, Exhibit 2.6, Exhibit 2.7, Exhibit 2.8, Exhibit 2.9, Exhibit 2.10, Exhibit 2.11, Exhibit 2.12, Exhibit 2.13, Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2 and Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

 

Item 5.02. Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Changes in Directors

On September 30, 2016, effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, the following directors of the Company tendered their resignations as directors of the Company: Richard L. Crandall, Judith H. Hamilton, Richard K. Palmer, Thomas J. Quinlan III and Oliver R. Sockwell. Also on September 30, 2016, effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, the following directors of the Company retired as directors of the Company: Susan M. Cameron and Michael T. Riordan. John C. Pope, Susan M. Gianinno and Jeffrey M. Katz remain directors of the Company.

On October 1, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) determined the number of directors would be seven and the following individuals were appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to fill the vacancies created by the foregoing resignations and retirements and to serve in such capacity until such time as their successors are duly elected and qualify:

 

  

Daniel L. Knotts

Timothy R. McLevish

Jamie Moldafsky

P. Cody Phipps

  

Biographical information concerning these individuals is included in the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 29, 2016 and such information is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Mr. Pope remains as the Chairperson of the Board. On October 1, 2016, Mr. Pope, Mr. McLevish and Mr. Katz were appointed to serve as members of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. McLevish was appointed as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee (i) is “independent” within the meaning of the rules of both the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the SEC, (ii) has the requisite attributes of an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by regulations promulgated by the SEC and that such attributes were acquired through relevant education and/or experience, (iii) is “financially literate” as required by the rules of the NYSE, (iv) has “accounting or related financial management expertise” as required by the rules of the NYSE and is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements, and (v) has not participated in the preparation of the financial statements of the Company or any of its subsidiaries at any time during the past three years.

Also on October 1, 2016, the Board renamed the Governance, Responsibility and Technology Committee of the Board to be the Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee. Ms. Gianinno, Mr. Katz and Ms. Moldafsky were appointed to serve as members of the Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee of the Board. Ms. Gianinno was appointed as the Chairperson of the Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee. The Board has determined that each member of the Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee is “independent” for purposes of serving on the Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules.

Ms. Gianinno, Mr. McLevish and Mr. Phipps were appointed to serve as members of the Human Resources Committee of the Board. Mr. Phipps was appointed as the Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee. The Board has determined that each member of the Human Resources Committee is “independent” for purposes of serving on the Human Resources Committee within meaning of the NYSE listing rules.


Changes in Executive Officers

On October 1, 2016, the following individuals were elected to serve as executive officers of the Company, in the offices designated until their successors are duly elected and qualify:

 

  Daniel L. Knotts    Chief Executive Officer
  Thomas M. Carroll III            Chief Administrative Officer
  Jeffrey G. Gorski    Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
  John Pecaric    Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and President of International
  Terry D. Peterson    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  Deborah L. Steiner    Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Biographical information concerning these individuals is included in the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 29, 2016 and such information is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Employment Agreement with Daniel L. Knotts

On October 1, 2016, RR Donnelley entered into an employment agreement with Daniel L. Knotts, which provides for Mr. Knotts’ employment as the Chief Executive Officer of RR Donnelley.

The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $950,000. Mr. Knotts will be eligible to participate in RR Donnelley’s annual incentive compensation plan, with a target bonus opportunity of 125% of his annual base salary. Mr. Knotts will also be eligible to receive equity grants in amounts that align to general market practices, a monthly car allowance, a financial planning allowance and certain other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers.

In connection with the Distributions, Mr. Knotts received a one-time grant of restricted stock units with an aggregate value equal to $2,375,000. The grant will vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Knotts’ continued employment with RR Donnelley.

If Mr. Knotts’ employment is terminated without “cause” by RR Donnelley or by Mr. Knotts with “good reason” not following a “change in control”, each as defined in the agreement, then, subject to his execution of a release of claims, Mr. Knotts is entitled to the following benefits from RR Donnelley: (i) a severance payment equal to two times the sum of his annual base salary and target annual bonus as in effect for the year prior to the termination, payable in equal installments over the 24 months following the termination date; (ii) two years of benefit continuation; (iii) immediate vesting of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards; (iv) vesting of all performance shares or performance share units in accordance with the applicable award agreement; (v) a pro rata bonus under RR Donnelley’s annual bonus program equal to the amount Mr. Knotts would have received on the basis of RR Donnelley’s actual performance for the year, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the year elapsed prior to the date of termination, and the denominator of which is 365; and (vi) a lump sum payment of $75,000.

If Mr. Knotts’ employment is terminated without “cause” by RR Donnelley or by Mr. Knotts with “good reason” within two years following a “change in control”, then, subject to his execution of a release of claims, he is entitled to the same benefits from RR Donnelley as described in the immediately preceding paragraph, except the severance payment described in the preceding paragraph will be equal to three times the sum of Mr. Knotts’ annual base salary and target annual bonus as in effect for the year prior to the termination and will generally be payable in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable following the termination date.

The employment agreement contains certain restrictive covenants by Mr. Knotts, including a noncompetition agreement that restricts Mr. Knotts’ ability to engage in competitive activities for 18 months following a termination of his employment with RR Donnelley.

The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Mr. Knotts’ employment agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.


Employment Agreement with Thomas M. Carroll III

On October 1, 2016, RR Donnelley entered into an employment agreement with Thomas M. Carroll III, which provides for Mr. Carroll’s employment as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of RR Donnelley.

The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $450,000. Mr. Carroll will be eligible to participate in RR Donnelley’s annual incentive compensation plan, with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of his annual base salary. Mr. Carroll will also be eligible to receive equity grants in amounts that are similar to other employees at his level at RR Donnelley and that align to general market practices, a monthly car allowance and certain other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers.

In connection with the Distributions, Mr. Carroll received a one-time grant of restricted stock units with an aggregate value equal to $450,000. The grant will vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Carroll’s continued employment with RR Donnelley.

If Mr. Carroll’s employment is terminated without “cause” by RR Donnelley or by Mr. Carroll with “good reason”, both as defined in the agreement, then, subject to his execution of a release of claims, Mr. Carroll is entitled to the following benefits from RR Donnelley: (i) a severance payment equal to one and one-half times the sum of his annual base salary and target annual bonus as in effect for the year prior to the termination, payable in equal installments twice monthly for the 18 months following the termination date; (ii) 18 months of benefit continuation; and (iii) immediate vesting of all outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants (other than performance shares or performance share units).

The employment agreement contains certain restrictive covenants by Mr. Carroll, including a noncompetition agreement that restricts Mr. Carroll’s ability to engage in competitive activities for 18 months following a termination of his employment with RR Donnelley.

The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Mr. Carroll’s employment agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Employment Agreement with Jeffrey G. Gorski

On October 1, 2016, RR Donnelley entered into an employment agreement with Jeffrey G. Gorski, which provides for Mr. Gorski’s employment as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of RR Donnelley.

The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $285,000. Mr. Gorski will be eligible to participate in RR Donnelley’s annual incentive compensation plan, with a target bonus opportunity of 50% of his annual base salary. Mr. Gorski will also be eligible to receive equity grants in amounts that are similar to other employees at his level at RR Donnelley and that align to general market practices, a monthly car allowance, a financial planning allowance and certain other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers.

In connection with the Distributions, Mr. Gorski received a one-time grant of restricted stock units with an aggregate value equal to $285,000. The grant will vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Gorski’s continued employment with RR Donnelley.

If Mr. Gorski’s employment is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the agreement) by RR Donnelley, then, subject to his execution of a release of claims, Mr. Gorski is entitled to the following benefits from RR Donnelley: (i) a severance payment equal to one times the sum of his annual base salary and target annual bonus as in effect for the year prior to the termination, payable in equal installments twice monthly for the 12 months following the termination date; (ii) 18 months of benefit continuation; and (iii) vesting of all outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants under the terms of those plans.

The employment agreement contains certain restrictive covenants by Mr. Gorski, including a noncompetition agreement that restricts Mr. Gorski’s ability to engage in competitive activities for 18 months following a termination of his employment with RR Donnelley.

The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Mr. Gorski’s employment agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 hereto and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.


Employment Agreement with John Pecaric

On October 1, 2016, RR Donnelley entered into an employment agreement with John Pecaric, which provides for Mr. Pecaric’s employment as Executive Vice President of Global Markets of RR Donnelley.

The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $475,000. Mr. Pecaric will be eligible to participate in RR Donnelley’s annual incentive compensation plan, with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of his annual base salary. Mr. Pecaric will also be eligible to receive equity grants in amounts that are similar to other employees at his level at RR Donnelley and that align to general market practices, monthly car allowance, a financial planning allowance and certain other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers.

In connection with the Distributions, Mr. Pecaric received a one-time grant of restricted stock units with an aggregate value equal to $475,000. The grant will vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Pecaric’s continued employment with RR Donnelley.

If Mr. Pecaric’s employment is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the agreement) by RR Donnelley, then, subject to his execution of a release of claims, Mr. Pecaric is entitled to the following benefits from RR Donnelley: (i) a severance payment equal to one times the sum of his annual base salary and target annual bonus as in effect for the year prior to the termination, payable in equal installments twice monthly for the 12 months following the termination date; (ii) 18 months of benefit continuation; and (iii) vesting of all outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants under the terms of those plans.

The employment agreement contains certain restrictive covenants by Mr. Pecaric, including a noncompetition agreement that restricts Mr. Pecaric’s ability to engage in competitive activities for 18 months following a termination of his employment with RR Donnelley.

The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Mr. Pecaric’s employment agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.6 hereto and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Employment Agreement with Terry D. Peterson

On August 15, 2016, RR Donnelley entered into an employment agreement with Terry D. Peterson, which provides for Mr. Peterson’s employment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RR Donnelley, effective as of the Distribution Date.

The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $550,000. Mr. Peterson will be eligible to participate in RR Donnelley’s annual incentive compensation plan, with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of his annual base salary. Mr. Peterson will also be eligible to receive equity grants in amounts that are similar to other employees at his level at RR Donnelley, a monthly car allowance, a financial planning allowance and certain other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers.

Mr. Peterson will receive a one-time cash payment of $900,000 in January 2017, $300,000 of equity scheduled to vest in October 2017, $500,000 of equity scheduled to vest in October 2018 and $500,000 of equity scheduled to vest in October 2019. During the first 90 days of Mr. Peterson’s employment, he has received housing and travel expenses for his travel to and from his home in Minnesota to the RR Donnelley offices in Warrenville, Illinois. RR Donnelley will provide relocation benefits at the time of Mr. Peterson’s relocation to the Chicagoland area. If Mr. Peterson’s employment with RR Donnelley is terminated at any time within 12 months of his relocation, he will be responsible for reimbursing RR Donnelley for any and all relocation costs. If Mr. Peterson’s employment is terminated without “cause” by RR Donnelley, as defined in the agreement, before his receipt of the $900,000 one-time cash payment in January 2017 or the vesting of the $300,000 of equity in October 2017, he will receive those amounts in a single cash payment, subject to Mr. Peterson’s execution of a release of claims.

If Mr. Peterson’s employment is terminated at any time without “cause” (as defined in the agreement) by RR Donnelley, then, subject to his execution of a release of claims, Mr. Peterson is entitled to the following benefits from RR Donnelley: (i) a severance payment equal to one times the sum of his annual base salary and target annual bonus as in effect


for the year prior to the termination, payable in equal installments twice monthly for the 12 months following the termination date; (ii) 18 months of benefit continuation; and (iii) vesting of all outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants under the terms of those plans.

The employment agreement contains certain restrictive covenants by Mr. Peterson, including a noncompetition agreement that restricts Mr. Peterson’s ability to engage in competitive activities for 18 months following a termination of his employment with RR Donnelley.

The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Mr. Peterson’s employment agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.7 hereto and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Employment Agreement with Deborah L. Steiner

On October 1, 2016, RR Donnelley entered into an employment agreement with Deborah L. Steiner, which provides for Ms. Steiner’s employment as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of RR Donnelley.

The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $350,000. Ms. Steiner will be eligible to participate in RR Donnelley’s annual incentive compensation plan, with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of her annual base salary. Ms. Steiner will also be eligible to receive equity grants in amounts that are similar to other employees at her level at RR Donnelley and that align to general market practices, a monthly car allowance, a financial planning allowance and certain other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers.

In connection with the Distributions, Ms. Steiner received a one-time grant of restricted stock units with an aggregate value equal to $350,000. The grant will vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Ms. Steiner’s continued employment with RR Donnelley.

If Ms. Steiner’s employment is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the agreement) by RR Donnelley, then, subject to her execution of a release, Ms. Steiner is entitled to the following benefits from RR Donnelley: (i) a severance payment equal to one times the sum of her annual base salary and target annual bonus as in effect for the year prior to the termination, payable in equal installments twice monthly for the 12 months following the termination date; (ii) 18 months of benefit continuation; and (iii) vesting of all outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants under the terms of those plans.

The employment agreement contains certain restrictive covenants by Ms. Steiner, including a noncompetition agreement that restricts Ms. Steiner’s ability to engage in competitive activities for 18 months following a termination of her employment with RR Donnelley.

The description above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Ms. Steiner’s employment agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.8 hereto and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

 

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

On September 30, 2016, RR Donnelley filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment (the “Board Size Amendment”) to its restated certificate of incorporation to revise the provision fixing the size of its board of directors by amending and restating the first sentence of Article Seventh of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to read as follows: “The number of Directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be determined by the By-Laws of the corporation except that their number shall be not less than six (6) nor more than twelve (12).” The Board Size Amendment was effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2016.

On September 30, 2016, RR Donnelley filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment (the “Reverse Stock Split Amendment”) to its restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding and treasury common stock whereby every three shares of the Company’s outstanding and treasury common stock would become one share of the company’s common stock, and a corresponding reduction in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 500,000,000 to 165,000,000. The Reverse Stock Split Amendment was effective 12:02 a.m. Eastern Time October 1, 2016, one minute following the completion of the Distributions.


On October 1, 2016, RR Donnelley amended and restated its by-laws (the “Amended and Restated By-Laws”). The Amended and Restated By-laws implement procedural and clarifying changes from RR Donnelley’s existing by-laws, including, among others, granting the explicit power to create executive officer positions to the board of directors and revising the forum selection clause to specify that any state court located in the state of Delaware, rather than the Delaware Court of Chancery exclusively, shall be the exclusive forum for any actions related to RR Donnelley or its directors. On October 3, 2016, RR Donnelley filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a restated certificate of incorporation (the “2016 Restated Certificate”) to give effect to the Board Size Amendment and the Reverse Stock Split Amendment and the previously enacted amendment to reduce the par value of the Company’s common stock from $1.25 to $0.01 per share, which was effected on May 31, 2016. No other amendments were reflected in the 2016 Restated Certificate.

The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Board Size Amendment, the Reverse Stock Split Amendment, the 2016 Restated Certificate and the Amended and Restated By-Laws, which are attached as Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 3.2, Exhibit 3.3, and Exhibit 3.4, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 3, 2016, the Company announced the completion of the Separation. The Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Information under this Item 7.01, including information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, is deemed to be furnished and not filed.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 31, 2016, the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (such financial institutions collectively, the “Third Party Purchasers”), launched cash tender offers for certain of the Company’s outstanding debt securities, including the Company’s 6.125% Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), 7.250% Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), 8.250% Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) and 7.000% Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”). On September 16, 2016, the Third Party Purchasers purchased $294,500,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2017 Notes and 2018 Notes (the “Third Party Purchase Notes”). On September 30, 2016, the Company purchased an additional $503,630,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2017 Notes, 2018 Notes, 2019 Notes and 2022 Notes (the “Company Purchase Notes”), and exchanged $300 million in aggregate principal amount of Donnelley Financial’s 8.250% Notes due 2024 for the Third Party Purchase Notes. The Company cancelled the Third Party Purchase Notes and Company Purchase Notes on September 30, 2016.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

  2.1    Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, by and among R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, LSC Communications, Inc. and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
  2.2    Transition Services Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between LSC Communications, Inc. and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.3    Transition Services Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.4    Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between LSC Communications, Inc. and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.5    Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.6    Patent Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC Communications US, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company


  2.7    Patent Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.8    Trademark Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC Communications US, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.9    Trademark Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.10    Data Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC Communications US, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.11    Data Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.12    Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between LSC Communications US, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  2.13    Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2016, between Donnelley Financial, LLC and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  3.1    Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Regarding Board Size
  3.2    Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Regarding Reverse Stock Split
  3.3    Restatement of Certificate of Incorporation of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  3.4    Amended and Restated By-Laws of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  4.1    Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between LSC Communications, Inc. and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
  4.2    Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, between Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
10.1    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, among R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, the guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents
10.2    R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan
10.3    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2016, between Daniel L. Knotts and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
10.4    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2016, between Thomas M. Carroll III and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
10.5    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2016, between Jeffrey G. Gorski and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
10.6    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2016, between John Pecaric and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
10.7    Employment Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2016, between Terry D. Peterson and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
10.8    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2016, between Deborah L. Steiner and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
99.1    Press Release, dated as of October 3, 2016, of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company


SIGNATURE

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

 

    R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
Date: October 3, 2016     By:   /s/ Deborah L. Steiner
    Name:   Deborah L. Steiner
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Exhibit 2.1

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

by and among

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY,

LSC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

and

DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

Dated as of September 14, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION   

Section 1.1

 

General

     2   

Section 1.2

 

References; Interpretation

     38   

Section 1.3

 

Effective Time; Suspension

     38   
ARTICLE II   
THE SEPARATION   

Section 2.1

 

General

     38   

Section 2.2

 

Transfer of Assets

     39   

Section 2.3

 

Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities

     40   

Section 2.4

 

Intercompany Accounts

     40   

Section 2.5

 

Limitation of Liability

     41   

Section 2.6

 

Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time

     42   

Section 2.7

 

Misdirected Customer Payments and Deductions

     44   

Section 2.8

 

Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments

     45   

Section 2.9

 

Novation of Liabilities

     45   

Section 2.10

 

Guarantees

     46   

Section 2.11

 

Bank Accounts

     47   

Section 2.12

 

DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     48   
ARTICLE III   
CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS   

Section 3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws

     49   

Section 3.2

 

Directors

     49   

Section 3.3

 

Resignations

     50   

Section 3.4

 

Cash Adjustment

     50   

Section 3.5

 

Ancillary Agreements

     52   

Section 3.6

 

Commercial Arrangements

     52   
ARTICLE IV   
THE DISTRIBUTIONS   

Section 4.1

 

Stock Dividends by RRD

     52   

Section 4.2

 

Fractional Shares

     53   

Section 4.3

 

Actions in Connection with the Distribution

     53   

 

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Section 4.4

 

Sole Discretion of RRD

     54   

Section 4.5

 

Conditions to LSC Distribution

     55   

Section 4.6

 

Conditions to Donnelley Financial Distribution

     56   
ARTICLE V   
CERTAIN COVENANTS   

Section 5.1

 

No Solicit; No Hire

     57   

Section 5.2

 

Corporate Names

     58   

Section 5.3

 

Financial Statements and Accounting

     58   

Section 5.4

 

Cooperation

     60   

Section 5.5

 

Further Assurances

     60   
ARTICLE VI   
EMPLOYEE MATTERS   

Section 6.1

 

Stock Options

     61   

Section 6.2

 

Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Director Stock Units

     62   

Section 6.3

 

Cash Long Term Incentive Awards and Retention Awards

     66   

Section 6.4

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     66   

Section 6.5

 

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans

     66   

Section 6.6

 

Defined Benefit Plans

     69   

Section 6.7

 

Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

     74   

Section 6.8

 

Retiree Medical Benefits

     77   

Section 6.9

 

Health, Welfare, Voluntary and Other Compensation or Benefit Plans

     77   

Section 6.10

 

Cooperation and Administrative Provisions

     83   

Section 6.11

 

Approval of Plans; Terms of Participation by Employees in Plans

     86   

Section 6.12

 

Taxes and Withholding

     87   

Section 6.13

 

International Regulatory Compliance

     89   
ARTICLE VII   
RRD CONTINGENT ASSETS AND ASSUMED RRD CONTINGENT LIABILITIES   

Section 7.1

 

RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities

     89   

Section 7.2

 

Management of RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities

     91   

Section 7.3

 

Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses

     92   

Section 7.4

 

Notice Relating to RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities; Disputes

     93   

Section 7.5

 

Cooperation with Governmental Entity

     93   

Section 7.6

 

Default

     94   

 

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ARTICLE VIII   
INDEMNIFICATION   

Section 8.1

 

Release of Pre-Distribution Claims

     94   

Section 8.2

 

Indemnification by RRD

     96   

Section 8.3

 

Indemnification by LSC

     96   

Section 8.4

 

Indemnification by Donnelley Financial

     97   

Section 8.5

 

Procedures for Indemnification

     97   

Section 8.6

 

Cooperation in Defense and Settlement

     99   

Section 8.7

 

Indemnification Payments

     100   

Section 8.8

 

Contribution

     100   

Section 8.9

 

Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts

     101   

Section 8.10

 

Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities

     101   
ARTICLE IX   
CONFIDENTIALITY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION   

Section 9.1

 

Provision of Corporate Records

     102   

Section 9.2

 

Access to Information

     103   

Section 9.3

 

Witness Services

     103   

Section 9.4

 

Reimbursement; Other Matters

     103   

Section 9.5

 

Confidentiality

     104   

Section 9.6

 

Privileged Matters

     105   

Section 9.7

 

Ownership of Information

     108   

Section 9.8

 

Record Retention

     108   

Section 9.9

 

Liability for Information Provided

     109   

Section 9.10

 

Other Agreements

     109   
ARTICLE X   
DISPUTE RESOLUTION   

Section 10.1

 

Negotiation

     109   

Section 10.2

 

Mediation

     109   

Section 10.3

 

Arbitration

     109   

Section 10.4

 

Arbitration Period

     110   

Section 10.5

 

Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration

     110   

Section 10.6

 

Continuity of Service and Performance

     111   

Section 10.7

 

Consolidation

     111   

 

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ARTICLE XI   
INSURANCE   

Section 11.1

 

Policies and Rights Included Within Assets

     111   

Section 11.2

 

Claims Made Tail Policies

     112   

Section 11.3

 

Occurrence Based Policies

     115   

Section 11.4

 

Administration; Other Matters

     115   

Section 11.5

 

Cooperation

     117   

Section 11.6

 

Certain Matters Relating to RRD’s Organizational Documents

     117   
ARTICLE XII   
MISCELLANEOUS   

Section 12.1

 

Complete Agreement; Construction

     117   

Section 12.2

 

Ancillary Agreements

     118   

Section 12.3

 

Counterparts

     118   

Section 12.4

 

Survival of Agreements

     118   

Section 12.5

 

Expenses

     118   

Section 12.6

 

Notices

     119   

Section 12.7

 

Waivers and Consents

     119   

Section 12.8

 

Amendments

     119   

Section 12.9

 

Assignment

     120   

Section 12.10

 

Successors and Assigns

     120   

Section 12.11

 

Certain Termination and Amendment Rights

     120   

Section 12.12

 

Payment Terms

     120   

Section 12.13

 

No Circumvention

     121   

Section 12.14

 

Subsidiaries

     121   

Section 12.15

 

Third Party Beneficiaries

     121   

Section 12.16

 

Titles and Headings

     121   

Section 12.17

 

Exhibits and Schedules

     121   

Section 12.18

 

Governing Law

     121   

Section 12.19

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

     121   

Section 12.20

 

Specific Performance

     122   

Section 12.21

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     122   

Section 12.22

 

Severability

     122   

Section 12.23

 

Force Majeure

     122   

Section 12.24

 

Interpretation

     122   

Section 12.25

 

No Duplication; No Double Recovery

     122   

 

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List of Schedules

Schedule 1.1(18)

Schedule 1.1(28)

Schedule 1.1(45)(ii)

Schedule 1.1(51)(iv)

Schedule 1.1(63)

Schedule 1.1(67)(vi)

Schedule 1.1(74)

Schedule 1.1(79)

Schedule 1.1(93)(a)

Schedule 1.1(93)(b)

Schedule 1.1(94)(a)

Schedule 1.1(94)(b)

Schedule 1.1(95)(a)

Schedule 1.1(95)(b)

Schedule 1.1(124)(ii)

Schedule 1.1(130)(iv)

Schedule 1.1(142)

Schedule 1.1(146)(vi)

Schedule 1.1(154)

Schedule 1.1(159)

Schedule 1.1(201)

Schedule 1.1(204)

Schedule 1.1(209)

Schedule 1.1(212)

Schedule 1.1(222)(ii)

Schedule 1.1(228)(iii)

Schedule 1.1(238)(a)

Schedule 2.1

Schedule 2.7(a)

Schedule 2.7(b)

Schedule 2.7(c)

Schedule 2.10

Schedule 2.11(a)(i)

Schedule 2.11(a)(ii)

Schedule 2.11(a)(iii)

Schedule 5.1(a)

Schedule 5.1(b)

Schedule 6.2(b)(ii)

Schedule 6.5(a)

Schedule 6.5(a)(i)(1)

Schedule 6.5(a)(i)(2)

Schedule 6.5(b)

Schedule 6.5(b)(i)(1)

Schedule 6.5(b)(i)(2)

Schedule 6.5(c)

 

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Schedule 6.6(a)(ii)(C)

Schedule 6.6(a)(iii)

Schedule 6.6(b)(ii)(C)

Schedule 6.6(b)(iii)

Schedule 6.7

Schedule 6.7(a)(iii)

Schedule 6.7(b)(iii)

Schedule 6.9(b)

Schedule 6.9(d)(ii)

Schedule 6.9(h)(ii)

Schedule 9.8

Schedule 11.3(a)(i)

Schedule 11.3(a)(ii)

Schedule 11.3(a)(iii)

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of September 14, 2016, is entered into by and among R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), LSC Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ LSC ”), and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Donnelley Financial ”). Each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively, as the “ Parties ”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number of businesses, including (i) the LSC Business (publishing and retail-centric print services and office products businesses), (ii) the Donnelley Financial Business (financial communications and data services businesses), and (iii) the RRD Retained Business (customized multichannel communications management businesses);

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RRD (the “ RRD Board ”) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of RRD and its stockholders to separate RRD into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) LSC, (ii) Donnelley Financial and (iii) RRD;

WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the RRD Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of RRD and its stockholders (i) to enter into a series of transactions whereby (A) RRD and/or one or more members of the RRD Group will own all of the RRD Retained Assets and assume (or retain) all of the RRD Retained Liabilities, (B) LSC and/or one or more members of the LSC Group will own all of the LSC Assets and assume (or retain) all of the LSC Liabilities and (C) Donnelley Financial and/or one or more members of the Donnelley Financial Group will own all of the Donnelley Financial Assets and assume (or retain) all of the Donnelley Financial Liabilities (such transactions set forth in this clause (i), as they may be amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the “ Plan of Reorganization ”), and (ii) after the transactions referred to in (i), for RRD to distribute to the holders of RRD Common Stock on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such stockholders) (A) one share of LSC common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ LSC Common Stock ”), for every eight shares of RRD’s common stock held on the Record Date, which constitutes 80.75% of the outstanding LSC Common Stock, and (B) one share of Donnelley Financial common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Donnelley Financial Common Stock ”), for every eight shares of RRD’s common stock held on the Record Date, which constitutes 80.75% of the outstanding Donnelley Financial Common Stock;

WHEREAS, each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial has determined that it is necessary and desirable, on or prior to the Effective Time, to allocate and transfer to the applicable Party or its Subsidiaries those Assets, and to allocate and assign to the applicable Party or its Subsidiaries responsibility for those Liabilities, in respect of the applicable Businesses of such entities and those Assets and Liabilities in respect of other businesses and activities of RRD and its current and former Subsidiaries;


WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that each of the contributions of Assets to, and the Assumption of Liabilities by, LSC and Donnelley Financial together with the corresponding distributions of the LSC Common Stock and the Donnelley Financial Common Stock, respectively, qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”); and

WHEREAS, each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial has determined that it is necessary and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Plan of Reorganization and each Distribution and to set forth other agreements that will govern certain other matters following the Effective Time.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 General . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “ 2016 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan ” shall mean the 2016 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan, to be adopted by the Donnelley Financial Board and stockholders of Donnelley Financial prior to the Distribution Date.

(2) “ 2016 LSC Communications, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan ” shall mean the 2016 LSC Communications, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan, to be adopted by the LSC Board and stockholders of LSC prior to the Distribution Date.

(3) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

(4) “ Action ” shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

(5) “ Affiliate ” shall mean, 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 purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member of any Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or member of such other Party’s Group by reason of having one or more directors in common. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) LSC and Donnelley Financial shall not be considered Affiliate of RRD following the LSC Distribution and Donnelley Financial Distribution; (b) RRD and

 

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Donnelley Financial shall not be considered Affiliate of LSC following the LSC Distribution; and (c) RRD and LSC shall not be considered Affiliate of Donnelley Financial following the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

(6) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(7) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

(8) “ Allocable Portion of Insurance Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.4(c) .

(9) “ Ancillary Agreements ” shall mean all of the written Contracts, instruments, assignments, licenses or other arrangements (other than this Agreement and the Commercial Arrangements) entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transition Services Agreements, Tax Disaffiliation Agreements and Intellectual Property Agreements.

(10) “ Annual Reports ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(c) .

(11) “ Applicable Donnelley Financial Percentage ” shall mean ten percent (10%).

(12) “ Applicable LSC Percentage ” shall mean thirty percent (30%).

(13) “ Applicable Percentage ” shall mean (i) as to RRD, the Applicable RRD Percentage, (ii) as to Donnelley Financial, the Applicable Donnelley Financial Percentage, and (iii) as to LSC, the Applicable LSC Percentage.

(14) “ Applicable Rate ” shall mean the Prime Rate plus three percent (3%) per annum.

(15) “ Applicable RRD Percentage ” shall mean sixty percent (60%).

(16) “ Assets ” shall mean assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the Records or financial statements of any Person, including the following:

(i) all accounting and other legal and business books, records, ledgers and files whether printed, electronic or written;

(ii) all apparatuses, computers and other electronic data processing and communications equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, molds, tooling, dies, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property;

 

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(iii) all inventories of products, goods, materials, parts, raw materials and supplies;

(iv) 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;

(v) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary or any other Person, all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary or any other Person, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person and all other investments in securities of any Person;

(vi) all license Contracts, 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 or commitments;

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

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

(ix) all Intellectual Property;

(x) all Software;

(xi) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records, customer and supplier lists, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists, product data and literature, artwork, design, development and business process files and data, vendor and customer drawings, specifications, quality records and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans and documents;

(xii) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivables;

(xiii) all rights under Contracts, all claims or rights against any Person, causes in action or similar rights, whether accrued or contingent;

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

(xv) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity;

 

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(xvi) all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other third-party deposit arrangements; and

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

(17) “ Assume ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

(18) “ Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities ” shall mean any of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(18) .

(19) “ Audited Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b) .

(20) “ Business ” shall mean the RRD Retained Business, the LSC Business or the Donnelley Financial Business, as applicable.

(21) “ Business Day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in The City of New York.

(22) “ Business Entity ” shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity which may legally hold title to Assets.

(23) “ Canadian Securities Regulators ” shall mean each of Alberta Securities Commission, Autorité des marchés financiers, British Columbia Securities Commission, The Manitoba Securities Commission, Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick, Office of the Superintendent of Securities Service, Newfoundland and Labrador, Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia Securities Commission, Nunavut Securities Office, Ontario Securities Commission, Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island, Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan and Office of Yukon Superintendent of Securities.

(24) “ Claim ” shall mean those Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, are covered by the terms and conditions of any Policy, whether or not subject to deductibles, co-insurance, self-insured retentions, or uncollectibility due to insurer insolvency.

(25) “ Claims Administration ” shall mean the processing of claims made under the Shared Policies, including the reporting of claims to the insurance carriers, management and defense of claims and providing for appropriate releases upon settlement of claims.

(26) “ COBRA ” shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

(27) “ Code ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

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(28) “ Commercial Arrangements ” shall mean those arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(28) and such other commercial arrangements among the Parties that are intended to survive and continue following the applicable Relevant Time; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, Commercial Arrangements shall not apply to any of the following Contracts, arrangements, course of dealings or understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof):

(i) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings, including the Transition Services Agreement, to which any Person other than the Parties and their respective Groups is a party thereto (it being understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute LSC Assets or LSC Liabilities, Donnelley Financial Assets or Donnelley Financial Liabilities or RRD Retained Assets or RRD Retained Liabilities, such Contracts shall be assigned or retained pursuant to Article II ); and

(ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, is a Party.

(29) “ Confidential Information ” shall mean all information concerning or belonging to a Party and/or its Subsidiaries or Business which, prior to or following the Effective Time, has been disclosed by a Party or its Subsidiaries to another Party or its Subsidiaries, in written, oral (including by recording), electronic, or visual form to, or otherwise has come into the possession of, the other, including pursuant to the access provisions of Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 or any other provision of this Agreement (except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) in the public domain through no fault of such Party or its Subsidiaries or (ii) lawfully acquired by such Party or its Subsidiaries from other sources; provided , however , in the case of clause (ii) that, to the furnished Party’s knowledge, such furnishing sources did not provide such information in breach of any confidentiality obligations).

(30) “ Contract ” shall mean any agreement, contract, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).

(31) “ Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments ” shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts and other documents heretofore entered into and to be entered into to effect the Transfer of Assets and the Assumption of Liabilities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Reorganization, or otherwise relating to, arising out of or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in such form or forms as the applicable Parties thereto agree.

(32) “ Consents ” shall mean any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person other than a Governmental Entity.

 

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(33) “ Data ” shall mean any data, whether historical or operational or otherwise, including data with respect to pricing, customers, vendors, suppliers, distributors, employees, contractors and cost projections.

(34) “ D&O Tail Policies ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(a) .

(35) “ Determination Date ” shall mean 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Final Separation Date.

(36) “ Disclosure Documents ” shall mean any registration statement (including any registration statement on Form 10) filed with the SEC or any Canadian Securities Regulator by or on behalf of any Party or any of its controlled Affiliates, and also includes any information statement, prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular (including franchise offering circular or any similar disclosure statement) or similar disclosure document, whether or not filed with the SEC, Canadian Securities Regulators or any other Governmental Entity, which offers for sale or registers the Transfer or distribution of any security of such Party or any of its controlled Affiliates.

(37) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

(38) “ Distribution Agent ” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

(39) “ Distribution Date ” shall mean (i) with respect to LSC, the LSC Distribution Date and (ii) with respect to Donnelley Financial, the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(40) “ Distributions ” shall mean, collectively, the LSC Distribution and the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

(41) “ Donnelley Financial ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(42) “ Donnelley Financial 10-Q ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d) .

(43) “ Donnelley Financial 10-Q Cash Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(f) .

(44) “ Donnelley Financial Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a) .

(45) “ Donnelley Financial Assets ” shall mean:

(i) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are included in the definition of Donnelley Financial Group including those Business Entities set forth on Schedule 1.1(63) in the definition of Donnelley Financial Group;

 

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(ii) the offices, manufacturing facilities and other owned real property listed on Schedule 1.1(45)(ii) and the leases governing the leased real property (or subleases governing the subleased real property) listed on Schedule 1.1(45)(ii) ;

(iii) all Donnelley Financial Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising from any Donnelley Financial Asset or the Donnelley Financial Business;

(iv) any and all Assets reflected on the Donnelley Financial Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for Donnelley Financial or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group subsequent to the date of such balance sheet which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of such balance sheet;

(v) subject to Article XI , any rights of any member of the Donnelley Financial Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence policies;

(vi) subject to Section 12.2 , any and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Relevant Time by RRD or any of its Subsidiaries (including, prior to the Relevant Time, LSC or any of its Subsidiaries) primarily relating to or used in the Donnelley Financial Business. The intention of this clause (vi) is only to rectify any inadvertent omission of Transfer of any Asset that, had the Parties given specific consideration to such Asset as of the date hereof, would have otherwise been classified as a Donnelley Financial Asset. Subject to Section 12.2 , no Asset shall be deemed a Donnelley Financial Asset solely as a result of this clause (vi) including with respect to any of the Assets described in Section 12.2 unless a claim with respect thereto is made by Donnelley Financial within the applicable time period(s) established by Section 2.6(d) ;

(vii) and any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to Donnelley Financial or any other member of the Donnelley Financial Group;

(viii) any and all furnishings and office equipment and any other equipment located at a physical site or the portion thereof of which the ownership or leasehold interest is held by, or being Transferred to, Donnelley Financial; provided , that personal computers shall be Transferred to the Party who, following the Relevant Time, employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Relevant Time, used such personal computer; and

 

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(ix) the Applicable Donnelley Financial Percentage of any RRD Contingent Asset.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Donnelley Financial Assets shall not include any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the RRD Group or LSC Group, as the case may be.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Donnelley Financial Asset, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof including, for the avoidance of doubt, any interpretation of the definition of LSC Assets or RRD Retained Assets.

(46) “ Donnelley Financial Balance Sheet ” shall mean the combined balance sheet of the Donnelley Financial Group, including the notes thereto, as of June 30, 2016, as filed with the Donnelley Financial Form 10.

(47) “ Donnelley Financial Board ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b) .

(48) “ Donnelley Financial Business ” shall mean (i) the business and operations of the financial reporting unit of RRD’s Strategic Service segment as described in Donnelley Financial’s Form 10, (ii) any other business conducted primarily through the use of the Donnelley Financial Assets prior to the Relevant Time, and (iii) the businesses and operations of the Business Entities acquired or established by or for Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.

(49) “ Donnelley Financial Claim ” shall mean any Claim covered by a Donnelley Financial Policy or a Donnelley Financial Shared Policy.

(50) “ Donnelley Financial Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(51) “ Donnelley Financial Contracts ” shall mean the following Contracts to which RRD or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to be Transferred by any member of the RRD Group or the LSC Group to the Donnelley Financial Group or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with) any member of the RRD Group or the LSC Group, in each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:

(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the Donnelley Financial Group;

 

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(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the Donnelley Financial Business;

(iii) any Contract representing capital or operating equipment lease obligations reflected on the Donnelley Financial Balance Sheet;

(iv) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(c) ) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the Donnelley Financial Group, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(51)(iv) ; and

(v) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any member of the Donnelley Financial Group.

(52) “ Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans ” shall mean the nonqualified deferred compensation plans established or assumed by the Donnelley Financial Group as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and listed in Schedule 6.5(b) .

(53) “ Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(b) .

(54) “ Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(b)(i) .

(55) “ Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(b)(i) .

(56) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution ” shall mean the distribution by RRD to holders of record of shares of RRD Common Stock as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Record Date of 80.75% of the Donnelley Financial Common Stock owned by RRD on the basis of one share of Donnelley Financial Common Stock for every eight outstanding shares of RRD Common Stock.

(57) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” shall mean the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(58) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Record Date ” shall mean such date as may be determined by the RRD Board as the record date for the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

(59) “ Donnelley Financial Employee ” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on approved leave of absence (including maternity, paternity, parental, family, short-term or long-term disability leave, qualified military service and other approved leaves) who immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date is employed by Donnelley Financial or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group. Donnelley Financial Employee shall also include any employee of an entity in the Donnelley Financial Group who, as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, is receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or workers’ compensation benefits.

 

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(60) “ Donnelley Financial Employment Practices Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(d) .

(61) “ Donnelley Financial Equity Award Exchange Ratio ” shall mean a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is Post-Distribution Donnelley Financial Stock Price multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of (A) the Post-Distribution RRD Stock Price, (B) the Post-Distribution LSC Stock Price multiplied by the LSC Spin Ratio, and (C) the Post-Distribution Donnelley Financial Stock Price multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio.

(62) “ Donnelley Financial Form 10 ” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 filed by Donnelley Financial with the SEC in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution, including the Donnelley Financial Information Statement.

(63) “ Donnelley Financial Group ” shall mean Donnelley Financial and each Person (other than any member of the LSC Group or the RRD Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Donnelley Financial immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Donnelley Financial after the Effective Time, which shall include those entities identified as such on Schedule 1.1(63) .

(64) “ Donnelley Financial Indemnitees ” shall mean each member of the Donnelley Financial Group and each of their and their Affiliates and each of their respective Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents.

(65) “ Donnelley Financial Information Statement ” shall mean the Information Statement attached as an exhibit to the Donnelley Financial Form 10 sent to the holders of shares of RRD Common Stock in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.

(66) “ Donnelley Financial Intellectual Property Agreements ” shall mean (i) the Patent Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and Donnelley Financial, (ii) the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and Donnelley Financial, (iii) the Trademark Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and Donnelley Financial, and (iv) the Data Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and Donnelley Financial, in each case including any exhibits or schedules thereto, and including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.

(67) “ Donnelley Financial Liabilities ” shall mean:

(i) any and all Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(67)(vi) hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

 

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(ii) any and all Liabilities primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(a) the operation or conduct of the Donnelley Financial Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority));

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

(c) any Donnelley Financial Assets, whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time; or

(d) any Intellectual Property Transferred to Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any one or more of the Donnelley Financial Intellectual Property Agreements, in each case, whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time;

(iii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation formerly and primarily related to the Donnelley Financial Group or the Donnelley Financial Business;

(iv) the Applicable Donnelley Financial Percentage of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability;

(v) any Liabilities relating to any Donnelley Financial Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee in respect of the period prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

(vi) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any litigation set forth in Schedule 1.1(67)(vi) ;

(vii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness (including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the Donnelley Financial Group or any indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured exclusively by any of the Donnelley Financial Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity as such);and

 

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(viii) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the Donnelley Financial Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet, and all Liabilities arising or Assumed after the date of such balance sheet which, had they arisen or been Assumed on or before such date and been retained as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Donnelley Financial Balance Sheet.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Donnelley Financial Liabilities shall not include:

(x) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be retained or Assumed by any member of the RRD Group or the LSC Group or for which any such Party is liable;

(y) any Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of the RRD Group or the LSC Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements; and

(z) any Liabilities expressly discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Donnelley Financial Liability, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof.

(68) “ Donnelley Financial Misdirected Payment Process Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(69) “ Donnelley Financial Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and SERPs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(b)(i)(2) .

(70) “ Donnelley Financial Non-US Defined Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(b)(iii) .

(71) “ Donnelley Financial Option ” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock at a specific price as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution, which option shall be granted pursuant to the 2016 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan as part of the adjustment to RRD Options in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

(72) “ Donnelley Financial Pension Plan Participants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(b)(ii)(B) .

 

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(73) “ Donnelley Financial Plans ” shall mean the employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements established or assumed by the Donnelley Financial Group under this Agreement for the benefit of Donnelley Financial Employees and, where applicable, Former Donnelley Financial Employees.

(74) “ Donnelley Financial Policies ” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of RRD or any Subsidiary of RRD, which relate exclusively to the Donnelley Financial Business and which Policies are either maintained by Donnelley Financial or a member of the Donnelley Financial Group or assignable to Donnelley Financial or a member of the Donnelley Financial Group including those Policies identified on Schedule 1.1(74) .

(75) “ Donnelley Financial Portion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) .

(76) “ Donnelley Financial Receivables ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(77) “ Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean a unit granted by Donnelley Financial representing a general unsecured promise by Donnelley Financial to deliver a share of Donnelley Financial Common Stock, which unit is granted pursuant to the 2016 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan as part of the adjustment to RRD Restricted Stock Units in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

(78) “ Donnelley Financial SERPs ” shall mean the nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plans established or assumed by the Donnelley Financial Group as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and listed in Schedule 6.5(b) .

(79) “ Donnelley Financial Shared Policies ” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of RRD or any Subsidiary of RRD which relate to the Donnelley Financial Business, other than Donnelley Financial Policies, including those Policies identified on Schedule 1.1(79) .

(80) “ Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio ” shall mean the number of shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock to be distributed in respect of each share of RRD Common Stock in the Distribution.

(81) “ Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(h) .

(82) “ Donnelley Financial Tax Disaffiliation Agreement ” shall mean the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and Donnelley Financial.

(83) “ Donnelley Financial Transition Services Agreement ” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and Donnelley Financial.

 

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(84) “ Effective Time ” shall mean 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on the earlier to occur of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and the LSC Distribution Date.

(85) “ Employment Practices Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(d) .

(86) “ Equity Compensation ” means, collectively, the Donnelley Financial Options, Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units, LSC Options, LSC Restricted Stock Units, RRD Options and RRD Restricted Stock Units.

(87) “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(88) “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time that reference is made thereto.

(89) “ Fiduciary Tail Policies ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(b) .

(90) “ Final Separation Date ” shall mean the last to occur of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and the LSC Distribution Date; provided , that in the event RRD makes a public announcement that its board of directors has determined that the shares of either Donnelley Financial or LSC shall not be distributed by RRD to its stockholders, then the “Final Separation Date” shall be the date of the last Distribution to be made by RRD to its stockholders as contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization, as so amended.

(91) “ Financing Arrangements ” means (a) in the case of LSC and Donnelley Financial, the incurrence of indebtedness through a combination of either or both senior notes and term loans, as well as entry into a revolving credit facility and (b) in the case of RRD, tender offer and exchange offer to repurchase outstanding RRD senior notes.

(92) “ Force Majeure ” shall mean, 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 have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes, without limitation, acts of God, storms, floods, riots, labor unrest, pandemics, nuclear incidents, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed hostilities or other national or international calamity or one or more acts of terrorism or failure of energy sources or distribution facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt by a Party of a hostile takeover offer, even if unforeseen or unavoidable, and such Party’s response thereto shall not be deemed an event of Force Majeure.

(93) “ Former Donnelley Financial Employee ” shall mean any former employee who terminated employment with all members of the RRD controlled group of corporations before the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and who was last employed by, or designated prior to the Distribution Date as having been employed by a member of

 

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the Donnelley Financial Group or any entity primarily carrying on the Donnelley Financial Business, including but not limited to the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(93)(a) , but excluding the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(93)(b) .

(94) “ Former LSC Employee ” shall mean any former employee who terminated employment with all members of the RRD controlled group of corporations before the LSC Distribution Date and who was last employed by, or designated prior to the Distribution Date as having been employed by a member of the LSC Group other than those members of the LSC Group or any entity primarily carrying on the LSC Business, including but not limited to the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(94)(a) , but excluding the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(94)(b) .

(95) “ Former RRD Employee ” shall mean any former employee who terminated employment with all members of the RRD controlled group of corporations before the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date or the LSC Distribution Date and who was last employed by, or designated prior to the Distribution Date as having been employed by a member of the RRD Group or any entity primarily carrying on the RRD Retained Business, including but not limited to the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(95)(a) but excluding the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(95)(b) .

(96) “ Governmental Approvals ” shall mean any notices or reports to be submitted to, or other filings to be made with, or any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Entity.

(97) “ Governmental Entity ” shall mean any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity.

(98) “ Group ” shall mean (i) with respect to RRD, the RRD Group, (ii) with respect to LSC, the LSC Group, and (iii) with respect to Donnelley Financial, the Donnelley Financial Group.

(99) “ Guaranty Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b) .

(100) “ HIPAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(d) .

(101) “ HR Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(j) .

(102) “ Illinois Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.19 .

(103) “ Indemnifiable Loss ” shall mean any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder), excluding special, consequential, indirect, punitive damages (other than special, consequential, indirect and/or punitive damages awarded to any third party against an Indemnitee) and/or Taxes.

 

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(104) “ Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b) .

(105) “ Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b) .

(106) “ Indemnity Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) .

(107) “ Information ” shall mean information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, trade secrets, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), communications and materials otherwise related to or made or prepared in connection with or in preparation for any legal proceeding, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data.

(108) “ Insurance Administration ” shall mean, with respect to each Shared Policy, the accounting for premiums, retrospectively-rated premiums, defense costs, indemnity payments, deductibles and retentions, as appropriate, under the terms and conditions of each of the Shared Policies; and the reporting to excess insurance carriers of any losses or claims which may cause the per-occurrence, per claim or aggregate limits of any Shared Policy to be exceeded, and the distribution of Insurance Proceeds as contemplated by this Agreement.

(109) “ Insurance Proceeds ” shall mean those monies (i) received by an insured person from an insurance carrier, including due to premium adjustments, whether or not retrospectively rated, or (ii) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of an insured person, in either case net of any applicable premium deductible or self-insured retention. For the avoidance of doubt, “Insurance Proceeds” shall not include any costs or expenses incurred by a Party or its Affiliates in pursuing insurance coverage.

(110) “ Insured Claims ” shall mean those Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, are covered within the terms and conditions of any of the Shared Policies, whether or not subject to deductibles, co-insurance, self-insured retentions, or uncollectibility due to insurer insolvency.

(111) “ Intellectual Property ” shall mean all intellectual property and industrial property rights of any kind or nature, including all US and foreign (i) Patents, (ii) Trademarks, (iii) copyrights and copyrightable subject matter, (iv) rights of publicity, (v) moral rights and rights of attribution and integrity, (vi) rights in Software, (vii) trade secrets and all other Confidential Information, know-how, inventions, proprietary processes, formulae, models and methodologies, (viii) rights of privacy and rights to

 

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personal information, (ix) telephone numbers and Internet protocol addresses, (x) all rights in the foregoing and in other similar intangible assets, (xi) all applications and registrations for the foregoing, and (xii) all rights and remedies against past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of the foregoing.

(112) “ Intellectual Property Agreements ” mean the LSC Intellectual Property Agreements and the Donnelley Financial Intellectual Property Agreements.

(113) “ Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a) .

(114) “ Transition Services Employee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b) .

(115) “ Law ” shall mean any US or non-US federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income Tax treaty, stock exchange rule, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).

(116) “ Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans ” means the George Banta Corporation EP Incentive Compensation Plan, Bowne & Co., Inc. Deferred Sales Compensation Plan, Wallace Computer Services Inc. Deferred Compensation Capital Accumulation Plan, RRD Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, and RRD Global Capital Markets and Global Investment Markets Business Units of the Financial Business Unit Sales Representatives Deferred Compensation Plan.

(117) “ Legacy RRD SERPs ” means the RRD Unfunded Supplemental Pension Plan and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Designated Executives-B.

(118) “ Liabilities ” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, claim, demand, Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract or any fines, damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto.

(119) “ Liable Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b) .

(120) “ LSC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(121) “ LSC 10-Q ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(c) .

(122) “ LSC 10-Q Cash Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(e) .

(123) “ LSC Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a) .

 

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(124) “ LSC Assets ” shall mean:

(i) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are included in the definition of LSC Group, including those Business Entities set forth on Schedule 1.1(142) in the definition of LSC Group;

(ii) the offices, manufacturing facilities and other owned real property listed on Schedule 1.1(124)(ii) and the leases governing the leased real property (or subleases governing the subleased real property) listed on Schedule 1.1(124)(ii) .

(iii) all LSC Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising from any LSC Asset or the LSC Business;

(iv) any and all Assets reflected on the LSC Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for LSC or any member of the LSC Group subsequent to the date of such balance sheet which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of such balance sheet;

(v) subject to Article XI , any rights of any member of the LSC Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Distribution Date in respect of any Policies that are occurrence policies;

(vi) Subject to Section 12.2 , any and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Relevant Time by RRD or any of its Subsidiaries (including, prior to the Relevant Time, Donnelley Financial or any of their Subsidiaries) primarily relating to or used in the LSC Business. The intention of this clause (vi) is only to rectify any inadvertent omission of Transfer of any Asset that, had the Parties given specific consideration to such Asset as of the date hereof, would have otherwise been classified as a LSC Asset. Subject to Section 12.2 , no Asset shall be deemed a LSC Asset solely as a result of this clause (vi) unless a claim with respect thereto is made by LSC within the applicable time period(s) established by Section 2.6(d) ;

(vii) any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to LSC or any other member of the LSC Group;

(viii) any and all furnishings and office equipment and any other equipment located at a physical site or the portion thereof of which the ownership or leasehold interest is held by, or is being Transferred to, LSC; provided , that personal computers shall be Transferred to the Party who, following the Relevant Time, employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Relevant Time, used such personal computer; and

 

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(ix) the Applicable LSC Percentage of any RRD Contingent Asset.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the LSC Assets shall not include any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group, as the case may be.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a LSC Asset, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof including, for the avoidance of doubt, any interpretation of the definition of Donnelley Financial Assets and RRD Retained Assets.

(125) “ LSC Balance Sheet ” shall mean the combined balance sheet of the LSC Group, including the notes thereto, as of June 30, 2016, as filed with the LSC Form 10.

(126) “ LSC Board ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

(127) “ LSC Business ” shall mean:

(i) substantially all of RRD’s current Publishing and Retail Services segment, as well as the office products reporting unit from RRD’s Variable Print segment;

(ii) certain publishing and e-book services currently within the digital and creative solutions reporting unit of RRD’s Strategic Services segment;

(iii) substantially all of the operations currently within the Europe reporting unit of RRD’s International segment;

(iv) certain Mexican operations currently within the Latin America reporting unit of RRD’s International segment;

(v) the co-mail and related list services operations currently within the logistics reporting unit of RRD’s Strategic Services segment;

(vi) any other business conducted primarily through the use of the LSC Assets prior to the Relevant Time; and

(vii) the businesses and operations of the Business Entities acquired or established by or for LSC or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.

(128) “ LSC Claim ” shall mean any Claim that is covered by an LSC Policy or an LSC Shared Policy.

(129) “ LSC Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

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(130) “ LSC Contracts ” shall mean the following Contracts to which RRD or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to be Transferred by any member of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group to the LSC Group or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with) any member of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group, in each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:

(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the LSC Group;

(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the LSC Business;

(iii) any Contract representing capital or operating equipment lease obligations reflected on the LSC Balance Sheet;

(iv) any Contract or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(c) ) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the LSC Group including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(130)(iv) ; and

(v) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any member of the LSC Group.

(131) “ LSC Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a)(i) .

(132) “ LSC Deferred Compensation Plans ” shall mean the nonqualified deferred compensation plans established or assumed by the LSC Group as of the LSC Distribution Date and listed in Schedule 6.5(a) .

(133) “ LSC Defined Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a)(i) .

(134) “ LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(a) .

(135) “ LSC Distribution ” shall mean the distribution by RRD to holders of record of shares of RRD Common Stock as of the LSC Distribution Record Date of 80.75% of the LSC Common Stock owned by RRD on the basis of one share of LSC Common Stock for every eight outstanding shares of RRD Common Stock.

(136) “ LSC Distribution Date ” shall mean the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(137) “ LSC Distribution Record Date ” shall mean such date as may be determined by the RRD Board as the record date for the LSC Distribution.

 

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(138) “ LSC Employee ” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on approved leave of absence (including maternity, paternity, parental, family, short-term or long-term disability leave, qualified military service and other approved leaves) who immediately following the LSC Distribution Date is employed by LSC or any member of the LSC Group. LSC Employee shall also include any employee of an entity in the LSC Group who, as of the LSC Distribution Date, is receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or workers’ compensation benefits.

(139) “ LSC Employment Practices Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(d) .

(140) “ LSC Equity Award Exchange Ratio ” shall mean a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is Post-Distribution LSC Stock Price multiplied by the LSC Spin Ratio and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of (A) the Post-Distribution RRD Stock Price, (B) the Post-Distribution LSC Stock Price multiplied by the LSC Spin Ratio, and (C) the Post-Distribution Donnelley Financial Stock Price multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio.

(141) “ LSC Form 10 ” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 filed by LSC with the SEC in connection with the LSC Distribution including the LSC Information Statement.

(142) “ LSC Group ” shall mean LSC and each Person (other than any member of the Donnelley Financial Group or the RRD Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of LSC after the Effective Time, which shall include those entities identified as such on Schedule 1.1(142) .

(143) “ LSC Indemnitees ” shall mean each member of the LSC Group and each of their Affiliates and each of their and their respective Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees and agents.

(144) “ LSC Information Statement ” shall mean the Information Statement attached as an exhibit to the LSC Form 10 sent to the holders of shares of RRD Common Stock in connection with the LSC Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.

(145) “ LSC Intellectual Property Agreements ” shall mean (i) the Patent Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between RRD and LSC, (ii) the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between RRD and LSC, (iii) the Trademark Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and LSC, (iv) Data Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and LSC, in each case including any exhibits or schedules thereto, and including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.

 

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(146) “ LSC Liabilities ” shall mean:

(i) any and all Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(146)(vi) hereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of the LSC Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed by any member of the LSC Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(ii) any and all Liabilities primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(A) the operation or conduct of the LSC Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority));

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

(C) any LSC Assets, whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time; or

(D) any Intellectual Property Transferred to LSC or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any one or more of the LSC Intellectual Property Agreements, in each case whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time;

(iii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation formerly and primarily related to the LSC Group or the LSC Business;

(iv) the Applicable LSC Percentage of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability;

(v) any Liabilities relating to any LSC Employee or Former LSC Employee in respect of the period prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

(vi) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any litigation set forth on Schedule 1.1(146)(vi) ;

(vii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness (including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the LSC Group or any indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness)

 

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secured exclusively by any of the LSC Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity as such);and

(viii) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the LSC Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet, and all Liabilities arising or Assumed after the date of such balance sheet which, had they arisen or been Assumed on or before such date and been retained as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the LSC Balance Sheet.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the LSC Liabilities shall not include:

(x) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be retained or Assumed by any member of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group or for which any such Party is liable;

(y) any Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements; and

(z) any Liabilities expressly discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a LSC Liability, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof.

(147) “ LSC Misdirected Payment Process Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(148) “ LSC Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and SERPs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a)(i)(2) .

(149) “ LSC Non-US Defined Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a)(iii) .

(150) “ LSC Non-US Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(a)(iii) .

(151) “ LSC Option ” shall mean an option to purchase shares of LSC Common Stock at a specific price as of the LSC Distribution, which LSC Option shall be granted pursuant to the 2016 LSC Communications, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan as part of the adjustment to RRD Options in connection with the LSC Distribution.

 

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(152) “ LSC Pension Plan Participants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a)(ii)(B) .

(153) “ LSC Plans ” shall mean the employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements established or assumed by the LSC Group under this Agreement for the benefit of LSC Employees and, where applicable, Former LSC Employees.

(154) “ LSC Policies ” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of RRD or any Subsidiary of RRD, which relate exclusively to the LSC Business and which Policies are either maintained by LSC or a member of the LSC Group or assignable to LSC or a member of the LSC Group, including those Policies identified on Schedule 1.1(154) .

(155) “ LSC Portion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) .

(156) “ LSC Receivables ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(157) “ LSC Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean a unit granted by LSC representing a general unsecured promise by LSC to deliver a share of LSC Common Stock, which unit is granted pursuant to the 2016 LSC Communications, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan as part of the adjustment to RRD Restricted Stock Units in connection with the LSC Distribution.

(158) “LSC SERPs ” shall mean the nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plans established or assumed by the LSC Group as of the LSC Distribution Date and listed in Schedule 6.5(a) .

(159) “ LSC Shared Policies ” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of RRD or any Subsidiary of RRD which relate to the LSC Business, other than LSC Policies, including those Policies identified on Schedule 1.1(159) .

(160) “ LSC Spin Ratio ” shall mean the number of shares of LSC Common Stock to be distributed in respect of each share of RRD Common Stock in the Distribution.

(161) “LSC Target Cash Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(g) .

(162) “ LSC Tax Disaffiliation Agreement ” shall mean the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and LSC.

(163) “ LSC Transition Services Agreement ” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RRD and LSC.

(164) “ Managing Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) .

(165) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

 

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(166) “ Misdirected Donnelley Financial Deductions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(167) “ Misdirected Donnelley Financial Payments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(168) “ Misdirected LSC Deductions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(169) “ Misdirected LSC Payments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(170) “ Misdirected Payment Process Policy ” shall mean the Donnelley Financial Misdirected Payment Process Policy, the LSC Misdirected Payment Process Policy and the RRD Misdirected Payment Process Policy.

(171) “ Misdirected RRD Deductions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(172) “ Misdirected RRD Payments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(173) “ NYSE ” shall mean The New York Stock Exchange.

(174) “ Other Parties’ Auditors ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b) .

(175) “ Other Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a) .

(176) “ Outside Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b) .

(177) “ Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(178) “ Patents ” shall mean any patents, patent applications, patent disclosures, derivative patents and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions and extensions thereof.

(179) “ Performance Share Units ” shall mean a unit granted by RRD pursuant to one of the RRD Equity Plans representing a general unsecured promise by RRD to deliver a share of RRD Common Stock, subject to performance-based vesting.

(180) “ Person ” shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.

(181) “ PHI ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(d) .

 

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(182) “ Plan of Reorganization ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(183) “ Policies ” shall mean insurance policies and insurance Contracts of any kind (other than life and benefits policies or Contracts), including primary, excess and umbrella policies, comprehensive general liability policies, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability, automobile, aircraft, marine, property and casualty, workers’ compensation and employee dishonesty insurance policies, bonds and self-insurance and captive insurance company arrangements, together with the rights, benefits and privileges thereunder.

(184) “ Post-Distribution Donnelley Financial Stock Price ” shall mean the volume weighted average price during the regular trading session of Donnelley Financial Common Stock (NYSE – DFIN) for the ten trading days immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(185) “ Post-Distribution Donnelley Financial Cash Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(h) .

(186) “ Post-Distribution LSC Stock Price ” shall mean the volume weighted average price during the regular trading session of Donnelley Financial Common Stock (NYSE – LKSD) for the ten trading days immediately following the LSC Distribution Date.

(187) “ Post-Distribution LSC Cash Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(g) .

(188) “ Post-Distribution RRD Stock Price ” shall mean the volume weighted average price during the regular trading session of RRD Common Stock (NYSE – RRD) for the ten trading days immediately following the Relevant Time, provided, however, if the RRD Reverse Stock Split has occurred, the Post-Distribution RRD Stock Price shall be determined as above, but shall be divided by three (3) to reflect the RRD Reverse Stock Split.

(189) “ Pre-Distribution Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b) .

(190) “ Pre-Distribution LSC Target Cash Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a) .

(191) “ Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate per annum publicly announced by Citibank, N.A. (or successor thereto) from time to time as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City. For purposes of this Agreement, any change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such change in the Prime Rate is publicly announced as effective.

(192) “ Professional Tail Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(c) .

 

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(193) “Record Date ” shall mean such date as may be determined by the RRD Board as the record date for the applicable Distribution.

(194) “ Records ” shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files whether written or electronic.

(195) “ Relevant Time ” shall mean 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time as between (i) RRD and LSC, on the LSC Distribution Date, (ii) RRD and Donnelley Financial, on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and (iii) LSC and Donnelley Financial, on the earlier to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(196) “ Restricted Period ” shall mean for each RRD Employee, LSC Employee and Donnelley Financial Employee who is subject to any Restrictive Covenants prior to the applicable Relevant Time, the number of months following such employee’s termination of employment during which such Restrictive Covenants apply; provided, however, that if an employee is subject to different Restrictive Covenants that apply for different lengths of time following such employee’s termination of employment, the Restricted Period shall equal the shortest such period during which any such Restrictive Covenant applies.

(197) “ Restricted Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a) .

(198) “ Restrictive Covenants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9(h)(ii) .

(199) “ RRD ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

(200) “ RRD Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a) .

(201) “ RRD Balance Sheet ” shall mean the combined balance sheet of the RRD Group prepared to give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including the notes thereto, as of June 30, 2016, attached hereto as Schedule 1.1(201) ; provided , that to the extent any Assets or Liabilities are Transferred by any Party or any member of its Group to RRD or any member of the RRD Group or vice versa in connection with the Plan of Reorganization and prior to the Final Separation Date, such assets and/or liabilities shall be deemed to be included or excluded from the RRD Balance Sheet, as the case may be.

(202) “ RRD Board ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(203) “ RRD Common Stock ” shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of RRD common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RRD.

(204) “ RRD Contingent Asset ” shall mean (i) any of the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(204) , (ii) any and all Assets relating to, arising out of or resulting from the business or operations of RRD or any of its predecessor companies or businesses or any of its Affiliates, Subsidiaries and divisions other than any claim or right that is specified as a LSC Asset, Donnelley Financial Asset and/or RRD Retained Asset (or otherwise specifically allocated to any Party or Parties under this Agreement or any Ancillary

 

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Agreement) (against any Person other than any member of the RRD Group, LSC Group or Donnelley Financial Group), if and to the extent such claim or other right has accrued as of the Determination Date (or relates to any events or circumstances prior to the Determination Date), or if such claim or other right were known and fixed prior to the Determination Date, would have been reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of RRD prior to the Determination Date or (iii) any Assets relating to, arising from or involving a general corporate matter of RRD, including any Assets to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation formerly owned or managed by RRD or any of its Affiliates prior to the Determination Date (other than any Asset to the extent relating to any terminated Business Entity, business or operation formerly and primarily owned and managed by or associated with any member of the LSC Group, the Donnelley Financial Group or the RRD Group, as the case may be, or any of their respective Businesses), and, in each case of subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii), which is not otherwise specified to be a LSC Asset, Donnelley Financial Asset or RRD Retained Asset. An Asset meeting the foregoing definition shall be considered a RRD Contingent Asset regardless of whether there was any Action pending, threatened or contemplated as of the Determination Date with respect thereto. For purposes of the foregoing, an Asset shall be deemed to have accrued as of the Determination Date if all the elements of the claim necessary for its assertion shall have occurred on or prior to the Determination Date, such that the Asset were it asserted in an Action on or prior to the Determination Date, would not be dismissed by a court on ripeness or similar grounds.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition of RRD Contingent Assets, RRD Contingent Assets shall not include any Assets related to or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Returns that are expressly governed by a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement.

The term “Contingent” as used in the definition of “RRD Contingent Asset” is a term of convenience only and shall not otherwise limit the type or manner of Assets that would otherwise be within the provisions of clauses (i) – (iii) of this definition.

(205) “ RRD Deferred Compensation Plans ” shall mean the nonqualified deferred compensation plans established or retained by the RRD Group as of the Relevant Time and listed in Schedule 6.5(c) , which shall include the Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans to the extent the Liabilities therefor are not assumed by LSC and Donnelley Financial under the LSC Deferred Compensation Plans and the Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans, as applicable, as of the applicable Relevant Time.

(206) “ RRD Director Stock Unit ” shall mean a unit granted by RRD pursuant to one of the RRD Equity Plans representing a general unsecured promise by RRD to deliver a share of RRD Common Stock.

(207) “ RRD Employee ” shall mean an active employee or an employee on vacation or on approved leave of absence (including maternity, paternity, parental, family, short-term or long-term disability leave, qualified military service and other approved leaves) who immediately following the Final Separation Date is employed by RRD or any member of the RRD Group. RRD Employee shall also include any employee of an entity in the RRD Group who, as of the Final Separation Date, is receiving short-term or long-term disability benefits or workers’ compensation benefits.

 

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(208) “ RRD Employment Practices Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(d) .

(209) “ RRD Equity Award Exchange Ratio ” shall mean a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the Post-Distribution RRD Stock Price and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of (A) the Post-Distribution RRD Stock Price (B) the Post-Distribution LSC Stock Price multiplied by the LSC Spin Ratio, and (C) the Post-Distribution Donnelley Financial Stock Price multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio.

(210) “ RRD Equity Plans ” shall mean, collectively, the equity-based plans set forth on Schedule 1.1(209) .

(211) “ RRD ESPPs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 .

(212) “ RRD Group ” shall mean RRD and each Person (other than any member of the LSC Group or the Donnelley Financial Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD immediately after the Effective Time, and each Business Entity that becomes a Subsidiary of RRD after the Effective Time, which shall include those entities identified as such on Schedule 1.1(212) .

(213) “ RRD Indemnitees ” shall mean RRD, each member of the RRD Group, each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, except the LSC Indemnitees and the Donnelley Financial Indemnitees.

(214) [RESERVED]

(215) “ RRD Option ” shall mean an option to purchase shares of RRD Common Stock granted pursuant to one of the RRD Equity Plans.

(216) “ RRD Portion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) .

(217) “ RRD Master Trust ” means the Retirement Benefit Trust of RRD.

(218) “ RRD Misdirected Payment Process Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

(219) “ RRD Performance Share Unit ” shall mean a unit granted by RRD pursuant to one of the RRD Equity Plans representing a general unsecured promise by RRD to deliver a share of RRD Common Stock and which is subject to certain performance measures.

(220) “ RRD Receivables ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a) .

 

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(221) “ RRD Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean a unit granted by RRD pursuant to one of the RRD Equity Plans representing a general unsecured promise by RRD to deliver a share of RRD Common Stock.

(222) “ RRD Retained Assets ” shall mean:

(i) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are included in the definition of RRD Group, including those Business Entities set forth on Schedule 1.1(212) in the definition of RRD Group;

(ii) the offices, manufacturing facilities and other owned real property listed on Schedule 1.1 (222) (ii) and the leases governing the leased real property (or subleases governing the subleased real property) listed on Schedule 1.1 (222) (ii);

(iii) all RRD Retained Contracts, any rights or claims arising thereunder, and any other rights or claims or contingent rights or claims primarily relating to or arising from any RRD Retained Asset or the RRD Retained Business;

(iv) any and all Assets (other than cash) reflected on the RRD Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for RRD or any member of the RRD Group subsequent to the date of such balance sheet which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of such balance sheet;

(v) subject to Article XI , any rights of any member of the RRD Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder;

(vi) subject to Section 12.2 , any and all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the applicable Relevant Time by RRD or any of its Subsidiaries (including, prior to the Relevant Time, LSC or any of its Subsidiaries or Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries) primarily relating to or used in the RRD Retained Business. The intention of this clause (vi) is only to rectify any inadvertent omission of Transfer of any Asset that, had the Parties given specific consideration to such Asset as of the date hereof, would have otherwise been classified as a RRD Retained Asset. Subject to Section 12.2 , no Asset shall be deemed a RRD Retained Asset solely as a result of this clause (vi) unless a claim with respect thereto is made by RRD within the applicable time period(s) established by Section 2.6(d) ;

(vii) any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which are being retained by, or have been or are to be Transferred to, RRD or any other member of the RRD Group; and

(viii) any and all furnishings and office equipment and any other equipment located at a physical site or the portion thereof of which the ownership

 

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or leasehold interest is held by, being retained by or Transferred to, RRD; provided , that personal computers shall be Transferred to the Party who, following the Relevant Time, employs the applicable employee who, prior to the Relevant Time, used such personal computer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the RRD Retained Assets shall not include:

(x) any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the LSC Group or Donnelley Financial Group, as the case may be; or

(y) the Assets set forth or described on Schedule 1.1(204) (in the definition of RRD Contingent Assets).

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a RRD Retained Asset, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof including, for the avoidance of doubt, any interpretation of the definition of Donnelley Financial Assets or LSC Assets.

(223) “ RRD Retained Business ” shall mean:

(i) RRD’s current Variable Print segment, except for the office products reporting unit that will become part of LSC;

(ii) the logistics reporting unit within its current Strategic Services segment, except for the operations that will become part of LSC;

(iii) the sourcing and digital and creative solutions reporting units within its current Strategic Services segment, except for the operations that will become part of LSC;

(iv) its current International segment except for substantially all of the European reporting unit and certain Mexican operations that will become part of LSC;

(v) any other business conducted primarily through the use of the RRD Retained Assets prior to the Relevant Time; and

(vi) the businesses and operations of Business Entities acquired or established by or for RRD or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of the RRD Retained Business after the date of this Agreement.

(224) “ RRD Retained Claim ” shall mean any Claim that is retained by RRD under any Policy.

 

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(225) “ RRD Retained Contracts ” shall mean the following Contracts to which RRD or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated not to be Transferred by any member of the LSC Group or the Donnelley Financial Group to RRD or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with) any member of the LSC Group or the Donnelley Financial Group, in each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:

(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the RRD Group;

(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the RRD Retained Business;

(iii) any Contract representing capital or operating equipment lease obligations reflected on the RRD Balance Sheet;

(iv) any Contract, or part thereof, that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(c) ) or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the RRD Group; and

(v) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any member of the RRD Group.

(226) “ RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(c)(i) .

(227) “ RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(c)(ii) .

(228) “ RRD Retained Liabilities ” shall mean:

(i) any and all Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto, including Schedule 1.1(228)(iii) hereto) as Liabilities to remain with or be Assumed by any member of the RRD Group, and all obligations and Liabilities expressly Assumed by any member of the RRD Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(ii) any and all Liabilities primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(A) the operation or conduct of the RRD Retained Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority));

 

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

(C) any RRD Retained Assets, whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time; or

(D) Any Intellectual Property retained by or Transferred to RRD or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any of the Intellectual Property Agreements, in each case, whether arising before, on or after the Effective Time

(iii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any terminated or divested Business Entity, business or operation (A) formerly and primarily related to the RRD Retained Business or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(228)(iii) ;

(iv) any Liabilities relating to:

(A) employees of RRD who do not become either a LSC Employee or Donnelley Financial Employee, in each case, immediately following the Relevant Time and

(B) Former RRD Employees;

(v) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any indebtedness (including debt securities and asset-backed debt) of any member of the RRD Group or any indebtedness (regardless of the issuer of such indebtedness) secured exclusively by any of the RRD Retained Assets (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity as such);and

(vi) all Liabilities reflected as Liabilities or obligations on the RRD Balance Sheet or the accounting records supporting such balance sheet, and all Liabilities arising or Assumed after the date of such balance sheet which, had they arisen or been Assumed on or before such date and been retained as of such date, would have been reflected on such balance sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the RRD Balance Sheet.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the RRD Retained Liabilities shall not include:

(x) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be retained or Assumed by any member of the LSC Group or the Donnelley Financial Group or for which any such Party is liable;

 

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(y) any Contracts expressly Assumed by any member of the LSC Group or the Donnelley Financial Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements; and

(z) any Liabilities expressly discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a RRD Liability, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof including, for the avoidance of doubt, any interpretation of the definition of Donnelley Financial Assets or LSC Assets.

For the sake of clarity, no Liability shall be a RRD Retained Liability solely as a result of RRD being named as party to or in any Action due to RRD’s status as the remaining and legacy Business Entity, or as a result of its status as the direct or indirect stockholder of any Business Entity (unless such entity is (A) a member of the RRD Group and (B) such Liability primarily relates to the RRD Retained Business or otherwise fits within one of the categories of RRD Retained Liabilities in clauses (i) through (vii) above).

(229) “ RRD Retained Plans ” shall mean the employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements retained by the RRD Group under this Agreement for the benefit of RRD Employees and, where applicable, Former RRD Employees.

(230) “ RRD Reverse Stock Split ” shall mean the reverse stock split to be effected by RRD following the Effective Time in which holders of RRD Common Stock will receive one (1) share of RRD Common Stock for every three (3) shares of RRD Common Stock held at such time.

(231) “ RRD Retiree Medical Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 .

(232) “ RRD SERPs ” shall mean the nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plans established or retained by the RRD Group as of the Relevant Time and listed in Schedule 6.5(c) , which shall include the Legacy RRD SERPs to the extent the Liabilities therefor are not assumed by LSC and Donnelley Financial under the LSC SERPs and the Donnelley Financial SERPs, as applicable, as of the applicable Relevant Time.

(233) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 .

(234) “ SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(235) “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time that reference is made thereto.

(236) “ Security Interest ” shall mean 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, excluding restrictions on transfer under securities Laws.

(237) “ Separation Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5 .

(238) “ Shared Contract ” shall mean any Contract (a) listed on Schedule 1.1(238)(a) or that relates to a customer or supplier listed on Schedule 1.1(238)(a) , any Contract of any member of either Group (i) that relates to the Business of two or more Parties and (ii) either (A) that the Parties specifically intended to amend, divide, modify, partially assign or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of such Contract prior to the Relevant Time or (B) the existence of which either Party discovers prior to the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Relevant Time and had the Parties given specific consideration to such Contract they would have amended, divided, modified, partially assigned or replicated (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of such Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, any Contract relating to a Commercial Arrangement shall not be considered a Shared Contract for the any purpose under this Agreement.

(239) “ Shared Policies ” shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are owned or maintained by or on behalf of RRD or any of its Subsidiaries which relate to one or more of the RRD Retained Business, the LSC Business or the Donnelley Financial Business.

(240) “ Software ” shall mean all computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), algorithms, databases, compilations and data, and technology supporting the foregoing, and all documentation, including flowcharts and other logic and design diagrams, technical, functional and other specifications, and user and training materials related to any of the foregoing.

(241) “ Spinco Transition Services Agreement ” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Donnelley Financial and LSC.

(242) “ Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly (i) beneficially owns more than fifty percent (50%) of (A) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (B) the total combined equity economic interest thereof or (C) the capital or profits thereof, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise has the power to elect or direct the election of more than fifty percent (50%) of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

 

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(243) “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” shall mean any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers’ compensation, employment, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem, stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other similar Tax (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any Tax) imposed by any tax authority, any escheat liability, abandoned, or unclaimed property law, and any interest, penalties, additions to Tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing, together with any reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in defending against any such Tax.

(244) “ Tax Contest ” means an audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose, potential or effect of redetermining Taxes of any member of any Group (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund).

(245) “ Tax Disaffiliation Agreements ” shall mean the Donnelley Financial Tax Disaffiliation Agreement and the LSC Tax Disaffiliation Agreement.

(246) “ Tax Return ” means any report of Taxes due, any claims 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 (by paper, electronically or otherwise) under any applicable 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.

(247) “ Third Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b) .

(248) “Third Party Claim Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(b) .

(249) “ Third Party Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(a) .

(250) “ Trademarks ” shall mean all US and foreign trademarks, service marks, corporate names, trade names, domain names, logos, slogans, designs, trade dress and other similar designations of source or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing.

(251) “ Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i) .

(252) “ Transition Services Agreement ” shall mean the LSC Transition Services Agreement, the Donnelley Financial Transition Services Agreement and the Spinco Transition Services Agreement.

(253) “ Undisputed Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(i) .

(254) “ Wear Away Period ” shall mean, with respect to each individual RRD Employee, LSC Employee or Donnelley Financial Employee listed on Schedule 6.9(h)(ii) , the period beginning at the applicable Relevant Time and ending the number of months after the applicable Relevant Time equal to the number of months of such employee’s Restricted Period.

 

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Section 1.2 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include”, “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof”, “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement.

Section 1.3 Effective Time; Suspension .

(a) This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 1.3(a) above, as between any of the Parties that are Affiliates, the provisions of, and the obligations under, this Agreement shall be suspended as between such Parties until the applicable Relevant Time, other than for Section 2.1 , Section 2.2 , Section 2.3 and Section 2.8 , each of which will be effective as of the Effective Time.

ARTICLE II

THE SEPARATION

Section 2.1 General . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization set forth on Schedule 2.1 and to the extent not previously effected pursuant to the steps set forth in the Plan of Reorganization, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, effect the transactions contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization. It is the intent of the Parties that after consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby RRD shall be reorganized, to the extent necessary, such that following the consummation of such reorganization, subject to Section 2.6 , (i) all of RRD’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the LSC Assets will be owned or held by a member of the LSC Group, the LSC Business will be conducted by the members of the LSC Group and all of the LSC Liabilities will be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or remain with) a member of the LSC Group, (ii) all of RRD’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Donnelley Financial Assets will be owned or held by a member of the Donnelley Financial Group, the Donnelley Financial Business will be conducted by the members of the Donnelley Financial Group and all of the Donnelley Financial Liabilities will be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or remain with) a member of the Donnelley Financial Group, and (iii) all of RRD’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the RRD Retained Assets will be owned or held by a member of the RRD Group, the RRD Retained Business will be conducted by the members of the RRD Group and all of the RRD Retained Liabilities will be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or remain with) a member of the RRD Group.

 

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Section 2.2 Transfer of Assets .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including those set forth in Section 12.2 , on or prior to the Relevant Time and to the extent not already completed (and it being understood that some of such Transfers may occur following the date hereof and prior to the applicable Relevant Time):

(i) RRD shall, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, transfer, contribute, assign and convey or cause to be transferred, contributed, assigned and conveyed (“ Transfer ”) to (A) LSC, or another member of the LSC Group, all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the LSC Assets and (B) Donnelley Financial, or another member of the Donnelley Financial Group, all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Donnelley Financial Assets;

(ii) LSC shall, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, Transfer to (A) RRD, or another member of the RRD Group, all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the RRD Retained Assets, and (B) Donnelley Financial, or another member of the Donnelley Financial Group, all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Donnelley Financial Assets; and

(iii) Donnelley Financial shall, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, Transfer to (A) RRD, or another member of the RRD Group, all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the RRD Retained Assets, and (B) LSC, or another member of the LSC Group, all of its and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the LSC Assets.

(b) Treatment of Shared Contracts . Without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.2(a), the parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to work together (and, if necessary and desirable, to work with the third party to such Shared Contract) in an effort to divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of any Shared Contract, such that (a) a member of the Donnelley Financial Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations related to that portion of such Shared Contract relating to the Donnelley Financial Business (the “ Donnelley Financial Portion ”), which rights shall be Donnelley Financial Assets and which obligations shall be Donnelley Financial Liabilities, (b) a member of the LSC Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations related to such Shared Contract relating to the LSC Business (the “ LSC Portion ”), which rights shall be LSC Assets and which obligations shall be LSC Liabilities and (c) a member of the RRD Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations related to such Shared Contract relating to the RRD Business (the “ RRD Portion ”), which rights shall be RRD Retained Assets and which obligations shall be RRD

 

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Liabilities. If the Parties, or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, do not or are not able to enter into an arrangement to formally divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate such Shared Contract as contemplated by the previous sentence, then the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate in any lawful arrangement to provide that a member of the LSC Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the LSC Portion under such Shared Contract, a member of the Donnelley Financial Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the Donnelley Financial Portion under such Shared Contract and a member of the RRD Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the RRD Portion under such Shared Contract; provided, however, that no Party shall be required to expend any money or take any action in furtherance of this Section 2.2(b) that would require the expenditure of money (other than any payment obligations under the applicable Shared Contract).

(c) Consents . The Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the required licenses, permits and authorizations issued by any Governmental Entity or parts thereof as contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 2.3 Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Relevant Time, (a) RRD shall, or shall cause a member of the RRD Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms (“ Assume ”), all of the RRD Retained Liabilities, (b) LSC shall, or shall cause a member of the LSC Group to, Assume all the LSC Liabilities and (c) Donnelley Financial shall, or shall cause a member of the Donnelley Financial Group to, Assume all the Donnelley Financial Liabilities, in each case, regardless of (i) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (ii) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to the applicable Relevant Time, (iii) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined, or (iv) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the RRD Group, the LSC Group or the Donnelley Financial Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

Section 2.4 Intercompany Accounts .

(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.4(b) , RRD (and/or any member of the RRD Group), LSC ((and/or any member of the LSC Group), and Donnelley Financial (and/or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group), hereby terminate, effective as of the Effective Time, any and all Contracts and intercompany Liabilities, whether or not in writing, between or among RRD (and/or any member of the RRD Group), LSC (and/or any member of the LSC Group), and Donnelley Financial (and/or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group), that are effective or outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. No such terminated Contract (including any provision thereof that purports to survive termination) or intercompany Liability shall be of any further force or effect from and after the Effective Time. Each Party shall, at the reasonable request of any other Party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing.

 

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(b) The provisions of Section 2.4(a) shall not apply to any of the following Contracts (or to any of the provisions thereof):

(i) this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements (and each other Contract expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreements to be entered into or continued by the Parties or any of the members of their respective Groups after the Effective Time);

(ii) any Contracts to which any Person, other than the Parties and their respective wholly owned Subsidiaries, is a Party (it being understood that (A) directors’ qualifying shares or similar interests will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether a Subsidiary is wholly owned and (B) to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute RRD Retained Assets, LSC Assets or Donnelley Financial Assets or RRD Retained Liabilities, LSC Liabilities or Donnelley Financial Liabilities, they shall be assigned pursuant to Section 2.1 );

(iii) any Shared Contracts;

(iv) any Commercial Arrangements; and

(v) any intercompany trade payables due or trade receivables owed solely between RRD and/or any member of the RRD Group, LSC and/or any member of the LSC Group and Donnelley Financial and/or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group that are effective or outstanding as of immediately prior to the applicable Relevant Time, which amounts shall be settled (and net amounts paid) as of the applicable Relevant Time or as promptly as practicable thereafter (with all invoices for such payables due to be delivered by the Parties within five (5) Business Days following the applicable Relevant Time and to be paid, in any event, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such invoice) (except for any such intercompany payables or receivables arising pursuant to any Ancillary Agreements, which shall instead be settled in accordance with the terms of such Ancillary Agreements).

Section 2.5 Limitation of Liability .

(a) Except as provided in Section 3.4 or in the case of any knowing violation of Law, fraud or material misrepresentation, no Party shall have any Liability to any other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate.

(b) No Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall be liable to any other Party or any Subsidiary of any other Party based upon, arising out of or resulting from any Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding existing on or prior to the applicable Relevant Time (other than this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, any Commercial Arrangements, any Contract entered into in connection herewith or in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or by the Plan of Reorganization).

 

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Section 2.6 Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time .

(a) Subject to Section 12.2 , to the extent that any Transfers contemplated by this Article II shall not have been consummated on or prior to the Relevant Time, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to effect such Transfers as promptly following the Relevant Time as shall be practicable. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be Transferred; provided , however , that the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain any necessary Governmental Approvals for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities contemplated to be Transferred and Assumed pursuant to this Article II . In the event that any such Transfer of Assets or Assumption of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Relevant Time (i) the Party retaining such Asset shall thereafter hold such Asset for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Person entitled thereto) and (ii) the Party intended to Assume such Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the Party retaining such Liability for all amounts paid or incurred in connection with the retention of such Liability. In addition, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of business and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party to which such Asset is to be Transferred or by the Party that is to Assume such Liability in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as if such Asset or Liability had been Transferred or Assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Relevant Time to the member or members of the RRD Group, the LSC Group or the Donnelley Financial Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to Assume such Liability. In furtherance of the foregoing, subject to Section 12.2 , the Parties agree that, as of the Relevant Time, each Party shall be deemed to have acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership over all of the Assets, together with all rights, powers and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have Assumed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto, which such Party is entitled to acquire or required to Assume pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(b) If and when the Governmental Approvals and/or conditions, the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(a) , are obtained or satisfied, the Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

 

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(c) The Party retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of such Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(a) or otherwise shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced, assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Party entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability, other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Party entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability.

(d) Subject to Section 12.2 , on and prior to the eighteen (18) month anniversary following the applicable Relevant Time, if any Party owns any Asset, that, although not Transferred pursuant to this Agreement, is agreed by such Party and the other applicable Party in their good faith judgment to be an Asset that more properly belongs to the other Party or a Subsidiary of the other Party, or an Asset that such other Party or Subsidiary was intended to have the right to continue to use (other than (for the avoidance of doubt), as between any two Parties, for any Asset acquired from an unaffiliated third party by a Party or member of such Party’s Group following the applicable Relevant Time), then the Party owning such Asset shall, as applicable (i) Transfer any such Asset to the Party identified as the appropriate transferee and following such Transfer, such Asset shall be a LSC Asset, Donnelley Financial Asset or RRD Retained Asset, as the case may be, or (ii) grant such mutually agreeable rights with respect to such Asset to permit such continued use, subject to, and consistent with this Agreement, including with respect to Assumption of associated Liabilities, in all events, subject to the relevant Parties’ agreement (I) as to the most cost efficient means of effecting such Transfer or grant of rights and (II) to share any incremental costs arising as a result of such Transfer.

(e) After the Relevant Time, each Party may receive mail, packages and other communications properly belonging to another Party. Accordingly, at all times after the Relevant Time, each Party authorizes the other applicable Party to receive and open all mail, packages and other communications received by such Party, and to the extent that they do not relate to the business of the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall promptly deliver such mail, packages or other communications (or, in case the same relate to both businesses, copies thereof) to the other Party as provided for in Section 12.6 . The provisions of this Section 2.6(e) are not intended to, and shall not, be deemed to constitute an authorization by any Party to permit the other to accept service of process on its behalf and no Party is or shall be deemed to be the agent of any other Party for service of process purposes.

(f) With respect to Assets and Liabilities described in Section 2.6(a) , each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat for all income Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as assets having been Transferred to and owned by the Party entitled to such Assets not later than the applicable Relevant Time and (B) the deferred Liabilities as liabilities having been Assumed and owned by the Person intended to be subject to such Liabilities not later than the applicable Relevant Time, and (ii) neither report nor take any income Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest relating to income Taxes).

 

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Section 2.7 Misdirected Customer Payments and Deductions .

(a) Subject to Schedule 2.7(a) , Schedule 2.7(b) and Schedule 2.7(c) , for so long as Cash Application and Credit Card Processing transition services are in effect between the applicable Parties pursuant to a Transition Services Agreement, on each Business Day during such period: (i) RRD shall notify LSC or Donnelley Financial of (A) the amount of customer payments that relate to accounts receivable of any member of the LSC Group or Donnelley Financial Group (“ LSC Receivables ” and “ Donnelley Financial Receivables ”, respectively) received by any member of the RRD Group (such payments, “ Misdirected LSC Payments ” and “ Misdirected Donnelley Financial Payments ,” respectively) in each case, in accordance with the RRD Misdirected Payment Process Policy set forth in Schedule 2.7(a) (the “ RRD Misdirected Payment Process Policy ”) and (B) the amount of any customer deductions that relate to LSC Receivables or Donnelley Financial Receivables made against payments owed to any member of the RRD Group (such deductions, “ Misdirected LSC Deductions ” and “ Misdirected Donnelley Financial Deductions ”, respectively) in each case, in accordance with the RRD Misdirected Payment Process Policy set forth in Schedule 2.7(a) , (ii) LSC shall notify RRD or Donnelley Financial of (A) the amount of customer payments that relate to accounts receivable of any member of the RRD Group (“ RRD Receivables ”) or Donnelley Financial Receivables received by any member of the LSC Group (such payments, “ Misdirected RRD Payments ”) or Misdirected Donnelley Financial Payments and in each case, in accordance with the LSC Misdirected Payment Process Policy set forth in Schedule 2.7(b) (the “ LSC Misdirected Payment Process Policy ”) and (B) the amount of any customer deductions that relate to RRD Receivables made against payments owed to any member of the LSC Group (such deductions, “ Misdirected RRD Deductions ”) in each case, in accordance with the LSC Misdirected Payment Process Policy, (iii) Donnelley Financial shall notify RRD or LSC of (A) the RRD Receivables or LSC Receivables received by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group, Misdirected RRD Payments or Misdirected Donnelley Financial Payments and (B) the amount of any customer deductions that relate to RRD Receivables or LSC Receivables made against payments owed to any member of the Donnelley Financial Group in each case, in accordance with the Donnelley Financial Misdirected Payment Process Policy set forth in Schedule 2.7(c) (the “ Donnelley Financial Misdirected Payment Process Policy ”) and (iv) each Party shall remit payment to the applicable Party in accordance with, and on the terms of, the applicable Misdirected Payment Process Policy. Each such notice shall include the name of each applicable customer and the amount of each applicable payment and deduction.

(b) As between RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial (and the members of their respective Groups), except to the extent prohibited by applicable Law, all payments and reimbursements received after the Relevant Time by any Party (or member of its Group) to which another Party (or member of its Group) is entitled under this Agreement other than those covered by Section 2.7(a) , shall be held by such Party in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto and, within fifteen (15) days of receipt by such Party of any such payment or reimbursement, such Party shall pay over, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to pay over to the other Parties, the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of setoff.

 

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Section 2.8 Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments . In connection with, and in furtherance of, the Transfers of Assets and Assumptions of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement, subject to Section 12.2 , the Parties shall execute or cause to be executed, on or prior to the Relevant Time, by the appropriate entities, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments necessary to evidence the valid and effective Assumption by the applicable Party of its Assumed Liabilities and the valid Transfer to the applicable Party or member of such Party’s Group of all right, title and interest in and to its Assets, in substantially the form contemplated hereby for Transfers and Assumptions to be effected pursuant to Illinois Law, the Laws of the United States or the applicable Laws of one of the other states of the United States or pursuant to non-US Laws, as applicable, in such other form as the Parties shall reasonably agree, including the Transfer of real property with deeds as may be appropriate. The Transfer of capital stock shall be effected by means of executed stock powers and notation on the stock record books of the corporation or other legal entities involved, or by such other means as may be required in any non-US jurisdiction to Transfer title to stock and, only to the extent required by applicable Law, by notation on public registries.

Section 2.9 Novation of Liabilities .

(a) Each Party, at the request of another Party, shall use reasonable best efforts (i) to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign all obligations under Contracts, licenses and other Liabilities for which a member of such Party’s Group and a member of another Party’s Group are prior to the Relevant Time jointly or severally liable and that do not constitute Liabilities of such other Party following the Relevant Time as provided in this Agreement (such other Party, the “ Other Party ”), or (ii) to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements (other than any member of the Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement), so that, in any such case, the members of the applicable Group will be solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided , however , that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom any such Consent, substitution or amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed by the requesting Party).

(b) If the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required Consent, release, substitution or amendment, the Other Party or a member of the Other Party’s Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract, license or other obligation that does not constitute a Liability of such Other Party and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, as agent or subcontractor for such Party, the Party or member of such Party’s Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement (the “ Liable Party ”) shall, or shall cause a member of its Group to, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such Other Party or member of the Other Party’s Group thereunder from and after the Effective Time. The Liable Party shall indemnify each Other Party and hold each of them harmless against any Liabilities (other than Liabilities of such Other Party) arising in connection therewith; provided , that the Liable Party shall have no obligation to indemnify any Other Party losses resulting from their gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Other Party shall, without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or cause to be promptly paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or any member of the Liable Party’s Group, any money, rights and other

 

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consideration received by it or any member of its Group in respect of such performance by the Liable Party (unless any such consideration is an Asset of such Other Party pursuant to this Agreement). If and when any such Consent, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, the Other Party shall promptly Transfer all rights and Liabilities thereunder of any member of such Other Party’s Group to the Liable Party, or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group, without payment of any further consideration and the Liable Party, or another member of the Liable Party’s Group, without the payment of any further consideration, shall Assume such rights and Liabilities.

Section 2.10 Guarantees .

(a) Except for those guarantees, surety bonds or other credit support instruments set forth on Schedule 2.10 where RRD shall remain as guarantor and the applicable Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the RRD Indemnitees for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII ) or as otherwise specified in any Ancillary Agreement, on or prior to the Effective Time or as soon as practicable thereafter, (i) RRD shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the relevant beneficiary) use its reasonable best efforts to have any member of the LSC Group and/or the Donnelley Financial Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any RRD Retained Liability, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10 , to the extent that they relate to RRD Retained Liabilities, (ii) LSC shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the relevant beneficiary) use its reasonable best efforts to have any member of the RRD Group and/or the Donnelley Financial Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any LSC Liability, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10 , to the extent that they relate to LSC Liabilities, and (iii) Donnelley Financial shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the relevant beneficiary) use its reasonable best efforts to have any member of the RRD Group and/or the LSC Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Donnelley Financial Liability, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10 , to the extent that they relate to Donnelley Financial Liabilities.

(b) On or prior to the Relevant Time, to the extent required to obtain a release from a guaranty, surety bond or other credit support instrument (a “ Guaranty Release ”):

(i) of any member of the RRD Group, LSC and/or Donnelley Financial shall, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty, surety bond or other credit support instrument, except to the extent that such existing guaranty, surety bond or other credit support instrument contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which LSC or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached;

(ii) of any member of the LSC Group, RRD and/or Donnelley Financial, shall, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty, surety bond or other credit support instrument, except to the extent that such existing guaranty, surety bond or other credit support instrument contains

 

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representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which LSC or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached; and

(iii) of any member of the Donnelley Financial Group, RRD and/or LSC shall, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty, surety bond or other credit support instrument, except to the extent that such existing guaranty, surety bond or other credit support instrument contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which RRD or LSC, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached.

(c) If RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required removal as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.10 , (i) the relevant beneficiary shall indemnify and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII ) and shall or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder, and (ii) each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial, on behalf of themselves and the members of their respective Groups, agree not to renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any guarantee or other obligation for which another Party or member of such Party’s Group is or may be liable unless all obligations of such other Party and the members or member of such Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Party; provided , however , with respect to leases, in the event a Guaranty Release is not obtained and the relevant beneficiary wishes to extend the term of such guaranteed lease of such guaranteed lease, then such beneficiary shall have the option of extending the term if it provides such security as is reasonably satisfactory to the guarantor under such guaranteed lease.

Section 2.11 Bank Accounts .

(a) RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial each agrees to take, or cause the respective members of their respective Groups to take, prior to the Relevant Time (or as soon as possible thereafter), all actions necessary to amend all Contracts governing each bank and brokerage account owned by LSC or Donnelley Financial or any other member of their respective Groups (collectively, the “ LSC Accounts ” and “ Donnelley Financial Accounts ”, respectively), including all LSC Accounts listed or described on Schedule 2.11(a)(i) and Donnelley Financial Accounts listed or described on Schedule 2.11(a)(ii) , so that such LSC Accounts or Donnelley Financial 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 RRD or any other member of the RRD Group (collectively, the “ RRD Accounts ”), including all RRD Accounts listed or described on Schedule 2.11(a)(iii) , are de-linked from such RRD Accounts.

 

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(b) RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial each agrees to take, or cause the respective members of their respective Groups to take, prior to the Relevant Time (or as soon as possible thereafter), all actions necessary to amend all Contracts governing the RRD Accounts so that such RRD Accounts, if currently linked to any LSC Accounts or Donnelley Financial Accounts, are de-linked from such LSC Accounts and Donnelley Financial Accounts.

(c) With respect to any outstanding checks issued by RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial or any of their respective Subsidiaries prior to the Relevant Time, such outstanding checks shall be honored from and after the Relevant Time by the Person or Group owning the account on which the check is drawn, without limiting the ultimate allocation of Liability for such amounts under this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.

Section 2.12 DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . EACH OF RRD (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE RRD GROUP), LSC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE LSC GROUP), AND DONNELLEY FINANCIAL (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE DONNELLEY FINANCIAL GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR IN ANY COMMERCIAL ARRANGEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT, CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR COMMERCIAL ARRANGEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST AND (II) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.

 

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ARTICLE III

CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws .

(a) On or prior to the LSC Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the form of amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws filed by LSC with the SEC as exhibits to the LSC Form 10.

(b) On or prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the form of amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws filed by Donnelley Financial with the SEC as exhibits to the Donnelley Financial Form 10.

(c) On or prior to the Effective Time, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the amendments to RRD’s restated certificate of incorporation in a manner consistent with amendments to the RRD restated certificate of incorporation approved at the 2016 RRD Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and to the extent such amendment was discretionary, that the RRD Board has determined to effect such amendment.

Section 3.2 Directors .

(a) On or prior to the LSC Distribution Date, RRD shall take all necessary action to cause the Board of Directors of LSC (the “ LSC Board ”) to consist, as of or immediately following the LSC Distribution, of the individuals identified in the LSC Information Statement as director nominees of LSC, including causing the existing directors of LSC to appoint such individuals and, where applicable, to resign from the LSC Board.

(b) On or prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, RRD shall take all necessary action to cause the Board of Directors of Donnelley Financial (the “ Donnelley Financial Board ”) to consist, as of or immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution, of the individuals identified in the Donnelley Financial Information Statement as director nominees of Donnelley Financial, including causing the existing directors of Donnelley Financial to appoint such individuals and, where applicable, to resign from the Donnelley Financial Board.

(c) On or prior to the LSC Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken to cause directors of the RRD Board who will become directors of LSC to resign from the RRD Board effective immediately prior to being appointed to the LSC Board.

(d) On or prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken to cause directors of the RRD Board who will become directors of Donnelley Financial to resign from the RRD Board effective immediately prior to being appointed to the Donnelley Financial Board.

 

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Section 3.3 Resignations .

(a) On or prior to the LSC Distribution Date, (i) RRD shall cause all its employees and any employees of its Affiliates (excluding any employees of any member of the LSC Group) to resign, effective as of the LSC Distribution Date, from all positions as officers or directors of any member of the LSC Group in which they serve, and (ii) LSC shall cause all its employees and any employees of its Affiliates to resign, effective as of the LSC Distribution Date, from all positions as officers or directors of any members of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group in which they serve.

(b) On or prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, (i) RRD shall cause all its employees and any employees of its Affiliates (excluding any employees of any member of the Donnelley Financial Group) to resign, effective as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, from all positions as officers or directors of any member of the Donnelley Financial Group in which they serve, and (ii) Donnelley Financial shall cause all its employees and any employees of its Affiliates to resign, effective as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, from all positions as officers or directors of any members of the RRD Group or the LSC Group in which they serve.

Section 3.4 Cash Adjustment .

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, either (i) LSC will transfer funds to RRD or (ii) RRD will transfer funds to LSC, such that LSC’s cash balance in its accounts immediately prior to the Effective Time shall equal $30 million (net of any fees related to Financing Arrangements payable by LSC that have not yet been paid) (the “ Pre-Distribution LSC Target Cash Balance ”).

(b) Prior to the Effective Time, either (i) Donnelley Financial will transfer funds to RRD or (ii) RRD will transfer funds to Donnelley Financial, such that Donnelley Financial cash balance in its accounts immediately prior to the Effective Time shall equal $50 million (net of any fees related to Financing Arrangements payable by Donnelley Financial that have not yet been paid) (the “ Pre-Distribution Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance ”).

(c) Following the LSC Distribution Date, in the normal course of business and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, LSC shall prepare and file its interim report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the LSC Distribution Date (the “ LSC 10-Q ”).

(d) Following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, in the normal course of business and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, Donnelley Financial shall prepare and file its interim report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date (the “ Donnelley Financial 10-Q ”).

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obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, to RRD, or its designee, the amount of such excess within five (5) Business Days following the filing of the LSC 10-Q to a U.S. bank account designated by RRD in writing. If the LSC 10-Q Cash Balance is less than the Pre-Distribution LSC Target Cash Balance, then RRD shall be obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, to LSC, or its designee, the amount of such deficiency within five (5) Business Days following the filing of the LSC 10-Q to a U.S. bank account designated by LSC in writing.

(f) If the cash balance reflected in the Donnelley Financial 10-Q (the “ Donnelley Financial 10-Q Cash Balance ”) is greater than the Pre-Distribution Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance, then Donnelley Financial shall be obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, to RRD, or its designee, the amount of such excess within five (5) Business Days following the filing of the Donnelley Financial 10-Q to a U.S. bank account designated by RRD in writing. If the Donnelley Financial 10-Q Cash Balance is less than the Pre-Distribution Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance, then RRD shall be obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, to Donnelley Financial, or its designee, the amount of such deficiency within five (5) Business Days following the filing of the Donnelley Financial 10-Q to a U.S. bank account designated by Donnelley Financial in writing.

(g) On or prior to April 1, 2017, RRD shall pay, or cause to be paid, to LSC, or its designee, $10 million to a U.S. bank account designated by LSC in writing (such payment the “ Post-Distribution LSC Cash Transfer ”). This payment, together with the Pre-Distribution LSC Target Cash Balance, equals the LSC Target Cash Balance (the “ LSC Target Cash Balance ”).

(h) On or prior to April 1, 2017, RRD shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Donnelley Financial, or its designee, $68 million to a U.S. bank account designated by Donnelley Financial in writing (such payment the “ Post-Distribution Donnelley Financial Cash Transfer ”). This payment, together with the Pre-Distribution Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance, equals the Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance (the “ Donnelley Financial Target Cash Balance ”).

(i) Any payments made pursuant to Section 3.4(e) , Section 3.4(f) , Section 3.4(g) and Section 3.4(h) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated in writing by the relevant Parties; provided that, to the extent the Parties dispute the obligation of a Party to make such payment of the amount thereof, then the Parties agree to treat such disagreement as an Agreement Dispute pursuant to Article X of this Agreement. Any amount that is not the subject of an Agreement Dispute (an “ Undisputed Amount ”) that is not paid when due shall be subject to a late payment fee computed daily at a rate equal to the Applicable Rate from the due date of such amount to the date such amount is paid (for example, if an Undisputed Amount were not paid for five days the late payment fee would be equal to 5/365 multiplied by the Applicable Rate).

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Donnelley Financial 10-Q is not reasonably close in time to the applicable Distribution Date, the Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide balance sheet information as of the applicable Distribution Date and agree to negotiate in good faith to determine the proper mechanisms for delivering cash balances.

Section 3.5 Ancillary Agreements . On or prior to the Effective Time, each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their respective Group to enter into, the applicable Ancillary Agreements and any other Contracts in respect of the Distributions reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 3.6 Commercial Arrangements . On or prior to the Relevant Time, each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their respective Group to enter into, the applicable Commercial Arrangements.

ARTICLE IV

THE DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.1 Stock Dividends by RRD .

(a) On the LSC Distribution Date, RRD will cause the Distribution Agent to distribute 80.75% of the outstanding shares of LSC Common Stock then owned by RRD to holders of RRD Common Stock on the LSC Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate class and number of such shares of LSC Common Stock to book-entry accounts for each such holder of RRD Common Stock. For stockholders of RRD who own RRD Common Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of LSC Common Stock will be credited to their respective accounts by such broker or nominee. Each holder of RRD Common Stock on the LSC Distribution Record Date will be entitled to receive in the LSC Distribution one share of LSC Common Stock for every eight shares of RRD Common Stock held by such stockholder. No action by any such stockholder shall be necessary for such stockholder to receive the applicable number of shares of (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof) LSC Common Stock such stockholder is entitled to in the LSC Distribution. In the event that the RRD Reverse Stock Split is not effected prior to the LSC Distribution Record Date, the number of shares of RRD Common Stock to be used in calculating the number of shares of LSC Common Stock to which RRD stockholders will be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be determined before giving effect to the RRD Reverse Stock Split.

(b) On or prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, RRD will cause the Distribution Agent to distribute 80.75% of the outstanding shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock then owned by RRD to holders of RRD Common Stock on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate class and number of such shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock to book-entry accounts for each such holder of RRD Common Stock. For stockholders of RRD who own RRD Common Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock will be credited to their respective accounts by such broker or nominee.

 

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Each holder of RRD Common Stock on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Record Date will be entitled to receive in the Donnelley Financial Distribution one share of Donnelley Financial Common Stock for every eight shares of RRD Common Stock held by such stockholder. No action by any such stockholder shall be necessary for such stockholder to receive the applicable number of shares of (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof) Donnelley Financial Common Stock such stockholder is entitled to in the Donnelley Financial Distribution. In the event that the RRD Reverse Stock Split is not effected prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Record Date, the number of shares of RRD Common Stock to be used in calculating the number of shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock to which RRD stockholders will be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be determined before giving effect to the RRD Reverse Stock Split.

Section 4.2 Fractional Shares . RRD stockholders holding a number of shares of RRD Common Stock, on the applicable Record Date, which would entitle such stockholders to receive less than one whole share of LSC Common Stock or Donnelley Financial Common Stock, as the case may be, in the applicable Distribution, will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Fractional shares of LSC Common Stock or Donnelley Financial Common Stock will not be distributed in the Distributions nor credited to book-entry accounts. The Distribution Agent shall, as soon as practicable after the applicable Distribution Date (a) determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of LSC Common Stock or Donnelley Financial Common Stock allocable to each holder of record of RRD Common Stock as of the close of business on the applicable Record Date (or in accordance with the applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company, to members thereof), (b) aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions, in each case, at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests, and (c) distribute to each such holder, or for the benefit of each beneficial owner, such holder or owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per share of LSC Common Stock or Donnelley Financial Common Stock, as the case may be, after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for United States federal income Tax purposes. LSC and Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, shall bear the cost of brokerage fees incurred in connection with these sales of fractional shares, which sales shall occur as soon after the applicable Distribution Date as practicable and as determined by the Distribution Agent. None of RRD, LSC, Donnelley Financial or the Distribution Agent will guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional shares of LSC Common Stock or Donnelley Financial Common Stock. None of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. The Distribution Agent acting on behalf of the applicable Party will have the sole discretion to select the broker-dealers through which to sell the aggregated fractional shares and to determine when, how and at what price to sell such shares. Neither the Distribution Agent nor the broker-dealers through which the aggregated fractional shares are sold will be Affiliates of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial.

Section 4.3 Actions in Connection with the Distribution .

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other applicable securities Laws. Each of LSC and Donnelley Financial shall mail to the holders of RRD Common Stock as of the applicable Record Date, on or prior to the applicable Distribution Date, the Information Statement included in its Form 10, as well as any other information concerning LSC or Donnelley Financial, as applicable, their business, operations and management, the Plan of Reorganization and such other matters as may be necessary or advisable or as may be required by Law.

(b) Each of LSC, Donnelley Financial and RRD shall cooperate in preparing, filing with the SEC or similar (US or international) authority and causing to become effective registration statements or amendments thereof which are required to reflect the establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit and other plans necessary or appropriate in connection with the Plan of Reorganization or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Each of LSC and Donnelley Financial shall prepare and, in accordance with applicable Law, file with the SEC or similar authority any such documentation that is necessary or desirable to effectuate the applicable Distribution, and RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall each use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the SEC with respect thereto as soon as practicable.

(c) Each of LSC and Donnelley Financial shall prepare and file such prospectuses as may be necessary or advisable and shall obtain the relevant receipts in respect of same, which receipts shall not have been revoked, as required by the applicable Canadian Securities Regulators or Canadian securities laws to qualify the distribution of the LSC Common Stock and Donnelley Financial Common Stock to Canadian holders of RRD Common Stock.

(d) Each of LSC and Donnelley Financial shall prepare and file, and shall use reasonable best efforts to have approved and made effective, an application for the original listing of the LSC Common Stock and Donnelley Financial Common Stock, as applicable, to be distributed in the applicable Distribution on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.

(e) Each Party shall provide all cooperation reasonably requested by the other Parties that is necessary or desirable in connection with the Financing Arrangements.

Section 4.4 Sole Discretion of RRD . The RRD Board shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine each Distribution Date and all terms of the Distributions, including the form, structure and terms of any transactions and/or offerings to effect each Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition, the RRD Board may at any time and from time to time until the completion of each Distribution decide to abandon any or all of the Distributions or modify or change the terms of each Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of any Distribution.

 

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Section 4.5 Conditions to LSC Distribution . The LSC Distribution is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions or the RRD Board’s waiver of the following conditions:

(a) the RRD Board will, in its sole and absolute discretion, have authorized and approved (i) the Plan of Reorganization, (ii) any other transfers of Assets and assumptions of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement and any related agreements with respect to LSC and (iii) the LSC Distribution, and will not have withdrawn that authorization and approval;

(b) with respect to the LSC Distribution, the RRD Board will have declared the Distribution of 80.75% of the outstanding shares of LSC Common Stock to holders RRD Common Stock;

(c) the SEC will have declared LSC’s Registration Statement on Form 10 effective under the Exchange Act, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the LSC Registration Statement will be in effect, and no proceedings for that purpose will be pending before or threatened by the SEC;

(d) each of the Canadian Securities Regulators will have issued (including having been deemed to have issued) a final receipt in connection with the filing of a prospectus prepared in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws as required to qualify the distribution of LSC Common Stock to RRD’s Canadian stockholders, and no order, ruling or determination having the effect of prohibiting, ceasing or suspending the distribution or trading of the LSC Common Stock will have been issued by any Canadian Securities Regulators and no proceedings for that purpose will have been instituted or threatened by any Canadian Securities Regulators;

(e) the LSC common stock to be delivered in the LSC Distribution shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution;

(f) the Plan of Reorganization with respect to LSC and any members of the LSC Group will have been completed;

(g) RRD shall have received (i) a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service satisfactory to the RRD Board regarding certain US federal income Tax matters relating to the LSC Distribution and related transactions and (ii) an opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the RRD Board, regarding the US federal income Tax treatment of the LSC Distribution and certain related transactions;

(h) no order, injunction or decree that would prevent the consummation of the LSC Distribution will be threatened, pending or issued (and still in effect) by any governmental entity of competent jurisdiction, no other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the LSC Distribution will be in effect, and no other event outside the control of RRD will have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the LSC Distribution;

(i) the LSC Financing Arrangement transactions described in the LSC Information Statement as occurring in connection with the LSC Distribution shall have been consummated in all material respects in the manner described therein on or prior to the LSC Distribution;

 

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(j) no events or developments will have occurred or shall exist prior to the LSC Distribution that, in the judgment of the RRD Board, would result in the LSC Distribution having a material adverse effect on RRD or its stockholders;

(k) RRD, LSC and, if a party to the applicable agreement with LSC, Donnelley Financial, will have executed and delivered this Agreement, the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreements, the applicable Transition Services Agreements and all other Ancillary Agreements related to the LSC Distribution; and

(l) the actions set forth in Section 3.1(a) , Section 3.2(a) , Section 3.2(c) and Section 3.3(a) shall have been completed.

Section 4.6 Conditions to Donnelley Financial Distribution . The Donnelley Financial Distribution is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions or the RRD Board’s waiver of the following conditions:

(a) the RRD Board will, in its sole and absolute discretion, have authorized and approved (i) the Plan of Reorganization, (ii) any other transfers of Assets and assumptions of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement and any related agreements with respect to Donnelley Financial and (iii) the Donnelley Financial Distribution, and will not have withdrawn that authorization and approval;

(b) with respect to the Donnelley Financial Distribution, the RRD Board will have declared the Distribution of 80.75% of the outstanding shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock to holders of RRD Common Stock;

(c) the SEC will have declared Donnelley Financial’s Registration Statement on Form 10, effective under the Exchange Act, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Donnelley Financial Registration Statement will be in effect, and no proceedings for that purpose will be pending before or threatened by the SEC;

(d) each of the Canadian Securities Regulators will have issued (including having been deemed to have issued) a final receipt in connection with the filing of a prospectus prepared in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws as required to qualify the distribution of Donnelley Financial Common Stock to RRD’s Canadian stockholders, and no order, ruling or determination having the effect of prohibiting, ceasing or suspending the distribution or trading of the Donnelley Financial Common Stock will have been issued by any Canadian Securities Regulators and no proceedings for that purpose will have been instituted or threatened by any Canadian Securities Regulators;

(e) the Donnelley Financial common stock to be delivered in the Donnelley Financial Distribution shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution;

 

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(f) the Plan of Reorganization with respect to Donnelley Financial and any members of the Donnelley Financial Group will have been completed;

(g) RRD shall have received (i) a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service satisfactory to the RRD Board regarding certain US federal income Tax matters relating to the Donnelley Financial Distribution and related transactions and (ii) an opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the RRD Board, regarding the US federal income Tax treatment of the Donnelley Financial Distribution and certain related transactions;

(h) no order, injunction or decree that would prevent the consummation of the Donnelley Financial Distribution will be threatened, pending or issued (and still in effect) by any governmental entity of competent jurisdiction, no other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Donnelley Financial Distribution will be in effect, and no other event outside the control of RRD will have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Donnelley Financial Distribution;

(i) the Donnelley Financial Financing Arrangement transactions described in the Donnelley Financial Information Statement as occurring in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution shall have been consummated in all material respects in the manner described therein on or prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution;

(j) no events or developments will have occurred or shall exist prior to the Distribution that, in the judgment of the RRD Board, would result in the Donnelley Financial Distribution having a material adverse effect on RRD or its stockholders;

(k) RRD, Donnelley Financial and, if a party to the applicable agreement with Donnelley Financial, LSC, will have executed and delivered this Agreement, the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreements, the applicable Transition Services Agreements and all other Ancillary Agreements related to the LSC Distribution; and

(l) the actions set forth in Section 3.1(b) , Section 3.2(b) , Section 3.2(d) and Section 3.3(b) shall have been completed.

ARTICLE V

CERTAIN COVENANTS

Section 5.1 No Solicit; No Hire .

(a) None of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial or any member of their respective Groups will without the prior written consent of the Senior Vice President of Human Resources of the other applicable Party, either directly or indirectly, on their own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, for a period of two (2) years following the applicable Relevant Time, solicit or recruit, and for a period of one year following the applicable Relevant Time, hire, as an employee or independent contractor any individual who (x) is employed by any of the other Parties at a rank or level that is the equivalent of

 

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vice president or higher; (y) is employed in an information technology function by any of the other Parties at a rank or level that is the equivalent of director or higher; or (z) is listed on Schedule 5.1(a) (a “ Restricted Person ”); provided, however, that this Section 5.1 shall not prohibit (i) generalized solicitations that are not directed to employees of any other Party (provided, that this clause (i) shall not by itself permit the hiring of employees otherwise prohibited by this Section 5.1 ), (ii) the solicitation or hiring of a Restricted Person whose employment was terminated by the other applicable Party (excluding voluntary termination by such Restricted Person), (iii) the solicitation or hiring of any Restricted Person who has ceased to be employed by any applicable Party for at least six (6) months.

(b) None of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial or any member of their respective Groups will without the prior written consent of the Senior Vice President of Human Resources of the other applicable Party, either directly or indirectly, on their own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire, as an employee or independent contractor any individual who is designated in writing by any Party as a transition services employee of such Party because such individual is providing transition services to another Party under a Transition Services Agreement (a “ Transition Services Employee ”), with the initial designations of such employees set forth in Schedule 5.1(b) with such designation to be updated, to the extent applicable, by the Parties prior to such second anniversary of the applicable Relevant Time; provided , however , that once an individual is removed from Schedule 5.1(b) in the course of an update, they are no longer considered a Transition Services Employee and their solicitation, recruitment or hiring is no longer prohibited. The Parties will update Schedule 5.1(b) to reflect the expiration or termination of any transition service under the Transition Services Agreements as promptly as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall not be a breach of this Agreement if one Party hires an individual listed on Schedule 5.1(b) if such individual is no longer performing transition services and such Schedule 5.1(b) has not been timely updated by the individual’s employer.

Section 5.2 Corporate Names . As of the Relevant Time and subject to the Intellectual Property Agreements, the Parties shall adopt and conduct business under their respective identities and Trademarks. Further, as of the Relevant Time, the Parties shall cease to hold themselves out as having any affiliation with any of the other Parties or such Parties’ Affiliates (except as permitted or required under any Ancillary Agreement or any Commercial Arrangement and except with respect to any RRD ownership interest in LSC or Donnelley Financial following the Distribution); provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit any Party or any member of a Party’s Group from stating in any advertising or any other communication that it was formerly a RRD Affiliate.

Section 5.3 Financial Statements and Accounting . Each Party agrees to provide the following assistance and access set forth in subsections  (a) , (b)  and (c) of this Section 5.3 , (i) during the one year period following the applicable Relevant Time in connection with the preparation and audit of each of the Party’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, the preparation and review of each of the Party’s interim financial statements beginning with the nine (9) months ended September 30, 2016 the printing, filing and public dissemination of such financial statements, the audit of each Party’s internal control over financial reporting and

 

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management’s assessment thereof and management’s assessment of each Party’s disclosure controls and procedures, if required, in each case made as of December 31, 2016; (ii) following such initial one year period, with the consent of the other applicable Party (with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) for reasonable business purposes; (iii) in the event that any Party changes its auditors within two (2) years of the applicable Relevant Time, then such Party may request reasonable access on the terms set forth in this Section 5.3 for a period of up to one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such change; and (iv) from time to time following the applicable Relevant Time, to the extent reasonably necessary to respond (and for the limited purpose of responding) to any written request or official comment from a Governmental Entity, such as in connection with responding to a comment letter from the SEC:

(a) Annual and Interim Financial Statements . Each Party shall provide or provide access to the other Party on a timely basis of all Information reasonably required to meet its schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination of its annual financial statements and for 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 and, to the extent applicable to such Party, its 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 and the SEC’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder, if required (such assessments and audit being referred to as the “ Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments ”), and for the preparation, printing, filing and public dissemination of its interim financial statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party will provide all required financial and other Information with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries to its auditors in a sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit its auditors to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance to each other Party’s auditors with respect to Information to be included or contained in such other Party’s annual or interim financial statements and to permit such other Party’s auditors and management to complete the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, if required.

(b) Access to Personnel and Records . Each Party shall authorize its respective auditors to make reasonably available to each other Party’s auditors (each such other Party’s auditors, collectively, the “ Other Parties’ Auditors ”) both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of such audited Party (each such Party with respect to its own audit, the “ Audited Party ”) and work papers related to the annual audits of such Audited Party, in all cases within a reasonable time prior to such Audited Party’s auditors’ opinion date, so that the Other Parties’ Auditors are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to take responsibility for the work of the Audited Party’s auditors as it relates to their auditors’ report on such other Party’s financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable such other Party to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of its annual financial statements. Each Party shall make reasonably available to the Other Parties’ Auditors and management its personnel and Records in a reasonable time prior to the Other Parties’ Auditors’ opinion date and other Parties’ management’s assessment date so that the Other Parties’ Auditors and other Parties’ management are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments.

 

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(c) Annual Reports . Each Party will deliver to the other Parties a substantially final draft, as soon as the same is prepared, of the first report to be filed with the SEC (or otherwise) that includes their respective financial statements (in the form expected to be covered by the audit report of such Party’s independent auditors) for the year ended December 31, 2016 (such reports, collectively, the “ Annual Reports ”); provided , however , that each Party may continue to revise its respective Annual Report prior to the filing thereof, which changes will be delivered to the other Parties as soon as reasonably practicable; provided , further , that each Party’s personnel will actively consult with the other Party’s personnel regarding any material changes which they may consider making to its respective Annual Report and related disclosures prior to the anticipated filing with the SEC, with particular focus on any changes which could reasonably be expected to have an effect upon the other Party’s financial statements or related disclosures.

Nothing in this Section 5.3 shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary Information relating to that third party or its business; provided , however , that in the event that a Party is required under this Section 5.3 to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain such third party’s written consent to the disclosure of such Information.

Section 5.4 Cooperation . For a period of up to two (2) years after the applicable Relevant Time, except as (a) otherwise set forth in a Transition Services Agreement or a Commercial Arrangement or (b) set forth in Section 7.3 hereof, the Parties shall, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates and employees to (i) provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to each other Party in connection with the completion of the Plan of Reorganization (including assisting in the preparation of the Distributions), (ii) provide knowledge transfer regarding its applicable Business or RRD’s historical business and (iii) assist each Party in the orderly and efficient transition in becoming an independent company; in each case, except as may otherwise be agreed to by the Parties in writing, at no additional cost to the Party requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket costs (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service with respect to the foregoing) incurred by any such Party, if applicable. The cooperation and assistance provided for in this Section 5.4 shall not be required to the extent such cooperation and assistance would result in an undue burden on any Party or would unreasonably interfere with any of its employees normal functions and duties. In furtherance of, and without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall make reasonably available those employees with particular knowledge of any function or service of which another Party was not allocated the employees, agents or consultants involved in such function or service in connection with the Plan of Reorganization (including, employee benefits functions, risk management, etc.).

Section 5.5 Further Assurances .

(a) In addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, including Section 2.6 , each of the Parties shall cooperate with each other and use (and will cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to use) reasonable best efforts, on and after the Effective Time, to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary on its part under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement the Ancillary Agreements and Commercial Arrangements.

 

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(b) Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Effective Time, each Party shall cooperate with the other Parties, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party from and after the Effective Time, to execute and deliver, or use reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of Transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Governmental Approvals, any permit or license, and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by any other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this 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 applicable Assets and the assignment and Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party will, at the reasonable request, cost and expense of any other Party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party good and marketable title to the Assets allocated to such Party under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, free and clear of any Security Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.

ARTICLE VI

EMPLOYEE MATTERS

Section 6.1 Stock Options .

(a) 2007 and 2008 Stock Options . Each vested and exercisable RRD Option granted in 2007 or 2008 that is outstanding immediately prior to the Relevant Time shall be adjusted as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Relevant Time so that the RRD Option shall remain an RRD Option, with the number of shares subject to such RRD Option equal to the number of shares of RRD Common Stock subject to the original RRD Option, divided by the RRD Equity Award Exchange Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. The per share exercise price shall be equal to the original exercise price multiplied by the RRD Equity Award Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent. Each RRD Option shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and expiration of exercise period, as applicable).

 

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(b) 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Stock Options.

(i) Each vested and exercisable RRD Option granted in 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012 that is outstanding immediately prior to the Relevant Time shall be converted as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Relevant Time so that the holder has:

(1) An RRD Option with respect to the same number of shares of RRD Common Stock subject to the original RRD Option, and the per share exercise price shall be equal to the original exercise price multiplied by the RRD Equity Award Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent; and

(2) An LSC Option with respect to a number of shares of LSC Common Stock equal to the number of shares of RRD Common Stock subject to the original RRD Option, multiplied by the LSC Spin Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares, and the per share exercise price shall be equal to (A) the original exercise price multiplied by the LSC Equity Award Exchange Ratio, divided by (B) the LSC Spin Ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent; and

(3) A Donnelley Financial Option with respect to a number of shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock equal to the number of shares of RRD Common Stock subject to the original RRD Option, multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares, and the per share exercise price shall be equal to (A) the original exercise price multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Equity Award Exchange Ratio, divided by (B) the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent.

(c) In the event the LSC Distribution and the Donnelley Financial Distribution occur on different dates, the adjustment of RRD Options as of each such Distribution Date under this Section 6.1 shall be equitably adjusted by the HR Committee.

(d) Any adjustments to give effect to the RRD Reverse Stock Split shall be done pursuant to the terms of the 2004 RRD Performance Incentive Plan and 2012 RRD Performance Incentive Plan, as applicable.

Section 6.2 R estricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Director Stock Units .

(a) Restricted Stock Units.

(i) 2013 and 2014 Restricted Stock Units . Each RRD Restricted Stock Unit award granted in 2013 or 2014 that is outstanding immediately prior to the Relevant Time shall be converted as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Relevant Time so that the holder has:

(1) An RRD Restricted Stock Unit award over the same number of shares of RRD Common Stock subject to the original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award; and

(2) An LSC Restricted Stock Unit award over a number of shares of LSC Common Stock equal to the number of shares of RRD Common Stock subject to the original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award, multiplied by the LSC Spin Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares; and

(3) A Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Unit award over a number of shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock equal to the number of shares of RRD Common Stock subject to the original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award, multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares.

 

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(ii) 2015 and 2016 Restricted Stock Units .

(1) Each RRD Restricted Stock Unit award granted in 2015 or 2016 held by an RRD Employee or Former RRD Employee that is outstanding immediately prior to the Relevant Time shall be converted as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Relevant Time so that the holder has an RRD Restricted Stock Unit award over a number of shares of RRD Common Stock equal (A) to the number of shares of Common Stock of RRD subject to the original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award, divided (B) by the RRD Equity Award Exchange Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. Such award shall retain the vesting schedule associated with such original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award.

(2) Each RRD Restricted Stock Unit award granted in 2015 or 2016 held by an LSC Employee or Former LSC Employee that is outstanding immediately prior to the LSC Distribution Date shall be converted as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the LSC Distribution Date so that the holder has an LSC Restricted Stock Unit award over a number of shares of RRD Common Stock equal to (A) the number of shares of Common Stock of RRD subject to the original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award, multiplied by the LSC Spin Ratio, divided by (B) the LSC Equity Award Exchange Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. Such award shall retain the vesting schedule associated with such original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award, except that references to continued employment with RRD shall refer to continued employment with the LSC Group following the LSC Distribution Date.

(3) Each RRD Restricted Stock Unit award granted in 2015 or 2016 held by an Donnelley Financial Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee that is outstanding immediately prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date shall be converted as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date so that the holder has an a Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Unit award over a number of shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock equal to (A) the number of shares of Common Stock of RRD subject to the original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award, multiplied by the Donnelley Financial Spin Ratio, divided by (B) the Donnelley Financial Equity Award Exchange Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. Such award shall retain the vesting schedule associated with such original RRD Restricted Stock Unit award, except that references to continued employment with RRD shall refer to continued employment with the Donnelley Financial Group following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(b) Performance Share Units .

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measured by the HR Committee through the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date) shall be converted in the exact same manner and time as RRD Restricted Stock Units are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i) above and shall remain subject to time-based vesting for the remainder of the applicable performance period.

(ii) 2015 Performance Share Units . Except as set forth in Schedule 6.2(b)(ii) , each RRD Performance Share Unit award granted in 2015 pursuant to the RRD 2012 Performance Incentive Plan that is outstanding immediately prior to the LSC Distribution or the Donnelley Financial Distribution (with satisfaction of performance conditions permanently measured by the HR Committee through the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date) shall be converted in the exact same manner and time as RRD Restricted Stock Units are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(ii) above and shall remain subject to time-based vesting for the remainder of the applicable performance period.

(c) Director Stock Units; Director Plans .

(i) Director Stock Units . Each RRD Director Stock Unit that is outstanding immediately prior to the LSC Distribution or the Donnelley Financial Distribution shall be converted in the exact same manner and time as RRD Restricted Stock Units are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(ii) above, except that references to continued services on the RRD Board shall refer to continued service on the LSC Board or the Donnelley Financial Board, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any individual who is named in the LSC Information Statement as an individual to be named to the LSC Board as of or immediately following the LSC Distribution shall have their RRD Director Stock Units solely converted into LSC Restricted Stock Units, and any individual who is named in the Donnelley Financial Information Statement as an individual to be named to the Donnelley Financial Board as of or immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution shall have their RRD Director Stock Units solely converted into Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units. Such converted awards shall remain subject to the terms and conditions (including but not limited to any deferred elections) in effect with respect to the award immediately preceding the applicable Distribution Date. Individuals who are continuing on the RRD Board following the Relevant Time shall have their RRD Director Stock Units solely converted in RRD Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(ii)(1) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a member of the RRD Board retires after Record Date and prior to the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, such director’s RRD Director Stock Units shall be converted in the exact same manner and time as RRD Restricted Stock Units are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i) above.

(ii) RRD Phantom Stock Plan. Each award that is outstanding immediately prior to the LSC Distribution or the Donnelley Financial Distribution shall be converted in the exact same manner and time as RRD Restricted Stock Units are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(ii) above, except that any references

 

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to continued service on the RRD Board shall refer to continued service on the LSC Board or the Donnelley Financial Board, as applicable. Such converted awards shall remain subject to the terms and conditions (including but not limited to any deferral elections) in effect with respect to the award immediately preceding the applicable Distribution Date.

(iii) Wallace Director Retainer Fee Plan . Following the applicable Relevant Time, RRD shall retain sole responsibility for all benefits accrued prior to such Relevant Time, and any Assets and Liabilities for the Wallace Director Retainer Fee Plan and neither LSC nor Donnelley Financial shall have any obligation with respect thereto as of the applicable Relevant Time. Any notional investments in RRD Common Stock under such plan shall be converted in the exact same manner and time as RRD Restricted Stock Units are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(ii) above. Such converted notional investments shall remain subject to the terms and conditions (including but not limited to any deferred elections) in effect with respect to the award immediately preceding the Relevant Time. Prior to the Relevant Time, RRD shall cause the rabbi trust underlying the Wallace Director Retainer Fee Plan to be amended to provide that as soon as practicable following the LSC Distribution and the Donnelley Financial Distribution, the trustee shall sell any LSC Common Stock and Donnelley Financial Common Stock in such trust in the open market and shall use the proceeds of such sales to purchase RRD Common Stock. Any investments in the Wallace Director Retainer Fee Plan following the applicable Relevant Time will be made solely in RRD Common Stock.

(iv) Wallace Director CAP Plan and Wallace Retirement Plan for Outside Directors . Following the applicable Relevant Time, RRD shall retain sole responsibility for all benefits accrued prior to such Relevant Time, and any Assets and Liabilities for the Wallace Director CAP Plan and Wallace Retirement Plan for Outside Directors and neither LSC nor Donnelley Financial shall have any obligation with respect thereto as of the applicable Relevant Time.

(d) Grant and Settlement of Awards . RRD shall assure that each RRD Option, RRD Restricted Stock Unit, RRD Performance Share Unit and RRD Director Stock Unit is converted into Donnelley Financial and LSC awards as set forth in Section 6.1 and this Section 6.2 as and when provided in this Agreement. All converted awards will be issued under the 2012 RRD Performance Incentive Plan, the 2016 LSC Communications, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan or the 2016 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan, as applicable. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and any other agreement in force between the Parties from time to time, upon the vesting or payment of any such award, each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall be solely responsible to issue its shares in settlement of the respective awards payable in its shares without reimbursement, recourse or other compensation from any other Party.

(e) In the event the LSC Distribution and the Donnelley Financial Distribution occur on different dates, the adjustment of RRD Restricted Stock Unit awards as of each such Distribution Date under this Section 6.2 shall be equitably adjusted by the HR Committee.

 

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(f) Any adjustments to give effect to the RRD Reverse Stock Split shall be done pursuant to the terms of the 2012 RRD Performance Incentive Plan.

Section 6.3 Cash Long Term Incentive Awards and Retention Awards . As of the applicable Distribution Date, each Party (or their applicable Affiliate or Subsidiary) shall Assume and be responsible for all Liabilities and shall fully perform, pay and discharge all obligations related to cash long-term incentive awards and retention awards granted under the 2012 RRD Performance Incentive Plan for their respective employees and former employees. Each such award shall retain the original vesting schedule associated therewith. The Parties have taken all necessary actions to amend any such cash retention award agreements to provide for immediate full vesting of cash retention awards upon a termination without cause by the applicable employer following the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

Section 6.4 Employee Stock Purchase Plan . Effective as of the Effective Time, RRD shall discontinue the purchase of common shares under the RRD Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the RRD Canadian Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ RRD ESPPs ”). RRD ceased employee deductions under the RRD ESPPs as of the August 31, 2016 payroll date and the last purchase of common shares under the RRD ESPPs occurred on or about September 8, 2016.

Section 6.5 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans .

(a) LSC Deferred Compensation Plans and LSC SERPs .

(i) Effective as of the LSC Distribution Date, LSC (or any member of the LSC Group) shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities under the LSC Deferred Compensation Plans and the LSC SERPs listed in Schedule 6.5(a) (the “ LSC Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities ”).

(1) In connection therewith and except as set forth on Schedule 6.5(a)(i)(1) , the Liabilities of the applicable Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and Legacy RRD SERPs attributable to LSC Employees and Former LSC Employees shall be transferred to such LSC Deferred Compensation Plans and LSC SERPs as set forth on Schedule 6.5(a)(i)(1) . For the avoidance of doubt, following the LSC Distribution Date, in no event shall LSC (or any member of the LSC Group) be responsible for any Liabilities retained by RRD under Section 6.5(c) below or any Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities (as defined below).

(2) LSC Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and LSC SERPs. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.5(a)(i)(2) , LSC Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and LSC SERPs that are organized under non-US law (the “ LSC Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and SERPs ”), shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and the Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the LSC Group.

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applicable Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and Legacy RRD SERPs immediately prior to the LSC Distribution Date shall continue in effect under the applicable LSC Deferred Compensation Plan or LSC SERP from and after the LSC Distribution Date until a new election, if permitted, that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such LSC Employee or Former LSC Employee in accordance with the terms of the applicable LSC Deferred Compensation Plan or LSC SERP and consistent with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable.

(iii) As of the LSC Distribution Date, LSC shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the LSC Deferred Compensation Plans and the LSC SERPs.

(iv) Payments to LSC Employees and Former LSC Employees under the LSC Deferred Compensation Plans and the LSC SERPs shall be made in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan by either by LSC or any other member of the LSC Group as determined in the sole discretion of LSC.

(b) Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans and Donnelley Financial SERPs .

(i) Effective as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, Donnelley Financial (or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group) shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities under the Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans and Donnelley Financial SERPs listed in Schedule 6.5(b) (the “ Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities ”).

(1) In connection therewith, the Liabilities of the applicable Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and Legacy RRD SERPs attributable to Donnelley Financial Employees and Former Donnelley Financial Employees shall be transferred to such Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans and Donnelley Financial SERPs as set forth on Schedule 6.5(b)(i)(1) . For the avoidance of doubt, following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, in no event shall Donnelley Financial (or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group) be responsible for any Liabilities retained by RRD under Section 6.5(c) below or any LSC Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities.

(2) Donnelley Financial Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and Donnelley Financial SERPs. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.5(b)(i)(2) , Donnelley Financial Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and Donnelley Financial SERPs that are organized under non-US law (the “ Donnelley Financial Non-US Deferred Compensation Plans and SERPs ”), shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and the Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the Donnelley Financial Group.

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effect under the terms of the applicable Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and Legacy RRD SERPs immediately prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date shall continue in effect under the applicable Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plan or Donnelley Financial SERP from and after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date until a new election, if permitted, that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such Donnelley Financial Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee in accordance with the terms of the applicable Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plan or Donnelley Financial SERP and consistent with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable.

(iii) As of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, Donnelley Financial shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans and Donnelley Financial SERPs.

(iv) Payments to Donnelley Financial Employees and Former Donnelley Financial Employees under the Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans and Donnelley Financial SERPs shall be made in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan by either Donnelley Financial or any member of the Donnelley Financial Group as determined in the sole discretion of Donnelley Financial.

(c) RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs .

(i) Effective as of the LSC Distribution Date, as between RRD and LSC, RRD (or any member of the RRD Group) shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities under the RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs listed in Schedule 6.5(c) , except to the extent that Liabilities thereunder have been assumed by, and transferred to, the LSC Deferred Compensation Plans or LSC SERPs under Section 6.5(a) . In connection therewith, the Liabilities of such applicable RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs attributable to the RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees shall be retained by such RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs. For the avoidance of doubt, following the LSC Distribution Date, in no event shall RRD (or any member of the RRD Group) be responsible for any LSC Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities.

(ii) Effective as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, as between RRD and Donnelley Financial, RRD (or any member of the RRD Group) shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities under the RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs listed in Schedule 6.5(c) , except to the extent that Liabilities thereunder have been assumed by, and transferred to, the Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation Plans or Donnelley Financial SERPs under Section 6.5(b) . In connection therewith, the Liabilities of such applicable RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs attributable to the RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees shall be retained by such RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs. For the avoidance of doubt, following the

 

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Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, in no event shall RRD (or any member of the RRD Group) be responsible for any Donnelley Financial Deferred Compensation and SERP Liabilities.

(iii) All deferral and time and form of payment elections by RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees that were in effect under the terms of the applicable Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue in effect from and after the Effective Time until a new election, if permitted, that by its terms supersedes the prior election is made by such RRD Employee or Former RRD Employee consistent with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable.

(iv) Effective as of the LSC Distribution Date, as between RRD and LSC, and effective as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, as between RRD and Donnelley Financial, RRD shall be solely responsible for the management and administration of the RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and RRD SERPs and RRD shall determine in its discretion whether deferrals for 2017 and later years are permitted under the RRD Deferred Compensation Plans.

(v) Payments to RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees under the RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and the RRD SERPs shall be made in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan by either RRD or any member of the RRD Group as determined in the sole discretion of RRD.

(d) Continued Employment . Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Parties agree that LSC Employees and Donnelley Financial Employees who participate in the Legacy RRD Deferred Compensation Plans and the Legacy RRD SERPs immediately prior to the applicable Relevant Time and who are employed by LSC or Donnelley Financial, as applicable, immediately following the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, as applicable, shall not experience a termination of employment or separation from service as a result of the transactions contemplated herein.

Section 6.6 Defined Benefit Plans .

(a) LSC Defined Benefit Plans .

(i) As of the LSC Distribution Date, the LSC Group shall Assume, establish or retain, as applicable, sponsorship of and be solely responsible for the management and administration of, and except as otherwise provided below, be responsible for all Assets and Liabilities under the defined benefit pension plans at that time sponsored by members of the LSC Group (collectively, the “ LSC Defined Benefit Plans ”) and the LSC Group shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities thereunder.

(ii) LSC Pension Plan. The LSC Pension Plan is intended to be a Tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan under Sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code. The members of the LSC Pension Plan as of October 1, 2016 are set forth on an exhibit to the LSC Pension Plan.

 

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(A) Effective prior to the LSC Distribution Date, LSC’s operating subsidiary shall (i) appoint or elect, as appropriate, a Treasurer and a Vice President Benefits to serve as the initial members of the Benefits Committees of the LSC Pension Plan and the Esselte Group US Retirement Income Plan. In addition, the plan sponsor shall appoint members to the committee for the Dover Publications, Inc. Retirement Income Plan. LSC’s operating subsidiary shall take all actions necessary to establish the LSC Pension Trust as a master trust to hold the assets of the LSC Pension Plan and the Esselte Group US Retirement Income Plan, which trust shall be designed to be Tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code.

(B) Effective on the LSC Distribution Date, the administrator of the Bowne Pension Plan shall cause approximately ninety percent (90%) of the Assets of the RRD Master Trust attributable to the individuals who will be participants in the LSC Pension Plan (the “ LSC Pension Plan Participants ”), (using values as of December 1, 2015) to be transferred to the LSC Pension Trust; the balance of the RRD Master Trust Assets attributable to the LSC Pension Plan Participants shall remain in the RRD Master Trust until transferred to the LSC Pension Trust, which shall occur by the date that is nine months after the LSC Distribution Date.

(C) LSC and RRD acknowledge and agree that such transfer of Assets and Liabilities will comply with Sections 401(a)(12), 414(l) and 411(d)(6) of the Code and the regulations thereunder using the assumptions and methodology which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would have used under Section 4044 of ERISA and that the value of the Assets to be transferred as determined under Section 414(l) of the Code and the regulations thereunder shall be adjusted for the period between the LSC Distribution Date and the transfer date to reflect the investment experience under the RRD Master Trust, the LSC Pension Plan’s allocable share of expenses and any benefit distributions made to LSC Pension Plan Participants. With respect to the transfer of Assets and Liabilities from the RRD Master Trust to the LSC Pension Trust, assumptions and methodology are set forth in Schedule 6.6(a)(ii)(C) .

(iii) LSC Non-US Defined Benefit Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.6(a)(iii) , for LSC Defined Benefit Plans that are intended to be Tax-qualified under non-US law (the “ LSC Non-US Defined Benefit Plans ”), such plans shall not be divided, but rather shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and the Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the LSC Group.

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(A) Following the LSC Distribution Date, eligible participants shall accrue benefits (to the extent that such LSC Defined Benefit Plans are not frozen) and receive service credit, as applicable, under the LSC Defined Benefit Plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant LSC Defined Benefit Plan; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way alter any right of LSC, subsequent to the LSC Distribution Date, to amend or terminate any of the LSC Defined Benefit Plans in accordance with their terms and applicable Law. LSC and RRD shall reasonably cooperate with each other in order to facilitate the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.6 .

(B) The applicable Claims fiduciaries shall continue to be solely responsible for the adjudication of Claims, and appeals of Claims, under all LSC Defined Benefit Plans, whether or not the benefit was accrued prior to or following the LSC Distribution Date.

(C) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, LSC and the applicable LSC Defined Benefit Plan shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless RRD, the applicable RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plan, or, if applicable, Donnelley Financial and the applicable Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plan (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in such LSC Defined Benefit Plan relating to pension benefits under such LSC Defined Benefit Plan.

(b) Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans .

(i) As of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, the Donnelley Financial Group shall establish and maintain the defined benefit pension plans at that time sponsored by members of the Donnelley Financial Group (collectively, the “ Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans ”) and the Donnelley Financial Group shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities thereunder.

(ii) Donnelley Financial Pension Plan. The Donnelley Financial Pension Plan is intended to be a Tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan under Sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code. The members of the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan as of October 1, 2016 are set forth on an exhibit to the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan.

(A) Effective prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, Donnelley Financial’s operating subsidiary shall (i) appoint or elect, as appropriate, a Treasurer and a Vice President Benefits to serve as the initial members of the Benefits Committee of the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan. Donnelley Financial’s operating subsidiary shall take all actions necessary to establish the Donnelley Financial Pension Trust to hold the assets of the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan, which trust shall be designed to be Tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code.

 

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(B) Effective on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, the administrator of the Bowne Pension Plan shall cause approximately ninety percent (90%) of the Assets of the RRD Master Trust attributable to the individuals who will be participants in the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan (the “ Donnelley Financial Pension Plan Participants ”) (using values as of December 1, 2015) to be transferred to the Donnelley Financial Pension Trust; the balance of the RRD Master Trust Assets attributable to the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan Participants shall remain in the RRD Master Trust until transferred to the Donnelley Financial Pension Trust, which shall occur by the date that is nine months after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(C) Donnelley Financial and RRD acknowledge and agree that such transfer of Assets and Liabilities will comply with Sections 401(a)(12), 414(l) and 411(d)(6) of the Code and the regulations thereunder using the assumptions and methodology which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would have used under Section 4044 of ERISA and that the value of the Assets to be transferred as determined under Section 414(l) of the Code and the regulations thereunder shall be adjusted for the period between the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and the transfer date to reflect the investment experience under the RRD Master Trust, the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan’s allocable share of expenses and any benefit distributions made to Donnelley Financial Pension Plan Participants. With respect to the transfer of Assets and Liabilities from the Bowne Pension Plan to the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan, assumptions and methodologies are set forth in Schedule 6.6(b)(ii)(C) .

(iii) Donnelley Financial Non-US Defined Benefit Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.6(b)(iii) , for Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans that are intended to be Tax-qualified under non-US law (the “ Donnelley Financial Non-US Defined Benefit Plans ”), such plans shall not be divided, but rather shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and the Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the Donnelley Financial Group.

(iv) Provisions Applicable to all Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans.

(A) Following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, eligible participants shall accrue benefits (to the extent that such Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans are not frozen) and receive service credit, as applicable, under the Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plan; provided, however, that the foregoing shall

 

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in no way alter any right of Donnelley Financial, subsequent to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, to amend or terminate any of the Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans in accordance with their terms and applicable Law. Donnelley Financial and RRD shall reasonably cooperate with each other in order to facilitate the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.6 .

(B) The applicable Claims fiduciaries shall continue to be solely responsible for the adjudication of Claims, and appeals of Claims, all Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans, whether or not the benefit was accrued prior to or following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(C) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, Donnelley Financial and the applicable Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plan shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless RRD, the applicable RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plan, or, if applicable, LSC, the Dover Publications Pension Plan and the applicable LSC Defined Benefit Plan (and each of their respective affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in such Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plan relating to pension benefits under such Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plan.

(c) RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plans .

(i) Following the applicable Relevant Time, RRD shall retain sole responsibility for all Assets and Liabilities of defined benefit plans sponsored by the RRD Group at such applicable Relevant Time, except to the extent that Assets and Liabilities thereunder have been assumed by, and transferred to, the LSC Defined Benefit Plans and the Donnelley Financial Defined Benefit Plans under Section 6.6(a) or Section 6.6(b) (the “ RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plans ”), and neither LSC nor Donnelley Financial shall have any obligation with respect thereto as of the applicable Relevant Time. The members of the Bowne Pension Plan as of October 1, 2016 are set forth on an exhibit to the Bowne Pension Plan.

(ii) Following the applicable Relevant Time, eligible participants in the RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plans shall continue to accrue benefits (to the extent that such RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plans are not frozen) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plan. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter in any way the right of RRD, subsequent to any applicable Relevant Time, to amend or terminate any RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, RRD and each applicable RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plan shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless LSC, the applicable LSC Defined Benefit Plan, or, if applicable, Donnelley Financial and the applicable Donnelley Financial Defined

 

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Benefit Plan (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in such RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plan relating to the provision of pension benefits pursuant to such RRD Retained Defined Benefit Plan.

Section 6.7 Defined Contribution Retirement Plans .

(a) LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plans .

(i) As of the LSC Distribution Date, the LSC Group shall retain, Assume or establish, as applicable, the defined contribution retirement plans at that time sponsored by the LSC Group (collectively, the “ LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ”) and the LSC Group shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities thereunder.

(ii) LSC Savings Plan. The LSC Savings Plan is intended to be a Tax-qualified defined contribution plan under Sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code. The members of the LSC Savings Plan on September 2, 2016 are identified on Schedule 6.7 .

(A) Effective prior to the LSC Distribution Date, LSC’s operating subsidiary shall (i) appoint or elect, as appropriate, a Treasurer and a Vice President Benefits to serve as the initial members of the Benefits Committee of the LSC Savings Plan and (ii) establish the LSC Savings Trust, which will be designed to be Tax exempt under Section 501 of the Code and hold the assets of the LSC Savings Plan.

(B) On September 2, 2016, and after the administrator of the RR Donnelley Savings Plan confirms that all of the actions described in Section 6.7(a)(ii)(A) have been completed, such administrator shall cause the value of Assets of the RR Donnelley Savings Plan attributable to the LSC Savings Plan Participants to be transferred to the LSC Savings Trust in a trust-to-trust “transfer of assets or liabilities” in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code and Section 208 of ERISA and the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Assets will be transferred in kind to the extent practicable. The RR Donnelley Savings Plan shall retain any forfeiture account balance under the RR Donnelley Savings Plan.

(iii) LSC Non-US Defined Contribution Retirement Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.7(a)(iii) , LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plans that are intended to be Tax-qualified under non-US law (the “ LSC Non-US Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ”), shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and the Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the LSC Group.

 

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(iv) Provisions Applicable to all LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plans.

(A) The applicable Claims fiduciaries shall continue to be solely responsible for the adjudication of Claims under the LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plans.

(B) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter in any way the right of the LSC Group, subsequent to the LSC Distribution Date, to amend or terminate any of the LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plans in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.

(C) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, LSC and each LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plan shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless RRD, the applicable RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, or, if applicable, Donnelley Financial and the applicable Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in such LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plan relating to the provision of benefits pursuant to such LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

(b) Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plans .

(i) As of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, Donnelley Financial shall retain, Assume or establish, as applicable, the defined contribution retirement plans at such time sponsored by the Donnelley Financial Group (collectively, the “ Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ”) and the Donnelley Financial Group shall be solely responsible for the satisfaction of all Liabilities thereunder.

(ii) Donnelley Financial Savings Plan. The Donnelley Financial Savings Plan is intended to be a Tax-qualified defined contribution plan under Sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code. The members of the Donnelley Financial Savings Plan on September 2, 2016 are identified on Schedule 6.7 .

(A) Effective prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, Donnelley Financial’s operating subsidiary shall (i) appoint or elect, as appropriate, a Treasurer and a Vice President Benefits to serve as the initial members of the Benefits Committee of the Donnelley Financial Savings Plan and (ii) establish the Donnelley Financial Savings Trust, which will be designed to be Tax exempt under Section 501 of the Code and hold the assets of the Donnelley Financial Savings Plan.

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Section 6.7(b)(ii)(A) have been completed, such administrator shall cause the value of Assets of the RR Donnelley Savings Plan attributable to the Donnelley Financial Savings Plan Participants to be transferred to the Donnelley Financial Savings Trust in a trust-to-trust “transfer of assets or liabilities” in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code and Section 208 of ERISA and the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Assets will be transferred in kind to the extent practicable. The RR Donnelley Savings Plan shall retain any forfeiture account balance under the RR Donnelley Savings Plan.

(iii) Donnelley Financial Non-US Defined Contribution Retirement Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.7(b)(iii) , Donnelley Financial Retirement Plans that are intended to be Tax-qualified under non-US law (the “ Donnelley Financial Non-US Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ”) shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and the Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the Donnelley Financial Group.

(iv) Provisions Applicable to all Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plans.

(A) The applicable Claims fiduciaries shall continue to be solely responsible for the adjudication of Claims under the Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plans.

(B) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter in any way the right of the Donnelley Financial Group, subsequent to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, to amend or terminate any of the Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plans in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.

(v) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, Donnelley Financial and the applicable Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plan shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless RRD, the applicable RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, or, if applicable, LSC and the applicable LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in such Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plan relating to the provision of benefits pursuant to such Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

(c) RRD Defined Contribution Retirement Plans .

(i) RR Donnelley Savings Plan. The RR Donnelley Savings Plan is intended to be a Tax-qualified defined contribution plan under Sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code. The members of the RR Donnelley Savings Plan on September 2, 2016 are identified on Schedule 6.7 .

 

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(ii) Following the applicable Relevant Time, RRD shall retain sole responsibility for all benefit obligations and Liabilities under the defined contribution retirement plans sponsored by the RRD Group, except to the extent that Assets and Liabilities of the RR Donnelley Savings Plan have been assumed by, and transferred to, the LSC Savings Plan and Donnelley Financial Savings Plan under Section 6.7(a) or Section 6.7(b) (collectively, the “ RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plans ”).

(iii) Eligible RRD participants shall continue accruing benefits under the RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plans. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall alter in any way the right of RRD, subsequent to such Relevant Time, to amend or terminate the RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plans in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.

(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, RRD and each applicable RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plan shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless LSC, the applicable LSC Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, or, if applicable, Donnelley Financial and the applicable Donnelley Financial Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities in respect of the participants in such RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plan relating to the provision of benefits pursuant to such RRD Retained Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Section 6.8 Retiree Medical Benefits . Following the applicable Relevant Time, RRD shall retain and be solely responsible for the management and administration of and satisfaction of all retiree medical, prescription drug and retiree life insurance obligations under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan and its associated trust (the “ RRD Retiree Medical Plan ”) and shall retain all Liabilities and Assets thereof. The Parties agree that the RRD Group (and each of the RRD Affiliates and Subsidiaries) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other Party (and each of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries) with respect to any and all Liabilities with respect to retiree medical, prescription drug and retiree life insurance obligations under the RRD Retiree Medical Plan.

Section 6.9 Health, Welfare, Voluntary and Other Compensation or Benefit Plans .

(a) US Group Benefits Plans .

(i) Establishment. Effective July 1, 2016, (A) LSC established the LSC Group Benefits Plan and (B) Donnelley Financial established the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan and, accordingly, as of July 1, 2016, LSC

 

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Employees and Donnelley Financial Employees ceased participating in the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan, except as otherwise provided herein. The newly established LSC Group Benefits Plan and Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan are substantially comparable to the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan.

(ii) Administration and Financial Responsibility for Employer Related Costs. Effective July 1, 2016, LSC Communications US, LLC and Donnelley Financial, LLC appointed or elected, as appropriate, a Treasurer and a Vice President Benefits to serve as the initial members of the Benefits Committees of the LSC Group Benefits Plan and the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan, respectively. Effective July 1, 2016, (A) the Benefits Committee of the LSC Group Benefits Plan is solely responsible for the management and administration of the LSC Group Benefits Plan and LSC Communications US, LLC is solely responsible for the payment of all employer-related costs in establishing and maintaining the LSC Group Benefits Plan, and for the collection and remittance of participant contributions and premiums, (B) the Benefits Committee of the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan is solely responsible for the management and administration of the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan and Donnelley Financial, LLC is solely responsible for the payment of all employer-related costs in establishing and maintaining the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan, and for the collection and remittance of participant contributions and premiums, and (C) RRD retains sole responsibility for all Liabilities under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan and sole responsibility for the payment of all employer-related costs in maintaining the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan, and for the collection and remittance of participant contributions and premiums.

(iii) Claims and Appeals; Financial Responsibility for Self-Insured Benefits and Claims. (A) The applicable Claims fiduciary under the LSC Group Benefits Plan shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any Claim, and any appeal of any Claim, (whether for eligibility or benefits) submitted under the LSC Group Benefits Plan. The members of LSC’s “controlled group” (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) shall bear sole financial responsibility for any Claim for (1) eligibility under the LSC Group Benefits Plan and (2) self-insured benefits of the sort covered by the LSC Group Benefits Plan on July 1, 2016, incurred by an LSC Employee (or his or her dependents or beneficiaries) if the date of service, or date of claimed eligibility, which is the subject of such Claim was on or after July 1, 2016. (B) The applicable Claims fiduciary under the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any Claim, and any appeal of any Claim, (whether for eligibility or benefits) submitted under the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan. The members of Donnelley Financial’s “controlled group” (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) shall bear sole financial responsibility for any Claim for (1) eligibility under the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan and (2) self-insured benefits of the sort covered by the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan on July 1, 2016, incurred by a Donnelley Financial Employee (or his or her dependents or beneficiaries) if the date of service, or date of claimed eligibility, which is the subject of such Claim was on or after July 1, 2016. (C) The applicable Claims fiduciary under the RR Donnelley

 

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Group Benefits Plan shall be solely responsible for the adjudication of any Claim, and any appeal of any Claim, (whether for eligibility or benefits) submitted under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan. The members of RRD’s “controlled group” (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) shall bear sole financial responsibility for any Claim for (1) eligibility under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan or (2) self-insured benefits of the sort covered by the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan on July 1, 2016, incurred by (x) a RRD Employee (or his or her dependents or beneficiaries) if, with respect to clauses (1) and (2) of this Subsection (C), the date of service, or date of claimed eligibility, which is the subject of such Claim was on or after July 1, 2016, and (y) an LSC Employee, Former LSC Employee, Donnelley Financial Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee, RRD Employee or Former RRD Employee (or any of their respective dependents or beneficiaries) if, with respect to clauses (1) and (2) of this Subsection (C), the date of service, or date of claimed eligibility, which is the subject of such Claim was before July 1, 2016.

(iv) Liability for Incurred But Not Reported Claims. As of June 30, 2016, (A) the reserve included in RRD’s financial statements for “Incurred But Not Reported” medical and prescription drug expenses attributable to an LSC Employee or Former LSC Employee will remain under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan, and (B) the reserve included in RRD’s financial statements for “Incurred But Not Reported” medical and prescription drug expenses attributable to a Donnelley Financial Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee will remain under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan.

(v) COBRA. Any COBRA Liabilities incurred based on any COBRA qualifying event occurring on or after July 1, 2016 that is (A) attributable to the LSC Group Benefits Plan shall be an LSC Communications US, LLC Liability and (B) attributable to the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan shall be a Donnelley Financial, LLC Liability. Any COBRA Liabilities incurred based on any COBRA qualifying event occurring prior July 1, 2016 shall remain an RRD Liability.

(vi) Service Credit. Each eligible LSC Employee and Donnelley Financial Employee will receive credit under the LSC Group Benefits Plan or the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan, as applicable, in 2016 for any co-payments and deductibles paid under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan prior to July 1, 2016, in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under the LSC Group Benefits Plan or the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan, as applicable. The LSC Group Benefits Plan and the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan shall each cover any pre-existing conditions that are covered under the RRD Group Benefits Plan.

(vii) Disability Benefits. Each LSC Employee and each Donnelley Financial Employee who is receiving long-term disability benefits under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan on June 30, 2016 shall continue to participate in the Long Term Disability Benefit Program under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits

 

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Plan (subject to the terms of such Program) until such time, if any, as such employee either returns to work and commences employment with the LSC Group or Donnelley Financial Group, as applicable. Each LSC Employee and each Donnelley Financial Employee who is receiving short-term disability benefits under the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan on June 30, 2016 shall commence participation in the LSC or Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan (subject to the terms of such Plan), as applicable. On and after July 1, 2016, each of RRD, LSC Communications US, LLC and Donnelley Financial, LLC shall be solely responsible for providing disability coverage as required under New York State law for each applicable participant.

(b) Non-US Welfare Benefit Plans . Except as set forth on Schedule 6.9(b) , non-US welfare benefit plans covering LSC Employees, Former LSC Employees, Donnelley Financial Employees, Former Donnelley Financial Employees, RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and any Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the LSC Group, Donnelley Financial Group or RRD Group, respectively.

(c) US Flexible Benefits Plans .

(i) Effective July 1, 2016, LSC Communications US, LLC established the LSC Flexible Benefits Plan and on and after that date LSC is solely responsible for the management and administration thereof.

(ii) Effective July 1, 2016, Donnelley Financial, LLC established the Donnelley Financial Flexible Benefits Plan and on and after that date Donnelley Financial, LLC is solely responsible for the management and administration thereof.

(iii) Effective July 1, 2016, the RR Donnelley Flexible Benefits Plan (A) transferred to the LSC Flexible Benefits Plan any remaining flexible spending account balance (positive or negative) and dependent care account balance of any LSC Employee who was participating in the RR Donnelley Flexible Benefits Plan as of June 30, 2016, and (B) transferred to the Donnelley Financial Flexible Benefits Plan any remaining flexible spending account balance (positive or negative) and dependent care account balance of any Donnelley Financial Employee who was participating in the RR Donnelley Flexible Benefits Plan as of June 30, 2016.

(d) Severance Plans.

(i) US Severance Plans. Effective July 1, 2016, (A) LSC Communications US, LLC established the LSC Separation Pay Plan and is solely responsible for any severance Liabilities to any LSC Employee whose employment terminates on or after July 1, 2016 and (B) Donnelley Financial, LLC established the Donnelley Financial Separation Pay Plan and is solely responsible for any

 

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severance Liabilities relating to any Donnelley Financial Employee whose employment terminates on or after July 1, 2016. RRD retained sole responsibility for any severance Liabilities relating to RRD Employees whose employment terminates on or after July 1, 2016 and Former RRD Employees, Former LSC Employees and Former Donnelley Financial Employees, in each case, whose employment terminated before July 1, 2016. In no event shall an employee receive a duplication of severance benefits.

(ii) Non-US Severance Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.9(d)(ii) , Non-US Severance Plans covering LSC Employees, Former LSC Employees, Donnelley Financial Employees, Former Donnelley Financial Employees, RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees shall continue to be sponsored and maintained by the local sponsoring entity and any Assets and Liabilities thereunder shall be retained by such local entities within the LSC Group, Donnelley Financial Group or RRD Group, respectively.

(e) Voluntary Benefits . Effective as of July 1, 2016, LSC Communications US, LLC, Donnelley Financial, LLC and RRD each established, or maintained (as applicable), and will maintain its own voluntary benefit plans, policies and arrangements, which on July 1, 2016 included the Colonial Life Supplemental Short Term Disability Coverage, Hyatt Legal Plans, MetLife Auto & Home Insurance, VPI Pet Insurance, Wage Works Commuter Program and Purchasing Power, which are fully paid by employees. LSC shall be solely responsible for the collection and remittance of employee contributions for such voluntary benefits owed by LSC Employees on or after July 1, 2016; Donnelley Financial shall be solely responsible for collection and remittance of employee contributions for such voluntary benefits owed by Donnelley Financial Employees on or after July 1, 2016; and RRD shall retain all related responsibilities with respect to collection and remittance of employee contributions for such voluntary benefits owed by RRD Employees on or after July 1, 2016.

(f) Paid Time Off and Payroll . Following the applicable Relevant Time, each Party shall establish or retain their own paid time off policy and (i) any earned but unused paid time off (including vacation pay) that a LSC Employee is entitled to as of the LSC Distribution Date will be credited to the LSC Employee under the LSC paid time off policy and provided in accordance with that policy; (ii) any earned but unused paid time off (including vacation pay) that a Donnelley Financial Employee is entitled to as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date will be credited to the Donnelley Financial Employee under the Donnelley Financial paid time off policy and provided in accordance with that policy; and (iii) any earned but unused paid time off (including vacation pay) that a RRD Employee is entitled to as of each applicable Relevant Time will be continued by the RRD paid time off policy and provided in accordance with that policy. On and after the applicable Distribution Date, each Party shall have no liability for paid time off on behalf of another Party’s employees.

(g) Annual Bonus Plans . Following the applicable Relevant Time, each Party (or their applicable Affiliate or Subsidiary) shall Assume and be responsible for all Liabilities and fully perform, pay and discharge all annual bonus obligations relating to any

 

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annual incentive plan for their respective employees and former employees for 2016 and thereafter. With respect to the period beginning January 1, 2016 and ending on the LSC Distribution Date, LSC shall calculate the bonus for LSC Employees that participated in a RRD bonus program using the applicable performance criteria for such period and such calculation shall be in a manner consistent with the terms of RRD’s bonus programs. With respect to the period beginning January 1, 2016 and ending on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, Donnelley Financial shall calculate the bonus for Donnelley Financial Employees that participated in a RRD bonus program using the applicable performance criteria for such period and such calculation shall be in a manner consistent with the terms of RRD’s bonus programs. In no event shall any employee receive a duplication of such benefits hereunder.

(h) Employment and Restrictive Covenant Agreements .

(i) As of the applicable Relevant Time, (A) the LSC Group shall Assume, establish or retain, as applicable, and be solely responsible for the administration and enforcement of, and all Liabilities under, the employment and restrictive covenant agreements covering LSC Employees and Former LSC Employees, (B) the Donnelley Financial Group shall Assume, establish or retain, as applicable, and be solely responsible for the administration and enforcement of, and all Liabilities under, the employment and restrictive covenant agreements covering Donnelley Financial Employees and Former Donnelley Financial Employees, and (C) the RRD Group shall establish or retain, as applicable, and be solely responsible for the administration and enforcement of, and all Liabilities under, the employment and restrictive covenant agreements covering RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees.

(ii) As of the applicable Relevant Time, LSC Employees and Donnelley Financial Employees who are obligated to RRD under any non-compete, employee non-solicit or customer non-solicit covenants contained in any employment, severance or other agreement (together, the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) shall become obligated to LSC or Donnelley Financial, as applicable, under such Restrictive Covenants and shall cease to be obligated to RRD thereunder. RRD Employees shall remain obligated to RRD under their Restrictive Covenants. In addition, for each RRD Employee, LSC Employee and Donnelley Financial Employee listed on Schedule 6.9(h)(ii) , if such employee’s employment terminates during the Wear Away Period, he or she shall be obligated under his or her Restrictive Covenants to the other Parties who were not his or her post-spin employer for the period, if any, beginning on the date of termination and ending at the conclusion of the Wear Away Period.

(iii) For all RRD Employees, LSC Employees and Donnelley Financial Employees who are obligated to RRD prior to the applicable Relevant Time under any confidentiality or non-disparagement covenants, such covenants shall survive at all times, both during and after employment, with respect to each such employee’s post-spin employer, and shall survive and also apply to each of the other Parties at all times following each such employee’s termination of employment.

 

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(iv) The Parties agree they shall reasonably cooperate and work together to enforce the Restrictive Covenants and the provisions of this Section 6.9(h) .

Section 6.10 Cooperation and Administrative Provisions .

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate and work together to unify, consolidate and share (to the extent permissible under applicable privacy/data protection laws) all relevant documents, board resolutions, government filings, data, payroll and employment Information on regular timetables, make certain that each applicable entity’s data and records are correct and updated on a timely basis, and cooperate as needed with respect to (i) any litigation with respect to an employee benefit plan or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) an audit of an employee benefit plan or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or any other Governmental Entity, (iii) seeking a determination letter, private letter ruling or advisory opinion from the Internal Revenue Service or Department or Labor on behalf of any employee benefit plan or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) any filings that are required to be made or supplemented to the Internal Revenue Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Department of Labor or any other Governmental Entity; provided, however, that requests for cooperation must be reasonable and not interfere with daily business operations.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties agree that they shall share all necessary data elements to administer the RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial equity plans described in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 for up to a period not to exceed ten (10) years following the Final Separation Date. This data shall be made available in the formats that exist at the time of the distribution or in any other mutually agreeable format. Data shall be transmitted to these administrators via a mutually agreeable method of data transmission. Each Party also agrees to ensure that their plan administrator will make available all necessary data elements required now or in the future including but not limited to, exercise, lapse and Tax data, in a timely fashion and to withhold appropriate Taxes at the direction of the employer company of the individual for the time period covered under this provision.

(c) With respect to any employees on temporary international assignment or outside of the U.S. as an ex-patriate who become LSC Employees or Donnelley Financial Employees, the Parties agree that they shall reasonably cooperate to finalize the transfer of any immigration documentation, including, but not limited to, sponsorship of visas, permanent resident cards or reentry permits. In addition, with respect to any employees who are subject to any immigration documentation sponsored by RRD and become an LSC Employee or Donnelley Financial Employee, the Parties agree they shall reasonably cooperate to finalize the transfer of such documentation to LSC or Donnelley Financial, as applicable. LSC shall be responsible for any costs and expenses incurred on behalf of any LSC Employee. Donnelley Financial shall be responsible for any costs and expenses incurred on behalf of any Donnelley Financial Employee.

 

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(d) The Parties shall share, or cause to be shared, all Information on participants in the LSC Plans, Donnelley Financial Plans and RRD Retained Plans that is necessary and appropriate for the efficient and accurate administration of the LSC Plans, Donnelley Financial Plans and RRD Retained Plans, including (but not limited to) Information reasonably necessary to timely respond to Claims for benefits made by participants and Information on expenses incurred by LSC Plans prior to the LSC Distribution Date and Donnelley Financial Plans prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date so that LSC and Donnelley Financial may invoice and pay administrative expenses from their respective plan trusts as described in paragraph (g) below. The Parties and their respective authorized agents shall, subject to applicable laws of confidentiality and data protection and transfer, be given reasonable and timely access to, and may make copies of, all Information relating to the subjects of this Article VI to the extent necessary or appropriate for such administration. Each of the Parties agree, upon reasonable request, to provide financial, operational and other Information on each LSC Plan, Donnelley Financial Plan and RRD Retained Plan, including (but not limited to) Information on a plan’s assets and liabilities, at a level of detail reasonably necessary and appropriate for the efficient and accurate administration of each of the LSC Plans, Donnelley Financial Plans and RRD Retained Plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such Information described in this Section 6.10 . cannot be reasonably obtained without additional cost, the Parties shall agree to reimburse each of the other Parties for all additional third-party costs and such other reasonable costs of obtaining the Information. To the extent that the LSC Group Benefits Plan, the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan and the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan share protected health Information (“ PHI ”), the LSC Group Benefits Plan, the Donnelley Financial Group Benefits Plan and the RR Donnelley Group Benefits Plan hereby agree to enter into appropriate business associate agreements to cover the sharing of PHI, as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“ HIPAA ”).

(e) Each of LSC and Donnelley Financial agrees to hold RRD harmless with respect to any Liabilities related to actions taken to establish the LSC Plans and the Donnelley Financial Plans (and related third party administrative agreements) prior to the applicable Relevant Time.

(f) To the extent not covered elsewhere in this Agreement, with respect to expenses and costs incurred on behalf of a LSC Plan, Donnelley Financial Plan or RRD Retained Plan: (i) LSC shall be responsible, through either direct payment or reimbursement to RRD or Donnelley Financial, as applicable, for its allocable share of actual third party and/or vendor costs and expenses incurred by any member of the LSC Group or the LSC Plans, (ii) Donnelley Financial shall be responsible, through either direct payment or reimbursement to RRD or LSC, as applicable, for its allocable share of actual third party and/or vendor costs and expenses incurred by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group or the Donnelley Financial Plans, and (iii) RRD shall be responsible, through either direct payment or reimbursement to LSC or Donnelley Financial, as applicable, for its allocable share of actual third party and/or vendor costs and expenses

 

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incurred by any member of the RRD Group or the RRD Retained Plans. An allocable share of any such costs and expenses will be determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which the allocable share of such costs and expenses was determined prior to the applicable Distribution Date. The Parties agree to pay for any third-party costs associated partially or entirely with their respective employee benefit plans associated with this Distribution following the applicable Distribution Date.

(g) To the extent not covered elsewhere in this Agreement, with respect to all employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements maintained outside of the United States, the Parties agree that they shall reasonably cooperate and work together to facilitate any transfer of employee benefit plans, policies, programs, payroll practices, and arrangements as necessary and in accordance with applicable Law.

(h) With respect to multinational insurance pools that the Parties’ entities participate in immediately prior to the applicable Relevant Time, any dividends attributable to each such pool as of the applicable Relevant Time shall be paid from each such pool to RRD. To the extent the Parties establish any multinational insurance pools following the applicable Relevant Time, dividends attributable to any such pool shall be paid from such pool to the applicable Party.

(i) To the extent not covered elsewhere in this Agreement, the Parties (and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates) are hereby authorized to implement the provisions of this Article VI , including by making appropriate adjustments to employee benefits provided for in this Agreement, provided such adjustments are intended for administrative or recordkeeping purposes to retain the value of benefits provided in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

(j) Code Sections 162(m)/409A . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including the treatment of supplemental and deferred compensation plans, Performance Share Units, outstanding long-term incentive awards and annual incentive awards as described herein), (i) to the extent that any Performance Share Units, long-term and annual incentive awards or other compensation awarded to LSC Employees and Donnelley Financial Employees that is intended to qualify as “performance based compensation” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code) requires certification of the level of achievement of the applicable performance goals by the Human Resources Committee of the RRD Board (the “ HR Committee ”) in order to so qualify, the HR Committee shall make such certification in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, and (ii) the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith regarding the need for any treatment different from that otherwise provided herein to ensure that (A) a federal income Tax deduction for the payment of any such Performance Share Units, long-term incentive award, annual incentive award or other compensation is not limited by reason of Section 162(m) of the Code, and (B) the treatment of such supplemental or deferred compensation or long-term incentive award, annual incentive award or other compensation does not cause the imposition of a Tax under Section 409A of the Code.

 

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Section 6.11 Approval of Plans; Terms of Participation by Employees in Plans .

(a) Approval of Plans . On or prior to the Relevant Time, the Parties shall take all actions as may be necessary to approve the stock-based employee compensation plans of LSC or Donnelley Financial, as applicable, in order to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of NYSE.

(b) Non-Duplication of Benefits . The LSC Plans, Donnelley Financial Plans and RRD Retained Plans shall not provide benefits that duplicate benefits provided to a participant by a corresponding LSC Plan, Donnelley Financial Plan, or RRD Retained Plans. The Parties shall agree on methods and procedures, including amending the respective plan documents, to prevent LSC Employees, Former LSC Employees, Donnelley Financial Employees, Former Donnelley Financial Employees, RRD Employees and Former RRD Employees from receiving duplicate benefits from the LSC Plans, Donnelley Financial Plans, and RRD Retained Plans; provided, that nothing shall prevent LSC from unilaterally amending the LSC Plans to avoid such duplication, nothing shall prevent Donnelley Financial from unilaterally amending the Donnelley Financial Plans to avoid such duplication, and nothing shall prevent RRD from unilaterally amending the RRD Retained Plans to avoid such duplication.

(c) Service Credit . The Parties shall jointly continue the engagement of Milliman, Inc., or agree on and engage a successor, to collect employment data from each of the Parties and provide appropriate reports to the plan administrators of the Bowne Pension Plan, the LSC Pension Plan and the Donnelley Financial Pension Plan to permit each such administrator to track employment service of its plan participants after the applicable Relevant Time with any of the Parties for purposes of determining service credit under such plan in accordance with its terms. Further, the Parties agree to continue to provide information and data requested by such vendor, in a format acceptable to such vendor, to permit such vendor to generate such reports. Each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall be responsible for paying when due one-third of the fees and expenses of such vendor for providing such services, unless an alternative fee-sharing arrangement is agreed by the Parties.

(d) Plan Elections . Except as may be specifically provided otherwise under this Agreement or applicable Law, all participant elections (including, without limitation, deferral elections, payment elections, beneficiary designations, qualified domestic relations orders, qualified medical child support orders and loan agreements) with respect to the participation of a LSC Employee, Former LSC Employee, Donnelley Financial Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee, RRD Employee or Former RRD Employee in a RRD employee benefit arrangement shall be transferred to and be in full force and effect under the corresponding and applicable LSC Plan or Donnelley Financial Plan in accordance with the terms of each such applicable plan and to the extent permissible under such plan, until such elections are replaced or revoked by the employee who made such election.

 

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Section 6.12 Taxes and Withholding .

(a) Options .

(i) Exercise Price .

(A) Upon the exercise of a LSC Option, whether by a RRD Employee, Former RRD Employee, LSC Employee, Former LSC Employee, Donnelley Financial Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee, the Parties shall take steps to ensure that the exercise price is delivered to LSC, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

(B) Upon the exercise of a Donnelley Financial Option, whether by a RRD Employee, Former RRD Employee, LSC Employee, Former LSC Employee, Donnelley Financial Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee, the Parties shall take steps to ensure that the exercise price is delivered to Donnelley Financial, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

(C) Upon the exercise of a RRD Option, whether by a RRD Employee, Former RRD Employee, LSC Employee, Former LSC Employee, Donnelley Financial Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee, the Parties shall take steps to ensure that the exercise price is delivered to RRD, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

(ii) Taxes .

(A) Upon the exercise of a LSC Option, Donnelley Financial Option or RRD Option, the employer or, in the case of a Former RRD Employee, Former LSC Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee, the former employer of such holder shall fund and be liable to the applicable Governmental Entity for any employer Taxes.

(B) Upon the exercise of a LSC Option, Donnelley Financial Option or RRD Option, the Parties shall take steps to ensure that the applicable withholding amount is remitted in cash to the employer or, in the case of a Former RRD Employee, Former LSC Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee, the former employer of such holder.

(b) Restricted Stock Units .

(i) Settlement .

(A) After the LSC Distribution Date, LSC shall be responsible for all liabilities under LSC Restricted Stock Units, whether such LSC Restricted Stock Units are held by LSC Employees, Former LSC Employees, Donnelley Financial Employees, Former Donnelley Financial Employees, RRD Employees, Former RRD Employees and individuals who received such LSC Restricted Stock Units in their capacity as LSC directors. LSC shall settle, and satisfy any dividend obligations with respect to, such LSC Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the terms of the 2016 LSC Communications, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan and the 2016 LSC Communications, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan.

 

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(B) After the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, Donnelley Financial shall be responsible for all liabilities under Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units, whether such Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units are held by Donnelley Financial Employees, Former Donnelley Financial Employees, LSC Employees, Former LSC Employees, RRD Employees, Former RRD Employees and individuals who received such Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units in their capacity as Donnelley Financial directors. Donnelley Financial shall settle, and satisfy any dividend obligations with respect to, such Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the terms of the 2016 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan and the 2016 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan.

(C) RRD shall be responsible for all liabilities under RRD Restricted Stock Units, whether such RRD Restricted Stock Units are held by RRD Employees, Former RRD Employees, LSC Employees, Former LSC Employees, Donnelley Financial Employees, Former Donnelley Financial Employees and individuals who received such RRD Restricted Stock Units in their capacity as RRD directors. RRD shall settle, and satisfy any dividend obligations with respect to, such RRD Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the terms of the 2012 RRD Performance Incentive Plan and the RRD Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan.

(ii) Taxes .

(A) Upon settlement of any LSC Restricted Stock Unit, Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Unit or RRD Restricted Stock Unit, other than a RRD Restricted Stock Unit that is held by an individual who received such RRD Restricted Stock Unit in his capacity as a RRD director, the employer, or, in the case of a Former LSC Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee or Former RRD Employee, the former employer, of such holder shall fund any employer Taxes.

(B) Upon settlement of any LSC Restricted Stock Unit, Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Unit or RRD Restricted Stock Unit, other than a RRD Restricted Stock Unit that is held by an individual who received such RRD Restricted Stock Unit in his capacity as a RRD director, the Parties shall take steps to ensure that the applicable withholding amount is remitted in cash to the employer, or, in the case of a Former LSC Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee or Former RRD Employee, the former employer of such holder.

(C) RRD shall be responsible for any Tax reporting obligations associated with any RRD Restricted Stock Units that are held by an individual who received such RRD Restricted Stock Unit in his capacity as a RRD director.

 

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(c) Tax Deductions . With respect to the Equity Compensation held by individuals who are RRD Employees or RRD directors at the time the Equity Compensation becomes Taxable and individuals who are Former RRD Employees at such time, RRD shall claim any federal, state and/or local Tax deductions after the Final Separation Date, and LSC and Donnelley Financial shall not claim such deductions. With respect to the Equity Compensation held by individuals who are LSC Employees or LSC directors at the time the Equity Compensation becomes Taxable and individuals who are Former LSC Employees at such time, LSC shall claim any federal, state and/or local Tax deductions after the LSC Distribution Date, and RRD and Donnelley Financial shall not claim such deductions. With respect to the Equity Compensation held by individuals who are Donnelley Financial Employees or Donnelley Financial directors at the time the Equity Compensation becomes Taxable and individuals who are Former Donnelley Financial Employees at such time, Donnelley Financial shall claim any federal, state and/or local Tax deductions after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and LSC and RRD shall not claim such deductions. If any of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial determines in its reasonable judgement that there is a substantial likelihood that a Tax deduction that was assigned to RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial pursuant to this Section 6.12 will instead be available to another of the Parties (whether as a result of a determination by the Internal Revenue Service, a change in the Code or the regulations or guidance thereunder, or otherwise), it will notify the other Party and all Parties will negotiate in good faith to resolve the issue in accordance with the following principle: the Party entitled to the deduction shall pay to the other party an amount that places the other Party in a financial position equivalent to the financial position the Party would have been in had the Party received the deduction as intended under this Section 6.12 . Such amount shall be paid within ninety (90) days of filing the last Tax return necessary to make the determination described in the preceding sentence.

Section 6.13 International Regulatory Compliance . RRD shall have the authority to adjust the treatment otherwise described in this Article VI in order to ensure compliance with the applicable laws or regulations of countries outside the United States or to preserve the Tax benefits provided under local Tax law or regulation prior the Distributions.

ARTICLE VII

RRD CONTINGENT ASSETS AND ASSUMED RRD CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Section 7.1 RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities .

(a) RRD Contingent Assets . To the extent that a Party or any member of its Group receives from a third party any proceeds of any kind arising out of a RRD Contingent Asset, to the extent necessary, such Party shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, promptly (but in no event later than thirty (30) days following receipt thereof, unless there is a good faith dispute as to whether such proceeds are in fact RRD Contingent Assets and the matter has been submitted for resolution pursuant to the

 

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terms of this Agreement, in which case, promptly following the final determination thereof) transfer such amounts to the other Parties pursuant to and in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage. Transfers under this Section 7.1(a) are subject to the relevant Parties’ agreement (i) as to the most cost efficient means of effecting such Transfer and (ii) to share any incremental costs arising as a result of such Transfer.

(b) Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Article VII or a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement (with respect to Taxes) and without limiting the indemnification provisions of Article VIII , RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall each be responsible for each such Party’s share of any indemnifiable losses in respect of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities pursuant to and in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article VIII ; provided , that so long as any such Party is still an Affiliate of RRD, RRD shall be responsible for such Party’s Applicable Percentage of any such Assumed RRD Contingent Liability. Any amounts owed in respect of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities (including reimbursement for the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of defending, managing or providing assistance to the Managing Party pursuant to Section 7.3(b) with respect to any Third Party Claim that is an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, which shall include any amounts with respect to a bond, prepayment or similar security or obligation required (or determined to be advisable by the Managing Party) to be posted by the Managing Party in respect of any claim) shall be remitted promptly after the Party entitled to such amount provides an invoice (including reasonable supporting Information with respect thereto) to the Party or Parties owing such amount and such costs and expenses shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Assumed RRD Contingent Liability in determining the reimbursement obligations of the other Parties with respect thereto. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Managing Party (and the Party providing assistance to the Managing Party pursuant to Section 7.3(b) ) shall be entitled to reimbursement by the other Parties (in an amount equal to the Party’s Applicable Percentage) of any out-of-pocket costs and expenses (which shall include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees who are solely dedicated to the management or defense of such Assumed RRD Contingent Liability but less any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service as managing the Assumed RRD Contingent Liability) related to or arising out of defending or managing any such Assumed RRD Contingent Liability from LSC and Donnelley Financial, as applicable, from time to time when invoiced, in advance of a final determination or resolution of any Action related to an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability. For US federal income Tax purposes, the Parties shall treat the payment of Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities (and costs and expenses relating to Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities, as the case may be) as set forth in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement. It shall not be a defense to any obligation by any Party to pay any amounts, whether pursuant to this Article VII or in respect of Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Article VIII , in respect of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability that (i) such Party was not consulted in the defense or management thereof, (ii) that such Party’s views or opinions as to the conduct of such defense were not accepted or adopted, (iii) that such Party does not approve of the quality or manner of the defense thereof or (iv) that such Assumed RRD Contingent Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of Liability (even if, subject in each case to Section 7.4 and Section 8.6 , such settlement was effected without the consent or over the objection of such Party).

 

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Section 7.2 Management of RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities .

(a) For purposes of this Article VII , “ Managing Party ” shall initially mean RRD; provided , however , that under certain circumstances another Party may become the Managing Party as may be otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.

(b) Except as provided in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement (with respect to management of Tax audits), the Managing Party shall, on behalf of the other Parties, have sole and exclusive authority to commence, prosecute, manage, control, conduct or defend (or Assume the defense of) or otherwise determine all matters whatsoever (including, as applicable, litigation strategy and choice of legal counsel or other professionals) with respect to any RRD Contingent Asset and, on behalf of the other Parties, any Action or Third Party Claim with respect to an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability (including with respect to those RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(204) and Schedule 1.1(18) ). The Managing Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly notify the other Parties in the event that it commences an Action with respect to a RRD Contingent Asset; provided , that the failure to provide such notice shall not give rise to any rights on the part of the other Parties against the Managing Party or affect any other provision of this Section 7.2 . So long as the Managing Party has assumed and is actively and diligently conducting the defense of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability in accordance with this Section 7.2(b) , the other Parties will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Assumed RRD Contingent Liability without the prior written consent of the Managing Party , with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

(c) Each Party acknowledges that the Managing Party may elect not to pursue any RRD Contingent Asset for any reason whatsoever (including a different assessment of the merits of any Action, claim or right than the other Parties or any business reasons that may be in the best interests of the Managing Party or a member of such Managing Party Group, without regard to the best interests of any member of the other Groups) and that no member of the Managing Party Group shall have any Liability to any Person (including any member of the other Parties’ Groups) as a result of any such determination.

(d) The Managing Party shall on a quarterly basis, or if a material development occurs as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, fully inform the other Parties of the status of and developments relating to any matter involving a RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability and provide copies of any material document, notices or other materials related to such matters. Each Party shall cooperate fully with the Managing Party in its management of any of such RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability and shall take such actions in connection therewith that the Managing Party reasonably requests (including providing access to such Party’s Records and employees as set forth in Section 7.3 ).

 

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(e) None of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial shall take, or permit any member of its respective Group to take, any action (including commencing any Action) or omit to take any action that may interfere with or that may adversely affect the rights and powers of the Managing Party pursuant to this Article VII .

(f) In the event of any dispute as to whether any Asset or Liability is a RRD Contingent Asset and/or an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability as set forth in Section 7.4(b) , the Managing Party may, but shall not be obligated to, commence prosecution or other assertion of such claim or right pending resolution of such dispute. In the event that the Managing Party commences any such prosecution or assertion and, upon resolution of the dispute (pursuant to Article X or otherwise), it is determined that such Asset or Liability is not a RRD Contingent Asset or an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability and that such Asset or Liability belongs to another Party, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Managing Party shall have the right to cease the prosecution or assertion of such right or claim and the applicable Parties shall cooperate to transfer the control thereof to the applicable other Party. In such event, the applicable other Party, shall promptly reimburse the Managing Party for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred to such date in connection with the prosecution or assertion of such claim or right.

Section 7.3 Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses .

(a) Access to Information and Employees by the Managing Party . Unless otherwise prohibited by Law or more specifically provided in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement with respect to Tax audits and access to information related thereto, in connection with the management and disposition of any RRD Contingent Asset and/or any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, each of the Parties shall make readily available to and afford to the Managing Party and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access, subject to appropriate restrictions for classified, privileged or Confidential Information, to the employees, properties, and Information of such Party and the members of such Party’s Group insofar as such access relates to the relevant RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability; it being understood by the Parties that such access as well as any services provided pursuant to Section 7.3(b) below may require a significant time commitment on the part of such Party’s employees and that any such commitment shall not otherwise limit any of the rights or obligations set forth in this Article VII ; it also being understood that such access and such services provided shall not unreasonably interfere with any of such Party’s employees’ normal functions. Nothing in this Section 7.3(a) shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information relating to that third party or its business; provided , however , that in the event that a Party is required to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such third party’s written Consent to the disclosure of such Information or seek an appropriate protective order.

(b) Certain Services . Each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall make available to the others, upon reasonable written request, its and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, employees and agents to assist in the management (including, if applicable, as

 

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witnesses in any Action) of any RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities to the extent that such Persons may reasonably be required in connection with the prosecution, defense or day-to-day management of any RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability. In respect of the foregoing, Schedule 1.1(204) and Schedule 1.1(18) set forth certain identified RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities, respectively, and identify (but does not limit) those employees and agents who shall assist the Managing Party in its management of the RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities.

(c) Costs and Expenses Relating to Access by the Managing Party . Except as otherwise provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the provision of access and other services pursuant to this Section 7.3 shall be at no additional cost or expense of the Managing Party or any other Party (other than for (i) actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses which are pre-paid or allocated as set forth in Section 7.1 and (ii) costs incurred directly or indirectly by such Party affording such access and other services which shall be the responsibility of such Party), unless such costs and expenses are incurred by RRD in connection with the provision of services and access due to its status as the remaining and legacy Business Entity (and not in its capacity as the parent company of the RRD Retained Business), in which case such costs and expenses shall be treated as Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities (and shall be borne by the other Parties accordingly).

Section 7.4 Notice Relating to RRD Contingent Assets and Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities; Disputes .

(a) In the event that any Party or any member of such Party’s Group or any of their respective Affiliates, becomes aware of (i) any Asset or Liability that may be a RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, as the case may be (ii) any matter or occurrence that has given or could give rise to an RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability or (iii) any matter reasonably relevant to the Managing Party’s ongoing or future management, prosecution, defense and/or administration of any RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, such Party shall promptly (but in any event within thirty (30) days of becoming aware, unless, by its nature the subject matter of such notice would require earlier notice) notify each of the relevant Managing Party and the other Party of any such matter (setting forth in reasonable detail the subject matter thereof); provided , however , that the failure to provide such notice shall not release any Party from any of its obligations under this Article VII except and solely to the extent that any such Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.

(b) In the event that any Party disagrees whether a claim, obligation, Asset and/or Liability is a RRD Contingent Asset or an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability or whether such claim, obligation, Asset or Liability is an Asset or Liability allocated to one of the Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then such matter shall be resolved pursuant to and in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Article X .

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and/or cooperate with a Governmental Entity, such Party shall be entitled to cooperate and respond to such Governmental Entity after, to the extent practicable under the specific circumstances, consultation with the Managing Party of such RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability; provided , that to the extent such consultation was not practicable such Party shall promptly inform the Managing Party of such cooperation and/or response to the Governmental Entity and the subject matter thereof. In the event that any Party is requested or required by any Governmental Entity in connection with any RRD Contingent Asset or Assumed RRD Contingent Liability pursuant to written or oral question or request for Information or documents in any legal or administrative proceeding, review, interrogatory, subpoena, investigation, demand, or similar process, such Party will notify the Managing Party promptly of the request or requirement and such Party’s response thereto.

Section 7.6 Default . In the event that one or more of the Parties defaults in any full or partial payment in respect of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability (as provided in this Article VII and in Article VIII ), including the payment of the costs and expenses of the Managing Party, then each non-defaulting Party (including RRD) shall be required to pay a pro rata portion of the amount in default based on the non-defaulting Parties’ relative Applicable Percentage; provided , however , that any such payment by a non-defaulting Party shall in no way release the defaulting Party from its obligations to pay its obligations in respect of such Assumed RRD Contingent Liability (both for past and future obligations) and any non-defaulting Party may exercise any available legal remedies available against such defaulting Party; provided , further , that interest shall accrue on any such defaulted amounts at a rate per annum equal to the then applicable Prime Rate plus three percent (3%) (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is lower). In connection with the foregoing, it is expressly understood that any defaulting Party’s share of the proceeds from any RRD Contingent Asset may be used via a right of offset to satisfy, in whole or in part, the obligations of such defaulting Party; such rights of offset shall be applied in favor of the non-defaulting Party or Parties in proportion to the additional amounts paid by any such non-defaulting Party.

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims .

(a) Except (i) as provided in Section 8.1(b) , (ii) as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any Party is entitled to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Article VIII , each Party, for itself and each member of its respective Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Relevant Time were directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of their Group (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, do hereby remise, release and forever discharge the other Parties and the other members of such other Parties’ Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Relevant Time were stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of such other Parties (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and

 

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all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Relevant Time, including in connection with the Plan of Reorganization and all other activities to implement the Distributions and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements.

(b) Nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) and Section 2.4(a) shall impair or otherwise affect any right of any Party, and as applicable, a member of the Party’s Group to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings contemplated in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement that continue in effect after the Relevant Time. In addition, nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) shall release any person from:

(i) any Liability Assumed, Transferred or allocated to a Party or a member of such Party’s Group pursuant to or contemplated by, or any other Liability of any member of such Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement including (A) with respect to RRD, any RRD Retained Liability, (B) with respect to LSC, any LSC Liability, and (C) with respect to Donnelley Financial, any Donnelley Financial Liability;

(ii) any Liabilities that may arise out of the RRD Retained Assets, LSC Assets or Donnelley Financial Assets;

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

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

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

(vi) any Liability with respect to an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability or Liability that may arise out of RRD Contingent Assets pursuant to Article VII ;

(vii) any Liability with respect to any Commercial Arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(28) ;

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brought against the Parties by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article VIII and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements.

In addition, nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) shall release RRD from indemnifying any director, officer or employee of LSC and Donnelley Financial who was a director, officer or employee of RRD or any of its Affiliates on or prior to the Relevant Time or the Final Separation Date, as the case may be, to the extent such director, officer or employee is or becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which he or she was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to then existing obligations.

(c) Each Party shall not, and shall not permit any member of its Group to make, any claim, demand or offset, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any other Party or any member of any other Party’s Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 7.1(a) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 8.1(a) .

(d) It is the intent of each Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 8.1 , to provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Relevant Time, whether known or unknown, between or among any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Party’s or parties’ Group), on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such members on or before the Relevant Time), except as specifically set forth in Section 8.1(a) and Section 8.1(b) . At any time, at the reasonable request of any other Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group and, to the extent practicable each other Person on whose behalf it released Liabilities pursuant to this Section 8.1 to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

Section 8.2 Indemnification by RRD . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, following (a) the LSC Distribution Date (with respect to the LSC Indemnitees) and (b) the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date (with respect to the Donnelley Financial Indemnitees), RRD shall and shall cause the other members of the RRD Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the LSC Indemnitees and the Donnelley Financial Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the LSC Indemnitees and the Donnelley Financial Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (i) the RRD Retained Liabilities or alleged RRD Retained Liabilities, (ii) any Liabilities arising out of RRD Retained Assets or alleged RRD Retained Assets or (iii) any breach by RRD of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.

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Donnelley Financial Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the RRD Indemnitees and the Donnelley Financial Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the LSC Liabilities or alleged LSC Liabilities, (b) any Liabilities arising out of RRD Retained Assets or alleged RRD Retained Assets or (c) any breach by LSC of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.

Section 8.4 Indemnification by Donnelley Financial . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, Donnelley Financial shall and shall cause the other members of the Donnelley Financial Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the RRD Indemnitees and the LSC Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the RRD Indemnitees and the LSC Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (a) the Donnelley Financial Liabilities or alleged Donnelley Financial Liabilities, (b) any Liabilities arising out of RRD Retained Assets or alleged RRD Retained Assets or (c) any breach by Donnelley Financial of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.

Section 8.5 Procedures for Indemnification .

(a) An Indemnitee shall give the Indemnifying Party notice of any matter that an Indemnitee has determined has given or could give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement (other than a Third Party Claim which shall be governed by Section 8.5(b) ), within thirty (30) days of such determination, stating the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss claimed, if known, and method of computation thereof, and containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed by such Indemnitee or arises; provided , however , that the failure to provide such written notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.

(b) Third Party Claims . If a claim or demand is made against a RRD Indemnitee, a LSC Indemnitee or a Donnelley Financial Indemnitee (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement (a “ Third Party Claim ”) as to which such Indemnitee is or may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the Party (and, if applicable, the Managing Party) which is or may be required pursuant to this Article VIII or pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement to make such indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim promptly and in any event by the date (the “ Outside Notice Date ”) that is the tenth Business Day after receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim (such written notice, the “ Third Party Claim Notice ”). If any Party shall receive Third Party Claim Notice or otherwise learn of the assertion of a Third Party Claim which may reasonably be determined to be an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, such Party, as appropriate, shall give the Managing Party (as determined pursuant to Article VI ) the Third Party Claim Notice thereof within ten (10) Business Days after such Person becomes aware of such Third Party Claim; provided ,

 

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however , that the failure to provide the Third Party Claim Notice of any such Third Party Claim pursuant to this or the preceding sentence shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure (except that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any expenses incurred during the period beginning immediately after the Outside Notice Date and ending on the date that the Indemnitee gives the required Third Party Claim Notice). Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after the Indemnitee’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third Party Claim.

(c) Other than in the case of (i) an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability (the defense of which shall be assumed and controlled by the Managing Party as provided for in Article VI ), (ii) indemnification pursuant to a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement or (iii) indemnification by a beneficiary Party of a guarantor Party pursuant to Section 2.10(c) (the defense of which shall be assumed and controlled by the beneficiary Party), an Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses and acknowledges in writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee therefor, to assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party, provided, however, that such counsel is not reasonably objected to by the Indemnitee. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall, within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Third Party Claim Notice (or sooner if the nature of the Third Party Claim so requires), notify the Indemnitee of its intent to do so, and the Indemnifying Party shall thereafter not be liable to the Indemnitee for legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel to represent such Indemnitee if, in such Indemnitee’s reasonable judgment, a conflict of interest between such Indemnitee and such Indemnifying Party exists in respect of such claim which would make representation of both such parties by one counsel inappropriate, and in such event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by such Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, subject to the proviso of the preceding sentence, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnitee for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has failed to or elected not to assume the defense thereof (other than during the period prior to the time the Indemnitee shall have given notice of the Third Party Claim as provided above); provided , further , that if (i) the Third Party Claim is not an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability and (ii) the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the Third Party Claim but has specified, and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions to such defense, then, in any such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for all Indemnitees shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.

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Third Party Claim, regardless of the Indemnifying Party’s election to assume the defense thereof or not in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.5(c) , then in no event will the Indemnitee admit any Liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, any Third Party Claim that is not an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability (with any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability handled in accordance with Article VII ) without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall have the right to settle, compromise or discharge such Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnitee releases the Indemnifying Party from its indemnification obligation hereunder in writing with respect to such Third Party Claim and such settlement, compromise or discharge would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing Liability for a Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee will agree to any settlement, compromise or discharge of a Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party may recommend and that by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the full amount of the Liability in connection with such Third Party Claim and releases the Indemnitee completely in connection with such Third Party Claim and that would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnitee or admit any wrongdoing by the Indemnitee. Other than in the case of an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, if an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election to do so as provided herein, or an Indemnifying Party refuses to acknowledge in writing or otherwise disputes its responsibility for such Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee may compromise, settle or defend such Third Party Claim.

(e) In the event and to the extent of payment by an 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 or claim relating to such Third Party Claim against any claimant or plaintiff asserting such Third Party Claim. 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 or claim.

Section 8.6 Cooperation in Defense and Settlement .

(a) With respect to any Third Party Claim that is not an Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, the Parties shall cooperate as may reasonably be required in connection with the investigation, defense, prosecution and/or settlement of any Third Party Claim. In furtherance of this obligation, the Parties agree that if an Indemnifying Party chooses to assume the defense of, or to compromise or settle, any Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the Indemnifying Party, upon written request, (x) their former and then current directors, officers, employees and agents and those of their subsidiaries as witnesses and (y) as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such written request, any agreements, books, records, files or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that (i) any such Person, agreements, books, records, files or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement, prosecution or compromise and (ii) making such Person, agreements, books

 

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records or other documents so available would not constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege of the Indemnitee. At the request of an Indemnifying Party, an Indemnitee shall enter into a reasonably acceptable joint defense agreement.

(b) Each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial agrees that at all times from and after the Effective Time, if an Action is commenced by a third party with respect to which one or more named Parties (or any member of such Party’s respective Group) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is otherwise not a Liability allocated to such named Party under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then the other Party or Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such nominal defendant to be removed from such Action, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(c) Except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct, except as set forth in Section 12.20 , the remedies provided in this Article VIII shall be the exclusive remedy and shall preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

Section 8.7 Indemnification Payments . Indemnification required by this Article VIII shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof in a timely fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or an Indemnifiable Loss or Liability is incurred.

Section 8.8 Contribution .

(a) If the indemnification provided for in Section 8.2(b)(ii) , Section 8.3(b) and Section 8.4(b) , including in respect of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in respect of any Liabilities referred to herein or therein, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee in connection with the actions or omissions that resulted in Liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. With respect to the foregoing, the relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnitee shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the Information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or Indemnitee, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to Information and opportunity to correct or prevent any statement or omission.

(b) The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8.8 were determined by a pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8.8(a) . The amount paid or payable by an Indemnitee as a result of the Liabilities referred to in Section 8.8(a) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with investigating any claim or defending any Action. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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Section 8.9 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts .

(a) Any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Article VIII including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Assumed RRD Contingent Liability, will be calculated (i) net of Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss, (ii) net of any proceeds received by the Indemnitee from any third party for indemnification for such Liability that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss (“ Third Party Proceeds ”), and (iii) net of any Tax benefits actually realized in accordance with, and subject to, the principles set forth or referred to in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, and increased in accordance with, and subject to, the principles set forth in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement. Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is required to pay pursuant to this Article VIII to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VIII will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss (an “ Indemnity Payment ”) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds, then the Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

(b) The Parties acknowledge that the indemnification and contributions hereof do not relieve any insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim to pay such claim. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Indemnitee shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to collect or recover any third-party Insurance Proceeds and any Third Party Proceeds (other than Insurance Proceeds under an arrangement where future premiums are adjusted to reflect prior claims in excess of prior premiums) to which the Indemnitee is entitled in connection with any Indemnifiable Loss for which the Indemnitee seeks contribution or indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII ; provided , that the Indemnitee’s inability to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds shall not limit the Indemnifying Party’s obligations hereunder.

Section 8.10 Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities .

(a) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Article VIII shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnitee; (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Indemnifiable Losses for which it might be entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder; and (iii) any termination of this Agreement.

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(c) Each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, preserve and keep their Records relating to financial reporting, internal audit, employee benefits, past acquisition or disposition transactions, claims, demands, actions, and email files and backup tapes regarding any of the foregoing as such pertains to any period prior to the Effective Time in their possession, whether in electronic form or otherwise, until the latest of, as applicable (i) ten (10) years following the Final Separation Date or (ii) the date on which such Records are no longer required to be retained pursuant to such Party’s applicable record retention policy and schedules as in effect immediately prior to the Final Separation Date; provided , however , to the extent a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement provides for a longer period of retention of Tax Records, such longer period as provided in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement shall control.

ARTICLE IX

CONFIDENTIALITY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Section 9.1 Provision of Corporate Records . Other than in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VIII (in which event the provisions of such Article will govern) or for matters related to provision of Tax records (in which event the provisions of the applicable Tax Disaffiliation Agreement will govern) and without limiting the applicable provisions of Article VII , and subject to appropriate restrictions for classified, privileged or Confidential Information:

(a) After the applicable Relevant Time, upon the prior written request by LSC or Donnelley Financial for specific and identified Information which relates to (x) LSC or Donnelley Financial or the conduct of the LSC Business or Donnelley Financial Business, as the case may be, up to the applicable Distribution Date, or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which RRD and one or more of LSC and/or Donnelley Financial are parties, as applicable, RRD shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of RRD or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the possession or control of the requesting Party.

(b) After the LSC Distribution Date, upon the prior written request by RRD or Donnelley Financial for specific and identified Information which relates to (x) RRD or Donnelley Financial or the conduct of the RRD Retained Business or Donnelley Financial Business, as the case may be, up to the LSC Distribution Date, or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which LSC and one or more of RRD and/or Donnelley Financial are parties, as applicable, LSC shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of LSC or any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the possession or control of the requesting Party.

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LSC or the conduct of the RRD Retained Business or LSC Business, as the case may be, up to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which Donnelley Financial and one or more of RRD and/or LSC are parties, as applicable, Donnelley Financial shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the possession or control of the requesting Party.

Section 9.2 Access to Information . Other than in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VIII (in which event the provisions of such Article will govern) or for access with respect to Tax matters (in which event the provisions of a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement will govern) and without limiting the applicable provisions of Article VII , from and after the applicable Relevant Time, each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall afford to the other and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, subject to appropriate restrictions for classified, privileged or Confidential Information, to the personnel, properties, and Information of such Party and its Subsidiaries insofar as such access is reasonably required by the other Party and relates to (x) such other Party or the conduct of its business prior to the Relevant Time or (y) any Ancillary Agreement to which each of the Party requesting such access and the Party requested to grant such access are Parties. Nothing in this Section 9.2 shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information relating to that third party or its business; provided , however , that in the event that a Party is required to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain such third party Consent to the disclosure of such Information. Nothing herein shall alter or affect any confidentiality provisions of any of the Ancillary Agreements, or any Commercial Arrangement.

Section 9.3 Witness Services . At all times from and after the Relevant Time, each of RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall use its reasonable best efforts to make available to the others, upon reasonable written request, its and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents as witnesses to the extent that (i) such Persons may reasonably be required to testify in connection with the prosecution or defense of any Action in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved (except for claims, demands or Actions between members of each Group) and (ii) there is no conflict in the Action between the requesting Party and RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial, as applicable. A Party providing a witness to the other Party under this Section shall be entitled to receive from the recipient of such services, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees who are witnesses or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service as witnesses), as may be reasonably incurred and properly paid under applicable Law.

Section 9.4 Reimbursement; Other Matters . Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (including Section 7.3 ) or any Ancillary Agreement a Party providing Information or access to Information to the other Party under this Article IX shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses, as may be reasonably incurred in providing such Information or access to such Information.

 

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Section 9.5 Confidentiality .

(a) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, for a period of three (3) years from the Effective Time the Parties shall hold, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to hold, and shall each cause their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, and not to disclose or release or use, without the prior written consent of the other Party (which may be withheld in such Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except where disclosure is required by applicable Law), any and all Confidential Information (as defined herein) concerning any other Party; provided , that the Parties may disclose, or may permit disclosure of, Confidential Information (i) to their respective auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know such Information and are informed of their obligation to hold such Information confidential to the same extent as is applicable to the Parties and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible, (ii) if the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries are required or compelled to disclose any such Confidential Information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law or stock exchange rule, (iii) as required in connection with any legal or other proceeding by one Party against any other Party, or (iv) as necessary in order to permit a Party to prepare and disclose its financial statements, Tax Returns or other required disclosures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of Confidential Information is made pursuant to clause (ii) above, each Party, as applicable, shall promptly notify the other of the existence of such request or demand and shall provide the other a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, which such Parties will cooperate in obtaining. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party whose Confidential Information is required to be disclosed shall or shall cause the other applicable Party or Parties to furnish, or cause to be furnished, only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Information.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) the Parties shall be deemed to have satisfied their obligations hereunder with respect to Confidential Information if they exercise the same degree of care (but no less than a reasonable degree of care) as they take to preserve confidentiality for their own similar Information and (ii) confidentiality obligations provided for in any agreement between each Party or its Subsidiaries and their respective employees shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Confidential Information of any Party in the possession of and used by any other Party as of the Relevant Time may continue to be used by such Party in possession of the Confidential Information in and only in the operation of the LSC Business, the Donnelley Financial Business or the RRD Retained Business, as the case may be; provided , that such use is not competitive in nature, and may be used only so long as the Confidential Information is maintained in confidence and not disclosed in violation of Section 9.5(a) . Such continued right to use may not be transferred (directly or indirectly) to any third party without the prior written consent of the applicable Party, except pursuant to Section 12.9 .

 

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(c) Each of the Parties acknowledges that it and the other members of their respective Groups may have in their possession confidential or proprietary Information of third parties that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with such third party while part of the RRD Group. Each of the Parties will hold, and will cause the other members of their respective Groups and their respective representatives to hold, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary Information of third parties to which they or any other member of their respective Groups has access, in accordance with the terms of any agreements entered into prior to the Relevant Time between one or more members of the RRD Group (whether acting through, on behalf of, or in connection with, the separated Businesses) and such third parties.

Section 9.6 Privileged Matters .

(a) Pre-Separation Services . The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Relevant Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the RRD Group, the LSC Group and the Donnelley Financial Group, including with regard to the transactions contemplated herein, and that each of the members of the RRD Group, the LSC Group and the Donnelley Financial Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such pre-separation services for the purposes of asserting all privileges which may be asserted under applicable Law.

(b) Post-Separation Services . The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Relevant Time which will be rendered solely for the benefit of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be. With respect to such post-separation services, the Parties agree as follows:

(i) RRD shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information which relates solely to the RRD Retained Business, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial. RRD shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting RRD Retained Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits or other proceedings initiated against or by RRD, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial;

(ii) LSC shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information which relates solely to the LSC Business, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial. LSC shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information that relates solely to the subject matter of

 

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any claims constituting LSC Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits or other proceedings initiated against or by LSC, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial; and

(iii) Donnelley Financial shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information which relates solely to the Donnelley Financial Business, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial. Donnelley Financial shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges in connection with privileged Information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting Donnelley Financial Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits or other proceedings initiated against or by Donnelley Financial, whether or not the privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial.

(c) The Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege, with equal right to assert or waive, subject to the restrictions in this Section 9.6 , with respect to all privileges not allocated pursuant to the terms of Section 9.6(b) . All privileges relating to any claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes, or other matters which involve two or more of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial in respect of which two or more of such Parties retain any responsibility or Liability under this Agreement, shall be subject to a shared privilege among them.

(d) No Party may waive any privilege which could be asserted under any applicable Law, and in which any other Party has a shared privilege, without the consent of the other Party, with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, or as provided in subsections  (e) or (f)  below. Consent shall be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written objection is made within twenty (20) days after notice upon the other Party requesting such consent.

(e) In the event of any litigation or dispute between or among any of the Parties, or any members of their respective Groups, either such Party may waive a privilege in which the other Party or member of such Group has a shared privilege, with regard to the matters at issue in the litigation or dispute, 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 litigation or dispute between the relevant Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and (i) shall not constitute a subject matter waiver with regard to all topic similar to topics at issue in the litigation or dispute, and (ii) shall not operate as a waiver of the shared privilege with respect to third parties.

(f) In the event of any litigation or dispute between or among any of the Parties, or any members of their respective Groups, neither internal nor external counsel for the members of the RRD Group, the LSC Group and the Donnelley Financial Group, including with regard to the transactions contemplated herein, will be subject to disqualification. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any litigation or dispute between or among the

 

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Parties, or any members of their respective Groups, each Party agrees not to request disqualification of any employee of any Party from providing legal services to its employer on the basis that it was a former employee of RRD.

(g) If a dispute arises between or among the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries regarding whether a privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interest of any Party, each Party agrees that it shall negotiate in good faith, shall endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Parties, and shall not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by another Party. Each Party specifically agrees that it will not withhold consent to waiver for any purpose except to protect its own legitimate interests.

(h) Upon receipt by any Party or by any Subsidiary thereof of any subpoena, discovery or other request which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of Information subject to a shared privilege or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege, or if any Party obtains knowledge that any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other requests which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of such privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party or Parties of the existence of the request and shall provide the other Party or Parties a reasonable opportunity to review the Information and to assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 9.6 or otherwise to prevent the production or disclosure of such privileged Information.

(i) The transfer of all Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial as set forth in Section 9.5 and this Section 9.6 , to maintain the confidentiality of privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges. The access to Information being granted pursuant to Section 7.3 , Section 8.6 , Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 hereof, the agreement to provide witnesses and individuals pursuant to Section 7.3 , Section 8.6 and Section 9.3 hereof, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts contemplated by Section 7.5 and Section 8.6 hereof, and the transfer of privileged Information between and among the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise.

(j) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 9.6 , the Audit Management Party (as defined in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement) shall have the authority to disclose or not disclose, in its sole discretion, any and all privileged Information to (i) any Taxing Authority (as defined in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement) conducting a Tax Audit (as defined in a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement) or (ii) to third parties in connection with connection with the defense of a Tax Audit, including, expert witnesses, accountants and other advisors, potential witnesses and other parties whose assistance is deemed, in the sole discretion of the Audit Management Party, to be necessary or beneficial to representing the interests of the Parties hereunder.

 

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Section 9.7 Ownership of Information . Any Information owned by one Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is provided to a requesting Party pursuant to this Article IX shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing Party. Unless specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.

Section 9.8 Record Retention .

(a) To facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Article IX and other provisions of this Agreement, from and after the Effective Time, the Parties agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to retain all Information in their respective possession or control in accordance with RRD’s current Record Retention Policy in effect on the date hereof and attached hereto as Schedule 9.8 or ordinary course practices of RRD in effect as of the Effective Time (including any Information that is subject to a “Litigation Hold” issued by any Party prior to the Effective Time) or such other document retention policies as may be reasonably adopted by the applicable party from and after the Effective Time (provided that such other document retention policies at least provide for the retention of documents until the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations and as otherwise required by applicable Law).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Party will destroy, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to destroy, any Information contemplated by Section 9.2 without first offering to deliver such Information to the other Parties, at the other Parties’ cost and expense; provided that (i) in the case of any Information relating to a pending or threatened Action that is known to a member of the Group in possession of such Information, the Parties shall comply with the requirements of the applicable “Litigation Hold” (provided that with respect to any pending or threatened Action arising after the Effective Time, the requirements of this clause (i) shall apply only to the extent that the member of the RRD Group, LSC Group or Donnelley Financial Group that is in possession of such Information has been notified in writing pursuant to a “Litigation Hold” of such pending or threatened Action); and (ii) in no event shall a Party destroy, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to destroy, any Information required to be retained by applicable Law.

(c) In the event of any Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ inadvertent failure to comply with its applicable document retention policies as required under this Section 9.8 , such Party shall be liable to the other Party solely for the amount of any monetary fines or penalties imposed or levied against such other party by a governmental authority (which fines or penalties shall not include any Liabilities asserted in connection with the claims underlying the applicable Action, other than fines or penalties resulting from any claim of spoliation) as a result of such other Party’s inability to produce Information caused by such inadvertent failure and, notwithstanding Article VII, shall not be liable to such other party for any other Liabilities in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall have any Liability to any other party if any Information is destroyed, provided that such party has used its reasonable best efforts to comply with Section 9.8(a) and Section 9.8(b) .

 

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Section 9.9 Liability for Information Provided . No Party shall have any Liability to any other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement is found to be inaccurate, in the absence of willful misconduct by the Party providing such Information.

Section 9.10 Other Agreements . The rights and obligations granted under this Article IX are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of Information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement.

ARTICLE X

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 10.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (but excluding any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of any Contract relating to the use or lease of real property if any Third Party is a necessary party to such controversy, dispute or claim) (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 12.6 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided , that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 10.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 10.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

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then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “Rules”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 10.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this Article X shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided, however, the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim).

Section 10.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 10.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep confidential all matters relating to and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this Article X shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided, that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

 

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Section 10.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide Services and honor all other commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article X with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 10.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE XI

INSURANCE

Section 11.1 Policies and Rights Included Within Assets .

(a) The LSC Assets shall include (i) any and all rights of an insured Party under each of the LSC Shared Policies, subject to the terms of such LSC Shared Policies and any limitations or obligations of LSC contemplated by this Article XI , specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all actual or alleged wrongful acts, occurrences, events, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses which occurred or are alleged to have occurred, in whole or in part, or were incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the LSC Distribution Date by any Party in or in connection with the conduct of the LSC Business, regardless of whether any suit, claim, action or proceeding is brought before or after the LSC Distribution Date or, to the extent any claim is made against LSC or any of its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the RRD Retained Business or the Donnelley Financial Business prior to the LSC Distribution Date, and which actual or alleged wrongful acts, occurrences, events, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence or wrongful act under one or more of such LSC Shared Policies; provided , however , that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of such LSC Shared Policies, or any of them, to LSC, and (ii) the LSC Policies.

(b) The Donnelley Financial Assets shall include (i) any and all rights of an insured Party under each of the Donnelley Financial Shared Policies, subject to the terms of such Donnelley Financial Shared Policies and any limitations or obligations of Donnelley Financial contemplated by this Article XI , specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all actual or alleged wrongful acts, occurrences, events, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses which occurred or are alleged to have occurred, in whole or in part, prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date by any Party in or in connection with the conduct of the Donnelley Financial Business, regardless of whether any suit, claim, action or proceeding is brought before or after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date or, to the extent any claim is made against Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the RRD Retained Business or the LSC Business, and

 

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which actual or alleged wrongful acts, occurrences, events, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence or wrongful act under one or more of such Donnelley Financial Shared Policies; provided , however , that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of such Donnelley Financial Shared Policies, or any of them, to Donnelley Financial, and (ii) the Donnelley Financial Policies.

Section 11.2 Claims Made Tail Policies . The claims made tail policies provided for in this Section 11.2 will solely provide coverage for any Claim arising from any Wrongful Act occurring, in whole or in part, prior to the Final Separation Date. For purposes of this Section 11.2 , “Claim” and “Wrongful Act” shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the current RRD insurance policies, as applicable.

(a) Subject to prevailing market conditions and underwriting, RRD shall purchase directors and officers liability insurance Policies having a policy period incepting at the Effective Time, or the expiration date of the current RRD directors’ and officers’ liability insurance Policies, whichever date is earlier, and ending on a date that is six (6) years after the applicable Distribution Date (“ D&O Tail Policies ”). The premium for the D&O Tail Policies shall be pre-paid for the full six-year term of the D&O Tail Policies. Such D&O Tail Policies shall cover RRD and all Persons who become officers, directors or employees of LSC or Donnelley Financial, or remain as officers, directors or employees of RRD, as the case may be, to the same extent as such Persons are currently covered under existing RRD Policies and shall have material terms and conditions no less favorable than those contained in the Policies comprising the RRD directors and officers liability insurance program in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except for the policy period, premium and provisions excluding coverage for wrongful acts, errors or omissions, following the Final Separation Date. RRD (i) shall provide LSC and Donnelley Financial with copies of the D&O Tail Policies within a reasonable time after the Policies are issued and (ii) shall not amend the terms of any such Policies without ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to LSC and Donnelley Financial, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall have the right to cancel, or permit the cancellation of, the D&O Tail Policies, and the terms and conditions of such Policies shall expressly state that such Policy is not cancellable by any Person at any time.

(b) Subject to prevailing market conditions and underwriting, RRD shall purchase fiduciary liability insurance Policies having a policy period incepting at the Effective Time, or the expiration date of the current RRD fiduciary liability insurance Policies, whichever date is earlier, and ending on a date that is six (6) years after the applicable Distribution Date (“ Fiduciary Tail Policies ”). The premium for the Fiduciary Tail Policies shall be pre-paid for the full six-year term of the Fiduciary Tail Policies. Such Fiduciary Tail Policies shall cover RRD and all Persons who become officers, directors or employees of LSC or Donnelley Financial, or remain as officers, directors or employees of RRD, as the case may be, to the same extent as such Persons are currently covered under existing RRD Policies and shall have material terms and conditions no less favorable than those contained in the Policies comprising the RRD fiduciary liability insurance program in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except for the policy period, premium and provisions excluding coverage for wrongful acts, errors and omissions, post-dating the

 

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Final Separation Date. RRD (i) shall provide LSC and Donnelley Financial with copies of the Fiduciary Tail Policies within a reasonable time after the Policies are issued and (ii) shall not amend the terms or any such Policies without ninety (90) days prior written notice to LSC and Donnelley Financial, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall have the right to cancel, or permit the cancellation of, the D&O Tail Policies, and the terms and conditions of such Policies shall expressly state that such Policy is not cancellable by any Person at any time.

(c) Subject to prevailing market conditions and underwriting, RRD shall purchase a professional liability insurance policy (or continue an existing professional liability insurance policy) having a policy period incepting no later than at the Effective Time, and ending on the first anniversary thereof (“ Professional Tail Policy ”). On the first anniversary of the Effective Time, and on each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the Effective Time, RRD shall renew the Professional Tail Policy such that the terms and conditions in each renewal are consistent in all material respects with those in effect immediately following the Effective Time. The premium for the first year of the Professional Tail Policy shall be prepaid. RRD shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, the premium for each renewal of the Professional Tail Policy. Such Professional Tail Policy shall cover RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial and all Persons who become officers, directors or employees of LSC or Donnelley Financial, or remain as officers, directors or employees of RRD, as the case may be, to the same extent as such Persons are currently covered under existing RRD Policies and shall have material terms and conditions no less favorable than those contained in the Policies comprising the RRD professional liability insurance program in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except for the policy period, premium and provisions excluding coverage for wrongful acts, errors and omissions, post-dating the Final Separation Date. RRD (i) shall provide LSC and Donnelley Financial with copies of the Professional Tail Policies within a reasonable time after the Policies are issued and (ii) shall not amend the terms or any such Policies without ninety (90) days prior written notice to LSC and Donnelley Financial, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall have the right to cancel, or permit the cancellation of, the Professional Tail Policies, and the terms and conditions of such Policies shall expressly state that such Policy is not cancellable by any Person at any time. RRD shall be responsible for the administration of the Professional Tail Policy in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.4 .

(d) Subject to prevailing market conditions and underwriting, RRD shall purchase, or cause to be purchased, three employment practices liability insurance Policies (each an “ Employment Practices Policy ,” and collectively, the “ Employment Practices Policies ”): (i) one policy in the name of RRD having a policy period incepting at the Effective Time, and ending on the first anniversary thereof (the “ RRD Employment Practices Policy ”); (ii) one policy in the name of LSC having a policy period incepting on the LSC Distribution Date, and ending on the first anniversary thereof (the “ LSC Employment Practices Policy ”) and (iii) one policy in the name of Donnelley Financial having a policy period incepting on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and ending on the first anniversary thereof (the “ Donnelley Financial Employment Practices Policy ”). The premium for each of the Employment Practices Policies shall be prepaid by each respective Party. Each Party shall be solely responsible for administering its Employment

 

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Practices Policy. Each of the Parties shall renew its Employment Practices Policy annually, and at no time shall any Party allow its Employment Practices Policy to lapse until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time. Each Party shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, the premium for each renewal of its respective Employment Practices Policy. The Parties agree that (x) all Claims made by any RRD Employee or Former RRD Employee shall be made against the RRD Employment Practices Policy, regardless of the date or period of time for which such Claim relates; (y) all Claims made by any LSC Employee or any Former LSC Employee shall be made against the LSC Employment Practices Policy, regardless of the date or period of time for which such Claim relates; and (z) all Claims made by any Donnelley Financial Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee shall be made against the Donnelley Financial Employment Practices Policy, regardless of the date or period of time for which such Claim relates. To the extent that, after thirty (30) days’ negotiation, the Parties are unable to determine whether a former employee is a Former RRD Employee, Former LSC Employee or Former Donnelley Financial Employee for purposes of administering a Claim under the Employment Practices Policies, the Parties agree that, solely for purposes of this Section 11.2(d) and without prejudicing the Parties in any other respect, such former employee shall be considered a Former RRD Employee and any such Claim shall be made under the RRD Employment Practices Policy. Each of the Employment Practices Policies shall have material terms and conditions no less favorable than those contained in the Policies comprising the RRD employment practices program in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except for the policy period, premium and provisions excluding coverage for wrongful acts, errors and omissions. No Party shall amend the terms of any such Policies without ninety (90) days prior written notice to the other Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall have the right to cancel, or permit the cancellation of, its Employment Practices Policy, and the terms and conditions of such Policy shall expressly state that such Policy is not cancellable by any Person at any time.

(e) Subject to prevailing market conditions and underwriting, to the extent that RRD is unable prior to the Final Separation Date or upon any renewal required under this Section 11.2 to obtain any of the policies as provided for in paragraphs (a), (b),(c) and (d) of this Section 11.2 , then, (i) with respect to suits or claims based on wrongful acts, errors or omissions on or before the Final Separation Date, RRD and (ii) with respect to any coverage to be renewed under paragraph (c) and (d), the party responsible for renewing such policy shall use reasonable best efforts to secure alternative insurance arrangements on the applicable standalone insurance policies for RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, to provide benefits on terms and conditions (including policy limits) in favor of RRD, LSC, Donnelley Financial and the insured persons thereof, as the case may be, no less favorable than the benefits (including policy limits) that were to be afforded by the policies described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 11.2 . With respect to such alternative insurance arrangements, RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall be responsible for their own costs under their applicable standalone insurance policies. RRD shall not under any circumstances purchase any such alternative coverage containing an exclusion for suits or claims based on wrongful acts, errors or omissions up to and including the Final Separation Date to the extent such exclusion would preclude coverage for LSC and Donnelley Financial and/or the insured persons thereof, but would not preclude coverage for RRD and/or the insured persons thereof.

 

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Section 11.3 Occurrence Based Policies .

(a) With respect to known Claims, the Parties agree that: (i) the Claims identified on Schedule 11.3(a)(i) shall be RRD Retained Claims; (ii) the Claims identified on Schedule 11.3(a)(ii) shall be LSC Claims; and (iii) the Claims identified on Schedule 11.3(a)(iii) shall be Donnelley Financial Claims. The Parties agree to amend such schedules for known Claims through the Effective Time. With respect any suits or claims for workers’ compensation, excess workers’ compensation, automobile liability and general liability insurance that are filed on or after the Effective Time, with respect to occurrences which took place, in whole or in part, prior to the Effective Time, (x) to the extent such claim or suit relates to any LSC Employee, Former LSC Employee, LSC Asset or LSC Liability, whether or not such claim or suit is identified on Schedule 11.3(a)(ii) , such claim or suit shall be an LSC Claim; (y) to the extent such claim or suit relates to any Donnelley Financial Employee, Former Donnelley Financial Employee, Donnelley Financial Asset or Donnelley Financial Liability, whether or not such claim or suit is identified on Schedule 11.3(a)(iii) , such claim or suit shall be a Donnelley Financial Claim; and (iii) to the extent such claim or suit relates to any RRD Employee, Former RRD Employee, RRD Retained Asset or Assumed RRD Liability, whether or not such claim or suit is identified on Schedule 11.3(a)(i) , such claim or suit shall be a RRD Retained Claim. The Parties agree to negotiate in good faith with respect to classifying any claim or suit under this Section 11.3 . In the event that the Parties are unable to classify any claim or suit for a period of thirty (30) days after the date upon which a Party first discovers such claim or suit, then the Parties agree that such a dispute shall an RRD Retained Claim.

(b) For suits or claims that are filed or made based upon occurrences that occurred or are alleged to have occurred in whole or in part prior to the respective Distribution Dates, RRD LSC and Donnelley Financial, shall be responsible for bearing the full amount of the deductible and/or any claims, costs and expenses that are not covered under such insurance policies including that portion of any premium adjustments, Tax, assessment or similar regulatory surcharges, that relates to claims based on occurrences that predate the respective Distribution Dates. RRD shall invoice LSC or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, for any deductible any claims, costs and expenses that are not covered under such insurance policies including that portion of any premium adjustments, Tax, assessment or similar regulatory surcharges, that relates to claims based on occurrences that predate the respective Distribution Dates, within thirty (30) days of the incurrence thereof, or in connection with any deductible, within thirty (30) days of the settlement of any Insured Claim.

Section 11.4 Administration; Other Matters .

(a) Administration . Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.3 hereof, from and after the Effective Time, RRD shall be responsible for (i) Insurance Administration of the Shared Policies and (ii) Claims Administration under such Shared Policies with respect to Assumed RRD Contingent Liabilities, RRD Retained Liabilities, LSC Liabilities and Donnelley Financial Liabilities; provided , that the retention of such responsibilities by RRD is in no way intended to limit, inhibit or preclude any right to insurance coverage for any Insured Claim of a named insured under such Policies as contemplated by the terms of

 

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this Agreement; and provided , further , that RRD’s retention of the administrative responsibilities for the Shared Policies shall not relieve the Party submitting any Insured Claim of the primary responsibility for reporting such Insured Claim accurately, completely and in a timely manner or of such Party’s authority to settle any such Insured Claim within any period or amount permitted or required by the relevant Policy. RRD may discharge its administrative responsibilities under this Section 11.4 by contracting for the provision of services by independent parties. Each of the applicable Parties shall pay any costs relating to defending its respective Insured Claims under Shared Policies to the extent such costs including defense, out-of-pocket expenses, and direct and indirect costs of employees or agents of RRD related to Claims Administration and Insurance Administration are not covered under such Policies. Each of the Parties shall be responsible for obtaining or reviewing the appropriateness of releases upon settlement of its respective Insured Claims under Shared Policies.

(b) Exceeding Policy Limits . Where LSC Liabilities and/or Donnelley Financial Liabilities, as applicable, are specifically covered under the same Shared Policy for occurrences, acts or events prior to the earlier of the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, regardless of whether the suit or claim is filed or made after the earlier of the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, then LSC and Donnelley Financial, or both, as the case may be, may claim coverage for Insured Claims under such Shared Policy as and to the extent that such insurance is available up to the full extent of the applicable limits of liability of such Shared Policy (and may receive any Insurance Proceeds with respect thereto as contemplated by Section 11.2 , Section 11.3 or Section 11.4(c) hereof), subject to the terms of this Section 11.4 . Except as set forth in this Section 11.4 , RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial shall not be liable to one another for claims not reimbursed by insurers for any reason not within the control of RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, including coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of an insurance carrier, Shared Policy limitations or restrictions, any coverage disputes, any failure to timely claim by RRD, LSC or Donnelley Financial or any defect in such claim or its processing. With respect to such coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles or self-insured retentions, LSC or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be, shall reimburse RRD for such coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles or self-insured retentions within thirty (30) days of receipt of an invoice from RRD relating to any Insured Claim; provided that, to the extent the Parties dispute the obligation of a Party to reimburse, then the Parties agree to treat such disagreement as an Agreement Dispute pursuant to Article X of this Agreement. It is expressly understood that the foregoing shall not limit any Party’s liability to any other Party for indemnification pursuant to Article VIII .

(c) Allocation of Insurance Proceeds . Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.3 , Insurance Proceeds received with respect to suits, occurrences, claims, costs and expenses covered under the Shared Policies shall be paid to RRD with respect to RRD Retained Liabilities, to LSC with respect to LSC Liabilities, and to Donnelley Financial with respect to Donnelley Financial Liabilities. In the event that the aggregate limits on any Shared Policies are exhausted by the payment of Insured Claims by the relevant Parties, such Parties agree to allocate the Insurance Proceeds received thereunder based upon their

 

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respective percentage of the total insured claim or claims which were covered under such Shared Policy (their “ Allocable Portion of Insurance Proceeds ”), and any Party who has received Insurance Proceeds in excess of such Party’s Allocable Portion of Insurance Proceeds shall pay to the other Party or Parties the appropriate amount so that each Party will have received its Allocable Portion of Insurance Proceeds. Each of the Parties agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maximize available coverage under those Shared Policies applicable to it for the benefit of all Parties, and to take all commercially reasonable steps to recover from all other responsible parties (except the Parties) in respect of an Insured Claim to the extent coverage limits under a Shared Policy have been exceeded or would be exceeded as a result of such Insured Claim.

(d) Allocation of Aggregate Deductibles . In the event that two or more Parties have insured claims under any Shared Policy for which an aggregate deductible is payable, the Parties agree that the aggregate amount of the total deductible paid shall be borne by the Parties in the same proportion which the Insurance Proceeds received by each such Party bears to the total Insurance Proceeds received under the applicable Shared Policy (their “ allocable share of the deductible ”), and any Party who has paid more than its allocable share of the deductible shall be entitled to receive from any other Party or Parties an appropriate amount such that each Party will only have to bear its allocable share of the deductible.

Section 11.5 Cooperation . The Parties agree to use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate with respect to the various insurance matters contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 11.6 Certain Matters Relating to RRD’s Organizational Documents . For a period of six (6) years from the Final Separation Date, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws of RRD shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws of RRD in effect immediately after the Effective Time, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Final Separation Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Relevant Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of any member of the RRD Group or the LSC Group, the Donnelley Financial Group, unless such modification shall be required by Law and then only to the minimum extent required by Law.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.1 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules and the Ancillary Agreements hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule hereto, the Schedule shall prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Ancillary Agreement or continuing arrangement, such Ancillary Agreement or continuing

 

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arrangement shall control; provided , that with respect to any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument, except as provided in Section 12.2 , this Agreement shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in such Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement: (a) all matters relating to Taxes and Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement; and (b) for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, on the one hand, and a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to such matters, the terms and conditions of a Tax Disaffiliation Agreement shall govern. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 12.2 Ancillary Agreements . This Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Ancillary Agreements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (a) only the Intellectual Property Agreements, and not this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements other than the Intellectual Property Agreements, shall govern any matter relating to the Transfer, recordation or registration of Transfer, maintenance, enforcement (including in any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding), licensing or other rights to use or exploit all Intellectual Property of the type that is addressed in the Intellectual Property Agreements (including Patents, Trademarks, trade secrets, proprietary know-how and Data), and (b) no such Intellectual Property shall be Transferred or licensed (or other rights to use or exploit granted) pursuant to this Agreement (including for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to Section 2.6 ).

Section 12.3 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 12.4 Survival of Agreements . Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.

Section 12.5 Expenses . Except as otherwise provided (i) in this Agreement, or (ii) in any Ancillary Agreement, the Parties agree that all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred, or to be incurred and directly related to the Plan of Reorganization and transactions contemplated hereby (including third party professional fees, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such other third party fees and expenses incurred on a non-recurring basis directly as result of the Plan of Reorganization (“ Separation Expenses ”) shall (A) to the extent incurred and payable prior to the Final Separation Date be paid by RRD and (B) to the extent any such Separation Expenses arise and are payable by any Party following the Final Separation Date be paid by such Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party shall be responsible for its own internal fees (and reimburse any other Party to the extent such Party has paid such costs and expenses on behalf of the responsible Party), costs and expenses (e.g., salaries of personnel working in its respective Business) incurred in connection with the Plan of Reorganization, any costs and expenses relating to such Party’s (or any member of its Group’s)

 

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Disclosure Documents in connection with the Plan of Reorganization (including, printing, mailing and filing fees) or any costs and expenses incurred with the listing of such Party’s common stock on the NYSE in connection with any Distribution.

Section 12.6 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements, shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 12.6 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 12.6 ) 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 12.6 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To LSC:

LSC Communications, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To Donnelley Financial:

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

Section 12.7 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 12.8 Amendments . Subject to the terms of Section 12.11 hereof, this Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

 

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Section 12.9 Assignment . Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; provided , that a Party may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets; provided , that the surviving entity of such merger or the transferee of such Assets shall agree in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a “ Party ” hereto.

Section 12.10 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

Section 12.11 Certain Termination and Amendment Rights . This Agreement (including Article VII hereof) may be terminated and each of the Distributions may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the earlier of the LSC Distribution Date or the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of RRD without the approval of LSC, Donnelley Financial or the stockholders of RRD. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Article VII shall not be terminated or amended after the Effective Time in a manner adverse to the third party beneficiaries thereof without the Consent of any such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated or amended as among any Parties that remain Affiliates, so long as such amendment does not adversely affect any Party that is no longer an Affiliate, in which case, only with the consent of such Party.

Section 12.12 Payment Terms .

(a) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, to any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Party’s or Parties’ Group), on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.

(b) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement (including with respect to certain default payments in accordance with Section 7.6 ) or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus three percent (3%) (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is lower), calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.

 

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Section 12.13 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification, contribution or payment pursuant to Article VI ).

Section 12.14 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the effective Relevant Time.

Section 12.15 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except (i) as provided in Article VIII relating to Indemnitees and for the release under Section 8.1 of any Person provided therein, (ii) as provided in Section 11.2 relating to insured persons and Section 11.6 relating to the directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents provided therein and (iii) as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 12.16 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 12.17 Exhibits and Schedules . The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 12.18 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of the State of Illinois.

Section 12.19 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 X or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 US registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 12.19 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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.

 

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Section 12.20 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 12.21 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12.21 .

Section 12.22 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 12.23 Force Majeure . No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure (as defined in Section 1.1(92) ). A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.

Section 12.24 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 12.25 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of one or more of the following Sections: Section 3.4 , Section 7.3 , Section 8.2 , Section 8.3, Section 8.4 and Section 8.5 ).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 2.2

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

by and between

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

and

LSC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Dated as of September 14, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.1

 

General

     1   

Section 1.2

 

References; Interpretation

     6   

ARTICLE II SERVICES

     6   

Section 2.1

 

Services

     6   

Section 2.2

 

Standard of Service

     6   

Section 2.3

 

Additional Services

     6   

ARTICLE III PERSONNEL

     7   

Section 3.1

 

Services Managers

     7   

Section 3.2

 

Services Personnel

     7   

ARTICLE IV PAYMENT

     8   

Section 4.1

 

General

     8   

Section 4.2

 

Additional Expenses

     8   

Section 4.3

 

Invoices

     9   

Section 4.4

 

Failure to Pay

     10   

Section 4.5

 

Termination of Services

     10   

Section 4.6

 

Extension of Services

     10   

ARTICLE V PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

     10   

Section 5.1

 

Equipment

     10   

Section 5.2

 

Intellectual Property

     11   

Section 5.3

 

Software Licenses at Conclusion of Services

     11   

ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION

     12   

Section 6.1

 

Indemnification by Recipients

     12   

Section 6.2

 

Indemnification by Providers

     12   

Section 6.3

 

Third Party Claims

     12   

Section 6.4

 

Indemnification Payments

     14   

Section 6.5

 

Survival

     14   

ARTICLE VII COOPERATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

     15   

Section 7.1

 

Good Faith Cooperation; Consents

     15   

Section 7.2

 

Confidentiality

     15   

 

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ARTICLE VIII TERM

     15   

Section 8.1

 

Duration

     15   

Section 8.2

 

Suspension Due to Force Majeure

     16   

Section 8.3

 

Consequences of Termination

     17   

ARTICLE IX RECORDS; SECURITY TERMS

     17   

Section 9.1

 

Maintenance of Records

     17   

Section 9.2

 

Security Terms

     17   

ARTICLE X DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     17   

Section 10.1

 

Negotiation

     17   

Section 10.2

 

Mediation

     18   

Section 10.3

 

Arbitration

     18   

Section 10.4

 

Arbitration Period

     19   

Section 10.5

 

Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration

     19   

Section 10.6

 

Continuity of Service and Performance

     19   

Section 10.7

 

Consolidation

     19   

ARTICLE XI NOTICES

     19   

Section 11.1

 

Notices

     19   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     20   

Section 12.1

 

Taxes

     20   

Section 12.2

 

Relationship of Parties

     20   

Section 12.3

 

Complete Agreement; Construction

     20   

Section 12.4

 

Other Agreements

     20   

Section 12.5

 

Counterparts

     21   

Section 12.6

 

Survival of Agreements

     21   

Section 12.7

 

Assignment

     21   

Section 12.8

 

Waivers and Consents

     21   

Section 12.9

 

Amendments

     21   

Section 12.10

 

Successors and Assigns

     21   

Section 12.11

 

No Circumvention

     21   

Section 12.12

 

Subsidiaries

     21   

Section 12.13

 

Third Party Beneficiaries

     21   

Section 12.14

 

Titles and Headings

     22   

Section 12.15

 

Exhibits and Schedules

     22   

Section 12.16

 

Governing Law

     22   

Section 12.17

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

     22   

Section 12.18

 

Specific Performance

     22   

Section 12.19

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     22   

Section 12.20

 

Severability

     23   

Section 12.21

 

Interpretation

     23   

Section 12.22

 

No Duplication; No Double Recovery

     23   

Section 12.23

 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

     23   

 

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List of Schedules

Schedule A-1

Schedule A-2

Schedule A-3

Schedule A-4

Schedule A-5

Schedule A-6

Schedule A-7

Schedule A-8

Schedule A-9

Schedule A-10

Schedule A-11

Schedule A-12

Schedule A-13

Schedule A-14

Schedule A-15

Schedule A-16

Schedule A-17

Schedule A-18

Schedule A-19

Schedule A-20

Schedule A-21

Schedule A-22

Schedule A-23

Schedule A-24

Schedule A-25

Schedule A-26

Schedule A-27

Schedule A-28

Schedule A-29

Schedule A-30

Schedule A-31

Schedule A-32

Schedule A-33

Schedule A-34

Schedule A-35

Schedule A-36

Schedule A-37

Schedule A-38

Schedule A-39

Schedule A-40

Schedule A-41

Schedule A-42

Schedule A-43

Schedule A-44

Schedule A-45

 

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Schedule A-46

Schedule B-1

Schedule B-2

Schedule B-3

Schedule B-4

Schedule B-5

Schedule B-6

Schedule B-7

Schedule B-8

Schedule B-9

Schedule B-10

Schedule B-11

Schedule C

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of September 14, 2016, is entered into by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and LSC Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ LSC ”). Each of RRD and LSC is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and together, as the “ Parties ”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Donnelley Financial ”), have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which it will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC (the “ LSC Distribution ”), (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD (the “ Separation ”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Separation and the LSC Distribution, and in order to ensure an orderly transition with respect to the transactions contemplated under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, it will be necessary for each of the Parties to provide to the other the Services (as defined herein) for a transitional period on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 General . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

(2) “ Action ” shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

(3) “ Additional Services ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

(4) “ Affiliate ” shall mean, 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 purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by”


and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this Agreement, RRD and Donnelley Financial shall not be considered “Affiliates” of LSC, nor shall LSC and Donnelley Financial be considered “Affiliates” of RRD.

(5) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(6) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

(7) “ Ancillary Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(8) “ Applicable LSC Service Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .

(9) “ Applicable Rate ” shall mean the Prime Rate (as defined below) plus three percent (3%) per annum.

(10) “ Applicable RRD Service Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .

(11) “ Applicable Service Fee ” shall mean either an Applicable LSC Service Fee or Applicable RRD Service Fee.

(12) “ Business Day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in The City of New York.

(13) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

(14) “ Donnelley Financial ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(15) “ Early Termination Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c) .

(16) “ Early Termination Notice Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c) .

(17) “ Extension Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(d) .

(18) “ Extension Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(d) .

(19) “ Force Majeure Events ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

 

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(20) “ Governmental Entity ” shall mean any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity.

(21) “ Identified Licensed Software ” shall mean, (i) with respect to software and associated documentation licensed to RRD, the “Assigned Software,” as such term is defined in the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, and (ii) with respect to software and associated documentation licensed to LSC, the “Licensed Software,” as such term is defined in the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement.

(22) “ Illinois Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.17 .

(23) “ Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) .

(24) “ Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(25) “ Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(26) “ Intellectual Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(27) “ Lead Services Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

(28) “ Liabilities ” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any law, claim, demand, action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any contract or any fines, damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto.

(29) “ Loss ” shall mean (i) any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder), excluding special, consequential, indirect, punitive damages (other than special, consequential, indirect and/or punitive damages awarded to any third party against an indemnified party) and/or taxes and (ii) any consequential damages that are reasonably foreseeable.

(30) “ LSC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(31) “ LSC Additional Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b) .

 

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(32) “ LSC Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(33) “ LSC Distribution Date ” shall mean the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(34) “ LSC Opco ” shall mean LSC Communications US, LLC.

(35) “ LSC Service Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

(36) “ LSC Services ” shall mean those transitional services, including any Additional Services, to be provided by LSC to RRD set forth on the LSC Service Schedules hereto to assist RRD in operating RRD’s business following the LSC Distribution.

(37) “ LSC Services Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .

(38) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

(39) “ Outside Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(40) “ Party ” or “ Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(41) “ Person ” shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.

(42) “ Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A., at its prime lending rate.

(43) “ Provider ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

(44) “ Recipient ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

(45) “ Representatives ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any subsidiary of such Person and any officer, director, employee, agent or other representative of such Person or of such Person’s subsidiary.

(46) “ RRD ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(47) “ RRD Additional Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) .

(48) “ RRD Service Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

(49) “ RRD Services ” shall mean those transitional services, including any Additional Services, to be provided by RRD to LSC set forth on the RRD Service Schedules hereto to assist LSC in operating LSC’s business following the LSC Distribution.

 

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(50) “ RRD Services Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .

(51) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 .

(52) “ Separation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(53) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(54) “ Service Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

(55) “ Services ” shall mean, collectively, the RRD Services and the LSC Services and “ Service ” means any of the RRD Services or LSC Services.

(56) “ Services Fee ” shall mean either of the RRD Services Fee or the LSC Services Fee.

(57) “ Services Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

(58) “ Subsidiary ” shall mean with respect to any Person any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly (i) beneficially owns more than fifty percent (50%) of (A) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (B) the total combined equity economic interest thereof or (C) the capital or profits thereof, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise has the power to elect or direct the election of more than fifty percent (50%) of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

(59) “ Software ” shall mean proprietary software programs owned by the applicable Provider (or an Affiliate thereof), in either or both object code forms as determined pursuant to Section 5.3(b) , together with documentation relating to the design and/or maintenance of such software programs, as applicable, in each case as such items exist as of the time the relevant request for such software and documentation is made pursuant to Section 5.3(b) .

(60) “ Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement ” shall mean the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and LSC Opco.

(61) “ Termination Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) .

(62) “ Third Party ” shall mean any Person who is not a party to this Agreement.

(63) “ Third Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(64) “ Third Party Claim Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(65) “ Undisputed Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 .

 

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Section 1.2 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include”, “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof”, “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Other capitalized terms have the meanings set forth elsewhere in this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

ARTICLE II

SERVICES

Section 2.1 Services .

(a) RRD shall provide or cause to be provided to LSC each RRD Service for the term set forth in the description of such RRD Service (as such term may be extended pursuant to Article VIII hereof) in the applicable schedule of Schedules A-1 to A-46 (each an “ RRD Service Schedule ”). Additional Services may be provided by RRD to LSC as provided in Section 2.3 .

(b) LSC shall provide to RRD each LSC Service for the term set forth in the description of such LSC Service (as such term may be extended pursuant to Article VIII hereof) in the applicable schedule of Schedules B-1 to B-11 (each an “ LSC Service Schedule ”, and any of an RRD Service Schedule or an LSC Service Schedule, a “ Service Schedule ”). Additional Services may be provided by LSC to RRD as provided in Section 2.3 .

Section 2.2 Standard of Service . RRD and LSC shall maintain sufficient resources to perform their respective obligations hereunder. In performing the Services, RRD and LSC shall provide substantially the same level of service and use substantially the same degree of care as their respective personnel provided and used in providing such Services prior to completion of the LSC Distribution for itself (but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care), subject in each case to any provisions set forth on the applicable Service Schedule. Each Party shall provide reasonable assistance to the other Party in helping such other Party migrate the applicable Service to the recipient of such Service or a Third Party designated by such recipient at the end of the service period for such Service.

Section 2.3 Additional Services . From time to time after the date hereof, the Parties may identify additional services that one Party will provide to the other Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “ Additional Services ”). The Parties shall cooperate and act in

 

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good faith to agree on the terms pursuant to which any such Additional Service shall be provided and to amend or supplement any of the Service Schedules, as applicable, in accordance with such terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party shall have any obligation to agree to provide Additional Services.

ARTICLE III

PERSONNEL

Section 3.1 Services Managers . Each Party will select (a) a Lead Services Manager (a “ Lead Services Manager ”) who will oversee the provision or receipt, as applicable, of all of the Services hereunder and (b) a separate Services Manager for each Service with each such Services Manager to be identified in the applicable Service Schedule (a “ Services Manager ”), to act as the primary contact person for the provision or receipt, as applicable, of the respective Services hereunder. All communications relating to the provision of the Services with respect to a particular Service will be directed to the Services Manager of the other Party for such Service, with a copy being sent to each Lead Services Manager. Each party shall have the right at any time and from time to time to replace its Lead Services Manager or Services Manager for a particular Service by giving notice in writing to the other party. The Services Managers of the Parties, together with the Lead Services Manager, will meet periodically, but no less than quarterly, at a mutually agreed upon time to discuss the status of the Services.

Section 3.2 Services Personnel .

(a) The Party providing any Service (the “ Provider ”) will make available to the Party receiving any such Service (the “ Recipient ”) such personnel as the Provider determines may be necessary to provide such Service. Except as otherwise set forth in a Service Schedule for a Service, the Provider will have the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) designate which personnel it will assign to perform such Service and (ii) remove and replace such personnel at any time; provided, further, that the Provider will use its commercially reasonable efforts to limit the disruption to the Recipient in the transition of the Services to different personnel.

(b) In the event that the provision of any Service by the Provider requires the cooperation and services of the personnel of the Recipient, the Recipient will make available to the Provider such personnel (who shall be appropriately qualified for purposes of so supporting the provision of such Service by the Provider) as may be necessary for the Provider to provide such Service. The Recipient will have the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) designate which personnel it will make available to the Provider in connection with the provision of such Service and (ii) remove and replace such personnel at any time; provided, further, that the Recipient will use its commercially reasonable efforts to limit the disruption to the Provider in the transition of such personnel.

(c) All Representatives of any Provider who provide Services under this Agreement shall be deemed for purposes of all compensation and employee benefits matters to be Representatives of such Provider and not employees or any other Representative of the Recipient or any of its Affiliates. In performing the Services, such

 

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Representatives shall be under the direction, control and supervision of the Provider (and not the Recipient) and Provider shall have the sole right to exercise all authority with respect to the employment (including termination of employment), engagement, assignment and compensation of such Representatives.

(d) A Provider may hire or engage one or more subcontractors to perform any or all of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such Provider shall use the same degree of care in selecting any such subcontractor as it would if such contractor were being retained to provide similar services to the Provider, and (ii) such Provider shall in all cases remain primarily responsible for all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the scope of the Services, the standard for services as set forth herein and the content of the Services provided to the Recipient.

(e) Nothing in this Agreement shall grant the Provider, or its Representatives and Third Party providers that are performing the Services, the right directly or indirectly to control or direct the operations of the Recipient or its Affiliates. Such Representatives and Third Party providers shall not be required to report to the management of the Recipient nor be deemed to be under the management or direction of the Recipient. The 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, any Ancillary Agreements or any other applicable agreement, no Provider or its Affiliates shall be obligated to provide, or cause to be provided, any service or goods to any Recipient or its Affiliates.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENT

Section 4.1 General .

(a) In consideration for the provision of each RRD Service, LSC shall pay to RRD the fee set forth for such RRD Service on the applicable RRD Service Schedule (such fee in the aggregate for all RRD Services, the “ RRD Services Fee ”, and each fee individually, the “ Applicable RRD Service Fee ”).

(b) In consideration for the provision of each LSC Service, RRD shall pay to LSC the fee set forth for such LSC Service on the applicable LSC Service Schedule (such fee in the aggregate for all LSC Services, the “ LSC Services Fee ”, and each fee individually, the “ Applicable LSC Service Fee ”).

Section 4.2 Additional Expenses .

(a) It is understood and agreed that the RRD Services Fee payable in accordance with Section 4.1(a) hereof includes all anticipated, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including postage and other delivery costs, telephone and similar expenses) to be incurred by RRD in connection with the provision of the RRD Services to LSC or to be paid by RRD on behalf of LSC pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Parties agree that LSC shall reimburse RRD for any additional reasonable

 

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and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses not included in the Applicable RRD Service Fee that are incurred by RRD in connection with the provision of RRD Services to LSC or paid by RRD on behalf of LSC pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “ RRD Additional Expenses ”), provided that prior to incurring any such RRD Additional Expenses, RRD shall obtain the written consent of LSC to the incurrence of such RRD Additional Expenses, with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided further that if the Parties agree such RRD Additional Expense is recurring in nature, if LSC consents to such RRD Additional Expense, the Applicable RRD Service Schedule shall be deemed amended accordingly; and if the Parties do not agree such RRD Additional Expense is recurring in nature, it shall be treated as a one-time expense and the Applicable RRD Service Schedule shall not be amended. All RRD Additional Expenses shall be invoiced by RRD to LSC in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof.

(b) It is understood and agreed that the LSC Services Fee payable in accordance with Section 4.1(b) hereof includes all anticipated, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including postage and other delivery costs, telephone and similar expenses) to be incurred by LSC in connection with the provision of the LSC Services to RRD or paid by LSC on behalf of RRD pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Parties agree that RRD shall reimburse LSC for any additional reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses not included in the Applicable LSC Service Fee that are incurred by LSC in connection with the provision of LSC Services to RRD or paid by LSC on behalf of RRD pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “ LSC Additional Expenses ”), provided that prior to incurring any such LSC Additional Expenses, LSC shall obtain the written consent of RRD to the incurrence of such LSC Additional Expenses, with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditions; provided further that if such LSC Additional Expense is recurring in nature, if RRD consents to such LSC Additional Expense, the applicable LSC Service Schedule shall be deemed amended accordingly. All LSC Additional Expenses shall be invoiced by LSC to RRD in accordance with the provisions of (b) hereof.

Section 4.3 Invoices . The Provider will provide Recipient with one or more monthly invoices reflecting: (a) the Services provided during the preceding month, (b) the Applicable Service Fee owed for each such Service for the preceding month and the Services Fee for the preceding month, and (c) any other charges incurred during the preceding month (to the extent known at the time of the invoice) under the terms of this Agreement, no later than 15 days following the end of a month. Invoices will be sent in a format and containing a level of detail reasonably sufficient for Recipient to determine the accuracy of the computation of the amounts charged and that such amounts are being calculated in a manner consistent with this Agreement. Reasonable documentation will be provided for all out-of-pocket expenses consistent with the Provider’s practices. All amounts will be due and payable within 30 days of the date of invoice. Upon Recipient’s reasonable request, the Provider will provide explanations, answer questions, and provide additional documentation regarding invoiced amounts. Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Parties hereto, all payments due hereunder will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing from time to time by the Provider.

 

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Section 4.4 Failure to Pay . Any amount that is not the subject of an Agreement Dispute (an “ Undisputed Amount ”) that is not paid when due shall be subject to a late payment fee computed daily at a rate equal to the Applicable Rate from the due date of such amount to the date such amount is paid (for example, if an Undisputed Amount were not paid for five days the late payment fee would be equal to 5/365 multiplied by the Applicable Rate). Recipient agrees to pay the Provider’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in collection of any Undisputed Amounts owed to the Provider hereunder and not paid when due. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event Recipient fails to make a payment of any Undisputed Amount when due hereunder, and such failure continues for a period of sixty (60) days following delivery of notice to Recipient of such failure, the Provider shall have the right to cease provision to Recipient of the Services related to such Undisputed Amount until such overdue payment (and any applicable late payment fee accrued with respect thereto) is paid in full. Such right of the Provider shall not in any manner limit or prejudice any of the Provider’s other rights or remedies hereunder in the event of Recipient’s failure to make payments when due hereunder, including any rights or remedies pursuant to Articles VI , VIII and X .

Section 4.5 Termination of Services . In the event of a termination of a Service pursuant to Article VIII , the Recipient of such Service shall be obligated to pay the Applicable Service Fee for such Service calculated as set forth on the applicable Service Schedule through the end of the month on which such Service is terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Service Schedule. Terminations of services may not occur any time other than as of a month end. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent expressly provided in any Service Schedule, upon early termination of any Service on or after the applicable Early Termination Date, the Recipient shall be obligated to pay the Provider the early termination fee contemplated in the applicable Service Schedule.

Section 4.6 Extension of Services . In the event of an extension of a Service pursuant to Article VIII , the Recipient of such Service shall be obligated to pay the Applicable Service Fee for such Service calculated as set forth on the applicable Service Schedule as the Applicable Service Fee payable during any period of extension. The Parties agree and acknowledge that fees payable for Services that are extended may be higher than during the initial term of such Service. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall constitute an obligation of any Party to extend the period for which it will provide any Service if such extension is not contemplated by the applicable Service Schedule.

ARTICLE V

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

Section 5.1 Equipment . Except with respect to those items of equipment, systems, tools, facilities and other resources otherwise specifically allocated pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the Recipient, all equipment, systems, tools, facilities and other resources used by the Provider and any of its Affiliates in connection with the provision of Services hereunder will remain the property of the Provider and its Affiliates and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, will at all times be under the sole direction and control of the Provider and its Affiliates.

 

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Section 5.2 Intellectual Property .

(a) Solely to the extent required for the provision or receipt of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, the Recipient, for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, hereby grants to the Provider and its Affiliates, and the Provider, for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, hereby grants to the Recipient and its Affiliates, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license during the term of this Agreement to internally use any Intellectual Property that is (i) owned or licensable (without requirement to pay fees to third parties) by the granting Party (or any of its Affiliates) to the other Party and its Affiliates, and (ii) required for the provision or receipt (as applicable) of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, but only to the extent and for the duration necessary for the Provider to provide or the Recipient to receive such Services pursuant to this Agreement. To the extent the license set forth in this Section 5.2(a) includes any Intellectual Property licensed to the granting Party (or any of its Affiliates) from third parties, such license is expressly conditioned upon, and subject to, any terms and conditions of any agreement pursuant to which such Intellectual Property is licensed to such granting Party (or any of its Affiliates). The foregoing license shall terminate immediately and automatically upon the expiration of the term hereof and shall be of no further force or effect.

(b) To the extent the Provider uses any Intellectual Property in providing the Services, such Intellectual Property (other than such Intellectual Property licensed to the Provider by Recipient or its Affiliates) and any derivative works of, or modifications or improvements to, such Intellectual Property conceived or created as part of the provision of Services (“ Improvements ”) will, as between the Parties, remain the sole property of the Provider unless (i) such Improvements were specifically created for Recipient or its Affiliates pursuant to a specific Service and the Parties agree that such Improvements are to be assigned to Recipient as specifically indicated in applicable Service Schedule, or (ii) such Intellectual Property is otherwise assigned to the Recipient pursuant to a separate written agreement between the Parties. The applicable Party will and hereby does assign to the applicable owner designated above, and agrees to assign automatically in the future upon first recordation in a tangible medium or first reduction to practice, all of such Party’s right, title and interest in and to all Improvements, if any. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is any conflict between the terms of this Section 5.2 and specific terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement, as applicable will prevail.

Section 5.3 Software Licenses at Conclusion of Services .

(a) Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the continued use of any Identified Licensed Software by the Recipient (or any of its Affiliates) as authorized under the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement or to otherwise alter the rights of the Recipient (or any of its Affiliates) as set forth in the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement.

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and (ii) used in or reasonably necessary to conduct the business of the Recipient, then the Provider agrees to consider such request and negotiate in good faith with the Recipient to provide a license to (upon commercially reasonable terms) and copies of (in a reasonable physical or electronic format) such Software. Such Software will be provided in either or both object code or source code forms, as reasonably agreed between the Provider and Recipient in good faith.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.1 Indemnification by Recipients .

(a) RRD agrees to indemnify, defend and hold LSC and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which LSC may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the provision hereunder by LSC of LSC Services to RRD, other than Losses resulting from LSC’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

(b) LSC agrees to indemnify, defend and hold RRD and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which RRD may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the provision hereunder by RRD of RRD Services to LSC, other than Losses resulting from RRD’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

Section 6.2 Indemnification by Providers .

(a) RRD agrees to indemnify, defend and hold LSC and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which LSC may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with, the provision hereunder by RRD of RRD Services to LSC where such Losses resulted from RRD’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

(b) LSC agrees to indemnify, defend and hold RRD and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which RRD may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with, the provision hereunder by LSC of LSC Services to RRD where such Losses resulted from RRD’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

Section 6.3 Third Party Claims .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or this Agreement, if a claim or demand is made against RRD or LSC or their respective Representatives (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) by any Third Party (a “ Third Party Claim ”) as to which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the party which is or may be required pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 hereof to make such indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim

 

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promptly and in any event by the date (the “ Outside Notice Date ”) that is the tenth Business Day after receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim (such written notice, the “ Third Party Claim Notice ”); provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure (except that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any expenses incurred during the period beginning immediately after the Outside Notice Date and ending on the date that the Indemnitee gives the required notice). Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) after the Indemnitee’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third Party Claim.

(b) If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnitee, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses and acknowledges in writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee therefor, to assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party, provided, however, that such counsel is not reasonably objected to by the Indemnitee. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall, within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Third Party Claim Notice (or sooner if the nature of the Third Party Claim so requires), notify the Indemnitee of its intent to do so, and the Indemnifying Party shall thereafter not be liable to the Indemnitee for legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel to represent such Indemnitee if, in such Indemnitee’s reasonable judgment, a conflict of interest between such Indemnitee and such Indemnifying Party exists in respect of such claim which would make representation of both such parties by one counsel inappropriate, and in such event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by such Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, subject to the proviso of the preceding sentence, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnitee for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has failed to or elected not to assume the defense thereof (other than during the period prior to the time the Indemnitee shall have given notice of the Third Party Claim as provided above).

(c) If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing responsibility under this Article VI for a Third Party Claim, regardless of the Indemnifying Party’s election to assume the defense thereof or not in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.3(b), then in no event will the Indemnitee admit any Liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, any Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall have the right to settle, compromise or discharge such Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnitee releases the Indemnifying Party from its indemnification obligation hereunder in writing with respect to such Third Party Claim and such settlement, compromise or discharge would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing Liability for a Third Party Claim, the

 

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Indemnitee will agree to any settlement, compromise or discharge of a Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party may recommend and that by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the full amount of the Liability in connection with such Third Party Claim and releases the Indemnitee completely in connection with such Third Party Claim and that would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnitee or admit any wrongdoing by the Indemnitee. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election to do so as provided herein, or an Indemnifying Party refuses to acknowledge in writing or otherwise disputes its responsibility for such Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee may compromise, settle or defend such Third Party Claim without limitation.

(d) In the event and to the extent of payment by an 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 or claim relating to such Third Party Claim against any claimant or plaintiff asserting such Third Party Claim. 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 or claim.

(e) RRD and LSC shall cooperate as may reasonably be required in connection with the investigation, defense, prosecution and/or settlement of any Third Party Claim. In furtherance of this obligation, the Parties agree that if an Indemnifying Party chooses to assume the defense of, or to compromise or settle, any Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the Indemnifying Party, upon written request, (x) their former and then current directors, officers, employees and agents and those of their subsidiaries as witnesses and (y) as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such written request, any agreements, books, records, files or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that (i) any such Person, agreements, books, records, files or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement, prosecution or compromise and (ii) making such Person, agreements, books records or other documents so available would not constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege of the Indemnitee. At the request of an Indemnifying Party, an Indemnitee shall enter into a reasonably acceptable joint defense agreement without regard to whether the Indemnifying Party chooses to assume the defense of, or to compromise or settle, any Third Party Claim.

(f) The remedies provided in this Article VI shall be cumulative and shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

Section 6.4 Indemnification Payments . Indemnification required by this Article VI shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof in a timely fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Loss incurred.

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ARTICLE VII

COOPERATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 7.1 Good Faith Cooperation; Consents . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of the Services. Such cooperation shall include exchanging information, providing electronic access to systems used in connection with the Services, performing true-ups and adjustments and obtaining all consents, licenses, sublicenses or approvals necessary to permit each party to perform its obligations hereunder. RRD and LSC shall maintain reasonable documentation related to the Services and cooperate with each other in making such information available as needed.

Section 7.2 Confidentiality . Each Party shall keep confidential from Third Parties the Schedules to this Agreement and all non-public information received from the other Party regarding or in connection with the provision of the Services, including any information received with respect to the business or products and services of RRD and LSC, and to use such information only for the purposes set forth in this Agreement unless (i) otherwise agreed to in writing by the Party from which such information was received or (ii) required by applicable law (including or in order for a party to make disclosures to comply with applicable federal or state securities laws) or any securities exchange (in which case the Parties shall cooperate in seeking to obtain a protective order or other arrangement pursuant to which the confidentiality of such information is preserved). The covenants in this Article VII shall survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the Termination Date, unless otherwise required by applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any laws governing the privacy of employee data and information).

ARTICLE VIII

TERM

Section 8.1 Duration .

(a) Except as provided in Section 6.5 , Section 7.2 and Section 8.3 , the term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in full force and effect with respect to each Service until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the initial service period in the description of such Service in the applicable Service Schedule, unless the Service is extended pursuant to Section 8.1(d) hereof or unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties and (ii) the termination of such Service in accordance with Section 4.5 and Section 8.1(c) . Except as provided in Section 6.5 , Section 7.2 and Section 8.3 , the term of this Agreement shall conclude on the earlier of (i) the date on which this Agreement is no longer in full force and effect with respect to any Service provided by any Party and (ii) October 1, 2018 (the “ Termination Date ”).

(b) Each Party acknowledges that the purpose of this Agreement is for RRD to provide the RRD Services to LSC on an interim basis until LSC can perform the RRD Services for themselves and for LSC to provide the LSC Services to RRD on an interim basis until RRD can perform the LSC Services for themselves.

 

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(c) To the extent specifically contemplated by a Service Schedule under the heading “Terms and Termination,” the Recipient of such Service may terminate any such Service, in its sole discretion, as of the Early Termination Date set forth in the applicable Service Schedule or on the last day of any calendar month thereafter (an “ Early Termination Date ”). In order to terminate any Service as of an Early Termination Date, Recipient shall be required to provide prior written notice to Provider in the time period specified in the applicable Service Schedule (an “ Early Termination Notice Period ”). Following the Early Termination Notice Period (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Parties), Provider shall discontinue the provision of the Services specified in such notice and any such Services shall be excluded from this Agreement, and the applicable Service Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. Upon discontinuance of any Service pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the Recipient shall not be liable for payment of the Applicable Service Fee contemplated by the applicable Service Schedule for such Service for the period following the Early Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to alleviate the obligation of a Recipient of such discontinued Service to pay the Applicable Service Fee for such Service for the period prior to the discontinuation. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any Service Schedule is silent with respect to the ability of the Recipient to terminate before the conclusion of the initial service period with respect to such Service, it shall be understood and agreed that the Recipient shall not have the right to terminate such Service prior to the conclusion of the initial service period for such Service.

(d) To the extent specifically contemplated by a Service Schedule under the heading “Terms and Termination,” the Recipient of such Service may extend the term of any such Service, in its sole discretion, from the last date of the initial service period for such Service set forth in the applicable Service Schedule for a period of time no longer than the extension date specified in the applicable Service Schedule (an “ Extension Period ”). In order to extend any Service, the Recipient is required to provide prior written notice to the Provider by the time period specified in the applicable Service Schedule stating that it elects to extend the applicable Service and the period for the applicable Service (an “ Extension Notice ”). Following delivery of the Extension Notice, the Provider shall continue to provide the Services specified in such Extension Notice, and the applicable Service Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. Recipient shall be liable for fees incurred for Services performed through the last date of the Extension Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any Service Schedule is silent with respect to the ability of the Recipient to extend a Service beyond the initial service period with respect to such Service, it shall be understood and agreed that the Recipient shall not have the right to extend such Service. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall obligate either Party to extend the provision of Services unless the applicable Service Schedule for such Service so provides.

Section 8.2 Suspension Due to Force Majeure . In the event the performance by either RRD or LSC of its duties or obligations hereunder is interrupted or interfered with by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control including fire, storm, flood, earthquake, explosion, war, strike or labor disruption, rebellion, insurrection, quarantine, act of God, boycott, embargo, shortage or unavailability of supplies, riot, or governmental law, regulation or edict (collectively, “ Force Majeure Events ”), the Party affected by such Force Majeure Event shall not be deemed to

 

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be in default of this Agreement by reason of its non-performance due to such Force Majeure Event, but shall give notice to the other Parties of the Force Majeure Event and the fee provided for in Section 4.1 shall be equitably adjusted to reflect the reduced performance. In such event, the Party affected by such Force Majeure Event shall resume the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the Force Majeure Event.

Section 8.3 Consequences of Termination . Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Agreement or the Termination Date, then (a) all Services to be provided will promptly cease, (b) each of the Parties shall, upon request of the other Parties, promptly return or destroy all non-public confidential information received from the other Party in connection with this Agreement (including the return of all information received regarding or in connection with the provisions of the Services, including any information received with respect to the business or products of RRD or LSC, as the case may be), without retaining a copy thereof (other than one copy for records purposes), and (c) each of RRD and LSC shall honor all credits and make any accrued and unpaid payment to the other Parties as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and no rights already accrued hereunder shall be affected.

ARTICLE IX

RECORDS; SECURITY TERMS

Section 9.1 Maintenance of Records . Each of the Parties shall create and maintain books and records in connection with the provision of the Services that are complete and accurate in all material respects, and upon reasonable notice from the other Party shall make available for inspection and copy by such other Party’s Representatives such books and records during reasonable business hours.

Section 9.2 Security Terms . Each party agrees to comply with the Data and Physical Security Requirements attached hereto as Schedule C . It shall be understood that for purposes of this Agreement, references in Schedule C to a “Seller” shall mean a Provider and references to a “Buyer” shall mean a Recipient.

ARTICLE X

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 10.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (but excluding any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of any agreement relating to the use or lease of real property if any Third Party is a necessary party to such controversy, dispute or claim) (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 11.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a

 

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reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided , that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 10.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 10.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 10.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 10.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this Article X shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided, however, the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

 

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Section 10.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 10.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep confidential all matters relating to and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this Article X shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided, that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 10.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Except as provided in Section 4.4 , Section 8.1(c) or Section 8.2 or otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide Services and honor all other commitments under this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article X with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 10.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE XI

NOTICES

Section 11.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 11.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight

 

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courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 11.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To LSC:

LSC Communications, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 12.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

Section 12.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 12.4 Other Agreements . This Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Separation and Distribution Agreement or the other Ancillary Agreements.

 

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Section 12.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 12.6 Survival of Agreements . Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Termination Date and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.

Section 12.7 Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; provided that either party may assign this Agreement to a purchaser of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Party so long as such purchaser expressly assumes, in a written instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to the non-assigning party, the due and punctual performance or observance of this Agreement on the part of the assigning Party to be performed or observed.

Section 12.8 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 12.9 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 12.10 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

Section 12.11 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification, contribution or payment pursuant to Article VI ).

Section 12.12 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the LSC Distribution Date.

Section 12.13 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and their Representatives entitled to indemnification under Article VI , and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.14 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 12.15 Exhibits and Schedules . The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 12.16 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of the State of Illinois.

Section 12.17 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 X or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 12.17 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 12.18 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 12.19 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS

 

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AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 12.19 .

Section 12.20 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 12.21 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 12.22 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 ).

Section 12.23 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SCHEDULES ATTACHED HERETO, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ITS USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES AND EACH PROVIDER, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PROVIDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NONINFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF ANY SERVICE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.3

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

by and between

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

and

DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

Dated as of September 14, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.1

 

General

     1   

Section 1.2

 

References; Interpretation

     6   

ARTICLE II SERVICES

     6   

Section 2.1

 

Services

     6   

Section 2.2

 

Standard of Service

     6   

Section 2.3

 

Additional Services

     7   

ARTICLE III PERSONNEL

     7   

Section 3.1

 

Services Managers

     7   

Section 3.2

 

Services Personnel

     7   

ARTICLE IV PAYMENT

     8   

Section 4.1

 

General

     8   

Section 4.2

 

Additional Expenses

     9   

Section 4.3

 

Invoices

     9   

Section 4.4

 

Failure to Pay

     10   

Section 4.5

 

Termination of Services

     10   

Section 4.6

 

Extension of Services

     10   

ARTICLE V PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

     11   

Section 5.1

 

Equipment

     11   

Section 5.2

 

Intellectual Property

     11   

Section 5.3

 

Software Licenses at Conclusion of Services

     12   

ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION

     12   

Section 6.1

 

Indemnification by Recipients

     12   

Section 6.2

 

Indemnification by Providers

     12   

Section 6.3

 

Third Party Claims

     13   

Section 6.4

 

Indemnification Payments

     15   

Section 6.5

 

Survival

     15   

ARTICLE VII COOPERATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

     15   

Section 7.1

 

Good Faith Cooperation; Consents

     15   

Section 7.2

 

Confidentiality

     15   

 

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ARTICLE VIII TERM

     15   

Section 8.1

 

Duration

     15   

Section 8.2

 

Suspension Due to Force Majeure

     17   

Section 8.3

 

Consequences of Termination

     17   

ARTICLE IX RECORDS; SECURITY TERMS

     18   

Section 9.1

 

Maintenance of Records

     18   

Section 9.2

 

Security Terms

     18   

ARTICLE X DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     18   

Section 10.1

 

Negotiation

     18   

Section 10.2

 

Mediation

     18   

Section 10.3

 

Arbitration

     19   

Section 10.4

 

Arbitration Period

     19   

Section 10.5

 

Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration

     19   

Section 10.6

 

Continuity of Service and Performance

     20   

Section 10.7

 

Consolidation

     20   

ARTICLE XI NOTICES

     20   

Section 11.1

 

Notices

     20   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     21   

Section 12.1

 

Taxes

     21   

Section 12.2

 

Relationship of Parties

     21   

Section 12.3

 

Complete Agreement; Construction

     21   

Section 12.4

 

Other Agreements

     21   

Section 12.5

 

Counterparts

     21   

Section 12.6

 

Survival of Agreements

     21   

Section 12.7

 

Assignment

     21   

Section 12.8

 

Waivers and Consents

     22   

Section 12.9

 

Amendments

     22   

Section 12.10

 

Successors and Assigns

     22   

Section 12.11

 

No Circumvention

     22   

Section 12.12

 

Subsidiaries

     22   

Section 12.13

 

Third Party Beneficiaries

     22   

Section 12.14

 

Titles and Headings

     22   

Section 12.15

 

Exhibits and Schedules

     22   

Section 12.16

 

Governing Law

     22   

Section 12.17

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

     23   

Section 12.18

 

Specific Performance

     23   

Section 12.19

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     23   

Section 12.20

 

Severability

     23   

Section 12.21

 

Interpretation

     23   

Section 12.22

 

No Duplication; No Double Recovery

     24   

Section 12.23

 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

     24   

 

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List of Schedules

Schedule A-1

Schedule A-2

Schedule A-3

Schedule A-4

Schedule A-5

Schedule A-6

Schedule A-7

Schedule A-8

Schedule A-9

Schedule A-10

Schedule A-11

Schedule A-12

Schedule A-13

Schedule A-14

Schedule A-15

Schedule A-16

Schedule A-17

Schedule A-18

Schedule A-19

Schedule A-20

Schedule A-21

Schedule A-22

Schedule A-23

Schedule A-24

Schedule A-25

Schedule A-26

Schedule A-27

Schedule A-28

Schedule A-29

Schedule A-30

Schedule A-31

Schedule A-32

Schedule A-33

Schedule A-34

Schedule B-1

Schedule B-2

Schedule B-3

Schedule B-4

Schedule C

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of September 14, 2016, is entered into by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Donnelley Financial ”). Each of RRD and Donnelley Financial is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and together, as the “ Parties ”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, Donnelley Financial and LSC Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ LSC ”), have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which it will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC, (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial (the “ Donnelley Financial Distribution ”) and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD (the “ Separation ”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Separation and the Donnelley Financial Distribution, and in order to ensure an orderly transition with respect to the transactions contemplated under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, it will be necessary for each of the Parties to provide to the other the Services (as defined herein) for a transitional period on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 General . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

(2) “ Action ” shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

(3) “ Additional Services ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

(4) “ Affiliate ” shall mean, 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 purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this Agreement, RRD and LSC shall not be considered “Affiliates” of Donnelley Financial, nor shall LSC and Donnelley Financial be considered “Affiliates” of RRD.

(5) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(6) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

(7) “ Ancillary Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(8) “ Applicable Donnelley Financial Service Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .

(9) “ Applicable Rate ” shall mean the Prime Rate (as defined below) plus three percent (3%) per annum.

(10) “ Applicable RRD Service Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .

(11) “ Applicable Service Fee ” shall mean either an Applicable Donnelley Financial Service Fee or Applicable RRD Service Fee.

(12) “ Business Day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in The City of New York.

(13) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

(14) “ Donnelley Financial ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(15) “ Donnelley Financial Additional Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b) .

(16) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(17) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” shall mean the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(18) “ Donnelley Financial Opco ” shall mean Donnelley Financial, LLC.

 

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(19) “ Donnelley Financial Service Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

(20) “ Donnelley Financial Services ” shall mean those transitional services, including any Additional Services, to be provided by Donnelley Financial to RRD set forth on the Donnelley Financial Service Schedules hereto to assist RRD in operating RRD’s business following the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

(21) “ Donnelley Financial Services Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .

(22) “ Early Termination Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c) .

(23) “ Early Termination Notice Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c) .

(24) “ Extension Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(d) .

(25) “ Extension Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(d) .

(26) “ Force Majeure Events ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

(27) “ Governmental Entity ” shall mean any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity.

(28) “ Identified Licensed Software ” shall mean, (i) with respect to software and associated documentation licensed to RRD, the “Assigned Software,” as such term is defined in the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, and (ii) with respect to software and associated documentation licensed to Donnelley Financial, the “Licensed Software,” as such term is defined in the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement.

(29) “ Illinois Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.17 .

(30) “ Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) .

(31) “ Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(32) “ Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(33) “ Intellectual Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(34) “ Lead Services Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

(35) “ Liabilities ” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or

 

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unmatured, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any law, claim, demand, action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any contract or any fines, damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto.

(36) “ Loss ” shall mean (i) any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder), excluding special, consequential, indirect, punitive damages (other than special, consequential, indirect and/or punitive damages awarded to any third party against an indemnified party) and/or taxes and (ii) any consequential damages that are reasonably foreseeable.

(37) “ LSC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(38) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

(39) “ Outside Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(40) “ Party ” or “ Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(41) “ Person ” shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.

(42) “ Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A., at its prime lending rate.

(43) “ Provider ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

(44) “ Recipient ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

(45) “ Representatives ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any subsidiary of such Person and any officer, director, employee, agent or other representative of such Person or of such Person’s subsidiary.

(46) “ RRD ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(47) “ RRD Additional Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a) .

(48) “ RRD Service Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

 

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(49) “ RRD Services ” shall mean those transitional services, including any Additional Services, to be provided by RRD to Donnelley Financial set forth on the RRD Service Schedules hereto to assist Donnelley Financial in operating Donnelley Financial’s business following the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

(50) “ RRD Services Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .

(51) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 .

(52) “ Separation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(53) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

(54) “ Service Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

(55) “ Services ” shall mean, collectively, the RRD Services and the Donnelley Financial Services and “ Service ” means any of the RRD Services or Donnelley Financial Services.

(56) “ Services Fee ” shall mean either of the RRD Services Fee or the Donnelley Financial Services Fee.

(57) “ Services Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

(58) “ Subsidiary ” shall mean with respect to any Person any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly (i) beneficially owns more than fifty percent (50%) of (A) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (B) the total combined equity economic interest thereof or (C) the capital or profits thereof, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise has the power to elect or direct the election of more than fifty percent (50%) of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

(59) “ Software ” shall mean proprietary software programs owned by the applicable Provider (or an Affiliate thereof), in either or both object code forms as determined pursuant to Section 5.3(b) , together with documentation relating to the design and/or maintenance of such software programs, as applicable, in each case as such items exist as of the time the relevant request for such software and documentation is made pursuant to Section 5.3(b) .

(60) “ Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement ” shall mean the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and Donnelley Financial Opco.

(61) “ Termination Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) .

 

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(62) “ Third Party ” shall mean any Person who is not a party to this Agreement.

(63) “ Third Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(64) “ Third Party Claim Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .

(65) “ Undisputed Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 .

Section 1.2 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include”, “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof”, “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Other capitalized terms have the meanings set forth elsewhere in this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

ARTICLE II

SERVICES

Section 2.1 Services .

(a) RRD shall provide or cause to be provided to Donnelley Financial each RRD Service for the term set forth in the description of such RRD Service (as such term may be extended pursuant to Article VIII hereof) in the applicable schedule of Schedules A-1 to A-34 (each an “ RRD Service Schedule ”). Additional Services may be provided by RRD to Donnelley Financial as provided in Section 2.3 .

(b) Donnelley Financial shall provide to RRD each Donnelley Financial Service for the term set forth in the description of such Donnelley Financial Service (as such term may be extended pursuant to Article VIII hereof) in the applicable schedule of Schedules B-1 to B-4 (each an “ Donnelley Financial Service Schedule ”, and any of an RRD Service Schedule or an Donnelley Financial Service Schedule, a “ Service Schedule ”). Additional Services may be provided by Donnelley Financial to RRD as provided in Section 2.3 .

Section 2.2 Standard of Service . RRD and Donnelley Financial shall maintain sufficient resources to perform their respective obligations hereunder. In performing the Services, RRD and Donnelley Financial shall provide substantially the same level of service and use substantially the same degree of care as their respective personnel provided and used in providing such Services prior to completion of the Donnelley Financial Distribution for itself (but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care), subject in each case to any provisions set forth on the

 

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applicable Service Schedule. Each Party shall provide reasonable assistance to the other Party in helping such other Party migrate the applicable Service to the recipient of such Service or a Third Party designated by such recipient at the end of the service period for such Service.

Section 2.3 Additional Services . From time to time after the date hereof, the Parties may identify additional services that one Party will provide to the other Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “ Additional Services ”). The Parties shall cooperate and act in good faith to agree on the terms pursuant to which any such Additional Service shall be provided and to amend or supplement any of the Service Schedules, as applicable, in accordance with such terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party shall have any obligation to agree to provide Additional Services.

ARTICLE III

PERSONNEL

Section 3.1 Services Managers . Each Party will select (a) a Lead Services Manager (a “ Lead Services Manager ”) who will oversee the provision or receipt, as applicable, of all of the Services hereunder and (b) a separate Services Manager for each Service with each such Services Manager to be identified in the applicable Service Schedule (a “ Services Manager ”), to act as the primary contact person for the provision or receipt, as applicable, of the respective Services hereunder. All communications relating to the provision of the Services with respect to a particular Service will be directed to the Services Manager of the other Party for such Service, with a copy being sent to each Lead Services Manager. Each party shall have the right at any time and from time to time to replace its Lead Services Manager or Services Manager for a particular Service by giving notice in writing to the other party. The Services Managers of the Parties, together with the Lead Services Manager, will meet periodically, but no less than quarterly, at a mutually agreed upon time to discuss the status of the Services.

Section 3.2 Services Personnel .

(a) The Party providing any Service (the “ Provider ”) will make available to the Party receiving any such Service (the “ Recipient ”) such personnel as the Provider determines may be necessary to provide such Service. Except as otherwise set forth in a Service Schedule for a Service, the Provider will have the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) designate which personnel it will assign to perform such Service and (ii) remove and replace such personnel at any time; provided, further, that the Provider will use its commercially reasonable efforts to limit the disruption to the Recipient in the transition of the Services to different personnel.

(b) In the event that the provision of any Service by the Provider requires the cooperation and services of the personnel of the Recipient, the Recipient will make available to the Provider such personnel (who shall be appropriately qualified for purposes of so supporting the provision of such Service by the Provider) as may be necessary for the Provider to provide such Service. The Recipient will have the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) designate which personnel it will make available to the Provider in connection with the provision of such Service and (ii) remove and replace such personnel at any time; provided, further, that the Recipient will use its commercially reasonable efforts to limit the disruption to the Provider in the transition of such personnel.

 

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(c) All Representatives of any Provider who provide Services under this Agreement shall be deemed for purposes of all compensation and employee benefits matters to be Representatives of such Provider and not employees or any other Representative of the Recipient or any of its Affiliates. In performing the Services, such Representatives shall be under the direction, control and supervision of the Provider (and not the Recipient) and Provider shall have the sole right to exercise all authority with respect to the employment (including termination of employment), engagement, assignment and compensation of such Representatives.

(d) A Provider may hire or engage one or more subcontractors to perform any or all of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such Provider shall use the same degree of care in selecting any such subcontractor as it would if such contractor were being retained to provide similar services to the Provider, and (ii) such Provider shall in all cases remain primarily responsible for all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the scope of the Services, the standard for services as set forth herein and the content of the Services provided to the Recipient.

(e) Nothing in this Agreement shall grant the Provider, or its Representatives and Third Party providers that are performing the Services, the right directly or indirectly to control or direct the operations of the Recipient or its Affiliates. Such Representatives and Third Party providers shall not be required to report to the management of the Recipient nor be deemed to be under the management or direction of the Recipient. The 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, any Ancillary Agreements or any other applicable agreement, no Provider or its Affiliates shall be obligated to provide, or cause to be provided, any service or goods to any Recipient or its Affiliates.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENT

Section 4.1 General .

(a) In consideration for the provision of each RRD Service, Donnelley Financial shall pay to RRD the fee set forth for such RRD Service on the applicable RRD Service Schedule (such fee in the aggregate for all RRD Services, the “ RRD Services Fee ”, and each fee individually, the “ Applicable RRD Service Fee ”).

(b) In consideration for the provision of each Donnelley Financial Service, RRD shall pay to Donnelley Financial the fee set forth for such Donnelley Financial Service on the applicable Donnelley Financial Service Schedule (such fee in the aggregate for all Donnelley Financial Services, the “ Donnelley Financial Services Fee ”, and each fee individually, the “ Applicable Donnelley Financial Service Fee ”).

 

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Section 4.2 Additional Expenses .

(a) It is understood and agreed that the RRD Services Fee payable in accordance with Section 4.1(a) hereof includes all anticipated, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including postage and other delivery costs, telephone and similar expenses) to be incurred by RRD in connection with the provision of the RRD Services to Donnelley Financial or to be paid by RRD on behalf of Donnelley Financial pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Parties agree that Donnelley Financial shall reimburse RRD for any additional reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses not included in the Applicable RRD Service Fee that are incurred by RRD in connection with the provision of RRD Services to Donnelley Financial or paid by RRD on behalf of Donnelley Financial pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “ RRD Additional Expenses ”), provided that prior to incurring any such RRD Additional Expenses, RRD shall obtain the written consent of Donnelley Financial to the incurrence of such RRD Additional Expenses, with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided further that if the Parties agree such RRD Additional Expense is recurring in nature, if Donnelley Financial consents to such RRD Additional Expense, the Applicable RRD Service Schedule shall be deemed amended accordingly; and if the Parties do not agree such RRD Additional Expense is recurring in nature, it shall be treated as a one-time expense and the Applicable RRD Service Schedule shall not be amended. All RRD Additional Expenses shall be invoiced by RRD to Donnelley Financial in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof.

(b) It is understood and agreed that the Donnelley Financial Services Fee payable in accordance with Section 4.1(b) hereof includes all anticipated, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including postage and other delivery costs, telephone and similar expenses) to be incurred by Donnelley Financial in connection with the provision of the Donnelley Financial Services to RRD or paid by Donnelley Financial on behalf of RRD pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Parties agree that RRD shall reimburse Donnelley Financial for any additional reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses not included in the Applicable Donnelley Financial Service Fee that are incurred by Donnelley Financial in connection with the provision of Donnelley Financial Services to RRD or paid by Donnelley Financial on behalf of RRD pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “ Donnelley Financial Additional Expenses ”), provided that prior to incurring any such Donnelley Financial Additional Expenses, Donnelley Financial shall obtain the written consent of RRD to the incurrence of such Donnelley Financial Additional Expenses, with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditions; provided further that if such Donnelley Financial Additional Expense is recurring in nature, if RRD consents to such Donnelley Financial Additional Expense, the applicable Donnelley Financial Service Schedule shall be deemed amended accordingly. All Donnelley Financial Additional Expenses shall be invoiced by Donnelley Financial to RRD in accordance with the provisions of (b) hereof.

Section 4.3 Invoices . The Provider will provide Recipient with one or more monthly invoices reflecting: (a) the Services provided during the preceding month, (b) the Applicable Service Fee owed for each such Service for the preceding month and the Services Fee for the preceding month, and (c) any other charges incurred during the preceding month (to the extent

 

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known at the time of the invoice) under the terms of this Agreement, no later than 15 days following the end of a month. Invoices will be sent in a format and containing a level of detail reasonably sufficient for Recipient to determine the accuracy of the computation of the amounts charged and that such amounts are being calculated in a manner consistent with this Agreement. Reasonable documentation will be provided for all out-of-pocket expenses consistent with the Provider’s practices. All amounts will be due and payable within 30 days of the date of invoice. Upon Recipient’s reasonable request, the Provider will provide explanations, answer questions, and provide additional documentation regarding invoiced amounts. Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Parties hereto, all payments due hereunder will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing from time to time by the Provider.

Section 4.4 Failure to Pay . Any amount that is not the subject of an Agreement Dispute (an “ Undisputed Amount ”) that is not paid when due shall be subject to a late payment fee computed daily at a rate equal to the Applicable Rate from the due date of such amount to the date such amount is paid (for example, if an Undisputed Amount were not paid for five days the late payment fee would be equal to 5/365 multiplied by the Applicable Rate). Recipient agrees to pay the Provider’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in collection of any Undisputed Amounts owed to the Provider hereunder and not paid when due. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event Recipient fails to make a payment of any Undisputed Amount when due hereunder, and such failure continues for a period of sixty (60) days following delivery of notice to Recipient of such failure, the Provider shall have the right to cease provision to Recipient of the Services related to such Undisputed Amount until such overdue payment (and any applicable late payment fee accrued with respect thereto) is paid in full. Such right of the Provider shall not in any manner limit or prejudice any of the Provider’s other rights or remedies hereunder in the event of Recipient’s failure to make payments when due hereunder, including any rights or remedies pursuant to Articles VI , VIII and X .

Section 4.5 Termination of Services . In the event of a termination of a Service pursuant to Article VIII , the Recipient of such Service shall be obligated to pay the Applicable Service Fee for such Service calculated as set forth on the applicable Service Schedule through the end of the month on which such Service is terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Service Schedule. Terminations of services may not occur any time other than as of a month end. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent expressly provided in any Service Schedule, upon early termination of any Service on or after the applicable Early Termination Date, the Recipient shall be obligated to pay the Provider the early termination fee contemplated in the applicable Service Schedule.

Section 4.6 Extension of Services . In the event of an extension of a Service pursuant to Article VIII , the Recipient of such Service shall be obligated to pay the Applicable Service Fee for such Service calculated as set forth on the applicable Service Schedule as the Applicable Service Fee payable during any period of extension. The Parties agree and acknowledge that fees payable for Services that are extended may be higher than during the initial term of such Service. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall constitute an obligation of any Party to extend the period for which it will provide any Service if such extension is not contemplated by the applicable Service Schedule.

 

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ARTICLE V

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

Section 5.1 Equipment . Except with respect to those items of equipment, systems, tools, facilities and other resources otherwise specifically allocated pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the Recipient, all equipment, systems, tools, facilities and other resources used by the Provider and any of its Affiliates in connection with the provision of Services hereunder will remain the property of the Provider and its Affiliates and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, will at all times be under the sole direction and control of the Provider and its Affiliates.

Section 5.2 Intellectual Property .

(a) Solely to the extent required for the provision or receipt of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, the Recipient, for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, hereby grants to the Provider and its Affiliates, and the Provider, for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, hereby grants to the Recipient and its Affiliates, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license during the term of this Agreement to internally use any Intellectual Property that is (i) owned or licensable (without requirement to pay fees to third parties) by the granting Party (or any of its Affiliates) to the other Party and its Affiliates, and (ii) required for the provision or receipt (as applicable) of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, but only to the extent and for the duration necessary for the Provider to provide or the Recipient to receive such Services pursuant to this Agreement. To the extent the license set forth in this Section 5.2(a) includes any Intellectual Property licensed to the granting Party (or any of its Affiliates) from third parties, such license is expressly conditioned upon, and subject to, any terms and conditions of any agreement pursuant to which such Intellectual Property is licensed to such granting Party (or any of its Affiliates). The foregoing license shall terminate immediately and automatically upon the expiration of the term hereof and shall be of no further force or effect.

(b) To the extent the Provider uses any Intellectual Property in providing the Services, such Intellectual Property (other than such Intellectual Property licensed to the Provider by Recipient or its Affiliates) and any derivative works of, or modifications or improvements to, such Intellectual Property conceived or created as part of the provision of Services (“ Improvements ”) will, as between the Parties, remain the sole property of the Provider unless (i) such Improvements were specifically created for Recipient or its Affiliates pursuant to a specific Service and the Parties agree that such Improvements are to be assigned to Recipient as specifically indicated in applicable Service Schedule, or (ii) such Intellectual Property is otherwise assigned to the Recipient pursuant to a separate written agreement between the Parties. The applicable Party will and hereby does assign to the applicable owner designated above, and agrees to assign automatically in the future upon first recordation in a tangible medium or first reduction to practice, all of such Party’s right, title and interest in and to all Improvements, if any. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is any conflict between the terms of this Section 5.2 and specific terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement, as applicable will prevail.

 

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Section 5.3 Software Licenses at Conclusion of Services .

(a) Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the continued use of any Identified Licensed Software by the Recipient (or any of its Affiliates) as authorized under the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement or to otherwise alter the rights of the Recipient (or any of its Affiliates) as set forth in the Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement.

(b) In the event that, upon conclusion of any particular Service, the Recipient requests a license to and copies of any Software that is (i) not Identified Licensed Software and (ii) used in or reasonably necessary to conduct the business of the Recipient, then the Provider agrees to consider such request and negotiate in good faith with the Recipient to provide a license to (upon commercially reasonable terms) and copies of (in a reasonable physical or electronic format) such Software. Such Software will be provided in either or both object code or source code forms, as reasonably agreed between the Provider and Recipient in good faith.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.1 Indemnification by Recipients .

(a) RRD agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Donnelley Financial and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which Donnelley Financial may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the provision hereunder by Donnelley Financial of Donnelley Financial Services to RRD, other than Losses resulting from Donnelley Financial’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

(b) Donnelley Financial agrees to indemnify, defend and hold RRD and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which RRD may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the provision hereunder by RRD of RRD Services to Donnelley Financial, other than Losses resulting from RRD’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

Section 6.2 Indemnification by Providers .

(a) RRD agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Donnelley Financial and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which Donnelley Financial may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with, the provision hereunder by RRD of RRD Services to Donnelley Financial where such Losses resulted from RRD’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

 

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(b) Donnelley Financial agrees to indemnify, defend and hold RRD and its Representatives harmless from and against any Loss to which RRD may become subject arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with, the provision hereunder by Donnelley Financial of Donnelley Financial Services to RRD where such Losses resulted from RRD’s or its Representative’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

Section 6.3 Third Party Claims .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or this Agreement, if a claim or demand is made against RRD or Donnelley Financial or their respective Representatives (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) by any Third Party (a “ Third Party Claim ”) as to which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the party which is or may be required pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 hereof to make such indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim promptly and in any event by the date (the “ Outside Notice Date ”) that is the tenth Business Day after receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim (such written notice, the “ Third Party Claim Notice ”); provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure (except that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any expenses incurred during the period beginning immediately after the Outside Notice Date and ending on the date that the Indemnitee gives the required notice). Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) after the Indemnitee’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third Party Claim.

(b) If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnitee, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses and acknowledges in writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee therefor, to assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party, provided, however, that such counsel is not reasonably objected to by the Indemnitee. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall, within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Third Party Claim Notice (or sooner if the nature of the Third Party Claim so requires), notify the Indemnitee of its intent to do so, and the Indemnifying Party shall thereafter not be liable to the Indemnitee for legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel to represent such Indemnitee if, in such Indemnitee’s reasonable judgment, a conflict of interest between such Indemnitee and such Indemnifying Party exists in respect of such claim which would make representation of both such parties by one counsel inappropriate, and in such event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by such Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, subject to the proviso of the preceding sentence, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel

 

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employed by the Indemnitee for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has failed to or elected not to assume the defense thereof (other than during the period prior to the time the Indemnitee shall have given notice of the Third Party Claim as provided above).

(c) If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing responsibility under this Article VI for a Third Party Claim, regardless of the Indemnifying Party’s election to assume the defense thereof or not in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.3(b), then in no event will the Indemnitee admit any Liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, any Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall have the right to settle, compromise or discharge such Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnitee releases the Indemnifying Party from its indemnification obligation hereunder in writing with respect to such Third Party Claim and such settlement, compromise or discharge would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing Liability for a Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee will agree to any settlement, compromise or discharge of a Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party may recommend and that by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the full amount of the Liability in connection with such Third Party Claim and releases the Indemnitee completely in connection with such Third Party Claim and that would not otherwise adversely affect the Indemnitee or admit any wrongdoing by the Indemnitee. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election to do so as provided herein, or an Indemnifying Party refuses to acknowledge in writing or otherwise disputes its responsibility for such Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee may compromise, settle or defend such Third Party Claim without limitation.

(d) In the event and to the extent of payment by an 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 or claim relating to such Third Party Claim against any claimant or plaintiff asserting such Third Party Claim. 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 or claim.

(e) RRD and Donnelley Financial shall cooperate as may reasonably be required in connection with the investigation, defense, prosecution and/or settlement of any Third Party Claim. In furtherance of this obligation, the Parties agree that if an Indemnifying Party chooses to assume the defense of, or to compromise or settle, any Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the Indemnifying Party, upon written request, (x) their former and then current directors, officers, employees and agents and those of their subsidiaries as witnesses and (y) as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such written request, any agreements, books, records, files or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that (i) any such Person, agreements, books, records, files or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement, prosecution or compromise and (ii) making such

 

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Person, agreements, books records or other documents so available would not constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege of the Indemnitee. At the request of an Indemnifying Party, an Indemnitee shall enter into a reasonably acceptable joint defense agreement without regard to whether the Indemnifying Party chooses to assume the defense of, or to compromise or settle, any Third Party Claim.

(f) The remedies provided in this Article VI shall be cumulative and shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

Section 6.4 Indemnification Payments . Indemnification required by this Article VI shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof in a timely fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Loss incurred.

Section 6.5 Survival . The Parties’ obligations under this Article VI shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

COOPERATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 7.1 Good Faith Cooperation; Consents . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of the Services. Such cooperation shall include exchanging information, providing electronic access to systems used in connection with the Services, performing true-ups and adjustments and obtaining all consents, licenses, sublicenses or approvals necessary to permit each party to perform its obligations hereunder. RRD and Donnelley Financial shall maintain reasonable documentation related to the Services and cooperate with each other in making such information available as needed.

Section 7.2 Confidentiality . Each Party shall keep confidential from Third Parties the Schedules to this Agreement and all non-public information received from the other Party regarding or in connection with the provision of the Services, including any information received with respect to the business or products and services of RRD and Donnelley Financial, and to use such information only for the purposes set forth in this Agreement unless (i) otherwise agreed to in writing by the Party from which such information was received or (ii) required by applicable law (including or in order for a party to make disclosures to comply with applicable federal or state securities laws) or any securities exchange (in which case the Parties shall cooperate in seeking to obtain a protective order or other arrangement pursuant to which the confidentiality of such information is preserved). The covenants in this Article VII shall survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the Termination Date, unless otherwise required by applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any laws governing the privacy of employee data and information).

 

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ARTICLE VIII

TERM

Section 8.1 Duration .

(a) Except as provided in Section 6.5 , Section 7.2 and Section 8.3 , the term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in full force and effect with respect to each Service until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the initial service period in the description of such Service in the applicable Service Schedule, unless the Service is extended pursuant to Section 8.1(d) hereof or unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties and (ii) the termination of such Service in accordance with Section 4.5 and Section 8.1(c) . Except as provided in Section 6.5 , Section 7.2 and Section 8.3 , the term of this Agreement shall conclude on the earlier of (i) the date on which this Agreement is no longer in full force and effect with respect to any Service provided by any Party and (ii) October 1, 2018 (the “ Termination Date ”).

(b) Each Party acknowledges that the purpose of this Agreement is for RRD to provide the RRD Services to Donnelley Financial on an interim basis until Donnelley Financial can perform the RRD Services for themselves and for Donnelley Financial to provide the Donnelley Financial Services to RRD on an interim basis until RRD can perform the Donnelley Financial Services for themselves.

(c) To the extent specifically contemplated by a Service Schedule under the heading “Terms and Termination,” the Recipient of such Service may terminate any such Service, in its sole discretion, as of the Early Termination Date set forth in the applicable Service Schedule or on the last day of any calendar month thereafter (an “ Early Termination Date ”). In order to terminate any Service as of an Early Termination Date, Recipient shall be required to provide prior written notice to Provider in the time period specified in the applicable Service Schedule (an “ Early Termination Notice Period ”). Following the Early Termination Notice Period (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Parties), Provider shall discontinue the provision of the Services specified in such notice and any such Services shall be excluded from this Agreement, and the applicable Service Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. Upon discontinuance of any Service pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the Recipient shall not be liable for payment of the Applicable Service Fee contemplated by the applicable Service Schedule for such Service for the period following the Early Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to alleviate the obligation of a Recipient of such discontinued Service to pay the Applicable Service Fee for such Service for the period prior to the discontinuation. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any Service Schedule is silent with respect to the ability of the Recipient to terminate before the conclusion of the initial service period with respect to such Service, it shall be understood and agreed that the Recipient shall not have the right to terminate such Service prior to the conclusion of the initial service period for such Service.

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any such Service, in its sole discretion, from the last date of the initial service period for such Service set forth in the applicable Service Schedule for a period of time no longer than the extension date specified in the applicable Service Schedule (an “ Extension Period ”). In order to extend any Service, the Recipient is required to provide prior written notice to the Provider by the time period specified in the applicable Service Schedule stating that it elects to extend the applicable Service and the period for the applicable Service (an “ Extension Notice ”). Following delivery of the Extension Notice, the Provider shall continue to provide the Services specified in such Extension Notice, and the applicable Service Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. Recipient shall be liable for fees incurred for Services performed through the last date of the Extension Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any Service Schedule is silent with respect to the ability of the Recipient to extend a Service beyond the initial service period with respect to such Service, it shall be understood and agreed that the Recipient shall not have the right to extend such Service. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall obligate either Party to extend the provision of Services unless the applicable Service Schedule for such Service so provides.

Section 8.2 Suspension Due to Force Majeure . In the event the performance by either RRD or Donnelley Financial of its duties or obligations hereunder is interrupted or interfered with by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control including fire, storm, flood, earthquake, explosion, war, strike or labor disruption, rebellion, insurrection, quarantine, act of God, boycott, embargo, shortage or unavailability of supplies, riot, or governmental law, regulation or edict (collectively, “ Force Majeure Events ”), the Party affected by such Force Majeure Event shall not be deemed to be in default of this Agreement by reason of its non-performance due to such Force Majeure Event, but shall give notice to the other Parties of the Force Majeure Event and the fee provided for in Section 4.1 shall be equitably adjusted to reflect the reduced performance. In such event, the Party affected by such Force Majeure Event shall resume the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the Force Majeure Event.

Section 8.3 Consequences of Termination . Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Agreement or the Termination Date, then (a) all Services to be provided will promptly cease, (b) each of the Parties shall, upon request of the other Parties, promptly return or destroy all non-public confidential information received from the other Party in connection with this Agreement (including the return of all information received regarding or in connection with the provisions of the Services, including any information received with respect to the business or products of RRD or Donnelley Financial, as the case may be), without retaining a copy thereof (other than one copy for records purposes), and (c) each of RRD and Donnelley Financial shall honor all credits and make any accrued and unpaid payment to the other Parties as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and no rights already accrued hereunder shall be affected.

 

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ARTICLE IX

RECORDS; SECURITY TERMS

Section 9.1 Maintenance of Records . Each of the Parties shall create and maintain books and records in connection with the provision of the Services that are complete and accurate in all material respects, and upon reasonable notice from the other Party shall make available for inspection and copy by such other Party’s Representatives such books and records during reasonable business hours.

Section 9.2 Security Terms . Each party agrees to comply with the Data and Physical Security Requirements attached hereto as Schedule C . It shall be understood that for purposes of this Agreement, references in Schedule C to a “Seller” shall mean a Provider and references to a “Buyer” shall mean a Recipient.

ARTICLE X

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 10.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (but excluding any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of any agreement relating to the use or lease of real property if any Third Party is a necessary party to such controversy, dispute or claim) (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 11.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided , that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 10.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 10.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

 

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Section 10.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “Rules”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 10.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this Article X shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided, however, the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 10.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 10.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep confidential all matters relating to and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this Article X shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided, that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future

 

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arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 10.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Except as provided in Section 4.4 , Section 8.1(c) or Section 8.2 or otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide Services and honor all other commitments under this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article X with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 10.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE XI

NOTICES

Section 11.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 11.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 11.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

 

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To Donnelley Financial:

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 12.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

Section 12.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 12.4 Other Agreements . This Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Separation and Distribution Agreement or the other Ancillary Agreements.

Section 12.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 12.6 Survival of Agreements . Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Termination Date and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.

Section 12.7 Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; provided

 

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that either party may assign this Agreement to a purchaser of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Party so long as such purchaser expressly assumes, in a written instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to the non-assigning party, the due and punctual performance or observance of this Agreement on the part of the assigning Party to be performed or observed.

Section 12.8 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 12.9 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 12.10 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

Section 12.11 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification, contribution or payment pursuant to Article VI ).

Section 12.12 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

Section 12.13 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and their Representatives entitled to indemnification under Article VI , and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 12.14 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 12.15 Exhibits and Schedules . The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 12.16 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of the State of Illinois.

 

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Section 12.17 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 X or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 12.17 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 12.18 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 12.19 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 12.19 .

Section 12.20 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 12.21 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

 

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Section 12.22 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 ).

Section 12.23 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SCHEDULES ATTACHED HERETO, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ITS USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES AND EACH PROVIDER, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PROVIDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NONINFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF ANY SERVICE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.4

 

 

 

TAX DISAFFILIATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

AND

LSC Communications, Inc.

dated as of September 14, 2016

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION 1.

 

Definition of Terms

     2   

SECTION 2.

 

Allocation of Taxes and Tax-Related Losses

     9   
 

2.1

 

Allocation of Taxes

     9   
 

2.2

 

Allocation of Deconsolidation Taxes, Distribution Taxes and Transfer Taxes

     9   
 

2.3

 

Tax Payments

     10   

SECTION 3.

 

Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns

     10   
 

3.1

 

Combined Returns

     10   
 

3.2

 

Separate Returns

     10   
 

3.3

 

Agent

     10   
 

3.4

 

Provision of Information

     10   
 

3.5

 

Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns

     11   
 

3.6

 

Refunds, Credits, Offsets, Tax Benefits

     11   
 

3.7

 

Carrybacks

     12   
 

3.8

 

Amended Returns

     12   
 

3.9

 

Compensatory Equity Interests

     13   

SECTION 4.

 

Tax Payments

     13   
 

4.1

 

Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority

     13   
 

4.2

 

Indemnification Payments

     13   
 

4.3

 

Interest on Late Payments

     13   
 

4.4

 

Tax Consequences of Payments

     13   
 

4.5

 

Adjustments to Payments

     13   
 

4.6

 

Section 336(e) Election

     14   
 

4.7

 

Certain Final Determinations

     15   

SECTION 5.

 

Cooperation and Tax Contests

     15   
 

5.1

 

Cooperation

     15   
 

5.2

 

Notices of Tax Contests

     15   
 

5.3

 

Control of Tax Contests

     15   
 

5.4

 

Cooperation Regarding Tax Contests

     16   

SECTION 6.

 

Tax Records

     16   
 

6.1

 

Retention of Tax Records

     16   
 

6.2

 

Access to Tax Records

     16   
 

6.3

 

Confidentiality

     17   

 

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SECTION 7.

 

Representations and Covenants

     17   
 

7.1

 

Covenants of RRD and LSC

     17   
 

7.2

 

Private Letter Ruling

     17   
 

7.3

 

Covenants of LSC

     17   
 

7.4

 

Covenants of RRD

     18   
 

7.5

 

Exceptions

     19   
 

7.6

 

Injunctive Relief

     19   
 

7.7

 

Further Assurances

     20   

SECTION 8.

 

General Provisions

     20   
 

8.1

 

Construction

     20   
 

8.2

 

Ancillary Agreements

     20   
 

8.3

 

Counterparts

     20   
 

8.4

 

Notices

     20   
 

8.5

 

Amendments

     21   
 

8.6

 

Assignment

     21   
 

8.7

 

Successors and Assigns

     21   
 

8.8

 

Change in Law

     21   
 

8.9

 

Authorization, Etc

     21   
 

8.10

 

Termination

     21   
 

8.11

 

Subsidiaries

     21   
 

8.12

 

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     22   
 

8.13

 

Double Recovery

     22   
 

8.14

 

Titles and Headings

     22   
 

8.15

 

Governing Law

     22   
 

8.16

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     22   
 

8.17

 

Severability

     22   
 

8.18

 

No Strict Construction; Interpretation

     23   

SCHEDULE A

      

SCHEDULE B

      

 

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TAX DISAFFILIATION AGREEMENT

THIS TAX DISAFFILIATION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of September 14, 2016, by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and LSC Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of RRD (“ LSC ” and, together with RRD, the “ Parties ”, and each, a “ Party ”). Unless otherwise indicated, all “Section” references in this Agreement are to sections of the Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Donnelley Financial ”), have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which it will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC, (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RRD determined that, based on the Corporate Business Purposes (as defined below), it is in the best interests of RRD and its stockholders to separate the business of LSC, as more fully described in LSC’s registration statement on Form 10, from RRD’s other businesses on the terms and conditions set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RRD has authorized the distribution to the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RRD ( RRD Common Stock ) as of the record date of at least eighty percent (80%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of LSC (the “ LSC Common Stock ”), on the basis of one share of LSC Common Stock for every eight shares of RRD Common Stock (the “ LSC Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, the LSC Distribution is intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”);

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the LSC Distribution qualify as tax-free to RRD under section 361(c) of the Code and that, except for cash received in lieu of any fractional LSC Shares, the LSC Distribution qualify as tax-free to RRD stockholders under section 355(a) of the Code;

WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of RRD and LSC have each determined that the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements (as defined below) are in furtherance of and consistent with the Corporate Business Purposes and, as such, are in the best interests of their respective companies and stockholders or sole stockholder, as applicable, and have approved the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and each of the Ancillary Agreements;


WHEREAS, the Parties set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement the principal arrangements between them regarding the separation of the LSC Group (as defined below) from the RRD Group (as defined below) and the Donnelley Financial Group (as defined below); and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the Parties of liabilities for Taxes (as defined below) 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 covenants contained in this Agreement, 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:

“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Affiliate” as it applies to LSC shall include the LSC Company Entities.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

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

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

“Combined Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return that includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the RRD Group and one or more members of the LSC Group.

“Companies” means each of RRD and LSC.

“Company” means RRD or LSC, as the context requires.

“Controlling Party” means, with respect to a Tax Contest, the Person that has responsibility, control and discretion in handling, defending, settling or contesting such Tax Contest.

“Corporate Business Purposes” means the Corporate Business Purposes as set forth in the Tax Opinion Representations (including any appendices thereto) and the “Reasons for the Separation” in LSC’s registration statement on Form 10.

 

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“Deconsolidation Taxes” means any Taxes imposed on any member of the RRD Group or the LSC Group as a result of or in connection with the Distribution, but excluding any Transfer Taxes and Distribution Taxes.

“Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

“Distribution Taxes” means any Taxes of RRD arising from a Final Determination that the Distribution failed to be tax-free to RRD in accordance with the requirements of section 355 or section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code (including any Taxes resulting from the application of section 355(d) or (e) to the Distribution), or that stock of LSC failed to qualify as “qualified property” within the meaning of section 355(c)(2) of the Code (including as a result of the application of section 355(d) or 355(e) of the Code to the Distribution) or where applicable, failed to be stock permitted to be received without recognition of gain or loss under section 361(a) of the Code, and shall include any Taxes resulting from an election under section 336(e) of the Code in the circumstances set forth in Section 4.6 hereof.

“Donnelley Financial Group” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Donnelley Financial Group” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Due Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

“Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on the LSC Distribution Date.

“Escheat Liability” means any unclaimed property or escheat liability, including any interest, penalty, administrative charge, or addition thereto and further including all costs of responding to or defending against an audit, examination, or controversy with respect to such liability, imposed by or on behalf of a governmental entity with respect to any property or obligation (including, without limitation, uncashed checks to vendors, customers, or employees and non-refunded overpayments).

“Excess Taxes” means the excess of (x) the Taxes for which RRD Group is liable if an election is made pursuant to section 336(e) of the Code under Section 4.6 of this Agreement, over (y) the Taxes for which RRD Group is liable if such an election is not made, in each case taking into account the allocation of Taxes that is otherwise applicable in this Agreement but without regard to Section 4.6 hereof.

“Expert Law Firm” means a law firm nationally recognized for its expertise in the matter for which its opinion is sought.

“Fifty-Percent Equity Interest” means, in respect of any corporation (within the meaning of the Code), stock or other equity interests of such corporation possessing (i) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or equity interests entitled to vote, or (ii) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value of shares of all classes of stock or of the total value of all equity interests.

“Filer” means the Company that is responsible for filing the applicable Tax Return pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2.

 

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“Final Determination” means a determination within the meaning of section 1313 of the Code or any similar provision of state or local Tax Law.

“Group” means the RRD Group or the LSC Group, as the context requires.

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

“Interest Rate” means (x) the “Prime Rate” as set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement plus three percent (3%), or (y) if higher and if with respect to a payment to indemnify for a Tax to which the “large corporate underpayment” provision within the meaning of section 6621(c) of the Code applies, such interest rate that would be applicable at such time to such “large corporate underpayment.”

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

“LSC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“LSC Business” has the meaning ascribed to the term “LSC Business” in the Tax Opinion Representations that constitutes an active trade or business (within the meaning of section 355(b) of the Code) of the separate affiliated group of LSC.

“LSC Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

“LSC Company Entities” means, collectively, the entities listed on Schedule A.

“LSC Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

“LSC Distribution Date” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“LSC Group” has the meaning ascribed to the term “LSC Group” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“LSC Indemnified Party” includes each member of the LSC Group, each of their representatives and Affiliates, each of their respective directors, officers, managers and employees, and each of their heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns.

“LSC Restricted Action” means a breach of the covenant made by LSC in Section 7.1 of this Agreement or the taking of any action by LSC or any of its Subsidiaries inconsistent with the covenants set forth in Section 7.3; and, for the avoidance of doubt, an action shall be and remain a LSC Restricted Action even if LSC is permitted to take such an action pursuant to Section 7.5(a).

“Non-Controlling Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).

“Other Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).

 

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“Party” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“Payment Date” means (x) with respect to any U.S. federal income tax return, the date on which any required installment of estimated taxes determined under section 6655 of the Code is due, the date on which (determined without regard to extensions) filing the return determined under section 6072 of the Code is required, and the date the return is filed, and (y) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law.

“Periodic Taxes” means Taxes imposed on a periodic basis that are not based upon or related to income or receipts. Periodic Taxes include property Taxes and similar Taxes.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition of shares of LSC Common Stock in the LSC Distribution solely by reason of holding RRD Common Stock, but does not include such an acquisition if such RRD Common Stock, before such acquisition, was itself acquired in a manner to which the flush language of section 355(e)(3)(A) of the Code applies (thus causing, for the avoidance of doubt, section 355(e)(3)(A)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the Code not to apply).

“Person” means any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.

“Post-Distribution Period” means any Tax Year or other taxable period beginning after the LSC Distribution Date and, in the case of any Straddle Period, that part of the Tax Year or other taxable period that begins at the beginning of the day of the LSC Distribution Date.

“Pre-Distribution Period” means any Tax Year or other taxable period that ends on or before the LSC Distribution Date and, in the case of any Straddle Period, that part of the Tax Year or other taxable period through the end of the day immediately preceding the LSC Distribution Date.

“Preparer” means the Company that is responsible for the preparation and filing of the applicable Tax Return pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2.

“Receiving Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

“Responsible Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).

“Restriction Period” means the period beginning on the LSC Distribution Date and ending twenty-four (24) months after the LSC Distribution Date.

“RRD” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

 

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“RRD Business” has the meaning ascribed to the term “RRD Business” in the Tax Opinion Representations that constitutes an active trade or business (within the meaning of section 355(b) of the Code) of the separate affiliated group of RRD.

“RRD Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

“RRD Group” has the meaning ascribed to the term in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“RRD Indemnified Party” includes each member of the RRD Group, each of their representatives and Affiliates, each of their respective directors, officers, managers and employees, and each of their heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns.

“RRD Restricted Action” means any breach of a representation or covenant made by RRD in Section 7.1 of this Agreement or the taking of any action by RRD or any of its Subsidiaries inconsistent with the covenants set forth in Section 7.4(a); and, for the avoidance of doubt, an action shall be and remain a RRD Restricted Action even if RRD or any of its Subsidiaries is permitted to take such an action pursuant to Section 7.5(b).

“Ruling” means the private letter ruling that was issued to RRD in response to the Ruling Request.

“Ruling Request” means the request for ruling in connection with the LSC Distribution filed by RRD with the IRS, as amended or supplemented, including any appendices and exhibits attached thereto or included therewith and including so much of the pre-submission materials submitted by RRD to the IRS, as related to the LSC Distribution.

“Satisfactory Guidance” means either a ruling from the IRS or an Unqualified Opinion, in either case reasonably satisfactory to RRD or LSC (as the context dictates) in both form and substance.

“Separate Return” means (a) in the case of any Tax Return required under relevant Tax Law to be filed by any member of the RRD Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the LSC Group, and (b) in the case of any Tax Return required under relevant Tax Law to be filed by any member of the LSC Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the RRD Group.

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

“Straddle Period” means any taxable period beginning prior to, and ending on or after, the LSC Distribution Date.

“Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Person, means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly (i) beneficially owns more than fifty

 

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percent (50%) of (A) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (B) the total combined equity economic interest thereof or (C) the capital or profits thereof, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise has the power to elect or direct the election of more than fifty percent (50%) of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers’ compensation, employment, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem, stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other similar tax (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any Tax Authority, any Escheat Liability, abandoned, or unclaimed property law, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing, together with any reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in defending against any such tax.

“Tax Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

“Tax Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency, commission or authority (if any) charged with the assessment, determination or collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

“Tax Benefit” means a reduction in the Tax liability of a taxpayer (or of the Group of which it is a member) for any taxable period. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Tax Benefit shall be deemed to have been realized or received from a Tax Item in a taxable period only if and to the extent that the Tax liability of the taxpayer (or of the Group of which it is a member) for such period, after taking into account the effect of the Tax Item on the Tax liability of such taxpayer in the current period and all prior periods, is less than it would have been if such Tax liability were determined without regard to such Tax Item.

“Tax Contest” means an audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose, potential or effect of redetermining Taxes of any member of either Group (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund).

“Tax Counsel” means the advisors listed in Schedule A.

“Tax-Free Status” means the qualification of the LSC Distribution (a) as a transaction described in section 355 and section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (b) as a transaction in which the shares of LSC Common Stock distributed by RRD is “qualified property” for purposes of sections 355(c)(2), 355(d), 355(e) and 361(c) of the Code, and (c) a transaction in which shareholders of RRD will not recognize income, gain or loss upon the LSC Distribution under section 355(a) of the Code (except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares).

“Tax Item” means, with respect to any Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, adjustment in basis, or other attribute that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any Tax.

 

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“Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof, and any controlling judicial or administrative interpretations of such law, relating to any Tax.

“Tax Opinion” means the opinion (or opinions) to be delivered by Tax Counsel to RRD in connection with the LSC Distribution to the effect that (i) RRD will not recognize gain or loss upon the Distribution under section 355(c) or section 361(c) of the Code, and (ii) shareholders of RRD will not recognize gain or loss upon the LSC Distribution under section 355(a) of the Code, except in respect of cash received in lieu of fractional shares of LSC.

“Tax Opinion Representations” means the written and signed representations delivered to Tax Counsel in connection with the Tax Opinion.

“Tax Records” means Tax Returns, Tax Return work papers, documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and any other books of account or records required to be maintained under applicable Tax Laws (including but not limited to section 6001 of the Code) or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority.

“Tax Return” means any report of Taxes due, any claims 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 (by paper, electronically or otherwise) under any applicable 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.

“Tax Year” means, with respect to any Tax, the year, or shorter period, if applicable, for which the Tax is reported as provided under applicable Tax Law.

“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, the LSC Distribution.

“Transfer Taxes” means all U.S. federal, state, local or foreign sales, use, privilege, transfer, intangible, documentary, gains, stamp, duties, recording, and similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties, interest or additions thereto) imposed upon any Party hereto or any of its Affiliates in connection with the LSC Distribution.

“Transition Services Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between RRD and LSC.

“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Year.

“Unqualified Opinion” means an unqualified “will” opinion of an Expert Law Firm that permits reliance by RRD or LSC (as the context dictates). For the avoidance of doubt, an Unqualified Opinion must be based on factual representations and assumptions that are reasonably satisfactory to RRD or LSC (as the context dictates).

 

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SECTION 2. Allocation of Taxes .

2.1 Allocation of Taxes . Except as provided in Section 2.2 (Allocation of Deconsolidation Taxes, Distribution Taxes and Transfer Taxes), Taxes shall be allocated as follows:

(a) RRD shall be liable for and shall be allocated (i) any Taxes reported on a Separate Return attributable to any member of the RRD Group for any period, (ii) any Taxes reported on a Combined Return for any period, and (iii) any Taxes listed on Schedule B.1. For the avoidance of doubt, RRD shall not be liable for or allocated any Taxes shown on Schedule B.2.

(b) LSC shall be liable for and shall be allocated (i) any Taxes reported on a Separate Return attributable to any member of the LSC Group for any period and (ii) any Taxes listed on Schedule B.2. For the avoidance of doubt, LSC shall not be liable for or allocated any Taxes shown on Schedule B.1.

2.2 Allocation of Deconsolidation Taxes, Distribution Taxes and Transfer Taxes . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

(a) Deconsolidation Taxes . Any and all Deconsolidation Taxes shall be borne by RRD.

(b) Distribution Taxes .

(i) LSC shall be liable for, shall be allocated, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each RRD Indemnified Party from and against any liability for Distribution Taxes to the extent such Distribution Taxes are attributable to a LSC Restricted Action committed by LSC, provided , however , that LSC shall have no obligation to indemnify any RRD Indemnified Party hereunder if there has occurred, prior to such LSC Restricted Action, a RRD Restricted Action and such Distribution Taxes are attributable to such RRD Restricted Action. It is understood and agreed that, in determining the amounts payable under this Section 2.2(b)(i), there shall be included all costs, expenses and damages associated with shareholders litigation or controversies and any amount paid by RRD in respect of the liability of its shareholders, whether paid to its shareholders or to any Tax Authority, in connection with liability that may arise to shareholders as a result of receiving or accruing an amount payable under this Section 2.2(b)(i), and all reasonable costs and expenses associated with such payments.

(ii) RRD shall be liable for, shall be allocated, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each LSC Indemnified Party from and against any liability of LSC for Distribution Taxes to the extent that LSC is not liable for such Taxes pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(i).

(c) Transfer Taxes . The Companies shall cooperate with each other and use their commercially reasonable efforts to reduce and/or eliminate any Transfer Taxes. If any Transfer Tax remains payable after application of the first sentence of this Section 2.2(c) and notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 2, all Transfer Taxes shall be allocated to RRD.

 

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2.3 Tax Payments . Each Company shall be liable for and shall pay the Taxes allocated to it by this Section 2 either to the applicable Tax Authority or to the other Company in accordance with Section 4 and the other applicable provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns .

3.1 Combined Returns . RRD shall be responsible for preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared or filed) all Combined Returns for any Tax Year. For any such return, LSC shall furnish any relevant information, including pro forma returns, disclosures, apportionment data and supporting schedules, relating to any member of the LSC Group, necessary for completing any such return in a format suitable for inclusion in such return.

3.2 Separate Returns .

(a) Tax Returns to be Prepared and Filed by RRD. RRD shall be responsible for (i) preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) all Separate Returns for which LSC is not responsible under Section 3.2(b)(i); and (ii) preparing all Separate Returns which relate to one or more members of the LSC Group for any periods that end on or before the LSC Distribution Date.

(b) Tax Returns to be Prepared and Filed by LSC. LSC shall be responsible for (i) preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) all Separate Returns which relate to one or more members of the LSC Group for any Tax Year that ends after the LSC Distribution Date and (ii) filing the Separate Returns prepared by RRD under Section 3.2(a)(ii).

3.3 Agent . Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5), RRD and LSC (and their respective Affiliates) shall designate such other Party as its agent and attorney-in-fact to take such action (including execution of documents) as such other Party may deem reasonably appropriate in matters relating to the preparation or filing of any Tax Return described in Sections 3.1 and 3.2.

3.4 Provision of Information .

(a) RRD shall provide to LSC, and LSC shall provide to RRD, any information about members of the RRD Group or the LSC Group, respectively, that the Preparer reasonably requires to determine the amount of Taxes due on any Payment Date with respect to a Tax Return for which the Preparer is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 and to properly and timely file all such Tax Returns.

(b) If a member of the LSC Group supplies information to a member of the RRD Group, or a member of the RRD Group supplies information to a member of the LSC Group, and an officer of the requesting member intends to sign a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then a duly authorized officer of the member supplying such information shall certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, the accuracy of the information so supplied.

 

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(c) Except as otherwise provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties in writing, the cooperation provided for in this Section 3.4 shall be at no additional cost to the Party requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket costs (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service with respect to the foregoing) incurred by any such Party, if applicable. The cooperation and assistance provided for in this Section 3.4 shall not be required to the extent such cooperation and assistance would result in an undue burden on any Party or would unreasonably interfere with any of its employees normal functions and duties. In furtherance of, and without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall make reasonably available those employees with particular knowledge of any function or service of which another Party was not allocated the employees, agents or consultants involved in such function or service in connection with the Transactions.

3.5 Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns .

(a) In General. All Tax Returns that include any members of the RRD Group or the LSC Group, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall be prepared in a manner that is consistent with the Ruling Request, the Ruling, and the Tax Opinion (including, for the avoidance doubt, the Tax Opinion Representations). Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all Tax Returns for which RRD has the right to prepare, review, approve or file under Sections 3.1 and 3.2 shall be prepared (x) in accordance with elections, Tax accounting methods and other practices used with respect to such Tax Returns filed prior to the LSC Distribution Date (unless such past practices are not permissible under applicable law), or (y) to the extent any items are not covered by past practices (or in the event such past practices are not permissible under applicable Tax Law), in any reasonable manner, in accordance with the preparation, review, approval and filing responsibilities of Sections 3.1 and 3.2; provided , however , that in each case of (x) and (y) to the extent that a change in such elections, methods or practices could not reasonably be expected to result in any adverse impact on RRD and would not be inconsistent with applicable law, such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with reasonable practices selected by LSC.

(b) Election to File Consolidated, Combined or Unitary Tax Returns . Subject to LSC’s reasonable approvals, as appropriate, RRD shall elect to file any Tax Return on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis, if such Tax Return would include at least one member of each such Group and the filing of such Tax Return is elective under the relevant Tax Law.

3.6 Refunds, Credits, Offsets, Tax Benefits

(a) Any refunds, credits, or offsets with respect to Taxes allocated to RRD pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the account of RRD. Any refunds, credits or offsets with respect to Taxes allocated to LSC pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the account of LSC.

 

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(b) RRD shall forward to LSC, or reimburse LSC, for, any such refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, that are for the account of LSC within thirty (30) Business Days from receipt thereof by RRD or any of its Affiliates. LSC shall forward to RRD, or reimburse RRD, for, any refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, that are for the account of RRD within thirty (30) Business Days from receipt thereof by LSC or any of its Affiliates. Any refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, or reimbursements not forwarded or made within the thirty (30) Business Day period specified above shall bear interest from the date received by the refunding or reimbursing party (or its Affiliates) through and including the date of payment at the Interest Rate (treating the date received as the Due Date for purposes of determining such interest). If, subsequent to a Tax Authority’s allowance of a refund, credit or offset, such Tax Authority reduces or eliminates such allowance, any refund, credit or offset, plus any interest received thereon, forwarded or reimbursed under this Section 3.6 shall be returned to the party who had forwarded or reimbursed such refund, credit or offset and interest upon the request of such forwarding party in an amount equal to the applicable reduction, including any interest received thereon.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall be required to reimburse the other Party under this Section 3.6 for the use of a refund, credit or offset or other Tax Benefit, calculated by reference to the Tax allocated to the other Party, including but not limited to a “dividends received deduction” set forth under section 243 of the Code and an unincorporated business tax credit as currently provided by Section 11-604 of the New York City Administrative Code or any successor thereto, if such deduction, credit or offset is not available to reduce the Tax liability of such other Party for any Tax Year.

3.7 Carrybacks . To the extent permitted under applicable Tax Laws, the LSC Group shall make the appropriate elections in respect of any Tax Returns with respect to which it is not the Indemnifying Party for the Tax shown on such Tax Returns to waive any option to carry back any net operating loss, any credits or any similar item from a Post-Distribution Period to any Pre-Distribution Period or to any Straddle Period. Any refund of or credit for Taxes resulting from any such carryback by a member of the LSC Group that cannot be waived shall be payable to LSC net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith.

3.8 Amended Returns . Any amended Tax Return or claim for Tax refund, credit or offset with respect to any member of the RRD Group or the LSC Group may be made only by the Company (or its Affiliates) that is the Indemnifying Party for the Taxes shown on the original Tax Return (and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the same preparation, review, approval and filing rights set forth in Sections 3.1 or 3.2, to the extent applicable). Such Company (or its Affiliates) shall not, without the prior written consent of the other Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), file, or cause to be filed, any such amended Tax Return or claim for Tax refund, credit or offset to the extent that such filing, if accepted, may increase the Taxes allocated to, or the Tax indemnity obligations under this Agreement of, such other Company for any Tax Year (or portion thereof); provided , however , that such consent need

 

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not be obtained if the Company filing the amended Tax Return by written notice to the other Company agrees to indemnify the other Company for the incremental Taxes allocated to, or the incremental Tax indemnity obligation resulting under this Agreement to, such other Company as a result of the filing of such amended Tax Return.

3.9 Compensatory Equity Interests . Matters relating to Taxes and/or Tax Items with respect to Compensatory Equity Interests shall be governed by the Employee Matters provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

SECTION 4. Tax Payments .

4.1 Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority . RRD shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority the Tax shown on any Tax Return for which it is the Filer pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, and LSC shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority the Tax shown on any Tax Return for which it is the Filer pursuant to Section 3.2.

4.2 Indemnification Payments .

(a) Tax Payments Made by the RRD Group. If any member of the RRD Group is required to make a payment after the Effective Time to a Tax Authority for Taxes allocated to LSC under this Agreement, then LSC will indemnify and hold harmless RRD from and will pay the amount of Taxes allocated to it to RRD not later than the later of (i) ten (10) Business Days after receiving notification requesting such amount, and (ii) ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such payment is required to be made to such Tax Authority.

(b) Tax Payments Made by the LSC Group. If any member of the LSC Group is required to make a payment after the Effective Time to a Tax Authority for Taxes allocated to RRD under this Agreement, then RRD will indemnify and hold harmless LSC from and will pay the amount of Taxes allocated to it to LSC not later than the later of (i) ten (10) Business Days after receiving notification requesting such amount, and (ii) ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such payment is required to be made to such Tax Authority.

4.3 Interest on Late Payments . Payments pursuant to this Agreement that are not made by the date prescribed in this Agreement or, if no such date is prescribed, not later than five (5) Business Days after demand for payment is made (the “ Due Date ”) shall bear interest for the period from and including the date immediately following the Due Date through and including the date of payment at the Interest Rate. Such interest will be payable at the same time as the payment to which it relates. Interest will be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days and the actual number of days for which due.

4.4 Tax Consequences of Payments . For all Tax purposes and to the extent permitted by applicable Tax Law, the parties hereto shall treat any payment made pursuant to this Agreement as a capital contribution or a distribution, as the case may be, immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

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4.5 Adjustments to Payments . The amount of any payment made pursuant to this Agreement shall be adjusted as follows:

(a) If the receipt or accrual of any indemnity amounts for which any Party hereto (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) is required to pay another Party (the “ Indemnified Party ”) under this Agreement causes, directly or indirectly, an increase in the taxable income of the Indemnified Party under one or more applicable Tax Laws, such payment shall be increased so that, after the payment of any Taxes with respect to the payment, the Indemnified Party shall have realized the same net amount it would have realized had the payment not resulted in taxable income. For the avoidance of doubt, any liability for Taxes due to an increase in taxable income described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be governed by this Section 4.5(a) and not by Section 2.2.

(b) To the extent that Taxes for which the Indemnifying Party is required to pay to the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement give rise to a deduction, credit or other Tax Benefit (including as a result of any election set forth in Section 4.6) to the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates, the amount of any payment made to the Indemnified Party by the Indemnifying Party shall be decreased by taking into account any resulting reduction in Taxes actually realized by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates resulting from such Tax Benefit (including as a result of any election set forth in Section 4.6). If such a reduction in Taxes of the Indemnified Party occurs following the payment made to the Indemnified Party with respect to the relevant indemnified Taxes, the Indemnified Party shall promptly repay the Indemnifying Party the amount of such reduction when actually realized. If the Tax Benefit arising from the foregoing reduction of Taxes described in this Section 4.5(b) is subsequently decreased or eliminated, then the Indemnifying Party shall promptly pay the Indemnified Party the amount of the decrease in such Tax Benefit. This Section 4.5(b) shall not apply to the extent that Section 3.6(d) would also apply to cause recovery of the same amounts to the Indemnifying Party.

4.6 Section 336(e) Election .

(a) RRD and LSC shall make a protective election under section 336(e) of the Code (and any similar election under state or local law) with respect to the Distribution in accordance with Treasury Regulations section 1.336-2(h) and (j) (and any applicable provisions under state and local law), provided that LSC shall indemnify RRD for any cost to the RRD Group of making such an election (but it being understood that any such cost arising from Taxes shall be limited to Excess Taxes). RRD and LSC shall cooperate in the timely completion and/or filings of such elections and any related filings or procedures (including filing or amending any Tax Returns to implement an election that becomes effective). This Section 4.6 is intended to constitute a binding, written agreement to make an election under section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the Distribution.

(b) If Taxes are allocated to a Party (the “ Responsible Party ”) as a result of any election set forth in Section 4.6, then to the extent that such Taxes give rise to a Tax Benefit, other than a refund, credit or offset as described in Section 3.6(b), to the other Party (the “ Other Party ”) or any of its Affiliates, and such Tax Benefit results in an actual reduction in Taxes (determined on a with and without basis) of the Other Party or any of its Affiliates in any Tax Year, the Other Party shall pay to the Responsible Party in the relevant Tax Year an amount equal to such reduction in Taxes (determined on a with and without basis); provided , however , that this provision shall not apply to the extent that the actual reduction in Taxes for the relevant Tax Year and any unpaid reduction in Taxes for all prior Tax Years is less than $50,000.

 

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4.7 Certain Final Determinations . If an adjustment (a “ Tax Adjustment ”) pursuant to a Final Determination in a Tax Contest initiated by a Tax Authority results in a Tax greater than the Tax shown on the relevant Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Period, the Indemnified Party shall pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to any Tax Benefit as and when actually realized by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Tax Adjustment. The Parties agree that if an Indemnified Party is required to make a payment to an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 4.7, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to set off the amount of such payment against any indemnity payments owed by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party, taking into account time value and similar concepts as appropriate.

SECTION 5. Cooperation and Tax Contests .

5.1 Cooperation . In addition to the obligations enumerated in Sections 3.4 and 5.4, each of RRD and LSC will cooperate (and cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to cooperate) with each other and with each other’s agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, in connection with Tax matters, including provision of relevant documents and information in their possession and making available to each other, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required as witnesses or for purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes.

5.2 Notices of Tax Contests . Each Company shall provide prompt notice to the other Company of any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest of which it becomes aware in writing relating to (i) Taxes for which it is or may be indemnified by such other Company hereunder or (ii) Tax Items that may affect the amount or treatment of Tax Items of such other Company. Such notice shall contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority in respect of any such matters; provided , however , that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except, and only to the extent that, the indemnifying Company shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the indemnified Company shall deliver to the indemnifying Company such additional information with respect to such Tax Contest in its possession that the indemnifying Company may reasonably request.

5.3 Control of Tax Contests .

(a) Controlling Party. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.3(b), each Indemnifying Party (or the appropriate member of its Group) shall, at its own cost and expense, be the Controlling Party with respect to any Tax Contest involving a Tax for which such Company is the Indemnifying Party (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt but

 

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subject to the other provisions of this Section 5.3(a), that RRD shall be the Controlling Party with respect to any Tax Contest involving Distribution Taxes), in which case any Indemnified Party that could have liability under this Agreement for a Tax to which such Tax Contest relates shall be treated as the “ Non-Controlling Party .”

(b) Non-Controlling Party Participation Rights. With respect to a Tax Contest of any Tax Return that could result in a Tax liability that is allocated under this Agreement, (i) the Non-Controlling Party shall, at its own cost and expense, be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest and to provide comments to the Controlling Party, such comments not to be unreasonably rejected, (ii) the Controlling Party shall keep the Non-Controlling Party updated and informed, and shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party, (iii) the Controlling Party shall act in good faith with a view to the merits in connection with the Tax Contest, and (iv) the Controlling Party shall not settle or compromise such Tax Contest without the prior written consent of the Non-Controlling Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

5.4 Cooperation Regarding Tax Contests . The Parties shall provide each other with all information relating to a Tax Contest which is needed by the other Party or Parties to handle, participate in, defend, settle or contest the Tax Contest. At the request of any Party, the other Parties shall take any action ( e.g. , executing a power of attorney) that is reasonably necessary in order for the requesting Party to exercise its rights under this Agreement in respect of a Tax Contest. Each Party shall assist each other Party in taking any remedial actions that are necessary or desirable to minimize the effects of any adjustment made by a Tax Authority. The Indemnifying Party or Parties shall reimburse the Indemnified Party or Parties for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in complying with this Section 5.4.

SECTION 6. Tax Records .

6.1 Retention of Tax Records . Each of RRD and LSC shall preserve, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to preserve, all Tax Records that are in their possession, and that could affect the liability of any member of any other Group for Taxes, for as long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (x) the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations, as extended, and (y) ten years after the LSC Distribution Date.

6.2 Access to Tax Records . LSC shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the RRD Group for inspection and copying the portion of any Tax Record in their possession that relates to a Pre-Distribution Period or Post-Distribution Period and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation, review, approval or filing of a Tax Return by a member of the RRD Group or any of their Affiliates or with respect to any Tax Contest with respect to such return. RRD shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the LSC Group for inspection and copying the portion of any Tax Record in their possession that relates to a Pre-Distribution Period and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation, review, approval or filing of a Tax Return by a member of the LSC Group or any of their Affiliates, as appropriate, or with respect to any Tax Contest with respect to such return.

 

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6.3 Confidentiality . Each party hereby agrees that it will hold, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence all records and information prepared and shared by and among the Parties in carrying out the intent of this Agreement, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes or unless disclosure is compelled by a governmental authority. Information and documents of one Party (the “ Disclosing Party ”) shall not be deemed to be confidential for purposes of this Section 6.3 to the extent that such information or document (i) is previously known to or in the possession of the other Party or Parties (the “ Receiving Party ”) and is not otherwise subject to a requirement to be kept confidential, (ii) becomes publicly available by means other than unauthorized disclosure under this Agreement by the Receiving Party or (iii) is received from a third party without, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party after reasonable diligence, a duty of confidentiality owed to the Disclosing Party.

SECTION 7. Representations and Covenants .

7.1 Covenants of RRD and LSC .

(a) RRD hereby covenants that, to the fullest extent permissible under U.S. federal income and state Tax Laws, it will, and will cause the members of the RRD Group to, treat the Distribution in accordance with the Tax-Free Status. LSC hereby covenants that, to the fullest extent permissible under U.S. federal income and state Tax Laws, it will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, treat the Distribution in accordance with the Tax-Free Status.

(b) RRD further covenants that, as of and following the date hereof, RRD shall not and shall cause the members of the RRD Group not to take any action that (or fail to take any action the omission of which) would be inconsistent with the Distribution qualifying for Tax-Free Status or that would preclude the LSC Distribution from qualifying for Tax-Free Status.

(c) LSC further covenants that, as of and following the date hereof, it shall not and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to take any action that (or fail to take any action the omission of which) would be inconsistent with the LSC Distribution qualifying for Tax-Free Status or that would preclude the Distribution from qualifying for Tax-Free Status.

7.2 Private Letter Ruling . RRD represents that it has provided LSC with a copy of the Ruling and the Ruling Request submitted on or prior to the LSC Distribution Date, and agrees to provide LSC with copies of any additional documents submitted to the IRS relating to the Ruling Request and prepared after the LSC Distribution Date prior to the submission of such documents to the IRS in connection with the LSC Distribution.

7.3 Covenants of LSC .

(a) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.1, LSC, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, agrees and covenants that it and each of its Subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly, during the Restriction Period, (i) take any action that would result in LSC’s ceasing to be engaged in the active conduct of the LSC Business, with the result that it is

 

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not engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the meaning of section 355(b)(2) of the Code, (ii) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate) any of its outstanding stock, other than through stock purchases meeting the requirements of section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30, 1996-1 C.B. 696 (but it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that no agreement or covenant under this Section 7.3(a)(ii) is being entered with respect to Compensatory Equity Net Share Settlements), (iii) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents) that would affect the relative voting rights of separate classes of its capital stock or would convert one class of its capital stock into another class of its capital stock, (iv) liquidate (within the meaning of section 331 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) or partially liquidate, (v) merge with any other corporation (other than in a transaction that does not affect the relative shareholding of its shareholders), sell or otherwise dispose of (other than in the ordinary course of business) its assets or the assets of its Subsidiaries, or take any other action or actions if such merger, sale, other disposition or other action or actions in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, assets representing one-half or more of the asset value of the LSC Group, or (vi) take any other action or actions that in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, capital stock of LSC representing a Fifty-Percent Equity Interest in LSC (as determined for purposes of section 355(e) of the Code), other than a Permitted Acquisition.

7.4 Covenants of RRD.

(a) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.1, RRD, on behalf of itself and each member of the RRD Group, agrees and covenants that RRD and each member of the RRD Group will not, directly or indirectly, during the Restriction Period, (i) take any action that would result in RRD ceasing to be engaged in the active conduct of the RRD Business with the result that RRD is not engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the meaning of section 355(b)(2) of the Code, (ii) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate of RRD) any of RRD’s outstanding capital stock, other than through stock purchases meeting the requirements of section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30, 1996-1 C.B. 696 (but it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that no agreement or covenant under this Section 7.4(a)(ii) is being entered with respect to Compensatory Equity Net Share Settlements), (iii) amend the certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents) of RRD that would affect the relative voting rights of separate classes of RRD’ capital stock or would convert one class of RRD’s capital stock into another class of its capital stock, (iv) liquidate (within the meaning of section 331 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) or partially liquidate RRD, (v) merge RRD with any other corporation (other than in a transaction that does not affect the relative shareholding of RRD shareholders), sell or otherwise dispose of (other than in the ordinary course of business) the assets of RRD and its Subsidiaries, or take any other action or actions if such merger, sale, other disposition or other action or actions in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, assets representing one-half or more of the asset value of the RRD Group, or (vi) take any other action or actions that in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or

 

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have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, stock of RRD representing a Fifty-Percent Equity Interest in RRD (as determined for purposes of section 355(e) of the Code).

(b) Nothing in this Section 7 shall be construed to give LSC or any Affiliates of LSC any right to remedies other than indemnification for any increase in the actual Tax liability (and/or decrease in Tax Benefit) of it or any of its Affiliates that results from RRD Group’s failure to comply with the covenants and representations in this Section 7.

7.5 Exceptions .

(a) Exceptions with Respect to LSC.

(i) Notwithstanding Section 7.3 above, LSC or any of its Subsidiaries may take a LSC Restricted Action if RRD consents in writing to such LSC Restricted Action, or if LSC provides RRD with Satisfactory Guidance concluding that such LSC Restricted Action will not alter the Tax-Free Status of the LSC Distribution in respect of RRD and holders of RRD’s Common Stock.

(ii) LSC and each of its Subsidiaries agree that RRD and each RRD Affiliate are to have no liability for any Tax resulting from any LSC Restricted Actions permitted pursuant to this Section 7.5(a) and, subject to Section 2.2, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each RRD Indemnified Party against any such Tax. LSC shall bear all costs incurred by it, and all reasonable costs incurred by RRD, in connection with requesting and/or obtaining any Satisfactory Guidance.

(b) Exceptions with Respect to RRD.

(i) Notwithstanding Section 7.4(a) above, RRD or any of its Subsidiaries may take a RRD Restricted Action (A) if LSC consents in writing to such RRD Restricted Action, (B) if RRD provides LSC with Satisfactory Guidance concluding that such RRD Restricted Action will not alter the Tax-Free Status of the LSC Distribution in respect of LSC and holders of LSC’s Common Stock, or (C) if there is no loss resulting to LSC and holders of LSC’s Common Stock from the taking of such RRD Restricted Action.

(ii) RRD and each of its Subsidiaries agree that LSC and each LSC Affiliate are to have no liability for any Tax resulting from any RRD Restricted Actions permitted pursuant to this Section 7.5(b) and, subject to Section 2.2, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each LSC Indemnified Party against any such Tax. RRD shall bear all costs incurred by it, and all reasonable costs incurred by LSC, in connection with requesting and/or obtaining any Satisfactory Guidance.

7.6 Injunctive Relief . For the avoidance of doubt, RRD shall have the right to seek injunctive relief to prevent LSC or any of its Subsidiaries from taking any action that is not consistent with the covenants of LSC or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 7.1 or 7.3.

 

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7.7 Further Assurances . For the avoidance of doubt, (i) neither RRD nor a member of the RRD Group shall take any action on the LSC Distribution Date that would result in an increase of the actual Tax liability (and/or decrease of any Tax Benefit) of LSC or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business, except for actions undertaken in connection with the LSC Distribution, which actions are described in the Ruling Request or the Ruling, and (ii) neither LSC nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action on the LSC Distribution Date that would result in an increase of the actual Tax liability (and/or decrease of any Tax Benefit) of RRD or a member of the RRD Group, other than in the ordinary course of business, except for actions undertaken in connection with the LSC Distribution, which actions are described in the Ruling Request or the Ruling.

SECTION 8. General Provisions .

8.1 Construction . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement (except insofar and to the extent that it specifically and expressly references the Separation and Distribution Agreement and any other Ancillary Agreement) between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter.

8.2 Ancillary Agreements . This Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.

8.3 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

8.4 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section  8.4 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section  8.4 ) 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  8.4 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

 

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To LSC:

LSC Communications, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

8.5 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

8.6 Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; provided that, subject to compliance with Section 7, if applicable, either Party may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets; provided , that the surviving entity of such merger or the transferee of such Assets shall agree in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Party, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a “ Party ” hereto.

8.7 Successors and Assigns . The provisions to this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

8.8 Change in Law . Any reference to a provision of the Code or any other Tax Law shall include a reference to any applicable successor provision or law.

8.9 Authorization, Etc . Each of the Parties hereto hereby represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, that this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Party, that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party and that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not contravene or conflict with any provision of law or the Party’s charter or bylaws or any agreement, instrument or order binding such Party.

8.10 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated prior to the LSC Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of RRD without the approval of LSC or the stockholders of RRD. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by RRD and LSC.

8.11 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any entity that is contemplated to be a Subsidiary of such Party after the LSC Distribution Date.

 

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8.12 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except with respect to RRD Indemnified Parties and the LSC Indemnified Parties, and in each case, only where and as indicated herein, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon any third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any of the LSC Indemnified Parties any rights or remedies against LSC hereunder, and this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any RRD Indemnified Parties any rights or remedies against RRD hereunder.

8.13 Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

8.14 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

8.15 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Illinois.

8.16 Waiver of Jury Trial .

EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.16 .

8.17 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

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8.18 No Strict Construction; Interpretation .

(a) Each of RRD and LSC acknowledges that this Agreement has been prepared jointly by the Parties hereto and shall not be strictly construed against any Party hereto.

(b) The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the respective officers as of the date set forth above.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.5

 

 

 

TAX DISAFFILIATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

AND

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

dated as of September 14, 2016

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION 1.

 

Definition of Terms

     2   

SECTION 2.

 

Allocation of Taxes and Tax-Related Losses

     9   
 

2.1

  

Allocation of Taxes

     9   
 

2.2

  

Allocation of Deconsolidation Taxes, Distribution Taxes and Transfer Taxes

     9   
 

2.3

  

Tax Payments

     10   

SECTION 3.

 

Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns

     10   
 

3.1

  

Combined Returns

     10   
 

3.2

  

Separate Returns

     10   
 

3.3

  

Agent

     10   
 

3.4

  

Provision of Information

     11   
 

3.5

  

Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns

     11   
 

3.6

  

Refunds, Credits, Offsets, Tax Benefits

     12   
 

3.7

  

Carrybacks

     12   
 

3.8

  

Amended Returns

     13   
 

3.9

  

Compensatory Equity Interests

     13   

SECTION 4.

 

Tax Payments

     13   
 

4.1

  

Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority

     13   
 

4.2

  

Indemnification Payments

     13   
 

4.3

  

Interest on Late Payments

     14   
 

4.4

  

Tax Consequences of Payments

     14   
 

4.5

  

Adjustments to Payments

     14   
 

4.6

  

Section 336(e) Election

     15   
 

4.7

  

Certain Final Determinations

     15   

SECTION 5.

 

Cooperation and Tax Contests

     15   
 

5.1

  

Cooperation

     15   
 

5.2

  

Notices of Tax Contests

     16   
 

5.3

  

Control of Tax Contests

     16   
 

5.4

  

Cooperation Regarding Tax Contests

     16   

SECTION 6.

 

Tax Records

     17   
 

6.1

  

Retention of Tax Records

     17   
 

6.2

  

Access to Tax Records

     17   
 

6.3

  

Confidentiality

     17   

 

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SECTION 7.

 

Representations and Covenants

     17   
 

7.1

  

Covenants of RRD and Donnelley Financial

     17   
 

7.2

  

Private Letter Ruling

     18   
 

7.3

  

Covenants of Donnelley Financial

     18   
 

7.4

  

Covenants of RRD

     19   
 

7.5

  

Exceptions

     19   
 

7.6

  

Injunctive Relief

     20   
 

7.7

  

Further Assurances

     20   

SECTION 8.

 

General Provisions

     21   
 

8.1

  

Construction

     21   
 

8.2

  

Ancillary Agreements

     21   
 

8.3

  

Counterparts

     21   
 

8.4

  

Notices

     21   
 

8.5

  

Amendments

     21   
 

8.6

  

Assignment

     21   
 

8.7

  

Successors and Assigns

     22   
 

8.8

  

Change in Law

     22   
 

8.9

  

Authorization, Etc

     22   
 

8.10

  

Termination

     22   
 

8.11

  

Subsidiaries

     22   
 

8.12

  

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     22   
 

8.13

  

Double Recovery

     23   
 

8.14

  

Titles and Headings

     23   
 

8.15

  

Governing Law

     23   
 

8.16

  

Waiver of Jury Trial

     23   
 

8.17

  

Severability

     23   
 

8.18

  

No Strict Construction; Interpretation

     23   

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE B

  

  

 

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TAX DISAFFILIATION AGREEMENT

THIS TAX DISAFFILIATION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of September 14, 2016, by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of RRD (“ Donnelley Financial ” and, together with RRD, the “ Parties ”, and each, a “ Party ”). Unless otherwise indicated, all “Section” references in this Agreement are to sections of the Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, RRD, Donnelley Financial and LSC Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ LSC ”), have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which it will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial, (ii) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RRD determined that, based on the Corporate Business Purposes (as defined below), it is in the best interests of RRD and its stockholders to separate the business of Donnelley Financial, as more fully described in Donnelley Financial’s registration statement on Form 10, from RRD’s other businesses on the terms and conditions set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RRD has authorized the distribution to the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RRD ( RRD Common Stock ) as of the record date of at least eighty percent (80%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Donnelley Financial (the “ Donnelley Financial Common Stock ”), on the basis of one share of Donnelley Financial Common Stock for every eight shares of RRD Common Stock (the “ Donnelley Financial Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, the Donnelley Financial Distribution is intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”);

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Donnelley Financial Distribution qualify as tax-free to RRD under section 361(c) of the Code and that, except for cash received in lieu of any fractional Donnelley Financial Shares, the Donnelley Financial Distribution qualify as tax-free to RRD stockholders under section 355(a) of the Code;

WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of RRD and Donnelley Financial have each determined that the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements (as defined below) are in furtherance


of and consistent with the Corporate Business Purposes and, as such, are in the best interests of their respective companies and stockholders or sole stockholder, as applicable, and have approved the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and each of the Ancillary Agreements;

WHEREAS, the Parties set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement the principal arrangements between them regarding the separation of the Donnelley Financial Group (as defined below) from the RRD Group (as defined below) and the LSC Group (as defined below); and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the Parties of liabilities for Taxes (as defined below) 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 covenants contained in this Agreement, 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:

“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Affiliate” as it applies to Donnelley Financial shall include the Donnelley Financial Company Entities.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

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

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

“Combined Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return that includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the RRD Group and one or more members of the Donnelley Financial Group.

“Companies” means each of RRD and Donnelley Financial.

“Company” means RRD or Donnelley Financial, as the context requires.

“Controlling Party” means, with respect to a Tax Contest, the Person that has responsibility, control and discretion in handling, defending, settling or contesting such Tax Contest.

“Corporate Business Purposes” means the Corporate Business Purposes as set forth in the Tax Opinion Representations (including any appendices thereto) and the “Reasons for the Separation” in Donnelley Financial’s registration statement on Form 10.

 

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“Deconsolidation Taxes” means any Taxes imposed on any member of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group as a result of or in connection with the Distribution, but excluding any Transfer Taxes and Distribution Taxes.

“Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

“Distribution Taxes” means any Taxes of RRD arising from a Final Determination that the Distribution failed to be tax-free to RRD in accordance with the requirements of section 355 or section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code (including any Taxes resulting from the application of section 355(d) or (e) to the Distribution), or that stock of Donnelley Financial failed to qualify as “qualified property” within the meaning of section 355(c)(2) of the Code (including as a result of the application of section 355(d) or 355(e) of the Code to the Distribution) or where applicable, failed to be stock permitted to be received without recognition of gain or loss under section 361(a) of the Code, and shall include any Taxes resulting from an election under section 336(e) of the Code in the circumstances set forth in Section 4.6 hereof.

“Donnelley Financial” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“Donnelley Financial Business” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Donnelley Financial Business” in the Tax Opinion Representations that constitutes an active trade or business (within the meaning of section 355(b) of the Code) of the separate affiliated group of Donnelley Financial.

“Donnelley Financial Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Donnelley Financial Company Entities” means, collectively, the entities listed on Schedule A.

“Donnelley Financial Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

“Donnelley Financial Distribution Date” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Donnelley Financial Group” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Donnelley Financial Group” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Donnelley Financial Indemnified Party” includes each member of the Donnelley Financial Group, each of their representatives and Affiliates, each of their respective directors, officers, managers and employees, and each of their heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns.

“Donnelley Financial Restricted Action” means a breach of the covenant made by Donnelley Financial in Section 7.1 of this Agreement or the taking of any action by Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries inconsistent with the covenants set forth in Section 7.3; and, for the avoidance of doubt, an action shall be and remain a Donnelley Financial Restricted Action even if Donnelley Financial is permitted to take such an action pursuant to Section 7.5(a).

 

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“Due Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

“Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

“Escheat Liability” means any unclaimed property or escheat liability, including any interest, penalty, administrative charge, or addition thereto and further including all costs of responding to or defending against an audit, examination, or controversy with respect to such liability, imposed by or on behalf of a governmental entity with respect to any property or obligation (including, without limitation, uncashed checks to vendors, customers, or employees and non-refunded overpayments).

“Excess Taxes” means the excess of (x) the Taxes for which RRD Group is liable if an election is made pursuant to section 336(e) of the Code under Section 4.6 of this Agreement, over (y) the Taxes for which RRD Group is liable if such an election is not made, in each case taking into account the allocation of Taxes that is otherwise applicable in this Agreement but without regard to Section 4.6 hereof.

“Expert Law Firm” means a law firm nationally recognized for its expertise in the matter for which its opinion is sought.

“Fifty-Percent Equity Interest” means, in respect of any corporation (within the meaning of the Code), stock or other equity interests of such corporation possessing (i) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or equity interests entitled to vote, or (ii) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value of shares of all classes of stock or of the total value of all equity interests.

“Filer” means the Company that is responsible for filing the applicable Tax Return pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2.

“Final Determination” means a determination within the meaning of section 1313 of the Code or any similar provision of state or local Tax Law.

“Group” means the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group, as the context requires.

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

“Interest Rate” means (x) the “Prime Rate” as set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement plus three percent (3%), or (y) if higher and if with respect to a payment to indemnify for a Tax to which the “large corporate underpayment” provision within the meaning of section 6621(c) of the Code applies, such interest rate that would be applicable at such time to such “large corporate underpayment.”

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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“LSC Group” has the meaning ascribed to the term “LSC Group” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Non-Controlling Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).

“Other Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).

“Party” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“Payment Date” means (x) with respect to any U.S. federal income tax return, the date on which any required installment of estimated taxes determined under section 6655 of the Code is due, the date on which (determined without regard to extensions) filing the return determined under section 6072 of the Code is required, and the date the return is filed, and (y) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law.

“Periodic Taxes” means Taxes imposed on a periodic basis that are not based upon or related to income or receipts. Periodic Taxes include property Taxes and similar Taxes.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition of shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock in the Donnelley Financial Distribution solely by reason of holding RRD Common Stock, but does not include such an acquisition if such RRD Common Stock, before such acquisition, was itself acquired in a manner to which the flush language of section 355(e)(3)(A) of the Code applies (thus causing, for the avoidance of doubt, section 355(e)(3)(A)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the Code not to apply).

“Person” means any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.

“Post-Distribution Period” means any Tax Year or other taxable period beginning after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and, in the case of any Straddle Period, that part of the Tax Year or other taxable period that begins at the beginning of the day of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

“Pre-Distribution Period” means any Tax Year or other taxable period that ends on or before the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and, in the case of any Straddle Period, that part of the Tax Year or other taxable period through the end of the day immediately preceding the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

“Preparer” means the Company that is responsible for the preparation and filing of the applicable Tax Return pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2.

“Receiving Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

 

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“Responsible Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).

“Restriction Period” means the period beginning on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and ending twenty-four (24) months after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

“RRD” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

“RRD Business” has the meaning ascribed to the term “RRD Business” in the Tax Opinion Representations that constitutes an active trade or business (within the meaning of section 355(b) of the Code) of the separate affiliated group of RRD.

“RRD Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

“RRD Group” has the meaning ascribed to the term in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“RRD Indemnified Party” includes each member of the RRD Group, each of their representatives and Affiliates, each of their respective directors, officers, managers and employees, and each of their heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns.

“RRD Restricted Action” means any breach of a representation or covenant made by RRD in Section 7.1 of this Agreement or the taking of any action by RRD or any of its Subsidiaries inconsistent with the covenants set forth in Section 7.4(a); and, for the avoidance of doubt, an action shall be and remain a RRD Restricted Action even if RRD or any of its Subsidiaries is permitted to take such an action pursuant to Section 7.5(b).

“Ruling” means the private letter ruling that was issued to RRD in response to the Ruling Request.

“Ruling Request” means the request for ruling in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution filed by RRD with the IRS, as amended or supplemented, including any appendices and exhibits attached thereto or included therewith and including so much of the pre-submission materials submitted by RRD to the IRS, as related to the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

“Satisfactory Guidance” means either a ruling from the IRS or an Unqualified Opinion, in either case reasonably satisfactory to RRD or Donnelley Financial (as the context dictates) in both form and substance.

“Separate Return” means (a) in the case of any Tax Return required under relevant Tax Law to be filed by any member of the RRD Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the Donnelley Financial Group, and (b) in the case of any Tax Return required under relevant Tax Law to be filed by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the RRD Group.

 

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

“Straddle Period” means any taxable period beginning prior to, and ending on or after, the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

“Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Person, means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly (i) beneficially owns more than fifty percent (50%) of (A) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (B) the total combined equity economic interest thereof or (C) the capital or profits thereof, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise has the power to elect or direct the election of more than fifty percent (50%) of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers’ compensation, employment, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem, stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other similar tax (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any Tax Authority, any Escheat Liability, abandoned, or unclaimed property law, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing, together with any reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in defending against any such tax.

“Tax Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

“Tax Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency, commission or authority (if any) charged with the assessment, determination or collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

“Tax Benefit” means a reduction in the Tax liability of a taxpayer (or of the Group of which it is a member) for any taxable period. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Tax Benefit shall be deemed to have been realized or received from a Tax Item in a taxable period only if and to the extent that the Tax liability of the taxpayer (or of the Group of which it is a member) for such period, after taking into account the effect of the Tax Item on the Tax liability of such taxpayer in the current period and all prior periods, is less than it would have been if such Tax liability were determined without regard to such Tax Item.

“Tax Contest” means an audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose, potential or effect of redetermining Taxes of any member of either Group (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund).

“Tax Counsel” means the advisors listed in Schedule A.

 

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“Tax-Free Status” means the qualification of the Donnelley Financial Distribution (a) as a transaction described in section 355 and section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (b) as a transaction in which the shares of Donnelley Financial Common Stock distributed by RRD is “qualified property” for purposes of sections 355(c)(2), 355(d), 355(e) and 361(c) of the Code, and (c) a transaction in which shareholders of RRD will not recognize income, gain or loss upon the Donnelley Financial Distribution under section 355(a) of the Code (except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares).

“Tax Item” means, with respect to any Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, adjustment in basis, or other attribute that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any Tax.

“Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof, and any controlling judicial or administrative interpretations of such law, relating to any Tax.

“Tax Opinion” means the opinion (or opinions) to be delivered by Tax Counsel to RRD in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution to the effect that (i) RRD will not recognize gain or loss upon the Distribution under section 355(c) or section 361(c) of the Code, and (ii) shareholders of RRD will not recognize gain or loss upon the Donnelley Financial Distribution under section 355(a) of the Code, except in respect of cash received in lieu of fractional shares of Donnelley Financial.

“Tax Opinion Representations” means the written and signed representations delivered to Tax Counsel in connection with the Tax Opinion.

“Tax Records” means Tax Returns, Tax Return work papers, documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and any other books of account or records required to be maintained under applicable Tax Laws (including but not limited to section 6001 of the Code) or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority.

“Tax Return” means any report of Taxes due, any claims 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 (by paper, electronically or otherwise) under any applicable 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.

“Tax Year” means, with respect to any Tax, the year, or shorter period, if applicable, for which the Tax is reported as provided under applicable Tax Law.

“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

“Transfer Taxes” means all U.S. federal, state, local or foreign sales, use, privilege, transfer, intangible, documentary, gains, stamp, duties, recording, and similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties, interest or additions thereto) imposed upon any Party hereto or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

 

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“Transition Services Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between RRD and Donnelley Financial.

“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Year.

“Unqualified Opinion” means an unqualified “will” opinion of an Expert Law Firm that permits reliance by RRD or Donnelley Financial (as the context dictates). For the avoidance of doubt, an Unqualified Opinion must be based on factual representations and assumptions that are reasonably satisfactory to RRD or Donnelley Financial (as the context dictates).

SECTION 2. Allocation of Taxes .

2.1 Allocation of Taxes . Except as provided in Section 2.2 (Allocation of Deconsolidation Taxes, Distribution Taxes and Transfer Taxes), Taxes shall be allocated as follows:

(a) RRD shall be liable for and shall be allocated (i) any Taxes reported on a Separate Return attributable to any member of the RRD Group for any period, (ii) any Taxes reported on a Combined Return for any period, and (iii) any Taxes listed on Schedule B.1. For the avoidance of doubt, RRD shall not be liable for or allocated any Taxes shown on Schedule B.2.

(b) Donnelley Financial shall be liable for and shall be allocated (i) any Taxes reported on a Separate Return attributable to any member of the Donnelley Financial Group for any period and (ii) any Taxes listed on Schedule B.2. For the avoidance of doubt, Donnelley Financial shall not be liable for or allocated any Taxes shown on Schedule B.1.

2.2 Allocation of Deconsolidation Taxes, Distribution Taxes and Transfer Taxes . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

(a) Deconsolidation Taxes . Any and all Deconsolidation Taxes shall be borne by RRD.

(b) Distribution Taxes .

(i) Donnelley Financial shall be liable for, shall be allocated, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each RRD Indemnified Party from and against any liability for Distribution Taxes to the extent such Distribution Taxes are attributable to a Donnelley Financial Restricted Action committed by Donnelley Financial, provided , however , that Donnelley Financial shall have no obligation to indemnify any RRD Indemnified Party hereunder if there has occurred, prior to such Donnelley Financial Restricted Action, a RRD Restricted Action and such Distribution Taxes are attributable to such RRD Restricted Action. It is understood and agreed that, in determining the amounts payable under this Section 2.2(b)(i), there shall be included all costs, expenses and damages associated with shareholders litigation or controversies and any amount paid by

 

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RRD in respect of the liability of its shareholders, whether paid to its shareholders or to any Tax Authority, in connection with liability that may arise to shareholders as a result of receiving or accruing an amount payable under this Section 2.2(b)(i), and all reasonable costs and expenses associated with such payments.

(ii) RRD shall be liable for, shall be allocated, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Donnelley Financial Indemnified Party from and against any liability of Donnelley Financial for Distribution Taxes to the extent that Donnelley Financial is not liable for such Taxes pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(i).

(c) Transfer Taxes . The Companies shall cooperate with each other and use their commercially reasonable efforts to reduce and/or eliminate any Transfer Taxes. If any Transfer Tax remains payable after application of the first sentence of this Section 2.2(c) and notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 2, all Transfer Taxes shall be allocated to RRD.

2.3 Tax Payments . Each Company shall be liable for and shall pay the Taxes allocated to it by this Section 2 either to the applicable Tax Authority or to the other Company in accordance with Section 4 and the other applicable provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns .

3.1 Combined Returns . RRD shall be responsible for preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared or filed) all Combined Returns for any Tax Year. For any such return, Donnelley Financial shall furnish any relevant information, including pro forma returns, disclosures, apportionment data and supporting schedules, relating to any member of the Donnelley Financial Group, necessary for completing any such return in a format suitable for inclusion in such return.

3.2 Separate Returns .

(a) Tax Returns to be Prepared and Filed by RRD. RRD shall be responsible for (i) preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) all Separate Returns for which Donnelley Financial is not responsible under Section 3.2(b); and (ii) preparing all Separate Returns which relate to one or more members of the Donnelley Financial Group for any periods that end on or before the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(b) Tax Returns to be Prepared and Filed by Donnelley Financial. Donnelley Financial shall be responsible for (i) preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) all Separate Returns which relate to one or more members of the Donnelley Financial Group for any Tax Year that ends after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and (ii) filing the Separate Returns prepared by RRD under Section 3.2(a)(ii).

3.3 Agent . Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5), RRD and Donnelley Financial (and their respective Affiliates) shall designate such other Party as its agent and attorney-in-fact to take such action (including execution of documents) as such other Party may deem reasonably appropriate in matters relating to the preparation or filing of any Tax Return described in Sections 3.1 and 3.2.

 

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3.4 Provision of Information .

(a) RRD shall provide to Donnelley Financial, and Donnelley Financial shall provide to RRD, any information about members of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group, respectively, that the Preparer reasonably requires to determine the amount of Taxes due on any Payment Date with respect to a Tax Return for which the Preparer is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 and to properly and timely file all such Tax Returns.

(b) If a member of the Donnelley Financial Group supplies information to a member of the RRD Group, or a member of the RRD Group supplies information to a member of the Donnelley Financial Group, and an officer of the requesting member intends to sign a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then a duly authorized officer of the member supplying such information shall certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, the accuracy of the information so supplied.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties in writing, the cooperation provided for in this Section 3.4 shall be at no additional cost to the Party requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket costs (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service with respect to the foregoing) incurred by any such Party, if applicable. The cooperation and assistance provided for in this Section 3.4 shall not be required to the extent such cooperation and assistance would result in an undue burden on any Party or would unreasonably interfere with any of its employees normal functions and duties. In furtherance of, and without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall make reasonably available those employees with particular knowledge of any function or service of which another Party was not allocated the employees, agents or consultants involved in such function or service in connection with the Transactions.

3.5 Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns .

(a) In General. All Tax Returns that include any members of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall be prepared in a manner that is consistent with the Ruling Request, the Ruling, and the Tax Opinion (including, for the avoidance doubt, the Tax Opinion Representations). Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all Tax Returns for which RRD has the right to prepare, review, approve or file under Sections 3.1 and 3.2 shall be prepared (x) in accordance with elections, Tax accounting methods and other practices used with respect to such Tax Returns filed prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date (unless such past practices are not permissible under applicable law), or (y) to the extent any items are not covered by past practices (or in the event such past practices are not permissible under applicable Tax Law), in any reasonable manner, in accordance with the preparation, review, approval and filing responsibilities of Sections 3.1 and 3.2; provided , however , that in each case of (x) and (y) to the extent that a change in such elections, methods or practices could not reasonably be expected to result in any adverse impact on RRD and would not be inconsistent with applicable law, such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with reasonable practices selected by Donnelley Financial.

 

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(b) Election to File Consolidated, Combined or Unitary Tax Returns . Subject to Donnelley Financial’s reasonable approvals, as appropriate, RRD shall elect to file any Tax Return on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis, if such Tax Return would include at least one member of each such Group and the filing of such Tax Return is elective under the relevant Tax Law.

3.6 Refunds, Credits, Offsets, Tax Benefits

(a) Any refunds, credits, or offsets with respect to Taxes allocated to RRD pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the account of RRD. Any refunds, credits or offsets with respect to Taxes allocated to Donnelley Financial pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the account of Donnelley Financial.

(b) RRD shall forward to Donnelley Financial, or reimburse Donnelley Financial, for, any such refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, that are for the account of Donnelley Financial within thirty (30) Business Days from receipt thereof by RRD or any of its Affiliates. Donnelley Financial shall forward to RRD, or reimburse RRD, for, any refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, that are for the account of RRD within thirty (30) Business Days from receipt thereof by Donnelley Financial or any of its Affiliates. Any refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, or reimbursements not forwarded or made within the thirty (30) Business Day period specified above shall bear interest from the date received by the refunding or reimbursing party (or its Affiliates) through and including the date of payment at the Interest Rate (treating the date received as the Due Date for purposes of determining such interest). If, subsequent to a Tax Authority’s allowance of a refund, credit or offset, such Tax Authority reduces or eliminates such allowance, any refund, credit or offset, plus any interest received thereon, forwarded or reimbursed under this Section 3.6 shall be returned to the party who had forwarded or reimbursed such refund, credit or offset and interest upon the request of such forwarding party in an amount equal to the applicable reduction, including any interest received thereon.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall be required to reimburse the other Party under this Section 3.6 for the use of a refund, credit or offset or other Tax Benefit, calculated by reference to the Tax allocated to the other Party, including but not limited to a “dividends received deduction” set forth under section 243 of the Code and an unincorporated business tax credit as currently provided by Section 11-604 of the New York City Administrative Code or any successor thereto, if such deduction, credit or offset is not available to reduce the Tax liability of such other Party for any Tax Year.

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to which it is not the Indemnifying Party for the Tax shown on such Tax Returns to waive any option to carry back any net operating loss, any credits or any similar item from a Post-Distribution Period to any Pre-Distribution Period or to any Straddle Period. Any refund of or credit for Taxes resulting from any such carryback by a member of the Donnelley Financial Group that cannot be waived shall be payable to Donnelley Financial net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith.

3.8 Amended Returns . Any amended Tax Return or claim for Tax refund, credit or offset with respect to any member of the RRD Group or the Donnelley Financial Group may be made only by the Company (or its Affiliates) that is the Indemnifying Party for the Taxes shown on the original Tax Return (and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the same preparation, review, approval and filing rights set forth in Sections 3.1 or 3.2, to the extent applicable). Such Company (or its Affiliates) shall not, without the prior written consent of the other Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), file, or cause to be filed, any such amended Tax Return or claim for Tax refund, credit or offset to the extent that such filing, if accepted, may increase the Taxes allocated to, or the Tax indemnity obligations under this Agreement of, such other Company for any Tax Year (or portion thereof); provided , however , that such consent need not be obtained if the Company filing the amended Tax Return by written notice to the other Company agrees to indemnify the other Company for the incremental Taxes allocated to, or the incremental Tax indemnity obligation resulting under this Agreement to, such other Company as a result of the filing of such amended Tax Return.

3.9 Compensatory Equity Interests . Matters relating to Taxes and/or Tax Items with respect to Compensatory Equity Interests shall be governed by the Employee Matters provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

SECTION 4. Tax Payments .

4.1 Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority . RRD shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority the Tax shown on any Tax Return for which it is the Filer pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, and Donnelley Financial shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority the Tax shown on any Tax Return for which it is the Filer pursuant to Section 3.2.

4.2 Indemnification Payments .

(a) Tax Payments Made by the RRD Group. If any member of the RRD Group is required to make a payment after the Effective Time to a Tax Authority for Taxes allocated to Donnelley Financial under this Agreement, then Donnelley Financial will indemnify and hold harmless RRD from and will pay the amount of Taxes allocated to it to RRD not later than the later of (i) ten (10) Business Days after receiving notification requesting such amount, and (ii) ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such payment is required to be made to such Tax Authority.

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harmless Donnelley Financial from and will pay the amount of Taxes allocated to it to Donnelley Financial not later than the later of (i) ten (10) Business Days after receiving notification requesting such amount, and (ii) ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such payment is required to be made to such Tax Authority.

4.3 Interest on Late Payments . Payments pursuant to this Agreement that are not made by the date prescribed in this Agreement or, if no such date is prescribed, not later than five (5) Business Days after demand for payment is made (the “ Due Date ”) shall bear interest for the period from and including the date immediately following the Due Date through and including the date of payment at the Interest Rate. Such interest will be payable at the same time as the payment to which it relates. Interest will be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days and the actual number of days for which due.

4.4 Tax Consequences of Payments . For all Tax purposes and to the extent permitted by applicable Tax Law, the parties hereto shall treat any payment made pursuant to this Agreement as a capital contribution or a distribution, as the case may be, immediately prior to the Distribution.

4.5 Adjustments to Payments . The amount of any payment made pursuant to this Agreement shall be adjusted as follows:

(a) If the receipt or accrual of any indemnity amounts for which any Party hereto (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) is required to pay another Party (the “ Indemnified Party ”) under this Agreement causes, directly or indirectly, an increase in the taxable income of the Indemnified Party under one or more applicable Tax Laws, such payment shall be increased so that, after the payment of any Taxes with respect to the payment, the Indemnified Party shall have realized the same net amount it would have realized had the payment not resulted in taxable income. For the avoidance of doubt, any liability for Taxes due to an increase in taxable income described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be governed by this Section 4.5(a) and not by Section 2.2.

(b) To the extent that Taxes for which the Indemnifying Party is required to pay to the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement give rise to a deduction, credit or other Tax Benefit (including as a result of any election set forth in Section 4.6) to the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates, the amount of any payment made to the Indemnified Party by the Indemnifying Party shall be decreased by taking into account any resulting reduction in Taxes actually realized by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates resulting from such Tax Benefit (including as a result of any election set forth in Section 4.6). If such a reduction in Taxes of the Indemnified Party occurs following the payment made to the Indemnified Party with respect to the relevant indemnified Taxes, the Indemnified Party shall promptly repay the Indemnifying Party the amount of such reduction when actually realized. If the Tax Benefit arising from the foregoing reduction of Taxes described in this Section 4.5(b) is subsequently decreased or eliminated, then the Indemnifying Party shall promptly pay the Indemnified Party the amount of the decrease in such Tax Benefit. This Section 4.5(b) shall not apply to the extent that Section 3.6(d) would also apply to cause recovery of the same amounts to the Indemnifying Party.

 

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4.6 Section 336(e) Election .

(a) RRD and Donnelley Financial shall make a protective election under section 336(e) of the Code (and any similar election under state or local law) with respect to the Distribution in accordance with Treasury Regulations section 1.336-2(h) and (j) (and any applicable provisions under state and local law), provided that Donnelley Financial shall indemnify RRD for any cost to the RRD Group of making such an election (but it being understood that any such cost arising from Taxes shall be limited to Excess Taxes). RRD and Donnelley Financial shall cooperate in the timely completion and/or filings of such elections and any related filings or procedures (including filing or amending any Tax Returns to implement an election that becomes effective). This Section 4.6 is intended to constitute a binding, written agreement to make an election under section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the Distribution.

(b) If Taxes are allocated to a Party (the “ Responsible Party ”) as a result of any election set forth in Section 4.6, then to the extent that such Taxes give rise to a Tax Benefit, other than a refund, credit or offset as described in Section 3.6(b), to the other Party (the “ Other Party ”) or any of its Affiliates, and such Tax Benefit results in an actual reduction in Taxes (determined on a with and without basis) of the Other Party or any of its Affiliates in any Tax Year, the Other Party shall pay to the Responsible Party in the relevant Tax Year an amount equal to such reduction in Taxes (determined on a with and without basis); provided , however , that this provision shall not apply to the extent that the actual reduction in Taxes for the relevant Tax Year and any unpaid reduction in Taxes for all prior Tax Years is less than $50,000.

4.7 Certain Final Determinations . If an adjustment (a “ Tax Adjustment ”) pursuant to a Final Determination in a Tax Contest initiated by a Tax Authority results in a Tax greater than the Tax shown on the relevant Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Period, the Indemnified Party shall pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to any Tax Benefit as and when actually realized by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Tax Adjustment. The Parties agree that if an Indemnified Party is required to make a payment to an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 4.7, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to set off the amount of such payment against any indemnity payments owed by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party, taking into account time value and similar concepts as appropriate.

SECTION 5. Cooperation and Tax Contests .

5.1 Cooperation . In addition to the obligations enumerated in Sections 3.4 and 5.4, each of RRD and Donnelley Financial will cooperate (and cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to cooperate) with each other and with each other’s agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, in connection with Tax matters, including provision of relevant documents and information in their possession and making available to each other, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required as witnesses or for purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes.

 

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5.2 Notices of Tax Contests . Each Company shall provide prompt notice to the other Company of any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest of which it becomes aware in writing relating to (i) Taxes for which it is or may be indemnified by such other Company hereunder or (ii) Tax Items that may affect the amount or treatment of Tax Items of such other Company. Such notice shall contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority in respect of any such matters; provided , however , that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except, and only to the extent that, the indemnifying Company shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the indemnified Company shall deliver to the indemnifying Company such additional information with respect to such Tax Contest in its possession that the indemnifying Company may reasonably request.

5.3 Control of Tax Contests .

(a) Controlling Party. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.3(b), each Indemnifying Party (or the appropriate member of its Group) shall, at its own cost and expense, be the Controlling Party with respect to any Tax Contest involving a Tax for which such Company is the Indemnifying Party (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt but subject to the other provisions of this Section 5.3(a), that RRD shall be the Controlling Party with respect to any Tax Contest involving Distribution Taxes), in which case any Indemnified Party that could have liability under this Agreement for a Tax to which such Tax Contest relates shall be treated as the “ Non-Controlling Party .”

(b) Non-Controlling Party Participation Rights. With respect to a Tax Contest of any Tax Return that could result in a Tax liability that is allocated under this Agreement, (i) the Non-Controlling Party shall, at its own cost and expense, be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest and to provide comments to the Controlling Party, such comments not to be unreasonably rejected, (ii) the Controlling Party shall keep the Non-Controlling Party updated and informed, and shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party, (iii) the Controlling Party shall act in good faith with a view to the merits in connection with the Tax Contest, and (iv) the Controlling Party shall not settle or compromise such Tax Contest without the prior written consent of the Non-Controlling Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

5.4 Cooperation Regarding Tax Contests . The Parties shall provide each other with all information relating to a Tax Contest which is needed by the other Party or Parties to handle, participate in, defend, settle or contest the Tax Contest. At the request of any Party, the other Parties shall take any action ( e.g. , executing a power of attorney) that is reasonably necessary in order for the requesting Party to exercise its rights under this Agreement in respect of a Tax Contest. Each Party shall assist each other Party in taking any remedial actions that are necessary or desirable to minimize the effects of any adjustment made by a Tax Authority. The Indemnifying Party or Parties shall reimburse the Indemnified Party or Parties for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in complying with this Section 5.4.

 

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SECTION 6. Tax Records .

6.1 Retention of Tax Records . Each of RRD and Donnelley Financial shall preserve, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to preserve, all Tax Records that are in their possession, and that could affect the liability of any member of any other Group for Taxes, for as long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (x) the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations, as extended, and (y) ten years after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

6.2 Access to Tax Records . Donnelley Financial shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the RRD Group for inspection and copying the portion of any Tax Record in their possession that relates to a Pre-Distribution Period or Post-Distribution Period and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation, review, approval or filing of a Tax Return by a member of the RRD Group or any of their Affiliates or with respect to any Tax Contest with respect to such return. RRD shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the Donnelley Financial Group for inspection and copying the portion of any Tax Record in their possession that relates to a Pre-Distribution Period and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation, review, approval or filing of a Tax Return by a member of the Donnelley Financial Group or any of their Affiliates, as appropriate, or with respect to any Tax Contest with respect to such return.

6.3 Confidentiality . Each party hereby agrees that it will hold, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence all records and information prepared and shared by and among the Parties in carrying out the intent of this Agreement, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes or unless disclosure is compelled by a governmental authority. Information and documents of one Party (the “ Disclosing Party ”) shall not be deemed to be confidential for purposes of this Section 6.3 to the extent that such information or document (i) is previously known to or in the possession of the other Party or Parties (the “ Receiving Party ”) and is not otherwise subject to a requirement to be kept confidential, (ii) becomes publicly available by means other than unauthorized disclosure under this Agreement by the Receiving Party or (iii) is received from a third party without, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party after reasonable diligence, a duty of confidentiality owed to the Disclosing Party.

SECTION 7. Representations and Covenants .

7.1 Covenants of RRD and Donnelley Financial .

(a) RRD hereby covenants that, to the fullest extent permissible under U.S. federal income and state Tax Laws, it will, and will cause the members of the RRD Group to, treat the Distribution in accordance with the Tax-Free Status. Donnelley Financial hereby covenants that, to the fullest extent permissible under U.S. federal income and state Tax Laws, it will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, treat the Distribution in accordance with the Tax-Free Status.

 

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(b) RRD further covenants that, as of and following the date hereof, RRD shall not and shall cause the members of the RRD Group not to take any action that (or fail to take any action the omission of which) would be inconsistent with the Distribution qualifying for Tax-Free Status or that would preclude the Donnelley Financial Distribution from qualifying for Tax-Free Status.

(c) Donnelley Financial further covenants that, as of and following the date hereof, it shall not and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to take any action that (or fail to take any action the omission of which) would be inconsistent with the Donnelley Financial Distribution qualifying for Tax-Free Status or that would preclude the Distribution from qualifying for Tax-Free Status.

7.2 Private Letter Ruling . RRD represents that it has provided Donnelley Financial with a copy of the Ruling and the Ruling Request submitted on or prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and agrees to provide Donnelley Financial with copies of any additional documents submitted to the IRS relating to the Ruling Request and prepared after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date prior to the submission of such documents to the IRS in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

7.3 Covenants of Donnelley Financial .

(a) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.1, Donnelley Financial , on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, agrees and covenants that it and each of its Subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly, during the Restriction Period, (i) take any action that would result in Donnelley Financial’s ceasing to be engaged in the active conduct of the Donnelley Financial Business, with the result that it is not engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the meaning of section 355(b)(2) of the Code, (ii) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate) any of its outstanding stock, other than through stock purchases meeting the requirements of section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30, 1996-1 C.B. 696 (but it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that no agreement or covenant under this Section 7.3(a)(ii) is being entered with respect to Compensatory Equity Net Share Settlements), (iii) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents) that would affect the relative voting rights of separate classes of its capital stock or would convert one class of its capital stock into another class of its capital stock, (iv) liquidate (within the meaning of section 331 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) or partially liquidate, (v) merge with any other corporation (other than in a transaction that does not affect the relative shareholding of its shareholders), sell or otherwise dispose of (other than in the ordinary course of business) its assets or the assets of its Subsidiaries, or take any other action or actions if such merger, sale, other disposition or other action or actions in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, assets representing one-half or more of the asset value of the Donnelley Financial Group, or (vi) take any other action or actions that in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, capital stock of Donnelley Financial representing a Fifty-Percent Equity Interest in Donnelley Financial (as determined for purposes of section 355(e) of the Code), other than a Permitted Acquisition.

 

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7.4 Covenants of RRD .

(a) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.1, RRD, on behalf of itself and each member of the RRD Group, agrees and covenants that RRD and each member of the RRD Group will not, directly or indirectly, during the Restriction Period, (i) take any action that would result in RRD ceasing to be engaged in the active conduct of the RRD Business with the result that RRD is not engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the meaning of section 355(b)(2) of the Code, (ii) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate of RRD) any of RRD’s outstanding capital stock, other than through stock purchases meeting the requirements of section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30, 1996-1 C.B. 696 (but it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that no agreement or covenant under this Section 7.4(a)(ii) is being entered with respect to Compensatory Equity Net Share Settlements), (iii) amend the certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents) of RRD that would affect the relative voting rights of separate classes of RRD’ capital stock or would convert one class of RRD’s capital stock into another class of its capital stock, (iv) liquidate (within the meaning of section 331 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) or partially liquidate RRD, (v) merge RRD with any other corporation (other than in a transaction that does not affect the relative shareholding of RRD shareholders), sell or otherwise dispose of (other than in the ordinary course of business) the assets of RRD and its Subsidiaries, or take any other action or actions if such merger, sale, other disposition or other action or actions in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, assets representing one-half or more of the asset value of the RRD Group, or (vi) take any other action or actions that in the aggregate would have the effect that one or more Persons acquire (or have the right to acquire), directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions, stock of RRD representing a Fifty-Percent Equity Interest in RRD (as determined for purposes of section 355(e) of the Code).

(b) Nothing in this Section 7 shall be construed to give Donnelley Financial or any Affiliates of Donnelley Financial any right to remedies other than indemnification for any increase in the actual Tax liability (and/or decrease in Tax Benefit) of it or any of its Affiliates that results from RRD Group’s failure to comply with the covenants and representations in this Section 7.

7.5 Exceptions .

(a) Exceptions with Respect to Donnelley Financial.

(i) Notwithstanding Section 7.3 above, Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries may take a Donnelley Financial Restricted Action if RRD consents in writing to such Donnelley Financial Restricted Action, or if Donnelley Financial provides RRD with Satisfactory Guidance concluding that such Donnelley Financial Restricted Action will not alter the Tax-Free Status of the Donnelley Financial Distribution in respect of RRD and holders of RRD’s Common Stock.

 

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(ii) Donnelley Financial and each of its Subsidiaries agree that RRD and each RRD Affiliate are to have no liability for any Tax resulting from any Donnelley Financial Restricted Actions permitted pursuant to this Section 7.5(a) and, subject to Section 2.2, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each RRD Indemnified Party against any such Tax. Donnelley Financial shall bear all costs incurred by it, and all reasonable costs incurred by RRD, in connection with requesting and/or obtaining any Satisfactory Guidance.

(b) Exceptions with Respect to RRD.

(i) Notwithstanding Section 7.4(a) above, RRD or any of its Subsidiaries may take a RRD Restricted Action (A) if Donnelley Financial consents in writing to such RRD Restricted Action, (B) if RRD provides Donnelley Financial with Satisfactory Guidance concluding that such RRD Restricted Action will not alter the Tax-Free Status of the Donnelley Financial Distribution in respect of Donnelley Financial and holders of Donnelley Financial’s Common Stock, or (C) if there is no loss resulting to Donnelley Financial and holders of Donnelley Financial’s Common Stock from the taking of such RRD Restricted Action.

(ii) RRD and each of its Subsidiaries agree that Donnelley Financial and each Donnelley Financial Affiliate are to have no liability for any Tax resulting from any RRD Restricted Actions permitted pursuant to this Section 7.5(b) and, subject to Section 2.2, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Donnelley Financial Indemnified Party against any such Tax. RRD shall bear all costs incurred by it, and all reasonable costs incurred by Donnelley Financial , in connection with requesting and/or obtaining any Satisfactory Guidance.

7.6 Injunctive Relief . For the avoidance of doubt, RRD shall have the right to seek injunctive relief to prevent Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries from taking any action that is not consistent with the covenants of Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 7.1 or 7.3.

7.7 Further Assurances . For the avoidance of doubt, (i) neither RRD nor a member of the RRD Group shall take any action on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date that would result in an increase of the actual Tax liability (and/or decrease of any Tax Benefit) of Donnelley Financial or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business, except for actions undertaken in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution, which actions are described in the Ruling Request or the Ruling, and (ii) neither Donnelley Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action on the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date that would result in an increase of the actual Tax liability (and/or decrease of any Tax Benefit) of RRD or a member of the RRD Group, other than in the ordinary course of business, except for actions undertaken in connection with the Donnelley Financial Distribution, which actions are described in the Ruling Request or the Ruling.

 

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SECTION 8. General Provisions .

8.1 Construction . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement (except insofar and to the extent that it specifically and expressly references the Separation and Distribution Agreement and any other Ancillary Agreement) between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter.

8.2 Ancillary Agreements . This Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.

8.3 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

8.4 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section  8.4 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section  8.4 ) 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  8.4 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To Donnelley Financial:

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

8.5 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

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assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; provided that, subject to compliance with Section 7, if applicable, either Party may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets; provided , that the surviving entity of such merger or the transferee of such Assets shall agree in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Party, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a “ Party ” hereto.

8.7 Successors and Assigns . The provisions to this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

8.8 Change in Law . Any reference to a provision of the Code or any other Tax Law shall include a reference to any applicable successor provision or law.

8.9 Authorization, Etc . Each of the Parties hereto hereby represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, that this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Party, that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party and that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not contravene or conflict with any provision of law or the Party’s charter or bylaws or any agreement, instrument or order binding such Party.

8.10 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of RRD without the approval of Donnelley Financial or the stockholders of RRD. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by RRD and Donnelley Financial.

8.11 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any entity that is contemplated to be a Subsidiary of such Party after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

8.12 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except with respect to RRD Indemnified Parties and the Donnelley Financial Indemnified Parties, and in each case, only where and as indicated herein, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon any third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any of the Donnelley Financial Indemnified Parties any rights or remedies against Donnelley Financial hereunder, and this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any RRD Indemnified Parties any rights or remedies against RRD hereunder.

 

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8.13 Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

8.14 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

8.15 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Illinois.

8.16 Waiver of Jury Trial .

EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.16 .

8.17 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

8.18 No Strict Construction; Interpretation .

(a) Each of RRD and Donnelley Financial acknowledges that this Agreement has been prepared jointly by the Parties hereto and shall not be strictly construed against any Party hereto.

(b) The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate

 

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or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the respective officers as of the date set forth above.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.6

PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and LSC Communications US, LLC, a limited liability company (“ LSC ”). Each of RRD and LSC is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ Donnelley Financial ”) have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC Communications, Inc., (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to LSC, and LSC wishes to receive, certain Assigned Patents (as defined herein); (ii) RRD wishes to grant, and LSC wishes to receive, a non-exclusive license under certain RRD Licensed Patents (as defined herein); and (iii) RRD wishes to retain and receive, and LSC wishes to grant, a non-exclusive license under certain LSC Licensed Patents (as defined herein), in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein”


and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(2) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

(3) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

(4) “ Assigned Patents ” means (i) the issued patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 2.1 attached hereto (“ Listed Assigned Patents ”), (ii) any patents that issue from any patent applications included in the Listed Assigned Patents, (iii) any patents or patent applications that claim priority from the Listed Assigned Patents, and (iv) any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuing patent applications, counterparts, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, and renewals of any Listed Assigned Patents.

(5) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(6) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(7) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

(8) “ Divested Entity ” means a Group Company (as of the time immediately prior to the relevant divestment), business, product line, division, or organization that a Party or any of its Group Companies sells or transfers to another Person or otherwise divests.

 

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(9) “ DFS ” means Donnelley Financial, LLC, which is or shall be a Subsidiary of Donnelley Financial as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(10) “ DFS Assigned Patents ” means the “Assigned Patents,” as defined in the Patent Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and DFS.

(11) “ DFS Group Company ” means (i) DFS and any of DFS’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), DFS Parent and any Subsidiary of DFS Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS shall not be an DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent shall not be an DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent, and (C) DFS Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than DFS and its Subsidiaries) shall not be DFS Group Companies if and when DFS Parent ceases to have Control over DFS.

(12) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(13) “ Encumbrances ” means the (i) Pre-Existing Rights and (ii) with respect to any LSC Licensed Patents, the licenses and other rights retained by or granted to RRD and its Group Companies as set forth in ARTICLE III .

(14) “ Excluded Entity ” means any Person listed on Schedule 3.5 , together with any Affiliate of such Person, and any successor to such Person or to such Affiliate.

(15) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to LSC, any LSC Group Company, (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company, and (iii) with respect to DFS, any DFS Group Company.

(16) “ Licensee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a) .

(17) “ Licensor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a) .

(18) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(19) “ LSC Group Company ” means (i) LSC and any of LSC’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), LSC Parent and any Subsidiary of LSC Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a

 

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direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent, and (C) LSC Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than LSC and its Subsidiaries) shall not be LSC Group Companies if and when LSC Parent ceases to have Control over LSC.

(20) “ LSC Licensed Patents ” means (i) the issued patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 3.2 attached hereto (“ Listed LSC Licensed Patents ”), (ii) any patents that issue from any patent applications included in the Listed LSC Licensed Patents, (iii) any patents or patent applications that claim priority from the Listed LSC Licensed Patents, and (iv) any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuing patent applications, counterparts, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, and renewals of any Listed LSC Licensed Patents.

(21) “ LSC Parent ” means the Person that is, as of the relevant time in question following the LSC Distribution Date, the ultimate parent of LSC with direct or indirect Control over LSC.

(22) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(23) “ Pre-Existing Rights ” means all licenses, covenants not to sue or assert, covenants to delay suit, commitments to license (including any such commitments to standard-setting or similar organizations), releases, waivers, immunities, options, remedy limitations, rights to renew or extend any license or covenant, and other rights, in each case, (i) relating to the Assigned Patents, (ii) under any Contract existing as of the Effective Date, and (iii) whether or not disclosed to LSC, including the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to the agreements listed on Schedule 2.2 .

(24) “ Privileged Materials ” means any documents, materials or other information that (i) are protected by the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work product doctrine, and/or similar privileges, including any opinions of counsel, claim charts and communications to or from counsel, (ii) include confidential or proprietary information of any third Person, or (iii) include personally identifiable information of individuals.

(25) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

(26) “ RRD Licensed Patents ” means (i) the issued patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto (“ Listed RRD Licensed Patents ”); (ii) any patents that may issue on any patent applications included in the Listed RRD Licensed Patents; (iii) any patents or patent applications that claim priority from the

 

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Listed RRD Licensed Patents; (iv) any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuing patent applications, counterparts, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, and renewals of any Listed RRD Licensed Patents.

(27) “ RRD Retained Patents ” means, other than any DFS Assigned Patents, (i) the issued patents and patent applications that are owned by RRD immediately following the consummation of the LSC Distribution, (ii) any patents that issue from any patent applications included in clause (i), (iii) any patents or patent applications that claim priority from a patent or patent application included in clause (i), and (iv) any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuing patent applications, counterparts, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, and renewals of any patents or patent applications included in clause (i).

(28) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 .

(29) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

(30) “ Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

ARTICLE II

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNED PATENTS

Section 2.1 Assignment . Subject to the Encumbrances, RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to LSC all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Patents, including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of the Assigned Patents and to retain any damages due or accrued for any such past, present or future infringement.

Section 2.2 Encumbrances .

(a) LSC shall ensure that any assignee, transferee or successor (including the acquiring or surviving entity in connection with any Change of Control or similar corporate transaction involving LSC) of any of the Assigned Patents from LSC, or any other Person that is granted any exclusive license or any enforcement rights with respect thereto (each such assignee, transferee, successor or other such Person, a “ Transferee ”) agrees in writing, prior to or as part of such assignment, transfer, grant or other transaction, (i) that it acknowledges and confirms that the Assigned Patents are and shall remain subject to the Encumbrances, (ii) to be bound by Section 2.2 , and with respect to the LSC Licensed Patents, to be bound also by Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of this Agreement, (iii) to bind all subsequent or future Transferees of any of the Assigned Patents to Section 2.2 , and with respect to the LSC Licensed Patents, to be bound also by Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of this Agreement, and (iv) that RRD shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of any such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce such agreement against such Transferee.

 

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(b) If LSC intends to initiate or participate, directly or indirectly, in any Action, under any Assigned Patents against any Person, then LSC shall first inform RRD in writing of the identity of such Person and provide other information reasonably requested by RRD in connection therewith, and RRD shall, subject to any confidentiality obligations of RRD, reasonably cooperate with LSC to confirm the scope of any licenses, covenants or other rights granted by RRD or its Group Companies to such Person.

(c) LSC agrees not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, maintain, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action (including the grant of an exclusive license or right to enforce to any other Person that, to LSC’s knowledge, intends to initiate, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action), under any Assigned Patents, against any Person that it knows to be a licensee or other beneficiary of Encumbrances under such Assigned Patent(s), in each case, within the scope of the licenses or other rights of such licensee or other beneficiary.

(d) Without limiting Sections 2.2(a) through 2.2(c) , with respect to the Assigned Patents, LSC agrees to comply with all commitments made by RRD or any of its Group Companies to any standard-setting or similar organizations to the same extent as such commitments are binding upon RRD or the applicable Group Company.

Section 2.3 Disclosure of Office Actions . Within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, RRD shall notify LSC of all due dates for responses to office actions related to the prosecution of the Assigned Patents that will occur within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date.

Section 2.4 Transfer of Files . Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, RRD will deliver or cause to be delivered to LSC or its designated counsel (a) for Assigned Patents subsisting in the United States, ribbon copies of such Assigned Patents if reasonably available in RRD’s files and copies of the prosecution files as maintained by RRD’s outside prosecution counsel, (b) docketing reports generated during the ninety (90) day period after the Effective Date for all Assigned Patents being prosecuted as of the Effective Date, and (c) the identity of all outside counsel responsible for prosecuting or maintaining an Assigned Patent, in each case of the foregoing (a) through (c), excluding any Privileged Materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, RRD will not, and will not be required to, deliver or have delivered to LSC any document or other material that contains any communication, work product or other information that are protected by or subject to any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or any other similar professional privileges, rights or immunities.

Section 2.5 Cooperation; No Other Obligations or Liabilities .

(a) For a period of eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, each of RRD and LSC shall, upon the reasonable request of the other Party, execute and deliver such documents and other papers and perform such acts as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, recordation or registration of any document evidencing the assignment

 

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of the Assigned Patents from RRD to LSC shall be LSC’s sole responsibility; provided that RRD shall provide reasonable assistance to LSC in connection with such recordation or registration, at LSC’s sole cost and expense.

(b) For a period of five (5) years after the Effective Date, RRD shall reasonably cooperate, at LSC’s written request and at LSC’s sole cost and expense, and subject to RRD’s confidentiality commitments to third parties, with LSC in the maintenance, enforcement, licensing and defense of the Assigned Patents, including by (i) executing and delivering any instruments and performing any other acts that may be reasonably necessary for LSC, (ii) disclosing relevant facts and delivering instruments and other documents reasonably requested by LSC, including materials evidencing or relating to the conception or reduction of practice of inventions, and (iii) providing technical consultations reasonably requested by LSC, including making best efforts to make the relevant inventors that were involved in prosecution of any Assigned Patents available and accessible to LSC, to the extent such inventors are employed by RRD at the time. LSC shall pay inventors a reasonable hourly rate for time expended and reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in performing such technical consultations requested by LSC. LSC shall reimburse RRD for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by RRD or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the Assigned Patents by or on behalf of LSC or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of the Assigned Patents after the Effective Date, including any reexamination, reissue, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference or opposition proceedings. For clarity, except as expressly set forth in Section 2.5(a) or (b) , nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an obligation of RRD or any of its Group Companies to assist LSC in any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding relating to the Assigned Patents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.5 shall constitute an obligation of RRD or any of its Group Companies to become a party to any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding.

(c) For a period of five (5) years after the Effective Date, LSC shall reasonably cooperate, at RRD’s written request and at RRD’s sole cost and expense, and subject to LSC’s confidentiality commitments to third parties, with RRD in the maintenance, enforcement, licensing and defense of the RRD Retained Patents, including by (i) executing and delivering any instruments and performing any other acts that may be reasonably necessary for RRD, (ii) disclosing relevant facts and delivering instruments and other documents reasonably requested by RRD, including materials evidencing or relating to the conception or reduction of practice of inventions, and (iii) providing technical consultations reasonably requested by RRD, including making best efforts to make the relevant inventors that were involved in prosecution of any RRD Retained Patents available and accessible to RRD, to the extent such inventors are employed by LSC at the time. RRD shall pay inventors a reasonable hourly rate for time expended and reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in performing such technical consultations requested by RRD. RRD shall reimburse LSC for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by LSC or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in

 

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connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the RRD Retained Patents by or on behalf of RRD or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of the RRD Retained Patents after the Effective Date, including any reexamination, reissue, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference or opposition proceedings. For clarity, except as expressly set forth in Section 2.5(a) or (c) , nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an obligation of LSC or any of its Group Companies to assist RRD in any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding relating to the RRD Retained Patents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.5 shall constitute an obligation of LSC or any of its Group Companies to become a party to any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding.

(d) For a period of five (5) years after the Effective Date, LSC shall reasonably cooperate, at DFS’s written request and at DFS’s sole cost and expense, and subject to LSC’s confidentiality commitments to third parties, with DFS in the maintenance, enforcement, licensing and defense of the DFS Assigned Patents, including by (i) executing and delivering any instruments and performing any other acts that may be reasonably necessary for DFS, (ii) disclosing relevant facts and delivering instruments and other documents reasonably requested by DFS, including materials evidencing or relating to the conception or reduction of practice of inventions, and (iii) providing technical consultations reasonably requested by DFS, including making best efforts to make the relevant inventors that were involved in prosecution of any DFS Assigned Patents available and accessible to DFS, to the extent such inventors are employed by LSC at the time. LSC’s obligations under this Section 2.5(d) are conditioned on DFS’s express written agreement to, as applicable: (A) pay inventors employed by LSC a reasonable hourly rate for time expended and reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in performing such technical consultations requested by DFS, and (B) reimburse LSC for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by LSC or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (1) the enforcement or licensing of any of the DFS Assigned Patents by or on behalf of DFS or any of its Group Companies, or (2) any assistance requested by DFS with respect to any Action brought against or in respect of the DFS Assigned Patents after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, including any reexamination, reissue, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference or opposition proceedings. For clarity, except as expressly set forth in Section 2.5(a) or (d) , nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an obligation of LSC or any of its Group Companies to assist DFS in any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding relating to the DFS Assigned Patents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.5 shall constitute an obligation of LSC or any of its Group Companies to become a party to any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding. LSC and RRD hereby agree that DFS shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement solely with respect to this Section 2.5(d) , with a direct independent right to enforce the terms and conditions hereof.

(e) Except as expressly set forth in Sections 2.5(a) through (d) , neither Party nor any of their Group Companies shall have any liability or obligation to any other Party (or, for the purposes of Section 2.5(d) , to DFS) under this Agreement with respect to

 

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ownership, maintenance, enforcement or exploitation of the Assigned Patents, the RRD Retained Patents, or the DFS Assigned Patents, as applicable, including any such liabilities and obligations related to actions or claims brought against or in respect of such patents or patent applications, or any application, maintenance or annuity fees for any of such patents or patent applications due at the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto, in each case, arising or due on or after the Effective Date. For clarity, all payments of application, maintenance and annuity fees with respect to the Assigned Patents that are due on or after the Effective Date are the sole responsibility of LSC.

ARTICLE III

LICENSES AND RETAINED RIGHTS

Section 3.1 License Grant by RRD to LSC . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD, on behalf of itself its Group Companies, hereby grants to LSC a perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ), non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 ) license, under the RRD Licensed Patents, to make, have made, use, import, sell, license, offer for sale and otherwise exploit and dispose of (in each case, directly or indirectly) any products or services, and to otherwise perform any method or process and practice any invention claimed in any of the RRD Licensed Patents.

Section 3.2 License Grant by LSC to RRD . Notwithstanding the Transfer by RRD to LSC of any LSC Licensed Patents included within the definition of Assigned Patents, RRD hereby retains for itself, and LSC hereby grants, and agrees to grant, to RRD, a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ), non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 ) license, under the LSC Licensed Patents, to make, have made, use, import, sell, license, offer for sale and otherwise exploit and dispose of (in each case, directly or indirectly) any products or services, and to otherwise perform any method or process and practice any invention claimed in any of the LSC Licensed Patents.

Section 3.3 Sublicensing .

(a) Each Party in its capacity as a licensee under Section 3.1 or 3.2 , as applicable (such Party, “ Licensee ”) shall have the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.3 , to grant non-transferable sublicenses, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Licensee by the other Party (such Party, “ Licensor ”) pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 , as applicable, to (i) such Licensee’s Group Companies; provided that any sublicense granted to a Group Company shall, subject to clause (iv) below, automatically and immediately terminate once such Group Company ceases to be a Group Company of Licensee, (ii) independent contractors and consultants of Licensee or its Group Companies in connection with providing services to Licensee or any of its sublicensed Group Companies, (iii) customers of Licensee or its Group Companies solely in connection with such customers’ use of products or services provided by or on behalf of Licensee or its Group Companies, and (iv) a Divested Entity

 

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of Licensee as described in Section 3.4 . For the avoidance of doubt, any sublicense granted by a Licensee under this Agreement is subordinate to, and conditioned upon the survival of, the licenses granted to such Licensee.

(b) The sublicensing rights granted under this ARTICLE III are conditioned upon the requirement that the Licensee granting any such sublicense shall enter into a written sublicense agreement with each permitted sublicensee on terms and conditions that are no less restrictive than the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that expressly prohibit and render void further sublicensing by the permitted sublicensee.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, LSC does not have the right to, and shall not, grant any sublicense to any Excluded Entity without RRD’s express prior written consent, and any sublicense granted to an Excluded Entity by LSC without such consent shall be null and void ab initio .

Section 3.4 Divestitures. Upon any sale, transfer or other divestiture of a Divested Entity by Licensee, Licensee may grant a sublicense, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 , as applicable, to such Divested Entity (or if such Divested Entity is not a corporation, a limited liability company or other legal entity, to the successor, assignee, or acquirer thereof) with respect to (a) any products or services commercially released by such Divested Entity as of the effective date of the sale, transfer or divestiture, (b) any products or services under bona fide development by such Divested Entity as of such effective date, and (c) any natural evolutions of the products and services described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b); provided that such sublicense shall not extend to any business, products or service of any Person(s) that has(ve) acquired such Divested Entity or any Affiliates of such Person(s) (other than the Divested Entity). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any sublicense granted to a Divested Entity shall terminate automatically and immediately if at any time such Divested Entity becomes an Affiliate of any Excluded Entity.

ARTICLE IV

TERM

Section 4.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the later of (a) the expiration date of the last-to-expire of the RRD Licensed Patents or LSC Licensed Patents, or (b) the last date upon which the right to assert any claim of infringement based on any of the RRD Licensed Patents or LSC Licensed Patents expires.

Section 4.2 Termination . Except as provided in Section 5.1(c) , neither Party shall have any right to terminate this Agreement or any of the licenses or other rights granted hereunder for any reason.

 

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ARTICLE V

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 5.1 Assignment and Change of Control .

(a) Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of such other Party); provided that (i) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 5.1 , and, subject to Section 5.1(c) , the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (ii) each Party may assign this Agreement in whole and without the other Party’s consent to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party; provided further that LSC may not in any case assign or delegate this Agreement or any licenses, rights or obligations hereunder to any Excluded Entity.

(b) Upon any Change of Control of a Party, the Party undergoing such Change of Control shall, within fifteen (15) days following the consummation of such Change of Control, provide to the other Party written notice of such Change of Control describing the transaction or series of transactions giving rise to the Change of Control and, if the relevant Party undergoing a Change of Control is LSC, indicating in particular whether any Person obtaining direct or indirect Control of LSC is an Excluded Entity.

(c) Upon a Change of Control of LSC (including, for the avoidance of doubt, upon a Change of Control of any Person with direct or indirect Control of LSC) whereby the Person or any member of a group of related Persons obtaining Control of LSC (including by obtaining Control of a Person with direct or indirect Control of LSC) is an Excluded Entity, RRD may, at its sole discretion and at any time within the earlier of (A) ninety (90) days after RRD receives written notice pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of such a Change of Control or (B) one hundred and five (105) days following the consummation of such Change of Control, immediately terminate the licenses and other rights granted to LSC pursuant to ARTICLE III , including any sublicenses granted by LSC under such licenses or other rights, upon written notice to LSC.

(d) Any attempted assignment or delegation that is not in accordance with this Section 5.1 shall be null and void.

Section 5.2 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement, and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

 

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ARTICLE VI

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 6.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 6.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 6.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 6.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VI shall be determined by the

 

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arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 6.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 6.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their respective Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to this ARTICLE VI , and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VI shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided , that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 6.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VI with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 6.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NOTICES

Section 7.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To LSC:

LSC Communications US, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

 

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Section 8.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 8.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 8.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 8.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except pursuant to Section 3.5 or by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 8.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the LSC Distribution Date.

Section 8.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as expressly provided in Section 2.5(d) , this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 8.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 8.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

 

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Section 8.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VI hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VI or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 8.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 8.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15 .

Section 8.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 8.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

 

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Section 8.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 8.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ASSIGNED PATENTS, LSC LICENSED PATENTS AND RRD LICENSED PATENTS, AS APPLICABLE, ARE ASSIGNED OR LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AS-IS, THAT ANY COOPERATION OR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH PATENT RIGHTS ASSIGNED OR LICENSED, AND COOPERATION OR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

Section 8.20 Rights in Bankruptcy . All licenses, immunities, and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III are conveyed and effective when granted, and each Party is entitled to the maximum protection of the licenses, immunities and other rights that it receives hereunder under applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party, as recipient of licenses, immunities or other rights hereunder, (a) may assert without objection from the other Party (including its successors and assigns) that (i) those licenses, immunities, and other rights are not executory and not vulnerable to rejection under the United States Bankruptcy Code or the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, and (ii) if rejected, such rejection does not result in termination of those licenses, immunities, and other rights or a similar result or effect, and (b) will continue to have and may fully exercise any rights (and make any election) available under Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, or this Agreement, and such other Party (including its successors and assigns) will not, in any event, interfere with such first Party’s licenses, immunities and other rights under this Agreement.

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

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS US, LLC
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.7

PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and Donnelley Financial, LLC, a limited liability company (“ DFS ”). Each of RRD and DFS is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. (“ LSC Parent ”) and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC Parent, (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to DFS, and DFS wishes to receive, certain Assigned Patents (as defined herein); and (ii) RRD wishes to grant, and DFS wishes to receive, a non-exclusive license under certain RRD Licensed Patents (as defined herein), in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.


Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(2) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

(3) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

(4) “ Assigned Patents ” means (i) the issued patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 2.1 attached hereto (“ Listed Assigned Patents ”), (ii) any patents that issue from any patent applications included in the Listed Assigned Patents, (iii) any patents or patent applications that claim priority from the Listed Assigned Patents, and (iv) any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuing patent applications, counterparts, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, and renewals of any Listed Assigned Patents.

(5) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(6) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(7) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

(8) “ Divested Entity ” means a Group Company (as of the time immediately prior to the relevant divestment), business, product line, division, or organization that a Party or any of its Group Companies sells or transfers to another Person or otherwise divests.

 

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(9) “ DFS Group Company ” means (i) DFS and any of DFS’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), DFS Parent and any Subsidiary of DFS Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent, and (C) DFS Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than DFS and its Subsidiaries) shall not be DFS Group Companies if and when DFS Parent ceases to have Control over DFS.

(10) “ DFS Parent ” means the Person that is, as of the relevant time in question following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, the ultimate parent of DFS with direct or indirect Control over DFS.

(11) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the DFS Distribution is effected.

(12) “ Excluded Entity ” means any Person listed on Schedule 3.5 , together with any Affiliate of such Person, and any successor to such Person or to such Affiliate.

(13) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to DFS, any DFS Group Company, (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company, and (iii) with respect to LSC, any LSC Group Company.

(14) “ LSC ” means LSC Communications US, LLC, which is or shall be a Subsidiary of LSC Parent as of the LSC Distribution Date.

(15) “ LSC Assigned Patents ” means the “Assigned Patents,” as defined in the Patent Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and LSC.

(16) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(17) “ LSC Group Company ” means (i) LSC and any of LSC’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), LSC Parent and any Subsidiary of LSC Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent, and (C) LSC Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than LSC and its Subsidiaries) shall not be LSC Group Companies if and when LSC Parent ceases to have Control over LSC.

 

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(18) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(19) “ Pre-Existing Rights ” means all licenses, covenants not to sue or assert, covenants to delay suit, commitments to license (including any such commitments to standard-setting or similar organizations), releases, waivers, immunities, options, remedy limitations, rights to renew or extend any license or covenant, and other rights, in each case, (i) relating to the Assigned Patents, (ii) under any Contract existing as of the Effective Date, and (iii) whether or not disclosed to DFS, including the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to the agreements listed on Schedule 2.2 .

(20) “ Privileged Materials ” means any documents, materials or other information that (i) are protected by the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work product doctrine, and/or similar privileges, including any opinions of counsel, claim charts and communications to or from counsel, (ii) include confidential or proprietary information of any third Person, or (iii) include personally identifiable information of individuals.

(21) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

(22) “ RRD Licensed Patents ” means (i) the issued patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto (“ Listed RRD Licensed Patents ”); (ii) any patents that may issue on any patent applications included in the Listed RRD Licensed Patents; (iii) any patents or patent applications that claim priority from the Listed RRD Licensed Patents; (iv) any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuing patent applications, counterparts, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, and renewals of any Listed RRD Licensed Patents.

(23) “ RRD Retained Patents ” means, other than any LSC Assigned Patents, (i) the issued patents and patent applications that are owned by RRD immediately following the consummation of the Donnelley Financial Distribution, (ii) any patents that issue from any patent applications included in clause (i), (iii) any patents or patent applications that claim priority from a patent or patent application included in clause (i), and (iv) any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, continuing patent applications, counterparts, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, and renewals of any patents or patent applications included in clause (i).

(24) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 .

(25) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

(26) “ Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

 

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ARTICLE II

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNED PATENTS

Section 2.1 Assignment . Subject to the Pre-Existing Rights, RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to DFS all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Patents, including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of the Assigned Patents and to retain any damages due or accrued for any such past, present or future infringement.

Section 2.2 Pre-Existing Rights .

(a) DFS shall ensure that any assignee, transferee or successor (including the acquiring or surviving entity in connection with any Change of Control or similar corporate transaction involving DFS) of any of the Assigned Patents from DFS, or any other Person that is granted any exclusive license or any enforcement rights with respect thereto (each such assignee, transferee, successor or other such Person, a “ Transferee ”) agrees in writing, prior to or as part of such assignment, transfer, grant or other transaction, (i) that it acknowledges and confirms that the Assigned Patents are and shall remain subject to the Pre-Existing Rights, (ii) to be bound by Section 2.2 of this Agreement, (iii) to bind all subsequent or future Transferees of any of the Assigned Patents to Section 2.2 of this Agreement, and (iv) that RRD shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of any such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce such agreement against such Transferee.

(b) If DFS intends to initiate or participate, directly or indirectly, in any Action, under any Assigned Patents against any Person, then DFS shall first inform RRD in writing of the identity of such Person and provide other information reasonably requested by RRD in connection therewith, and RRD shall, subject to any confidentiality obligations of RRD, reasonably cooperate with DFS to confirm the scope of any licenses, covenants or other rights granted by RRD or its Group Companies to such Person.

(c) DFS agrees not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, maintain, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action (including the grant of an exclusive license or right to enforce to any other Person that, to DFS’s knowledge, intends to initiate, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action), under any Assigned Patents, against any Person that it knows to be a licensee or other beneficiary of Pre-Existing Rights under such Assigned Patent(s), in each case, within the scope of the licenses or other rights of such licensee or other beneficiary.

(d) Without limiting Sections 2.2(a) through 2.2(c) , with respect to the Assigned Patents, DFS agrees to comply with all commitments made by RRD or any of its Group Companies to any standard-setting or similar organizations to the same extent as such commitments are binding upon RRD or the applicable Group Company.

Section 2.3 Disclosure of Office Actions . Within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, RRD shall notify DFS of all due dates for responses to office actions related to the prosecution of the Assigned Patents that will occur within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date.

 

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Section 2.4 Transfer of Files . Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, RRD will deliver or cause to be delivered to DFS or its designated counsel (a) for Assigned Patents subsisting in the United States, ribbon copies of such Assigned Patents if reasonably available in RRD’s files and copies of the prosecution files as maintained by RRD’s outside prosecution counsel, (b) docketing reports generated during the ninety (90) day period after the Effective Date for all Assigned Patents being prosecuted as of the Effective Date, and (c) the identity of all outside counsel responsible for prosecuting or maintaining an Assigned Patent, in each case of the foregoing (a) through (c), excluding any Privileged Materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, RRD will not, and will not be required to, deliver or have delivered to DFS any document or other material that contains any communication, work product or other information that are protected by or subject to any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or any other similar professional privileges, rights or immunities.

Section 2.5 Cooperation; No Other Obligations or Liabilities .

(a) For a period of eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, each of RRD and DFS shall, upon the reasonable request of the other Party, execute and deliver such documents and other papers and perform such acts as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, recordation or registration of any document evidencing the assignment of the Assigned Patents from RRD to DFS shall be DFS’s sole responsibility; provided that RRD shall provide reasonable assistance to DFS in connection with such recordation or registration, at DFS’s sole cost and expense.

(b) For a period of five (5) years after the Effective Date, RRD shall reasonably cooperate, at DFS’s written request and at DFS’s sole cost and expense, and subject to RRD’s confidentiality commitments to third parties, with DFS in the maintenance, enforcement, licensing and defense of the Assigned Patents, including by (i) executing and delivering any instruments and performing any other acts that may be reasonably necessary for DFS, (ii) disclosing relevant facts and delivering instruments and other documents reasonably requested by DFS, including materials evidencing or relating to the conception or reduction of practice of inventions, and (iii) providing technical consultations reasonably requested by DFS, including making best efforts to make the relevant inventors that were involved in prosecution of any Assigned Patents available and accessible to DFS, to the extent such inventors are employed by RRD at the time. DFS shall pay inventors a reasonable hourly rate for time expended and reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in performing such technical consultations requested by DFS. DFS shall reimburse RRD for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by RRD or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the Assigned Patents by or on behalf of DFS or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of

 

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the Assigned Patents after the Effective Date, including any reexamination, reissue, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference or opposition proceedings. For clarity, except as expressly set forth in Section 2.5(a) or (b) , nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an obligation of RRD or any of its Group Companies to assist DFS in any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding relating to the Assigned Patents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.5 shall constitute an obligation of RRD or any of its Group Companies to become a party to any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding.

(c) For a period of five (5) years after the Effective Date, DFS shall reasonably cooperate, at RRD’s written request and at RRD’s sole cost and expense, and subject to DFS’s confidentiality commitments to third parties, with RRD in the maintenance, enforcement, licensing and defense of the RRD Retained Patents, including by (i) executing and delivering any instruments and performing any other acts that may be reasonably necessary for RRD, (ii) disclosing relevant facts and delivering instruments and other documents reasonably requested by RRD, including materials evidencing or relating to the conception or reduction of practice of inventions, and (iii) providing technical consultations reasonably requested by RRD, including making best efforts to make the relevant inventors that were involved in prosecution of any RRD Retained Patents available and accessible to RRD, to the extent such inventors are employed by DFS at the time. RRD shall pay inventors a reasonable hourly rate for time expended and reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in performing such technical consultations requested by RRD. RRD shall reimburse DFS for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by DFS or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the RRD Retained Patents by or on behalf of RRD or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of the RRD Retained Patents after the Effective Date, including any reexamination, reissue, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference or opposition proceedings. For clarity, except as expressly set forth in Section 2.5(a) or (c) , nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an obligation of DFS or any of its Group Companies to assist RRD in any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding relating to the RRD Retained Patents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.5 shall constitute an obligation of DFS or any of its Group Companies to become a party to any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding.

(d) For a period of five (5) years after the Effective Date, DFS shall reasonably cooperate, at LSC’s written request and at LSC’s sole cost and expense, and subject to DFS’s confidentiality commitments to third parties, with LSC in the maintenance, enforcement, licensing and defense of the LSC Assigned Patents, including by (i) executing and delivering any instruments and performing any other acts that may be reasonably necessary for LSC, (ii) disclosing relevant facts and delivering instruments and other documents reasonably requested by LSC, including materials evidencing or relating to the conception or reduction of practice of inventions, and (iii) providing technical consultations reasonably requested by LSC, including making best efforts to make the relevant inventors that were involved in prosecution of any LSC Assigned

 

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Patents available and accessible to LSC, to the extent such inventors are employed by DFS at the time. LSC’s obligations under this Section 2.5(d) are conditioned on LSC’s express written agreement to, as applicable: (A) pay inventors employed by DFS a reasonable hourly rate for time expended and reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred in performing such technical consultations requested by LSC, and (B) reimburse DFS for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by DFS or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (1) the enforcement or licensing of any of the LSC Assigned Patents by or on behalf of LSC or any of its Group Companies, or (2) any assistance requested by LSC with respect to any Action brought against or in respect of the LSC Assigned Patents after the LSC Distribution Date, including any reexamination, reissue, post-grant review, inter partes review, interference or opposition proceedings. For clarity, except as expressly set forth in Section 2.5(a) or (d) , nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an obligation of DFS or any of its Group Companies to assist LSC in any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding relating to the LSC Assigned Patents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.5 shall constitute an obligation of DFS or any of its Group Companies to become a party to any litigation, adversarial matter, interference or administrative proceeding. DFS and RRD hereby agree that LSC shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement solely with respect to this Section 2.5(d) , with a direct independent right to enforce the terms and conditions hereof.

(e) Except as expressly set forth in Sections 2.5(a) through (d) , neither Party nor any of their Group Companies shall have any liability or obligation to any other Party (or, for the purposes of Section 2.5(d) , to LSC) under this Agreement with respect to ownership, maintenance, enforcement or exploitation of the Assigned Patents, the RRD Retained Patents, or the LSC Assigned Patents, as applicable, including any such liabilities and obligations related to actions or claims brought against or in respect of such patents or patent applications, or any application, maintenance or annuity fees for any of such patents or patent applications due at the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto, in each case, arising or due on or after the Effective Date. For clarity, all payments of application, maintenance and annuity fees with respect to the Assigned Patents that are due on or after the Effective Date are the sole responsibility of DFS.

ARTICLE III

LICENSES AND RETAINED RIGHTS

Section 3.1 License Grant by RRD to DFS . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD, on behalf of itself its Group Companies, hereby grants to DFS a perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ), non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.2 ) license, under the RRD Licensed Patents, to make, have made, use, import, sell, license, offer for sale and otherwise exploit and dispose of (in each case, directly or indirectly) any products or services, and to otherwise perform any method or process and practice any invention claimed in any of the RRD Licensed Patents.

 

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Section 3.2 Sublicensing .

(a) DFS shall have the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.2 , to grant non-transferable sublicenses, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to DFS by RRD pursuant to Section 3.1 to (i) any DFS Group Companies; provided that any sublicense granted to a DFS Group Company shall, subject to clause (iv) below, automatically and immediately terminate once such DFS Group Company ceases to be a DFS Group Company, (ii) independent contractors and consultants of DFS or its Group Companies in connection with providing services to DFS or any of its sublicensed Group Companies, (iii) customers of DFS or its Group Companies solely in connection with such customers’ use of products or services provided by or on behalf of DFS or its Group Companies, and (iv) a Divested Entity of DFS as described in Section 3.3 . For the avoidance of doubt, any sublicense granted by a DFS under this Agreement is subordinate to, and conditioned upon the survival of, the licenses granted by RRD to DFS.

(b) The sublicensing rights granted under this ARTICLE III are conditioned upon the requirement that DFS shall enter into a written sublicense agreement with each permitted sublicensee on terms and conditions that are no less restrictive than the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that expressly prohibit and render void further sublicensing by the permitted sublicensee.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, DFS does not have the right to, and shall not, grant any sublicense to any Excluded Entity without RRD’s express prior written consent, and any sublicense granted to an Excluded Entity by DFS without such consent shall be null and void ab initio .

Section 3.3 Divestitures. Upon any sale, transfer or other divestiture of a Divested Entity by DFS, DFS may grant a sublicense, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to DFS pursuant to Section 3.1 to such Divested Entity (or if such Divested Entity is not a corporation, a limited liability company or other legal entity, to the successor, assignee, or acquirer thereof) with respect to (a) any products or services commercially released by such Divested Entity as of the effective date of the sale, transfer or divestiture, (b) any products or services under bona fide development by such Divested Entity as of such effective date, and (c) any natural evolutions of the products and services described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b); provided that such sublicense shall not extend to any business, products or service of any Person(s) that has(ve) acquired such Divested Entity or any Affiliates of such Person(s) (other than the Divested Entity). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any sublicense granted to a Divested Entity shall terminate automatically and immediately if at any time such Divested Entity becomes an Affiliate of any Excluded Entity.

ARTICLE IV

TERM

Section 4.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the later of (a) the expiration date of the last-to-expire of the RRD Licensed Patents, or (b) the last date upon which the right to assert any claim of infringement based on any of the RRD Licensed Patents expires.

 

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Section 4.2 Termination . Except as provided in Section 5.1(c) , neither Party shall have any right to terminate this Agreement or any of the licenses or other rights granted hereunder for any reason.

ARTICLE V

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 5.1 Assignment and Change of Control .

(a) Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of such other Party); provided that (i) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 5.1 , and, subject to Section 5.1(c) , the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (ii) each Party may assign this Agreement in whole and without the other Party’s consent to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party; provided further that DFS may not in any case assign or delegate this Agreement or any licenses, rights or obligations hereunder to any Excluded Entity.

(b) Upon any Change of Control of a Party, the Party undergoing such Change of Control shall, within fifteen (15) days following the consummation of such Change of Control, provide to the other Party written notice of such Change of Control describing the transaction or series of transactions giving rise to the Change of Control and, if the relevant Party undergoing a Change of Control is DFS, indicating in particular whether any Person obtaining direct or indirect Control of DFS is an Excluded Entity.

(c) Upon a Change of Control of DFS (including, for the avoidance of doubt, upon a Change of Control of any Person with direct or indirect Control of DFS) whereby the Person or any member of a group of related Persons obtaining Control of DFS (including by obtaining Control of a Person with direct or indirect Control of DFS) is an Excluded Entity, RRD may, at its sole discretion and at any time within the earlier of (A) ninety (90) days after RRD receives written notice pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of such a Change of Control or (B) one hundred and five (105) days following the consummation of such Change of Control, immediately terminate the licenses and other rights granted to DFS pursuant to ARTICLE III , including any sublicenses granted by DFS under such licenses or other rights, upon written notice to DFS.

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Section 5.2 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement, and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

ARTICLE VI

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 6.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 6.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 6.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 6.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in

 

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accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VI shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 6.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 6.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their respective Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to this ARTICLE VI , and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VI shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided , that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 6.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VI with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

 

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Section 6.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE VII

NOTICES

Section 7.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To DFS:

Donnelley Financial, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

 

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Section 8.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

Section 8.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 8.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 8.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 8.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except pursuant to Section 3.5 or by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 8.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

Section 8.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as expressly provided in Section 2.5(d) , this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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Section 8.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 8.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

Section 8.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VI hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VI or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 8.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 8.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15 .

Section 8.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

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Section 8.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 8.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 8.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ASSIGNED PATENTS AND RRD LICENSED PATENTS, AS APPLICABLE, ARE ASSIGNED OR LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AS-IS, THAT ANY COOPERATION OR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH PATENT RIGHTS ASSIGNED OR LICENSED, AND COOPERATION OR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

Section 8.20 Rights in Bankruptcy . All licenses, immunities, and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III are conveyed and effective when granted, and each Party is entitled to the maximum protection of the licenses, immunities and other rights that it receives hereunder under applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party, as recipient of licenses, immunities or other rights hereunder, (a) may assert without objection from the other Party (including its successors and assigns) that (i) those licenses, immunities, and other rights are not executory and not vulnerable to rejection under the United States Bankruptcy Code or the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, and (ii) if rejected, such rejection does not result in termination of those licenses, immunities, and other rights or a similar result or effect, and (b) will continue to have and may fully exercise any rights (and make any election) available under Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, or this Agreement, and such other Party (including its successors and assigns) will not, in any event, interfere with such first Party’s licenses, immunities and other rights under this Agreement.

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

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.8

TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and LSC Communications US, LLC, a limited liability company (“ LSC ”). Each of RRD and LSC is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. (“ LSC Parent ”) and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ Donnelley Financial ”) have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by the parent company of LSC, LSC Parent, (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to LSC, and LSC wishes to receive, certain Assigned Trademarks (as defined herein), (ii) RRD wishes to retain and receive, and LSC wishes to grant, a non-exclusive license under certain Indian Head Trademarks (as defined herein), and (iii) RRD wishes to grant, and LSC wishes to receive, a non-exclusive limited license under certain Ink Trademarks and RRD Transitional Trademarks (each as defined herein), in each case of clauses (i) through (iii), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without


limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ Assigned Trademarks ” means the issued trademarks, trademark applications and unregistered trademarks, in each case, listed on Schedule 2.1 attached hereto, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby.

(2) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(3) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(4) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(5) “ Encumbrances ” means the (i) Pre-Existing Rights and (ii) licenses and other rights retained by or granted to RRD and its Group Companies as set forth in ARTICLE III .

(6) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to LSC, any LSC Group Company, and (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company.

(7) “ Indian Head Trademarks ” means the issued trademarks and trademark applications listed on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby.

 

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(8) “ Ink Trademarks ” means the issued trademarks, trademark applications and unregistered trademarks, in each case, listed on Schedule 3.2 attached hereto, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby.

(9) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(10) “ LSC Group Company ” means (i) LSC, any of LSC’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), LSC Parent, any of LSC Parent’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent after such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent, and (C) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), LSC Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than LSC and its Subsidiaries) shall not LSC Group Companies if and when LSC Parent ceases to have Control over LSC.

(11) “ Potentially Omitted Trademark ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .

(12) “ Pre-Existing Rights ” means all licenses, covenants not to sue or assert, covenants to delay suit, commitments to license, releases, waivers, immunities, options, remedy limitations, rights to renew or extend any license or covenant, and other rights, in each case, (i) relating to the Assigned Trademarks, (ii) under any Contract existing as of the Effective Date, and (iii) whether or not disclosed to LSC.

(13) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

(14) “ RRD Transitional Trademarks ” means any issued trademarks, trademark applications and unregistered trademarks, not including any Ink Trademarks, that are (i) owned or controlled by RRD or any of RRD’s Group Companies immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and (ii) displayed on any printed materials, web-based materials, signage or similar items of any LSC Group Company immediately following the LSC Distribution Date.

(15) “ Samples ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b) .

 

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(16) “ Transitional License Period ” means (i) with respect to any printed materials or web-based materials, the six (6) month period immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and (ii) with respect to any signage or similar items other than as described in the foregoing clause (i), the twelve (12) month period immediately following the LSC Financial Distribution Date.

(17) “ Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

ARTICLE II

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNED TRADEMARKS

Section 2.1 Assignment . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to LSC all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Trademarks, including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of the Assigned Trademarks and to retain any damages due or accrued for any such past, present or future infringement.

Section 2.2 Encumbrances .

(a) LSC shall ensure that any assignee, transferee or successor (including the acquiring or surviving entity in connection with any Change of Control or similar corporate transaction involving LSC) of any of the Assigned Trademarks from LSC, or any other Person that is granted any exclusive license or any enforcement rights with respect thereto (each such assignee, transferee, successor or other such Person, a “ Transferee ”) agrees in writing, prior to or as part of such assignment, transfer, grant or other transaction, (i) that it acknowledges and confirms that the Assigned Trademarks are and shall remain subject to the Encumbrances, (ii) to be bound by this Section 2.2 , (iii) to bind all subsequent or future Transferees of any of the Assigned Trademarks to this Section 2.2 , and (iv) that RRD shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of any such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce such agreement against such Transferee.

(b) If LSC intends to initiate or participate, directly or indirectly, in any Action, under any of the Assigned Trademarks against any Person, then LSC shall first inform RRD in writing of the identity of such Person and provide other information reasonably requested by RRD in connection therewith, and RRD shall, subject to any confidentiality obligations of RRD, reasonably cooperate with LSC to confirm the scope of any licenses, covenants or other rights granted by RRD or its Group Companies to such Person.

(c) LSC agrees not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, maintain, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action (including the grant of an exclusive license or right to enforce to any other Person that, to LSC’s knowledge, intends to initiate, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action), under any of the Assigned Trademarks, against any Person that it knows to be a licensee or other beneficiary of Pre-Existing Rights under such Assigned Trademark, in each case, within the scope of the licenses or other rights of such licensee or other beneficiary.

 

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Section 2.3 Cooperation; No Other Obligations or Liabilities of RRD .

(a) For a period of eighteen (18) months after the EffectiveDate, each of RRD and LSC shall, upon the reasonable request of the other Party, execute and deliver such documents and other papers and perform such acts as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, recordation or registration of any document evidencing the assignment of the Assigned Trademarks from RRD to LSC shall be LSC’s sole responsibility and at its sole cost and expense, provided that RRD agrees to reasonably cooperate with LSC in connection with such recordations or registrations, at LSC’s sole cost and expense.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in Section 2.3(a) , neither RRD nor any of its Group Companies shall have any liability or obligation under this Agreement with respect to ownership, maintenance, enforcement or exploitation of the Assigned Trademarks, including any such liabilities and obligations related to actions or claims brought against or in respect of the Assigned Trademarks, or any application, maintenance or annuity fees for any of the Assigned Trademarks due at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“ USPTO ”) or any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto, in each case, arising or due on or after the Effective Date. For clarity, all payments of application, maintenance and annuity fees with respect to the Assigned Trademarks that are due on or after the Effective Date, including those with initial due dates prior to the Effective Date but payable after the Effective Date, are the sole responsibility of LSC. LSC will reimburse RRD for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by RRD or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the Assigned Trademarks by or on behalf of LSC or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of the Assigned Trademarks after the Effective Date, including any proceeding initiated by or before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO or any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto.

Section 2.4 Omitted Trademarks . If either Party discovers or determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any trademarks or trademark applications that should have been assigned or licensed to such Party pursuant to this Agreement were not so assigned or licensed as of the Effective Date (such trademark or trademark application, a “ Potentially Omitted Trademark ”), then such Party may provide the other Party with a written request describing the Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) should have been assigned or licensed to such Party. Each Party agrees to consider any such request received from the other Party in a timely manner, and if such first Party agrees in good faith that such Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) should be assigned or licensed to the other Party, then such first Party shall, within a reasonable time, assign to, or grant a license under, such Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) to the other Party as such first Party deems appropriate in its reasonable good faith judgment.

 

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ARTICLE III

LICENSES AND RETAINED RIGHTS

Section 3.1 License Back Under Indian Head Trademarks .

(a) Notwithstanding the Transfer of the Assigned Trademarks by RRD to LSC, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD hereby retains for itself, and LSC hereby grants, and agrees to grant, to RRD a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ), non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.4 ) license under the Indian Head Trademarks to use, reproduce and display such Indian Head Trademarks in connection with the businesses, products, services, facilities and systems of RRD or any of its Group Companies.

(b) The license and rights retained and granted pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall include the right of RRD, upon LSC’s written consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to use, reproduce and display any translations of any Indian Head Trademarks within the scope of the license granted pursuant to Section 3.1(a) as may be reasonably necessary or useful in jurisdictions worldwide.

Section 3.2 Ink Trademarks License to LSC . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby grants to LSC a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ), non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.4 ) license under the Ink Trademarks to use, reproduce and display such Ink Trademarks in connection with the businesses, products, services, facilities and systems of LSC or any of its Group Companies.

Section 3.3 Limited License to LSC . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby grants to LSC, solely during the Transitional License Period, a limited, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ), non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.4 ) license to use and display the RRD Transitional Trademarks solely as such RRD Transitional Trademarks are already displayed on any printed materials, web-based materials, signage or similar items of any LSC Group Company which materials or items exist as of the LSC Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, LSC’s right and license under each RRD Transitional Trademark shall automatically expire upon the expiration of the applicable Transitional License Period.

Section 3.4 Sublicensing .

(a) RRD shall have the right to grant non-transferable sublicenses, solely within the scope of the licenses retained by, and granted to, RRD pursuant to Section 3.1 , to any of (i) RRD’s Group Companies, provided that any sublicense granted to a Group

 

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Company shall, subject to clause (iii) below, automatically and immediately terminate once such Group Company ceases to be a Group Company of RRD, (ii) third parties solely in connection with providing products or services to RRD or any of its Group Companies, and (iii) in connection with sale, transfer or other divestiture of any RRD Group Company, business, product line, division or organization, in whole or in part.

(b) The sublicensing rights granted under Section 3.4(a) are conditioned upon the following requirements: (i) RRD, when granting any such sublicense shall enter into a written sublicense agreement with each permitted sublicensee on terms and conditions that are no less restrictive than the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that expressly prohibit and render void further sublicensing by the permitted sublicensee, and (ii) LSC shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of each such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce the terms and conditions thereof against the applicable permitted sublicensee.

(c) LSC shall have the right to grant non-transferable sublicenses, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to LSC pursuant to Section 3.2 , to (i) any of LSC’s Group Companies, provided that any sublicense granted to an LSC Group Company shall, subject to clause (iv) below, automatically and immediately terminate once such LSC Group Company ceases to be an LSC Group Company, (ii) third parties solely in connection with providing products or services to LSC or any of its Group Companies, (iii) customers of LSC or its Group Companies solely for such customers to use products or services provided by or on behalf of LSC or its Group Companies, and (iv) in connection with sale, transfer or other divestiture of any LSC Group Company, business, product line, division or organization, in whole or in part.

(d) LSC shall have the right to grant non-transferable sublicenses, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to LSC pursuant to Section 3.3 , to (i) any of LSC’s Group Companies, provided that any sublicense granted to an LSC Group Company shall automatically and immediately terminate once such LSC Group Company ceases to be an LSC Group Company, and (ii) third parties solely in connection with providing products or services to LSC or any of its Group Companies.

Section 3.5 Provisions with Respect to Indian Head Trademarks .

(a) RRD shall (and shall ensure that its Group Companies and any of its authorized sublicensees shall) use, reproduce and display the Indian Head Trademarks in a manner consistent with the use of such Indian Head Trademarks by RRD prior to the Effective Date.

(b) RRD agrees, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, that all use or display of the Indian Head Trademarks shall be in compliance with all applicable Laws.

(c) If LSC believes in good faith that RRD’s use, reproduction or display of the Indian Head Trademarks breaches the foregoing Section 3.5(a) or 3.5(b) , LSC shall inform RRD in writing. RRD agrees to cooperate with LSC in a reasonable manner to resolve any such breach.

 

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Section 3.6 Provisions with Respect to Ink Trademarks .

(a) LSC shall (and shall ensure that its Group Companies and any of its authorized sublicensees shall) use, reproduce and display the Ink Trademarks in a manner consistent with the use of such Ink Trademarks by RRD prior to the Effective Date.

(b) LSC agrees, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, that all use or display of the Ink Trademarks shall be in compliance with all applicable Laws.

(c) If RRD believes in good faith that LSC’s use, reproduction or display of the Ink Trademarks breaches the foregoing Section 3.6(a) or 3.6(b) , RRD shall inform LSC in writing. LSC agrees to cooperate with RRD in a reasonable manner to resolve any such breach.

Section 3.7 Provisions with Respect to RRD Transitional Trademarks .

(a) LSC shall (and shall ensure that its Group Companies and any of its authorized sublicensees shall) use, reproduce and display the RRD Transitional Trademarks (i) in compliance with reasonable quality standards and trademark use guidelines established by RRD and provided to LSC in writing from time to time, and (ii) in a manner consistent with how such trademarks or trademark applications were used, reproduced and displayed by RRD immediately prior to the Effective Date (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “ Quality Standards ”); provided that in the event of any conflict between the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), clause (i) shall control.

(b) Upon RRD’s request, LSC shall promptly submit to RRD, at no cost or expense to RRD, samples of any advertisements, sales and promotional materials and other works used by LSC, any LSC Group Company or any other permitted sublicensee using, reproducing or displaying any RRD Transitional Trademarks (such samples, “ Samples ”). If RRD determines in its sole discretion that any Sample does not comply with the Quality Standards, LSC shall promptly implement corrective measures to cure any non-compliance identified and resubmit a corrected Sample to RRD.

(c) LSC shall not, and shall ensure that the LSC Group Companies or any other of its other permitted sublicensees shall not, apply for, register, use, reproduce or display any trademark, trademark application or Internet domain name incorporating any of the RRD Transitional Trademarks, or any Internet domain name, trademark or trademark application that is confusingly similar thereto, in each case, except to the extent such use is expressly licensed under this ARTICLE III .

(d) LSC agrees, on behalf of itself, the LSC Group Companies and its other permitted sublicensees, that all use, reproduction and display of the RRD Transitional Trademarks (i) shall be in compliance with all applicable Laws, and (ii) shall not degrade, debase or bring into disrepute any RRD Transitional Trademarks, including any use that could reasonably be considered to reflect adversely upon or be harmful to any RRD Transitional Trademarks, or the goodwill associated therewith. LSC agrees that all goodwill that accrues based on the use, reproduction and display of the RRD Transitional Trademarks shall accrue solely for the benefit of RRD.

 

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(e) If LSC (or any of its permitted sublicensees) is in breach of Section 3.7(a) , 3.7(b) , 3.7(c) or 3.7(d) with respect to the RRD Transitional Trademarks and fails to cure such breach within ninety (90) days after RRD’s delivery of written notice of such breach, RRD may terminate the licenses and rights granted under Section 3.3 upon written notice to LSC by RRD, effective on the date that is ninety (90) days following the date of such notice. Upon receipt of such termination notice from RRD, LSC shall promptly, but in any case within a period not to exceed ninety (90) days following the date of such first notice of termination by RRD, cease all use, reproduction and display of the RRD Transitional Trademarks.

ARTICLE IV

TERM

Section 4.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in perpetuity.

Section 4.2 Termination . Except as set forth in Section 3.7 , neither Party may terminate this Agreement for any reason, except the licenses and other rights granted to LSC (and any corresponding sublicenses granted to any of its sublicensees) shall immediately and automatically terminate without notice in the event that LSC or any Person that Controls LSC (a) commences, or has commenced against it, liquidation or wind-down proceedings or any proceeding to sell all or substantially all of its assets under bankruptcy, insolvency or debtor’s relief laws or similar laws in any other jurisdiction, which proceedings are not dismissed within sixty (60) days, (b) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (c) ceases operations or is liquidated or dissolved.

ARTICLE V

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 5.1 Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that (a) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 5.1 , and the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (b) each Party may, without the other Party’s consent, assign this Agreement in whole to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party. Any attempted assignment or delegation that is not in accordance with this Section 5.1 shall be null and void.

Section 5.2 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

 

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ARTICLE VI

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 6.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 6.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 6.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 6.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VI shall be determined by the

 

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arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 6.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 6.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to this ARTICLE VI , and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VI shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided , that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 6.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VI with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 6.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NOTICES

Section 7.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To LSC:

LSC Communications US, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

 

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Section 8.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 8.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 8.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 8.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 8.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the LSC Distribution Date.

Section 8.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 8.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

 

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Section 8.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

Section 8.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VI hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VI or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 8.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 8.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15 .

Section 8.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

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Section 8.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 8.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 8.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ASSIGNED TRADEMARKS, INDIAN HEAD TRADEMARKS, INK TRADEMARKS AND RRD TRANSITIONAL TRADEMARKS, AS APPLICABLE, ARE ASSIGNED OR LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH TRADEMARK RIGHTS ASSIGNED OR LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

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

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS US, LLC
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.9

TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and Donnelley Financial, LLC, a limited liability company (“ Donnelley Financial ”). Each of RRD and Donnelley Financial is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ DFS Parent ”) have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC Communications, Inc., (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by the parent company of Donnelley Financial, DFS Parent, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to Donnelley Financial, and Donnelley Financial wishes to receive, certain Assigned Trademarks (as defined herein), and (ii) RRD wishes to grant, and Donnelley Financial wishes to receive, a non-exclusive license under certain Donnelley Financial Trademarks and RRD Transitional Trademarks (each as defined herein), in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles,


Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ Assigned Trademarks ” means the issued trademarks, trademark applications and unregistered trademarks, in each case, listed on Schedule 2.1 attached hereto, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby.

(2) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(3) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(4) “ DFS Group Company ” means (i) Donnelley Financial, any of Donnelley Financial’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Donnelley Financial after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), DFS Parent, any of DFS Parent’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent after such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Donnelley Financial shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Donnelley Financial, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent, and (C) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), DFS Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than Donnelley Financial and its Subsidiaries) shall not be DFS Group Companies if and when DFS Parent ceases to have Control over Donnelley Financial.

 

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(5) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(6) “ Donnelley Financial Trademarks ” means the issued trademarks and trademark applications listed on Schedule 3.1 attached hereto, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby.

(7) “ Encumbrances ” means all licenses, covenants not to sue or assert, covenants to delay suit, commitments to license, releases, waivers, immunities, options, remedy limitations, rights to renew or extend any license or covenant, and other rights, in each case, (i) relating to the Assigned Trademarks, (ii) under any Contract existing as of the Effective Date, and (iii) whether or not disclosed to Donnelley Financial.

(8) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to Donnelley Financial, any DFS Group Company, and (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company.

(9) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(10) “ Potentially Omitted Trademark ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .

(11) “ Quality Standards ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a) .

(12) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

(13) “ RRD Transitional Trademarks ” means any issued trademarks, trademark applications and unregistered trademarks that are (i) owned or controlled by RRD or any of RRD’s Group Companies immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and (ii) displayed on any printed materials, web-based materials, signage or similar items of any DFS Group Company immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(14) “ Samples ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b) .

(15) “ Transitional License Period ” means (i) with respect to any printed materials or web-based materials, the six (6) month period immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and (ii) with respect to any signage or similar items other than as described in the foregoing clause (i), the twelve (12) month period immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

(16) “ Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

 

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ARTICLE II

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNED TRADEMARKS

Section 2.1 Assignment . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to Donnelley Financial all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Trademarks, including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of the Assigned Trademarks and to retain any damages due or accrued for any such past, present or future infringement.

Section 2.2 Encumbrances .

(a) Donnelley Financial shall ensure that any assignee, transferee or successor (including the acquiring or surviving entity in connection with any Change of Control or similar corporate transaction involving Donnelley Financial) of any of the Assigned Trademarks from Donnelley Financial, or any other Person that is granted any exclusive license or any enforcement rights with respect thereto (each such assignee, transferee, successor or other such Person, a “ Transferee ”) agrees in writing, prior to or as part of such assignment, transfer, grant or other transaction, (i) that it acknowledges and confirms that the Assigned Trademarks are and shall remain subject to the Encumbrances, (ii) to be bound by this Section 2.2 , (iii) to bind all subsequent or future Transferees of any of the Assigned Trademarks to this Section 2.2 , and (iv) that RRD shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of any such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce such agreement against such Transferee.

(b) If Donnelley Financial intends to initiate or participate, directly or indirectly, in any Action, under any of the Assigned Trademarks against any Person, then Donnelley Financial shall first inform RRD in writing of the identity of such Person and provide other information reasonably requested by RRD in connection therewith, and RRD shall, subject to any confidentiality obligations of RRD, reasonably cooperate with Donnelley Financial to confirm the scope of any licenses, covenants or other rights granted by RRD or its Group Companies to such Person.

(c) Donnelley Financial agrees not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, maintain, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action (including the grant of an exclusive license or right to enforce to any other Person that, to Donnelley Financial’s knowledge, intends to initiate, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action), under any of the Assigned Trademarks, against any Person that it knows to be a licensee or other beneficiary of Encumbrances under such Assigned Trademark, in each case, within the scope of the licenses or other rights of such licensee or other beneficiary.

Section 2.3 Cooperation; No Other Obligations or Liabilities .

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execute and deliver such documents and other papers and perform such acts as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, recordation or registration of any document evidencing the assignment of the Assigned Trademarks from RRD to Donnelley Financial shall be Donnelley Financial’s sole responsibility and at its sole cost and expense, provided that RRD agrees to reasonably cooperate with Donnelley Financial in connection with such recordations or registrations, at Donnelley Financial’s sole cost and expense.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in Section 2.3(a) , neither RRD nor any of its Group Companies shall have any liability or obligation under this Agreement with respect to ownership, maintenance, enforcement or exploitation of the Assigned Trademarks, including any such liabilities and obligations related to actions or claims brought against or in respect of the Assigned Trademarks, or any application, maintenance or annuity fees for any of the Assigned Trademarks due at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“ USPTO ”) or any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto, in each case, arising or due on or after the Effective Date. For clarity, all payments of application, maintenance and annuity fees with respect to the Assigned Trademarks that are due on or after the Effective Date, including those with initial due dates prior to the Effective Date but payable after the Effective Date, are the sole responsibility of Donnelley Financial. Donnelley Financial will reimburse RRD for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by RRD or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the Assigned Trademarks by or on behalf of Donnelley Financial or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of the Assigned Trademarks after the Effective Date, including any proceeding initiated by or before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO or any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto.

(c) In the event that a Party or any of such Party’s Group Companies wish to register a new business name that uses the term “Donnelley” or any transliteration thereof, such Party may request the other Party’s reasonable assistance and cooperation (at such first Party’s sole cost and expense) with respect to such registration, including to provide written consents to the relevant jurisdiction’s registering authority, which assistance and cooperation will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.3(c) shall be deemed to (i) require RRD to register any new trademarks or file any new trademark applications (RRD’s obligations with respect to registration of new trademarks or filing of new trademark applications are governed by Section 3.4(c) ), or (ii) grant or give rise to any license or other right under any trademark, or to otherwise modify the scope of any right or license (including any limitation thereto or thereof) granted pursuant to Section 3.1 .

Section 2.4 Omitted Trademarks . If either Party discovers or determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any trademarks or trademark applications that should have been assigned or licensed to such Party pursuant to this Agreement were not so assigned or licensed as of the Effective Date (such trademark or trademark

 

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application, a “ Potentially Omitted Trademark ”), then such Party may provide the other Party with a written request describing the Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) should have been assigned or licensed to such Party. Each Party agrees to consider any such request received from the other Party in a timely manner, and if such first Party agrees in good faith that such Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) should be assigned or licensed to the other Party, then such first Party shall, within a reasonable time, assign to, or grant a license under, such Potentially Omitted Trademark(s) to the other Party as such first Party deems appropriate in its reasonable good faith judgment.

ARTICLE III

LICENSES

Section 3.1 License under Donnelley Financial Trademarks .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby grants to Donnelley Financial a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable (except as set forth in Section 3.4(f) ), non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ) non-sublicensable (except as permitted pursuant to Section 3.3 ) license, under the Donnelley Financial Trademarks, solely to use, reproduce and display (i) the terms “Donnelley Financial,” “Donnelley Financial Solutions,” and “Donnelley Regulatory,” and (ii) the term “Donnelley” in combination with terms other than “Financial” or “Financial Solutions” only (A) to the extent such combination is used as the registered business name of any of the DFS Group Companies in any jurisdiction outside of the United States as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date or (B) with the prior written consent of RRD, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each of case (i) or (ii), solely in connection with the businesses, products, services, facilities and systems of Donnelley Financial or any of the DFS Group Companies.

(b) The license granted pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall include the right of Donnelley Financial, upon RRD’s written consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to use, reproduce and display any translations or transliterations of the Donnelley Financial Trademarks within the scope of the license granted pursuant to Section 3.1(a) as may be reasonably necessary or useful in jurisdictions worldwide.

Section 3.2 Limited License under RRD Transitional Trademarks . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby grants to Donnelley Financial, solely during the Transitional License Period, a limited, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted pursuant to ARTICLE V ), non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 ) license to use and display the RRD Transitional Trademarks solely as such RRD Transitional Trademarks are already displayed on any printed materials, web-based materials, signage or similar items of any DFS Group Company which items exist as of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Donnelley Financial’s right and license under each RRD Transitional Trademark shall automatically expire upon the expiration of the applicable Transitional License Period.

 

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Section 3.3 Sublicensing .

(a) Donnelley Financial shall have the right to grant non-transferable sublicenses, to (i) solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Donnelley Financial pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 , any of the DFS Group Companies, provided that any sublicense granted to a DFS Group Company shall automatically and immediately terminate once such DFS Group Company ceases to be a DFS Group Company, and (ii) solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Donnelley Financial pursuant to Section 3.2 , to third parties solely in connection with providing products or services to Donnelley Financial or any of its Group Companies.

(b) The sublicensing rights granted under this ARTICLE III are conditioned upon the following requirements: (i) Donnelley Financial, when granting any such sublicense, shall enter into a written sublicense agreement with each permitted sublicensee on terms and conditions that are no less restrictive than the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that expressly prohibit and render void further sublicensing by the permitted sublicensee, and (ii) RRD shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of each such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce the terms and conditions thereof against the applicable permitted sublicensee.

Section 3.4 Provisions with Respect to Licensed Trademarks .

(a) Donnelley Financial shall (and shall ensure that the DFS Group Companies and any of its authorized sublicensees shall) use, reproduce and display the Donnelley Financial Trademarks and the RRD Transitional Trademarks (i) in compliance with reasonable quality standards and trademark use guidelines established by RRD and provided to Donnelley Financial in writing from time to time, and (ii) in a manner consistent with how such trademarks or trademark applications were used, reproduced and displayed by RRD immediately prior to the Effective Date (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “ Quality Standards ”); provided that in the event of any conflict between the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), clause (i) shall control.

(b) Upon RRD’s request, Donnelley Financial shall promptly submit to RRD, at no cost or expense to RRD, samples of any advertisements, sales and promotional materials and other works used by Donnelley Financial, any DFS Group Company or any other permitted sublicensee using, reproducing or displaying any Donnelley Financial Trademarks or RRD Transitional Trademarks (such samples, “ Samples ”). If RRD determines in its sole discretion that any Sample does not comply with the Quality Standards, Donnelley Financial shall promptly implement corrective measures to cure any non-compliance identified and resubmit a corrected Sample to RRD.

(c) Donnelley Financial shall not, and shall ensure that the DFS Group Companies or any other of its other permitted sublicensees shall not, apply for, register, use, reproduce or display any trademark, trademark application or Internet domain name incorporating any of the Donnelley Financial Trademarks or RRD Transitional Trademarks, or any Internet domain name, trademark or trademark application that is confusingly similar thereto, in each case, except to the extent such use is expressly

 

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licensed under this ARTICLE III . If DFS requests in writing that RRD file any new trademark applications covering any trademark the use of which is licensed pursuant to Section 3.1 (including “Donnelley Regulatory”), then RRD shall consider such request in good faith, and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith as to whether any changes to Section 3.5 are appropriate with respect thereto. If RRD files or registers any such new trademarks, then such trademarks shall be considered “Donnelley Financial Trademarks” thereafter for all purposes of this Agreement.

(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall permit Donnelley Financial or any of the DFS Group Companies or other permitted sublicensees to, and Donnelley Financial agrees not to, and agrees to cause the DFS Group Companies and other permitted sublicensees not to, use, reproduce or display the term “Donnelley” either alone or in any manner other than as expressly permitted pursuant to Section 3.1 .

(e) Donnelley Financial agrees, on behalf of itself, the DFS Group Companies and its other permitted sublicensees, that all use, reproduction and display of the Donnelley Financial Trademarks and RRD Transitional Trademarks (i) shall be in compliance with all applicable Laws, and (ii) shall not degrade, debase or bring into disrepute any Donnelley Financial Trademarks or RRD Transitional Trademarks, including any use that could reasonably be considered to reflect adversely upon or be harmful to any Donnelley Financial Trademarks or RRD Transitional Trademarks, or the goodwill associated therewith. Donnelley Financial agrees that all goodwill that accrues based on the use, reproduction and display of the Donnelley Financial Trademarks and RRD Transitional Trademarks shall accrue solely for the benefit of RRD.

(f) If Donnelley Financial (or any of its permitted sublicensees) is in breach of Section 3.4(a) , 3.4(b) , 3.4(c) , 3.4(d) or 3.4(e) with respect to the Donnelley Financial Trademarks and fails to cure such breach within ninety (90) days after RRD’s delivery of written notice of such breach, RRD may terminate the licenses and rights granted under Section 3.1 upon written notice to Donnelley Financial by RRD, effective on the date that is ninety (90) days following the date of such notice. Upon receipt of such termination notice from RRD, Donnelley Financial shall promptly, but in any case within a period not to exceed ninety (90) days following the date of such first notice of termination by RRD, change its name and cease all use, reproduction and display of the Donnelley Financial Trademarks.

(g) If Donnelley Financial (or any of its permitted sublicensees) is in breach of Sections 3.4(a) , 3.4(b) , 3.4(c) or 3.4(e) with respect to the RRD Transitional Trademarks and fails to cure such breach within ninety (90) days after RRD’s delivery of written notice of such breach, RRD may terminate the licenses and rights granted under Section 3.2 upon written notice to Donnelley Financial by RRD, effective on the date that is ninety (90) days following the date of such notice. Upon receipt of such termination notice from RRD, Donnelley Financial shall promptly, but in any case within a period not to exceed ninety (90) days following the date of such first notice of termination by RRD, cease all use, reproduction and display of the RRD Transitional Trademarks.

 

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Section 3.5 Initial Payment; Annual Payments .

(a) Donnelley Financial shall pay to RRD (i) an amount in cash equal to One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S. $125,000) within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date, and (ii), beginning one (1) year after the Effective Date and continuing until the termination of the license granted to Donnelley Financial under this ARTICLE III , an amount in cash equal to Twenty Five Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S. $25,000), due within thirty (30) days after each annual anniversary of the Effective Date.

(b) Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Parties, all payments due under this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer in U.S. dollars and in immediately available funds to any account that is designated in writing (from time to time) by RRD.

(c) In the event that Donnelley Financial fails to make timely payment of any of the amounts due under this Section 3.5 , then RRD may exercise any available legal remedies against Donnelley Financial under this Agreement or under Law, and interest shall accrue on any such defaulted amounts at a rate per annum equal to the then applicable Prime Rate plus three percent (3%) (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is lower).

ARTICLE IV

TERM

Section 4.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in perpetuity, unless and until all licenses and other rights granted under ARTICLE III of this Agreement have expired or are terminated pursuant to ARTICLE III and Section 4.2 .

Section 4.2 Termination . Except as set forth in Section 3.4 , neither Party may terminate this Agreement for any reason, except the licenses and other rights granted to Donnelley Financial (and any corresponding sublicenses granted to any of its sublicensees) shall immediately and automatically terminate without notice in the event that Donnelley Financial or any Person that Controls Donnelley Financial (a) commences, or has commenced against it, liquidation or wind-down proceedings or any proceeding to sell all or substantially all of its assets under bankruptcy, insolvency or debtor’s relief laws or similar laws in any other jurisdiction, which proceedings are not dismissed within sixty (60) days, (b) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (c) ceases operations or is liquidated or dissolved.

 

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ARTICLE V

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 5.1 Assignment .

(a) Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of such other Party); provided that (i) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 5.1 , and, subject to Section 5.1(b) , the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (ii) each Party may assign this Agreement in whole and without the other Party’s consent to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party, without the other Party’s consent.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the event of a Change of Control of Donnelley Financial, the licenses and other rights granted to Donnelley Financial pursuant to ARTICLE III shall not extend to the businesses, products or services of any Person(s) that have acquired Control of Donnelley Financial or any Affiliate of such Person(s) (other than Donnelley Financial and its Group Companies), except with the prior express written consent of RRD, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, and (ii) if this Agreement is assigned by Donnelley Financial to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of Donnelley Financial, the licenses and other rights granted to Donnelley Financial pursuant to ARTICLE III shall, from and after the effective date of such assignment, apply only to (A) any products or services commercially released by Donnelley Financial or its Group Companies as of the effective date of the assignment, (B) any products or services under bona fide development by Donnelley Financial or its Group Companies as of such effective date, and (C) any natural evolutions of the products and services described in the foregoing clauses (A) or (B); provided that the licenses and other rights granted to Donnelley Financial pursuant to ARTICLE III may extend to the independent businesses, products or services of a Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of Donnelley Financial if such Person receives the express prior written consent of RRD, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

(c) Any attempted assignment or delegation that is not in accordance with this Section 5.1 shall be null and void.

Section 5.2 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

 

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ARTICLE VI

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 6.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 6.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 6.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 6.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VI shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles

 

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thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 6.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 6.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to this ARTICLE VI , and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VI shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 6.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VI with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 6.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NOTICES

Section 7.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To Donnelley Financial:

Donnelley Financial, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

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subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 8.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 8.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 8.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 8.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

Section 8.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 8.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 8.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

Section 8.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VI hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of

 

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Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VI or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 8.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 8.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15 .

Section 8.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 8.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

 

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Section 8.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 8.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ASSIGNED TRADEMARKS, DONNELLEY FINANCIAL TRADEMARKS AND RRD TRANSITIONAL TRADEMARKS, AS APPLICABLE, ARE ASSIGNED OR LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH TRADEMARK RIGHTS ASSIGNED OR LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

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

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.10

DATA ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This DATA ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and LSC Communications US, LLC, a limited liability company (“ LSC ”). Each of RRD and LSC is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. (“ LSC Parent ”) and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by the parent company of LSC, LSC Parent, (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to LSC, and LSC wishes to receive, (A) an equal, undivided joint ownership interest in the Shared Data (as defined herein), and (B) sole ownership of Exclusive LSC Data (as defined herein), and (ii) LSC wishes to grant to RRD a limited license under Exclusive LSC Data, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to,


this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

(2) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

(3) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

(4) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(5) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(6) “ Data ” means any data, whether historical, operational or otherwise, including data with respect to pricing, customers, vendors, suppliers, distributors, employees, contractors, and cost projections. For clarity, “Data” does not include any rights in or to patents, patent applications, inventions, developments, Software or Trademarks.

(7) “ Data Separation Plan ” or “ DSP ” means that certain Data Separation Plan attached to this Agreement as Schedule 2.1 .

(8) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

 

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(9) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(10) “ Erroneously Delivered Data ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

(11) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to LSC, any LSC Group Company, and (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company.

(12) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(13) “ LSC Exclusive Data ” means any Data that (i) is or should be delivered to LSC pursuant to the Data Separation Plan, (ii) is owned and freely assignable by RRD or any of its Group Companies to LSC as of the Effective Date, and (iii) relates exclusively to the LSC Business (and does not relate to the RRD Retained Business or the Donnelley Financial Business).

(14) “ LSC Group Company ” means (i) LSC, any of LSC’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), LSC Parent, any of LSC Parent’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent after such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent, and (C) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), LSC Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than LSC and its Subsidiaries) shall not be LSC Group Companies if and when LSC Parent ceases to have Control over LSC.

(15) “ LSC Shared Data ” means any Data that (i) is or should be delivered to LSC pursuant to the Data Separation Plan, (ii) is owned and freely assignable by RRD or any of its Group Companies to LSC with respect to a joint ownership interest, as of the Effective Date, (iii) relates to the LSC Business, and (iv) is not LSC Exclusive Data.

(16) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

(17) “ Potentially Omitted Data ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

(18) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

 

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(19) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

(20) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

TRANSFER OF DATA

Section 2.1 Transfer and Delivery . RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to LSC all Data that, according to the DSP, should be transferred and delivered to LSC. Such transfer and delivery shall be made in an appropriate physical or electronic format as set forth in the DSP, and within the time schedules contemplated by the DSP. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate in good faith with the other Party to accomplish the transfer and delivery of Data contemplated in the DSP.

Section 2.2 Omitted Materials . If LSC discovers and determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any Data that should have been delivered or transferred to LSC pursuant to the DSP was not so delivered or transferred as of the Effective Date (such data, “ Potentially Omitted Data ”), LSC may provide a written request to RRD describing the Potentially Omitted Data and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Potentially Omitted Data should have been delivered and transferred to LSC pursuant to the DSP. RRD agrees to consider any such request in a timely manner, and if RRD agrees in good faith that such Potentially Omitted Data should be delivered and transferred to LSC pursuant to the DSP, then RRD shall deliver and transfer such Potentially Omitted Data to LSC within a reasonable time. If RRD determines in good faith that Potentially Omitted Data should not, pursuant to the DSP, be delivered and transferred to LSC, then RRD shall provide to LSC within a reasonable time written notification of such good faith determination, and any continued dispute between the Parties with respect to the correct or erroneous transfer or delivery of Potentially Omitted Data shall be governed under dispute resolution provisions of ARTICLE VIII . This Section 2.2 and ARTICLE VIII state the sole and exclusive remedies of LSC (or any of its Group Companies) for any failure by RRD or any of its Group Companies to transfer or deliver any Data to LSC pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.

Section 2.3 Erroneously Delivered Materials . If either Party discovers and determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any Data was delivered or transferred to LSC that should not have been so delivered or transferred (such Data, “ Erroneously Delivered Data ”), such Party shall provide a written notice to the other Party describing the Erroneously Delivered Data and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Erroneously Delivered Data should not have been delivered or transferred to LSC pursuant to the DSP. If LSC determines in good faith, whether independently or within a reasonable time after receiving a request from RRD, that Erroneously Delivered Data should not have been delivered or transferred to LSC pursuant to the DSP, then LSC shall return and transfer such Erroneously Delivered Data back to RRD and, promptly thereafter, permanently delete all copies of such Erroneously Delivered Data (physical, electronic or otherwise) from all of its and its Group Companies’ records and systems. If any such Erroneously Delivered Data has been provided to a third Person by or behalf of LSC or any of its Group Companies, LSC

 

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shall use reasonable efforts to cause such third Person to promptly and permanently delete all copies of such Erroneously Delivered Data (physical, electronic or otherwise) from all of its records and systems. If, however, upon receiving a request from RRD for the return or deletion of Erroneously Delivered Data, LSC determines in good faith that such Erroneously Delivered Data was correctly transferred or delivered to LSC pursuant to the DSP, then LSC shall provide to RRD within a reasonable time written notification of such good faith determination, and any continued dispute between the Parties with respect to the correct or erroneous transfer of Erroneously Delivered Data shall be governed under dispute resolution provisions of ARTICLE VIII .

ARTICLE III

ASSIGNMENT AND OWNERSHIP OF DATA

Section 3.1 LSC Shared Data . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to LSC an equal undivided fifty percent (50%) joint ownership interest in all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title, and interest in and to the LSC Shared Data, including any database rights or other proprietary rights therein or thereto, without any duty of accounting, without any duty to obtain consent from the RRD or to pay any royalties or other remuneration to RRD in order to license, enforce or otherwise exploit such LSC Shared Data; provided that such Transfer is made expressly subject to any and all prior licenses, covenants not to sue or other rights granted by, or commitments of, RRD or any of its Group Companies with respect to the LSC Shared Data.

Section 3.2 LSC Exclusive Data . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to LSC all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title and interest in and to the LSC Exclusive Data, including any database rights or other proprietary rights therein or thereto; provided that such Transfer is made expressly subject to any and all prior licenses, covenants not to sue or other rights granted by, or commitments of, RRD or any of its Group Companies with respect to the LSC Exclusive Data, and is further subject to the licenses and other rights retained by and granted to RRD and its Group Companies pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof.

ARTICLE IV

LICENSE TO RRD

Section 4.1 License Back Under LSC Exclusive Data . RRD retains, and LSC hereby grants to RRD, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 7.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 4.2 ) license to maintain, copy, use, modify, create derivative works of, display, disclose and otherwise exploit the LSC Exclusive Data, including any database rights or other proprietary rights therein or thereto, for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) backup, storage or archival purposes, in each case, in RRD’s sole discretion;

 

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(b) to comply with any obligations of RRD or any of its Group Companies under this Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and any other Contract to which RRD or any of its Group Companies is a party or by which it is bound; and

(c) to comply with any applicable Laws or any demand or request by any Governmental Entity.

Section 4.2 Sublicensing. RRD has the right to grant non-transferable sublicenses, within the scope of the licenses retained or granted pursuant to Section 4.1 , to (a) its Group Companies, provided that any sublicense granted to a Group Company of RRD shall automatically and immediately terminate once such Group Company ceases to be a Group Company of RRD, and (b) independent contractors and consultants who are subject to confidentiality obligations.

ARTICLE V

CONFIDENTIALITY; ENFORCEMENT AND NON-USE

Section 5.1 LSC Exclusive Data. RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any LSC Exclusive Data that is in RRD’s or its Group Companies’ possession using at least the same degree of care as it uses for its own confidential information of similar nature, (b) limit access to any LSC Exclusive Data to those employees, independent contractors and consultants of RRD and its Group Companies who have a business reason to access such Data relating to the purposes permitted in Section 4.1 , (c) use data security measures with respect to such LSC Exclusive Data designed to ensure that other employees or contractors of RRD or its Group Companies do not have access to such data, (d) and otherwise refrain from using or accessing any LSC Exclusive Data except as expressly permitted pursuant to ARTICLE IV . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if RRD or any of its Group Companies is required by Law, or required pursuant to a demand or request by any Governmental Entity, to disclose any LSC Exclusive Data, RRD (or such Group Company) may do so without breaching any provision of this Agreement; provided that, unless prohibited by Law, RRD shall promptly notify LSC of the existence of any such requirement, request or demand, and shall provide LSC with a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, and RRD shall reasonably cooperate with LSC in obtaining such protective order or other remedy.

Section 5.2 LSC Shared Data . Each Party and its Group Companies may use, access and disclose to third Persons the LSC Shared Data as may be necessary or desirable, as determined by such Party or its applicable Group Company in such Party’s sole discretion, in connection with bona fide business operations of such Party or its Group Companies.

Section 5.3 Enforcement . Each Party and its Group Companies shall have the independent right, but not the obligation, to assert claims for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation, or other unlawful use of or access to any LSC Shared Data, against any third Person. Each Party (and its Group Companies) shall, to a commercially reasonable extent and upon written request by the other Party, cooperate with such other Party in any attempt to assert or enforce such other Party’s or its Group Companies’ rights with respect to

 

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any LSC Shared Data; provided that such other Party shall reimburse such first Party and its Group Companies for any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the first Party or its Group Companies in providing such cooperation. LSC and its Group Companies shall have the sole and exclusive right, but not the obligation, to assert claims of any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation, or other unlawful use of or access to any LSC Exclusive Data against any third Person.

ARTICLE VI

TERM

Section 6.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in perpetuity.

Section 6.2 Termination . Neither Party shall have any right to terminate this Agreement or any of the licenses or other rights granted hereunder for any reason.

ARTICLE VII

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 7.1 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that (a) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 7.1 , and the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE IV shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (b) each Party may assign this Agreement in whole to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party, without the other Party’s consent. Any attempted assignment or delegation that is not in accordance with this Section 7.1 shall be null and void.

Section 7.2 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

ARTICLE VIII

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 8.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute

 

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shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 9.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 8.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 8.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 8.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 8.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VIII shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and

 

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equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 8.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 8.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their respective Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 8.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 8.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE IX

NOTICES

Section 9.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and

 

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shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 9.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 9.1 ) 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 9.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To LSC:

LSC Communications US, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 10.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

Section 10.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 10.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

 

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Section 10.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 10.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 10.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 10.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the LSC Distribution Date.

Section 10.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 10.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 10.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 10.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

Section 10.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VIII hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VIII or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 10.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives

 

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any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 10.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15 .

Section 10.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 10.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 10.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 10.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT

 

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THE LSC EXCLUSIVE DATA AND THE LSC SHARED DATA ARE PROVIDED AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH DATA, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

Section 10.20 Rights in Bankruptcy . All licenses, immunities, and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE IV are conveyed and effective when granted, and each Party is entitled to the maximum protection of the licenses, immunities and other rights that it receives hereunder under applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party, as recipient of licenses, immunities or other rights hereunder, (a) may assert without objection from the other Party (including its successors and assigns) that (i) those licenses, immunities, and other rights are not executory and not vulnerable to rejection under the United States Bankruptcy Code or the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, and (ii) if rejected, such rejection does not result in termination of those licenses, immunities, and other rights or a similar result or effect, and (b) will continue to have and may fully exercise any rights (and make any election) available under Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, or this Agreement, and such other Party (including its successors and assigns) will not, in any event, interfere with such first Party’s licenses, immunities and other rights under this Agreement.

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

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS US, LLC
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.11

DATA ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This DATA ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and Donnelley Financial, LLC, a limited liability company (“ DFS ”). Each of RRD and DFS is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ DFS Parent ”) have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by the parent company of LSC Communications, Inc., (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by DFS Parent, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to DFS, and DFS wishes to receive, (A) an equal, undivided joint ownership interest in the Shared Data (as defined herein), and (B) sole ownership of Exclusive DFS Data (as defined herein), and (ii) DFS wishes to grant to RRD a limited license under Exclusive DFS Data, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to,


this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

(2) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

(3) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

(4) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(5) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(6) “ Data ” means any data, whether historical, operational or otherwise, including data with respect to pricing, customers, vendors, suppliers, distributors, employees, contractors, and cost projections. For clarity, “Data” does not include any rights in or to patents, patent applications, inventions, developments, Software or Trademarks.

(7) “ Data Separation Plan ” or “ DSP ” means that certain Data Separation Plan attached to this Agreement as Schedule 2.1 .

(8) “ DFS Exclusive Data ” means any Data that (i) is or should be delivered to DFS pursuant to the Data Separation Plan, (ii) is owned and freely assignable by RRD or any of its Group Companies to DFS as of the Effective Date, and (iii) relates exclusively to the Donnelley Financial Business (and does not relate to the RRD Retained Business or the LSC Business).

 

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(9) “ DFS Group Company ” means (i) DFS, any of DFS’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), DFS Parent, any of DFS Parent’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent after such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent, and (C) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), DFS Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than DFS and its Subsidiaries) shall not be DFS Group Companies if and when DFS Parent ceases to have Control over DFS.

(10) “ DFS Shared Data ” means any Data that (i) is or should be delivered to DFS pursuant to the Data Separation Plan, (ii) is owned and freely assignable by RRD or any of its Group Companies to DFS with respect to a joint ownership interest, as of the Effective Date, (iii) relates to the Donnelley Financial Business, and (iv) is not DFS Exclusive Data.

(11) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

(12) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(13) “ Erroneously Delivered Data ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

(14) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to DFS, any DFS Group Company, and (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company.

(15) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(16) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .

(17) “ Potentially Omitted Data ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

(18) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

 

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(19) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

(20) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

TRANSFER OF DATA

Section 2.1 Transfer and Delivery . RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to DFS all Data that, according to the DSP, should be transferred and delivered to DFS. Such transfer and delivery shall be made in an appropriate physical or electronic format as set forth in the DSP, and within the time schedules contemplated by the DSP. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate in good faith with the other Party to accomplish the transfer and delivery of Data contemplated in the DSP.

Section 2.2 Omitted Materials . If DFS discovers and determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any Data that should have been delivered or transferred to DFS pursuant to the DSP was not so delivered or transferred as of the Effective Date (such data, “ Potentially Omitted Data ”), DFS may provide a written request to RRD describing the Potentially Omitted Data and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Potentially Omitted Data should have been delivered and transferred to DFS pursuant to the DSP. RRD agrees to consider any such request in a timely manner, and if RRD agrees in good faith that such Potentially Omitted Data should be delivered and transferred to DFS pursuant to the DSP, then RRD shall deliver and transfer such Potentially Omitted Data to DFS within a reasonable time. If RRD determines in good faith that Potentially Omitted Data should not, pursuant to the DSP, be delivered and transferred to DFS, then RRD shall provide to DFS within a reasonable time written notification of such good faith determination, and any continued dispute between the Parties with respect to the correct or erroneous transfer or delivery of Potentially Omitted Data shall be governed under dispute resolution provisions of ARTICLE VIII . This Section 2.2 and ARTICLE VIII state the sole and exclusive remedies of DFS (or any of its Group Companies) for any failure by RRD or any of its Group Companies to transfer or deliver any Data to DFS pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.

Section 2.3 Erroneously Delivered Materials . If either Party discovers and determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any Data was delivered or transferred to DFS that should not have been so delivered or transferred (such Data, “ Erroneously Delivered Data ”), such Party shall provide a written notice to the other Party describing the Erroneously Delivered Data and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Erroneously Delivered Data should not have been delivered or transferred to DFS pursuant to the DSP. If DFS determines in good faith, whether independently or within a reasonable time after receiving a request from RRD, that Erroneously Delivered Data should not have been delivered or transferred to DFS pursuant to the DSP, then DFS shall return and transfer such Erroneously Delivered Data back to RRD and, promptly thereafter, permanently delete all copies of such Erroneously Delivered Data (physical, electronic or otherwise) from all of its and its Group Companies’ records and systems. If any such Erroneously Delivered Data has been provided to a third Person by or behalf of DFS or any of its Group Companies, DFS

 

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shall use reasonable efforts to cause such third Person to promptly and permanently delete all copies of such Erroneously Delivered Data (physical, electronic or otherwise) from all of its records and systems. If, however, upon receiving a request from RRD for the return or deletion of Erroneously Delivered Data, DFS determines in good faith that such Erroneously Delivered Data was correctly transferred or delivered to DFS pursuant to the DSP, then DFS shall provide to RRD within a reasonable time written notification of such good faith determination, and any continued dispute between the Parties with respect to the correct or erroneous transfer of Erroneously Delivered Data shall be governed under dispute resolution provisions of ARTICLE VIII .

ARTICLE III

ASSIGNMENT AND OWNERSHIP OF DATA

Section 3.1 DFS Shared Data . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to DFS an equal undivided fifty percent (50%) joint ownership interest in all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title, and interest in and to the DFS Shared Data, including any database rights or other proprietary rights therein or thereto, without any duty of accounting, without any duty to obtain consent from the RRD or to pay any royalties or other remuneration to RRD in order to license, enforce or otherwise exploit such DFS Shared Data; provided that such Transfer is made expressly subject to any and all prior licenses, covenants not to sue or other rights granted by, or commitments of, RRD or any of its Group Companies with respect to the DFS Shared Data.

Section 3.2 DFS Exclusive Data . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to DFS all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title and interest in and to the DFS Exclusive Data, including any database rights or other proprietary rights therein or thereto; provided that such Transfer is made expressly subject to any and all prior licenses, covenants not to sue or other rights granted by, or commitments of, RRD or any of its Group Companies with respect to the DFS Exclusive Data, and is further subject to the licenses and other rights retained by and granted to RRD and its Group Companies pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof.

ARTICLE IV

LICENSE TO RRD

Section 4.1 License Back Under DFS Exclusive Data . RRD retains, and DFS hereby grants to RRD, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 7.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 4.2 ) license to maintain, copy, use, modify, create derivative works of, display, disclose and otherwise exploit the DFS Exclusive Data, including any database rights or other proprietary rights therein or thereto, for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) backup, storage or archival purposes, in each case, in RRD’s sole discretion;

 

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(b) to comply with any obligations of RRD or any of its Group Companies under this Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and any other Contract to which RRD or any of its Group Companies is a party or by which it is bound; and

(c) to comply with any applicable Laws or any demand or request by any Governmental Entity.

Section 4.2 Sublicensing . RRD has the right to grant non-transferable sublicenses, within the scope of the licenses retained or granted pursuant to Section 4.1 , to (a) its Group Companies, provided that any sublicense granted to a Group Company of RRD shall automatically and immediately terminate once such Group Company ceases to be a Group Company of RRD, and (b) independent contractors and consultants who are subject to confidentiality obligations.

ARTICLE V

CONFIDENTIALITY; ENFORCEMENT AND NON-USE

Section 5.1 DFS Exclusive Data . RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any DFS Exclusive Data that is in RRD’s or its Group Companies’ possession using at least the same degree of care as it uses for its own confidential information of similar nature, (b) limit access to any DFS Exclusive Data to those employees, independent contractors and consultants of RRD and its Group Companies who have a business reason to access such Data relating to the purposes permitted in Section 4.1 , (c) use data security measures with respect to such DFS Exclusive Data designed to ensure that other employees or contractors of RRD or its Group Companies do not have access to such data, (d) and otherwise refrain from using or accessing any DFS Exclusive Data except as expressly permitted pursuant to ARTICLE IV . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if RRD or any of its Group Companies is required by Law, or required pursuant to a demand or request by any Governmental Entity, to disclose any DFS Exclusive Data, RRD (or such Group Company) may do so without breaching any provision of this Agreement; provided that, unless prohibited by Law, RRD shall promptly notify DFS of the existence of any such requirement, request or demand, and shall provide DFS with a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, and RRD shall reasonably cooperate with DFS in obtaining such protective order or other remedy.

Section 5.2 DFS Shared Data . Each Party and its Group Companies may use, access and disclose to third Persons the DFS Shared Data as may be necessary or desirable, as determined by such Party or its applicable Group Company in such Party’s sole discretion, in connection with bona fide business operations of such Party or its Group Companies.

Section 5.3 Enforcement . Each Party and its Group Companies shall have the independent right, but not the obligation, to assert claims for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation, or other unlawful use of or access to any DFS Shared Data, against any third Person. Each Party (and its Group Companies) shall, to a commercially reasonable extent and upon written request by the other Party, cooperate with such other Party in any attempt to assert or enforce such other Party’s or its Group Companies’ rights with respect to

 

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any DFS Shared Data; provided that such other Party shall reimburse such first Party and its Group Companies for any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the first Party or its Group Companies in providing such cooperation. DFS and its Group Companies shall have the sole and exclusive right, but not the obligation, to assert claims of any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation, or other unlawful use of or access to any DFS Exclusive Data against any third Person.

ARTICLE VI

TERM

Section 6.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in perpetuity.

Section 6.2 Termination . Neither Party shall have any right to terminate this Agreement or any of the licenses or other rights granted hereunder for any reason.

ARTICLE VII

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 7.1 Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that (a) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 7.1 , and the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE IV shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (b) each Party may assign this Agreement in whole to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party, without the other Party’s consent. Any attempted assignment or delegation that is not in accordance with this Section 7.1 shall be null and void.

Section 7.2 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

ARTICLE VIII

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 8.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute

 

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shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 9.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 8.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 8.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 8.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 8.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VIII shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and

 

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equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 8.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 8.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their respective Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 8.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 8.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE IX

NOTICES

Section 9.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and

 

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shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 9.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 9.1 ) 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 9.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To DFS:

Donnelley Financial, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 10.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

Section 10.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 10.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

 

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Section 10.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 10.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 10.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 10.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

Section 10.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 10.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 10.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 10.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

Section 10.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VIII hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VIII or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 10.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives

 

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any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 10.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15 .

Section 10.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 10.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 10.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 10.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT

 

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THE DFS EXCLUSIVE DATA AND THE DFS SHARED DATA ARE PROVIDED AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH DATA, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

Section 10.20 Rights in Bankruptcy . All licenses, immunities, and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE IV are conveyed and effective when granted, and each Party is entitled to the maximum protection of the licenses, immunities and other rights that it receives hereunder under applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party, as recipient of licenses, immunities or other rights hereunder, (a) may assert without objection from the other Party (including its successors and assigns) that (i) those licenses, immunities, and other rights are not executory and not vulnerable to rejection under the United States Bankruptcy Code or the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, and (ii) if rejected, such rejection does not result in termination of those licenses, immunities, and other rights or a similar result or effect, and (b) will continue to have and may fully exercise any rights (and make any election) available under Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, or this Agreement, and such other Party (including its successors and assigns) will not, in any event, interfere with such first Party’s licenses, immunities and other rights under this Agreement.

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

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.12

SOFTWARE, COPYRIGHT AND TRADE SECRET ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This SOFTWARE, COPYRIGHT AND TRADE SECRET ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and LSC Communications US, LLC, a limited liability company (“ LSC ”). Each of RRD and LSC is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. (“ LSC Parent ”) and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by LSC Parent, (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to LSC, and LSC wishes to receive, certain Assigned Copyrights (as defined below), (ii) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to LSC, and LSC wishes to receive, certain Assigned Software (as defined below), (iii) RRD wishes to retain and receive, and LSC wishes to grant, a non-exclusive license under the Assigned Software, (iv) RRD wishes to grant, and LSC wishes to receive, a non-exclusive license under certain Licensed Software, and (v) each Party wishes to grant to the other Party a non-exclusive license under certain of the granting Party’s trade secrets, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without


limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(2) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

(3) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

(4) “ Assigned Copyrights ” means the issued copyrights and copyright applications, in each case, listed on Schedule 2.1(a) attached hereto.

(5) “ Assigned Software ” means the software programs listed on the attached Schedule 2.1(b) , in both source code and object code forms, together with all associated documentation relating to the design and maintenance of such software programs, in each case as such items exist as of the Effective Date, and including any copyright registrations and registration applications associated with any of the foregoing.

(6) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(7) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

(8) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

 

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(9) “ Derivative Work ” means software developed by or on behalf of a Licensee that is a modification or derivative work of, (i) with respect to RRD in its capacity as a Licensee, any Assigned Software and (ii) with respect to LSC in its capacity as a Licensee, any Licensed Software, in each case, that is the product of a bona fide , at least moderate and more than de minimis degree of development in terms of time and effort devoted to such development and/or added functionality of the software.

(10) “ Divested Entity ” means a Group Company (as of the time immediately prior to the relevant divestment), business, product line, division, or organization that a Party or any of its Group Companies sells or transfers to another Person or otherwise divests.

(11) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(12) “ Encumbrances ” means all licenses, covenants not to sue or assert, covenants to delay suit, commitments to license, releases, waivers, immunities, options, remedy limitations, rights to renew or extend any license or covenant, and other rights, in each case, (i) relating to the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, (ii) under any Contract existing as of the Effective Date, and (iii) whether or not disclosed to LSC.

(13) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to LSC, any LSC Group Company, and (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company.

(14) “ Licensed Software ” means the software programs listed on the attached Schedule 3.1 , in both source code and object code forms, together with all associated documentation relating to the design and maintenance of such software programs, in each case as such items exist as of the Effective Date.

(15) “ Licensee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

(16) “ Licensor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

(17) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(18) “ LSC Group Company ” means (i) LSC, any of LSC’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), LSC Parent, any of LSC Parent’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent after such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent shall not be an LSC Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of LSC Parent, and (C) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), LSC Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than LSC and its Subsidiaries) shall not be LSC Group Companies if and when LSC Parent ceases to have Control over LSC.

 

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(19) “ LSC Licensed Trade Secret ” means any trade secret (as such term is defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, published in 1979 and amended in 1985), confidential information or other proprietary know-how that (i) is owned or controlled by LSC or any LSC Group Company immediately following the LSC Distribution Date and (ii) has been used by RRD or any RRD Group Companies as part of the RRD Retained Business prior to the LSC Distribution Date. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, “LSC Licensed Trade Secrets” do not include, and shall be deemed not to include, any Data (as defined in the Data Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and LSC).

(20) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(21) “ Potentially Omitted Copyright ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .

(22) “ RRD Licensed Trade Secret ” means any trade secret (as such term is defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, published in 1979 and amended in 1985), confidential information or other proprietary know-how that (i) is owned or controlled by RRD or any RRD Group Company immediately following the Effective Date, and (ii) has been used as part of the LSC Business prior to the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, “RRD Licensed Trade Secrets” do not include any Data (as defined in the Data Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and LSC).

(23) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

(24) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 .

(25) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

(26) “ Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

ARTICLE II

COPYRIGHT AND SOFTWARE ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER

Section 2.1 Copyright and Software Assignment . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to LSC all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title and interest in and to (a) the Assigned Copyrights, and (b) the Assigned Software, in each case of

 

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the foregoing (a) and (b), including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of such Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software and to retain any damages due or accrued for any such past, present or future infringement; provided that such Transfer is made expressly subject to any and all prior licenses, covenants not to sue or other rights granted by, or commitments of, RRD or any of its Group Companies as of the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, as applicable.

Section 2.2 Transfer and Delivery of Assigned Software .

(a) To the extent not already in the possession of LSC immediately following the Effective Date, RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to LSC copies of tangible embodiments of the Assigned Software. Such transfer and delivery shall be made in a reasonable physical or electronic format, and within a reasonable amount of time following the Effective Date not to exceed sixty (60) days.

(b) To the extent not already in the possession of RRD immediately following the LSC Distribution Date, LSC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to RRD copies of tangible embodiments of the Assigned Software. Such transfer and delivery shall be made in a reasonable physical or electronic format, and within a reasonable amount of time following the LSC Distribution Date not to exceed sixty (60) days.

(c) Each Party shall reasonably cooperate in good faith with the other Party to effectuate the transfer and delivery of the Assigned Software as contemplated under this Section 2.2 .

Section 2.3 Encumbrances .

(a) LSC shall ensure that any assignee, transferee or successor (including the acquiring or surviving entity in connection with any Change of Control or similar corporate transaction involving LSC) of any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software from LSC, or any other Person that is granted any exclusive license or any enforcement rights with respect thereto (each such assignee, transferee, successor or other such Person, a “ Transferee ”) agrees in writing, prior to or as part of such assignment, transfer, grant or other transaction, (i) that it acknowledges and confirms that the applicable Assigned Copyrights and/or Assigned Software are and shall remain subject to the Encumbrances, (ii) to be bound by this Section 2.3 , (iii) to bind all subsequent or future Transferees of any of the Assigned Copyrights and/or Assigned Software, as applicable, to this Section 2.3 , and (iv) that RRD shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of any such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce such agreement against such Transferee.

(b) If LSC intends to initiate or participate, directly or indirectly, in any Action under any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software against any Person, then LSC shall first inform RRD in writing of the identity of such Person and provide other information reasonably requested by RRD in connection therewith, and RRD shall, subject to any confidentiality obligations of RRD, reasonably cooperate with LSC to confirm the scope of any licenses, covenants or other rights granted by RRD or its Group Companies to such Person.

 

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(c) LSC agrees not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, maintain, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action (including the grant of an exclusive license or right to enforce to any other Person that, to LSC’s knowledge, intends to initiate, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action), under any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, against any Person that it knows to be a licensee or other beneficiary of Encumbrances under such Assigned Copyright or Assigned Software, in each case, within the scope of the licenses or other rights of such licensee or other beneficiary.

Section 2.4 Cooperation; No Other Obligations or Liabilities .

(a) For a period of eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, each of RRD and LSC shall, upon the reasonable request of the other Party, execute and deliver such documents and other papers and perform such acts as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, recordation or registration of any document evidencing the assignment of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software from RRD to LSC shall be LSC’s sole responsibility and at its sole cost and expense, provided that RRD agrees to reasonably cooperate with LSC in connection with such recordations or registrations, at LSC’s sole cost and expense.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in Section 2.4(a) , neither RRD nor any of its Group Companies shall have any liability or obligation under this Agreement with respect to ownership, maintenance, enforcement or exploitation of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, including any such liabilities and obligations related to actions or claims brought against or in respect of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, or any application, maintenance or annuity fees for any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software due at the United States Copyright Office (“ USCO ”) or any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto, in each case, arising or due on or after the Effective Date. For clarity, all payments of application, maintenance and annuity fees with respect to the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software that are due on or after the Effective Date, including those with initial due dates prior to the Effective Date but payable after the Effective Date, are the sole responsibility of LSC. LSC will reimburse RRD for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by RRD or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software by or on behalf of LSC or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software after the Effective Date.

Section 2.5 Omitted Copyrights . If either Party discovers or determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any copyrights or copyright applications that should have been assigned or licensed to such Party pursuant to this Agreement were not so assigned or licensed as of the Effective Date (such copyright or copyright application,

 

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a “ Potentially Omitted Copyright ”), then such Party may provide the other Party with a written request describing the Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) should have been assigned or licensed to such Party. Each Party agrees to consider any such request received from the other Party in a timely manner, and if such first Party agrees in good faith that such Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) should be assigned or licensed to the other Party, then such first Party shall, within a reasonable time, assign to, or grant a license under, such Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) to the other Party as such first Party deems appropriate in its reasonable good faith judgment.

ARTICLE III

LICENSES

Section 3.1 Software Licenses.

(a) Software License to RRD . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD retains, and LSC, on behalf of itself and the LSC Group Companies, hereby grants to RRD, a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 ) license to reproduce, use, modify, create derivative works of and otherwise exploit the Assigned Software, solely (i) for the benefit of RRD’s customers and those of its Group Companies and (ii) for the internal use of RRD and its Group Companies.

(b) Software License to LSC . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD, on behalf of itself and the RRD Group Companies, hereby grants to LSC a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 ) license to use, reproduce, modify, create derivative works and otherwise exploit the Licensed Software, solely (i) for the benefit of LSC’s customers and those of its Group Companies and (ii) for the internal use of LSC and its Group Companies.

(c) Licensed Software Delivery and Transfer . RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to LSC copies of tangible embodiments of the Licensed Software (to the extent not already in the possession of LSC immediately following the LSC Distribution Date). Such transfer and delivery shall be made in a reasonable physical or electronic format, and within a reasonable amount of time following the LSC Distribution Date not to exceed sixty (60) days. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate in good faith with the other Party to effectuate the transfer and delivery of the Licensed Software contemplated herein.

Section 3.2 Trade Secret Licenses .

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RRD a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 ) license to use and otherwise exploit the LSC Licensed Trade Secrets.

(b) Trade Secret License to LSC . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD, on behalf of itself and the RRD Group Companies, hereby grants to LSC a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 ) license to use and otherwise exploit the RRD Licensed Trade Secrets.

Section 3.3 Sublicensing . Without limiting the terms set forth in Section 3.5 with respect to Derivative Works, each Party in its capacity as a licensee under Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 , as applicable (such Party, “ Licensee ”), shall have the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.3 , to grant non-transferable sublicenses, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Licensee by the other Party (such Party, “ Licensor ”) pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 , as applicable, to (a) such Licensee’s Group Companies; provided that any sublicense granted to a Group Company shall, subject to clause (d) below, automatically and immediately terminate once such Group Company ceases to be a Group Company of Licensee, (b) independent contractors and consultants of Licensee or its Group Companies in connection with providing services to Licensee or any of its sublicensed Group Companies, (c) customers of Licensee or its Group Companies solely to the extent necessary for such customers to use products or services provided by or on behalf of Licensee or its Group Companies, and (d) a Divested Entity of Licensee as described in Section 3.4 . For the avoidance of doubt, any sublicense granted by a Licensee under this Agreement is subordinate to, and conditioned upon the survival of, the licenses granted to such Licensee.

Section 3.4 Divestitures. Upon any sale, transfer or other divestiture of a Divested Entity by Licensee, Licensee may grant a sublicense, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 , as applicable, to such Divested Entity (or if such Divested Entity is not a corporation, a limited liability company or other legal entity, to the successor, assignee, or acquirer thereof) with respect to (a) any products or services commercially released by such Divested Entity as of the effective date of the sale, transfer or divestiture, (b) any products or services under bona fide development by such Divested Entity as of such effective date, and (c) any natural evolutions of the products and services described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b); provided that such sublicense shall not extend to any business, products or service of any Person(s) that has acquired such Divested Entity or any Affiliates of such Person(s) (other than the Divested Entity).

Section 3.5 Rights Under Derivative Works . Notwithstanding any of the restrictions set forth in Section 3.3 or Section 3.4 , but subject to Section 3.6 , in the event that a Licensee creates a Derivative Work, such Licensee shall have an unrestricted right to use, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, sublicense to any third party and otherwise exploit such Derivative Work, including with respect to any Assigned Software or Licensed Software incorporated into such Derivative Work (but solely as part of, and to the extent incorporated into, such Derivative Work).

 

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Section 3.6 Confidentiality of Software and Trade Secrets .

(a) Each Licensee shall, and shall cause its Group Companies and other permitted sublicensees to, maintain the confidentiality of, (i) with respect to RRD, its Group Companies and its other permitted sublicensees, the LSC Licensed Trade Secrets and Assigned Software (subject to Section 3.6(b) ) and (ii) with respect to LSC, its Group Companies and its other permitted sublicensees, the RRD Licensed Trade Secrets and Licensed Software (subject to Section 3.6(b) ), in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), in a manner that is appropriate and otherwise consistent with such Licensee’s treatment of its own source code, trade secrets, confidential information or other proprietary know-how of a similar nature, as applicable.

(b) Without limiting any of the foregoing, each Licensee agrees not to disclose or otherwise provide access to any source code with respect to Licensed Software or Assigned Software that is licensed to such Licensee under Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b) , as applicable, to any third party, except pursuant to a written sublicense agreement that (i) is within the scope permitted under (and subject to the restrictions set forth in) Section 3.3 , and (ii) expressly prohibits any further disclosure of such source code to any Person other than the relevant sublicensee as permitted under Section 3.3 ; provided that a Licensee may disclose or provide access to source code with respect to Licensed Software or Assigned Software licensed to such Licensee under Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b) , as applicable, solely to the extent that such Licensed Software or Assigned Software is disclosed (A) solely as part of, and to the extent incorporated into, a Derivative Work, and (B) pursuant to a written agreement binding all third parties to reasonable confidentiality obligations that are expressly designed to protect and preserve the value of such Licensed Software or Assigned Software, as applicable, that is disclosed to or accessed by such third parties.

ARTICLE IV

TERM

Section 4.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue indefinitely.

Section 4.2 Termination . Neither Party shall have any right to terminate this Agreement or any of the licenses or other rights granted hereunder for any reason.

ARTICLE V

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 5.1 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that (a) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to

 

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be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 5.1 , and the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (b) each Party may assign this Agreement in whole to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party, without the other Party’s consent. Any attempted assignment or delegation that is not in accordance with this Section 5.1 shall be null and void.

Section 5.2 Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

ARTICLE VI

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 6.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 6.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

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either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 6.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VI shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 6.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

Section 6.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their respective Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to this ARTICLE VI , and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VI shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a

 

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court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 6.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VI with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 6.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE VII

NOTICES

Section 7.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To LSC:

LSC Communications US, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

 

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ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

Section 8.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 8.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 8.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 8.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 8.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the LSC Distribution Date.

 

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Section 8.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 8.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 8.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

Section 8.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VI hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VI or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 8.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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 8.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND

 

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(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15 .

Section 8.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 8.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 8.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 8.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ASSIGNED COPYRIGHTS, ASSIGNED SOFTWARE, LICENSED SOFTWARE, LSC LICENSED TRADE SECRETS AND RRD LICENSED TRADE SECRETS, AS APPLICABLE, ARE LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

Section 8.20 Rights in Bankruptcy . All licenses, immunities, and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III are conveyed and effective when granted, and each Party is entitled to the maximum protection of the licenses, immunities and other rights that it receives hereunder under applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party, as recipient of licenses, immunities or other rights hereunder, (a) may assert without objection from the other Party (including its successors and assigns) that (i) those licenses, immunities, and other rights are not executory and not vulnerable to rejection under the United States Bankruptcy Code or the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, and (ii) if rejected, such rejection does not result in termination of those licenses, immunities, and other rights or a similar result or effect, and (b) will continue to have and may fully exercise any rights (and make any election) available

 

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under Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, or this Agreement, and such other Party (including its successors and assigns) will not, in any event, interfere with such first Party’s licenses, immunities and other rights under this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS US, LLC
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.13

SOFTWARE, COPYRIGHT AND TRADE SECRET ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

September 27, 2016

This SOFTWARE, COPYRIGHT AND TRADE SECRET ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of September 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and Donnelley Financial, LLC, a limited liability company (“ DFS ”). Each of RRD and DFS is referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RRD, LSC Communications, Inc. and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ DFS Parent ”) have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), pursuant to which RRD and its subsidiaries will undertake a series of transactions following which RRD will separate into three independent, publicly traded companies: (i) one business focused on publishing and retail-centric print services and office products, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, LSC Communications, Inc., (ii) one business focused on financial communications and data services, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by DFS Parent, and (iii) one business focused on customized multichannel communications management, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RRD; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (i) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to DFS, and DFS wishes to receive, certain Assigned Copyrights (as defined below), (ii) RRD wishes to assign and transfer to DFS, and DFS wishes to receive, certain Assigned Software (as defined below), (iii) RRD wishes to retain and receive, and DFS wishes to grant, a non-exclusive license under the Assigned Software, (iv) RRD wishes to grant, and DFS wishes to receive, a non-exclusive license under certain Licensed Software, and (v) each Party wishes to grant to the other Party a non-exclusive license under certain of the granting Party’s trade secrets, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and in the Separation and Distribution Agreement (and other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 References; Interpretation . References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without


limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “ AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(2) “ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.

(3) “ Agreement Disputes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

(4) “ Assigned Copyrights ” means the issued copyrights and copyright applications, in each case, listed on Schedule 2.1(a) attached hereto.

(5) “ Assigned Software ” means the software programs listed on the attached Schedule 2.1(b) , in both source code and object code forms, together with all associated documentation relating to the design and maintenance of such software programs, in each case as such items exist as of the Effective Date, and including any copyright registrations and registration applications associated with any of the foregoing.

(6) “ Change of Control ” means, with respect to a Party (the “ Acquired Person ”), any transaction or series of related transactions, including any such transaction(s) in bankruptcy, in which a Person or group of related Persons, any one of which is not the Acquired Person, who do not Control such Acquired Person prior to such transaction or series of transactions, subsequently obtain(s) Control of the Acquired Person (or any Person with direct or indirect Control of such Acquired Person) by any means, whether by operation of Law, merger, contract, acquisition of securities or otherwise.

(7) “ Control ” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party any of its Group Companies shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party any of its Group Companies by reason of having one or more directors in common.

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capacity as a Licensee, any Assigned Software and (ii) with respect to DFS in its capacity as a Licensee, any Licensed Software, in each case, that is the product of a bona fide , at least moderate and more than de minimis degree of development in terms of time and effort devoted to such development and/or added functionality of the software.

(9) “ DFS Group Company ” means (i) DFS, any of DFS’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS after such time, and (ii) other than the Persons described in the foregoing clause (i), DFS Parent, any of DFS Parent’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent after such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the foregoing clause (i), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS, (B) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent shall not be a DFS Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of DFS Parent, and (C) with respect to the foregoing clause (ii), DFS Parent and its Subsidiaries (other than DFS and its Subsidiaries) shall not be DFS Group Companies if and when DFS Parent ceases to have Control over DFS.

(10) “ DFS Licensed Trade Secret ” means any trade secret (as such term is defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, published in 1979 and amended in 1985), confidential information or other proprietary know-how that (i) is owned or controlled by DFS or any DFS Group Company immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date and (ii) has been used by RRD or any RRD Group Companies as part of the RRD Retained Business prior to the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, “DFS Licensed Trade Secrets” do not include, and shall be deemed not to include, any Data (as defined in the Data Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and DFS).

(11) “ Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .

(12) “ Divested Entity ” means a Group Company (as of the time immediately prior to the relevant divestment), business, product line, division, or organization that a Party or any of its Group Companies sells or transfers to another Person or otherwise divests.

(13) “ Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Donnelley Financial Distribution is effected.

(14) “ Encumbrances ” means all licenses, covenants not to sue or assert, covenants to delay suit, commitments to license, releases, waivers, immunities, options, remedy limitations, rights to renew or extend any license or covenant, and other rights, in each case, (i) relating to the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, (ii) under any Contract existing as of the Effective Date, and (iii) whether or not disclosed to DFS.

 

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(15) “ Group Company ” means, (i) with respect to DFS, any DFS Group Company, and (ii) with respect to RRD, any RRD Group Company.

(16) “ Licensed Software ” means the software programs listed on the attached Schedule 3.1 , in both source code and object code forms, together with all associated documentation relating to the design and maintenance of such software programs, in each case as such items exist as of the Effective Date.

(17) “ Licensee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

(18) “ Licensor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

(19) “ LSC Distribution Date ” means the date on which the LSC Distribution is effected.

(20) “ Mediation Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 .

(21) “ Potentially Omitted Copyright ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .

(22) “ RRD Licensed Trade Secret ” means any trade secret (as such term is defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, published in 1979 and amended in 1985), confidential information or other proprietary know-how that (i) is owned or controlled by RRD or any RRD Group Company immediately following the Effective Date, and (ii) has been used as part of the Donnelley Financial Business prior to the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, “RRD Licensed Trade Secrets” do not include any Data (as defined in the Data Assignment and License Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2016, by and between RRD and DFS).

(23) “ RRD Group Company ” means any of RRD’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries immediately following the later to occur of the LSC Distribution Date and the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD after such time. For the avoidance of doubt, a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD shall not be an RRD Group Company if and when it ceases to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RRD.

(24) “ Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 .

(25) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

(26) “ Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

 

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ARTICLE II

COPYRIGHT AND SOFTWARE ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER

Section 2.1 Copyright and Software Assignment . RRD, on behalf of itself and its Group Companies, hereby Transfers to DFS all of RRD’s and its Group Companies’ rights, title and interest in and to (a) the Assigned Copyrights, and (b) the Assigned Software, in each case of the foregoing (a) and (b), including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of such Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software and to retain any damages due or accrued for any such past, present or future infringement; provided that such Transfer is made expressly subject to any and all prior licenses, covenants not to sue or other rights granted by, or commitments of, RRD or any of its Group Companies as of the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, as applicable.

Section 2.2 Transfer and Delivery of Assigned Software .

(a) To the extent not already in the possession of DFS immediately following the Effective Date, RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to DFS copies of tangible embodiments of the Assigned Software. Such transfer and delivery shall be made in a reasonable physical or electronic format, and (i) with respect to the Assigned Software listed on Section (i) of Schedule 2.1(b) , such delivery shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date, such time not to exceed (30) days following the Effective Date, and (ii) with respect to the Assigned Software listed on Section (ii) of Schedule 2.1(b) , such delivery shall be made within a reasonable amount of time following the Effective Date not to exceed sixty (60) days.

(b) To the extent not already in the possession of RRD immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, DFS shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to RRD copies of tangible embodiments of the Assigned Software. Such transfer and delivery shall be made in a reasonable physical or electronic format, and (i) with respect to the Assigned Software listed on Section (i) of Schedule 2.1(b) , such delivery shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, such time not to exceed (30) days following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, and (ii) with respect to the Assigned Software listed on Section (ii) of Schedule 2.1(b) , such delivery shall be made within a reasonable amount of time following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date not to exceed sixty (60) days.

(c) Each Party shall reasonably cooperate in good faith with the other Party to effectuate the transfer and delivery of the Assigned Software as contemplated under this Section 2.2 .

Section 2.3 Encumbrances .

(a) DFS shall ensure that any assignee, transferee or successor (including the acquiring or surviving entity in connection with any Change of Control or similar corporate transaction involving DFS) of any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned

 

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Software from DFS, or any other Person that is granted any exclusive license or any enforcement rights with respect thereto (each such assignee, transferee, successor or other such Person, a “ Transferee ”) agrees in writing, prior to or as part of such assignment, transfer, grant or other transaction, (i) that it acknowledges and confirms that the applicable Assigned Copyrights and/or Assigned Software are and shall remain subject to the Encumbrances, (ii) to be bound by this Section 2.3 , (iii) to bind all subsequent or future Transferees of any of the Assigned Copyrights and/or Assigned Software, as applicable, to this Section 2.3 , and (iv) that RRD shall be an express intended third-party beneficiary of any such agreement, with a direct independent right to enforce such agreement against such Transferee.

(b) If DFS intends to initiate or participate, directly or indirectly, in any Action under any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software against any Person, then DFS shall first inform RRD in writing of the identity of such Person and provide other information reasonably requested by RRD in connection therewith, and RRD shall, subject to any confidentiality obligations of RRD, reasonably cooperate with DFS to confirm the scope of any licenses, covenants or other rights granted by RRD or its Group Companies to such Person.

(c) DFS agrees not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, maintain, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action (including the grant of an exclusive license or right to enforce to any other Person that, to DFS’s knowledge, intends to initiate, authorize, participate in or facilitate any Action), under any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, against any Person that it knows to be a licensee or other beneficiary of Encumbrances under such Assigned Copyright or Assigned Software, in each case, within the scope of the licenses or other rights of such licensee or other beneficiary.

Section 2.4 Cooperation; No Other Obligations or Liabilities .

(a) For a period of eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, each of RRD and DFS shall, upon the reasonable request of the other Party, execute and deliver such documents and other papers and perform such acts as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, recordation or registration of any document evidencing the assignment of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software from RRD to DFS shall be DFS’s sole responsibility and at its sole cost and expense, provided that RRD agrees to reasonably cooperate with DFS in connection with such recordations or registrations, at DFS’s sole cost and expense.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in Section 2.4(a) , neither RRD nor any of its Group Companies shall have any liability or obligation under this Agreement with respect to ownership, maintenance, enforcement or exploitation of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, including any such liabilities and obligations related to actions or claims brought against or in respect of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software, or any application, maintenance or annuity fees for any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software due at the United States Copyright Office (“ USCO ”) or

 

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any foreign, national or regional equivalent thereto, in each case, arising or due on or after the Effective Date. For clarity, all payments of application, maintenance and annuity fees with respect to the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software that are due on or after the Effective Date, including those with initial due dates prior to the Effective Date but payable after the Effective Date, are the sole responsibility of DFS. DFS will reimburse RRD for any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by RRD or any of its Group Companies, or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees, in connection with (i) the enforcement or licensing of any of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software by or on behalf of DFS or any of its Group Companies, or (ii) any Action brought against or in respect of the Assigned Copyrights or Assigned Software after the Effective Date.

Section 2.5 Omitted Copyrights . If either Party discovers or determines in good faith, within eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date, that any copyrights or copyright applications that should have been assigned or licensed to such Party pursuant to this Agreement were not so assigned or licensed as of the Effective Date (such copyright or copyright application, a “ Potentially Omitted Copyright ”), then such Party may provide the other Party with a written request describing the Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) and an explanation (with a reasonable level of detail) as to why such Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) should have been assigned or licensed to such Party. Each Party agrees to consider any such request received from the other Party in a timely manner, and if such first Party agrees in good faith that such Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) should be assigned or licensed to the other Party, then such first Party shall, within a reasonable time, assign to, or grant a license under, such Potentially Omitted Copyright(s) to the other Party as such first Party deems appropriate in its reasonable good faith judgment.

ARTICLE III

LICENSES

Section 3.1 Software Licenses .

(a) Software License to RRD . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD retains, and DFS, on behalf of itself and the DFS Group Companies, hereby grants to RRD, a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 ) license to reproduce, use, modify, create derivative works of and otherwise exploit the Assigned Software, solely (i) for the benefit of RRD’s customers and those of its Group Companies and (ii) for the internal use of RRD and its Group Companies.

(b) Software License to DFS . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD, on behalf of itself and the RRD Group Companies, hereby grants to DFS a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 ) license to use,

 

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reproduce, modify, create derivative works and otherwise exploit the Licensed Software, solely (i) for the benefit of DFS’s customers and those of its Group Companies and (ii) for the internal use of DFS and its Group Companies.

(c) Licensed Software Delivery and Transfer . RRD shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer and deliver to DFS copies of tangible embodiments of the Licensed Software (to the extent not already in the possession of DFS immediately following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date). Such transfer and delivery shall be made in a reasonable physical or electronic format as soon as reasonably practicable following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, such time not to exceed (30) days following the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate in good faith with the other Party to effectuate the transfer and delivery of the Licensed Software contemplated herein.

Section 3.2 Trade Secret Licenses .

(a) Trade Secret License to RRD . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DFS, on behalf of itself and the DFS Group Companies, hereby grants to RRD a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 ) license to use and otherwise exploit the DFS Licensed Trade Secrets.

(b) Trade Secret License to DFS . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, RRD, on behalf of itself and the RRD Group Companies, hereby grants to DFS a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-terminable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted in Section 5.1 ) and non-sublicensable (except as expressly permitted in Section 3.3 ) license to use and otherwise exploit the RRD Licensed Trade Secrets.

Section 3.3 Sublicensing . Without limiting the terms set forth in Section 3.5 with respect to Derivative Works, each Party in its capacity as a licensee under Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 , as applicable (such Party, “ Licensee ”), shall have the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.3 , to grant non-transferable sublicenses, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Licensee by the other Party (such Party, “ Licensor ”) pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 , as applicable, to (a) such Licensee’s Group Companies; provided that any sublicense granted to a Group Company shall, subject to clause (d) below, automatically and immediately terminate once such Group Company ceases to be a Group Company of Licensee, (b) independent contractors and consultants of Licensee or its Group Companies in connection with providing services to Licensee or any of its sublicensed Group Companies, (c) customers of Licensee or its Group Companies solely to the extent necessary for such customers to use products or services provided by or on behalf of Licensee or its Group Companies, and (d) a Divested Entity of Licensee as described in Section 3.4 . For the avoidance of doubt, any sublicense granted by a Licensee under this Agreement is subordinate to, and conditioned upon the survival of, the licenses granted to such Licensee.

 

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Section 3.4 Divestitures . Upon any sale, transfer or other divestiture of a Divested Entity by Licensee, Licensee may grant a sublicense, solely within the scope of the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 , as applicable, to such Divested Entity (or if such Divested Entity is not a corporation, a limited liability company or other legal entity, to the successor, assignee, or acquirer thereof) with respect to (a) any products or services commercially released by such Divested Entity as of the effective date of the sale, transfer or divestiture, (b) any products or services under bona fide development by such Divested Entity as of such effective date, and (c) any natural evolutions of the products and services described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b); provided that such sublicense shall not extend to any business, products or service of any Person(s) that has acquired such Divested Entity or any Affiliates of such Person(s) (other than the Divested Entity).

Section 3.5 Rights Under Derivative Works . Notwithstanding any of the restrictions set forth in Section 3.3 or Section 3.4 , but subject to Section 3.6 , in the event that a Licensee creates a Derivative Work, such Licensee shall have an unrestricted right to use, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, sublicense to any third party and otherwise exploit such Derivative Work, including with respect to any Assigned Software or Licensed Software incorporated into such Derivative Work (but solely as part of, and to the extent incorporated into, such Derivative Work).

Section 3.6 Confidentiality of Software and Trade Secrets .

(a) Each Licensee shall, and shall cause its Group Companies and other permitted sublicensees to, maintain the confidentiality of, (i) with respect to RRD, its Group Companies and its other permitted sublicensees, the DFS Licensed Trade Secrets and Assigned Software (subject to Section 3.6(b) ) and (ii) with respect to DFS, its Group Companies and its other permitted sublicensees, the RRD Licensed Trade Secrets and Licensed Software (subject to Section 3.6(b) ), in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), in a manner that is appropriate and otherwise consistent with such Licensee’s treatment of its own source code, trade secrets, confidential information or other proprietary know-how of a similar nature, as applicable.

(b) Without limiting any of the foregoing, each Licensee agrees not to disclose or otherwise provide access to any source code with respect to Licensed Software or Assigned Software that is licensed to such Licensee under Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b) , as applicable, to any third party, except pursuant to a written sublicense agreement that (i) is within the scope permitted under (and subject to the restrictions set forth in) Section 3.3 , and (ii) expressly prohibits any further disclosure of such source code to any Person other than the relevant sublicensee as permitted under Section 3.3 ; provided that a Licensee may disclose or provide access to source code with respect to Licensed Software or Assigned Software licensed to such Licensee under Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b) , as applicable, solely to the extent that such Licensed Software or Assigned Software is disclosed (A) solely as part of, and to the extent incorporated into, a Derivative Work, and (B) pursuant to a written agreement binding all third parties to reasonable confidentiality obligations that are expressly designed to protect and preserve the value of such Licensed Software or Assigned Software, as applicable, that is disclosed to or accessed by such third parties.

 

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ARTICLE IV

TERM

Section 4.1 Term . The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue indefinitely.

Section 4.2 Termination . Neither Party shall have any right to terminate this Agreement or any of the licenses or other rights granted hereunder for any reason.

ARTICLE V

ASSIGNABILITY

Section 5.1 Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor the licenses, rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, including by operation of Law, merger, consolidation, asset sale, acquisition of securities or otherwise, by any Party without the prior express written consent of the other Party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that (a) a Change of Control of a Party is not, and will be deemed not to be, an assignment or delegation, or purported assignment or delegation, of this Agreement or a breach of this Section 5.1 , and the licenses and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III shall survive any Change of Control of either Party, and (b) each Party may assign this Agreement in whole to any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets and business operations of such Party, without the other Party’s consent. Any attempted assignment or delegation that is not in accordance with this Section 5.1 shall be null and void.

Section 5.2 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the licenses, rights and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

ARTICLE VI

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 6.1 Negotiation . In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “ Dispute Notice ”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further , that in the event of any

 

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arbitration in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.

Section 6.2 Mediation . If, within forty-five (45) calendar days (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Parties) after receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to mediation conducted in accordance with the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation; provided , however , that each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation session (the “ Mediation Period ”).

Section 6.3 Arbitration . If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in Chicago, Illinois, before and in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, except as modified herein (the “ Rules ”). There shall be three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 6.3 shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the listing, ranking and striking method in the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall be given a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation of enforceability of this ARTICLE VI shall be determined by the arbitrators. In resolving any Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrators shall apply the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided , however , the arbitrators shall not be entitled to award punitive, exemplary, treble or any other form of non-compensatory damages except (i) in connection with indemnification for a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim) or (ii) for reasonably foreseeable consequential damages or losses.

Section 6.4 Arbitration Period . Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration. The parties involved in the proceeding may agree in writing to extend the arbitration period if necessary to appropriately resolve the Agreement Dispute.

 

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Section 6.5 Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration . Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause their respective Group Companies to keep, confidential all matters relating to this ARTICLE VI , and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, discussion or arbitration award pursuant to this ARTICLE VI shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules; provided that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law or stock exchange. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that any court modify or vacate any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

Section 6.6 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE VI with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

Section 6.7 Consolidation . The arbitrators may consolidate any Agreement Disputes under this Agreement if the subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.

ARTICLE VII

NOTICES

Section 7.1 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 7.1 ) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

 

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To DFS:

Donnelley Financial, LLC

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.1 Taxes . Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, each Party shall bear all taxes, duties and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed as a result of its receipt of Services under this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Relationship of Parties . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any Third Party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship of independent contractor nor be deemed to vest any rights, interest or claims in any third parties.

Section 8.3 Complete Agreement; Construction . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule, the Schedule shall prevail. The rights and remedies of the Parties herein provided shall be cumulative and in addition to any other or further remedies provided by law or equity.

Section 8.4 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.

Section 8.5 Waivers and Consents . The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish

 

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that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent.

Section 8.6 Amendments . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.

Section 8.7 No Circumvention . The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any Actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an Action (including the failure to take a reasonable Action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.8 Subsidiaries . Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date.

Section 8.9 Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties, and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Titles and Headings . Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 8.11 Schedules . The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 8.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of, but not the laws governing conflicts of laws of, the State of Illinois.

Section 8.13 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VI hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois, Cook County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “ Illinois 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 VI or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois 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 U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in the Illinois Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 8.13 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Illinois 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.

 

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Section 8.14 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 an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15 .

Section 8.16 Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 8.17 Interpretation . The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.

Section 8.18 No Duplication; No Double Recovery . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 8.19 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE ASSIGNED COPYRIGHTS, ASSIGNED SOFTWARE, LICENSED SOFTWARE, DFS LICENSED TRADE SECRETS, AND RRD LICENSED TRADE SECRETS, AS APPLICABLE, ARE LICENSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AS-IS, THAT EACH RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO,

 

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WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IN REGARD TO QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.

Section 8.20 Rights in Bankruptcy . All licenses, immunities, and other rights granted pursuant to ARTICLE III are conveyed and effective when granted, and each Party is entitled to the maximum protection of the licenses, immunities and other rights that it receives hereunder under applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party, as recipient of licenses, immunities or other rights hereunder, (a) may assert without objection from the other Party (including its successors and assigns) that (i) those licenses, immunities, and other rights are not executory and not vulnerable to rejection under the United States Bankruptcy Code or the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, and (ii) if rejected, such rejection does not result in termination of those licenses, immunities, and other rights or a similar result or effect, and (b) will continue to have and may fully exercise any rights (and make any election) available under Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy Laws of any other country, or this Agreement, and such other Party (including its successors and assigns) will not, in any event, interfere with such first Party’s licenses, immunities and other rights under this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Software, Copyright and Trade Secret Assignment and License Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware hereby certifies as follows:

1. The name of the Company is R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. The name under which it was originally incorporated is “Donnelley, Inc.”, pursuant to an original Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of the State on May 7, 1956.

2. This Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) amends the provisions of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on July 25, 2007, as corrected by the Certificate of Correction of Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on September 26, 2014 (as corrected or amended from time to time, the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

3. The first sentence of Article Seventh of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: “The number of Directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be determined by the By-Laws of the corporation except that their number shall be not less than six (6) nor more than twelve (12).”

4. This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

5. This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2016.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company has caused this certificate to be signed by Suzanne S. Bettman, its Executive Vice President, Secretary; Chief Compliance Officer, this 30 th day of September, 2016.

 

By:  

/s/ Suzanne S. Bettman

  Name:   Suzanne S. Bettman
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Secretary; Chief Compliance Officer

Exhibit 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware hereby certifies as follows:

1. The name of the Company is R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. The name under which it was originally incorporated is “Donnelley, Inc.”, pursuant to an original Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of the State on May 7, 1956.

2. This Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) amends the provisions of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on July 25, 2007, as corrected by the Certificate of Correction of Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State on September 26, 2014 (as corrected or amended from time to time, the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

3. The first sentence of Article Fourth of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

FOURTH. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is 167,000,000 shares which shall be divided into two classes as follows:

2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock (Preferred Stock) of the par value of $1.00 per share, and

165,000,000 shares of Common Stock (Common Stock) of the par value of $0.01 per share.

4. Article Fourth of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph following the first sentence thereof:

Upon the filing and effectiveness (the “Effective Time”) pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law of this Certificate of Amendment dated September 30, 2016 to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, every three (3) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share either issued and outstanding or held by the corporation in treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and


converted into one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive a fractional share of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash (without interest or deduction) from the corporation’s transfer agent in lieu of such fractional share interests, upon, where shares are held in certificated form the surrender of the stockholder’s Old Certificates (as defined below), in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the closing price per share of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed as of the date of the Effective Time, by (b) the fraction of one share owned by the stockholder. Stockholders who hold their shares of Common Stock in book entry form do not need to take any action in to receive shares of Common Stock reflecting the Reverse Stock Split or cash payments in lieu of fractional share interests, if applicable. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Common Stock (“Old Certificates”), shall thereafter represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined, subject to the elimination of fractional share interests as described above.

5. This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

6. This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective as of 12:02 a.m. Eastern Time on October 1, 2016.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company has caused this certificate to be signed by Suzanne S. Bettman, its Executive Vice President, Secretary; Chief Compliance Officer, this 30 th day of September, 2016.

 

By:  

/s/ Suzanne S. Bettman

  Name:   Suzanne S. Bettman
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Secretary; Chief Compliance Officer

Exhibit 3.3

RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware hereby certifies as follows:

1. The name of the Company is R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. The name under which it was originally incorporated is “Donnelley, Inc.”, pursuant to an original Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of the State on May 7, 1956.

2. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation only restates and integrates and does not further amend the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation as heretofore amended or supplemented and there is no discrepancy between those provisions and the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

3. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

4. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be effective as of 12:03 a.m. Eastern Time on October 1, 2016.

5. The text of the Certificate of Incorporation as heretofore amended or supplemented is hereby restated to read as herein set forth in full:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is:

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

SECOND. Its principal office in the State of Delaware is located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name and address of its resident agent is The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

THIRD. The nature of the business, or objects or purposes to be transacted, promoted or carried on are:

To carry on a printing business in all its phases.


To furnish services of every kind or description in or related to the graphic arts.

To manufacture, process, purchase, otherwise acquire, prepare for market, publish, merchandise, sell, otherwise dispose of, at wholesale or retail or both, or otherwise deal in all kinds of printing, printed goods, printing machinery, paper, and other materials on or in which printing may be incorporated and by-products thereof and all other kinds of goods, wares, merchandise, commodities or other property of any class whatsoever in any part of the world; and to carry on, and engage in any phase of, a general business of manufacturing, merchandising and trading.

To engage in, carry on or otherwise conduct, directly or through employees or others, research or investigation for general purposes or for the development of new or improved products, by-products, equipment or processes, or uses therefor, or for improving the ease or efficiency of the operations of the corporation or for other purposes.

To produce, process, otherwise acquire, own, modify, sell, transport, dispose of or deal in any and all kinds of raw materials, semi-finished or finished materials, goods, products and any tangible or intangible interests or property.

To purchase, erect, construct, build, rebuild, rent, otherwise acquire, own, hold, use, operate, maintain, alter, manage, deal in, sell, exchange, transfer, mortgage, pledge, encumber, lease, remove, otherwise dispose of or deal with land, buildings, structures, laboratories, equipment, machinery, facilities or any other improvements or real property or personal property whatsoever, either tangible or intangible, or any interest therein.

To purchase, otherwise acquire, own, hold, invest in, deal in, sell, exchange, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, encumber, otherwise dispose of, or deal with, as principal or agent, stock of, or evidences of indebtedness created or assumed by, this corporation or any other corporation or corporations of the State of Delaware, any other state, the District of Columbia, or any country or any political subdivision, territory, colony, or possession thereof, or created by any other person or persons including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, securities, shares, bonds, debentures, notes, open accounts and other evidences of indebtedness, or other interest in, or obligations of, corporations, foreign or domestic, associations, trusts, partnerships, individuals, governmental bodies or authorities, or any other person; and to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges with respect thereto which natural persons might, could or would exercise, including, except in the case of stock or any other securities issued by this corporation having voting rights, the right to vote thereon.

To borrow money and to make or issue evidences of indebtedness of this corporation of all kinds, including bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness whether or not convertible into stock or other securities of the corporation of any class and whether or not secured by mortgage or pledge of the whole or any part of the corporation’s property or otherwise.

To purchase or otherwise acquire the good will, rights, and other property of all kinds, and to undertake and assume the whole or any part of the liabilities, of any corporation, foreign or domestic, association, trust, partnership, individual or other person; and to pay for the same in cash or other property of the corporation, or with stock, bonds, debentures, notes, other evidences of indebtedness issued or created by the corporation, or otherwise.


To promote, finance, invest in, aid or assist, financially or otherwise, any corporation, foreign or domestic, association, trust, partnership, individual or any other person in which or in whom the corporation has any interest of whatever nature or with which or with whom it has business dealings, and in connection therewith to guarantee or become surety for the performance or payment of any undertaking or obligation whatsoever; and to aid in any manner any such person and generally to do any acts or things designed to protect, preserve, improve or enhance the value of any such interest.

To apply for, obtain, register, purchase, license, otherwise acquire, own, hold, use, operate, deal in, introduce, sell, assign, exchange, lease, license, otherwise dispose of or deal with, in whole or in part, any trade names, trade-marks, distinctive marks, copyrights, patents, inventions, formulas, secret processes, licenses, concessions, improvements, processes or the like used in connection with, or secured under, letters patent of the United States of America, or the laws of any other jurisdiction, or otherwise; and to issue, exercise, develop, grant licenses in respect thereof or otherwise turn them to account.

To perform services, or act as agent or broker, for others for any purpose for which it might itself act.

To make and enter into contracts of every kind and description with any corporation, foreign or domestic, association, trust, partnership, individual, governmental body or authority, or any other person; to do and transact all acts, business and things incident to or relating to or convenient in connection with any business, objects or purpose of the corporation as principal or agent or otherwise, and by or through agents, and either alone or in conjunction with others; and to remunerate any corporation, partnership, individual, or other person for services rendered or to be rendered, including, without limitation, the placing or assisting to place or guaranteeing the placing of any stocks, bonds, debentures, or other securities of the corporation or of any other corporation.

To carry on all or any of its operations and business without restriction or limitation as to amount; to have one or more offices in any state, territory or possession of the United States of America, or the District of Columbia, and in any foreign country, or any political subdivision, territory, colony or possession subject to the laws thereof.

In general, to carry on any business or to perform any service in connection with the foregoing, and to have and exercise all the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware upon corporations formed under the general corporation law of such state, and to do any or all of the things hereinbefore set forth to the same extent as natural persons might, could or would do.

The foregoing clauses shall be liberally construed, both as objects and powers; and the objects and purposes specified therein shall, except where otherwise expressed, be in nowise limited or restricted by reference to, or inference from, the terms of any other clause in this Certificate of Incorporation.


FOURTH. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is 167,000,000 shares which shall be divided into two classes as follows:

2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock (Preferred Stock) of the par value of $1.00 per share, and

165,000,000 shares of Common Stock (Common Stock) of the par value of $0.01 per share.

Upon the filing and effectiveness (the “Effective Time”) pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law of this Certificate of Amendment dated September 30, 2016 to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, every three (3) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share either issued and outstanding or held by the corporation in treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). No fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive a fractional share of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash (without interest or deduction) from the corporation’s transfer agent in lieu of such fractional share interests, upon, where shares are held in certificated form the surrender of the stockholder’s Old Certificates (as defined below), in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the closing price per share of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed as of the date of the Effective Time, by (b) the fraction of one share owned by the stockholder. Stockholders who hold their shares of Common Stock in book entry form do not need to take any action in to receive shares of Common Stock reflecting the Reverse Stock Split or cash payments in lieu of fractional share interests, if applicable. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Common Stock (“Old Certificates”), shall thereafter represent that number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined, subject to the elimination of fractional share interests as described above.

The designations, voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the above classes of stock shall be as follows:

I.

PREFERRED STOCK

 

1. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series at such time or times, and for such consideration or considerations, as the Board of Directors may determine.

 

2. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors, and as are not stated and expressed in this Certificate of Incorporation or any amendment thereto including, but not limited to, determination of any of the following:

 

  (a) the distinctive serial designation and the number of shares constituting a series;


  (b) the dividend rate or rates, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from what date, the payment date or dates for dividends, and the participating or other special rights, if any, with respect to dividends;

 

  (c) the voting powers, full or limited, if any, of the shares of such series;

 

  (d) whether the shares shall be redeemable and, if so, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares may be redeemed;

 

  (e) the amount or amounts payable upon the shares in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation prior to any payment or distribution of the assets of the corporation to any class or classes of stock of the corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock;

 

  (f) whether the shares shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking or retirement fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of a series and, if so entitled, the amount of such fund and the manner of its application, including the price or prices at which the shares may be redeemed or purchased through the application of such fund;

 

  (g) whether the shares shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation or any other corporation, and if so convertible or exchangeable, the conversion price or prices, or the rates of exchange, and adjustments thereof, if any, at which such conversion or exchange may be made, and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; and

 

  (h) any other preferences, privileges and powers, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such series, as the Board of Directors may deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Certification of Incorporation.

 

3. Shares of Preferred Stock which have been issued and reacquired in any manner by the corporation (excluding, until the corporation elects to retire them, shares which are held as treasury shares but including shares redeemed, shares purchased and retired and shares which have been converted into shares of Common Stock) shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued.

II.

COMMON STOCK

 

1. Subject to the preferential rights of the Preferred Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, to the extent permitted by law, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors.


2. Except as may be otherwise required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, each holder of Common Stock shall have one vote in respect of each share of stock held by him of record on the books of the corporation on all matters voted upon by the stockholders.

III.

OTHER PROVISIONS

 

1. Subject to the protective conditions and restrictions of any outstanding Preferred Stock, any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation which shall increase or decrease the authorized capital stock of any class or classes may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the voting stock of the corporation.

 

2. No holder of Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall have any right as such holder to purchase or subscribe for any security of the corporation now or hereafter authorized or issued. All such securities may be issued and disposed of by the Board of Directors to such persons, firms, corporations and associations for such lawful considerations, and on such terms, as the Board of Directors in its discretion may determine, without first offering the same, or any part thereof, to the holders of Preferred Stock or Common Stock.

 

3. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

FIFTH. The minimum amount of capital with which the corporation will commence business is one thousand dollars ($1,000).

SIXTH. [Intentionally omitted]

SEVENTH. The number of Directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be determined by the By-Laws of the corporation except that their number shall be not less than six (6) nor more than twelve (12). Each director who is serving as a director on the date of this Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders after such date and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.

At each annual meeting of stockholders after the date of this Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, directors elected at such annual meeting shall be elected for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders. Each Director elected shall hold office until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify or until his earlier resignation or removal.

EIGHTH. [RESERVED]

NINTH. The corporation is to have perpetual existence.


TENTH. The private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.

ELEVENTH. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the board of directors is expressly authorized:

To make, alter, amend or repeal the by-laws of the corporation.

From time to time, (a) to issue, sell and dispose of shares of the authorized and previously unissued Common Stock of the corporation and shares of its outstanding Common Stock held in its treasury; (b) to issue, sell and dispose of the bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the corporation, including bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the corporation convertible into stock of the corporation of any class; and (c) to authorize and cause to be executed mortgages and liens upon the real and personal property of the corporation.

To declare and pay dividends on the capital stock as permitted by law.

To set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and to abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

By resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, to designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more of the directors of the corporation, which, to the extent provided in the resolution or in the by-laws of the corporation, shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be stated in the by-laws of the corporation or as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors.

The corporation may in its by-laws confer powers upon its board of directors in addition to the foregoing, and in addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred upon such board by statute.

The corporation may enter into contracts or transact business with one or more of its directors, or with any firm of which one or more of its directors are members or with any trust, firm, corporation or association in which any one or more of its directors is a stockholder, director or officer or otherwise interested, and any such contract or transaction shall not be invalidated in the absence of fraud because such director or directors have or may have interests therein which are or might be adverse to the interest of the corporation, even though the presence and/or vote of the director or directors having such adverse interest shall have been necessary to constitute a quorum and/or to obligate the corporation upon such contract or transaction; and in the absence of fraud no director having such adverse interest shall be liable to this corporation or to any stockholder or creditor thereof, or to any other person, for any loss incurred by it under or by reason of any such contract or transaction, nor shall any such director or directors be accountable for any gains or profits realized thereon.


TWELFTH. (1) A director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)  for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)  for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)  under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)  for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

Any indemnification under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that


indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in said paragraphs (2) and (3). Such determination shall be made (i)  by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii)  if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable and a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel (compensated by the corporation) in a written opinion, or (iii)  by the stockholders.

The Board of Directors of the corporation shall have the power, in its discretion, to cause the corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party to any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Article by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent (although not a director or officer) of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent (although not a director or officer) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the extent that any such person would have been entitled to be indemnified under the preceding paragraphs of this Article had he been a director or officer of the corporation or serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise and been a party to such action, suit or proceeding by reason of being such director or officer.

To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (2), (3), or (5) of this Article, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified by the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection herewith.

Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Article.

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled as a matter of law.

The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article or of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.


THIRTEENTH. Meetings of stockholders may be held outside the State of Delaware, if the by-laws so provide. The books of the corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or in the by-laws of this corporation. Elections of directors need not be by ballot unless the by-laws of the corporation shall so provide.

FOURTEENTH. The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation, provided that in the case of any Article which, by its express terms, requires the authorization of a higher percentage of stockholders than that required by statute for its amendment, alteration, change or repeal, such Article shall be amended, altered, changed or repealed only in accordance with its express terms.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company has caused this certificate to be signed by Suzanne S. Bettman, its Executive Vice President, Secretary; Chief Compliance Officer, this 30 th day of September, 2016.

 

By:  

/s/ Suzanne S. Bettman

  Name:   Suzanne S. Bettman
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Secretary; Chief Compliance Officer

Exhibit 3.4

AMENDED & RESTATED BY-LAWS

OF

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

AMENDED AND RESTATED ON OCTOBER 1, 2016

ARTICLE I

Stockholders

Section 1.1.  Annual Meetings . An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, at such date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Section 1.2.  Special Meetings .

(a) Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Lead Director, if any, or the Chief Executive Officer, to be held at such date and time as may be stated in the notice of the meeting. A special meeting of stockholders shall be held solely for the purposes specified in the notice of the meeting.

(b) A special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the Secretary of the Corporation (the “ Secretary ”) if the Secretary receives a valid request or requests for a special meeting of stockholders from the record holders of shares representing at least ten percent (10%) (the “ Requisite Percentage ”) of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding shares of all classes and series of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote on the matter or matters proposed to be voted on at such proposed special meeting. To be valid, the request or requests must (a) be written; (b) be delivered to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal executive office; (c) include (i) the specific purpose(s) of the special meeting, and the text of the matter(s) proposed to be voted on at the special meeting (including the text of any resolutions to be proposed for consideration by stockholders) and for matters other than the election of directors, a brief written statement of the reasons why such stockholders favor the proposal, (ii) with respect to the stockholders requesting the special meeting and the beneficial owners of such shares, if any, at whose direction such request is being made, the information required to be included in the Stockholder Notice in Section 1.11(b) of these by-laws, (iii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of each stockholder of record signing such request (or on whose behalf such request is signed) and of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf such request is made and (iv) an agreement by the requesting stockholder(s) to notify the Corporation immediately in the case of any disposition prior to the Notice Record Date (as defined below) for the special meeting requested by stockholders of shares of common stock of the Corporation owned of record and an acknowledgement that any such disposition shall be deemed a revocation of such written


request to the extent of such disposition, such that the number of shares disposed of shall not be included in determining whether the Requisite Percentage has been reached; and (d) be signed and dated by the record holder(s). If signed by an authorized agent, such request shall not be valid unless documentary evidence is supplied to the Secretary at the time of delivery of such request (or within ten business days thereafter) of such signatory’s authority to execute the request on behalf of the record holder. The first date on which unrevoked valid requests constituting not less than the Requisite Percentage shall have been delivered to the Corporation is referred to herein as the “Delivery Date.” In determining whether a special meeting has been requested by the record holders of shares representing in the aggregate at least the Requisite Percentage, multiple requests delivered to the Secretary will be considered together only if each such request (i) identifies substantially the same purpose or purposes of the special meeting and substantially the same matters proposed to be acted on at the special meeting (in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors), and (ii) has been dated and delivered to the Secretary within sixty days of the earliest dated of such requests. Any stockholder who submitted a written request for a special meeting may revoke that written request at any time by delivering a written revocation to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal executive office and if, following such revocation, there are unrevoked requests from stockholders holding less than the Requisite Percentage, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may cancel the special meeting. In addition, if none of the stockholders who submitted a request appears or sends a qualified representative to the special meeting to present such matter(s) to be voted on at the special meeting, the Board of Directors need not present such matter(s) for a vote at such meeting.

The Corporation is not required to call a special meeting pursuant to this Section 1.2(b) with respect to any matter if (i) an identical or substantially similar matter was included on the agenda of any annual or special meeting of stockholders held within sixty (60) days prior to the Delivery Date or will be included on the agenda at an annual or special meeting of stockholders to be held within ninety (90) days after the Delivery Date (for purposes of this clause (i), the election or removal of directors shall be considered an identical or substantially similar matter with respect to all matters involving election or removal of directors), (ii) the purpose of the special meeting is not a proper matter for stockholder action or is unlawful, or (iii) the written request for a special meeting violated applicable law(s) or was not made in accordance with these by-laws.

The business conducted at the special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with this Section 1.2(b) shall be limited to the business set forth in the notice of the special meeting; provided that the Board of Directors may submit additional matters to the stockholders at the special meeting by including those matters in the notice of the special meeting of stockholders.

(c) The chairperson of a special meeting shall determine all matters relating to the conduct of the meeting, including, but not limited to, determining whether any nomination or other item of business has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with these by-laws, and if the chairperson should so determine and declare that any nomination or other item of business has not been properly brought before the special meeting, then such business shall not be transacted at such meeting.

 

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Section 1.3.  Place of Meetings; Notice of Meetings .

(a) All meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such places as from time to time may be fixed by the Board of Directors, either within or without the State of Delaware. In addition to or instead of holding a meeting at a physical location, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that any meeting of stockholders shall be held solely by means of remote communications.

(b) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (the “ Voting Record Date ”), if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting (the “ Notice Record Date ”), and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the Notice Record Date for such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. In addition, if stockholders have consented to receive notices by a form of electronic transmission, then such notice, by facsimile telecommunication, or by electronic mail, shall be deemed to be given when directed to a number or an electronic mail address, respectively, at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice. If such notice is transmitted by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, such notice shall be deemed to be given upon the later of (i) such posting, and (ii) the giving of such separate notice. If such notice is transmitted by any other form of electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given when directed to the stockholder. Notice shall be deemed to have been given to all stockholders of record who share an address if notice is given in accordance with the “householding” rules set forth in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”) and Section 233 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”). For purposes of these by-laws, “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form through an automated process.

An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting, executed by the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation (the “ Assistant Secretary ”) or any transfer agent or mailing agent of the Corporation giving the notice, will be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice.

 

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Section 1.4.  Adjournments and Postponements . Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time, by the chairperson of the meeting, to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new Notice Record Date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. In addition, any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may be postponed by the Board of Directors at any time before such meeting has been convened, and such postponement shall be considered a cancellation of the originally noticed meeting. Notice of the postponed meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 1.5.  Quorum . At each meeting of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by law or the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote on a matter at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum of the holders of any class of stock entitled to vote on a matter, either (i) the holders of such class so present or represented may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting of such class from time to time in the manner provided by Section 1.4 of these by-laws until a quorum of such class shall be so present or represented or (ii) the chairperson of the meeting may on his or her own motion adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided by Section 1.4 of these by-laws until a quorum of such class shall be so present and represented without the approval of the stockholders who are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote, without notice other than announcement at the meeting. Shares of its own capital stock belonging on the Voting Record Date for the meeting to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity. If a quorum is initially present at a meeting of stockholders, the stockholders may continue to transact business until adjournment of such meeting, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

Section 1.6.  Organization . Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, or in the absence of the Chairperson by the Lead Director, if any, or in the absence of the Chairperson or Lead Director, by the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, or in the absence of the Vice Chairperson by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairperson designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in the absence of the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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The order of business at each such meeting shall be as determined by the chairperson of the meeting. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts and things as are necessary or desirable for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, the establishment of procedures for the maintenance of order and safety, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments on the affairs of the Corporation, restrictions on entry to such meeting after the time prescribed for the commencement thereof and the opening and closing of the voting polls, for each item on which a vote is to be taken.

Section 1.7.  Inspectors . Prior to any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at such meeting and make a written report thereof and may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at the meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, determine the shares represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, count all votes and ballots, determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors and certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons to assist them in the performance of their duties. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting. No ballot, proxy or vote, nor any revocation thereof or change thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted therewith, any information provided by a stockholder who submits a proxy by electronic transmission from which it can be determined that the proxy was authorized by the stockholder, any written ballot or, if authorized by the Board of Directors, a ballot submitted by electronic transmission together with any information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder, any information provided in a record of a vote if such vote was taken at the meeting by means of remote communication along with any information used to verify that any person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder, ballots and the regular books and records of the Corporation, and they may also consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for such purpose, they shall, at the time they make their certification, specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is accurate and reliable.

 

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Section 1.8.  Voting; Proxies . Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or, in the case of a series of preferred stock that expressly so provides, to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power, regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the Corporation generally. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of the Corporation. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or represented by proxy at such meeting shall so determine.

Each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast (meaning the number of shares voted “for” a nominee must exceed the number of shares voted “against” such nominee) at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided that the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast (instead of by votes cast “for” or “against” a nominee) at any meeting at which a quorum is present for which (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice pursuant to these by-laws that a stockholder intends to nominate a director or directors and (ii) such proposed nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or prior to the tenth day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders.

In all other matters, unless otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Where a separate vote by class or classes is required, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class or classes, except as otherwise provided by law or by the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws. For purposes of this Section 1.8, votes cast “for” or “against” and “abstentions” with respect to such matter shall be counted as shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on such matter, while “broker non-votes” (or other shares of stock of the Corporation similarly not entitled to vote) shall not be counted as shares entitled to vote on such matter.

 

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Section 1.9.  Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record . In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a Notice Record Date, which Notice Record Date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the Voting Record Date unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such Notice Record Date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making the determination of the Voting Record Date. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the Notice Record Date and the Voting Record Date shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new Voting Record Date for the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix the Notice Record Date for such adjourned meeting at the same or an earlier date as the Voting Record Date.

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 1.10.  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, however, if the Voting Record Date for such meeting is less than ten (10) days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing in this Section 1.10 shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic content information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be

 

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examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then such list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

Section 1.11.  Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominees for Director and Other Stockholder Proposals.

(a) The matters to be considered and brought before any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be limited to only such matters, including the nomination and election of directors, as shall be brought properly before such meeting in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 and Section 1.2(b), if applicable.

(b) For any matter to be brought properly before the annual meeting of stockholders, the matter must be (i) specified in the notice of the annual meeting given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) otherwise brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) brought before the annual meeting by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record of the Corporation on the date the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. In addition to any other requirements under applicable law and the certificate of incorporation and these by-laws, written notice (the “ Stockholder Notice ”) of any nomination or other proposal must be timely and any proposal, other than a nomination, must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, the Stockholder Notice must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year; provided, however, that if (and only if) no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences thirty (30) days before such anniversary date and ends thirty (30) days after such anniversary date (an annual meeting date outside such period being referred to herein as an “ Other Meeting Date ”), the Stockholder Notice shall be given in the manner provided herein by the later of the close of business on (i) the date sixty (60) days prior to such Other Meeting Date or (ii) the tenth day following the date such Other Meeting Date is first publicly announced or disclosed. A Stockholder Notice must contain the following information: (i) whether the stockholder is providing the notice at the request of a beneficial holder of shares, whether the stockholder, any such beneficial holder or any nominee has any agreement, arrangement or understanding with (including without limitation any agreement, arrangement or understanding that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of the Exchange Act Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable to the stockholder or beneficial owner)), or has received any financial assistance, funding or other consideration from, any other person with respect to the investment by the stockholder or such beneficial holder in the Corporation or the matter the Stockholder Notice relates to, and the details thereof, including the name of such other person (the

 

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stockholder, any beneficial holder on whose behalf the notice is being delivered, any nominees listed in the notice and any persons with whom such agreement, arrangement or understanding exists or from whom such assistance has been obtained are hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Interested Persons ”), (ii) the name and address of all Interested Persons, (iii) a complete listing of the record and beneficial ownership positions (including number or amount) of all equity securities and debt instruments, whether held in the form of loans or capital market instruments, of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries held by all Interested Persons, (iv) whether and the extent to which any hedging, derivative or other transaction is in place or has been entered into within the prior six months preceding the date of delivery of the Stockholder Notice by or for the benefit of any Interested Person with respect to the Corporation or its subsidiaries or any of their respective securities, debt instruments or credit ratings, the effect or intent of which transaction is to give rise to gain or loss as a result of changes in the trading price of such securities or debt instruments or changes in the credit ratings for the Corporation, its subsidiaries or any of their respective securities or debt instruments (or, more generally, changes in the perceived creditworthiness of the Corporation or its subsidiaries), or to increase or decrease the voting power of such Interested Person, and if so, a summary of the material terms thereof, and (v) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation that would be entitled to vote at the meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose the matter set forth in the Stockholder Notice. As used herein, “beneficially owned” has the meaning provided in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. Any Stockholder Notice with respect to a matter other than the nomination of directors must contain (i) the text of the proposal to be presented, including the text of any resolutions to be proposed for consideration by stockholders and (ii) a brief written statement of the reasons why such stockholder favors the proposal. Any Stockholder Notice relating to the nomination of directors must also contain (i) the information regarding each nominee required by paragraphs (a), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K adopted by the SEC (or the corresponding provisions of any successor regulation), (ii) each nominee’s signed consent to serve as a director of the Corporation if elected, and (iii) whether each nominee is eligible for consideration as an independent director under the relevant standards contemplated by Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K (or the corresponding provisions of any successor regulation). The Corporation may also require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information, including completion of the Corporation’s director’s questionnaire, as it may reasonably require to determine whether the nominee would be considered “independent” as a director or as a member of the audit committee of the Board of Directors under the various rules and standards applicable to the Corporation. The Stockholder Notice shall be updated not later than 10 days after the Voting Record Date to provide any material changes in the foregoing information as of the record date.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1.11(b) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and either all of the nominees for director or the size of the increased Board of Directors is not publicly announced or disclosed by the Corporation at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a Stockholder Notice shall also be considered timely hereunder, but only with respect to nominees for any new

 

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positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the first date all of such nominees or the size of the increased Board of Directors shall have been publicly announced or disclosed.

(c) For any matter to be brought properly before a special meeting of stockholders, the matter must be set forth in the Corporation’s notice of the meeting given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary pursuant to Section 1.2 of these by-laws. In the event that the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more persons to the Board of Directors, any stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of the meeting, if the Stockholder Notice required by Section 1.11(b) hereof shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which the date of the special meeting and of either the names of all nominees proposed by the Board of Directors or the number of directors to be elected at such meeting is publicly announced or disclosed.

(d) For purposes of this Section 1.11, a matter shall be deemed to have been “publicly announced or disclosed” if such matter is disclosed in a press release reported by GlobeNewswire, the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the SEC.

(e) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11, or pursuant to Section 1.2(b) of these by-laws, shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation. In no event shall the postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting already publicly noticed, or any announcement of such postponement or adjournment, commence a new period (or extend any time period) for the giving of notice as provided in this Section 1.11. This Section 1.11 shall not apply to stockholders proposals made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

(f) The chairperson of the meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall have the power and duty to determine whether notice of nominees and other matters proposed to be brought before a meeting has been duly given in the manner provided in this Section 1.11 and, if not so given, shall direct and declare at the meeting that such nominees and other matters are not properly before the meeting and shall not be considered. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.11, if the stockholder or a qualified representative of the stockholder does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present any such nomination, or make any such proposal, such nomination or proposal shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.11 and for Section 1.2(b), to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager, or partner of such stockholder or authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered to the Corporation at the meeting by the stockholder stating that the person is authorized to act for the stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders.

 

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ARTICLE II

Board of Directors

Section 2.1.  Powers; Number; Qualifications . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by law or in the certificate of incorporation. The Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members, each of whom shall be a natural person. The number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by a majority of the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.2.  Election; Term of Office; Resignation; Vacancies . Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time it is delivered unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events. Unless otherwise specified therein, no acceptance of such resignation shall be necessary to make it effective. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class or from any other cause shall be filled by, and only by, a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. Any director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class of directors of the director which such director replaced, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Section 2.3.  Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined notice thereof need not be given.

Section 2.4.  Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by or at the request of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Lead Director, if any, the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, the Chief Executive Officer or any three directors. Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors stating the place, date and time of the special meeting shall be given to each director (i) by mail or overnight courier, addressed to his or her residence or usual place of business, not less than two (2) days before the date of such meeting, (ii) by facsimile or other form of electronic communication, not less than 24 hours before the time of the meeting or (iii) personally or by telephone, not less than 24 hours before the time of the

 

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meeting; provided, however, that notice of a special meeting may be given within such lesser period than those specified if circumstances so require in the reasonable judgment of the person calling the meeting.

Section 2.5.  Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone Permitted . Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or of such committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone, video conference or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this by-law shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.6.  Quorum; Vote Required for Action . A majority of the number of Directors fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present at any such meeting shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws require a vote of a greater number. In case at any meeting of the Board of Directors a quorum shall not be present, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present.

Section 2.7.  Organization . The Chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of stockholders, or in the absence of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Lead Director, if any has been appointed by the Board of Directors with such powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate, or in the absence of any such Lead Director, the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, or in the absence of the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors by the Chief Executive Officer, or in their absence by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in the absence of the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 2.8.  Action by Directors Without a Meeting . Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

Section 2.9.  Compensation of Directors . Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

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ARTICLE III

Committees

Section 3.1.  Committees . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, including but not limited to, an Audit Committee, Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee and Human Resources Committee, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors or in these by-laws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by law to be submitted to stockholders for approval, (ii) adopting, amending or repealing these by-laws or (iii) indemnifying directors.

Section 3.2.  Committee Rules . Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may adopt, amend and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of a provision by the Board of Directors or a provision in the rules of such committee to the contrary, a majority of the entire authorized number of members of such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, the vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at the time of such vote if a quorum is then present shall be the act of such committee, and in other respects each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these by-laws.

ARTICLE IV

Officers

Section 4.1.  Election and Designation . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and may include a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, one or more Vice Presidents, a Controller of the Corporation, a Treasurer of the Corporation, a Secretary, and such other officers or assistant officers as the Board of Directors deems necessary or advisable and may give any of them such further designations or alternate titles as it considers desirable. The same person may hold any two or more offices.

 

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Section 4.2.  Appointment, Term of Office and Qualifications . The Board of Directors may authorize any duly elected officer to appoint one or more other officers or assistant officers. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise prescribes by resolution, each officer shall hold office until his or her respective successor shall have been duly chosen and qualified or until such officer’s resignation, death or removal.

Section 4.3.  Vacancies . If any vacancy shall occur among the officers or assistant officers of the Corporation, the Board of Directors, or any duly elected officer authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint such officer or assistant officer, may fill such vacancy.

Section 4.4.  Removal . The Board of Directors may remove any officer or assistant officer at any time either with or without cause. Any officer or assistant officer appointed by another officer may likewise be removed by such officer. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation, but the election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contractual rights.

Section 4.5.  Powers and Duties . The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as shall be stated in these by-laws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors which is not inconsistent with these by-laws and, to the extent not so stated, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board. The Secretary shall have the duty to record the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders, the Board and any committees in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Board may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties.

ARTICLE V

Stock

Section 5.1.  Stock Certificates and Uncertificated Shares . The shares of stock in the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated. Any certificates of stock of the Corporation shall be in such form as may be determined by the Board of Directors. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Corporation, representing the number of shares of stock registered in certificate form owned by such holder. If such certificate is manually signed by one officer or manually countersigned by a transfer agent or by a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. The Corporation may not issue stock certificates in bearer form.

 

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Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.

Section 5.2.  Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates . The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

Section 6.1.  Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.2.  Seal . The Corporation may have a corporate seal which shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors. The corporate seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

Section 6.3.  Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors and Committees . Whenever notice is required to be given by law or under any provision of the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, 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 the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws.

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which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because such director’s or officer’s votes are counted for such purpose, if: (1) the material facts as to director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (2) the material facts as to director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

Section 6.5.  Form of Records . Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records in accordance with law.

Section 6.6.  Distributions . Subject to the rights of any class or series of stock set forth in the certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, declare payment of dividends or other distributions on its outstanding shares of capital stock in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as are permitted by the certificate of incorporation and the DGCL.

Section 6.7.  Amendment of By-Laws . These by-laws may be amended or repealed, and new by-laws adopted, by the Board of Directors, but the stockholders entitled to vote may adopt additional by-laws and may amend or repeal any by-law whether or not adopted by them.

Section 6.8.  Forum for Certain Actions . Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, a state court located within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer or other employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders or debtholders, (iii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee or agent of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the

 

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State of Delaware or the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws (in each case, as they may be amended from time to time), or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine other “internal corporate claim” as defined in Section 115 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.”

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement

by and between

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

and

LSC Communications, Inc.

Dated as of September 14, 2016

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I   
Definitions   

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02

 

Interpretation

     6   
ARTICLE II   
Registration Rights   

Section 2.01

 

Registration

     7   

Section 2.02

 

Piggyback Registrations

     10   

Section 2.03

 

Registration Procedures

     12   

Section 2.04

 

Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers

     18   

Section 2.05

 

Registration Expenses Paid by LSC

     19   

Section 2.06

 

Indemnification

     19   

Section 2.07

 

Reporting Requirements; Rule 144

     21   
ARTICLE III   
Voting Restrictions   

Section 3.01

 

Voting of LSC Common Stock

     22   
ARTICLE IV   
Miscellaneous   

Section 4.01

 

Term

     22   

Section 4.02

 

Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power

     22   

Section 4.03

 

Disputes

     23   

Section 4.04

 

Amendment

     23   

Section 4.05

 

Waiver of Default

     23   

Section 4.06

 

Successors, Assigns and Transferees

     24   

Section 4.07

 

Further Assurances

     25   

Section 4.08

 

Performance

     25   

Section 4.09

 

Notices

     25   

Section 4.10

 

Severability

     26   

Section 4.11

 

No Reliance on Other Party

     26   

Section 4.12

 

Registrations, Exchanges, Etc

     26   

Section 4.13

 

Mutual Drafting

     26   

 

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STOCKHOLDER AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of September 14, 2016, by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and LSC Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of RRD (“ LSC ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 1.01 .

RECITALS

A. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), by and among RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of RRD (“ Donnelley Financial ”), RRD will distribute 80.75% of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of LSC (the “ Common Stock ”) to RRD’s stockholders (the “ LSC Distribution ”).

B. RRD may Sell those shares of Common Stock that are not distributed in the LSC Distribution (such shares not distributed in the LSC Distribution, the “ Retained Shares ”) through one or more transactions, including pursuant to one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act.

C. LSC desires to grant to RRD the Registration Rights for the Retained Shares and other Registrable Securities, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

D. RRD desires to grant LSC a proxy to vote the Retained Shares and other Registrable Securities in proportion to the votes cast by LSC’s other stockholders, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

AGREEMENTS

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

Section 1.01 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” shall mean, 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 purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control


with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member of any Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or member of such other Party’s Group by reason of having one or more directors in common. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) LSC and Donnelley Financial shall not be considered Affiliates of RRD following the LSC Distribution and Donnelley Financial Distribution; (b) RRD and Donnelley Financial shall not be considered Affiliates of LSC following the LSC Distribution; and (c) RRD and LSC shall not be considered Affiliates of Donnelley Financial following the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Ancillary Filings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a)(i) .

Blackout Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Blackout Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d) .

Board ” means the board of directors of LSC.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions doing business in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or required by executive order to be closed.

Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Debt ” means any indebtedness of RRD, including debt securities, notes, credit facilities, credit agreements and other debt instruments, including, in each case, any amounts due thereunder.

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .

Disadvantageous Condition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d) .

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

Donnelley Financial ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include Donnelley Financial’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

Exchanges ” means one or more Public Exchanges or Private Exchanges.

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Exchange Offer ” means an exchange offer of Registrable Securities for outstanding securities of a Holder.

 

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

Holder ” means RRD, so long as RRD holds any Registrable Securities, and any Permitted Transferee, so long as such Person holds any Registrable Securities.

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c) .

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c) .

Initiating Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .

Limited Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b) .

Loss ” and “ Losses ” have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a) .

LSC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include LSC’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

LSC Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“LSC Distribution Date ” means the date and time at which the Distribution occurs.

LSC Group ” means LSC and each Subsidiary of LSC.

LSC Public Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .

Offering Confidential Information ” means, with respect to a Piggyback Registration, (i) LSC’s plan to file the relevant Registration Statement and engage in the offering so registered, (ii) any information regarding the offering being registered (including the potential timing, price, number of shares, underwriters or other counterparties, selling stockholders or plan of distribution) and (iii) any other information (including information contained in draft supplements or amendments to offering materials) provided to any Holders by LSC (or by third parties) in connection with a Piggyback Registration; provided, that Offering Confidential Information shall not include information that (x) was or becomes generally available to the public (including as a result of the filing of the relevant Registration Statement) other than as a result of a disclosure by any Holder, (y) was or becomes available to any Holder from a source not bound by any confidentiality agreement with LSC or (z) was otherwise in such Holder’s possession prior to it being furnished to such Holder by LSC or on LSC’s behalf.

Other Holders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f) .

 

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Participating Banks ” means such investment banks or other Persons that engage in any Exchange with RRD.

Permitted Transferee ” means any Transferee, any Subsequent Transferee and, for the limited purposes set forth in Section 4.06(b) , any Limited Transferee.

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

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .

Private Exchange ” means a private exchange pursuant to which RRD shall Sell some or all of its Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange, directly or indirectly, for any equity interest of RRD or the satisfaction of Debt of RRD, in a transaction or series of transactions not required to be registered under the Securities Act.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Public Exchange ” means a public exchange pursuant to which RRD shall Sell some or all of its Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange, directly or indirectly, for any equity interest of RRD or the satisfaction of Debt of RRD, in a transaction or series of transactions registered under the Securities Act.

Registrable Securities ” means the Retained Shares and any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued with respect to, in exchange for, or in replacement of such Retained Shares; provided that the term “Registrable Securities” excludes any security (i) the offering and Sale of which has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and which has been Sold in accordance with a Registration Statement, (ii) beneficially owned by a Person who is not RRD that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction or transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(1) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144) such that the further Sale of such securities by the transferee or assignee is not restricted under the Securities Act or (iii) that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction in which such Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not, or cannot be, assigned.

Registration ” means a registration with the SEC of the offer and Sale to the public of any Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement. The terms “ Register ” and “ Registering ” shall have correlative meanings.

Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incident to the LSC Group’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all (i) registration, qualification and filing fees, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications within the United States of any Registrable Securities being registered), (iii) printing expenses, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) internal expenses of LSC Group (including all

 

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salaries and expenses of employees of members of LSC Group performing legal or accounting duties), (v) fees and disbursements of counsel for LSC and customary fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the LSC Group (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by LSC Group members’ independent certified public accountants of comfort letters customarily requested by underwriters) and (vi) fees and expenses of listing any Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority registration and filing fees; but Registration Expenses do not include (a) any fees or disbursements of any Holder, (b) all expenses incurred in connection with the printing, mailing and delivering of copies of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any other offering documents and any amendments and supplements thereto to any underwriters and dealers, (c) any underwriting discounts, fees or commissions attributable to the offer and Sale of any Registrable Securities, (d) any fees and expenses of the underwriters or dealer managers, (e) the cost of preparing, printing or producing any agreements among underwriters, underwriting agreements and blue sky or legal investment memoranda, any selling agreements and any other similar documents in connection with the offering, Sale, distribution or delivery of the Registrable Securities or other shares of Common Stock to be Sold, including any fees of counsel for any underwriters in connection with the qualification of the Registrable Securities or other shares of Common Stock to be Sold for offering and Sale or distribution under state securities laws, (f) any stock transfer taxes, out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to any investor presentations on any “road show” presentations undertaken in connection with marketing of the Registrable Securities and (g) any fees and expenses of any counsel to the Holder or the underwriters or dealer managers.

Registration Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

Registration Rights ” means the rights of the Holders to cause LSC to Register Registrable Securities pursuant to Article II .

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of LSC filed with, or as the context permits to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference into such registration statement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged and agreed that such Registration Statement may be on any form that shall be applicable, including Form S-1, Form S-3 or Form S-4 and may be a Shelf Registration Statement.

Retained Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

RRD ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include RRD’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

RRD Group ” means RRD and each Subsidiary of RRD.

Sale ” means the direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment or other disposition of a security. The terms “ Sell ” and “ Sold ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

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

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

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

Shelf Registration Statement ” means a Registration Statement of LSC for an offering of Registrable Securities to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or similar provisions then in effect).

Subsequent Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b) .

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (i) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (x) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (y) the total combined equity interests or (z) 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.

Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b) .

Underwritten Offering ” means a Registration in which Registrable Securities are Sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.

Section 1.02 Interpretation . In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular;

(b) 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, and a reference to such Person’s “Affiliates” or “Subsidiaries” shall be deemed to mean such Person’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, as applicable, following the LSC Distribution;

(c) any reference to any gender includes the other gender and the neuter;

(d) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(e) the words “shall” and “will” are used interchangeably and have the same meaning;

(f) the word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”;

 

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(g) any reference to any Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule means such Article or Section of, or such Exhibit or 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;

(h) 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;

(i) any reference to any agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and by this Agreement;

(j) 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;

(k) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding” and “through” means “through and including”;

(l) the table of contents and 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;

(m) 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;

(n) 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 any party; and

(o) except as otherwise indicated, all periods of time referred to herein shall include all Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided , however that if the date to perform the act or give any notice with respect to this Agreement shall fall on a day other than a Business Day, such act or notice may be performed or given timely if performed or given on the next succeeding Business Day.

ARTICLE II

Registration Rights

Section 2.01 Registration . (a) Prior to the third anniversary of the LSC Distribution Date, any Holder(s) of 10% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities

 

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(and any Holders acting together which collectively hold 10% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities) (collectively, the “ Initiating Holder ”; provided that the 10% ownership threshold shall not apply to any Holder that is a member of the RRD Group) shall have the right to request that LSC file a Registration Statement, on behalf of itself or, in the case of RRD, on behalf of the Participating Banks, with the SEC on the appropriate registration form for all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Initiating Holder, by delivering a written request thereof to LSC specifying the number of shares of Registrable Securities such Initiating Holder wishes to register (a “ Demand Registration ”). LSC shall (i) within ten days of the receipt of a Demand Registration, give written notice of such Demand Registration to all Holders of Registrable Securities, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file the Registration Statement as expeditiously as possible but in any event within 45 days of such request, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective in respect of each Demand Registration in accordance with the intended method of distribution set forth in the written request delivered by the Initiating Holder. LSC shall include in such Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which LSC receives, within the 10 days immediately following the receipt by the Holder(s) of such notice from LSC, a request for inclusion in the Registration from the Holder(s) thereof. Each such request from a Holder of Registrable Securities for inclusion in the Registration shall also specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be Registered and include the selling security holder information required by Items 507 and 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable. The Initiating Holder may request that the Registration Statement be on any appropriate form, including Form S-4 in the case of an Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration Statement, and LSC shall effect the Registration on the form so requested.

(b) The Holder(s) may collectively make a total of three Demand Registration requests pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (including any exercise of rights to Demand Registration transferred pursuant to Section 4.06 ; provided that the Holder(s) may not make more than one Demand Registration request in any six (6)-month period. LSC shall not be required to register the Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Demand Registration unless a Holder has requested to include in such Demand Registration either (i) together with all other Holders participating in the Demand Registration, Registrable Securities having an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million or (ii) all of the Registrable Securities then held by such requesting Holder. In addition, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, RRD shall be permitted to engage in up to four Private Exchanges during the first twelve months following the date hereof, and all Demand Registration requests made by the Participating Banks in such Private Exchanges shall collectively count only as one Demand Registration request (with such request date deemed to be the date of the first of the requests made pursuant to the applicable Private Exchanges) for purposes of the limitation on the number of Demand Registration requests set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.01(b) (it being understood that RRD shall be permitted to engage in additional Private Exchanges outside such twelve-month period, but each Demand Registration request by the Participating Banks for such Private Exchange shall count as an additional Demand Registration request for purposes of the limitation on the number of Demand Registration requests set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.01(b) ).

(c) LSC shall be deemed to have effected a Registration for purposes of this Section 2.01 if the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC or becomes effective upon filing with the SEC and remains effective until the earlier of (i) the date when all

 

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Registrable Securities thereunder have been Sold and (ii) 60 days from the effective date of the Registration Statement (or from the date the applicable Prospectus is filed with the SEC if LSC is satisfying a request for a Demand Registration by filing a Prospectus under an effective Shelf Registration Statement) (the “ Registration Period ”). No Registration shall be deemed to have been effective if the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Registration are not satisfied by reason of a wrongful act, misrepresentation or breach of such applicable underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement by any member of the LSC Group. If during the Registration Period, such Registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority or the need to update or supplement the Registration Statement, the Registration Period shall be extended on a day-for-day basis for any period in which the Holder(s) is unable to complete an offering as a result of such stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority.

(d) With respect to any Registration Statement, whether filed or to be filed pursuant to this Agreement, if LSC shall reasonably determine, upon the advice of legal counsel, that maintaining the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or filing an amendment or supplement thereto (or, if no Registration Statement has yet been filed, filing such a Registration Statement) would require the public disclosure of material nonpublic information concerning any bona fide material financing transaction or any material transaction under consideration by the LSC Group that would materially adversely affect the LSC Group or materially interfere with such transaction (a “ Disadvantageous Condition ”), LSC may, for the shortest period reasonably practicable, and in any event for not more than 30 consecutive calendar days (a “ Blackout Period ”), notify the Holders whose offers and Sales of Registrable Securities are covered (or to be covered) by such Registration Statement (a “ Blackout Notice ”) that such Registration Statement is unavailable for use (or will not be filed as requested). Upon the receipt of any such Blackout Notice, the Holders shall forthwith discontinue use of the Prospectus contained in any effective Registration Statement; provided , that, if at the time of receipt of such Blackout Notice any Holder shall have Sold its Registrable Securities (or have signed a firm commitment underwriting agreement with respect to the purchase of such shares) and the Disadvantageous Condition is not of a nature that would require a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, then LSC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action as to eliminate any restriction imposed by federal securities laws on the timely delivery of such Registrable Securities. When any Disadvantageous Condition as to which a Blackout Notice has been previously delivered shall cease to exist, LSC shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the Holders and take such actions in respect of such Registration Statement as are otherwise required by this Agreement. The effectiveness period for any Demand Registration for which LSC has given notice of a Blackout Period shall be increased by the length of time of such Blackout Period. LSC shall not impose, in any 180-day period, Blackout Periods lasting, in the aggregate, in excess of 60 calendar days. If LSC declares a Blackout Period with respect to a Demand Registration for a Registration Statement that has not yet been declared effective, (i) the Holders may by notice to LSC withdraw the related Demand Registration request without such Demand Registration request counting against the number of Demand Registration requests permitted to be made under Section 2.01(b) and (ii) the Holders shall not be responsible for any of LSC’s related Registration Expenses.

 

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(e) If the Initiating Holder so indicates at the time of its request pursuant to Section 2.01(a) , such offering of Registrable Securities shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer, and LSC shall indicate this selection in the written notice to the Holders required under Section 2.01(a). In the event that the Initiating Holder intends to Sell the Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, the right of any Holder to include Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering or the Exchange Offer to the extent provided herein. The Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities being included in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer shall select the underwriter(s) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or the dealer manager(s) in the case of an Exchange Offer, provided that such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) are reasonably acceptable to LSC. LSC shall be entitled to designate counsel for such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) (subject to their approval), provided that such designated underwriters’ counsel shall be a firm of national reputation representing underwriters or dealer managers in capital markets transactions.

(f) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 inform(s) in writing the Holders participating in such Registration that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Registration exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration shall be reduced to the maximum number recommended by the managing underwriter or underwriters and allocated pro rata among the Holders, including the Initiating Holder, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities each Holder has requested to be included in such Registration; provided, that in such circumstance the Initiating Holder may notify LSC in writing that the Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event LSC shall abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement. In the event the Initiating Holder notifies LSC that such Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn following such notification by the managing underwriter or underwriters, such Holder shall not be deemed to have requested a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(a) , and LSC shall not be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(b) . If the amount of Registrable Securities to be underwritten has not been limited in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 2.01(f) , LSC and the holders of Common Stock or, if the Registrable Securities include securities other than Common Stock, the holders of securities of the same class of those securities included in the Registrable Securities, in each case, other than the Holders (“ Other Holders ”), may include such securities for LSC’s own account or for the account of Other Holders in such Registration if the underwriter(s) so agree and to the extent that, in the opinion of such underwriter(s), the inclusion of such additional amount will not adversely affect the offering of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration.

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registrations . (a) Prior to the earlier to occur of the third anniversary of the LSC Distribution Date or the date on which the Registrable Securities then held by the Holder(s) represents less than 1% of LSC’s then-issued and outstanding Common Stock (or, if the Registrable Securities include securities other than Common Stock, less than 1% of LSC’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the securities

 

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included in the Registrable Securities), if LSC proposes to file a Registration Statement (other than a Shelf Registration) or a Prospectus supplement filed pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to any offering of such securities for its own account and/or for the account of any Other Holders (other than (i) a Registration under Section 2.01 , (ii) a Registration pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act, (iii) any form that does not include substantially the same information, other than information relating to the selling holders or their plan of distribution, as would be required to be included in a Registration Statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, (iv) in connection with any dividend reinvestment or similar plan, (v) for the sole purpose of offering securities to another entity or its security holders in connection with the acquisition of assets or securities of such entity or any similar transaction or (vi) a Registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered) (a “ LSC Public Sale ”), then, as soon as practicable, but in any event not less than 15 days prior to the proposed date of filing such Registration Statement, LSC shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each Holder, and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 2.02(b) and Section 2.02(c) , if a Holder delivers a request for a Piggyback Registration in writing within five Business Days after the receipt of notice of any such LSC Public Sale, LSC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in a Registration Statement with respect to a LSC Public Sale all Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein; provided , however , that if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, LSC shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of the LSC Public Sale, LSC may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each such Holder and, thereupon, (x) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration, without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holder to request that such Registration be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 2.01 and (y) in the case of a determination to delay Registration, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in Registering such other shares of Common Stock in the LSC Public Sale. No Registration effected under this Section 2.02 shall relieve LSC of its obligation to effect any Demand Registration under Section 2.01 . For purposes of clarification, LSC’s filing of a Shelf Registration Statement shall not be deemed to be a LSC Public Sale; provided , however, that any prospectus supplement filed pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to an offering of LSC’s Common Stock for its own account and/or for the account of any other Persons will be a LSC Public Sale unless such offering qualifies for an exemption from the LSC Public Sale definition in this Section 2.02(a) .

(b) In the case of any Underwritten Offering, each Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02(a) at any time prior to the execution of an underwriting agreement with respect thereto by giving written notice to LSC of such Holder’s request to withdraw and, subject to the preceding clause, each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effective date thereof.

 

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(c) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of a class of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs LSC and each Holder in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities of such class that such Holder and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, all securities of LSC and any other Persons (other than LSC’s executive officers and directors) for whom LSC is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, proposes to Sell, (ii) second, the number, if any, of Registrable Securities of such class that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be Sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on the relative number of Registrable Securities of such class requested by such Holder to be included in such Sale, (iii) third, the number of securities of executive officers and directors of LSC for whom LSC is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the executive officers and directors and (iv) fourth, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration, allocated among the holders of such securities in such proportion as LSC and those holders may agree.

(d) After a Holder has been notified of its opportunity to include Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration, such Holder (i) shall treat the Offering Confidential Information as confidential information, (ii) shall not use any Offering Confidential Information for any purpose other than to evaluate whether to include its Registrable Securities (or other shares of Common Stock) in such Piggyback Registration and (iii) shall not disclose any Offering Confidential Information to any Person other than such of its agents, employees, advisors and counsel as have a need to know such Offering Confidential Information, and to cause such agents, employees, advisors and counsel to comply with the requirements of this Section 2.02(d) ; provided , that any such Holder may disclose Offering Confidential Information if such disclosure is required by legal process, but such Holder shall cooperate with LSC to limit the extent of such disclosure through protective order or otherwise, and to seek confidential treatment of the Offering Confidential Information.

Section 2.03 Registration Procedures . (a) In connection with LSC’s Registration obligations under Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 , LSC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the offer and Sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith, LSC shall, and shall cause the members of the LSC Group to:

(i) prepare and file the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements and, in the case of an Exchange Offer, any document required under Rule 425 or Rule 165 with respect to such Exchange Offer (collectively, the “ Ancillary Filings ”) required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and before filing with the SEC a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (A) furnish to the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and to the Holders, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and reasonable comment of such underwriters or dealer managers and such

 

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Holders and their respective counsel, and provide such underwriters or dealers managers, if any, and such Holders and their respective counsel reasonable time to review and comment thereon and (B) not file with the SEC any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto or any Ancillary Filing to which the Holders or the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, shall reasonably object;

(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus and any Ancillary Filing as may be reasonably requested by the participating Holders;

(iii) promptly notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and, if requested, confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by any member of the LSC Group (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus has been filed, or any Ancillary Filing has been filed, (B) of any comments (written or oral) by the SEC or any request (written or oral) by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, such Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or for any additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties (written or oral) in any applicable underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects and (E) of the receipt by any member of the LSC Group of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or Sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

(iv) (A) promptly notify each participating Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, when LSC becomes aware of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) or any Ancillary Filing contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing in order to comply with the Securities Act, and (B) in either case, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Ancillary Filing that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;

(v) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent or obtain the withdrawal of any stop order or other order suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;

 

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(vi) promptly (A) incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and the Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities and (B) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

(vii) furnish to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, but excluding all documents and exhibits (i) incorporated therein by reference or (ii) that are available via the SEC’s EDGAR system;

(viii) deliver to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request (it being understood that LSC consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, in connection with the offering and Sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as such participating Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request in order to facilitate the Sale of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager;

(ix) on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective or becomes effective, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with each participating Holder, the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of, such Registrable Securities for offer and Sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any participating Holder or managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request, and in any foreign jurisdiction mutually agreeable to LSC and the participating Holders, and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration Statement remains in effect and so as to permit the continuance of offers and Sales and dealings in such jurisdictions for so long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided that LSC will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or conform its capitalization or the composition of its assets at the time to the securities or blue sky laws of any such jurisdiction;

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Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to (A) facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of book entry statements or certificates representing Registrable Securities to be Sold and not bearing any restrictive Securities Act legends and (B) register such Registrable Securities in such denominations and such names as such participating Holder or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to such Sale of Registrable Securities; provided that LSC may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;

(xi) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and each securities exchange, if any, on which any of LSC’s securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of LSC’s securities are then quoted, and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter or dealer manager (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of each such exchange, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to consummate the Sale of such Registrable Securities;

(xii) not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; provided, that LSC may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;

(xiii) obtain for delivery to and addressed to the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, opinions of external counsel for LSC, in each case dated the effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement or, in the event of an Exchange Offer, the date of the closing under the dealer manager agreement or similar agreement or otherwise, and in each such case in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, as applicable;

(xiv) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, obtain for delivery to and addressed to LSC and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and, to the extent requested, each participating Holder, a comfort letter from LSC’s independent registered public accounting firm in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement or, if none, the date of commencement of the Exchange Offer, and brought down to the closing, whether under the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if applicable, or otherwise;

(xv) in the case of an Exchange Offer that does not involve a dealer manager, provide to each participating Holder such customary written representations and warranties or other covenants or agreements as may be requested by any participating Holder comparable to those that would be included in an underwriting or dealer manager agreement;

 

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(xvi) use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 90 days, after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of LSC’s first quarter commencing after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months, beginning with the first month after the effective date of the Registration Statement;

(xvii) provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

(xviii) cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which such Registrable Securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of LSC’s securities are then quoted;

(xix) provide (A) each Holder participating in the Registration, (B) the underwriters (which term, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include any Person deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act), if any, of the Registrable Securities to be registered, (C) the Sale or placement agent therefor, if any, (D) the dealer manager therefor, if any, (E) counsel for such Holder, underwriters, agent, or dealer manager and (F) any attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained by such Holder or any such underwriter or dealer manager, as selected by such Holder, in each case, the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein or filed with the SEC, and each amendment or supplement thereto; and for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Registration Statement, upon execution of a customary confidentiality agreement, make available for inspection upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, by the parties referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate and other documents and properties of the LSC Group that are available to LSC, and cause all of the LSC Group’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to supply all information available to LSC reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence or other responsibility, subject to the foregoing; provided , that in no event shall any member of the LSC Group be required to make available any information which the LSC Group determines in good faith to be competitively sensitive with respect to such recipient.

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conduct of business. Each Holder agrees that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and acknowledges that it shall have an obligation not to, and agrees that it shall not, use such confidential information as the basis for any market transactions in the securities of LSC or its Affiliates unless and until such information is made generally available to the public by LSC or such Affiliate or for any reason not related to the Registration of Registrable Securities;

(xx) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer registering 25% or more of the Retained Shares, cause the senior executive officers of LSC to participate at reasonable times and for reasonable periods in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto, except to the extent that such participation materially interferes with the management of LSC’s business; provided that the effectiveness period for any Demand Registration shall be increased on a day-for-day basis by the period of time that management cannot participate;

(xxi) comply with all requirements of the Securities Act, Exchange Act and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, as well as all applicable stock exchange rules; and

(xxii) take all other customary steps reasonably necessary or advisable to effect the Registration and distribution of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.

(b) As a condition precedent to any Registration hereunder, LSC may require each Holder as to which any Registration is being effected to furnish to LSC such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder, its ownership of Registrable Securities and other matters as LSC may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Each such Holder agrees to furnish such information to LSC and to cooperate with LSC as reasonably necessary to enable LSC to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) Each Holder shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify LSC, at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered) under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event, of which such Holder has knowledge, relating to such Holder or its Sale of Registrable Securities thereunder requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

(d) RRD agrees, and any other Holder agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Securities, that, upon receipt of any written notice from LSC of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 2.03(a)(iv) such Holder will forthwith discontinue Sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt

 

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of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.03(a)(iv) , or until such Holder is advised in writing by LSC that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and if so directed by LSC, such Holder will deliver to LSC, at LSC’s expense, all copies of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event LSC shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice through the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.03(a)(iv) or is advised in writing by LSC that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

Section 2.04 Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers . (a) If requested by the managing underwriter(s) for any Underwritten Offering or dealer manager(s) for any Exchange Offer that is requested by Holders pursuant to a Demand Registration under Section 2.01 , LSC shall enter into an underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, as applicable, with such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to LSC and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) and, if RRD is a participating Holder, to RRD. Such agreement shall contain such representations and warranties by LSC and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type. Each Holder with Registrable Securities to be included in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer by such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) shall enter into such underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement at the request of LSC, which agreement shall contain such reasonable representations and warranties by the Holder and such other reasonable terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type.

(b) In the event of a LSC Public Sale involving an offering of Common Stock or other equity securities of LSC in an Underwritten Offering (whether in a Demand Registration or a Piggyback Registration, whether or not the Holders participate therein), the Holders hereby agree, and, in the event of a LSC Public Sale of Common Stock or other equity securities of LSC in an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer, LSC shall agree, and it shall cause its executive officers and directors to agree, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such Underwritten Offering or by the Holder or the dealer manager or dealer managers, in an Exchange Offer, not to effect any Sale or distribution (including any offer to Sell, contract to Sell, short Sale or any option to purchase) of any securities (except, in each case, as part of the applicable Registration, if permitted hereunder) that are of the same type as those being Registered in connection with such public offering and Sale, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period beginning five days before, and ending 90 days (or such lesser period as may be permitted by LSC or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, or such managing underwriter or underwriters) after, the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration (or, if later, the date of the Prospectus), to the extent timely notified in writing by such selling Person or the managing underwriter or underwriters or dealer manager or dealer managers. The participating Holders and LSC, as applicable, also agree to execute an agreement evidencing the restrictions in this Section 2.04(b) in customary form and with customary exceptions (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall permit any Sale pursuant to a plan that is in effect prior to such time and that complies with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act), which form is reasonably satisfactory to LSC or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s),

 

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as applicable; provided that such restrictions may be included in the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if applicable. LSC may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the required stand-off period.

(c) No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer hereunder unless such Holder (i) agrees to Sell such Holder’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements approved by LSC or other Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, dealer manager agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements or this Agreement.

Section 2.05 Registration Expenses Paid by LSC . In the case of any Registration of Registrable Securities required pursuant to this Agreement, LSC shall pay all Registration Expenses regardless of whether the Registration Statement becomes effective; provided , however , that LSC shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any Registration begun pursuant to Section 2.01 if the Demand Registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be Registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one Demand Registration to which they have the right pursuant to Section 2.01(b) .

Section 2.06 Indemnification . (a) LSC agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder whose shares are included in a Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Holder, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto) and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively “ Losses ”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the offering and Sale of such Registrable Securities was Registered under the Securities Act (including any final or preliminary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or any such statement made in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that LSC has filed or is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act or any Ancillary Filing, or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or free writing prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided , that with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall not apply to the extent that any such liability or Loss results from or arises out of (A) the fact that a current copy of the Prospectus was not sent or given to the Person asserting any such liability at or prior to the written confirmation of the Sale of the Registrable Securities concerned to such Person if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment that LSC has provided such Prospectus and it was the responsibility of such Holder or its agents to provide such Person with a current copy of the Prospectus and such current copy of the Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise

 

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to such liability, (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after LSC has notified such Person (x) that such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) that a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) that a Disadvantageous Condition exists, or (C) information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, free writing prospectus or Ancillary Filing relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability LSC may otherwise have, including under the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the Sale of such securities by such Holder.

(b) Each participating Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, LSC, its directors, officers, agents, advisors, employees and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) LSC from and against any and all Losses (i) arising out of or based upon information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in a Registration Statement, Prospectus, free writing prospectus or Ancillary Filing relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities or (ii) resulting from (A) the fact that a current copy of the Prospectus was not sent or given to the Person asserting any such liability at or prior to the written confirmation of the Sale of the Registrable Securities concerned to such Person if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment that it was the responsibility of such Holder or its agent to provide such Person with a current copy of the Prospectus and such current copy of the Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such liability, or (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after LSC has notified such Person (x) that such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) that a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) that a Disadvantageous Condition exists. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the participating Holder may otherwise have, including under the Separation and Distribution Agreement. In no event shall the liability of any participating Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such holder under the Sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of LSC or any indemnified party.

(c) If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b) is unavailable to any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder (an “ Indemnitee ”) or insufficient to hold it harmless as contemplated by Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b) , then any party which may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee (an “ Indemnifying Party ”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnitee as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue

 

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statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnitee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. For the avoidance of doubt, the establishment of such relative fault, and any disagreements or disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to Section 4.03 . Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.06(c) to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party (other than LSC) shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Indemnifying Party from the Sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the Losses of the Indemnitees relate (before deducting expenses, if any) exceeds the amount of any damages which such Indemnifying Party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.06(c). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnitee hereunder shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 2.06(c) , any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding. If indemnification is available under this Section 2.06 , the Indemnifying Parties shall indemnify each Indemnitee to the full extent provided in Section 2.06(a) and Section 2.06(b) without regard to the relative fault of said Indemnifying Parties or Indemnitee. Any Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) are several and not joint.

Section 2.07 Reporting Requirements; Rule 144 . Until the earlier of (a) the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the date upon which RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, LSC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to be and remain in compliance with the periodic filing requirements imposed under the SEC’s rules and regulations, including the Exchange Act, and any other applicable laws or rules, and thereafter shall timely file such information, documents and reports as the SEC may require or prescribe under Sections 13, 14 and 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act so that LSC will qualify for registration on Form S-3 at such time as it may be first eligible (it being understood that as of the date hereof, LSC is not eligible to register securities on Form S-3) and to enable RRD to Sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act consistent with the exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by (i) Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar SEC rule or regulation then in effect. From and after the date hereof through the earlier of the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the date upon which RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, LSC shall forthwith upon request furnish any Holder (x) a written statement by LSC as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of LSC and (z) such other reports and documents filed by LSC with the SEC as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of an exemption for the offering and Sale of Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act.

 

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ARTICLE III

Voting Restrictions

Section 3.01 Voting of LSC Common Stock . (a) From the date of this Agreement and until the date that RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, RRD shall be present, in person or by proxy, at each and every LSC stockholder meeting, and otherwise to cause all Registrable Securities owned by it to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum at any such meeting.

(b) From the date of this Agreement and until the date that RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, RRD hereby grants an irrevocable proxy, which shall be deemed coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy to LSC or its designees, to vote, with respect to any matter (including waivers of contractual or statutory rights), all Registrable Securities owned by it, in proportion to the votes cast by the other holders of Common Stock on such matter, to the extent such Registrable Securities are entitled to vote or consent on any such matter; provided that (i) such proxy shall automatically be revoked as to a particular Registrable Security upon any Sale of such Registrable Security by RRD and (ii) nothing in this Section 3.01(b) shall limit or prohibit any such Sale.

(c) RRD acknowledges and agrees that LSC will be irreparably damaged in the event any of the provisions of this Article III are not performed by RRD in accordance with their terms or are otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that LSC shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Article III and to specific enforcement of the provisions of this Article III in any action instituted in any court of the United States or any state having subject matter jurisdiction over such action.

ARTICLE IV

Miscellaneous

Section 4.01 Term . This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) three years after the LSC Distribution Date, (b) the time at which all Registrable Securities are held by Persons other than Holders and (c) the time at which all Registrable Securities have been Sold in accordance with one or more Registration Statements; provided , that the provisions of Section 2.05 and Section 2.06 and this Article IV shall survive any such termination.

Section 4.02 Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power . (a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party.

(b) This Agreement, the exhibit hereto and Article X of the Separation and Distribution Agreement contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter and there are no agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter other than those set forth or referred to herein.

 

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(c) RRD represents and LSC represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the LSC Group, as follows: (i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform 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.

(d) Each party hereto acknowledges that it and each other party hereto may execute this Agreement by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature. Each party hereto expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the reasonable request of any other party hereto at any time it 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 thereof).

Section 4.03 Disputes . (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the validity, interpretation, breach or termination hereof (a “ Dispute ”), shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article X of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or in Article X of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(b) This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

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

Section 4.04 Amendment . No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of LSC, if such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is sought to be enforced against LSC, or the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, if such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is sought to be enforced against a Holder.

Section 4.05 Waiver of Default . Waiver by any party of any default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of such party. No failure or delay

 

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by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

Section 4.06 Successors, Assigns and Transferees . (a) This Agreement and all provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. LSC may assign this Agreement to any member of the LSC Group or at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of LSC, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of LSC’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided, that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of LSC’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. RRD may assign this Agreement to any member of the RRD Group or at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of RRD, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of RRD ’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of LSC.

(b) It is acknowledged and agreed that on the date hereof, RRD is the only Holder for purposes of this Agreement. In connection with the Sale of Registrable Securities, RRD may assign its Registration-related rights and obligations under this Agreement relating to such Registrable Securities to the following transferees in such Sale: (i) a member of the RRD Group to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (ii) one or more Participating Banks to which Registrable Securities are Sold in an Exchange, (iii) any defined benefit plan of which RRD is the sponsor to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (iv) any other transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, if LSC provides prior written consent to the transfer of such Registration-related rights and obligations along with the Sale of Registrable Securities or (v) any other transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, unless (A) such Sale consists of Registrable Securities representing less than 1% of LSC’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the Registrable Securities or (B) such Registrable Securities are eligible for Sale pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144); provided , that in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), (x) LSC is given written notice prior to or at the time of such Sale stating the name and address of the transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which the Registration-related rights and obligations are being Sold and (y) the transferee executes a counterpart in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and delivers the same to LSC (any such transferee in such Sale, a “ Transferee ”). A Transferee that obtains Registrable Securities in compliance with the foregoing sentence shall be considered a Holder for purposes of this Agreement upon satisfaction of the procedures set forth in the foregoing sentence. In connection with the Sale of Registrable Securities, a Transferee or Subsequent Transferee (as defined below) may assign its Registration-related rights and obligations under this Agreement relating to such Registrable Securities to the following subsequent transferees: (A) an Affiliate of such Transferee or subsequent transferee, as the case may be, to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (B) any subsequent transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, if LSC provides prior written consent to the transfer of such Registration-related rights and obligations along with the Sale of Registrable Securities or (C) any other subsequent transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, unless (I) such Sale consists of Registrable Securities representing less than 1% of LSC’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the Registrable Securities or (II) such Registrable Securities are eligible for Sale pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under

 

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Section 4(a) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144); provided , that in the case of clauses (A), (B) or (C), (x) LSC is given written notice prior to or at the time of such Sale stating the name and address of the subsequent transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which the Registration-related rights and obligations are being assigned and (y) the subsequent transferee executes a counterpart in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and delivers the same to LSC (any such subsequent transferee, a “ Subsequent Transferee ”). A Subsequent Transferee that obtains Registrable Securities in compliance with the foregoing sentence shall be considered a Holder for purposes of this Agreement upon satisfaction of the procedures set forth in the foregoing sentence.

Section 4.07 Further Assurances . In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable laws, regulations and agreements, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.08 Performance . RRD shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the RRD Group. LSC shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the LSC Group. Each party (including its permitted successors and assigns) further agrees that it shall (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Section 4.08 to all of the other members of its Group and (b) cause all of the other members of its Group not to take, or omit to take, any action which action or omission would violate or cause such party to violate this Agreement.

Section 4.09 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 4.09 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 4.09 ) 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 4.09 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

 

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To LSC:

LSC Communications, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

Section 4.10 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application hereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

Section 4.11 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 their rights in connection with this Agreement. 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 4.12 Registrations, Exchanges, Etc . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (a) any shares of Common Stock, now or hereafter authorized to be issued, (b) any and all securities of LSC into which the shares of Common Stock are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by LSC and (c) any and all securities of any kind whatsoever of LSC or any successor or permitted assign of LSC (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued on or after the date hereof in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the shares of Common Stock, and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, or other distributions, stock splits or reverse stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, exchange offers or other reorganizations occurring after the date hereof.

Section 4.13 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 authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LSC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Thomas J. Quinlan III

Name:   Thomas J. Quinlan III
Title:   Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit A

Form of Agreement to be Bound

This Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), is executed pursuant to the terms of the Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Stockholder Agreement ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“ RRD ”) and LSC Communications, Inc (“ LSC ”), by the undersigned (the “ Undersigned ”) executing this Agreement. By execution of this Agreement, the Undersigned agrees as follows:

 

  1. Acknowledgment . The Undersigned acknowledges that the Undersigned is acquiring certain Registrable Securities of LSC, subject to the terms of the Stockholder Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein without definition are defined in the Stockholder Agreement and are used herein with the same meanings set forth therein.

 

  2. Agreement . The Undersigned (i) agrees that the Registrable Securities acquired by the Undersigned, and any other Registrable Securities that may be acquired by the Undersigned in the future, shall be bound by and subject to the terms of the Stockholder Agreement, pursuant to the terms thereof, and (ii) hereby adopts the Stockholder Agreement with the same force and effect as if he were originally a party thereto.

 

  3. Notice . Any notice required as permitted by the Stockholder Agreement shall be given to the Undersigned at the address listed beside the Undersigned’s signature below.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument on this      day of              , 20      .

 

 

(Signature of transferee)

(Insert Notice Address)

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

 

 

LSC Communications, Inc.

Exhibit 4.2

 

 

 

Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement

by and between

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

and

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

Dated as of September 14, 2016

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I   
Definitions   

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02

 

Interpretation

     6   
ARTICLE II   
Registration Rights   

Section 2.01

 

Registration

     8   

Section 2.02

 

Piggyback Registrations

     11   

Section 2.03

 

Registration Procedures

     13   

Section 2.04

 

Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers

     18   

Section 2.05

 

Registration Expenses Paid by Donnelley Financial

     19   

Section 2.06

 

Indemnification

     20   

Section 2.07

 

Reporting Requirements; Rule 144

     22   
ARTICLE III   
Voting Restrictions   

Section 3.01

 

Voting of Donnelley Financial Common Stock

     22   
ARTICLE IV   
Miscellaneous   

Section 4.01

 

Term

     23   

Section 4.02

 

Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power

     23   

Section 4.03

 

Disputes

     24   

Section 4.04

 

Amendment

     24   

Section 4.05

 

Waiver of Default

     24   

Section 4.06

 

Successors, Assigns and Transferees

     24   

Section 4.07

 

Further Assurances

     26   

Section 4.08

 

Performance

     26   

Section 4.09

 

Notices

     26   

Section 4.10

 

Severability

     26   

Section 4.11

 

No Reliance on Other Party

     27   

Section 4.12

 

Registrations, Exchanges, Etc

     27   

Section 4.13

 

Mutual Drafting

     27   

 

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STOCKHOLDER AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of September 14, 2016, by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a Delaware corporation (“ RRD ”), and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of RRD (“ Donnelley Financial ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 1.01 .

RECITALS

A. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), by and among RRD, Donnelley Financial and LSC Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of RRD (“ LSC ”), RRD will distribute 80.75% of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Donnelley Financial (the “ Common Stock ”) to RRD’s stockholders (the “ Donnelley Financial Distribution ”).

B. RRD may Sell those shares of Common Stock that are not distributed in the Donnelley Financial Distribution (such shares not distributed in the Donnelley Financial Distribution, the “ Retained Shares ”) through one or more transactions, including pursuant to one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act.

C. Donnelley Financial desires to grant to RRD the Registration Rights for the Retained Shares and other Registrable Securities, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

D. RRD desires to grant Donnelley Financial a proxy to vote the Retained Shares and other Registrable Securities in proportion to the votes cast by Donnelley Financial’s other stockholders, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

AGREEMENTS

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

Section 1.01 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” shall mean, 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 purposes of this definition, “control”


(including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean 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 or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member of any Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or member of such other Party’s Group by reason of having one or more directors in common. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) LSC and Donnelley Financial shall not be considered Affiliates of RRD following the LSC Distribution and Donnelley Financial Distribution; (b) RRD and Donnelley Financial shall not be considered Affiliates of LSC following the LSC Distribution; and (c) RRD and LSC shall not be considered Affiliates of Donnelley Financial following the Donnelley Financial Distribution.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Ancillary Filings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a)(i) .

Blackout Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Blackout Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d) .

Board ” means the board of directors of Donnelley Financial.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions doing business in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or required by executive order to be closed.

Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Debt ” means any indebtedness of RRD, including debt securities, notes, credit facilities, credit agreements and other debt instruments, including, in each case, any amounts due thereunder.

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .

Disadvantageous Condition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d) .

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

Donnelley Financial ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include Donnelley Financial’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

Donnelley Financial Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Donnelley Financial Distribution Date ” means the date and time at which the Distribution occurs.

Donnelley Financial Group ” means Donnelley Financial and each Subsidiary of Donnelley Financial.

 

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Donnelley Financial Public Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .

Exchanges ” means one or more Public Exchanges or Private Exchanges.

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Exchange Offer ” means an exchange offer of Registrable Securities for outstanding securities of a Holder.

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

Holder ” means RRD, so long as RRD holds any Registrable Securities, and any Permitted Transferee, so long as such Person holds any Registrable Securities.

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c) .

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c) .

Initiating Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .

Limited Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b) .

Loss ” and “ Losses ” have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a) .

Offering Confidential Information ” means, with respect to a Piggyback Registration, (i) Donnelley Financial’s plan to file the relevant Registration Statement and engage in the offering so registered, (ii) any information regarding the offering being registered (including the potential timing, price, number of shares, underwriters or other counterparties, selling stockholders or plan of distribution) and (iii) any other information (including information contained in draft supplements or amendments to offering materials) provided to any Holders by Donnelley Financial (or by third parties) in connection with a Piggyback Registration; provided, that Offering Confidential Information shall not include information that (x) was or becomes generally available to the public (including as a result of the filing of the relevant Registration Statement) other than as a result of a disclosure by any Holder, (y) was or becomes available to any Holder from a source not bound by any confidentiality agreement with Donnelley Financial or (z) was otherwise in such Holder’s possession prior to it being furnished to such Holder by Donnelley Financial or on Donnelley Financial’s behalf.

Other Holders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f) .

 

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Participating Banks ” means such investment banks or other Persons that engage in any Exchange with RRD.

Permitted Transferee ” means any Transferee, any Subsequent Transferee and, for the limited purposes set forth in Section 4.06(b) , any Limited Transferee.

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

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .

Private Exchange ” means a private exchange pursuant to which RRD shall Sell some or all of its Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange, directly or indirectly, for any equity interest of RRD or the satisfaction of Debt of RRD, in a transaction or series of transactions not required to be registered under the Securities Act.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Public Exchange ” means a public exchange pursuant to which RRD shall Sell some or all of its Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange, directly or indirectly, for any equity interest of RRD or the satisfaction of Debt of RRD, in a transaction or series of transactions registered under the Securities Act.

Registrable Securities ” means the Retained Shares and any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued with respect to, in exchange for, or in replacement of such Retained Shares; provided that the term “Registrable Securities” excludes any security (i) the offering and Sale of which has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and which has been Sold in accordance with a Registration Statement, (ii) beneficially owned by a Person who is not RRD that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction or transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(1) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144) such that the further Sale of such securities by the transferee or assignee is not restricted under the Securities Act or (iii) that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction in which such Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not, or cannot be, assigned.

Registration ” means a registration with the SEC of the offer and Sale to the public of any Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement. The terms “ Register ” and “ Registering ” shall have correlative meanings.

Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incident to the Donnelley Financial Group’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all (i) registration, qualification and filing fees, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications within the United States of any Registrable Securities being registered), (iii) printing expenses, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) internal expenses of

 

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Donnelley Financial Group (including all salaries and expenses of employees of members of Donnelley Financial Group performing legal or accounting duties), (v) fees and disbursements of counsel for Donnelley Financial and customary fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Donnelley Financial Group (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by Donnelley Financial Group members’ independent certified public accountants of comfort letters customarily requested by underwriters) and (vi) fees and expenses of listing any Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority registration and filing fees; but Registration Expenses do not include (a) any fees or disbursements of any Holder, (b) all expenses incurred in connection with the printing, mailing and delivering of copies of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any other offering documents and any amendments and supplements thereto to any underwriters and dealers, (c) any underwriting discounts, fees or commissions attributable to the offer and Sale of any Registrable Securities, (d) any fees and expenses of the underwriters or dealer managers, (e) the cost of preparing, printing or producing any agreements among underwriters, underwriting agreements and blue sky or legal investment memoranda, any selling agreements and any other similar documents in connection with the offering, Sale, distribution or delivery of the Registrable Securities or other shares of Common Stock to be Sold, including any fees of counsel for any underwriters in connection with the qualification of the Registrable Securities or other shares of Common Stock to be Sold for offering and Sale or distribution under state securities laws, (f) any stock transfer taxes, out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to any investor presentations on any “road show” presentations undertaken in connection with marketing of the Registrable Securities and (g) any fees and expenses of any counsel to the Holder or the underwriters or dealer managers.

Registration Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

Registration Rights ” means the rights of the Holders to cause Donnelley Financial to Register Registrable Securities pursuant to Article II .

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of Donnelley Financial filed with, or as the context permits to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference into such registration statement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged and agreed that such Registration Statement may be on any form that shall be applicable, including Form S-1, Form S-3 or Form S-4 and may be a Shelf Registration Statement.

Retained Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

RRD ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include RRD’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

RRD Group ” means RRD and each Subsidiary of RRD.

 

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Sale ” means the direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment or other disposition of a security. The terms “ Sell ” and “ Sold ” shall have correlative meanings.

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

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

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

Shelf Registration Statement ” means a Registration Statement of Donnelley Financial for an offering of Registrable Securities to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or similar provisions then in effect).

Subsequent Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b) .

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (i) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (x) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (y) the total combined equity interests or (z) 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.

Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b) .

Underwritten Offering ” means a Registration in which Registrable Securities are Sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.

Section 1.02 Interpretation . In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular;

(b) 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, and a reference to such Person’s “Affiliates” or “Subsidiaries” shall be deemed to mean such Person’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, as applicable, following the Donnelley Financial Distribution;

(c) any reference to any gender includes the other gender and the neuter;

(d) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

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(e) the words “shall” and “will” are used interchangeably and have the same meaning;

(f) the word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”;

(g) any reference to any Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule means such Article or Section of, or such Exhibit or 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;

(h) 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;

(i) any reference to any agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and by this Agreement;

(j) 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;

(k) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding” and “through” means “through and including”;

(l) the table of contents and 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;

(m) 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;

(n) 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 any party; and

(o) except as otherwise indicated, all periods of time referred to herein shall include all Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided , however that if the date to perform the act or give any notice with respect to this Agreement shall fall on a day other than a Business Day, such act or notice may be performed or given timely if performed or given on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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ARTICLE II

Registration Rights

Section 2.01 Registration . (a) Prior to the third anniversary of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, any Holder(s) of 10% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities (and any Holders acting together which collectively hold 10% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities) (collectively, the “ Initiating Holder ”; provided that the 10% ownership threshold shall not apply to any Holder that is a member of the RRD Group) shall have the right to request that Donnelley Financial file a Registration Statement, on behalf of itself or, in the case of RRD, on behalf of the Participating Banks, with the SEC on the appropriate registration form for all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Initiating Holder, by delivering a written request thereof to Donnelley Financial specifying the number of shares of Registrable Securities such Initiating Holder wishes to register (a “ Demand Registration ”). Donnelley Financial shall (i) within ten days of the receipt of a Demand Registration, give written notice of such Demand Registration to all Holders of Registrable Securities, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file the Registration Statement as expeditiously as possible but in any event within 45 days of such request, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective in respect of each Demand Registration in accordance with the intended method of distribution set forth in the written request delivered by the Initiating Holder. Donnelley Financial shall include in such Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which Donnelley Financial receives, within the 10 days immediately following the receipt by the Holder(s) of such notice from Donnelley Financial, a request for inclusion in the Registration from the Holder(s) thereof. Each such request from a Holder of Registrable Securities for inclusion in the Registration shall also specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be Registered and include the selling security holder information required by Items 507 and 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable. The Initiating Holder may request that the Registration Statement be on any appropriate form, including Form S-4 in the case of an Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration Statement, and Donnelley Financial shall effect the Registration on the form so requested.

(b) The Holder(s) may collectively make a total of three Demand Registration requests pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (including any exercise of rights to Demand Registration transferred pursuant to Section 4.06 ; provided that the Holder(s) may not make more than one Demand Registration request in any six (6)-month period. Donnelley Financial shall not be required to register the Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Demand Registration unless a Holder has requested to include in such Demand Registration either (i) together with all other Holders participating in the Demand Registration, Registrable Securities having an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million or (ii) all of the Registrable Securities then held by such requesting Holder. In addition, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, RRD shall be permitted to engage in up to four Private Exchanges during the first twelve months following the date hereof, and all Demand Registration requests made by the Participating Banks in such Private Exchanges shall collectively count only as one Demand Registration request (with such request date deemed to be the date of the first of the requests made pursuant to the applicable Private Exchanges) for purposes of the limitation on the number of Demand Registration requests set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.01(b) (it being understood that RRD shall be permitted to engage in additional Private Exchanges outside

 

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such twelve-month period, but each Demand Registration request by the Participating Banks for such Private Exchange shall count as an additional Demand Registration request for purposes of the limitation on the number of Demand Registration requests set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.01(b) ).

(c) Donnelley Financial shall be deemed to have effected a Registration for purposes of this Section 2.01 if the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC or becomes effective upon filing with the SEC and remains effective until the earlier of (i) the date when all Registrable Securities thereunder have been Sold and (ii) 60 days from the effective date of the Registration Statement (or from the date the applicable Prospectus is filed with the SEC if Donnelley Financial is satisfying a request for a Demand Registration by filing a Prospectus under an effective Shelf Registration Statement) (the “ Registration Period ”). No Registration shall be deemed to have been effective if the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Registration are not satisfied by reason of a wrongful act, misrepresentation or breach of such applicable underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group. If during the Registration Period, such Registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority or the need to update or supplement the Registration Statement, the Registration Period shall be extended on a day-for-day basis for any period in which the Holder(s) is unable to complete an offering as a result of such stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority.

(d) With respect to any Registration Statement, whether filed or to be filed pursuant to this Agreement, if Donnelley Financial shall reasonably determine, upon the advice of legal counsel, that maintaining the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or filing an amendment or supplement thereto (or, if no Registration Statement has yet been filed, filing such a Registration Statement) would require the public disclosure of material nonpublic information concerning any bona fide material financing transaction or any material transaction under consideration by the Donnelley Financial Group that would materially adversely affect the Donnelley Financial Group or materially interfere with such transaction (a “ Disadvantageous Condition ”), Donnelley Financial may, for the shortest period reasonably practicable, and in any event for not more than 30 consecutive calendar days (a “ Blackout Period ”), notify the Holders whose offers and Sales of Registrable Securities are covered (or to be covered) by such Registration Statement (a “ Blackout Notice ”) that such Registration Statement is unavailable for use (or will not be filed as requested). Upon the receipt of any such Blackout Notice, the Holders shall forthwith discontinue use of the Prospectus contained in any effective Registration Statement; provided , that, if at the time of receipt of such Blackout Notice any Holder shall have Sold its Registrable Securities (or have signed a firm commitment underwriting agreement with respect to the purchase of such shares) and the Disadvantageous Condition is not of a nature that would require a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, then Donnelley Financial shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action as to eliminate any restriction imposed by federal securities laws on the timely delivery of such Registrable Securities. When any Disadvantageous Condition as to which a Blackout Notice has been previously delivered shall cease to exist, Donnelley Financial shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the Holders and take such actions in respect of such Registration Statement as are otherwise required by this Agreement. The effectiveness period for any Demand Registration

 

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for which Donnelley Financial has given notice of a Blackout Period shall be increased by the length of time of such Blackout Period. Donnelley Financial shall not impose, in any 180-day period, Blackout Periods lasting, in the aggregate, in excess of 60 calendar days. If Donnelley Financial declares a Blackout Period with respect to a Demand Registration for a Registration Statement that has not yet been declared effective, (i) the Holders may by notice to Donnelley Financial withdraw the related Demand Registration request without such Demand Registration request counting against the number of Demand Registration requests permitted to be made under Section 2.01(b) and (ii) the Holders shall not be responsible for any of Donnelley Financial’s related Registration Expenses.

(e) If the Initiating Holder so indicates at the time of its request pursuant to Section 2.01(a) , such offering of Registrable Securities shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer, and Donnelley Financial shall indicate this selection in the written notice to the Holders required under Section 2.01(a). In the event that the Initiating Holder intends to Sell the Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, the right of any Holder to include Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering or the Exchange Offer to the extent provided herein. The Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities being included in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer shall select the underwriter(s) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or the dealer manager(s) in the case of an Exchange Offer, provided that such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) are reasonably acceptable to Donnelley Financial. Donnelley Financial shall be entitled to designate counsel for such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) (subject to their approval), provided that such designated underwriters’ counsel shall be a firm of national reputation representing underwriters or dealer managers in capital markets transactions.

(f) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 inform(s) in writing the Holders participating in such Registration that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Registration exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration shall be reduced to the maximum number recommended by the managing underwriter or underwriters and allocated pro rata among the Holders, including the Initiating Holder, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities each Holder has requested to be included in such Registration; provided, that in such circumstance the Initiating Holder may notify Donnelley Financial in writing that the Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event Donnelley Financial shall abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement. In the event the Initiating Holder notifies Donnelley Financial that such Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn following such notification by the managing underwriter or underwriters, such Holder shall not be deemed to have requested a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(a) , and Donnelley Financial shall not be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(b) . If the amount of Registrable Securities to be underwritten has not been limited in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 2.01(f) , Donnelley Financial and the holders of Common Stock or, if the Registrable Securities include securities other than Common Stock, the

 

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holders of securities of the same class of those securities included in the Registrable Securities, in each case, other than the Holders (“ Other Holders ”), may include such securities for Donnelley Financial’s own account or for the account of Other Holders in such Registration if the underwriter(s) so agree and to the extent that, in the opinion of such underwriter(s), the inclusion of such additional amount will not adversely affect the offering of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration.

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registrations . (a) Prior to the earlier to occur of the third anniversary of the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date or the date on which the Registrable Securities then held by the Holder(s) represents less than 1% of Donnelley Financial’s then-issued and outstanding Common Stock (or, if the Registrable Securities include securities other than Common Stock, less than 1% of Donnelley Financial’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the securities included in the Registrable Securities), if Donnelley Financial proposes to file a Registration Statement (other than a Shelf Registration) or a Prospectus supplement filed pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to any offering of such securities for its own account and/or for the account of any Other Holders (other than (i) a Registration under Section 2.01 , (ii) a Registration pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act, (iii) any form that does not include substantially the same information, other than information relating to the selling holders or their plan of distribution, as would be required to be included in a Registration Statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, (iv) in connection with any dividend reinvestment or similar plan, (v) for the sole purpose of offering securities to another entity or its security holders in connection with the acquisition of assets or securities of such entity or any similar transaction or (vi) a Registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered) (a “ Donnelley Financial Public Sale ”), then, as soon as practicable, but in any event not less than 15 days prior to the proposed date of filing such Registration Statement, Donnelley Financial shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each Holder, and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 2.02(b) and Section 2.02(c) , if a Holder delivers a request for a Piggyback Registration in writing within five Business Days after the receipt of notice of any such Donnelley Financial Public Sale, Donnelley Financial shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in a Registration Statement with respect to a Donnelley Financial Public Sale all Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein; provided , however , that if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, Donnelley Financial shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of the Donnelley Financial Public Sale, Donnelley Financial may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each such Holder and, thereupon, (x) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration, without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holder to request that such Registration be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 2.01 and (y) in the case of a determination to delay Registration, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in Registering such other shares of Common Stock in the Donnelley Financial Public Sale. No Registration effected under this Section 2.02 shall relieve Donnelley Financial of its obligation to

 

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effect any Demand Registration under Section 2.01 . For purposes of clarification, Donnelley Financial’s filing of a Shelf Registration Statement shall not be deemed to be a Donnelley Financial Public Sale; provided , however, that any prospectus supplement filed pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to an offering of Donnelley Financial’s Common Stock for its own account and/or for the account of any other Persons will be a Donnelley Financial Public Sale unless such offering qualifies for an exemption from the Donnelley Financial Public Sale definition in this Section 2.02(a) .

(b) In the case of any Underwritten Offering, each Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02(a) at any time prior to the execution of an underwriting agreement with respect thereto by giving written notice to Donnelley Financial of such Holder’s request to withdraw and, subject to the preceding clause, each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effective date thereof.

(c) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of a class of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs Donnelley Financial and each Holder in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities of such class that such Holder and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, all securities of Donnelley Financial and any other Persons (other than Donnelley Financial’s executive officers and directors) for whom Donnelley Financial is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, proposes to Sell, (ii) second, the number, if any, of Registrable Securities of such class that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be Sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on the relative number of Registrable Securities of such class requested by such Holder to be included in such Sale, (iii) third, the number of securities of executive officers and directors of Donnelley Financial for whom Donnelley Financial is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the executive officers and directors and (iv) fourth, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration, allocated among the holders of such securities in such proportion as Donnelley Financial and those holders may agree.

(d) After a Holder has been notified of its opportunity to include Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration, such Holder (i) shall treat the Offering Confidential Information as confidential information, (ii) shall not use any Offering Confidential Information for any purpose other than to evaluate whether to include its Registrable Securities (or other shares of Common Stock) in such Piggyback Registration and (iii) shall not disclose any Offering Confidential Information to any Person other than such of its agents, employees, advisors and counsel as have a need to know such Offering Confidential Information, and to cause such agents, employees, advisors and counsel to comply with the requirements of this Section 2.02(d) ; provided , that any such Holder may disclose Offering Confidential Information if such disclosure is required by legal process, but such Holder shall cooperate with Donnelley Financial to limit the extent of such disclosure through protective order or otherwise, and to seek confidential treatment of the Offering Confidential Information.

 

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Section 2.03 Registration Procedures . (a) In connection with Donnelley Financial’s Registration obligations under Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 , Donnelley Financial shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the offer and Sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith, Donnelley Financial shall, and shall cause the members of the Donnelley Financial Group to:

(i) prepare and file the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements and, in the case of an Exchange Offer, any document required under Rule 425 or Rule 165 with respect to such Exchange Offer (collectively, the “ Ancillary Filings ”) required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and before filing with the SEC a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (A) furnish to the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and to the Holders, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and reasonable comment of such underwriters or dealer managers and such Holders and their respective counsel, and provide such underwriters or dealers managers, if any, and such Holders and their respective counsel reasonable time to review and comment thereon and (B) not file with the SEC any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto or any Ancillary Filing to which the Holders or the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, shall reasonably object;

(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus and any Ancillary Filing as may be reasonably requested by the participating Holders;

(iii) promptly notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and, if requested, confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus has been filed, or any Ancillary Filing has been filed, (B) of any comments (written or oral) by the SEC or any request (written or oral) by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, such Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or for any additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties (written or oral) in any applicable underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects and (E) of the receipt by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or Sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

 

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(iv) (A) promptly notify each participating Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, when Donnelley Financial becomes aware of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) or any Ancillary Filing contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing in order to comply with the Securities Act, and (B) in either case, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Ancillary Filing that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;

(v) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent or obtain the withdrawal of any stop order or other order suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;

(vi) promptly (A) incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and the Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities and (B) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

(vii) furnish to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, but excluding all documents and exhibits (i) incorporated therein by reference or (ii) that are available via the SEC’s EDGAR system;

(viii) deliver to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request (it being understood that Donnelley Financial consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, in connection with the offering and Sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as such participating Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request in order to facilitate the Sale of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager;

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register or qualify, and cooperate with each participating Holder, the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of, such Registrable Securities for offer and Sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any participating Holder or managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request, and in any foreign jurisdiction mutually agreeable to Donnelley Financial and the participating Holders, and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration Statement remains in effect and so as to permit the continuance of offers and Sales and dealings in such jurisdictions for so long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided that Donnelley Financial will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or conform its capitalization or the composition of its assets at the time to the securities or blue sky laws of any such jurisdiction;

(x) in connection with any Sale of Registrable Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Registrable Securities, cooperate with each participating Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to (A) facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of book entry statements or certificates representing Registrable Securities to be Sold and not bearing any restrictive Securities Act legends and (B) register such Registrable Securities in such denominations and such names as such participating Holder or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to such Sale of Registrable Securities; provided that Donnelley Financial may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;

(xi) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and each securities exchange, if any, on which any of Donnelley Financial’s securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of Donnelley Financial’s securities are then quoted, and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter or dealer manager (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of each such exchange, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to consummate the Sale of such Registrable Securities;

(xii) not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; provided, that Donnelley Financial may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;

 

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(xiii) obtain for delivery to and addressed to the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, opinions of external counsel for Donnelley Financial, in each case dated the effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement or, in the event of an Exchange Offer, the date of the closing under the dealer manager agreement or similar agreement or otherwise, and in each such case in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, as applicable;

(xiv) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, obtain for delivery to and addressed to Donnelley Financial and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and, to the extent requested, each participating Holder, a comfort letter from Donnelley Financial’s independent registered public accounting firm in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement or, if none, the date of commencement of the Exchange Offer, and brought down to the closing, whether under the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if applicable, or otherwise;

(xv) in the case of an Exchange Offer that does not involve a dealer manager, provide to each participating Holder such customary written representations and warranties or other covenants or agreements as may be requested by any participating Holder comparable to those that would be included in an underwriting or dealer manager agreement;

(xvi) use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 90 days, after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of Donnelley Financial’s first quarter commencing after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months, beginning with the first month after the effective date of the Registration Statement;

(xvii) provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

(xviii) cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which such Registrable Securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of Donnelley Financial’s securities are then quoted;

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deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act), if any, of the Registrable Securities to be registered, (C) the Sale or placement agent therefor, if any, (D) the dealer manager therefor, if any, (E) counsel for such Holder, underwriters, agent, or dealer manager and (F) any attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained by such Holder or any such underwriter or dealer manager, as selected by such Holder, in each case, the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein or filed with the SEC, and each amendment or supplement thereto; and for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Registration Statement, upon execution of a customary confidentiality agreement, make available for inspection upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, by the parties referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate and other documents and properties of the Donnelley Financial Group that are available to Donnelley Financial, and cause all of the Donnelley Financial Group’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to supply all information available to Donnelley Financial reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence or other responsibility, subject to the foregoing; provided , that in no event shall any member of the Donnelley Financial Group be required to make available any information which the Donnelley Financial Group determines in good faith to be competitively sensitive with respect to such recipient.

The recipients of such information shall coordinate with one another so that the inspection permitted hereunder will not unnecessarily interfere with the Donnelley Financial Group’s conduct of business. Each Holder agrees that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and acknowledges that it shall have an obligation not to, and agrees that it shall not, use such confidential information as the basis for any market transactions in the securities of Donnelley Financial or its Affiliates unless and until such information is made generally available to the public by Donnelley Financial or such Affiliate or for any reason not related to the Registration of Registrable Securities;

(xx) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer registering 25% or more of the Retained Shares, cause the senior executive officers of Donnelley Financial to participate at reasonable times and for reasonable periods in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto, except to the extent that such participation materially interferes with the management of Donnelley Financial’s business; provided that the effectiveness period for any Demand Registration shall be increased on a day-for-day basis by the period of time that management cannot participate;

(xxi) comply with all requirements of the Securities Act, Exchange Act and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, as well as all applicable stock exchange rules; and

 

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(xxii) take all other customary steps reasonably necessary or advisable to effect the Registration and distribution of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.

(b) As a condition precedent to any Registration hereunder, Donnelley Financial may require each Holder as to which any Registration is being effected to furnish to Donnelley Financial such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder, its ownership of Registrable Securities and other matters as Donnelley Financial may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Each such Holder agrees to furnish such information to Donnelley Financial and to cooperate with Donnelley Financial as reasonably necessary to enable Donnelley Financial to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) Each Holder shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify Donnelley Financial, at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered) under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event, of which such Holder has knowledge, relating to such Holder or its Sale of Registrable Securities thereunder requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

(d) RRD agrees, and any other Holder agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Securities, that, upon receipt of any written notice from Donnelley Financial of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 2.03(a)(iv) such Holder will forthwith discontinue Sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.03(a)(iv) , or until such Holder is advised in writing by Donnelley Financial that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and if so directed by Donnelley Financial, such Holder will deliver to Donnelley Financial, at Donnelley Financial’s expense, all copies of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event Donnelley Financial shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice through the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.03(a)(iv) or is advised in writing by Donnelley Financial that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

Section 2.04 Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers . (a) If requested by the managing underwriter(s) for any Underwritten Offering or dealer manager(s) for any Exchange Offer that is requested by Holders pursuant to a Demand Registration under Section 2.01 , Donnelley Financial shall enter into an underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, as applicable, with such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to Donnelley Financial and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) and, if RRD is a participating Holder, to RRD. Such agreement shall contain such representations and warranties by Donnelley Financial and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type. Each Holder with Registrable Securities to be included in

 

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any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer by such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) shall enter into such underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement at the request of Donnelley Financial, which agreement shall contain such reasonable representations and warranties by the Holder and such other reasonable terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type.

(b) In the event of a Donnelley Financial Public Sale involving an offering of Common Stock or other equity securities of Donnelley Financial in an Underwritten Offering (whether in a Demand Registration or a Piggyback Registration, whether or not the Holders participate therein), the Holders hereby agree, and, in the event of a Donnelley Financial Public Sale of Common Stock or other equity securities of Donnelley Financial in an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer, Donnelley Financial shall agree, and it shall cause its executive officers and directors to agree, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such Underwritten Offering or by the Holder or the dealer manager or dealer managers, in an Exchange Offer, not to effect any Sale or distribution (including any offer to Sell, contract to Sell, short Sale or any option to purchase) of any securities (except, in each case, as part of the applicable Registration, if permitted hereunder) that are of the same type as those being Registered in connection with such public offering and Sale, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period beginning five days before, and ending 90 days (or such lesser period as may be permitted by Donnelley Financial or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, or such managing underwriter or underwriters) after, the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration (or, if later, the date of the Prospectus), to the extent timely notified in writing by such selling Person or the managing underwriter or underwriters or dealer manager or dealer managers. The participating Holders and Donnelley Financial, as applicable, also agree to execute an agreement evidencing the restrictions in this Section 2.04(b) in customary form and with customary exceptions (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall permit any Sale pursuant to a plan that is in effect prior to such time and that complies with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act), which form is reasonably satisfactory to Donnelley Financial or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), as applicable; provided that such restrictions may be included in the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if applicable. Donnelley Financial may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the required stand-off period.

(c) No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer hereunder unless such Holder (i) agrees to Sell such Holder’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements approved by Donnelley Financial or other Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, dealer manager agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements or this Agreement.

Section 2.05 Registration Expenses Paid by Donnelley Financial . In the case of any Registration of Registrable Securities required pursuant to this Agreement, Donnelley Financial shall pay all Registration Expenses regardless of whether the Registration Statement becomes effective; provided , however , that Donnelley Financial shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any Registration begun pursuant to Section 2.01 if the Demand Registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable

 

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Securities to be Registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one Demand Registration to which they have the right pursuant to Section 2.01(b) .

Section 2.06 Indemnification . (a) Donnelley Financial agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder whose shares are included in a Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Holder, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto) and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively “ Losses ”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the offering and Sale of such Registrable Securities was Registered under the Securities Act (including any final or preliminary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or any such statement made in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that Donnelley Financial has filed or is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act or any Ancillary Filing, or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or free writing prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided , that with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall not apply to the extent that any such liability or Loss results from or arises out of (A) the fact that a current copy of the Prospectus was not sent or given to the Person asserting any such liability at or prior to the written confirmation of the Sale of the Registrable Securities concerned to such Person if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment that Donnelley Financial has provided such Prospectus and it was the responsibility of such Holder or its agents to provide such Person with a current copy of the Prospectus and such current copy of the Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such liability, (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after Donnelley Financial has notified such Person (x) that such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) that a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) that a Disadvantageous Condition exists, or (C) information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, free writing prospectus or Ancillary Filing relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability Donnelley Financial may otherwise have, including under the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the Sale of such securities by such Holder.

(b) Each participating Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, Donnelley Financial, its directors, officers, agents, advisors, employees and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act and

 

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the Exchange Act) Donnelley Financial from and against any and all Losses (i) arising out of or based upon information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in a Registration Statement, Prospectus, free writing prospectus or Ancillary Filing relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities or (ii) resulting from (A) the fact that a current copy of the Prospectus was not sent or given to the Person asserting any such liability at or prior to the written confirmation of the Sale of the Registrable Securities concerned to such Person if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment that it was the responsibility of such Holder or its agent to provide such Person with a current copy of the Prospectus and such current copy of the Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such liability, or (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after Donnelley Financial has notified such Person (x) that such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) that a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) that a Disadvantageous Condition exists. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the participating Holder may otherwise have, including under the Separation and Distribution Agreement. In no event shall the liability of any participating Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such holder under the Sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Donnelley Financial or any indemnified party.

(c) If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b) is unavailable to any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder (an “ Indemnitee ”) or insufficient to hold it harmless as contemplated by Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b) , then any party which may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee (an “ Indemnifying Party ”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnitee as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnitee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. For the avoidance of doubt, the establishment of such relative fault, and any disagreements or disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to Section 4.03 . Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.06(c) to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party (other than Donnelley Financial) shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Indemnifying Party from the Sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the Losses of the Indemnitees relate (before deducting expenses, if any) exceeds the amount of any damages which such Indemnifying Party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.06(c). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnitee hereunder shall be deemed to

 

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include, for purposes of this Section 2.06(c) , any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding. If indemnification is available under this Section 2.06 , the Indemnifying Parties shall indemnify each Indemnitee to the full extent provided in Section 2.06(a) and Section 2.06(b) without regard to the relative fault of said Indemnifying Parties or Indemnitee. Any Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) are several and not joint.

Section 2.07 Reporting Requirements; Rule 144 . Until the earlier of (a) the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the date upon which RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, Donnelley Financial shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to be and remain in compliance with the periodic filing requirements imposed under the SEC’s rules and regulations, including the Exchange Act, and any other applicable laws or rules, and thereafter shall timely file such information, documents and reports as the SEC may require or prescribe under Sections 13, 14 and 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act so that Donnelley Financial will qualify for registration on Form S-3 at such time as it may be first eligible (it being understood that as of the date hereof, Donnelley Financial is not eligible to register securities on Form S-3) and to enable RRD to Sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act consistent with the exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by (i) Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar SEC rule or regulation then in effect. From and after the date hereof through the earlier of the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the date upon which RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, Donnelley Financial shall forthwith upon request furnish any Holder (x) a written statement by Donnelley Financial as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of Donnelley Financial and (z) such other reports and documents filed by Donnelley Financial with the SEC as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of an exemption for the offering and Sale of Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act.

ARTICLE III

Voting Restrictions

Section 3.01 Voting of Donnelley Financial Common Stock . (a) From the date of this Agreement and until the date that RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, RRD shall be present, in person or by proxy, at each and every Donnelley Financial stockholder meeting, and otherwise to cause all Registrable Securities owned by it to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum at any such meeting.

(b) From the date of this Agreement and until the date that RRD ceases to own any Registrable Securities, RRD hereby grants an irrevocable proxy, which shall be deemed coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy to Donnelley Financial or its designees, to vote, with respect to any matter (including waivers of contractual or statutory rights), all Registrable Securities owned by it, in proportion to the votes cast by the other holders of Common Stock on such matter, to the extent such Registrable Securities are entitled to vote or

 

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consent on any such matter; provided that (i) such proxy shall automatically be revoked as to a particular Registrable Security upon any Sale of such Registrable Security by RRD and (ii) nothing in this Section 3.01(b) shall limit or prohibit any such Sale.

(c) RRD acknowledges and agrees that Donnelley Financial will be irreparably damaged in the event any of the provisions of this Article III are not performed by RRD in accordance with their terms or are otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that Donnelley Financial shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Article III and to specific enforcement of the provisions of this Article III in any action instituted in any court of the United States or any state having subject matter jurisdiction over such action.

ARTICLE IV

Miscellaneous

Section 4.01 Term . This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) three years after the Donnelley Financial Distribution Date, (b) the time at which all Registrable Securities are held by Persons other than Holders and (c) the time at which all Registrable Securities have been Sold in accordance with one or more Registration Statements; provided , that the provisions of Section 2.05 and Section 2.06 and this Article IV shall survive any such termination.

Section 4.02 Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power . (a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party.

(b) This Agreement, the exhibit hereto and Article X of the Separation and Distribution Agreement contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter and there are no agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter other than those set forth or referred to herein.

(c) RRD represents and Donnelley Financial represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Donnelley Financial Group, as follows: (i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform 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.

(d) Each party hereto acknowledges that it and each other party hereto may execute this Agreement by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature. Each party hereto expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the

 

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reasonable request of any other party hereto 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 thereof).

Section 4.03 Disputes . (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the validity, interpretation, breach or termination hereof (a “ Dispute ”), shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article X of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or in Article X of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(b) This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

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

Section 4.04 Amendment . No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of Donnelley Financial, if such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is sought to be enforced against Donnelley Financial, or the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, if such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is sought to be enforced against a Holder.

Section 4.05 Waiver of Default . Waiver by any party of any default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of such party. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

Section 4.06 Successors, Assigns and Transferees . (a) This Agreement and all provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Donnelley Financial may assign this Agreement to any member of the Donnelley Financial Group or at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of Donnelley Financial, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of Donnelley Financial’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided, that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of Donnelley Financial’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. RRD may assign this Agreement to any member of the RRD Group or at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of RRD, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of RRD ’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of Donnelley Financial.

 

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(b) It is acknowledged and agreed that on the date hereof, RRD is the only Holder for purposes of this Agreement. In connection with the Sale of Registrable Securities, RRD may assign its Registration-related rights and obligations under this Agreement relating to such Registrable Securities to the following transferees in such Sale: (i) a member of the RRD Group to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (ii) one or more Participating Banks to which Registrable Securities are Sold in an Exchange, (iii) any defined benefit plan of which RRD is the sponsor to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (iv) any other transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, if Donnelley Financial provides prior written consent to the transfer of such Registration-related rights and obligations along with the Sale of Registrable Securities or (v) any other transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, unless (A) such Sale consists of Registrable Securities representing less than 1% of Donnelley Financial’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the Registrable Securities or (B) such Registrable Securities are eligible for Sale pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144); provided , that in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), (x) Donnelley Financial is given written notice prior to or at the time of such Sale stating the name and address of the transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which the Registration-related rights and obligations are being Sold and (y) the transferee executes a counterpart in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and delivers the same to Donnelley Financial (any such transferee in such Sale, a “ Transferee ”). A Transferee that obtains Registrable Securities in compliance with the foregoing sentence shall be considered a Holder for purposes of this Agreement upon satisfaction of the procedures set forth in the foregoing sentence. In connection with the Sale of Registrable Securities, a Transferee or Subsequent Transferee (as defined below) may assign its Registration-related rights and obligations under this Agreement relating to such Registrable Securities to the following subsequent transferees: (A) an Affiliate of such Transferee or subsequent transferee, as the case may be, to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (B) any subsequent transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, if Donnelley Financial provides prior written consent to the transfer of such Registration-related rights and obligations along with the Sale of Registrable Securities or (C) any other subsequent transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, unless (I) such Sale consists of Registrable Securities representing less than 1% of Donnelley Financial’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the Registrable Securities or (II) such Registrable Securities are eligible for Sale pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144); provided , that in the case of clauses (A), (B) or (C), (x) Donnelley Financial is given written notice prior to or at the time of such Sale stating the name and address of the subsequent transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which the Registration-related rights and obligations are being assigned and (y) the subsequent transferee executes a counterpart in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and delivers the same to Donnelley Financial (any such subsequent transferee, a “ Subsequent Transferee ”). A Subsequent Transferee that obtains Registrable Securities in compliance with the foregoing sentence shall be considered a Holder for purposes of this Agreement upon satisfaction of the procedures set forth in the foregoing sentence.

 

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Section 4.07 Further Assurances . In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable laws, regulations and agreements, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.08 Performance . RRD shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the RRD Group. Donnelley Financial shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the Donnelley Financial Group. Each party (including its permitted successors and assigns) further agrees that it shall (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Section 4.08 to all of the other members of its Group and (b) cause all of the other members of its Group not to take, or omit to take, any action which action or omission would violate or cause such party to violate this Agreement.

Section 4.09 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, shall be in English, 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 (at a facsimile number to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 4.09 ) with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by email (at an email address to be provided by such Party to the other Party pursuant to the notice provisions of this Section 4.09 ) 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 4.09 ):

To RRD:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

To Donnelley Financial:

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attn: General Counsel

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invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

Section 4.11 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 their rights in connection with this Agreement. 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 4.12 Registrations, Exchanges, Etc . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (a) any shares of Common Stock, now or hereafter authorized to be issued, (b) any and all securities of Donnelley Financial into which the shares of Common Stock are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by Donnelley Financial and (c) any and all securities of any kind whatsoever of Donnelley Financial or any successor or permitted assign of Donnelley Financial (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued on or after the date hereof in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the shares of Common Stock, and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, or other distributions, stock splits or reverse stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, exchange offers or other reorganizations occurring after the date hereof.

Section 4.13 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 authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Name:   Daniel L. Knotts
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Daniel N. Leib

Name:   Daniel N. Leib
Title:   Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit A

Form of Agreement to be Bound

This Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), is executed pursuant to the terms of the Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 14, 2016 (the “ Stockholder Agreement ”), by and between R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“ RRD ”) and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc (“ Donnelley Financial ”), by the undersigned (the “ Undersigned ”) executing this Agreement. By execution of this Agreement, the Undersigned agrees as follows:

 

  1. Acknowledgment . The Undersigned acknowledges that the Undersigned is acquiring certain Registrable Securities of Donnelley Financial, subject to the terms of the Stockholder Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein without definition are defined in the Stockholder Agreement and are used herein with the same meanings set forth therein.

 

  2. Agreement . The Undersigned (i) agrees that the Registrable Securities acquired by the Undersigned, and any other Registrable Securities that may be acquired by the Undersigned in the future, shall be bound by and subject to the terms of the Stockholder Agreement, pursuant to the terms thereof, and (ii) hereby adopts the Stockholder Agreement with the same force and effect as if he were originally a party thereto.

 

  3. Notice . Any notice required as permitted by the Stockholder Agreement shall be given to the Undersigned at the address listed beside the Undersigned’s signature below.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument on this      day of              , 20      .

 

 

(Signature of transferee)

(Insert Notice Address)

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

 

 

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

Exhibit 10.1

Published CUSIP Number: 74971KAG0

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 30, 2016

among

R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY,

as the Borrower,

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,

as Guarantors,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Co-Syndication Agents

CAPITAL ONE SECURITIES, INC.,

FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.,

ING BANK N.V.,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

SUNTRUST BANK,

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents

and

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

Arranged By:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

CAPITAL ONE SECURITIES, INC.,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.,

ING BANK N.V.,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

and

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     1   

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms

     1   

SECTION 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions

     25   

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms

     25   

SECTION 1.04 Rounding

     26   

SECTION 1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents

     26   

SECTION 1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies

     26   

SECTION 1.07 Change of Currency

     27   

SECTION 1.08 Times of Day

     27   

SECTION 1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts

     27   

ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     28   

SECTION 2.01 Revolving Loans

     28   

SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans

     29   

SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit

     30   

SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans

     37   

SECTION 2.05 Prepayments

     39   

SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Commitments

     41   

SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans

     41   

SECTION 2.08 Interest

     41   

SECTION 2.09 Fees

     42   

SECTION 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees

     42   

SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Debt

     42   

SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

     43   

SECTION 2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders

     44   

SECTION 2.14 Designated Borrowers

     45   

SECTION 2.15 Cash Collateral

     46   

SECTION 2.16 Defaulting Lenders

     46   

SECTION 2.17 Extension of Maturity Date

     48   

ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

     49   

SECTION 3.01 Taxes

     49   

SECTION 3.02 Illegality

     52   

SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates

     53   

SECTION 3.04 Increased Costs

     53   

SECTION 3.05 Compensation for Losses

     54   

SECTION 3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

     55   

SECTION 3.07 Survival

     55   

ARTICLE IV GUARANTY

     55   

SECTION 4.01 The Guarantees

     55   

SECTION 4.02 Obligations Unconditional

     56   

SECTION 4.03 Reinstatement

     57   

SECTION 4.04 Certain Additional Waivers

     57   

SECTION 4.05 Remedies

     58   

SECTION 4.06 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee

     58   

SECTION 4.07 Limitation of Guarantors Obligations; Contribution

     58   

SECTION 4.08 Keepwell

     58   

ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

     59   

SECTION 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness

     59   

SECTION 5.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Credit Extension

     61   

SECTION 5.03 Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance to Each Designated Borrower

     61   

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     62   

SECTION 6.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company

     62   

 

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ARTICLE VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     66   

SECTION 7.01 Compliance with Laws, Etc.

     66   

SECTION 7.02 Reporting Requirements

     66   

SECTION 7.03 Use of Proceeds

     68   

SECTION 7.04 Books and Records; Inspection

     68   

SECTION 7.05 Corporate Existence

     68   

SECTION 7.06 Payment of Taxes

     69   

SECTION 7.07 Maintenance of Property; Insurance

     69   

SECTION 7.08 Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors

     69   

SECTION 7.09 Information Regarding Collateral and Loan Documents

     71   

SECTION 7.10 Further Assurances

     72   

SECTION 7.11 Post-Closing Requirements

     72   

ARTICLE VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     73   

SECTION 8.01 Debt

     73   

SECTION 8.02 Investments

     74   

SECTION 8.03 Restricted Payments

     75   

SECTION 8.04 Burdensome Agreements

     76   

SECTION 8.05 Financial Ratios

     77   

SECTION 8.06 Limitation on Liens, Etc.

     77   

SECTION 8.07 Merger; Sale of Assets

     79   

SECTION 8.08 Conduct of Business

     80   

SECTION 8.09 Transactions with Affiliates

     80   

SECTION 8.10 Dispositions

     80   

SECTION 8.11 No Liens in Reliance on Indenture Threshold Amount

     81   

ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

     81   

SECTION 9.01 Events of Default

     81   

SECTION 9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default

     83   

SECTION 9.03 Application of Funds

     84   

ARTICLE X ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     85   

SECTION 10.01 Appointment and Authority

     85   

SECTION 10.02 Rights as a Lender

     85   

SECTION 10.03 Exculpatory Provisions

     85   

SECTION 10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent

     86   

SECTION 10.05 Delegation of Duties

     86   

SECTION 10.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent

     87   

SECTION 10.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

     88   

SECTION 10.08 No Other Duties; Etc.

     88   

SECTION 10.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding

     88   

SECTION 10.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters

     89   

SECTION 10.11 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements

     90   

SECTION 10.12 Withholding Tax

     90   

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     90   

SECTION 11.01 Amendments, Etc.

     90   

SECTION 11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications

     92   

SECTION 11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement

     94   

SECTION 11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; and Damage Waiver

     94   

SECTION 11.05 Payments Set Aside

     96   

SECTION 11.06 Successors and Assigns

     96   

SECTION 11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

     99   

SECTION 11.08 Set-off

     100   

SECTION 11.09 Interest Rate Limitation

     100   

SECTION 11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

     100   

SECTION 11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties

     101   

SECTION 11.12 Severability

     101   

SECTION 11.13 Replacement of Lenders

     101   

SECTION 11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

     102   

 

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SECTION 11.15 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury

     103   

SECTION 11.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     103   

SECTION 11.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

     103   

SECTION 11.18 USA PATRIOT Act Notice

     104   

SECTION 11.19 California Judicial Reference

     104   

SECTION 11.20 Judgment Currency

     104   

SECTION 11.21 Appointment of the Company

     104   

SECTION 11.22 Amendment and Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement

     105   

SECTION 11.23 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     105   

SCHEDULES

 

2.01 Commitments and Applicable Percentages
2.03 Existing Letters of Credit
6.01(v) Domestic Subsidiaries
7.11 Closing Date Mortgaged Properties
8.01(b) Certain Existing Debt
8.02 Existing Investments
8.06 Existing Liens
10.10 Released Guarantors
11.02 Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

 

2.02 Form of Loan Notice
2.04 Form of Swing Line Notice
2.11(a) Form of Note
2.14(a) Form of Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement
2.14(b) Form of Designated Borrower Notice
3.01(e) Form of Non-Bank Certificate
5.01(a)(iii) Form of Security Agreement
5.01(a)(vi) Form of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Opinion
5.01(a)(vii) Form of Wisconsin Opinion
5.01(a)(viii) Form of North Carolina Opinion
5.01(a)(ix) Form of Maryland Opinion
5.01(a)(x) Form of Texas Opinion
5.01(a)(xi) Form of Perfection Certificate
7.02(c) Form of Compliance Certificate
7.02(g) Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement
7.11A Form of Mortgage
11.06(b) Form of Assignment and Assumption

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 30, 2016 among R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors (defined herein) party hereto from time to time, the Lenders (defined herein) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer.

The Company has requested that the Lenders provide $800,000,000 in credit facilities for the purposes set forth herein, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms .

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Acquisition ” by any Person, means the acquisition by such Person, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions that is accounted for in the financial statements as an acquisition, of either (a) property or assets from another Person or (b) at least a majority of the Voting Stock of another Person, in each case whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such other Person, in each case with a fair market value in excess of $10,000,000.

Additional Commitment Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(d) .

Additional Mortgage ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08 .

Adjustment Date ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”

Administrative Agent ” means Bank of America, in its capacity as the contractual representative for all of the Lenders for purposes of this Agreement, as designated and appointed in accordance with Article X , and any successor thereto as provided herein.

Administrative Agent’s Office ” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Company and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is controlled by or is under common Control with such Person.

Agent Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(c) .

Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” means the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders. The amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect on the Closing Date is $800,000,000.

Agreement ” means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.


Alternative Currency ” means each of Euro, Sterling, Yen, Canadian dollars and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06 .

Alternative Currency Equivalent ” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the Equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.

Alternative Currency Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and $250,000,000. The Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

Anti-Terrorism Laws ” means the USA PATRIOT Act, the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. § 1 et seq ., as amended) and Executive Order 13224 (effective September 24, 2001).

Applicable Margin ” means (i) prior to the Adjustment Date related to the second full fiscal quarter occurring after the Closing Date, 2.50% for Eurocurrency Rate Loans and 1.50% for Base Rate Loans and (ii) on and after the delivery of the financial statements and compliance certificate for the year ended December 31, 2016 pursuant to Section 7.02, a percentage determined in accordance with the table below:

 

Leverage Ratio

  

Facility Fee Rate

   

Applicable Margin for
Eurocurrency Rate Loans
and Letter of Credit Fees

   

Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Loans

 
£  3.50:1.00      0.375     2.125     1.125
> 3.50:1.00 and  <  4.00:1.00      0.375     2.375     1.375
> 4.00:1.00      0.500     2.500     1.500

For purposes of the table above, changes in the Applicable Margin and Facility Fee Rate resulting from changes in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date (the “ Adjustment Date ”) on which the financial statements and compliance certificate are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.02 and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 7.02, then, until the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the highest rate set forth in each column of the table above shall apply. In addition, at all times while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the highest rate set forth in each column of the table above shall apply. Each determination of the Leverage Ratio pursuant to the table above shall be made in a manner consistent with the determination thereof pursuant to Section 8.05.

Applicable Percentage ” means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time; provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable. The Applicable Percentages shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16 .

Applicable Time ” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

Applicant Borrower ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14 .

 

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Approved Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arrangers ” means Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Capital One Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Fifth Third Securities Inc., ING Bank N.V., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in each case solely in the capacity as a joint lead arranger and joint book runner of the credit facilities provided under this Agreement.

Assignee Group ” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b) ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit 11.06(b) or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(iii) .

Availability Period ” means, with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 , and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02 .

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Bank of America ” means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, and its successors.

Base Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such “prime rate” announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

Borrower ” means the Company and “ Borrowers ” means the Company and the Designated Borrowers, if any.

Borrower Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02 .

Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type, in the same currency and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01 .

 

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Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York, New York and: (a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars or any Base Rate Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the Eurocurrency Rate, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Loan, means any such day that is a London Banking Day; (b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day; (c) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, means any day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and (d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender (as applicable) benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its reasonable discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Management Agreement ” means (w) any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements, (x) any arrangements relating to letters of credit existing on the Closing Date and listed by the Borrower on Schedule 8.01(b) that are with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date and any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part thereof permitted by Section 8.01(b) (it being understood that if the amount of any letter of credit is increased in connection with any extension, renewal or replacement, the amount permitted by Section 8.01(b) shall be permitted to be a Cash Management Agreement and the amount above the amount permitted under Section 8.01(b) shall be permitted to be a Cash Management Agreement if permitted under Section 8.01(i)(x) ), in each case to the extent issued by a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate thereof at the time of issuance, (y) any arrangements relating to bilateral lines incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and listed by the Borrower on Schedule 8.01(b) that are with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date and any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part thereof permitted by Section 8.01(b) (it being understood that if the amount of any bilateral line is increased in connection with any extension, renewal or replacement, the amount permitted by Section 8.01(b) shall be permitted to be a Cash Management Agreement and the amount above the amount permitted under Section 8.01(b) shall be permitted to be a Cash Management Agreement if permitted under Section 8.01(i)(x) ), in each case to the extent loaned by a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate thereof at the time of commitment or incurrence, and (z) any arrangements relating to other Debt created after the date hereof pursuant to Section 8.01(i)(x) that is listed by the Borrower in a certificate for the Administrative Agent at the earlier of commitment or incurrence.

Cash Management Bank ” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement or, with respect to a Cash Management Agreement existing on the Closing Date, on the Closing Date, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.

CFC ” means a Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code or a Subsidiary of such a Subsidiary.

 

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Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by an Lender (or for purposes of Section 3.04, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives (including the rules for systemically important banks contained in “Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement – Rules text” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated) promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III ((x) and (y) collectively referred to as “ Dodd-Frank and Basel III ”), shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date created, adopted or issued, but only to the extent it is general policy of a Lender to impose applicable increased costs or costs in connection with capital adequacy or liquidity requirements similar to those described in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 3.04 generally on other similarly situated borrowers under similar circumstances under agreements permitting such impositions; provided that such Lender shall only be required to certify compliance with such requirement and shall not be obliged to provide any other information.

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01 .

Collateral ” means all of the “ Pledged Collateral ,” “ Collateral ” and “ Mortgaged Property ” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each of the Mortgages, Additional Mortgages and Mortgage Amendments, including pursuant to Section 7.08 or 7.11 , each of the collateral assignments, joinder agreements to the security agreement, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iii) of the Existing Credit Agreement and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any federal body succeeding to its principal functions.

Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender.

Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq .), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Consolidated Debt ” means the total debt of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period,

(a) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus

(b) to the extent deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum (without duplication) of

(i) all income taxes of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP,

 

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(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense,

(iii) depreciation and amortization in accordance with GAAP,

(iv) any non-cash charges, accruals or reserves for extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items,

(v) any non-cash compensation expense,

(vi) all other non-cash charges, expenses or losses, including any impairment (including any impairment of intangibles and goodwill) (excluding any non-cash charge, expense or loss that results in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges in any future period and any non-cash charge, expense or loss relating to write-offs, write downs or reserves with respect to accounts receivable or inventory),

(vii) any loss or gain on extinguishment of debt, and

(viii) any restructuring and impairment charges and any cash charges in respect of non-recurring or unusual items, minus

(c) (i) to the extent added in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period, total interest income, as determined in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the payment of cash, if any, when actually paid, with respect to any charge, accrual or reserve that was deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income in such period, but added back in any prior period pursuant to clause (b)(iv);

(the sum of clauses (a) and (b) minus clause (c) being referred to as “ Consolidated Unadjusted EBITDA ”); minus

(d) cash restructuring and impairment charges and cash charges in respect of non-recurring or unusual items pursuant to clause (viii) above (excluding charges and expenses in connection with the Transactions that are accrued no later than 12 months after the Closing Date and without duplication of any Pro Forma Basis adjustments) in excess of 10% of Consolidated Unadjusted EBITDA for any measurement period.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period, on a Pro Forma Basis (a) total interest expense of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) without duplication, the consolidated interest, fees, yield or discount accrued during such period on the aggregate outstanding investment or claim held by purchasers, assignees or other transferees of (or of interests in) receivables of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in connection with securitization transactions (regardless of the accounting treatment of such securitization transactions).

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the consolidated net earnings (or loss) after taxes of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Secured Debt ” means (a) the Consolidated Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries secured by a Lien on any assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries minus (b) any Consolidated Debt at Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(b) or Section 8.01(i)(z) included in clause (a) of this definition of Consolidated Secured Debt.

Consolidated Subsidiary ” means, at any date, any subsidiary the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the Company in its consolidated financial statements at such date in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Assets ” means, as of any date, the amount that would appear opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Unadjusted EBITDA ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

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Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is legally bound.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Extension ” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Debt ” means (but without duplication of any item) (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services other than (x) trade accounts payable on customary terms in the ordinary course of business and (y) financial obligations under management consulting contracts or noncompete agreements with unaffiliated Persons entered into in connection with the acquisition of the businesses of such Persons, (ii) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) obligations as lessee under leases which shall have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (iv) the maximum amount available to be drawn under letters of credit (including standby and commercial); provided that letters of credit that are cash collateralized, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $50,000,000 at any one time, shall not be deemed Debt and (v) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above.

Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Default ” means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided , however , that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Margin for Letter of Credit Fees plus 2% per annum to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 2.16(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a

 

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receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b) ) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

Designated Borrower ” means the Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto pursuant to Section 2.14 .

Designated Borrower Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14 .

Designated Borrower Obligations ” means all Obligations under the Loan Documents of Designated Borrowers.

Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14 .

Designated Jurisdiction ” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition; provided that with respect to any Disposition involving non-cash consideration in excess of $5,000,000, the designation of non-cash consideration shall be evidenced pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, less the amount of cash received in connection with a subsequent disposition of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

DFS ” means Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

DFS and LSC Collateral ” means the assets owned by the DFS Guarantor and the LSC Guarantor, and shall include the Equity Interests of the DFS Group and LSC Group.

DFS Group ” means DFS and its subsidiaries.

DFS Guarantor ” means any member of the DFS Group that was an obligor under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Closing Date.

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” by any Person, means the disposition by such Person, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of property or assets of such Person or a Subsidiary with fair market value in excess of $10,000,000, including by way of issuing Equity Interests in a Subsidiary, but excluding any Involuntary Disposition.

Distributions ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Transactions.”

Dodd-Frank and Basel III ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Change in Law.”

Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” each mean the lawful currency of the United States.

 

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Dollar Equivalent ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the Equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 11.06(b)(iii) , (v)  and (vi)  (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii) ).

EMU ” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

Environmental Action ” means any administrative, regulatory or judicial action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of noncompliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to the environment, including (a) by any governmental or regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any governmental or regulatory authority or any third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.

Environmental Law ” means any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, decree or judicial interpretation relating to the environment or Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.

Equivalent ” in Dollars of any Alternative Currency on any date means the equivalent in Dollars of such Alternative Currency determined by using the quoted spot rate at which Bank of America’s principal office in London offers to exchange Dollars for such Alternative Currency in London prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time) on such date as is required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the “Equivalent” in any Alternative Currency of

 

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Dollars means the equivalent in such Alternative Currency of Dollars determined using the quoted spot rate at which Bank of America’s principal office in London offers to exchange such foreign currency for Dollars in London prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time) on such date as is required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).

ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) receipt of notice from the PBGC of its intent to take action under Section 4042 of ERISA to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

Euro ” means the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

Eurocurrency Rate ” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan (i) denominated in a LIBOR Quoted Currency, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) or comparable or successor rate, which is approved by the Administrative Agent as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period and (ii) denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (“ CDOR ”), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, the “ CDOR Rate ”) at or about 10:00a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, determined two Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day; and

provided that (i) to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection with any rate set forth in this definition, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided , further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative

 

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Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; and (ii) if the Eurocurrency Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Eurocurrency Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

Events of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 .

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 4.08 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by such recipient’s net income (however denominated), and franchise Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes, by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized, having its principal office in or, in the case of any Lender, having its applicable Lending Office in such jurisdiction or as a result of any other present or former connection between such recipient and such jurisdiction (including such recipient carrying on a trade or business, having a permanent establishment or being a resident for tax purposes in such jurisdiction), other than any connection arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to and/or enforced, any Loan Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any backup withholding in respect of such Taxes), (b) any branch profits Taxes under Section 884(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in (a), (c) any withholding Tax attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) , (d) in the case of a Foreign Lender to the Company (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Company under Section 11.13 ), any United States federal withholding Tax that is required to be imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to the laws in force at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Company with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 3.01 and (e) any United States federal withholding Tax imposed pursuant to FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2012, among the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto, as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date.

Existing Letters of Credit ” means the Letters of Credit on Schedule 2.03 .

Existing Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a) .

ExpressMap ” means an aerial map issued by a survey provider that has been selected by the Borrower and is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect to any Mortgaged Property, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with a written certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that the material improvements utilized in connection with such Mortgaged Property (i) are located within such Mortgaged Property and (ii) are depicted on the aerial map relating to such Mortgaged Property.

 

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Extending Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(e) .

Extension Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a) .

Extraordinary Receipt ” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Person related to proceeds of an Involuntary Disposition (other than proceeds of business interruption insurance) ; provided , however , that an Extraordinary Receipt shall not include cash receipts from proceeds of insurance or casualty and condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) to the extent that such proceeds, awards or payments (a) in respect of loss or damage to equipment or fixed assets are applied (or in respect of which expenditures were previously incurred) to replace or repair the equipment or fixed assets in respect of which such proceeds were received in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05(b)(iii) or (b) are received by any Person in respect of any third party claim against such Person and applied to pay (or to reimburse such Person for its prior payment of) such claim and the costs and expenses of such Person with respect thereto.

Facility Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 .

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code as of the date hereof (and any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury regulations or other official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version described above), and any intergovernmental agreement implementing the foregoing.

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter dated as of August 8, 2016 between Bank of America and the Company.

Flood Insurance Laws ” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, as now or hereinafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Lender ” means any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB ”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ ASC ”) and other sources as described in FASB ASC 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting regulatory capital rules or standards (including the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Debt or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Debt or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Debt or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Debt to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors ” means the Guarantors on the signature pages hereto and any other Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor after the date hereof (whether required to by this Agreement or otherwise); it being understood that the Company is a Guarantor of the Designated Borrower Obligations as described in Article IV .

Guaranty ” means, collectively, the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to Article IV or any applicable joinder agreement.

Hazardous Materials ” means petroleum and petroleum products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, radon gas and any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as being “hazardous” or “toxic,” or words of similar import, under any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, decree or judicial interpretation.

Hedge Bank ” means any Person that, at the time it enters into an interest rate or foreign currency Swap Contract permitted hereunder, or in the case of such a Swap Contract existing on the Closing Date, on the Closing Date, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.

HMT ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sanction(s).”

Honor Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d)(i) .

 

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Indemnified Taxes ” means all Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(b) .

Indentures ” means (1) the Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1990, between the Borrower The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee, as amended or supplemented, and (2) the Indenture, dated as of January 3, 2007, between the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as successor in interest to LaSalle Bank National Association, as amended or supplemented.

Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07 .

Information Documents ” means the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, including those incorporated therein by reference, as filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Insurance Policy Debt ” means Debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under policies of life insurance now or hereafter owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under which policies the sole recourse for such borrowing is against such policies.

Intellectual Property ” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, trade secrets, trade secret licenses, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided , however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan or Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.

Interest Period ” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (a) initially the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one week (with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars only) or one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Company in its Loan Notice (or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Company and consented to by the Lenders) and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending one week with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars only), one month, two months, three months or six months (or, if agreed to by all Lenders under the applicable facility, twelve months or such other, shorter period) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable Loan Notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan of at least one month’s duration that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

 

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

Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect Acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) an Acquisition, less any amount paid, repaid, returned, distributed or otherwise received in cash in respect of any Investment. The amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in value.

Involuntary Disposition ” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary.

ISP ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuer Documents ” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by an L/C Issuer and the Company (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the applicable L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Judgement Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.20 .

L/C Advance ” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.

L/C Borrowing ” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing of Revolving Loans.

L/C Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer ” means, with respect to a particular Letter of Credit, (a) Bank of America, (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (c) Citibank, N.A., (d) Comerica Bank, each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or (e) such other Lender selected by the Borrower (upon notice to the Administrative Agent) from time to time to issue such Letter of Credit ( provided that no Lender shall be required to become an L/C Issuer pursuant to this clause (e) without such Lender’s consent), or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. It is understood and agreed that any L/C Issuer appointed under clause (e) may be appointed to issue only certain letters of credit or even one specific letter of credit.

L/C Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09 . For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lenders ” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto and each other Person that becomes a “Lender” in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and assigns and, as the context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender. Each Lender may, at its option, make any Loan available to any Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary by causing any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of such Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Lending Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Administrative Agent which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.

Letter of Credit ” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.

Letter of Credit Application ” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is thirty days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i) .

Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means with respect to any L/C Issuer, the amount set forth opposite such L/C Issuer’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the heading “Letter of Credit Sublimit”; provided that the Borrower and any L/C Issuer may from time to time by written agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent vary the amount of any L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Sublimit. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The aggregate Letter of Credit Sublimit as of the Closing Date is $150,000,000.

Leverage Ratio ” means, on a Pro Forma Basis, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Debt on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four-quarter period then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a) or (b) .

LIBOR ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

LIBOR Quoted Currency ” means Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Swiss Francs and Yen, in each case as long as there is a published LIBOR rate with respect thereto.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, charge or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.

Loan ” means an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan, a Swing Line Loan, or, if applicable, an L/C Borrowing.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty, the Collateral Documents, each Issuer Document, each Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement and the Fee Letter.

Loan Notice ” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, in each case pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.02 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company.

Loan Parties ” means each of the Borrowers and each Guarantor.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

LSC ” means LSC Communications Inc.

LSC Group ” means LSC and its subsidiaries.

 

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LSC Guarantor ” means any member of the LSC Group that was an obligor under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Closing Date.

Margin Stock ” has the meaning specified in Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, results of operations or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes or any Collateral Document, or (c) the ability of the Company to perform its material obligations under this Agreement or any Collateral Document.

Material Real Property ” shall mean any parcel of Real Property located in the United States and having a fair market value (on a per-property basis) greater than or equal to $15,000,000 as of (x) the Closing Date, for Real Property then owned or (y) the date of acquisition, for Real Property acquired after the Closing Date, in each case as determined by the Company in good faith; provided that no Principal Property (as defined in each Indenture) shall be a Material Real Property; provided further that the foregoing proviso shall cease to apply on the date on which Section 406 or 1006, as applicable, and 407 or 1007, as applicable, in all of the Indentures and any future Indentures with similar terms shall cease to be in effect with respect to any Debt thereunder in accordance with the terms of each Indenture and any future indentures with similar terms, including as a result of covenant defeasance.

Material Subsidiary ” means (a) any Designated Borrower and (b) any other Subsidiary of the Company which, at the time of determination, (i) shall own assets comprising in excess of 2% of all of the assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or (ii) has net sales for the four fiscal quarters most recently ended in excess of 2% of the net sales of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Maturity Date ” means September 30, 2021 unless such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.17 ; provided , however , that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.09 .

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage ” means deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt and mortgages, in each case, substantially in the form to be reasonably agreed upon by the Borrower and Administrative Agent with such changes as may be appropriate to comply with applicable state and local laws and such other changes as are reasonably agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

Mortgage Amendment ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.11 .

Mortgage Policy ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08 .

Mortgaged Property ” means, collectively, each Material Real Property that is identified as such on Schedule 7.11 and each additional Material Real Property encumbered by a Mortgage pursuant to Section 7.08.

Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan ” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

 

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Net Cash Proceeds ” means:

(a) with respect to any Disposition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Extraordinary Receipt received or paid to the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Permitted Investments received in connection with such transaction (including any cash or Permitted Investments received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Debt that is secured by the applicable asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Debt under the Loan Documents), (B) out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary in connection with such transaction and (C) taxes reasonably estimated to be payable as a result of such transaction; provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (C) exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition by more than $2,500,000, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds; and

(b) with respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interests by the Company of any of its Subsidiaries or the incurrence or issuance of any Debt of by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Permitted Investments received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Debt that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Debt under the Loan Documents), (B) the out-of-pocket expenses (including underwriting discounts and commissions) incurred by the Company in connection with such transaction and (C) taxes reasonably estimated to be payable as a result of such transaction.

Non-Bank Certificate ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e) .

Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.13 .

Non-Extending Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(b) .

Non-Extension Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(iii) .

Note ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a) .

Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(b) .

Obligations ” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Borrower or Guarantor arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Borrower, any Guarantor or any Affiliate of any thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

OFAC ” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Outstanding Amount ” means (a) with respect to any Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of any Loans occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Company of Unreimbursed Amounts.

 

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Overnight Rate ” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d) .

Participating Member State ” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and its successors and assigns.

Pension Act ” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Pension Funding Rules ” means the rules of the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

Pension Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Company and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Perfection Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(xi) hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise.

Perfection Certificate Supplement ” means a certificate supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.02(g) hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Acquisition ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(e) .

Permitted Encumbrances ” means Permitted Liens pursuant to Section 8.06(a) , (k) , (l) , (m) , (n) , (p) , (q) , (t) , (u)  or (w) .

Permitted Liens ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.06 .

Permitted Investments ” means: (a) direct obligations of the United States of America, or of any agency of either thereof, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States of America or by any agency of either thereof, in either case maturing not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) certificates of deposit issued or bankers’ acceptances issued by any Lender or any other bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least U.S.$500,000,000 (or equivalent amount in other currencies); (c) commercial paper rated A-1 or better or P-1, R-1 low or A-1 or better by S&P, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited, respectively, or other recognized international rating agency approved by the Administrative Agent, maturing not more than 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof; (d) commercial paper rated A-2 or better (but less than A-1) or P-2 or better (but less than P-1) by S&P or Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. respectively or a recognized international rating agency approved by the Administrative Agent, maturing not more than 30 days from the date of acquisition thereof; (e) money market funds which have a rating of “R 1 (low)” by Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited or “AAA m” or “AAA mg” by S&P or have otherwise been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent; (f) time deposits held at a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any

 

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state thereof and having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least U.S.$500,000,000 (or equivalent amount in other currencies); (g) in the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary made in a country outside the United States of America, other customarily utilized high-quality Investments in the country where such Foreign Subsidiary is located that are comparable to the Investments listed above; and (h) any other investments approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Refinancing ” means, with respect to any Debt, any refinancing thereof; provided , however , that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would arise therefrom; (b) any such refinancing Debt shall (i) not have a stated maturity or weighted average life that is shorter than that of the Debt being refinanced ( provided that the stated maturity or weighted average life may be shorter if the stated maturity of any principal payment (including any amortization payments) is not earlier than the earlier of (1) the stated maturity in effect prior to such refinancing or (2) 181 days after the Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance), (ii) if the Debt being refinanced is subordinated by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument relating to such Debt, be at least as subordinate to the Obligations as the Debt being refinanced (and unsecured if the refinanced Debt is unsecured) and (iii) be in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus accrued interest, plus any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus , in either case, the amount of fees and reasonable expenses of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing; and (c) the sole obligor on such refinancing Debt shall be the Company or the original obligor on such Debt being refinanced; provided , however , that (i) any guarantor of the Debt being refinanced shall be permitted to guarantee the refinancing Debt and (ii) any Loan Party shall be permitted to guarantee any such refinancing Debt of any other Loan Party.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a company or business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

Plan ” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

Platform ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02 .

Pro Forma Basis ” means, with respect to any transaction, that for purposes of calculating the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.05 , such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a) or (b) . In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property disposed of shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such transaction (it being agreed that with respect to any Disposition, such pro forma calculations may include a reasonable estimate of corporate overhead costs and expenses attributable to the property, assets or Subsidiary Disposed of that will no longer be incurred following such Disposition) and (ii) Debt which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of the applicable period, and (b) with respect to any Acquisition, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and (B) such items are supported by financial statements or other information (it being agreed that with respect to any Acquisition, such pro forma calculations may include a reasonable estimate of savings resulting from such Acquisition that have been realized or for which the steps necessary for realization have been taken and are expected to be realized in an amount not to exceed 10% of Consolidated Unadjusted EBITDA before giving effect to such synergies for any measurement period) and (ii) any Debt incurred or assumed by the Company or any Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Debt of the Person or property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Debt has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the relevant date of determination.

 

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Public Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02 .

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, at any time, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Real Property ” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto and all improvements located thereon and appurtenant fixtures and equipment.

Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(c) .

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisers of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Released Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10 .

Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty-day notice period has been waived.

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of (a) the unfunded Commitments and the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein. The unfunded Commitments of, and the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, and solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 5.01 , the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Revaluation Date ” means (a) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (b) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02 , and (c) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.

Revolving Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01 , (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto or in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b) , as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Revolving Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

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Same Day Funds ” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

Sanction(s) ” means any sanction, law, rule or regulation administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”) or other relevant sanctions authority.

Secured Cash Management Agreement ” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank.

Secured Hedge Agreement ” means any interest rate or foreign currency Swap Contract permitted hereunder that is entered into by and between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Hedge Bank.

Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, on a Pro Forma Basis, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Debt on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four-quarter period then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a) or (b) .

Secured Obligations ” means (a) the Obligations, (b) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under each Secured Hedge Agreement, and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including overdrafts and related liabilities) under each Secured Cash Management Agreement; provided , that the Secured Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 10.05 , and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Security Agreement ” means, in each case as amended and together with each other security agreement and joinder agreement to the security agreement delivered hereunder, the security agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(iii) hereto.

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Special Notice Currency ” means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe.

Specified Loan Party ” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 4.08).

 

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Spot Rate ” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 12:00 noon on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that such L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

Sterling ” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other business entity (a) of which a majority of the shares of Voting Stock is at the time beneficially owned by such Person, (b) over which such Person has the ability to direct the management, or (c) whose financial results are consolidated into the financial statements of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.

Survey ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08 .

Swap Contract ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, the termination value thereof.

Swing Line Borrowing ” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 .

Swing Line Lender ” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a) .

Swing Line Loan Notice ” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) , which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.04 or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Swing Line Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

 

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TARGET Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Title Insurer ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.08 .

Total Revolving Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Transactions ” means (i) the entry into the Loan Documents, (ii) the distribution of at least 80% of the common stock of DFS to the shareholders of the Company (the “ DFS Distribution ”), (iii) the distribution of at least 80% of the common stock of LSC to the shareholders of the Company (the “ LSC Distribution ” and together with the DFS Distribution, the “ Distributions ”), (iv) the distribution from DFS and LSC to the Company in the amount of at least $1,126 million, (v) the offer to purchase for cash, retirement upon exchange or redemption for cash of certain debt securities of the Company (x) by the Company for the purpose of reducing its outstanding debt and (y) by certain third-party purchasers for the purpose of exchanging with the Company such debt securities for certain debt securities of DFS, collectively up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $1,200,000,000, in each case, prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date, and (vi) the sale or exchange of any common stock of DFS or LSC retained by the Company or its subsidiaries following the Distributions, including for debt securities of the Company with certain third-party purchasers, and the application of any proceeds of such sale or exchange to offer to purchase for cash, retire upon exchange or redeem for cash certain debt securities of the Company.

Type ” means, with respect to any Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

Undisclosed Administration ” means, in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed.

United States ” means the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(d)(i) .

USA PATRIOT Act ” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

Voting Stock ” means capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose common stock (other than directors’ qualifying shares or similar nominal shares to the extent required under applicable legal requirements) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and

 

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(b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person have 100% of the common equity interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or similar nominal shares to the extent required under applicable legal requirements) at such time.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Yen ” means the lawful currency of Japan.

SECTION 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions .

With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “ include ,” “ includes ” and “ including ” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “ will ” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “ shall .” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any organization document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “ hereto ,” “ herein ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “ asset ” and “ property ” (except when used as accounting terms, in which case GAAP shall apply) shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “ from ” means “ from and including ”; the words “ to ” and “ until ” each mean “ to but excluding ”; and the word “ through ” means “ to and including .”

(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms .

(a) Generally . Except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein, all accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the statements referenced in Section 6.01(e) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

 

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(b) Changes in GAAP . If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Company or the Administrative Agent shall so request, the Administrative Agent and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP. Upon any agreement between the Company and the Administrative Agent as to any such amendment, the Administrative Agent shall provide the Lenders with prompt written notice of such amendment. Unless the Required Lenders shall have objected to such amendment within ten Business Days after the Lenders shall have been notified thereof by the Administrative Agent, such amendment shall become effective and shall be binding on all parties hereto; provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

SECTION 1.04 Rounding .

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

SECTION 1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents .

(a) The Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Company hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent.

(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing or Eurocurrency Rate Loan, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent.

(c) The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

SECTION 1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies .

(a) The Company may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Rate Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that would be obligated to make Credit Extensions denominated in such requested currency.

(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, ten Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent). In the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 12:00 noon, two Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its reasonable discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in such requested currency.

 

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(c) Any failure by a Lender to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender to permit Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders that would be obligated to make Credit Extensions denominated in such requested currency consent to making Eurocurrency Rate Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06 , the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Company.

SECTION 1.07 Change of Currency .

(a) Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(c) In connection with Alternative Currency, each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

SECTION 1.08 Times of Day .

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

SECTION 1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts .

Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided , however , that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

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ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

SECTION 2.01 Revolving Loans .

(a) Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “ Revolving Loan ”) to the Company or if applicable a Designated Borrower in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided , however , that after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01 , prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this Section 2.01 . Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein; provided , however , that all Borrowings made on the Closing Date shall be made as Base Rate Loans unless the Company has provided a funding indemnity letter to the Administrative Agent on a timely basis in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender may, at its option, make any Loan available to any Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary by causing any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of such Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Increases of the Aggregate Commitments . The Company shall have the right, upon at least five Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent) from time to time, to increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and/or to add “term loans” hereunder in one or more increases, at any time prior to the date that is six months prior to the Maturity Date, subject , however , in any such case, to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(i) the aggregate increase in Aggregate Revolving Commitments and term loan additions ever made hereunder shall not exceed $100,000,000;

(ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date on which such increase is to become effective and after giving effect to such increase and the incurrence of Debt thereunder and use of proceeds therefrom on a Pro Forma Basis assuming it were fully drawn, the Company is in compliance with Section 8.05 ;

(iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date on which such increase is to become effective, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that in the case of any incremental term loans used to finance an acquisition permitted hereunder, to the extent the Lenders participating in such term loans agree, only customary “specified representations” and “acquisition agreement representations” (i.e., those representations of the seller or the target (as applicable) in the applicable acquisition agreement that are material to the interests of the Lenders and only to the extent that the Company or its applicable subsidiary has the right to terminate its obligations under the applicable acquisition agreement as a result of the failure of such representations to be accurate) be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or “Material Adverse Effect”, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects).

(iv) such increase shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof;

(v) such requested increase shall only be effective upon receipt of (A) additional Revolving Commitments or term loan commitments in a corresponding amount of such requested increase from either existing Lenders and/or one or more other institutions that qualify as Eligible Assignees (it being understood and agreed that no existing Lender shall be required to provide an additional Revolving Commitment or term loan commitment) and (B) documentation from each institution providing an additional Revolving Commitment or term loan commitment evidencing its additional Revolving Commitment or term loan commitment and its obligations under this Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(vi) the Administrative Agent shall have received all documents (including resolutions of the board of directors of the Company and any Designated Borrower) it may reasonably request relating to the corporate or other necessary authority for such increase and the validity of such increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or term loan commitments, and any other matters relevant thereto, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(vii) the Borrower shall have paid such arrangement and upfront fees as agreed by such Borrower with any existing or incremental Lenders that are due and payable on or prior to the date of such requested increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or term loan commitments;

(viii) if any Revolving Loans are outstanding at the time of the increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Borrowers shall, if applicable, prepay one or more existing Revolving Loans (such prepayment to be subject to Section 3.05 ) in an amount necessary such that after giving effect to the increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, each Lender will hold its pro rata share (based on its Applicable Percentage of the increased Aggregate Revolving Commitments) of outstanding Revolving Loans; and

(ix) any term loans (i) shall have a weighted average life to maturity and final maturity date of no less than one-half year after the then current final maturity date of the Revolving Loans, (ii) shall benefit from the same security interests as the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) other than with respect to prepayments, pricing and fees, amortization and maturity, the terms of any such loan, taken as a whole, shall be no less favorable to the Borrower than the terms hereunder, (iv) may come ahead of Revolving Loans and Aggregate Revolving Commitments and related Obligations with respect to optional and mandatory prepayments and (iv) may be effected through amendments to this Agreement made by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the term loan lenders and without the consent of any other person.

For the avoidance of doubt, increases pursuant to this Section 2.01(b) are solely at Lender discretion and any Lender who does not respond to an increase request shall be deemed to have rejected it.

SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans .

(a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) 12:00 noon three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of, Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Loans, (ii) 12:00 noon four Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, and (iii) 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(d) and 2.04(c) , each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Company is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, (vi) the currency of the Loans to be borrowed, and (vii) if applicable, the Designated Borrower. If the Company fails to specify a currency in a Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the Company fails to specify a Type of a Loan in a

 

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Loan Notice or if the Company fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided , however , that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Company requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Loan may be converted into or continued as a Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Swing Line Loan may not be converted to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

(b) Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount (and currency) of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Company, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Loans denominated in a currency other than Dollars, in each case as described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice; provided that a Base Rate Loan requested after noon on the same day funding is requested shall be available no later than 2:00 p.m. on that Business Day. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 5.01 ), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Company or the other applicable Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Company; provided , however , that if, on the date of a Borrowing of Revolving Loans there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first , shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and second , shall be made available to such Borrower as provided above.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether in Dollars or any Alternative Currency) without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be prepaid, or redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.

(e) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten Interest Periods in effect.

SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit .

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment .

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03 , (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect

 

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to any Letter of Credit, (w) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the aggregate Letter of Credit Sublimit and (z) the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer shall not, unless otherwise agreed by such L/C Issuer, exceed its Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Company for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Company that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Company may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

(ii) An L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) subject to Section 2.03(c)(iii) , the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry date.

(iii) An L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;

(D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars;

(E) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or

(F) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) ) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

(iv) An L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

 

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(v) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(b) An L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and such L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article X with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article X included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

(c) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit .

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Company delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their reasonable discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Company shall furnish to the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as such L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Company and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the applicable L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Borrower, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article V shall not be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from such L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii) If the Company so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its reasonable discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is

 

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issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Company shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) such L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided , however , that such L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is ten Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.02 is not then satisfied, and in each case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(d) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .

(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Company and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 12:00 noon on the date of any payment by such L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “ Honor Date ”), the Company shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. In the event that (A) a drawing denominated in an Alternative Currency is to be reimbursed in Dollars pursuant to the second sentence in this Section 2.03(d)(i) and (B) the Dollar amount paid by the Company, whether on or after the Honor Date, shall not be adequate on the date of that payment to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures a sum denominated in the Alternative Currency equal to the drawing, the Company agrees, as a separate and independent obligation, to indemnify the L/C Issuer for the loss resulting from its inability on that date to purchase the Alternative Currency in the full amount of the drawing. If the Company fails to so reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Company shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice) and provided that, after giving effect to such Borrowing, the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. Any notice given by the applicable L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(d)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(d)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(d)(iii) , each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer in Dollars.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Company shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(d)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03 .

 

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(iv) Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(d) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.

(v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(d) , shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against such L/C Issuer, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(d) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than delivery by the Company of a Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(d) by the time specified in Section 2.03(d)(ii) , then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by such L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(vii) If the L/C Issuer shall make any payment or disbursement pursuant to a drawing under a Letter of Credit, then, (x) the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such payment or disbursement is made to but excluding the Honor Date, at the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, and (y) unless the Borrowers shall reimburse such payment or disbursement in full on the Honor Date, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest payable on demand, for each day from and including the Honor Date to but excluding the date that the Borrowers reimburse such payment or disbursement, at the rate per annum determined pursuant to Section 2.08(b) . Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.03(d) to reimburse the L/C Issuer shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

(e) Repayment of Participations .

(i) At any time after the applicable L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(d) , if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Company or otherwise, including proceeds of cash collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in Dollars and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(d)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the applicable L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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(f) Obligations Absolute . The obligation of the Company to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Company or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), such L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv) any payment by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or any Subsidiary.

The Company shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Company’s instructions or other irregularity, the Company will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Company shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(g) Role of L/C Issuers . Each Lender and the Company agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuers shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Company hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Company’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuers shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(f) ; provided , however , that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may have a claim against the applicable L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Company, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary,

 

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damages suffered by the Company which the Company proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuers may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuers shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(h) Applicability of ISP . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Company when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit.

(i) Letter of Credit Fees . The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 2.16 , with its Applicable Percentage, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin for Letter of Credit Fees times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided , however , any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be payable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Applicable Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(iv) with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09 . Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Margin for Letter of Credit Fees during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by such Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default pursuant to Section 9.01(a) or 9.01(b) exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers . The Company shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum agreed to between the Company and the applicable L/C Issuer, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09 . In addition, the Company shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

(k) Conflict with Issuer Documents . In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

(l) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries . Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Company hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

 

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SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans.

(a) The Swing Line . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04 , agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “ Swing Line Loan ”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided , however , that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments at such time, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (y) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan, and (z) the Swing Line Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04 , prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this Section 2.04 . Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest only at a rate based on the Base Rate. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b) Borrowing Procedures . Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) by a Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) , or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article V is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 4.00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.

(c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans . (i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02 , without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 . The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii) , each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

 

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(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such Base Rate Loans in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) , the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) , the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 . No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d) Repayment of Participations . (i) At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender . The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender . The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

 

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SECTION 2.05 Prepayments.

(a) Voluntary Prepayments of Loans . (i) Each Borrower may, upon notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent in such form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (1) two Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (2) three Business Days (or five, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies) prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies and (3) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any such prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding); (C) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 (or its Alternative Currency Equivalent) or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 (or its Alternative Currency Equivalent) in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding) and (D) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurocurrency Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 . Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

(ii) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments of Loans .

(i) If any Loan Party Disposes of any property pursuant to Section 8.10(a) other than property recorded as current assets on the Company’s consolidated financial statements which results in the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $10 million, the Company shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of L/C Borrowings or Revolving Loans (without any reduction of the Revolving Commitments hereunder) equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (including amounts below $10 million) within 10 Business Days following receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below); provided , that, if on any date that a mandatory prepayment is due hereunder, the amount of the mandatory prepayment due exceeds the aggregate principal amount of L/C Borrowings and Revolving Loans outstanding, the Company’s obligations under this Section 2.05(b)(i) shall be satisfied by prepaying such aggregate principal amount of L/C Borrowings or Revolving Loans (without any reduction of the Revolving Commitments hereunder); and provided , further , that, with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized under a Disposition described in this Section 2.05(b)(i) that would trigger a prepayment hereunder, at the election of the Company (as notified by the Company to the Administrative Agent on or prior to tenth Business Day after such Disposition), and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company or such Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets (including capital expenditures) or a Permitted Acquisition so long as within the later of (x) 360 days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds and (y) 180 days after the entry into a contract to reinvest such proceeds within 360 days after the receipt thereof, such purchase

 

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shall have been consummated (as certified by the Company in writing to the Administrative Agent); and provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so reinvested shall be promptly applied to the repayment of the L/C Borrowings or Revolving Loans (without any reduction of the Revolving Commitments hereunder) to the extent set forth in this Section 2.05(b)(i) .

(ii) Within seven Business Days following the incurrence or issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Debt (other than Debt permitted to be created, incurred, suffered to exist or issued pursuant to Section 8.01 ), the Company shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by the Company or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (vi) below).

(iii) Upon any Extraordinary Receipt in excess of $10 million received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party, and not otherwise included in this Section 2.05(b) , the Company shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of L/C Borrowings or Revolving Loans (without any reduction of the Revolving Commitments hereunder) equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom (including amounts below $10 million) within ten Business Days following receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (v) below); provided , that, if on any date that a mandatory prepayment is due hereunder, the amount of the mandatory prepayment due exceeds the aggregate principal amount of L/C Borrowings and Revolving Loans outstanding, the Company’s obligations under this Section 2.05(b)(iii) shall be satisfied by prepaying such aggregate principal amount of L/C Borrowings or Revolving Loans (without any reduction of the Revolving Commitments hereunder); and provided , further , that with respect to any proceeds of insurance or casualty or condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof), at the election of the Company (as notified by the Company to the Administrative Agent on or prior to ten Business Days after receipt of such insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or indemnity payments), and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company or such Subsidiary may apply within 360 days after such Extraordinary Receipt such Net Cash Proceeds to replace or repair equipment or fixed assets of the Company or such Subsidiary or make capital expenditures; and provided , further , however , that any cash proceeds not so applied shall within five Business Days after such 360 th day be promptly applied to the prepayment of L/C Borrowings or Revolving Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05(b)(iii) .

(iv) Alternative Currency Sublimit . If the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall prepay Loans in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect.

(v) Aggregate Revolving Commitments. If the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Total Revolving Outstandings exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, then, within three Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall prepay Loans, and, if necessary, Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such excess exposure.

(vi) Application of Mandatory Prepayments . All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied, first , ratably to the L/C Borrowings, second , to the outstanding Revolving Loans, and, third , in the case of clauses (iv) and (v), to Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit.

Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurocurrency Rate Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.05(b) shall be subject to Section 3.05 , but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the date of prepayment.

 

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SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Commitments .

The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an amount not less than the Total Revolving Outstandings; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon two Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Alternative Currency Sublimit, the Swing Line Sublimit or the aggregate Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The amount of any such Aggregate Revolving Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Alternative Currency Sublimit, the Swing Line Sublimit or the aggregate Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Company. Any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be applied to the Revolving Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued with respect thereto until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans .

(a) Revolving Loans . Each Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Loans made to such Borrower outstanding on such date and all other Obligations then outstanding, including all accrued but unpaid interest and fees.

(b) Swing Line Loans . The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.08 Interest .

(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans.

(b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.

(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by any Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.

(iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default under Section 9.01(a) or 9.01(b) exists, the Borrowers shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.

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(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

(d) For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), (i) whenever a rate of interest or fee rate hereunder is calculated on the basis of a year (the “ deemed year ”) that contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation, such rate of interest or fee rate shall be expressed as a yearly rate by multiplying such rate of interest or fee rate by the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation and dividing it by the number of days in the deemed year, (ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation hereunder and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated herein are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields.

SECTION 2.09 Fees .

In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03 :

(a) Facility Fee . The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a facility fee equal to the product of (i) the Facility Fee set forth in the table under the definition of Applicable Margin times (ii) the actual daily amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments regardless of usage (or, if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have been terminated, on the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16 (the “ Facility Fees ”). The Facility Fees shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period (and thereafter so long as Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations remain outstanding), including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article V is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period (and, if applicable, thereafter on demand). The Facility Fees shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Facility Fee set forth in the table under the definition of Applicable Margin during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by such Facility Fee rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Facility Fee rate was in effect.

(b) Fee Letter . The Company shall pay fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

SECTION 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees .

All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a) , bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Debt .

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error

 

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of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender to a Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, such Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a promissory note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each such promissory note shall be in the form of Exhibit 2.11(a) (a “ Note ”). Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback .

(a) General . All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, any Borrower is prohibited by any law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, such Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by any Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:00 p.m. on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02 ) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar

 

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fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by such Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the time at which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or applicable L/C Issuer hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or any Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent . If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender to any Borrower as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to such Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article V are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall promptly return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(d) Obligations of Lenders Several . The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c) .

(e) Funding Source . Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(f) Insufficient Funds . If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i)  first , toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii)  second , toward payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.

SECTION 2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders .

If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders,

 

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or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:

(i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.15 , or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.

SECTION 2.14 Designated Borrowers .

(a) The Company may at any time, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), designate any additional Subsidiary of the Company (an “ Applicant Borrower ”) as a Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder by delivering to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver counterparts thereof to each Lender) a duly executed notice and agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.14(a) (a “ Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement ”). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that prior to any Applicant Borrower becoming entitled to utilize the credit facilities provided for herein the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received the information required by Section 5.03 and shall have consented to such designation. If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders agree in writing that an Applicant Borrower shall be entitled to receive Loans hereunder, then promptly following receipt of all information required by Section 5.03 , the Administrative Agent shall send a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.14(b) (a “ Designated Borrower Notice ”) to the Company and the Lenders specifying the effective date upon which the Applicant Borrower shall constitute a Designated Borrower for purposes hereof, whereupon each of the Lenders agrees to permit such Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and each of the parties agrees that such Designated Borrower otherwise shall be a Borrower for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that (i) no Loan Notice or Letter of Credit Application may be submitted by or on behalf of such Designated Borrower until the date two Business Days after such effective date, and (ii) no Lender shall be obligated to make Loans to any Designated Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary if such Lender is unauthorized to lend in such Foreign Subsidiary’s jurisdiction.

(b) The Obligations of all Designated Borrowers shall be several in nature, subject to Article IV .

(c) Each Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a “Designated Borrower” pursuant to this Section 2.14 hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for all purposes relevant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including (i) the giving and receipt of notices, (ii) the execution and delivery of all documents, instruments and certificates contemplated herein and all modifications hereto, and (iii) the receipt of the proceeds of any Loans made by the Lenders, to any such Designated Borrower hereunder. Any acknowledgment, consent, direction, certification or other action which might otherwise be valid or effective only if given or taken by all Borrowers, or by each Borrower acting singly, shall be valid and effective if given or taken only by the Company, whether or not any such other Borrower joins therein. Any notice, demand, consent, acknowledgement, direction, certification or other communication delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered to each Designated Borrower.

 

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(d) The Company may from time to time, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), terminate a Designated Borrower’s status as such, provided that there are no outstanding Loans payable by such Designated Borrower, or other amounts payable by such Designated Borrower on account of any Loans made to it, as of the effective date of such termination. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such termination of a Designated Borrower’s status.

SECTION 2.15 Cash Collateral .

(a) Certain Credit Support Events . Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer (i) if such L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Company shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

(b) Grant of Security Interest . All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Company, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(c) . If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Company or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.

(c) Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Sections 2.03 , 2.05 , 2.16 or 9.03 in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, Swing Line Loans, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

(d) Release . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi) )) or (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided , however , (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of the Company shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.15 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 9.03 ), and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

SECTION 2.16 Defaulting Lenders .

(a) Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments . That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 11.01 .

 

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(ii) Reallocation of Payments . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article IX or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 ), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuers or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third , if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the L/C Issuers, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth , as the Company may request (so long as no Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Company as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Company against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees . That Defaulting Lender (x) shall be entitled to receive any Facility Fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to extent allocable to the sum of (1) the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans funded by it and (2) its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Sections 2.03 , 2.05 , 2.15 , or 2.16(a)(ii) , as applicable (and the Company shall (A) be required to pay to each of the L/C Issuers the amount of such fee allocable to its Fronting Exposure arising from that Defaulting Lender to the extent that the Company has not posted Cash Collateral for such exposure and (B) not be required to pay the remaining amount of such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.03(i) .

(iv) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure . During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.04 , the “Applicable Percentage” of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided , that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender.

 

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(v) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans . If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within two Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15 (after giving effect to any reallocation) for so long as any Letters of Credit are outstanding.

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure . The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement are in addition to other rights and remedies that a Borrower may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any funding default and that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any funding default. If the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), then the Fronting Exposure shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (less the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender) and that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) ), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and any applicable cash collateral shall be promptly returned to the Borrower and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Fronting Exposure reallocated pursuant to the requirements above shall be reallocated back to such Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Company while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

SECTION 2.17 Extension of Maturity Date .

(a) Requests for Extension . The Company may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders) once during the term of this Agreement and not later than 30 days prior to September 30, 2021 (the “ Existing Maturity Date ”), request that each Lender extend such Lender’s Maturity Date for an additional one year from the Existing Maturity Date (the “ Extension Request ”).

(b) Lender Elections to Extend . Each Lender, acting in its sole and individual discretion, shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given not more than 20 days after it has been notified of the Extension Request (the “ Notice Date ”), advise the Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to extend the Maturity Date in accordance with the Extension Request. A Lender that determines not to extend its Maturity Date in response to the Extension Request will hereinafter be referred to as a “ Non-Extending Lender .” Any Lender that does not so advise the Administrative Agent of its decision with respect to the Extension Request on or before the Notice Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to so agree.

(c) Notification by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company of each Lender’s determination under this Section no later than three Business Days after the Notice Date.

(d) Additional Commitment Lenders . The Company shall have the right to replace each Non-Extending Lender with, and add as “Lenders” under this Agreement in place thereof, one or more Eligible Assignees (each, an “ Additional Commitment Lender ”) as provided in Section 11.13 ; provided that (i) each of such Additional Commitment Lenders that is not already a Lender shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Additional Commitment Lender shall, effective as of the Assignment and Assumption, undertake a Commitment in an amount specified in such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) each such Additional Commitment Lender that is already a Lender shall agree to have its existing Commitment increased in an amount specified by the Company.

 

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(e) Minimum Extension Requirement . If (and only if) the total of (i) the Commitments of the Lenders that have agreed so to extend their Maturity Date in accordance with this Section (each, an “ Extending Lender ”) and (ii) the additional Commitments of the Additional Commitment Lenders shall be more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect immediately prior to the Existing Maturity Date, then, effective as of the effective date of the Assignment and Assumption, the Maturity Date of each Extending Lender and of each Additional Commitment Lender shall be extended to the date falling one year after the Existing Maturity Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Maturity Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Business Day) and each Additional Commitment Lender that is not already a Lender shall thereupon become a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement.

(f) Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions . As a condition precedent to such extension, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Borrower dated as of the Existing Maturity Date signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower authorizing and empowering certain officers of the Company to effect such extension and, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article VI and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Existing Maturity Date, except (a) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and (b) the representations and warranties contained in subsections (i) and (ii) of Section 6.01(e) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.02 , and (ii) no Default exists. In addition, on the Existing Maturity Date, the Company shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on such date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 ) to the extent necessary to pay the Non-Extending Lenders in full and to keep outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages of the respective Lenders effective as of such date.

(g) Conflicting Provisions . This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 11.01 to the contrary and the Administrative Agent and the Company may enter into any amendments necessary to effect the extensions allowed by this Section without any other consents.

ARTICLE III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

SECTION 3.01 Taxes .

(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes .

(i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall to the extent permitted by applicable laws be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable laws require any Loan Party or any other applicable withholding agent to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such laws as determined by the applicable withholding agent.

(ii) If any Loan Party or any other applicable withholding agent shall be required by any applicable laws to withhold or deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any payment made by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, then (A) the applicable Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by such withholding agent to be required, (B) the applicable Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01 ) the Lender (or, in the case of any amount received by the Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent), receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes been made.

 

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(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers . Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the applicable Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable laws.

(c) Tax Indemnification .

(i) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, each applicable Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01 ) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to a Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(ii) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a), (b) or (c)(i) above, each Lender and each L/C Issuer shall indemnify each applicable Borrower, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten days after demand therefor, against any and all Excluded Taxes imposed in respect of such Lender, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, that are incurred by or asserted against such Borrower by any Governmental Authority as a result of the failure by such Lender to deliver, or as a result of the inaccuracy, inadequacy or deficiency of, any documentation required to be delivered by such Lender to such Borrower pursuant to subsection (e).

(d) Evidence of Payments . Upon request by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrowers or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01 , the applicable Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the applicable Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

(e) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation .

(i) Each Lender shall deliver to the Company and to the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable laws or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Company or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A) whether or not payments made by the respective Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document are subject to withholding or deduction for any Taxes, (B) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (C) such Lender’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Lender by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdictions. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the completion, execution and submission of any documentation with respect to any Tax other than United States federal withholding tax shall not be required if in a Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Company or the Administrative Agent) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable

 

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laws or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

(B) each Foreign Lender that is entitled under the Internal Revenue Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to any payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Company or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally eligible to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(I) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

(II) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form),

(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.01(e) (a “ Non-Bank Certificate ”) to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of such Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that no payments in connection with any Loan Document are effectively connected with such Foreign Lender’s conduct of a United States trade or business and (y) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form),

(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form), accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, a Non-Bank Certificate, Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, and/or other certification documents (or successor forms) from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating lender) and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, a Non-Bank Certificate may be provided by such Foreign Lender on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner, or

(V) executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable laws as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable laws to permit the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(C) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their FATCA obligations, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s FATCA obligations and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for the purposes of this Clause (C), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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(D) From and after the Closing Date, solely for purposes of FATCA, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat, and the Lenders hereby authorize the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to treat, the Agreement and all Loans made thereunder (including any Loans already outstanding) as not qualifying as “grandfathered obligations” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

(iii) Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall promptly update such documentation or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so.

(iv) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 3.01(e) , a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

(v) Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any document provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 3.01(e) .

(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds . Unless required by applicable laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender. If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Company an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by any Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses and net of any loss or gain realized in the conversion of such funds from or to another currency incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Company, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Company (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph (f) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to the Company pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have been if the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund had never been imposed.

(g) For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 3.01 , the term “Lender” shall include any Swing Line Lender and any L/C Issuer.

SECTION 3.02 Illegality .

If any Lender determines that any law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Company through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Dollars, to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate shall be suspended and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest

 

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rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case, until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all of such Lender’s Eurocurrency Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary, to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates .

If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) deposits (whether in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan or in connection with a Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case, until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the applicable Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

SECTION 3.04 Increased Costs .

(a) Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (including any reserve for eurocurrency funding that may be established or reestablished under Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or any L/C Issuer;

(ii) subject any Lender or any L/C Issuer to any Taxes (other than any Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes, and Excluded Taxes) on its loans, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii) impose on any Lender or any L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate (or, in the case of paragraph (ii), any Loan), or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender or such L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements . If any Lender or any L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitment of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company will pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

SECTION 3.05 Compensation for Losses.

Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Company shall promptly compensate (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to compensate) such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b) any failure by any Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Company; or

 

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(c) any failure by any Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or

(d) any assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 11.13 ; or

including any loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract. The Company shall also pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Company (or the applicable Designated Borrower) to the Lenders under this Section 3.05 , each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate used in determining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the offshore interbank eurodollar market for such currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

SECTION 3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 , or any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01 , or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02 , then such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04 , as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02 , as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. The Company hereby agrees to pay (or to cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 , or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 , the Company may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13 .

SECTION 3.07 Survival .

All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

GUARANTY

SECTION 4.01 The Guarantees .

The Company hereby irrevocably guarantees to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers the prompt payment of the Designated Borrower Obligations in full when due and hereby agrees that if any of the Designated Borrower Obligations are not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Company will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of

 

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any of the Designated Borrower Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

The Guarantors hereby absolutely and unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Secured Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Guarantors to the Secured Parties, and whether arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document, any Secured Cash Management Agreement or any Secured Hedge Agreement (including all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all reasonable and documented costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses of one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and one regulatory counsel incurred by the Secured Parties in connection with the collection or enforcement thereof). The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Secured Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon the Company, and conclusive (absent manifest error) for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Secured Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Secured Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Secured Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Secured Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantors under this Guaranty, and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably waive any defenses (other than the defense of payment and the benefit of any statute of limitations) they may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.

SECTION 4.02 Obligations Unconditional .

The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 4.01 are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Secured Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 4.02 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. The Guarantors agrees that they shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against any Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article IV until such time as the Secured Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to a Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Secured Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Secured Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Secured Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Secured Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

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(e) any of the Secured Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including for the benefit of any creditor of the Company) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including any creditor of the Company).

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Secured Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Secured Obligations. To the extent permitted by law, each Guarantor expressly waives any law or regulation of any jurisdiction or any other event which affects any term of such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. Each Guarantor waives any rights and defenses that are or may become available to it by reason of §§ 2787 to 2855, inclusive, and §§ 2899 and 3433 of the California Civil Code. As provided below, this Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The foregoing waivers and the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Guaranty which pertain to California law are included solely out of an abundance of caution, and shall not be construed to mean that any of the above-referenced provisions of California law are in any way applicable to this Guaranty or the Secured Obligations.

SECTION 4.03 Reinstatement .

The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Article IV shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Secured Obligations, whether as a result of any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Secured Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or such holder of the Secured Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any Debtor Relief Law.

SECTION 4.04 Certain Additional Waivers .

(a) Each Guarantor agrees that it shall have no right of recourse to security for the Secured Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation as limited by Section 4.02 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section 4.07 . Each Guarantor understands and acknowledges that if the Secured Parties foreclose judicially or nonjudicially against any real property security for the Secured Obligations, that foreclosure could impair or destroy any ability that it may have to seek reimbursement, contribution, or indemnification from the Borrower or others based on any right it may have of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnification for any amounts paid by Holdings under this Guaranty. Each Guarantor further understands and acknowledges that in the absence of this paragraph, such potential impairment or destruction of its rights, if any, may entitle it to assert a defense to this Guaranty based on Section 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure as interpreted in Union Bank v. Gradsky , 265 Cal. App. 2d 40 (1968). By executing this Guaranty, each Guarantor freely, irrevocably, and unconditionally: (i) waives and relinquishes that defense and agrees that it will be fully liable under this Guaranty even though the Secured Parties may foreclose, either by judicial foreclosure or by exercise of power of sale, any deed of trust securing the Secured Obligations; (ii) agrees that it will not assert that defense in any action or proceeding which the Secured Parties may commence to enforce this Guaranty; (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the rights and defenses waived by each Guarantor in this Guaranty include any right or defense that it may have or be entitled to assert based upon or arising out of any one or more of §§ 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or § 2848 of the California Civil Code; and (iv) acknowledges and agrees that the Secured Parties are relying on this waiver in creating the Secured Obligations, and that this waiver is a material part of the consideration which the Secured Parties are receiving for creating the Secured Obligations.

(b) Each Guarantor waives all rights and defenses that it may have because any of the Secured Obligations is secured by real property. This means, among other things: (i) the Secured Parties may collect from it without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the other Loan Parties; and (ii) if the Secured Parties foreclose on any real property collateral pledged by the other Loan Parties: (A) the amount of the Secured Obligations may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if

 

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the collateral is worth more than the sale price, and (B) the Secured Parties may collect from it even if the Secured Parties, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, have destroyed any right it may have to collect from the Borrower. This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses each Guarantor may have because any of the Secured Obligations is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon § 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

Each Guarantor waives any right or defense it may have at law or equity, including California Code of Civil Procedure § 580a, to a fair market value hearing or action to determine a deficiency judgment after a foreclosure.

SECTION 4.05 Remedies .

Each Guarantor agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as between the such Guarantor, on the one hand, and holders of the Secured Obligations, on the other hand, the Secured Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 9.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances specified in Section 9.02 ) for purposes of Section 4.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Secured Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Secured Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Secured Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Company for purposes of Section 4.01 .

SECTION 4.06 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee .

The guarantee given by the Company and the Guarantors in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Secured Obligations whenever arising, and consents and agrees that any Lender or the Administrative Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring a motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.

SECTION 4.07 Limitation of Guarantors Obligations; Contribution .

Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, the amount of the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be limited to the highest amount (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in this Section 4.07 ) that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors in accordance with applicable law. Each Guarantor hereby agrees to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder (including by way of set off rights being exercised against it), such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder who has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4.02 hereof.

SECTION 4.08 Keepwell.

Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article IV voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

SECTION 5.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness .

This Agreement shall become effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the “ Closing Date ”):

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) An executed counterpart of this Agreement and the Guaranty signed on behalf of the Company, the Administrative Agent and each Lender;

(ii) To the extent requested pursuant to Section 2.11(a) , a duly executed Note of the Company, for the account of each requesting Lender;

(iii) Certified copies of UCC, tax and judgment lien searches, or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents (together with copies of such financing statements and documents) that name certain identified Loan Parties as debtor and that are filed in those state and county jurisdictions in which such Loan Party is organized or maintains its principal place of business, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered by the Collateral Documents (other than Permitted Liens),

(iv) A certificate of the Secretary of the Company certifying (A) copies attached thereto of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing and empowering certain officers of the Company to effect such borrowings as such officers may deem necessary or desirable for proper corporate purposes, subject to the limitations set forth in such resolutions, (B) copies attached thereto of the Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws of the Company and (C) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Company authorized to sign this Agreement and the Notes and other documents to be executed and delivered by the Company hereunder;

(iv) A certificate from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated a date reasonably close to the date hereof as to the good standing of and organizational documents filed by the Company;

(v) A certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying that as of such date, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01 are correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, (B) no Default or Event of Default as of the date thereof has occurred and is continuing , (C) the current Debt Ratings and (D) from the Chief Financial Officer, the Solvency of the Company on a consolidated basis both before and after giving effect to the transactions occurring on such date;

(vi) An opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(vi) hereto;

(vii) An opinion of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Wisconsin local counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(vii) ;

(viii) An opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP, North Carolina counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(viii);

 

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(ix) An opinion of Venable LLP, Maryland counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(ix);

(x) An opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Texas counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(x);

(xi) A Perfection Certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit 5.01(a)(xi) , duly executed by each of the Loan Parties; and

(xii) Subject to Section 7.11(b), delivery of all documents, instruments and certificates and evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement has been taken.

(b) The Company shall have paid all reasonable accrued fees and expenses of the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders which are due and payable on the Closing Date to the extent invoiced (including fees set forth in the Fee Letter and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP , counsel for the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent);

(c) There shall have occurred no material adverse change in the business, financial condition, results of operations or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2015;

(d) There shall exist no action, suit or proceeding (investigative, judicial or otherwise) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) Receipt of such documentation as may be required by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent in order to comply with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act or necessary for any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of any Borrower as required by Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, as requested through the Administrative Agent at least 5 days in advance of the Closing Date;

(f) (x) The Borrower shall have delivered a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer stating that the Distributions shall have been or are being substantially contemporaneously consummated on the Closing Date and (y) the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the arrangements to ensure that the Distributions shall have been or are being substantially contemporaneously consummated on the Closing Date; and

(g) With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Loan Party to, deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to such Mortgaged Property and, for any Mortgaged Property on which improvements are located in a special flood hazard area, a notice duly executed by the Loan Party that owns such Mortgaged Property acknowledging the special flood hazard area status together with evidence of flood insurance in compliance with Section 7.07 hereof.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.04 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified above in this Section 5.01 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved and accepted, and to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date, as notified by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders, specifying its objection thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the Closing Date.

 

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SECTION 5.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Credit Extension .

The obligation of each Lender to honor any request for Credit Extension and the obligation to issue, amend, extend or renew a Letter of Credit shall be subject to the further conditions precedent on the date of such request for Credit Extension or the date of issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit, that the following statements shall be true (and the giving of the applicable Loan Notice or Swing Line Loan Notice and the acceptance by the applicable Borrower of the proceeds of such Borrowing and/or the receipt of a letter of credit application requesting the issuance of such Letter of Credit as required by Section 2.03 shall constitute a representation and warranty by the applicable Borrower that on the date of such request for Credit Extension such statements are true):

(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01 (other than Section 6.01(e)(iv) ) are correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension (other than those representations and warranties that expressly relate solely to a specific earlier date, which shall remain correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), before and after giving effect to such Credit Extension and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date; and

(b) No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom or from such amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.

(c) In the case of Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders would make it impracticable for such Credit Extension to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.

SECTION 5.03 Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance to Each Designated Borrower .

The obligation of each Lender to make its initial advance hereunder to any Applicant Borrower and the obligation to issue, amend, extend or renew a Letter of Credit is subject to the conditions precedent that the Closing Date shall have occurred and the Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the day of the initial Borrowing by such Applicant Borrower or the date of issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(a) The Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement executed and delivered by such Applicant Borrower (and containing the written consent of the Company), in accordance with Section 2.14 hereof;

(b) To the extent requested pursuant to Section 2.11(a) , a Note executed by such Applicant Borrower, payable for the account of each requesting Lender;

(c) Copies of any and all governmental approvals, if any, required with respect to the Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement;

(d) A certificate of the Secretary of such Applicant Borrower certifying (A) copies attached thereto of the resolutions of the Board of Directors or similar body of such Applicant Borrower authorizing and empowering certain officers of such Applicant Borrower to enter into and perform the Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement, (B) copies attached thereto of the organizational documents of such Applicant Borrower, and (C) the names and true signatures of the officers of such Applicant Borrower authorized to sign the Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement and, to the extent requested pursuant to Section 2.11 , any Notes;

(e) An opinion of counsel to such Applicant Borrower, in form and substance as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;

 

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(f) A certificate from the jurisdiction of organization of such Applicant Borrower dated a date reasonably close to the date hereof as to the good standing of and organizational documents filed by such Applicant Borrower, in each case to the extent available;

(g) Such documentation as may be required by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent in order to comply with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act or necessary for any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of such Applicant Borrower as required by Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, as requested through the Administrative Agent; and

(h) Such other approvals, opinions and documents relating to the Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 6.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company .

The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender and each L/C Issuer that:

(a) Each Loan Party is a corporation or limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.

(b) (i) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within the Loan Party’s powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official, and do not contravene or constitute a default under, (A) the Loan Party’s certificate or articles of incorporation or organization or by-laws, each as amended or (B) any provision of applicable law or regulation or any contractual restriction, judgment, order, injunction, decree or other instrument binding on or affecting the Loan Party.

(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by a Designated Borrower of a Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement and any Notes are within such Designated Borrower’s powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official, and do not conflict with or contravene or constitute a default under, (A) such Designated Borrower’s organizational documents or (B) any provision of applicable law or regulation or any contractual restriction, judgment, order, injunction, decree or other instrument binding on or affecting such Designated Borrower.

(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document or a Designated Borrower of any Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement.

(d) Each Loan Document has been, and each of the Notes when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto. Each Loan Document is, and each of the Notes when delivered hereunder will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their respective terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity.

 

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(e) (i) The consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flow and shareholders’ equity of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, copies of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby.

(ii) The consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flow and shareholders’ equity of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter then ended, copies of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby

(iii) The consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries most recently delivered pursuant to Sections 7.02 (a)  and (b) , and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flow and shareholders’ equity of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the applicable fiscal period then ended fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at each such date and the consolidated results of the operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments).

(iv) Since December 31, 2015 and other than in connection with or as a result of the Transactions, there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition, results of operations or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(f) There are no actions, suits or proceedings (investigative, judicial or otherwise) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official, or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Company, threatened, that could reasonably be expected (i) to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) to materially and adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note.

(g) Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has title in fee simple to each Mortgaged Property, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other material U.S. domestic real property, and none of such real property is subject to any Lien except as permitted by Section 8.06 .

(h) Following application of the proceeds of each Loan to the Company, no more than 5% of the assets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (exclusive of any retained ownership of LSC or DFS) will be Margin Stock.

(i) The Company is not principally engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

(j) The Loans to each Borrower, and all related obligations of such Borrower under this Agreement, rank pari passu with all other indebtedness for money borrowed or raised by such Borrower that is not, by its terms, expressly subordinated to other such indebtedness of such Borrower.

(k) Neither the Company nor any Loan Party is required to register as an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(l) (i) All necessary Environmental Permits have been obtained and are in effect for the operations and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all such Environmental Permits, except to the extent that the failure to so obtain or comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) no circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to (A) form the basis of an Environmental Action against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) cause any such property to be subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) None of the properties owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any investigation or cleanup, whether voluntary or required pursuant to any Environmental Law or ordered by any governmental authority, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(n) Except to the extent that it could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other federal or state laws and each Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service. To the best knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status, except to the extent that it could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) Except to the extent that it could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) no ERISA Event has occurred, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) the Company and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code) is 60% or higher and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan.

(q) All of the Company’s Subsidiaries that are corporations are duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation, and have all corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on their respective businesses as now conducted. All of the Company’s Subsidiaries that are a limited partnership or limited liability company are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, and have all powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on their respective businesses as now conducted.

 

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(r) The information set forth in the Information Documents was true and accurate in all material respects on the date thereof and on the Closing Date, except that the Company makes no representation whatsoever (express or implied) with respect to any statements, information, estimates or projections with respect to the future trends or performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries. All written information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries furnished by, or on behalf of, the Company at any meeting to which all the Lenders were invited and any written information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries furnished by, or on behalf of, the Company to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement was true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information was furnished, subject to the exception set forth in the preceding sentence for statements, information, estimates or projections with respect to the future trends or performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(s) The Company and its Material Subsidiaries maintain, with financially sound and responsible insurance companies (which may include so-called captive insurance companies), such insurance against such risks as are customarily insured against by Persons engaged in similar businesses; provided, the Company and its Material Subsidiaries may self-insure to the same extent as such other Persons.

(t) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries have filed all Tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and (ii) there is no proposed Tax assessment, deficiency or other claim against any the Company or any Subsidiary.

(u) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the requirements of all laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(v) (a) Schedule 6.01(v) sets forth the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party and each of its direct Domestic Subsidiaries and, as to each such Domestic Subsidiary, the number of each class of its Equity Interests authorized, and the number outstanding, in each case, on the Closing Date, the number of shares covered by all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and similar rights at the Closing Date and the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by any Loan Party on the Closing Date, (b) all Equity Interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries are duly and validly issued and are fully paid and, in the case of common stock of a corporation that is a Domestic Subsidiary, non-assessable, and, except as set forth in Schedule 6.01(v) on the Closing Date, other than the Equity Interests of the Company, are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly through Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, (c) each Loan Party is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Equity Interests pledged by it under the Security Agreement, free of any and all Liens, except the security interest created by the Security Agreement and Permitted Liens and (d) no party other than the Company or its Subsidiaries owns any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than directors and directors’ qualifying shares or similar nominal shares to the extent required under applicable legal requirements) of any nature relating to any Equity Interest of any of the Domestic Subsidiaries, except as created by the Loan Documents. No consent of any Person, including any other general or limited partner any other member of a limited liability company, any shareholder or any trust beneficiary, that has not been received is necessary in connection with the creation, perfection or first priority status of the security interest of the Administrative Agent in any Equity Interests pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Security Agreement or the exercise by the Administrative Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in the Security Agreement or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof.

 

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(w) The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien (sub ject to Permitted Liens) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein. Except for filings completed prior to or on the Closing Date and as contemplated hereby and by the Collateral Documents, no filing or other action will be necessary to perfect or protect such Liens to the extent perfection can be effected via filing.

(x) The Loan Parties on a consolidated basis are Solvent.

(y) Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any Persons that are (i) the target of any Sanctions, (ii) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (iii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

(z) The Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

(aa) Borrower and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act in all material respects.

(bb) No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

(cc) No Released Guarantor is a Material Subsidiary.

ARTICLE VII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Loan or Obligation shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

SECTION 7.01 Compliance with Laws, Etc .

The Company shall comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, except for laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property except where the failure to do so, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.02 Reporting Requirements .

The Company shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (for delivery to the Lenders):

(a) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, but in no case earlier than when such report shall be required to be filed with the Commission, a copy of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission for such quarter, or any similar quarterly report required to be filed by the Company with the Commission; provided that if the Company shall no longer be required to so file with the Commission, the Company shall nonetheless thereafter continue to furnish to the Lenders such financial statements and related materials as would have comprised such filings, at such times as the Company would have otherwise delivered the same to the Commission;

 

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(b) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, but in no case earlier than when such report shall be required to be filed with the Commission, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for such year, or any similar annual report required to be filed by the Company with the Commission; provided that if the Company shall no longer be required to so file with the Commission, the Company will nonetheless thereafter continue to furnish to the Lenders such financial statements and related materials as would have comprised such filings, at such times as the Company would have otherwise delivered the same to the Commission;

(c) simultaneously with the delivery of the reports referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish whether the Company was in compliance with the requirements of Section 8.05 on the date of such financial statements and (ii) stating whether there exists on the date of such certificate any Default or Event of Default and setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking with respect thereto;

(d) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports which the Company sends to any of its security holders, and copies of all reports and registration statements (other than Form S-8 or any similar form) which any Borrower files with the Commission or any national securities exchange;

(e) promptly following any Responsible Officer’s knowledge thereof, notice in writing of (i) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default and setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Company is taking with respect thereto, (ii) the institution of, or any adverse final judgment in, any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding which, in the Company’s judgment, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) within 60 days after the Company completes its annual renewal of its insurance, a certificate of insurance of the Company’s primary insurance company or insurance broker(s) summarizing the general liability and property insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for the Borrower and the Loan Parties, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(g) concurrently with the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 7.02(a) , a Perfection Certificate Supplement (or a certificate confirming that there has been no change in information since the date of the Perfection Certificate or latest Perfection Certificate Supplement), signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company;

(h) not later than 30 days after such amendment, copies of each amendment to any organization document (i.e. charter, bylaw or the equivalent of either)of any Loan Party;

(i) in each case in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.05 , notice of the (i) occurrence of any Disposition with respect to which the Company is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) , (ii) incurrence or issuance of any Debt for which the Company is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) , and (iii) receipt of any Extraordinary Receipt for which the Company is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii) ; and

(j) such other information as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a) , (b)  or (d)  (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the Commission) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Company’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02 ; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on Venue (or such other Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Company shall deliver (including by electronic mail) paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the

 

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Company to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions ( i.e. , soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Company hereunder (collectively, “ Borrower Materials ”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Venue (the “ Platform ”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each a “ Public Lender ”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Company or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Company hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Company shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States federal securities laws ( provided , however , that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.09 ); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform that is not marked as “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

SECTION 7.03 Use of Proceeds .

A Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions made under this Agreement for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including acquisitions; provided , that none of such proceeds will be used in violation of any applicable law or regulation. No proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, or contributed or otherwise made available to any Subsidiary or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the target of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by a party to this Agreement or any of its Related Parties (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions.

SECTION 7.04 Books and Records; Inspection .

The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) maintain complete and accurate books and records, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions of the Company and each such Subsidiary in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and (b) permit any Lender, the Administrative Agent and their respective employees and agents, at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably requested, to inspect any of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and to inspect and make copies of the material books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs and finances of the Company and its Subsidiaries with their officers; provided that such Lender or the Administrative Agent shall have delivered a written request for such inspection to the Company prior to the date of any such inspection and that any information provided to the Lenders pursuant to this Section 7.04 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11.07 hereof.

SECTION 7.05 Corporate Existence .

Subject to the Company’s rights under Sections 8.07 and 8.10 , the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, at all times maintain its corporate existence and preserve and keep, or cause to be preserved and kept, in full force and effect its rights and franchises material to its businesses.

 

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SECTION 7.06 Payment of Taxes .

Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company shall pay and discharge, and cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, all Taxes (whether or not shown on a Tax return) imposed upon it or its property; provided , however , that neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any such Tax that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP, as long as no action has been commenced to enforce any Lien securing any such Tax.

SECTION 7.07 Maintenance of Property; Insurance .

(a) The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, keep all property useful and necessary in their respective businesses in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Company and its Material Subsidiaries shall maintain, with financially sound and responsible insurance companies (which may include so-called captive insurance companies), such insurance against such risks as are customarily insured against by companies engaged in similar businesses; provided , the Company and its Material Subsidiaries may self-insure to the same extent as such other Persons. The general and umbrella liability and property insurance (including business interruption) of the Borrower and the Loan Parties shall name the Administrative Agent as additional insured or loss payee, as applicable.

(c) With respect to each Real Property which becomes a Mortgaged Property pursuant to Section 7.08 or 7.11 , on or prior to the date such Real Property becomes a Mortgaged Property, if any portion of such Mortgaged Property is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Loan Party to (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 7.08 Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors .

(a) With respect to any property acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party that is intended to be subject to the Lien created by any of the Collateral Documents but is not so subject, promptly (and in any event within 90 days after the acquisition thereof, or such longer period as may be agreed to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments or supplements to the relevant Collateral Documents or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, a Lien on such property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required by such Collateral Document in accordance with all applicable requirements of law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. The Company shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents as the Administrative Agent shall require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien of the Collateral Documents on such after-acquired properties.

(b) With respect to any Person that is or becomes a Domestic Subsidiary (other than (1) a Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC or (2) a Domestic Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs) that is a Material Subsidiary after the Closing Date (i) promptly (and in any event within 90 days after such Person becomes a Material Subsidiary, or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of such Domestic Subsidiary, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all intercompany notes owing from such Domestic Subsidiary

 

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to any Loan Party together with instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of such Loan Party and (ii) cause such new Domestic Subsidiary, promptly (and in any event within 90 days after such Person becomes a Material Subsidiary, or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (A) to execute a joinder agreement or such comparable documentation to become a Guarantor and a joinder agreement to the Security Agreement, substantially in the form annexed thereto or as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and (B) to take all actions necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to cause the Lien created by the Security Agreement to be duly perfected to the extent required by such agreement in accordance with all applicable requirements of law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the Loan Documents, in no event shall any (i) non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or (ii) newly-formed Subsidiary that is intended to be and becomes a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary within 90 days of its formation, be required to become a Guarantor or party to the Security Agreement.

(d) The Company will grant and cause each of the other Borrowers and the Guarantors to grant to the Administrative Agent security interests in, and mortgages on, any Material Real Property of such Loan Parties, as applicable, that are not Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date, to the extent acquired after the Closing Date, within ninety (90) days after such acquisition (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company (each, an “ Additional Mortgage ”), which security interest and mortgage shall constitute valid and enforceable Liens subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens and record, register or file, and cause each such subsidiary to record, register or file, the Additional Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) required to be granted pursuant to the Additional Mortgages and pay, and cause each such Subsidiary to pay, in full, all Taxes, fees and other charges required to be paid in connection with such recording, registration or filing, in each case subject to the penultimate paragraph of this Section 7.08(d). Unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender (solely with respect to clause (i)(B) below), with respect to each such Additional Mortgage, the Borrowers shall cause the following requirements to be satisfied with respect to such Material Real Property:

(i) (A) the Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to each Mortgaged Property located in the United States of America or any State thereof, at least 10 Business Days prior to the delivery of such Additional Mortgage, a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to such Mortgaged Property and, for any Mortgaged Property on which improvements are located in a special flood hazard area, a notice duly executed by the Loan Party that owns such Mortgaged Property acknowledging the special flood hazard area status together with evidence of flood insurance in compliance with Section 7.07 hereof and (B) the Administrative Agent and each Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall have received with respect to each Mortgaged Property located in the United States of America or any State thereof, at least 10 Business Days prior to the delivery of such Additional Mortgage, any other reasonable documents or information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) to enable such Person to comply, in the determination of the Administrative Agent, with any applicable Flood Insurance Laws and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto;

(ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received:

(A) counterparts of each Mortgage to be entered into with respect to each such Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property and suitable for recording, registering or filing (together with any other forms or undertakings that are required or customary to effect such recording, registration or filing) in all filing, registration or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and enforceable Lien subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens, at the time of filing, registration or recordation thereof,

 

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(B) with respect to the Mortgage encumbering each such Mortgaged Property, opinions of local counsel regarding the due authorization, execution and delivery, the enforceability, and perfection of the Mortgages and such other matters customarily covered in real estate mortgage counsel opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, if and to the extent, and in such form, as local counsel customarily provides such opinions as to such other matters, and

(C) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request that are available to the Borrowers without material expense with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property; and

(iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received:

(A) a policy or policies or marked up unconditional binder of title insurance (“ Mortgage Policy ”) with respect to properties located in the United States, paid for by the Borrower, in the amount of the fair market value of the respective Mortgaged Property, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company (“ Title Insurer ”) insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a valid Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such customary endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and which are available at commercially reasonable rates in the jurisdiction where the applicable Mortgaged Property is located ( provided , however , that in lieu of a zoning endorsement, Administrative Agent shall accept a zoning report from a nationally recognized zoning report provider), and

(B) either (x) a survey of each Mortgaged Property (including all improvements, easements and other customary matters thereon reasonably required by the Administrative Agent), as applicable, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid with respect to properties located in the United States, which (A) complies in all material respects with the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title Association and American Congress of Surveying and Mapping as such requirements are in effect on the date of preparation of such Survey and (B) is sufficient for such Title Insurer to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Mortgage Policy relating to such Mortgaged Property or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided , however , that so long as the Title Insurer shall accept the same to eliminate the standard survey exceptions from such Mortgage Policy and issue survey-related endorsements, in lieu of a new or revised Survey, Borrowers may provide a “no material change” affidavit with respect to any prior Survey for the respective Mortgaged Property (which prior Survey otherwise substantially complies with the foregoing survey requirements), or (y) if Borrower elects and if reasonably acceptable to the Title Insurer to issue the Mortgage Policy, and ExpressMap (each of (x) and (y), a “Survey”).

SECTION 7.09 Information Regarding Collateral and Loan Documents .

The Company shall not and shall not permit any other Loan Party to effect any change in (i) such Loan Party’s legal name, (ii) in the location of such Loan Party’s chief executive office, (iii) in such Loan Party’s identity or organizational structure, (iv) in such Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number, if any, or (v) in such Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including by merging with or into any other entity, reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating, reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), until (A) it shall have given the Administrative Agent not less than 10 days’ prior written notice (in a form bearing the signature of a Responsible Officer), or such lesser notice period agreed to by the Administrative Agent, of its intention so to do, clearly describing such change and providing such other information in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (B) it shall have taken all action reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, if applicable. Each Loan Party agrees to promptly provide the Administrative Agent with certified organization documents reflecting any of the changes described in the preceding sentence.

 

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SECTION 7.10 Further Assurances . Promptly, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, at the Borrowers’ expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record, or cause to be registered, filed or recorded, in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the Collateral Documents or otherwise deemed by the Administrative Agent reasonably necessary or desirable for the continued validity, perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral covered thereby subject to no other Liens except Permitted Liens, or obtain any consents or waivers as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith. Upon the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to any Loan Document which requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that the Administrative Agent may reasonably require. The Administrative Agent shall, at the Borrowers’ expense and upon receipt of any certifications reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release a Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

SECTION 7.11 Post-Closing Requirements .

(a) Within 120 days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Company shall, or shall cause the applicable Loan Party, to deliver to the Administrative Agent either:

(i) Written or e-mail confirmation from local counsel in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located substantially to the effect that: (i) the recording of the existing Mortgage (and any related fixture filing) is the only filing or recording necessary to give constructive notice to third parties of the lien created by such Mortgage as security for the Secured Obligations, including the Secured Obligations evidenced by this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (ii) no other documents, instruments, filings, recordings, re-recordings, re-filings or other actions, including, without limitation, the payment of any mortgage recording taxes or similar taxes are necessary or appropriate under applicable law in order to maintain the continued enforceability, validity or priority of the lien created by such Mortgage as security for the Secured Obligations, including the Secured Obligations evidenced by this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, unless any such mortgage recording taxes are payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in which case such written confirmation shall so state; or, for any Mortgage recorded in a jurisdiction in which local counsel is unable to provide the foregoing written or email confirmation, with respect to such Mortgage, the deliverables listed in clause (b) below;

(ii) An amendment to the Mortgage on each Real Property listed on Schedule 7.11 hereto (“Mortgage Amendment”) in each case, as security for the Secured Obligations, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances. Such Mortgage Amendments shall be granted substantially in the form to be reasonably agreed to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent. Such Mortgage Amendments shall be submitted to be duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, continue, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full. Such Loan Party shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the validity, continuation, perfection and priority of the Lien of each such Mortgage Amendment on such Real Property (including delivery to the Administrative Agent of a datedown endorsement to the Mortgage Policy, and a local counsel opinion (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) in respect of such Mortgage Amendment).

(b) Within 20 Business Days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Company shall (or shall cause its Subsidiaries to), to the extent required under the Security Agreement, deliver to the Administrative Agent all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the Securities Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) in existence on the Closing Date in suitable form for transfer by delivery or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, to the extent not delivered on the Closing Date after commercially reasonable efforts.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Loan or Obligation shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

SECTION 8.01 Debt .

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist any Debt other than:

(a) Debt under the Loan Documents;

(b) Debt issued and outstanding or available under existing lines of credit or other facilities on the Closing Date so long as such Debt is listed on Schedule 8.01(b) hereto, and any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part thereof that meets the definition of Permitted Refinancing (it being understood that if the amount of any Debt is increased in connection with any extension, renewal or replacement, the amount permitted as a Permitted Refinancing shall be permitted under this clause (b) and the amount above the amount permitted as a Permitted Refinancing shall be permitted if permitted under another clause of this Section 8.01 );

(c) Debt (i) among Loan Parties, (ii) from a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owing to a Loan Party to the extent permitted by Section 8.02 , or (iii) among Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(d) cash management obligations and Debt incurred in respect of netting services, overdraft protection and similar arrangements;

(e) so long as the Company is in compliance with Section 8.05 on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such transaction, Debt of a Person that existed at the time such Person is acquired and becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or Debt of a Person that existed at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with a Subsidiary or Debt acquired by a Subsidiary in connection with an Acquisition, in each case, to the extent such Debt was not created in contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and is not secured by any assets other than those acquired so long as all such Debt outstanding pursuant to this clause (e) shall not exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;

(f) any earn-out obligation that comprises a portion of the consideration for an acquisition or Debt consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with an acquisition;

(g) so long as the Company is in compliance with Section 8.05 on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such transaction, capital lease obligations and purchase money obligations for the purchase of goods on ordinary trade terms , fixed assets or capital assets so long as all such Debt outstanding pursuant to this clause (g) shall not exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;

(h) Guarantees with respect to Debt of Loan Parties permitted under this Section 8.01 ;

(i) (x) Debt under Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any time, (y) Debt under Section 2.01(b) and other pari passu secured Debt in the aggregate not to exceed $100,000,000 or (z) Debt (secured or unsecured) at Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, so long as all Debt outstanding pursuant to this clause (i) shall not exceed $300,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;

 

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(j) unsecured Debt of a Loan Party so long as the Company is in compliance with Section 8.05 on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such transaction; and

(k) solely on the Closing Date, Debt of the DFS Group and the LSC Group prior to the occurrence of the Distributions.

SECTION 8.02 Investments .

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to make or hold any Investments, except:

(a) Permitted Investments;

(b) (i) Investments by the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.02 hereto and any modification or replacement thereof not involving an increase in the aggregate amount of such Investments as of the Closing Date (it being understood that if the amount of any Investment is increased in connection with any modification or replacement, the amount outstanding on the Closing Date shall be permitted under this clause (b)(i) and the increased amount shall be permitted if permitted under another clause or sub-clause of this Section 8.02 ), (ii) additional Investments by the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent a Restricted Payment in the same amount would be permitted pursuant to Section 8.03 and, if permitted under clause (vii) of Section 8.03 , the available amount is reduced by the unreturned amount of such Investment and (iii) Investments by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(c) Investments in current assets, including extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors in the ordinary course of business;

(d) Guarantees permitted by Section 8.01 ;

(e) the purchase or other acquisition of all of the Equity Interests in any Person or a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of any Person if upon the consummation thereof such Person or assets will be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided that, with respect to each purchase or other acquisition made pursuant to this Section 8.02(e) (each a “ Permitted Acquisition ”):

(i) any such newly-created or acquired Subsidiary shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 7.08 ;

(ii) the lines of business of the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased or otherwise acquired shall be (A) the businesses engaged in by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, (B) the businesses of media, business services or business outsourcing and (C) any business or activities substantially similar or related thereto (which shall include other businesses related to the handling and/or distribution of data used or processed in the businesses engaged in by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof);

(iii) (A) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (B) immediately after giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with all of the covenants set forth in Section 8.05 ;

 

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(iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, no later than the Business Day prior to the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is to be consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this clause (e) have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition; provided that such certificate shall not be required for any purchase or other acquisition involving cash consideration of less than $50,000,000; and

(v) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, within 60 days following the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is consummated, annual projections for the business acquired in the Permitted Acquisition for the period through the Maturity Date; provided that such annual projections shall only be required for any purchase or other acquisition involving cash consideration of more than $350,000,000.

(f) Investments (i) by the Company in any Guarantor, (ii) by any Guarantor in the Company, (iii) by a Guarantor in another Guarantor, (iv) by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in another Subsidiary (including a Loan Party) to the extent any Debt of a Loan Party is subordinated to the Secured Obligations pursuant to a global intercompany note, and (v) not exceeding $200,000,000 in the aggregate at any time consisting of intercompany loans from the Company or a Guarantor to a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor; provided , however , that any intercompany loans under this clause (f) shall be evidenced by promissory notes and any promissory note held by a Loan Party shall be pledged (and delivered) by such Loan Party as Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement;

(g) other Investments so long as the Borrower shall have, at the time any such Investment is made, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Investment and the use of proceeds thereof, a Leverage Ratio of 2.75 to 1.00 or less (it being understood that after an Investment is made in compliance with this clause (g), such Investment may be held without regard to whether the Leverage Ratio may be greater or less than 2.75 to 1.00 thereafter); and

(h) other Investments not to exceed $150,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

SECTION 8.03 Restricted Payments .

The Company shall not (a) declare, or permit any Subsidiary to declare, dividend or distribution in respect of its Equity Interests or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests (whether in cash, securities or other property) or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so or (b) make, or permit a Subsidiary to make, any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests or on account of any return of capital to the Company or a Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), or any setting apart of funds or property for any of the foregoing other than, in each case:

(i) a Subsidiary may make a dividend or distribution (A) to the Company or another Subsidiary or (B) to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or order, any other Person;

(ii) the Company or a Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends and other payments solely in common shares of the Company;

(iii) the Company may declare and pay dividends of $60,000,000 annually in the aggregate, subject to no Event of Default immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto; provided that to the extent the amount of dividends under this clause (iii) is less than $60,000,000 in a given year, the balance may be used to repurchase of Equity Interests if the Company on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any such repurchase is 0.25x below the required maximum Leverage Ratio under Section 8.05 applicable at such time;

 

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(iv) the Company or any Subsidiary may, in the ordinary course of business, (x) repurchase its equity interests owned by retiring directors, officers or employees of the Company and (y) make payments to directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity or equity-based incentives pursuant to management or other incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees;

(v) the Company or any Subsidiary may, in the ordinary course of business, repurchase restricted equity interests of the Company issued as compensation to officers, directors and employees upon the vesting of such restricted equity interests if the fair market value of such repurchased equity interests represent an amount equal to the tax withholding obligations of such officers, directors and employees that result from the vesting of such restricted equity interests;

(vi) the Company or any Subsidiary may make other payments so long as on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such payments, the Leverage Ratio is 2.25 to 1.00 or less, subject to no Event of Default immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto;

(vii) the Company or any Subsidiary may make other payments not to exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate, subject to no Event of Default immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto; and

(viii) the Distributions.

SECTION 8.04 Burdensome Agreements .

The Company shall not, nor shall it permit its Material Subsidiaries to, enter into, or permit to exist, any consensual Contractual Obligation that (a) encumbers or restricts the ability of such Material Subsidiary to (i) make dividends or distributions to the Company, (ii) pay any Debt or other obligation owed to the Company, (iii) make loans or advances to the Company, (iv) transfer any of its property to the Company or (b) encumbers or restricts the ability of the Company or such Material Subsidiary to pledge its property pursuant to the Loan Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof, except, in each case, those (1) existing under the Loan Documents and any other agreement in effect on the Closing Date and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof, provided that the encumbrances and restrictions in any such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in such existing agreement, (2) existing under, by reason of, or with respect to, applicable law, rule, regulation or order, (3) with respect to any Person or the property or assets of a Person acquired by the Company or any Material Subsidiary existing at the time of such acquisition and not incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof, provided that the encumbrances or restrictions in any such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements, or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those in effect at the time of the acquisition, (4) that restrict in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance or contract or similar property or asset, (5) existing by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of the Company or any Material Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by the Loan Documents, (6) arising or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Debt, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of any property or assets of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, (7) existing under, by reason of or with respect to any agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the capital stock of, or property and assets of, a Material Subsidiary that restrict distributions by that Material Subsidiary pending such sale or other disposition, (8) existing under, by reason of, or with respect to, customary supermajority voting provisions and customary provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property, in each case contained in joint venture, partnership or limited liability company agreements, and (9) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or lessors or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case, under contracts, leases or other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (10) those with respect to any Lien that is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 8.06 .

 

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SECTION 8.05 Financial Ratios .

(a) Secured Leverage Ratio . The Company shall not permit the Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2016) of the Company to be greater than 1.50 to 1.00.

(b) Leverage Ratio . The Company shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2016) of the Company to be greater than (i) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending prior to September 30, 2017, 5.00 to 1.00, (ii) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2017 and prior to March 31, 2018, 4.75 to 1.00, (iii) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2018 and prior to March 31, 2019, 4.50 to 1.00, (iv) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2019 and prior to March 31, 2020, 4.25 to 1.00 and (v) with respect to any fiscal quarter ending on or after to March 31, 2020, 4.00 to 1.00.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all calculations of, or compliance with, the financial covenants set forth above shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis.

SECTION 8.06 Limitation on Liens, Etc .

The Company shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien, upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure any Debt of any Person or entity, other than the following (“ Permitted Liens ”):

(a) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.06 hereto;

(b) Liens arising in connection with the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary under industrial revenue bonds;

(c) Liens on assets of a Subsidiary of a Loan Party to secure Debt of such Subsidiary to any Loan Party;

(d) Purchase money Liens claimed by sellers of goods on ordinary trade terms provided that no financing statement has been filed to perfect such Liens, and provided that no such Lien shall extend to assets of any character other than the goods being acquired;

(e) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business not prohibited by this Agreement;

(f) Liens securing Debt on property of a corporation or firm (or division thereof) that becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in accordance with Section 8.02 and existing at the time such corporation is merged or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary, at the time such corporation or firm (or division thereof) becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a corporation or a firm (or division thereof) as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Subsidiary, provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation, acquisition, sale, lease or disposition and do not extend to assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Company or such Subsidiary and such Debt was permitted by Section 8.01(e) ;

(g) Liens on life insurance policies owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, securing Insurance Policy Debt;

 

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(h) (i) pledges or deposits by such Person under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or other social security legislation, and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under related insurance or self-insurance arrangements, (ii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business securing insurance premiums or reimbursement obligations under insurance policies related to the items specified in the foregoing clause (i), or (iii) obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees that have been posted by such Person to support the payment of the items set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (h);

(i) (i) deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for borrowed money) or Leases to which such Person is a party, (ii) deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, (iii) deposits as security for contested taxes, import duties or the payment of rent, and (iv) obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees that have been posted by such Person to support the payment of items set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (i);

(j) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits of cash or securities made by such Person as a condition to obtaining or maintaining any licenses issued to it by, or to satisfy other similar requirements of, any applicable Governmental Authority;

(k) Liens imposed by law, such as (i) carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ materialmen’s, landlords’, or repairmen’s Liens, or (ii) other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations which are not overdue by more than 60 days or which if more than 60 days overdue, the period of grace, if any, related thereto has not expired or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(l) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not constituting an Event of Default;

(m) Liens for property taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained to the extent required in accordance with GAAP (and as to which all foreclosures and other enforcement proceedings shall have been fully bonded or otherwise effectively stayed);

(n) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or other restrictions or encumbrances as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the ordinary operation of the business of such Person;

(o) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business by virtue of any contractual, statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies covering deposit or securities accounts (including funds or other assets credited thereto and pooling and netting arrangements) or other funds maintained with a depository institution or securities intermediary;

(p) any zoning, building or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority;

(q) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings (or similar filings under applicable law) regarding Leases entered into by such Person;

(r) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(s) Purchase money Liens constituting the interest of a lessor under a lease that would be capitalized on the lessee’s balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, or under a sale-leaseback transaction, in each case relating to equipment, provided that after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, no Event of Default under Section 8.05 shall exist and the related Debt was permitted under Section 8.01(g) ;

 

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(t) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Liens referred to in the foregoing clause (a); provided that the principal amount of Debt secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, plus accrued interest, plus any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus , in either case, the amount of fees and reasonable expenses of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, and that such extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the property which is subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced ( plus improvements on such property);

(u) Liens securing the Secured Obligations and pari passu Liens securing Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(i) , and Liens securing Debt at Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors that is incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(i) if such Liens are solely on non-Guarantor assets;

(v) Liens consisting of licenses of Intellectual Property to third parties;

(w) additional Liens so long as the aggregate principal outstanding amount of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed $10,000,000 at any time; and

(x) solely on the Closing Date, Liens on assets of the DFS Group and the LSC Group prior to the occurrence of the Distributions.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Liens securing Debt pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof may be incurred on Intellectual Property, Equity Interests, Real Property, or Equipment or Fixtures (each of such two terms as defined under the UCC) in each case owned by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries, other than Liens (x) pursuant to clause (u) above and (y) pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (d), (f), (s), and (t) above on Equipment or Fixtures.

SECTION 8.07 Merger; Sale of Assets .

The Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter required), except:

(a) the Company or a Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any other Person; provided that, if the Company or a Designated Borrower is a party to such merger or consolidation, the Company or such Designated Borrower is the surviving entity and if a Guarantor is a party to such merger or consolidation a Guarantor is the surviving entity;

(b) any Subsidiary that is a Designated Borrower may sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of its assets to, the Company or a Guarantor, and any Subsidiary that is not a Designated Borrower may sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of its assets to any other Person;

provided that (i) after giving effect to such merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist, and (ii) in the case of a transaction involving a Subsidiary, the assets to be sold or conveyed do not constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and

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For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 8.07 shall prohibit the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to make Investments not prohibited by Section 8.02 , to make Restricted Payment not prohibited by Section 8.03 or to consummate Dispositions not prohibited by Section 8.10 .

SECTION 8.08 Conduct of Business .

The Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, engage in any line of business other than (A) the businesses engaged in by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, (B) the businesses of media, business services or business outsourcing and (C) any business or activities substantially similar or related thereto (which shall include other businesses related to the handling and/or distribution of data used or processed in the businesses engaged in by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof).

SECTION 8.09 Transactions with Affiliates .

The Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Company, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate ; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) transactions for fair market value of less than $25,000,000, (b) transactions between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) entering into employment and severance arrangements with directors, officers and employees, (d) Restricted Payments not prohibited under Section 8.03 , (e) investments permitted under Section 8.02 that would be subject to this Section 8.09 because the Company or a Subsidiary owns Equity Interests in or otherwise Controls such Person and (f) any other transaction approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Borrower as being fair to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

For purposes of this Section 8.09 , any transaction with any Affiliate shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in the language preceding the proviso in this Section 8.09 if such transaction has been approved by the board of directors of the Company or Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable.

SECTION 8.10 Dispositions .

The Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:

(a) Dispositions by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 8.10 ; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Disposition, and (ii) the aggregate book value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (a) (x) in any fiscal year shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (y) shall not exceed 35% of Consolidated Total Assets (as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, but tested only at incurrence) in the aggregate over the life of this Agreement and (iii) if on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Disposition, the Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00, at least 75% of the purchase price for such asset shall be paid to the Borrower or its Subsidiary in cash, provided , that (1) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (iii) from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, not in excess of $200,000,000, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed cash and (2) any liabilities or obligations that are assumed by the transferee in connection with such Disposition shall be deemed cash and any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from the transferee or Affiliates in connection with such Disposition shall be deemed cash if the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary intends at the time of receipt to convert such securities, notes or other obligations to cash within one year of receipt thereof (with the proceeds thereof being Net Cash Proceeds upon any such conversion); provided , further that any such Disposition shall be for fair market value;

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(c) Dispositions of current assets in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of Permitted Investments;

(d) Dispositions of property by a Borrower or any Subsidiary to a Borrower or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Borrower or a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be a Borrower or a Guarantor;

(e) Dispositions of property that is no longer to be used in Borrowers’ or their Subsidiaries’ business;

(f) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 8.03 ;

(g) Dispositions of Intellectual Property or other intangible assets, including through licensing or cross-licensing of Intellectual Property or the abandonment, cancellation or disposition of Intellectual Property;

(h) the sale or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Equity Interest to the Borrowers or any Guarantor;

(i) the leasing, occupancy agreements or sub-leasing of property that would not materially interfere with the required use of such property by the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries;

(j) the sale or discount of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof (and not as part of any financing of receivables);

(k) Involuntary Dispositions to the extent Section 2.05(b)(iii) is complied with;

(l) Dispositions of Investments to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the holders of Equity Interests pursuant to shareholders’ or joint venture agreements or similar arrangements; and

(m) Dispositions over the life of this Agreement constituting no more than 5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the prior fiscal year at the time of any such Disposition may be disposed of through an exchange or swap for similar property (including assumption of liabilities or obligations in connection therewith) useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of comparable fair market value.

SECTION 8.11 No Liens in Reliance on Indenture Threshold Amount . The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, grant or create any mortgage or enter into any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction (as defined in each Indenture) that is permitted by reliance on the Indenture Threshold Amount (as defined in the Security Agreement) or that reduces the Indenture Threshold Amount except for mortgages in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided, that the foregoing covenant shall cease to apply on the date on which Section 406 or 1006, as applicable, and 407 or 1007, as applicable, in all of the Indentures shall cease to be in effect with respect to any Debt thereunder in accordance with the terms of each Indenture, including as a result of covenant defeasance. The Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, (i) take any action that would require the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary to grant or create any Lien securing any Debt under each Indenture (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include Debt under other indentures refinancing any such Debt) or (ii) voluntarily grant or create any such Lien.

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

SECTION 9.01 Events of Default .

If one or more of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a) A Borrower or other Loan Party shall fail to pay when due any installment of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation or deposit any funds as cash collateral in respect of L/C Obligations required to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; or

 

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(b) A Borrower or other Loan Party shall fail to pay any fee under this Agreement, or any installment of interest on any Loan, within five (5) days after the due date thereof; or

(c) Any written representation or warranty, certification or statement made or deemed made by a Borrower or other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

(d) The Company or other Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.02(a) , (b)  or (e) , 7.03 , 7.04 , 7.05 , or 7.06 or Article VIII (ii) any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, other than as otherwise provided in this Section 9.01 , on its part to be performed or observed if such failure in the case of this clause (ii) shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

(e) The Company or any Material Subsidiary shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt, any obligations in respect of acceptances, letters of credit or other similar instruments, of the Company or such Material Subsidiary which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $75,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt arising under this Agreement), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt or other obligation; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt or other obligation and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt or other obligation; or any Debt or other such obligation in which the outstanding principal exceeds $75,000,000 shall be otherwise declared to be due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise) or required to be prepaid, redeemed, defeased or otherwise repurchased by the Company or any Material Subsidiary (other than by a regularly-scheduled required prepayment), or any offer to prepay, redeem, defease or purchase such Debt shall be required to be made, prior to the stated maturity thereof; or there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which Company or any Material Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) and, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Company or such Material Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than $75,000,000; or

(f) (i) The Company or any Material Subsidiary (A) shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or (B) shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or (C) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Material Subsidiary seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property, and in the event of any such proceeding instituted against the Company or any Material Subsidiary (but not instituted by it), such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days or shall result in the entry of an order for relief, the appointment of a trustee or receiver, or other action in such proceeding or result adverse to the Company or such Material Subsidiary, as applicable; (iii) the Company or any Material Subsidiary shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (f)(i)(B), (i)(C) or (ii); or

(g) Any Person, or a group of Persons acting in concert, shall at any time acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of the Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Company; or

 

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(h) (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any payment or payments, in an aggregate amount in excess of $75,000,000, with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan; or

(i) One or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money, in an aggregate amount exceeding $75,000,000 at any one time outstanding (exclusive of judgment amounts fully covered by insurance, to the extent the insurer has admitted liability in respect thereof), shall be rendered against the Company or any Material Subsidiary and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (ii) such judgments or orders shall not be discharged (or provision shall not have been made for such discharge), a stay of execution thereof shall not be obtained, or such judgments or orders shall not be paid or bonded, within 60 days from the date of entry thereof, and the Company or such Material Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall not, within such 60-day period, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed pending such appeal; or

(j) Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Company or any Loan Party contests the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document; or the Company or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any material provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any material provision of any Loan Document; or

(k) Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof including pursuant to Section 7.11 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (in the case of Mortgaged Property, subject to Permitted Encumbrances and in the case of all other Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens) on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby; provided that it shall not be an Event of Default under this clause (k) if the Administrative Agent shall not have, or shall cease to have, a valid and perfected first priority Lien on Collateral purported to be covered thereby that has a fair market value, individually or in the aggregate, of less than $50,000,000.

SECTION 9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default .

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of any L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Company;

(c) require that the Company cash collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

(d) exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under the Loan Documents or applicable law or equity;

 

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provided , however , that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company or any Material Subsidiary under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Advances and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Company to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

SECTION 9.03 Application of Funds .

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 9.02 ),

(a) any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III ) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

Second , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuers and amounts payable under Article III ), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings (and similar amounts with respect to Secured Cash Management Agreements under clause (x) of the definition of Cash Management Agreement), ratably among the applicable Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third held by them;

Fourth , to (a) payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Secured Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements and (b) Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit (and similar amounts with respect to Secured Cash Management Agreements under clause (x) of the definition of Cash Management Agreement), ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts held by them; and

Last , the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Company or as otherwise required by law.

Subject to Section 2.03(d) , amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Secured Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative

 

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Agent pursuant to the terms of Article X hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, amount received on account of the Secured Obligations from a given Loan Party or its assets may only be used to satisfy the Secured Obligations that such Loan Party has obligated itself for (pursuant to pledge, guaranty or otherwise) pursuant to the Loan Documents.

Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Secured Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

ARTICLE X

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

SECTION 10.01 Appointment and Authority .

Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank and a potential Cash Management Bank) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto (including, for the avoidance of doubt, exercising any discretion under Section 7.11 or otherwise). In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article X and Article XI (including Section 11.04(c) , as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

SECTION 10.02 Rights as a Lender .

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

SECTION 10.03 Exculpatory Provisions .

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

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(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 9.02 and 11.01 ) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Company, a Lender or an L/C Issuer.

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent .

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or incurrence of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the applicable L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

SECTION 10.05 Delegation of Duties .

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the actions of such sub-agents or their selection.

 

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SECTION 10.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent .

The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Company. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender; provided further that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) if the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person, remove such Person as Administrative Agent and in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor, (b) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (c) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(d). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Sing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

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SECTION 10.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders .

Each Lender and each L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 10.08 No Other Duties; Etc .

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers, syndication agents, documentation agents or co-agents shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or L/C Issuer hereunder.

SECTION 10.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding .

In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations arising under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j) , 2.09 and 11.04 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 11.04 .

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations

 

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owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (ii) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles ( provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 11.01 and Section 11.03 of this Agreement, and (iii) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.

SECTION 10.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters .

(I) Without limiting the provisions of Section 10.09 , each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,

(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations and (B) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made), (ii) that is sold or to be sold to a Person that is not a Loan Party as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 11.01 ;

(b) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty and the Security Agreement if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder;

(c) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted to be superior to the Lien of the applicable Collateral Documents by Section 8.06 ;

(II) on the Closing Date, each DFS Guarantor and LSC Guarantor shall be and hereby is automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents, and the Liens on the DFS and LSC Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents shall be automatically released.

(III) on the Closing Date, each of the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 10.10 that was a Guarantor immediately prior to the Closing Date (the “ Released Guarantors ”) shall be and hereby is automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents, and the Liens on the Collateral of the Released Guarantors granted to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents shall be automatically released.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 10.10 . In each case as specified in this Section 10.10 , the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrowers’ expense and upon receipt of any certifications reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of

 

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Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 10.10 .

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

SECTION 10.11 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements .

No Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 9.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

SECTION 10.12 Withholding Tax .

To the extent required by any applicable laws, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 3.01 , each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Section 10.12 . The agreements in this Section 10.12 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 10.12 , the term “Lender” shall include any Swing Line Lender and any L/C Issuer.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.01 Amendments, Etc .

No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Company or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Company or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , further , that

 

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(a) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i) extend or increase the Commitment of a Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 9.02 ) without the written consent of such Lender whose Commitment is being extended or increased (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 5.02 or of any Default or a mandatory reduction in Commitments is not considered an extension or increase in Commitments of any Lender);

(ii) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled reduction of the Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such payment or whose Commitments are to be reduced;

(iii) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (i) of the final proviso to this Section 11.01 ) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such amount; provided , however , that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or waive any obligation of any Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;

(iv) change Section 9.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(v) change any provision of this Section 11.01(a) or the definition of “Required Lenders” without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(vi) amend Section 1.06 or the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(vii) release the Company from its Obligations hereunder, including those Obligations under Article IV , without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(viii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions (it being understood that a transaction or series of related transactions that is not prohibited by Section 8.10 shall not constitute the release of all or substantially all of the Collateral) without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(ix) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, except to the extent the release of any Subsidiary from the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 10.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone); or

(x) subordinate the Obligations or, except as expressly permitted hereunder, the Liens securing them without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(b) unless also signed by the applicable L/C Issuer, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of such L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it;

(c) unless also signed by the Swing Line Lender, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement;

(d) unless also signed by the Administrative Agent, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

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provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, (ii) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein and (iii) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Borrower to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders. In addition, in the event term loans are added to this Agreement a majority in interest of the revolving Lenders shall be required to consent to any waiver or change affecting borrowing conditions for Revolving Loans or affecting the revolving Lenders adversely with respect to payments in a manner differently than that affecting term loan lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any Loan Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) solely to cure a defect or error, or to grant a new Lien for the benefit of the Secured Parties or extend an existing Lien over additional property.

SECTION 11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications .

(a) Notices Generally . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to the Company or any other Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or an L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02 ; and

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Company).

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

(b) Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FpML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

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Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor, provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c) The Platform . THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the platform, any other electronic platform or electronic message services or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided , however , that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d) Change of Address, Etc . Each of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States Federal and state securities laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuers and Lenders . The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

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SECTION 11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement .

No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including the imposition of the Default Rate) preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrowers or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 9.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the applicable L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13 ), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided , further , that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13 , any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

SECTION 11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; and Damage Waiver .

(a) Costs and Expenses . The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, restatements, modifications or waivers (or any proposed amendments, restatements, modifications or waivers) of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuers in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket related expenses (including the reasonable, documented fees, charges and disbursements of (A) one primary counsel for all Indemnitees in any one action and (B) one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction unless, in each case, in the reasonable opinion of such counsel representation of all Indemnitees would be inappropriate due to the existence of an actual or potential conflict of interest owed to any unaffiliated third party) that may be incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument

 

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contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01 ), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the applicable L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Action related in any way to a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or by any such persons directors, shareholders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the comparative, contributory or sole negligence of the Indemnitee; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by any Borrower against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith or a material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Borrower has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Reimbursement by Lenders . To the extent that the Company for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by them to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), an L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Swing Line Lender or such L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Swing Line Lender or an L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d) .

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower shall assert, and each Borrower hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that the foregoing shall not in any way limit the indemnification obligations of the Borrower pursuant to subsection (b) above. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e) Payments . All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f) Survival . The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and any L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

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SECTION 11.05 Payments Set Aside .

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 11.06 Successors and Assigns .

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally . The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Assignments by Lenders . Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the related Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $10,000,000 (and in increments of not less than $1,000,000 in excess thereof) unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided , however , that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single assignee (or to an assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

 

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(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s Loans and Commitments, and rights and obligations with respect thereto, assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Commitment (and the related Revolving Loans thereunder) on a non- pro rata basis;

(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the Commitment subject to such assignment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender;

(C) the consent of the L/C Issuers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding); and

(D) the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment.

(iv) Assignment and Assumption . The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided , however , that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v) No Assignment to Company . No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing persons described in this clause (B) or (C) a natural person.

(vi) In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Company and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the

 

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rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 , 3.04 , 3.05 and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, each Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

(c) Register . The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender at any reasonable time (with respect to its own interests) and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Participations . Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 11.01(a) that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 , 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections and Section 3.06 ). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

Each Lender that sells participations, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of all of such Lender’s Participants and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents. The entries in the participant register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the participant register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of the applicable participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary; provided that no Lender shall have the obligation to disclose all or a portion of the participant register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Loans or other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person expect to the extent that such disclosure is necessary in connection with a Tax audit or other proceeding to establish that any loans are in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(e) Limitation on Participant Rights . A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent that the Participant’s right to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant.

 

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(f) Certain Pledges . Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment (or any foreclosure with respect thereto) shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon thirty days’ notice to the Company and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon thirty days’ notice to the Company, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Company shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided , however , that no failure by the Company to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(d) ). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c) . Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (1) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (2) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

SECTION 11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality .

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to become a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or 2.17(d) or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company, (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company, (i) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers of other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, or (j) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any Person to whom or for whose benefit that such Lender pledges or assigns a security interest pursuant to Section 11.06(f) .

 

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For purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from a Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from a Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.

SECTION 11.08 Set-off .

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Company in its capacity as Guarantor) now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or such L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided , that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuers and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuers or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuers agree to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

SECTION 11.09 Interest Rate Limitation .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Company. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

SECTION 11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness .

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject

 

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matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 5.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties .

All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

SECTION 11.12 Severability .

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.12 , if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

SECTION 11.13 Replacement of Lenders .

If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 , (ii) any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 , (iii) a Lender (a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.01 but requires unanimous consent of all Lenders or all Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable), (iv) a Lender does not consent to a proposed Designated Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14 , (v) a Lender does not approve another Alternative Currency requested by the Company , or (vi) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.06 ), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(a) the Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 11.06(b) ;

(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05 ) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

 

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(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable laws; and

(e) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document under subclause (iii) above, the applicable replacement bank, financial institution or Fund consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination;

provided , further , that the failure by such Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 11.13 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Lender of an Assignment and Assumption.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

SECTION 11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc .

(a) GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED IN ANY MORTGAGE WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF), OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING WITH RESPECT TO COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING FINANCING STATEMENTS) GOVERNED BY LAWS OTHER THAN THOSE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT MAY FILE ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO SUCH COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS IN ANY COURT IN THE STATE WHOSE LAWS GOVERN SUCH COLLATERAL DOCUMENT AND ALL PARTIES HERETO CONSENT TO EACH SUCH COURT’S JURISDICTION.

(c) WAIVER OF VENUE . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

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(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02 . NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

SECTION 11.15 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury .

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 11.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility .

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Loan Parties acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers, on the other hand, (B) each of the Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each of the Loan Parties is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger or Lender has any obligation to any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger or Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

SECTION 11.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents .

The words “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other Loan Notices, Swingline Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

 

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SECTION 11.18 USA PATRIOT Act Notice .

Each Lender that is subject to the USA PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. Each Loan Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

SECTION 11.19 California Judicial Reference .

If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (a) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (b) without limiting the generality of Section 11.04, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.

SECTION 11.20 Judgment Currency .

If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of each Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from any Borrower in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

SECTION 11.21 Appointment of the Company.

Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Company to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that (a) the Company may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Loan Parties as the Company deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Loan Party shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer or a Lender to the Company shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the Company on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.

 

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SECTION 11.22 Amendment and Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement .

(a) This Agreement does not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or discharge or release the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith. Except as provided in Section 10.10(II) , nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall be construed as a release or other discharge of any Loan Parties under the Existing Credit Agreement from any of its obligations and liabilities thereunder, as modified hereby. Each Loan Party hereby confirms and agrees that, except as modified or amended and restated hereby or by a Loan Document or other instruments executed concurrently herewith, each “Loan Document” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that on and after the Closing Date all references in any such Loan Document to the “Agreement,” “thereto,” “thereof,” “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Existing Credit Agreement shall mean this Agreement.

(b) Each Loan Party other than the DFS Guarantors and the LSC Guarantors (a) consents to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement by this Agreement; (b) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations under each of the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) owing to each lender thereunder that is also a Lender hereunder shall be in respect of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (c) reaffirms all of its obligations under each “Loan Document” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and each other Loan Document and all other Secured Obligation, reaffirms its grants of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Secured Obligations and with respect to each of the Guarantors, its guarantee of the Secured Obligations; and (d) agrees that, except as expressly amended, restated or modified hereby or by any Loan Document or other instrument executed concurrently herewith, each of the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to which it is a party is and shall remain in full force and effect. Each Loan Party other than the DFS Guarantors and the LSC Guarantors hereby expressly acknowledges that the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement by this Agreement does not (i) impair the validity, effectiveness or priority of the Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document, and such Liens continue unimpaired with the same priority to secure repayment of all Secured Obligations, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; or (ii) require that any new filings be made or other action taken to perfect or to maintain the perfection of such Liens, except as set forth in Sections 7.08 and 7.11 . Each Loan Party other than the DFS Guarantors and the LSC Guarantors hereby confirms and agrees that all outstanding principal, interest and fees and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the date hereof shall, to the extent not paid on the date hereof, from and after the date hereof, be, without duplication, Obligations and Secured Obligations owing and payable pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as in effect from time to time, shall accrue interest thereon as specified in this Agreement, and shall be secured by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 11.23 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

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(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:    

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY,

a Delaware corporation

    By:    /s/ Christine M. Maki
     

Name: Christine M. Maki

Title: Senior Vice President, Tax


GUARANTORS:    

AUTOMATED GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, LLC,

 

BANTA CORPORATION,

 

BRIDGETOWN PRINTING CO.,

 

CDS PUBLICATIONS, INC.,

 

CLEAR VISIONS, INC.,

 

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

 

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS PROPERTIES II, INC.,

 

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS SERVICES, INC.,

 

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.,

 

COURIER PRINTING COMPANY,

 

FREDERIC PRINTING COMPANY,

 

HICKORY PRINTING SOLUTIONS, LLC,

 

MERCURY PRINTING COMPANY, LLC,

 

MOUNT VERNON PRINTING COMPANY,

 

NIES/ARTCRAFT, INC.,

 

OFFICETIGER HOLDINGS INC.,

 

PBM GRAPHICS, INC.,

 

PRINTING, INC.,

 

RRD DUTCH HOLDCO, INC.,

 

RRD WEST CALDWELL, LLC,

 

THE HENNEGAN COMPANY,

 

THE MCKAY PRESS, INC.,

 

VERITAS DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

 

WETZEL BROTHER, LLC

    By:  

/s/ Christine M. Maki

     

Name: Christine M. Maki

Title: Authorized Signatory


BANTA GLOBAL TURNKEY LLC

RR DONNELLEY LOGISTICS SERVICES

WORLDWIDE, INC.,

By:  

/s/ Janet M. Halpin

 

Name: Janet M. Halpin

Title: Authorized Signatory


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:    

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

    By:  

/s/ Angela Larkin

     

Name: Angela Larkin

Title: Assistant Vice President


LENDERS:    

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer

    By:  

/s/ William A. Bowen, Jr.

     

Name: William A. Bowen, Jr.

Title: Managing Director


  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a Lender and L/C Issuer
By:  

/s/ Gene Riego de Dios

 

Name: Gene Riego de Dios

Title: Vice President


  CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender and L/C Issuer
By:  

/s/ Scott Slavik

 

Name: Scott Slavik

Title: Vice President


  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Barry P. Litwin

 

Name: Barry P. Litwin

Title: Senior Vice President


 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Kyle R. Holtz

 

Name: Kyle R. Holtz

Title: Director


  The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Victor Pierzchalski

 

Name: Victor Pierzchalski

Title: Authorized Signatory


  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Patrick Flaherty

 

Name: Patrick Flaherty

Title: Managing Director


  Capital One, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Sean C. Horridge

 

Name: Sean C. Horridge

Title: Vice President


  SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Thomas F. Parrott

 

Name: Thomas F. Parrott

Title: Managing Director


  Fifth Third Bank, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Kurt Marsan

 

Name: Kurt Marsan

Title: Vice President


  ING Bank N.V., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ R.P. Boon

 

Name: R.P. Boon

Title: Director

  If a second signature block is required:

By:

 

/s/ Koen Weehuizen

 

Name: Koen Weehuizen

Title: Managing Director


  The Northern Trust Company, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Lisa DeCristofaro

 

Name: Lisa DeCristofaro

Title: SVP


  Bank of Ireland, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Conor Linehan

 

Name: Conor Linehan

Title: Authorised Signatory

  If a second signature block is required:
By:  

/s/ D. O’Neill

 

Name: D. O’Neill

Title: Authorised Signatory


  Associated Bank National Association, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ J. Eric Bergren

 

Name: J. Eric Bergren

Title: Senior Vice President


  CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Darran Wee

 

Name: Darran Wee

Title: Senior Vice President


  COMERICA BANK, as a Lender and L/C Issuer
By:  

/s/ Brandon Kotcher

  Name: Brandon Kotcher
Title: Relationship Manager

Exhibit 10.2

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan

Each director shall receive (A) an annual cash retainer (a “Cash Retainer”) and (B) an annual equity retainer (an “Equity Retainer”) to be paid in the form of a grant of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) each on the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as described further below and pursuant to the Company’s Performance Incentive Plan in effect on such date (the “Plan”).

 

1) Cash Retainer .
  a) Each director shall be entitled to a Cash Retainer equal to $105,000.
  b) Any director in a leadership role shall be entitled to an additional Cash Retainer in the applicable amount described in the table below:

 

Chairman of the Board

   $ 75,000   

Chairman of the Audit Committee

   $ 25,000   

Chairman of the Human Resources Committee

   $ 25,000   

Chairman of the Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee

   $ 20,000   

 

2) Equity Retainer .
  a) Each director shall be entitled to an Equity Retainer equal to $140,000.
  b) The Chairman of the Board shall be entitled to an additional Equity Retainer equal to $75,000.
  c) The number of shares granted shall be calculated pursuant to the terms of the Plan and shall be rounded down to the nearest share.
  d) RSUs will vest and be payable on the first anniversary of the grant date, but will be payable in full on the earlier of (i) the date the director ceases to be a Director of the Company and (ii) a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan).
  e) Dividend equivalents on the RSUs issued hereunder are deferred, credited with interest quarterly at the same rate as five-year U.S. government bonds and paid out in cash at the same time the corresponding portion of the award becomes payable.
  f) The Company shall make payment of the RSUs in Company common stock.

 

3) General .
  a) If any director joins the Board on a date other than the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting, then a pro-rata portion of each of the applicable Cash Retainer and Equity Retainer from the date joined to the next Annual Meeting date shall be granted.
  b) Each director is expected to comply with the terms of the Company’s Stock Ownership Guidelines for Non-Employee Directors.

 

Effective as of October 1,2016

Exhibit 10.3

 

LOGO

 

   4101 Winfield Road
   Warrenville, IL 60555
   (312) 326-8000

October 1, 2016

Mr. Daniel L. Knotts

*********

*********

Dear Dan:

The purpose of this letter is to amend and restate in its entirety the Employment Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2008, between you and R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (the “Company”). In recognition of your importance to the Company, its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors or assigns and to further the Company’s interests, we are pleased to offer you this employment letter (the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Annex A.

The terms of this Agreement are as follows:

1. Title and Responsibilities . You will serve as Chief Executive Officer, based in Warrenville, Illinois, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as well as any employment and other policies applicable to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time during the term of your employment. You will have the customary duties, responsibilities and authorities of such position. You will also receive such office, staffing and other assistance as is commensurate with that received by other executives at your level in a corporation of similar size and nature.

2. Employment at Will . You and we acknowledge that your employment with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment and that either party may terminate your employment at any time upon written notice of termination within a reasonable period of time before the effective date of your Separation from Service.

3. Compensation . You will receive the following compensation and benefits, from which the Company may withhold any amounts required by applicable law.

 

  a) Base Salary . The Company will pay you a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the rate of $950,000 per year. This Base Salary will be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.

 

  b)

Annual Bonus . In respect of each calendar year of the Company, you will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) in


  accordance with the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan (the “Plan”) with a target bonus opportunity of 125% of Base Salary. The performance objectives for your Annual Bonus with respect to each calendar year will be determined as provided for in the Plan. Any Annual Bonus which you become entitled to receive shall be paid to you at the time set forth in the Plan.

 

  c) Equity . You will be eligible to receive equity grants at amounts that align to general market practices.

 

  d) Vacation . You will be eligible for five weeks of vacation annually.

 

  e) Benefits . You will continue to be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plan and programs generally applicable to Company employees.

 

  f) Car Allowance . You will receive a car allowance in the amount of $1,400 per month.

 

  g) Financial Planning, Supplemental Life and Disability . You will be entitled to a Financial Planning allowance of up to $12,000, and Supplemental Executive Life and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance consistent with other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  h) Perquisites . You will be eligible to receive any other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers of the Company.

4. Severance . If your Separation from Service with the Company is initiated by the Company without Cause, the following will apply:

 

  a. Separation from Service Not Following a Change in Control

If, prior to a Change in Control, your separation from service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation§ l.409A-l(h) (a “Separation from Service”) with the Company is initiated by the Company without Cause or if your Separation from Service is initiated by you for Good Reason:

 

  i. the Company will pay you an amount equal to two times your Annualized Total Compensation, subject to the prompt execution by you of a customary release, which amount shall be payable in equal installments on the 15th and the last days or each of the twenty-four (24) months following the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of your Separation from Service (the “Termination Date”) (if the 15th or last day of a month is not a business day, on the closest business day to such date):

 

  ii. the Company will provide to you a continuation of all benefits, including a car allowance and other related benefits, if any, which you were eligible to receive immediately prior to your Separation from Service, for the twenty-four (24) months following the Termination Date (the value of a benefit available in any year that is not used in that year may not be carried over and made available in any other year); and

 

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  iii. all outstanding stock options, restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards or other equity grants (other than performance shares or performance share units) issued to you will vest 100% immediately as of the Termination Date.

Upon your Separation from Service prior to a Change in Control, any performance shares or performance share units will vest in accordance with the applicable award agreement. Your rights of indemnification under the Company’s and any of its subsidiaries’ organizational documents, any plan or agreement at law or otherwise and your rights thereunder to director’s and officer’s liability insurance coverage for, in both cases, actions as an officer and director of the Company and its affiliates shall survive your Separation from Service. In the event of your Separation from Service, you will be deemed to resign as an officer and director of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

  b. Separation from Service Following a Change in Control

If, following a Change in Control, you have a Separation from Service initiated by the Company without Cause or if you have a Separation from Service initiated by you for Good Reason:

 

  i. the Company will pay you an amount equal to 2.99 times your Annualized Total Compensation, subject to the prompt execution by you of a customary release, which amount shall be paid to you in a lump sum as soon as is reasonably practicable following the Termination Date; but only if the Termination Date occurs within two years after the Change in Control; provided, however, that if the Change in Control is not a “change in control event,” within the meaning of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then such amount shall be payable in equal installments over the twenty-four (24) months following your Termination Date at the same times described in Section 4(a)(i);

 

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  ii. the Company will provide to you a continuation of all benefits, including a car allowance and other related benefits, if any, which you were eligible to receive immediately prior to such Separation from Service, until and including the last day of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs (the value of a benefit available in any year that is not used in that year may not be carried over and made available in any other year);

 

  iii. all outstanding stock options, restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards or other equity grants (other than performance shares or performance share units) issued to you will vest 100% immediately as of the Termination Date and any performance shares or performance share units will vest in accordance with the applicable award agreement: and

 

  iv. you shall be entitled to a pro rata bonus under the Company’s annual bonus program in effect for the year in which the Termination Date occurs, which pro rata bonus shall be paid at the same time as annual bonuses for such year are paid to the Company’s senior executives, but in no event later than the end of the 2 1/2 month period occurring after the year in which the Termination Date occurs, and such pro rata bonus shall be equal to the amount, if any, which you would have received under such plan (without regard to any executive-specific objectives), on the basis of the Company’s actual performance for the year, had you not had a Separation from Service, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the year elapsed prior to the Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365.

 

  v. the Company will pay you a lump sum of $75,000, payable six months and one day following your Separation from Service,

Your rights of indemnification under the Company’s and any of its subsidiaries’ organizational documents, any plan or agreement at law or otherwise and your rights thereunder to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for, in both cases, actions as an officer and director of the Company and its affiliates shall survive your Separation from Service. In the event of your Separation from Service, you will be deemed to resign as an officer and director of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, your Separation from Service initiated by the Company without Cause or your Separation from Service initiated by you for Good Reason which takes place within six (6) months prior to a “change in control event,” within the meaning of section 409A of the Code, shall be, presumptively, a Separation from Service following a Change in Control.

 

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  5. Section 409A . If you are a “specified employee” within the meaning set forth in the document entitled “409A: Policy of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and its Affiliates Regarding Specified Employees” on the date of your Separation from Service, then any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise that (i) become payable as a result of your Separation from Service and (ii) are subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of your Separation from Service shall not be paid until the earlier of (x) the first business day of the seventh month occurring after the month in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (y) the date of your death. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, amounts payable to you as a result of your involuntary Separation from Service that do not exceed two times the lesser of (i) your annualized compensation based upon your annual rate of Base Salary for the year prior to the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under section 401(a)(17) of the Code in the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs may be paid as otherwise scheduled. If any compensation or benefits provided by this Agreement may result in the application of section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall, in consultation with you, modify this Agreement to the extent permissible under section 409A of the Code in the least restrictive manner as necessary to exclude such compensation and benefits from the definition of “deferred compensation” within the meaning of such section 409A of the Code or in order to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Code. By signing this Agreement you acknowledge that if any amount paid or payable to you becomes subject to section 409A of the Code, you are solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and interest due as a result.

 

  6. Treatment of Certain Payments

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that (i) any payment, award, benefit or distribution (or any acceleration of any payment, award, benefit or distribution) by the Company (or any of its affiliated entities) or any entity which effectuates a Change in Control (or any of its affiliated entities) to or for your benefit (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), and (ii) the reduction of the amounts payable to you, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, to the maximum amount that could be paid to you without giving rise to the Excise Tax (the “Safe Harbor Cap”) would provide you with a greater after tax amount than if such amounts were not reduced, then the amounts payable to you under this Agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Safe Harbor Cap. The reduction of the amounts payable to you, if applicable, shall be made by reducing first cash severance, followed by equity vestings, etc.

(b) All determinations required to be made under this Section 6 shall be made by the public accounting firm that is retained by the Company as of the date

 

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immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and you within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of notice from the Company or the Executive that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (i) the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall determine prior to the Change in Control that the Accounting Firm is precluded from performing such services under applicable auditor independence rules or (ii) the Audit Committee of the Board determines that it does not want the Accounting Firm to perform such services because of auditor independence concerns or (iii) the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Board shall appoint another nationally recognized public accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). If payments are reduced to the Safe Harbor Cap, the Accounting Firm shall provide a reasonable opinion to you that he or she is not required to report any Excise Tax on his or her federal income tax return. All fees, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the costs of retaining experts) of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by you, it shall furnish you with a written opinion to such effect, and to the effect that failure to report the Excise Tax, if any, on your applicable federal income tax return will not result in the imposition of a negligence or similar penalty. In the event the Accounting Firm determines that the Payments shall be reduced to the Safe Harbor Cap, it shall furnish you with a written opinion to such effect. The determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and you (except as provided in paragraph (c) below).

(c) If it is established pursuant to a final determination of a court or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) proceeding which has been finally and conclusively resolved, that Payments have been made to, or provided for the benefit of, you by the Company, which are in excess of the limitations provided in this Section 6 (hereinafter referred to as an “Excess Payment”), such Excess Payment shall be deemed for all purposes to be a loan to you made on the date you received the Excess Payment and you shall repay the Excess Payment to the Company on demand, together with interest on the Excess Payment at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 1274(d) of the Code) from the date of your receipt of such Excess Payment until the date of such repayment. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the determination, it is possible that Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an “Underpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made under this Section 6. In the event that it is determined (i) by the Accounting Firm, the Company (which shall include the position taken by the Company, or together with its consolidated group, on its federal income tax return) or the IRS or (ii) pursuant to a determination by a

 

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court, that an Underpayment has occurred, the Company shall pay an amount equal to such Underpayment to you within ten (10) days of such determination together with interest on such amount at the applicable federal rate from the date such amount would have been paid to you until the date of payment. You shall cooperate, to the extent your expenses are reimbursed by the Company, with any reasonable requests by the Company in connection with any contests or disputes with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the Excise Tax or the determination of the Excess Payment.

 

  7. Restrictive Covenants . You and the Company recognize that, due to the nature of your employment and relationship with the Company, you will have access to and develop confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of the Company. You acknowledge that such information is valuable to the business of the Company, and that disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than the Company, would cause substantial damage to the Company. You further acknowledge that your duties for the Company include the opportunity to develop and maintain relationships with the Company’s customers, employees, representatives and agents on behalf of the Company and that access to and development of those close relationships with the Company’s customers render your services special, unique and extraordinary. In recognition that the good will and relationships described herein are assets and extremely valuable to the Company, and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of the Company, you agree as follows. The parties hereby deem the payment of 18 months of Annualized Total Compensation (which shall not be in addition to amounts payable to you pursuant to paragraph 4(a) hereof) to be the minimum consideration for the restrictive covenant obligations set forth below.

 

  8. Noncompetition . In consideration of the covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, the payments to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the positions of trust and confidence you occupy and have occupied with the Company and the information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature obtained as a result of such positions, you agree that, from the date of your Separation from Service for any reason, including a Separation from Service initiated by the Company with or without Cause, and for 18 months thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or in any other individual or representative capacity, worldwide, engage in any business which is competitive with the business of the Company. You may, however, own stock or the rights to own stock in a company covered by this paragraph that is publicly owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the-counter market, so long as your holdings of stock or rights to own stock do not exceed the lesser of (i) 1% of the capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (ii) the combined value of the stock or rights to acquire stock does not exceed your gross annual earnings from the Company.

 

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  9. Importance of Customer Relationships . You recognize that the Company’s relationship with the customer or customers you serve, and with other employees, is special and unique, based upon the development and maintenance of good will resulting from the customers’ and other employees’ contacts with the Company and its employees, including you. As a result of your position and customer contacts, you recognize that you will gain valuable information about (i) ’the Company’s relationship with its customers, their buying habits, special needs, purchasing policies, (ii) the skills, capabilities and other employment-related information about the Company’s employees, and (iii) other matters which you would not otherwise know and which is not otherwise readily available. Such knowledge is essential to the business of the Company and you recognize that your Separation from Service shall require the Company to rebuild that customer relationship to retain the customer’s business. You recognize that during a period following your Separation from Service, the Company is entitled to protection from your using the information and customer and employee relationships with which you have been entrusted by the Company during your employment.

 

  10. Nonsolicitation of Customers . You shall not, while employed by the Company and for a period of 18 months from the date of Separation from Service with the Company for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by the Company with or without Cause, directly or indirectly, either on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or entity, solicit or provide services which are the same as or similar to the services the Company provided or offered while you were employed by the Company to any customer or prospective customer of the Company (i) with whom you had direct contact in the course of your employment with the Company or about whom you learned confidential information as a result of your employment with the Company or (ii) with whom any person over whom you had supervisory authority at any time had direct contact during the course of his or her employment with the Company or about whom such person learned confidential information as a result of his or her employment with the Company.

 

  11.

Nonsolicitation of Employees . You shall not, while employed by the Company and for a period of two years from the date of your Separation from Service with the Company for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by the Company, with or without Cause, either directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage any Company employee(s) to terminate their employment with the Company or to accept employment with any entity, including but not limited to a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company, nor shall you cooperate with any others in doing or attempting to do so. As used herein, the term “solicit, induce or encourage” includes, but is not limited to, (a) initiating communications with a Company employee relating to possible employment, (b)

 

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  offering bonuses or additional compensation to encourage Company employees to terminate their employment with the Company and accept employment with a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company, or (c) referring Company employees to personnel or agents employed by competitors, suppliers or customers of the Company.

 

  12. Confidential Information . You are prohibited from, at any time during your employment with the Company or thereafter, disclosing or using any Confidential Information for your benefit or any other person or entity, unless directed or authorized in writing by the Company to do so, until such time as the information becomes generally known to the public without your fault. “Confidential Information” means information (i) disclosed to or known by you as a consequence of your employment with the Company, (ii) not generally known to others outside the Company, and (iii) that relates to the Company’s marketing, sales, finances, operations, processes, methods, techniques, devices, software programs, projections, strategies and plans, personnel information, industry contacts made during your employment, and customer information, including customer needs, contacts, particular projects, and pricing. These restrictions are in addition to any confidentiality restrictions in any other agreement you may have signed with the Company.

 

  13. Obligation upon Subsequent Employment . If you accept employment with any future employer during the time period that equals the greater of one year following the date of your Separation from Service with the Company and the Severance Period (regardless of whether you actually receive severance benefits during that period), you will deliver a copy of this Agreement to such employer and advise such employer concerning the existence of your obligations under this Agreement.

 

  14. Company’s Right to Injunctive Relief . By execution of this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that the Company would be damaged irreparably if any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section were breached by you and money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such nonperformance or breach. Accordingly, the Company and its successors or permitted assigns in order to protect its interests, shall pursue, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, an injunction or injunctions to prevent any breach or threatened breach of any of such provisions and to enforce such provisions specifically (without posting a bond or other security). With respect to such enforcement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party any and all attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of that party in enforcing or attempting to enforce any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

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  15. General .

 

  i. Acknowledgement of Reasonableness and Severability . You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement, including the Restrictive Covenants Section are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other business interests of the Company. If any court subsequently determines that any part of this Agreement, including the Restrictive Covenants Section, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. Further, any court invalidating any provision of this Agreement shall have the power to revise the invalidated provisions such that the provision is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  ii. Non-duplication of Severance Pay . If, upon ultimate Separation from Service, the separation pay for which you would be eligible under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan applicable to employees generally, if any, would be greater than the separation pay payable under to this Agreement, then your Severance Pay shall be increased to correspond to the pay you would have been eligible for under such Plan. To avoid duplicate payments, if you are eligible to receive severance under this Agreement, you hereby waive any payments under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan.

 

  iii. Employee Breach . If you breach this Agreement or any other agreement you have signed with the Company, the Company may, in its complete discretion, stop making any of the payments provided for in this Agreement.

 

  iv. Arbitration . Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by you and the Company, including any dispute as to the calculation of any payments hereunder, and the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by a single arbitrator in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the rules of JAMS; provided, however, that either party may seek preliminary injunctive relief to maintain or restore the status quo pending a decision of the arbitrator, and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the District of Delaware in connection therewith. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award the party he determines has prevailed in the arbitration any legal fees and other fees and expenses that may be incurred in respect of enforcing its respective rights.

 

  v.

Governing Law . All disputes arising under or related to this Agreement shall at all times be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal

 

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  laws (as opposed to the conflict of law provisions) and decisions of the State of Delaware as applied to agreements executed in and to be fully performed within that State.

 

  vi. Notice and Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to you at the address above, and to the Company at its Corporate Headquarters (Attn: Corporate Secretary).

 

  vii. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between us. This Agreement may not be changed or amended orally, but only in writing signed by both parties.

 

  viii. Waiver . The failure of either party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of such 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.

 

  ix. Assignments and Successors . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its successors and assigns. Your rights to payments or benefits under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon your designated beneficiary or legal representative, provided, however, that you may not assign any of your rights and obligations hereunder.

If the foregoing terms and conditions are acceptable and agreed to by you, please sign on the line provided below to signify such acceptance and agreement and return the executed copy to the Chief Human Resources Officer.

 

Very truly yours,
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
By:  

/s/ Thomas Carroll

  Thomas Carroll

 

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ACCEPTED AND AGREED to this 1st day of October, 2016.

/s/ Daniel L. Knotts

Daniel Knotts

 

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Annex A

Definitions

Annualized Total Compensation ” means Base Salary plus Annual Bonus (at the target level) for one year at the rate in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service, but, for these calculations only, your Base Salary and target bonus percentage shall not be less than the amount set forth in Section 3, above.

Cause ” means (i) your willful and continued failure to perform substantially your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to your being delivered a notice of termination without Cause) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Board that identifies the manner in which you have not performed your duties, (ii) your willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the business, reputation, character or community standing of the Company, (iii) conviction of or the pleading of nolo contendere with regard to a felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (iv) a refusal or failure to attempt in good faith to follow the written direction of the Board (provided that such written direction is consistent with your duty and station) promptly upon receipt of such written direction. A termination for Cause after a Change in Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change in Control; provided, however, the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an event constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Company prior to a Change in Control. For the purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act by you shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of the Company’s principal outside counsel shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall provide you with a reasonable amount of time, after a notice and demand for substantial performance is delivered to you, to cure any such failure to perform, and if such failure is so cured within a reasonable time thereafter, such failure shall not be deemed to have occurred.

“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events:

(i) individuals who, on the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date of this Agreement, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such

 

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person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director: provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall he deemed to be an incumbent Director;

(ii) any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and l4(d)(2) of the Exchange Act is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (ii) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue or any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any subsidiary. (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii));

(iii) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form or corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) more than 50%, of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Corporation”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership or 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “Parent Corporation”), is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Secu1ities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation,

 

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the Surviving Corporation) other than persons set forth in (A) through (D) of paragraph (ii) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”);

(iv) the closing of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than to an entity or in a manner where the voting securities immediately prior to such sale represent directly or indirectly after such sale of least 50% of the voting securities of the entity acquiring such assets in approximately the same proportion as prior to such sale; or

(v) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control of the Company shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding: provided, that if after such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur.

“Committee” means a committee designated by the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company.

“Good Reason” means, without Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) a change in the Executive’s duties or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) that taken as a whole represents a material and adverse diminution of the Executive’s duties, responsibilities or status with the Company (other than a temporary change that results from or relates to the incapacitation of the Executive due to physical or mental illness);

 

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(ii) a material reduction by the Company in Executive’s rate of annual base salary or annual target bonus opportunity (including any material and adverse change in the formula for such annual bonus target) as the same may be increased from time to time thereafter:

(iii) any requirement of the Company that Executive’s office be more than seventy-five (75) miles from Executive’s place of residence as of the date of this Agreement; or

(iv) any material breach of the Agreement by the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Good Reason event shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Company cures such action, failure or breach within ten (10) days after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive. Executive’s right to terminate employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by Executive’s incapacities due to mental or physical illness and Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any event or condition constituting Good Reason; provided, however, that Executive must provide notice of termination of employment within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of an event constituting Good Reason or such event shall not constitute Good Reason under this Agreement.

Separation from Service ” means a termination of employment with the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

LOGO

 

 

4101 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

(312) 326-8000

October 1, 2016

Tom Carroll

*********

*********

Dear Tom:

The purpose of this letter is to amend and restate in its entirety the Employment Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2007 and the amendments in November 25, 2008 and April 19, 2011, between you and R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (the “Company”). In recognition of your importance to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors or assigns (“Donnelley” or “Company”) and to further the Company’s interests, we are pleased to offer you an employment letter (“Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this agreement (“Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Annex A.

The terms of this Agreement are as follows:

 

1. Title and Responsibilities . You will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, based in Warrenville, Illinois, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as well as any employment and other policies applicable to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time during the term of your employment. You will have the customary duties, responsibilities and authorities of such position. You will also receive such office, staffing and other assistance as is commensurate with that received by other executives at your level in the Company.

 

2. Employment at Will . You and we hereby acknowledge that your employment with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment and that either party may terminate your employment at any time upon written notice of termination within a reasonable period of time before the effective date of your Separation from Service.

 

3. Compensation . You will receive the following compensation and benefits, from which the Company may withhold any amounts required by applicable law.

 

  a. Base Salary . The Company will pay you a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the rate of $450,000 per year. This Base Salary will be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.

 

  b.

Annual Bonus . In respect of each calendar year of the Company, you will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) in accordance with the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan


  (“Plan”) with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of Base Salary. The performance objectives for your Annual Bonus with respect to each calendar year will be determined as provided for in the Plan. Any Annual Bonus which you become entitled to receive shall be paid to you at the time set forth in the Plan.

 

  c. Equity . You will be eligible to receive equity grants at amounts that are similar to other employees at your level in the organization and in accordance with general market practices.

 

  d. Vacation . You will be eligible for five weeks vacation annually.

 

  e. Benefits . You will continue to be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plan and programs generally applicable to RR Donnelley employees.

 

  f. Car Allowance . You will receive a car allowance in the amount of $1,400 per month.

 

  g. Financial Planning, Supplemental Life and Disability . You will be entitled to a Financial Planning allowance of up to $12,000, and Supplemental Executive Life and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance consistent with other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  h. Perquisites . You will be eligible to receive any other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers of the Company.

 

4. Severance . If your Separation from Service with the Company (and its at least 80% owned subsidiaries and affiliates) is initiated by the Company without Cause or if your Separation from Service is initiated by you for Good Reason the following will apply:

 

  a. Severance Pay . The Company will pay you an amount equal to one and one-half times your Annualized Total Compensation (“Severance Pay”), subject to the prompt execution by you of the Company’s customary release and in consideration of your obligations described in the Section below entitled “Restrictive Covenants.” Such Severance Pay shall be payable in equal installments on the 15 th and last days of each of the 18 months following the thirtieth (30 th ) day after the date of your Separation from Service (if the 15 th or last day of a month is not a business day, on the closest business day to such day). This Severance Pay constitutes “Separation Pay” under the terms of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan (“SPP”) and all provisions of the SPP shall apply thereto and no other amount shall be payable under the SPP; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to any other payments or benefits to which you are otherwise entitled under this Agreement or applicable law.

 

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All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by applicable tax withholdings.

Any disputes regarding Severance Pay will be governed by the claims and appeals procedures of the SPP.

b. Benefits . Your medical, dental and vision insurance coverage in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service will continue to be available to you under the group health plan continuation coverage laws (“COBRA”), for a period of 18 months following the date of your Separation from Service (the “COBRA Period”). If you elect COBRA coverage, it will be available to you for the 18-month COBRA Period at the same cost your insurance coverage is available to active employees (and the portion of the cost of coverage paid by the Company that does not constitute “COBRA Premium Subsidy” under the SPP shall be reflected in an IRS Form 1099 as imputed income to you). Your short-term and long-term disability, group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, Supplemental Executive Life Insurance and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance end on the date of your Separation from Service; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to elect any conversion or continuation rights that may be provided under any of the preceding insurance policies or plans.

c. Resignations . You shall resign from such offices and directorships, if any, of the Company that you may hold from time to time.

d. Indemnification . Your rights of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents, any plan or agreement at law or otherwise and your rights thereunder to director’s and officer’s liability insurance coverage for, in both cases, actions as an officer of the Company shall survive your Separation from Service.

e. Vesting of Equity Grants . Any outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants (other than performance shares or performance share units) issued to you, will vest 100% immediately as of the date of your Separation from Service.

f. Section 409A . If you are a “specified employee” within the meaning set forth in the document entitled “409A: Policy of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and its Affiliates Regarding Specified Employees” on the date of your Separation from Service, then any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise that (i) become payable as a result of your Separation from Service and (ii) are subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of your Separation from Service shall not be paid until the earlier

 

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of (x) the first business day of the seventh month occurring after the month in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (y) the date of your death. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, amounts payable to you as a result of your involuntary Separation from Service that do not exceed two times the lesser of (i) your annualized compensation based upon your annual rate of Base Salary for the year prior to the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under section 401(a)(17) of the Code in the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs may be paid as otherwise scheduled. If any compensation or benefits provided by this Agreement may result in the application of section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall, in consultation with you, modify this Agreement to the extent permissible under section 409A of the Code in the least restrictive manner as necessary to exclude such compensation and benefits from the definition of “deferred compensation” within the meaning of such section 409A of the Code or in order to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Code. By signing this Agreement you acknowledge that if any amount paid or payable to you becomes subject to section 409A of the Code, you are solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and interest due as a result.

g. Treatment of Certain Payments

 

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that (i) any payment, award, benefit or distribution (or any acceleration of any payment, award, benefit or distribution) by the Company (or any of its affiliated entities) or any entity which effectuates a Change in Control (or any of its affiliated entities) to or for your benefit (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), and (ii) the reduction of the amounts payable to you, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, to the maximum amount that could be paid to you without giving rise to the Excise Tax (the “Safe Harbor Cap”) would provide you with a greater after tax amount than if such amounts were not reduced, then the amounts payable to you under this Agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Safe Harbor Cap. The reduction of the amounts payable to you, if applicable, shall be made by reducing first cash severance, followed by equity vestings, etc.

(b) All determinations required to be made under this Section 4 shall be made by the public accounting firm that is retained by the Company as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide

 

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detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and you within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of notice from the Company or the Executive that there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (i) the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall determine prior to the Change in Control that the Accounting Firm is precluded from performing such services under applicable auditor independence rules or (ii) the Audit Committee of the Board determines that it does not want the Accounting Firm to perform such services because of auditor independence concerns or (iii) the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Board shall appoint another nationally recognized public accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). If payments are reduced to the Safe Harbor Cap, the Accounting Firm shall provide a reasonable opinion to you that he or she is not required to report any Excise Tax on his or her federal income tax return. All fees, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the costs of retaining experts) of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by you, it shall furnish you with a written opinion to such effect, and to the effect that failure to report the Excise Tax, if any, on your applicable federal income tax return will not result in the imposition of a negligence or similar penalty. In the event the Accounting Firm determines that the Payments shall be reduced to the Safe Harbor Cap, it shall furnish you with a written opinion to such effect. The determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and you (except as provided in paragraph (c) below).

(c) If it is established pursuant to a final determination of a court or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) proceeding which has been finally and conclusively resolved, that Payments have been made to, or provided for the benefit of, you by the Company, which are in excess of the limitations provided in this Section 4 (hereinafter referred to as an “Excess Payment”), such Excess Payment shall be deemed for all purposes to be a loan to you made on the date you received the Excess Payment and you shall repay the Excess Payment to the Company on demand, together with interest on the Excess Payment at the applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 1274(d) of the Code) from the date of your receipt of such Excess Payment until the date of such repayment. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the determination, it is possible that Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an “Underpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made under this Section 4. In the event that it is determined (i) by the Accounting Firm, the Company (which shall include the position taken by the Company, or together with its consolidated group, on its federal income tax return) or the IRS or (ii) pursuant to a determination by a court, that an Underpayment has occurred, the Company shall pay an amount equal to such Underpayment to you within ten (10) days of such determination together with interest on such amount at the applicable federal rate from the date such amount would have been paid to you until the date of payment. You shall cooperate, to the extent your expenses are reimbursed by the Company, with any reasonable requests by the Company in connection with any contests or disputes with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the Excise Tax or the determination of the Excess Payment.

 

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5. Restrictive Covenants . You and Donnelley recognize that, due to the nature of your employment and relationship with Donnelley, you will have access to and develop confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of Donnelley. You acknowledge that such information is valuable to the business of Donnelley, and that disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than Donnelley, would cause substantial damage to Donnelley. You further acknowledge that your duties for Donnelley include the opportunity to develop and maintain relationships with Donnelley customers, employees, representatives and agents on behalf of Donnelley and that access to and development of those close relationships with Donnelley customers render your services special, unique and extraordinary. In recognition that the good will and relationships described herein are assets and extremely valuable to Donnelley, and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of Donnelley, you agree as follows. The parties hereby deem the payment of 18 months of Annualized Total Compensation (which shall not be in addition to amounts payable to you pursuant to paragraph 4(a) hereof) to be the minimum consideration for the restrictive covenant obligations set forth below.

 

  a.

Noncompetition . In consideration of the covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, the payments to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the positions of trust and confidence you occupy and have occupied with the Company and the information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature obtained as a result of such positions, you agree that, from the date of your Separation from Service for any reason, including a Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, and for 18 months thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or in any other individual or representative capacity, worldwide, engage in any business which is competitive with the business of Donnelley. You may, however, own stock or the rights

 

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  to own stock in a company covered by this paragraph that is publicly owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the-counter market, so long as your holdings of stock or rights to own stock do not exceed the lesser of (i) 1% of the capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (ii) the combined value of the stock or rights to acquire stock does not exceed your gross annual earnings from the Company.

 

  b. Importance of Customer Relationships . You recognize that Donnelley’s relationship with the customer or customers you serve, and with other employees, is special and unique, based upon the development and maintenance of good will resulting from the customers’ and other employees’ contacts with Donnelley and its employees, including you. As a result of your position and customer contacts, you recognize that you will gain valuable information about (i) Donnelley’s relationship with its customers, their buying habits, special needs, purchasing policies, (ii) the skills, capabilities and other employment-related information about Donnelley employees, and (iii) other matters which you would not otherwise know and which is not otherwise readily available. Such knowledge is essential to the business of Donnelley and you recognize that your Separation from Service shall require Donnelley to rebuild that customer relationship to retain the customer’s business. You recognize that during a period following your Separation from Service, Donnelley is entitled to protection from your using the information and customer and employee relationships with which you have been entrusted by Donnelley during your employment.

 

  c. Nonsolicitation of Customers . You shall not, while employed by Donnelley and for a period of 18 months from the date of Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, directly or indirectly, either on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or entity, solicit or provide services which are the same as or similar to the services Donnelley provided or offered while you were employed by Donnelley to any customer or prospective customer of Donnelley (i) with whom you had direct contact in the course of your employment with Donnelley or about whom you learned confidential information as a result of your employment with Donnelley or (ii) with whom any person over whom you had supervisory authority at any time had direct contact during the course of his or her employment with Donnelley or about whom such person learned confidential information as a result of his or her employment with Donnelley.

 

  d.

Nonsolicitation of Employees . You shall not while employed by Donnelley and for a period of two years from the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley, with or without Cause,

 

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  either directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage any Donnelley employee(s) to terminate their employment with Donnelley or to accept employment with any entity, including but not limited to a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, nor shall you cooperate with any others in doing or attempting to do so. As used herein, the term “solicit, induce or encourage” includes, but is not limited to, (a) initiating communications with a Donnelley employee relating to possible employment, (b) offering bonuses or additional compensation to encourage Donnelley employees to terminate their employment with Donnelley and accept employment with a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, or (c) referring Donnelley employees to personnel or agents employed by competitors, suppliers or customers of Donnelley.

 

  e. Confidential Information . You are prohibited from, at any time during your employment with the Company or thereafter, disclosing or using any Confidential Information for your benefit or any other person or entity, unless directed or authorized in writing by the Company to do so, until such time as the information becomes generally known to the public without your fault. “Confidential Information” means information (i) disclosed to or known by you as a consequence of your employment with the Company, (ii) not generally known to others outside the Company, and (iii) that relates to the Company’s marketing, sales, finances, operations, processes, methods, techniques, devices, software programs, projections, strategies and plans, personnel information, industry contacts made during your employment, and customer information, including customer needs, contacts, particular projects, and pricing. These restrictions are in addition to any confidentiality restrictions in any other agreement you may have signed with the Company.

 

  f. Obligation upon Subsequent Employment . If you accept employment with any future employer during the time period that equals the greater of one year following the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley and the Severance Period (regardless of whether you actually receive severance benefits during that period), you will deliver a copy of this Agreement to such employer and advise such employer concerning the existence of your obligations under this Agreement.

 

  g.

Company’s Right to Injunctive Relief . By execution of this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that the Company would be damaged irreparably if any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section were breached by you and money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such nonperformance or breach. Accordingly, the Company and its successors or permitted assigns in order to protect its interests, shall pursue, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, an injunction or injunctions to prevent

 

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  any breach or threatened breach of any of such provisions and to enforce such provisions specifically (without posting a bond or other security). With respect to such enforcement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party any and all attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of that party in enforcing or attempting to enforce any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

6. General.

 

  a. Acknowledgement of Reasonableness and Severability . You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement, including the Restricitve Covenants Section are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other business interests of the Company. If any court subsequently determines that any part of this Agreement, including the Restrictive Covenants Section, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. Further, any court invalidating any provision of this Agreement shall have the power to revise the invalidated provisions such that the provision is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  b. Non-duplication of Severance Pay . If, upon ultimate Separation from Service, the separation pay for which you would be eligible under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan applicable to employees generally, if any, would be greater than the separation pay payable under to this Agreement, then your Severance Pay shall be increased to correspond to the pay you would have been eligible for under such Plan. To avoid duplicate payments, if you are eligible to receive severance under this Agreement, you hereby waive any payments under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan.

 

  c. Employee Breach . If you breach this Agreement or any other agreement you have signed with the Company, the Company may, in its complete discretion, stop making any of the payments provided for in this Agreement.

 

  d.

Arbitration . Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by you and the Company, including any dispute as to the calculation of any payments hereunder, and the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by a single arbitrator in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the rules of JAMS; provided , however , that either party may seek preliminary injunctive relief to maintain or restore the status quo pending a decision of the arbitrator, and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the Federal courts of the United States of America located in

 

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  the District of Delaware in connection therewith. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award the party he determines has prevailed in the arbitration any legal fees and other fees and expenses that may be incurred in respect of enforcing its respective rights.

 

  e. Governing Law . All disputes arising under or related to this Agreement shall at all times be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (as opposed to the conflict of law provisions) and decisions of the State of Delaware as applied to agreements executed in and to be fully performed within that State.

 

  f. Notice and Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to you at the address above, and to the Company at its Corporate Headquarters (Attn: Corporate Secretary).

 

  g. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between us. This Agreement may not be changed or amended orally, but only in writing signed by both parties.

 

  h. Waiver . The failure of either party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of such 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.

 

  i. Assignments and Successors . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon your designated beneficiary or legal representative, provided , however , that you may not assign any of your rights and obligations hereunder.

If the foregoing terms and conditions are acceptable and agreed to by you, please sign on the line provided below to signify such acceptance and agreement and return the executed copy to the Chief Human Resources Officer.

 

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Very truly yours,
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
By:  

/s/ Daniel Knotts

  Daniel Knotts

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED to this 1st day of October, 2016.

/s/ Thomas Carroll

Thomas Carroll

 

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Annex A

Definitions

 

1. Annualized Total Compensation ” means Base Salary plus Annual Bonus (at the target level) for one year at the rate in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service, but, for these calculations only, your Base Salary and target bonus percentage shall not be less than the amount set forth in Section 3, above.

 

2. Cause ” means (i) your willful and continued failure to perform substantially your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to your being delivered a notice of termination without Cause) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board that identifies the manner in which you have not performed your duties, (ii) your willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the business, reputation, character or community standing of the Company, (iii) conviction of or the pleading of nolo contendere with regard to a felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (iv) a refusal or failure to attempt in good faith to follow the written direction of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board (provided that such written direction is consistent with your duty and station) promptly upon receipt of such written direction. A termination for Cause after a Change in Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change in Control; provided , however , the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an event constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Company prior to a Change in Control. For the purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act by you shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of the Company’s principal outside counsel shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall provide you with a reasonable amount of time, after a notice and demand for substantial performance is delivered to you, to cure any such failure to perform, and if such failure is so cured within a reasonable time thereafter, such failure shall not be deemed to have occurred.

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4. Good Reason means, without Executive’s express written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

  (i) a change in the Executive’s duties or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) that taken as a whole represents a material and adverse diminution of the Executive’s duties, responsibilities or status with the Company (other than a temporary change that results from or relates to the incapacitation of the Executive due to physical or mental illness):

 

  (ii) a material reduction by the Company in Executive’s rate of annual base salary or annual target bonus opportunity (including any material and adverse change in the formula for such annual bonus target) as the same may be increased from time to time thereafter:

 

  (iii) any requirement of the Company that Executive’s office be more than seventy-five (75) miles from Executive’s place of residence as of the date of this Agreement; or

 

  (iv) any material breach of the Agreement by the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Good Reason event shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Company cures such action, failure or breach within ten (10) days after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive. Executive’s right to terminate employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by Executive’s incapacities due to mental or physical illness and Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any event or condition constituting Good Reason; provided, however, that Executive must provide notice of tennination of employment within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of of an event constituting Good Reason or such event shall not constitute Good Reason under this Agreement.

 

  5. Separation from Service means a termination of employment with the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

LOGO

 

   4101 Winfield Road
   Warrenville, Illinois 60555
   Telephone (312) 326-8000

October 1, 2016

Jeff Gorski

*********

*********

Dear Jeff:

In recognition of your importance to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors or assigns (“Donnelley” or “Company”) and to further the Company’s interests, we are pleased to offer you an employment letter (“Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this agreement (“Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Annex A.

The terms of this Agreement are as follows:

 

  1. Title and Responsibilities . You will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, based in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as well as any employment and other policies applicable to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time during the term of your employment. You will have the customary duties, responsibilities and authorities of such position. You will also receive such office, staffing and other assistance as is commensurate with that received by other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  2. Employment at Will . You and we hereby acknowledge that your employment with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment and that either party may terminate your employment at any time upon written notice of termination within a reasonable period of time before the effective date of your Separation from Service.

 

  3. Compensation . You will receive the following compensation and benefits, from which the Company may withhold any amounts required by applicable law.

 

  a. Base Salary . The Company will pay you a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the rate of $285,000 per year. This Base Salary will be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.

 

  b. Annual Bonus . In respect of each calendar year of the Company, you will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) in accordance with the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan (“Plan”) with a target bonus opportunity of 50% of Base Salary. The performance objectives for your Annual Bonus with respect to each calendar year will be determined as provided for in the Plan. Any Annual Bonus which you become entitled to receive shall be paid to you at the time set forth in the Plan.


  c. Equity . You will be eligible to receive equity grants at amounts that are similar to other employees at your level in the organization and in accordance with general market practices.

 

  d. Vacation . You will be eligible for five weeks vacation annually.

 

  e. Benefits . You will continue to be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plan and programs generally applicable to RR Donnelley employees.

 

  f. Car Allowance . You will receive a car allowance in the amount of $1,400 per month.

 

  g. Financial Planning, Supplemental Life and Disability . You will be entitled to a Financial Planning allowance of up to $12,000, and Supplemental Executive Life and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance consistent with other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  h. Perquisites . You will be eligible to receive any other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers of the Company.

 

  4. Severance . If your Separation from Service with the Company (and its at least 80% owned subsidiaries and affiliates) is initiated by the Company without Cause, the following will apply:

 

  a. Severance Pay . The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times your Annualized Total Compensation (“Severance Pay”), subject to the prompt execution by you of the Company’s customary release and in consideration of your obligations described in the Section below entitled “Restrictive Covenants.” Such Severance Pay shall be payable in equal installments on the 15 th and last days of each of the 12 months following the thirtieth (30 th ) day after the date of your Separation from Service (if the 15 th or last day of a month is not a business day, on the closest business day to such day). This Severance Pay constitutes “Separation Pay” under the terms of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan (“SPP”) and all provisions of the SPP shall apply thereto and no other amount shall be payable under the SPP; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to any other payments or benefits to which you are otherwise entitled under this Agreement or applicable law.

All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by applicable tax withholdings.

Any disputes regarding Severance Pay will be governed by the claims and appeals procedures of the SPP.

 

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b. Benefits . Your medical, dental and vision insurance coverage in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service will continue to be available to you under the group health plan continuation coverage laws (“COBRA”), for a period of 18 months following the date of your Separation from Service (the “COBRA Period”). If you elect COBRA coverage, it will be available to you for the 12-month COBRA Period at the same cost your insurance coverage is available to active employees (and the portion of the cost of coverage paid by the Company that does not constitute “COBRA Premium Subsidy” under the SPP shall be reflected in an IRS Form 1099 as imputed income to you). Your short-term and long-term disability, group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, Supplemental Executive Life Insurance and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance end on the date of your Separation from Service; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to elect any conversion or continuation rights that may be provided under any of the preceding insurance policies or plans.

c. Resignations . You shall resign from such offices and directorships, if any, of the Company that you may hold from time to time.

d. Indemnification . Your rights of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents, any plan or agreement at law or otherwise and your rights thereunder to director’s and officer’s liability insurance coverage for, in both cases, actions as an officer of the Company shall survive your Separation from Service.

e. Vesting of Equity Grants . Any outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants issued to you from time to time, will vest under the terms of these plans.

f. Section 409A . If you are a “specified employee” within the meaning set forth in the document entitled “409A: Policy of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and its Affiliates Regarding Specified Employees” on the date of your Separation from Service, then any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise that (i) become payable as a result of your Separation from Service and (ii) are subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of your Separation from Service shall not be paid until the earlier of (x) the first business day of the seventh month occurring after the month in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (y) the date of your death. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, amounts payable to you as a result of your involuntary Separation from Service that do not exceed two times the lesser of (i) your annualized compensation based upon your annual rate of Base Salary for the year prior to the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under section 401(a)(17) of the Code in the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs may be paid as otherwise scheduled. If any compensation or benefits provided by this Agreement may result in the application of section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall, in consultation with you, modify this Agreement to the extent permissible under section 409A of the Code in

 

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the least restrictive manner as necessary to exclude such compensation and benefits from the definition of “deferred compensation” within the meaning of such section 409A of the Code or in order to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Code. By signing this Agreement you acknowledge that if any amount paid or payable to you becomes subject to section 409A of the Code, you are solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and interest due as a result.

 

  5. Restrictive Covenants . You and Donnelley recognize that, due to the nature of your employment and relationship with Donnelley, you will have access to and develop confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of Donnelley. You acknowledge that such information is valuable to the business of Donnelley, and that disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than Donnelley, would cause substantial damage to Donnelley. You further acknowledge that your duties for Donnelley include the opportunity to develop and maintain relationships with Donnelley customers, employees, representatives and agents on behalf of Donnelley and that access to and development of those close relationships with Donnelley customers render your services special, unique and extraordinary. In recognition that the good will and relationships described herein are assets and extremely valuable to Donnelley, and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of Donnelley, you agree as follows. The parties hereby deem the payment of 12 months of Annualized Total Compensation (which shall not be in addition to amounts payable to you pursuant to paragraph 4(a) hereof) to be the minimum consideration for the restrictive covenant obligations set forth below.

 

  a. Noncompetition . In consideration of the covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, the payments to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the positions of trust and confidence you occupy and have occupied with the Company and the information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature obtained as a result of such positions, you agree that, from the date of your Separation from Service for any reason, including a Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, and for 18 months thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or in any other individual or representative capacity, worldwide, engage in any business which is competitive with the business of Donnelley. You may, however, own stock or the rights to own stock in a company covered by this paragraph that is publicly owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the-counter market, so long as your holdings of stock or rights to own stock do not exceed the lesser of (i) 1% of the capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (ii) the combined value of the stock or rights to acquire stock does not exceed your gross annual earnings from the Company.

 

  b.

Importance of Customer Relationships . You recognize that Donnelley’s relationship with the customer or customers you serve, and with other employees, is special and unique, based upon the development and maintenance of good will resulting from the customers’ and other employees’ contacts with

 

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  Donnelley and its employees, including you. As a result of your position and customer contacts, you recognize that you will gain valuable information about (i) Donnelley’s relationship with its customers, their buying habits, special needs, purchasing policies, (ii) the skills, capabilities and other employment-related information about Donnelley employees, and (iii) other matters which you would not otherwise know and which is not otherwise readily available. Such knowledge is essential to the business of Donnelley and you recognize that your Separation from Service shall require Donnelley to rebuild that customer relationship to retain the customer’s business. You recognize that during a period following your Separation from Service, Donnelley is entitled to protection from your using the information and customer and employee relationships with which you have been entrusted by Donnelley during your employment.

 

  c. Nonsolicitation of Customers . You shall not, while employed by Donnelley and for a period of 18 months from the date of Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, directly or indirectly, either on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or entity, solicit or provide services which are the same as or similar to the services Donnelley provided or offered while you were employed by Donnelley to any customer or prospective customer of Donnelley (i) with whom you had direct contact in the course of your employment with Donnelley or about whom you learned confidential information as a result of your employment with Donnelley or (ii) with whom any person over whom you had supervisory authority at any time had direct contact during the course of his or her employment with Donnelley or about whom such person learned confidential information as a result of his or her employment with Donnelley.

 

  d. Nonsolicitation of Employees . You shall not while employed by Donnelley and for a period of two years from the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley, with or without Cause, either directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage any Donnelley employee(s) to terminate their employment with Donnelley or to accept employment with any entity, including but not limited to a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, nor shall you cooperate with any others in doing or attempting to do so. As used herein, the term “solicit, induce or encourage” includes, but is not limited to, (a) initiating communications with a Donnelley employee relating to possible employment, (b) offering bonuses or additional compensation to encourage Donnelley employees to terminate their employment with Donnelley and accept employment with a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, or (c) referring Donnelley employees to personnel or agents employed by competitors, suppliers or customers of Donnelley.

 

  e.

Confidential Information . You are prohibited from, at any time during your employment with the Company or thereafter, disclosing or using any

 

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  Confidential Information for your benefit or any other person or entity, unless directed or authorized in writing by the Company to do so, until such time as the information becomes generally known to the public without your fault. “Confidential Information” means information (i) disclosed to or known by you as a consequence of your employment with the Company, (ii) not generally known to others outside the Company, and (iii) that relates to the Company’s marketing, sales, finances, operations, processes, methods, techniques, devices, software programs, projections, strategies and plans, personnel information, industry contacts made during your employment, and customer information, including customer needs, contacts, particular projects, and pricing. These restrictions are in addition to any confidentiality restrictions in any other agreement you may have signed with the Company.

 

  f. Obligation upon Subsequent Employment . If you accept employment with any future employer during the time period that equals the greater of one year following the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley and the Severance Period (regardless of whether you actually receive severance benefits during that period), you will deliver a copy of this Agreement to such employer and advise such employer concerning the existence of your obligations under this Agreement.

 

  g. Company’s Right to Injunctive Relief . By execution of this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that the Company would be damaged irreparably if any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section were breached by you and money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such nonperformance or breach. Accordingly, the Company and its successors or permitted assigns in order to protect its interests, shall pursue, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, an injunction or injunctions to prevent any breach or threatened breach of any of such provisions and to enforce such provisions specifically (without posting a bond or other security). With respect to such enforcement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party any and all attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of that party in enforcing or attempting to enforce any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

  6. General .

 

  a.

Acknowledgement of Reasonableness and Severability . You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement, including the Restricitve Covenants Section are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other business interests of the Company. If any court subsequently determines that any part of this Agreement, including the Restrictive Covenants Section, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. Further, any court

 

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  invalidating any provision of this Agreement shall have the power to revise the invalidated provisions such that the provision is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  b. Non-duplication of Severance Pay . If, upon ultimate Separation from Service, the separation pay for which you would be eligible under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan applicable to employees generally, if any, would be greater than the separation pay payable under to this Agreement, then your Severance Pay shall be increased to correspond to the pay you would have been eligible for under such Plan. To avoid duplicate payments, if you are eligible to receive severance under this Agreement, you hereby waive any payments under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan.

 

  c. Employee Breach . If you breach this Agreement or any other agreement you have signed with the Company, the Company may, in its complete discretion, stop making any of the payments provided for in this Agreement.

 

  d. Arbitration . Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by you and the Company, including any dispute as to the calculation of any payments hereunder, and the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by a single arbitrator in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the rules of JAMS; provided, however , that either party may seek preliminary injunctive relief to maintain or restore the status quo pending a decision of the arbitrator, and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the District of Delaware in connection therewith. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award the party he determines has prevailed in the arbitration any legal fees and other fees and expenses that may be incurred in respect of enforcing its respective rights.

 

  e. Governing Law . All disputes arising under or related to this Agreement shall at all times be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (as opposed to the conflict of law provisions) and decisions of the State of Delaware as applied to agreements executed in and to be fully performed within that State.

 

  f. Notice and Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to you at the address above, and to the Company at its Corporate Headquarters (Attn: Corporate Secretary).

 

  g. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between us. This Agreement may not be changed or amended orally, but only in writing signed by both parties.

 

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  h. Waiver . The failure of either party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of such 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.

 

  i. Assignments and Successors . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon your designated beneficiary or legal representative, provided, however , that you may not assign any of your rights and obligations hereunder.

If the foregoing terms and conditions are acceptable and agreed to by you, please sign on the line provided below to signify such acceptance and agreement and return the executed copy to the Chief Human Resources Officer.

 

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Very truly yours,
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
By:  

/s/ Thomas Carroll

  Thomas Carroll

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED to this 1st day of October, 2016.

/s/ Jeff Gorski

Jeff Gorski

 

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Annex A

Definitions

 

1. Annualized Total Compensation ” means Base Salary plus Annual Bonus (at the target level) for one year at the rate in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service, but, for these calculations only, your Base Salary and target bonus percentage shall not be less than the amount set forth in Section 3, above.

 

2. Cause ” means (i) your willful and continued failure to perform substantially your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to your being delivered a notice of termination without Cause) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board that identifies the manner in which you have not performed your duties, (ii) your willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the business, reputation, character or community standing of the Company, (iii) conviction of or the pleading of nolo contendere with regard to a felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (iv) a refusal or failure to attempt in good faith to follow the written direction of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board (provided that such written direction is consistent with your duty and station) promptly upon receipt of such written direction. A termination for Cause after a Change in Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change in Control; provided, however , the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an event constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Company prior to a Change in Control. For the purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act by you shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of the Company’s principal outside counsel shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall provide you with a reasonable amount of time, after a notice and demand for substantial performance is delivered to you, to cure any such failure to perform, and if such failure is so cured within a reasonable time thereafter, such failure shall not be deemed to have occurred.

 

3. “Committee” means a committee designated by the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company.

 

4. Separation from Service ” means a termination of employment with the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

LOGO

 

  

4101 Winfield Road

Warrenville, Illinois 60555

Telephone (312) 326-8000

October 1, 2016

John Pecaric

*********

*********

Dear John:

In recognition of your importance to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors or assigns (“Donnelley” or “Company”) and to further the Company’s interests, we are pleased to offer you an employment letter (“Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this agreement (“Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Annex A.

The terms of this Agreement are as follows:

 

  1. Title and Responsibilities . You will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer/President International, based in Warrenville, Illinois, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as well as any employment and other policies applicable to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time during the term of your employment. You will have the customary duties, responsibilities and authorities of such position. You will also receive such office, staffing and other assistance as is commensurate with that received by other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  2. Employment at Will . You and we hereby acknowledge that your employment with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment and that either party may terminate your employment at any time upon written notice of termination within a reasonable period of time before the effective date of your Separation from Service.

 

  3. Compensation . You will receive the following compensation and benefits, from which the Company may withhold any amounts required by applicable law.

 

  a. Base Salary . The Company will pay you a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the rate of $475,000 per year. This Base Salary will be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.

 

  b.

Annual Bonus . In respect of each calendar year of the Company, you will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) in accordance with the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan (“Plan”) with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of Base Salary. The performance objectives for your


  Annual Bonus with respect to each calendar year will be determined as provided for in the Plan. Any Annual Bonus which you become entitled to receive shall be paid to you at the time set forth in the Plan.

 

  c. Equity . You will be eligible to receive equity grants at amounts that are similar to other employees at your level in the organization and in accordance with general market practices.

 

  d. Vacation . You will be eligible for five weeks vacation annually.

 

  e. Benefits . You will continue to be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plan and programs generally applicable to RR Donnelley employees.

 

  f. Car Allowance . You will receive a car allowance in the amount of $1,400 per month.

 

  g. Financial Planning, Supplemental Life and Disability . You will be entitled to a Financial Planning allowance of up to $12,000, and Supplemental Executive Life and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance consistent with other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  h. Perquisites . You will be eligible to receive any other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers of the Company.

 

  4. Severance . If your Separation from Service with the Company (and its at least 80% owned subsidiaries and affiliates) is initiated by the Company without Cause, the following will apply:

 

  a. Severance Pay . The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times your Annualized Total Compensation (“Severance Pay”), subject to the prompt execution by you of the Company’s customary release and in consideration of your obligations described in the Section below entitled “Restrictive Covenants.” Such Severance Pay shall be payable in equal installments on the 15 th and last days of each of the 12 months following the thirtieth (30 th ) day after the date of your Separation from Service (if the 15 th or last day of a month is not a business day, on the closest business day to such day). This Severance Pay constitutes “Separation Pay” under the terms of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan (“SPP”) and all provisions of the SPP shall apply thereto and no other amount shall be payable under the SPP; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to any other payments or benefits to which you are otherwise entitled under this Agreement or applicable law.

All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by applicable tax withholdings.

Any disputes regarding Severance Pay will be governed by the claims and appeals procedures of the SPP.

 

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b. Benefits . Your medical, dental and vision insurance coverage in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service will continue to be available to you under the group health plan continuation coverage laws (“COBRA”), for a period of 18 months following the date of your Separation from Service (the “COBRA Period”). If you elect COBRA coverage, it will be available to you for the 12-month COBRA Period at the same cost your insurance coverage is available to active employees (and the portion of the cost of coverage paid by the Company that does not constitute “COBRA Premium Subsidy” under the SPP shall be reflected in an IRS Form 1099 as imputed income to you). Your short-term and long-term disability, group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, Supplemental Executive Life Insurance and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance end on the date of your Separation from Service; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to elect any conversion or continuation rights that may be provided under any of the preceding insurance policies or plans.

c. Resignations . You shall resign from such offices and directorships, if any, of the Company that you may hold from time to time.

d. Indemnification . Your rights of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents, any plan or agreement at law or otherwise and your rights thereunder to director’s and officer’s liability insurance coverage for, in both cases, actions as an officer of the Company shall survive your Separation from Service.

e. Vesting of Equity Grants . Any outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants issued to you from time to time, will vest under the terms of these plans.

f. Section 409A . If you are a “specified employee” within the meaning set forth in the document entitled “409A: Policy of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and its Affiliates Regarding Specified Employees” on the date of your Separation from Service, then any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise that (i) become payable as a result of your Separation from Service and (ii) are subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of your Separation from Service shall not be paid until the earlier of (x) the first business day of the seventh month occurring after the month in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (y) the date of your death. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, amounts payable to you as a result of your involuntary Separation from Service that do not exceed two times the lesser of (i) your annualized compensation based upon your annual rate of Base Salary for the year prior to the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under section 401(a)(17) of the Code in the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs may be paid as otherwise scheduled. If any compensation or benefits provided by this Agreement may result in the application of section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall, in consultation with you,

 

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modify this Agreement to the extent permissible under section 409A of the Code in the least restrictive manner as necessary to exclude such compensation and benefits from the definition of “deferred compensation” within the meaning of such section 409A of the Code or in order to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Code. By signing this Agreement you acknowledge that if any amount paid or payable to you becomes subject to section 409A of the Code, you are solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and interest due as a result.

 

  5. Restrictive Covenants . You and Donnelley recognize that, due to the nature of your employment and relationship with Donnelley, you will have access to and develop confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of Donnelley. You acknowledge that such information is valuable to the business of Donnelley, and that disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than Donnelley, would cause substantial damage to Donnelley. You further acknowledge that your duties for Donnelley include the opportunity to develop and maintain relationships with Donnelley customers, employees, representatives and agents on behalf of Donnelley and that access to and development of those close relationships with Donnelley customers render your services special, unique and extraordinary. In recognition that the good will and relationships described herein are assets and extremely valuable to Donnelley, and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of Donnelley, you agree as follows. The parties hereby deem the payment of 12 months of Annualized Total Compensation (which shall not be in addition to amounts payable to you pursuant to paragraph 4(a) hereof) to be the minimum consideration for the restrictive covenant obligations set forth below.

 

  a. Noncompetition . In consideration of the covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, the payments to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the positions of trust and confidence you occupy and have occupied with the Company and the information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature obtained as a result of such positions, you agree that, from the date of your Separation from Service for any reason, including a Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, and for 18 months thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or in any other individual or representative capacity, worldwide, engage in any business which is competitive with the business of Donnelley. You may, however, own stock or the rights to own stock in a company covered by this paragraph that is publicly owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the-counter market, so long as your holdings of stock or rights to own stock do not exceed the lesser of (i) 1% of the capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (ii) the combined value of the stock or rights to acquire stock does not exceed your gross annual earnings from the Company.

 

  b.

Importance of Customer Relationships . You recognize that Donnelley’s relationship with the customer or customers you serve, and with other employees, is special and unique, based upon the development and maintenance

 

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  of good will resulting from the customers’ and other employees’ contacts with Donnelley and its employees, including you. As a result of your position and customer contacts, you recognize that you will gain valuable information about (i) Donnelley’s relationship with its customers, their buying habits, special needs, purchasing policies, (ii) the skills, capabilities and other employment-related information about Donnelley employees, and (iii) other matters which you would not otherwise know and which is not otherwise readily available. Such knowledge is essential to the business of Donnelley and you recognize that your Separation from Service shall require Donnelley to rebuild that customer relationship to retain the customer’s business. You recognize that during a period following your Separation from Service, Donnelley is entitled to protection from your using the information and customer and employee relationships with which you have been entrusted by Donnelley during your employment.

 

  c. Nonsolicitation of Customers . You shall not, while employed by Donnelley and for a period of 18 months from the date of Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, directly or indirectly, either on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or entity, solicit or provide services which are the same as or similar to the services Donnelley provided or offered while you were employed by Donnelley to any customer or prospective customer of Donnelley (i) with whom you had direct contact in the course of your employment with Donnelley or about whom you learned confidential information as a result of your employment with Donnelley or (ii) with whom any person over whom you had supervisory authority at any time had direct contact during the course of his or her employment with Donnelley or about whom such person learned confidential information as a result of his or her employment with Donnelley.

 

  d. Nonsolicitation of Employees . You shall not while employed by Donnelley and for a period of two years from the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley, with or without Cause, either directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage any Donnelley employee(s) to terminate their employment with Donnelley or to accept employment with any entity, including but not limited to a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, nor shall you cooperate with any others in doing or attempting to do so. As used herein, the term “solicit, induce or encourage” includes, but is not limited to, (a) initiating communications with a Donnelley employee relating to possible employment, (b) offering bonuses or additional compensation to encourage Donnelley employees to terminate their employment with Donnelley and accept employment with a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, or (c) referring Donnelley employees to personnel or agents employed by competitors, suppliers or customers of Donnelley.

 

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  e. Confidential Information . You are prohibited from, at any time during your employment with the Company or thereafter, disclosing or using any Confidential Information for your benefit or any other person or entity, unless directed or authorized in writing by the Company to do so, until such time as the information becomes generally known to the public without your fault. “Confidential Information” means information (i) disclosed to or known by you as a consequence of your employment with the Company, (ii) not generally known to others outside the Company, and (iii) that relates to the Company’s marketing, sales, finances, operations, processes, methods, techniques, devices, software programs, projections, strategies and plans, personnel information, industry contacts made during your employment, and customer information, including customer needs, contacts, particular projects, and pricing. These restrictions are in addition to any confidentiality restrictions in any other agreement you may have signed with the Company.

 

  f. Obligation upon Subsequent Employment . If you accept employment with any future employer during the time period that equals the greater of one year following the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley and the Severance Period (regardless of whether you actually receive severance benefits during that period), you will deliver a copy of this Agreement to such employer and advise such employer concerning the existence of your obligations under this Agreement.

 

  g. Company’s Right to Injunctive Relief . By execution of this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that the Company would be damaged irreparably if any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section were breached by you and money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such nonperformance or breach. Accordingly, the Company and its successors or permitted assigns in order to protect its interests, shall pursue, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, an injunction or injunctions to prevent any breach or threatened breach of any of such provisions and to enforce such provisions specifically (without posting a bond or other security). With respect to such enforcement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party any and all attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of that party in enforcing or attempting to enforce any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

  6. General .

 

  a.

Acknowledgement of Reasonableness and Severability . You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement, including the Restricitve Covenants Section are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other business interests of the Company. If any court subsequently determines that any part of this Agreement, including the Restrictive Covenants Section, is invalid or

 

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  unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. Further, any court invalidating any provision of this Agreement shall have the power to revise the invalidated provisions such that the provision is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  b. Non-duplication of Severance Pay . If, upon ultimate Separation from Service, the separation pay for which you would be eligible under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan applicable to employees generally, if any, would be greater than the separation pay payable under to this Agreement, then your Severance Pay shall be increased to correspond to the pay you would have been eligible for under such Plan. To avoid duplicate payments, if you are eligible to receive severance under this Agreement, you hereby waive any payments under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan.

 

  c. Employee Breach . If you breach this Agreement or any other agreement you have signed with the Company, the Company may, in its complete discretion, stop making any of the payments provided for in this Agreement.

 

  d. Arbitration . Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by you and the Company, including any dispute as to the calculation of any payments hereunder, and the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by a single arbitrator in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the rules of JAMS; provided, however , that either party may seek preliminary injunctive relief to maintain or restore the status quo pending a decision of the arbitrator, and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the District of Delaware in connection therewith. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award the party he determines has prevailed in the arbitration any legal fees and other fees and expenses that may be incurred in respect of enforcing its respective rights.

 

  e. Governing Law . All disputes arising under or related to this Agreement shall at all times be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (as opposed to the conflict of law provisions) and decisions of the State of Delaware as applied to agreements executed in and to be fully performed within that State.

 

  f. Notice and Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to you at the address above, and to the Company at its Corporate Headquarters (Attn: Corporate Secretary).

 

  g. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between us. This Agreement may not be changed or amended orally, but only in writing signed by both parties.

 

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  h. Waiver . The failure of either party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of such 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.

 

  i. Assignments and Successors . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon your designated beneficiary or legal representative, provided, however , that you may not assign any of your rights and obligations hereunder.

If the foregoing terms and conditions are acceptable and agreed to by you, please sign on the line provided below to signify such acceptance and agreement and return the executed copy to the Chief Human Resources Officer.

 

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Very truly yours,
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
By:  

/s/ Thomas Carroll

  Thomas Carroll

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED to this 1st day of October, 2016.

/s/ John Pecaric

John Pecaric

 

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Annex A

Definitions

 

1. Annualized Total Compensation ” means Base Salary plus Annual Bonus (at the target level) for one year at the rate in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service, but, for these calculations only, your Base Salary and target bonus percentage shall not be less than the amount set forth in Section 3, above.

 

2. Cause ” means (i) your willful and continued failure to perform substantially your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to your being delivered a notice of termination without Cause) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board that identifies the manner in which you have not performed your duties, (ii) your willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the business, reputation, character or community standing of the Company, (iii) conviction of or the pleading of nolo contendere with regard to a felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (iv) a refusal or failure to attempt in good faith to follow the written direction of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board (provided that such written direction is consistent with your duty and station) promptly upon receipt of such written direction. A termination for Cause after a Change in Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change in Control; provided, however , the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an event constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Company prior to a Change in Control. For the purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act by you shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of the Company’s principal outside counsel shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall provide you with a reasonable amount of time, after a notice and demand for substantial performance is delivered to you, to cure any such failure to perform, and if such failure is so cured within a reasonable time thereafter, such failure shall not be deemed to have occurred.

 

3. “Committee” means a committee designated by the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company.

 

4. Separation from Service ” means a termination of employment with the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

 

LOGO

 

  4101 Winfield Road
  Warrenville, Illinois 60555
  Telephone (312) 326-8000

August 15, 2016

Terry Peterson

*********

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Dear Terry:

In recognition of your importance to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors or assigns (“Donnelley” or “Company”) and to further the Company’s interests, we are pleased to offer you an employment letter (“Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this agreement (“Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Annex A.

The terms of this Agreement are as follows:

 

  1. Title and Responsibilities . You will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, based in Warrenville, Illinois, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as well as any employment and other policies applicable to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time during the terra of your employment. You will have the customary duties, responsibilities and authorities of such position. You will also receive such office, staffing and other assistance as is commensurate with that received by other executives at your level in the Company. From your start date until 10/1/2016, or until the legal company separation occurs, you will act in this new role, but officially the current CFO for RR Donnelley remains in place until the company separations have occurred.

 

  2. Employment at Will . You and we hereby acknowledge that your employment with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment and that either party may terminate your employment at any time upon written notice of termination within a reasonable period of time before the effective date of your Separation from Service.

 

  3. Compensation . You will receive the following compensation and benefits, from which the Company may withhold any amounts required by applicable law.

 

  a. Base Salary . The Company will pay you a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the rate of $550,000 per year. This Base Salary will be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.


  b. Annual Bonus . In respect of each calendar year of the Company, you will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) in accordance with the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan (“Plan”) with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of Base Salary. The performance objectives for your Annual Bonus with respect to each calendar year will be determined as provided for in the Plan. Any Annual Bonus which you become entitled to receive shall be paid to you at the time set forth in the Plan.

 

  c. Equity . You will be eligible to receive equity grants at amounts that are similar to other employees at your level in the organization. Historically the CFO has received grants worth approximately $1,000,000 with a 3 year cliff vest.

 

  d. Vacation . You will be eligible for five weeks vacation annually.

 

  e. Benefits . You will continue to be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plan and programs generally applicable to RR Donnelley employees.

 

  f. Car Allowance . You will receive a car allowance in the amount of $1,400 per month.

 

  g. Financial Planning, Supplemental Life and Disability . You will be entitled to a Financial Planning allowance of up to $12,000, and Supplemental Executive Life and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance consistent with other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  h. Temporary Housing . For the first 90 days of employment, housing and travel expenses to and from your home in Minnesota will be covered. After 90 days, housing expenses in Chicagoland will not be paid; however travel expenses for work to home/home to work will continue to be paid for an additional 19 months if needed.

 

  i. Perquisites . You will be eligible to receive any other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers of the Company.

 

  j. Additional Payments . You will receive a cash payment of $900,000 in January of 2017. In October of 2016 you will receive $300,000 of equity vesting in October of 2017; $500,000 of equity vesting in October of 2018; $500,000 vesting in October of 2019. If your employment were to end involuntarily, and not for cause, before the January 2017 payment or the October 2016 grant were to vest, you will receive these amounts in a one time payment pending normal release documents being signed. As an active employee, if you were to die before the January 2017 payment or the vesting in October of 2017, your estate will receive these amounts in a one time payment.

 

  k. Relocation . At the point you are ready to relocate to the Chicagoland area, you will be eligible for relocation benefits (less appropriate taxes), according to the enclosed Relocation Policy.

Note : If you leave the Company voluntarily at my time within the first 12 months of relocating, you will be responsible for reimbursing the Company for any and all costs associated with your relocation, pursuant to the terms of the Relocation Repayment Agreement contained in the Relocation Policy.

 

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  4. Severance . If your Separation from Service with the Company (and its at least 80% owned subsidiaries and affiliates) is initiated by the Company without Cause, the following will apply:

 

  a. Severance Pay . The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times your Annualized Total Compensation (“Severance Pay”), subject to the prompt execution by you of the Company’s customary release and in consideration of your obligations described in the Section below entitled “Restrictive Covenants.” Such Severance Pay shall be payable in equal installments on the 15 th and last days of each of the 12 months following the thirtieth (30 th ) day after the date of your Separation from Service (if the 15 th or last day of a month is not a business day, on the closest business day to such day). This Severance Pay constitutes “Separation Pay” under the terms of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan (“SPP”) and all provisions of the SPP shall apply thereto and no other amount shall be payable under the SPP; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to any other payments or benefits to which you are otherwise entitled under this Agreement or applicable law.

All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by applicable tax withholdings.

Any disputes regarding Severance Pay will be governed by the claims and appeals procedures of the SPP.

b. Benefits . Your medical, dental and vision insurance coverage in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service will continue to be available to you under the group health plan continuation coverage laws (“COBRA”), for a period of 18 months following the date of your Separation from Service (the “COBRA Period”). If you elect COBRA coverage, it will be available to you for the 12-month COBRA Period at the same cost your insurance coverage is available to active employees (and the portion of the cost of coverage paid by the Company that does not constitute “COBRA Premium Subsidy” under the SPP shall be reflected in an IRS Form 1099 as imputed income to you). Your short-term and long-term disability, group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, Supplemental Executive Life Insurance and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance end on the date of your Separation from Service; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to elect any conversion or continuation rights that may be provided under any of the preceding insurance policies or plans.

 

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c. Resignations . You shall resign from such offices and directorships, if any, of the Company that you may hold from time to time.

d. Indemnification . Your rights of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents, any plan or agreement at law or otherwise and your rights thereunder to director’s and officer’s liability insurance coverage for, in both cases, actions as an officer of the Company shall survive your Separation from Service.

e. Vesting of Equity Grants . Any outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants issued to you from time to time, will vest under the terms of these plans.

f. Section 409A . If you are a “specified employee” within the meaning set forth in the document entitled “409A: Policy of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and its Affiliates Regarding Specified Employees” on the date of your Separation from Service, then any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise that (i) become payable as a result of your Separation from Service and (ii) are subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of your Separation from Service shall not be paid until the earlier of (x) the first business day of the sixth month occurring after the month in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (y) the date of your death. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, amounts payable to you as a result of your involuntary Separation from Service that do not exceed two times the lesser of (i) your annualized compensation based upon your annual rate of Base Salary for the year prior to the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under section 401(a)(17) of the Code in the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs may be paid as otherwise scheduled. If any compensation or benefits provided by this Agreement may result in the application of section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall, in consultation with you, modify this Agreement to the extent permissible under section 409A of the Code in the least restrictive manner as necessary to exclude such compensation and benefits from the definition of “deferred compensation” within the meaning of such section 409A of the Code or in order to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Code. By signing this Agreement you acknowledge that if any amount paid or payable to you becomes subject to section 409A of the Code, you are solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and interest due as a result.

 

  5.

Restrictive Covenants . You and Donnelley recognize that, due to the nature of your employment and relationship with Donnelley, you will have access to and develop confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of Donnelley. You acknowledge that such information is valuable to the business of Donnelley, and that disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than Donnelley, would cause substantial damage to Donnelley. You further acknowledge that your duties for Donnelley include the opportunity to develop and maintain relationships with Donnelley customers, employees, representatives and agents on behalf of Donnelley and that access to and development of

 

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  those close relationships with Donnelley customers render your services special, unique and extraordinary. In recognition that the good will and relationships described herein are assets and extremely valuable to Donnelley, and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of Donnelley, you agree as follows. The parties hereby deem the payment of 12 months of Annualized Total Compensation (which shall not be in addition to amounts payable to you pursuant to paragraph 4(a) hereof) to be the minimum consideration for the restrictive covenant obligations set forth below.

 

  a. Noncompetition . In consideration of the covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, the payments to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the positions of trust and confidence you occupy and have occupied with the Company and the information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature obtained as a result of such positions, you agree that, from the date of your Separation from Service for any reason, including a Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, and for 18 months thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or in any other individual or representative capacity, worldwide, engage in any business which is competitive with the business of Donnelley. You may, however, own stock or the rights to own stock in a company covered by this paragraph that is publicly owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the-counter market, so long as your holdings of stock or rights to own stock do not exceed the lesser of (i) 1% of the capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (ii) the combined value of the stock or rights to acquire stock does not exceed your gross annual earnings from the Company.

 

  b. Importance of Customer Relationships . You recognize that Donnelley’s relationship with the customer or customers you serve, and with other employees, is special and unique, based upon the development and maintenance of good will resulting from the customers’ and other employees’ contacts with Donnelley and its employees, including you. As a result of your position and customer contacts, you recognize that you will gain valuable information about (i) Donnelley’s relationship with its customers, their buying habits, special needs, purchasing policies, (ii) the skills, capabilities and other employment-related information about Donnelley employees, and (iii) other matters which you would not otherwise know and which is not otherwise readily available. Such knowledge is essential to the business of Donnelley and you recognize that your Separation from Service shall require Donnelley to rebuild that customer relationship to retain the customer’s business. You recognize that during a period following your Separation from Service, Donnelley is entitled to protection from your using the information and customer and employee relationships with which you have been entrusted by Donnelley during your employment.

 

  c.

Nonsolicitation of Customers . You shall not, while employed by Donnelley and for a period of 18 months from the date of Separation from Service with

 

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  Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, directly or indirectly, either on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or entity, solicit or provide services which are the same as or similar to the services Donnelley provided or offered while you were employed by Donnelley to any customer or prospective customer of Donnelley (i) with whom you had direct contact in the course of your employment with Donnelley or about whom you learned confidential information as a result of your employment with Donnelley or (ii) with whom any person over whom you had supervisory authority at any time had direct contact during the course of his or her employment with Donnelley or about whom such person learned confidential information as a result of his or her employment with Donnelley.

 

  d. Nonsolicitation of Employees . You shall not while employed by Donnelley and for a period of two years from the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley, with or without Cause, either directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage any Donnelley employee(s) to terminate their employment with Donnelley or to accept employment with any entity, including but not limited to a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, nor shall you cooperate with any others in doing or attempting to do so. As used herein, the term “solicit, induce or encourage” includes, but is not limited to, (a) initiating communications with a Donnelley employee relating to possible employment, (b) offering bonuses or additional compensation to encourage Donnelley employees to terminate their employment with Donnelley and accept employment with a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, or (c) referring Donnelley employees to personnel or agents employed by competitors, suppliers or customers of Donnelley.

 

  e. Confidential Information . You are prohibited from, at any time during your employment with the Company or thereafter, disclosing or using any Confidential Information for your benefit or any other person or entity, unless directed or authorized in writing by the Company to do so, until such time as the information becomes generally known to the public without your fault. “Confidential Information” means information (i) disclosed to or known by you as a consequence of your employment with the Company, (ii) not generally known to others outside the Company, and (iii) that relates to the Company’s marketing, sales, finances, operations, processes, methods, techniques, devices, software programs, projections, strategies and plans, personnel information, industry contacts made during your employment, and customer information, including customer needs, contacts, particular projects, and pricing. These restrictions are in addition to any confidentiality restrictions in any other agreement you may have signed with the Company.

 

  f.

Obligation upon Subsequent Employment . If you accept employment with any future employer during the time period that equals the greater of one year following the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley and the

 

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  Severance Period (regardless of whether you actually receive severance benefits during that period), you will deliver a copy of this Agreement to such employer and advise such employer concerning the existence of your obligations under this Agreement.

 

  g. Company’s Right to Injunctive Relief . By execution of this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that the Company would be damaged irreparably if any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section were breached by you and money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such nonperformance or breach. Accordingly, the Company and its successors or permitted assigns in order to protect its interests, shall pursue, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, an injunction or injunctions to prevent any breach or threatened breach of any of such provisions and to enforce such provisions specifically (without posting a bond or other security). With respect to such enforcement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party any and all attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of that party in enforcing or attempting to enforce any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

  6. General .

 

  a. Acknowledgement of Reasonableness and Severability . You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement, including the Restricitve Covenants Section are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other business interests of the Company. If any court subsequently determines that any part of this Agreement, including the Restrictive Covenants Section, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. Further, any court invalidating any provision of this Agreement shall have the power to revise the invalidated provisions such that the provision is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  b. Non-duplication of Severance Pay . If, upon ultimate Separation from Service, the separation pay for which you would be eligible under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan applicable to employees generally, if any, would be greater than the separation pay payable under to this Agreement, then your Severance Pay shall be increased to correspond to the pay you would have been eligible for under such Plan. To avoid duplicate payments, if you are eligible to receive severance under this Agreement, you hereby waive any payments under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan.

 

  c. Employee Breach . if you breach this Agreement or any other agreement you have signed with the Company, the Company may, in its complete discretion, stop making any of the payments provided for in this Agreement.

 

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  d. Arbitration . Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by you and the Company, including any dispute as to the calculation of any payments hereunder, and the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by a single arbitrator in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the rules of JAMS; provided, however, that either party may seek preliminary injunctive relief to maintain or restore the status quo pending a decision of the arbitrator, and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the District of Delaware in connection therewith. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award the party he determines has prevailed in the arbitration any legal fees and other fees and expenses that may be incurred in respect of enforcing its respective rights.

 

  e. Governing Law . All disputes arising under or related to this Agreement shall at all times be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (as opposed to the conflict of law provisions) and decisions of the State of Delaware as applied to agreements executed in and to be fully performed within that State.

 

  f. Notice and Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to you at the address above, and to the Company at its Corporate Headquarters (Attn: Corporate Secretary).

 

  g. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between us. This Agreement may not be changed or amended orally, but only in writing signed by both parties.

 

  h. Waiver . The failure of either party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of such 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.

 

  i. Assignments and Successors . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon your designated beneficiary or legal representative, provided, however, that you may not assign any of your rights and obligations hereunder.

 

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If the foregoing terms and conditions are acceptable and agreed to by you, please sign on the line provided below to signify such acceptance and agreement and return the executed copy to the Chief Human Resources Officer.

 

Very truly yours,
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
By:  

/s/ Daniel Knotts

  Daniel Knotts

ACCEPTED AND AGREED to this 22 nd day of August, 2016.

 

/s/ Terry Peterson

Terry Peterson

 

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Annex A

Definitions

 

1. Annualized Total Compensation ” means Base Salary plus Annual Bonus (at the target level) for one year at the rate in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service, but, for these calculations only, your Base Salary and target bonus percentage shall not be less than the amount set forth in Section 3, above.

 

2. Cause ” means (i) your willful and continued failure to perform substantially your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to your being delivered a notice of termination without Cause) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board that identifies the manner in which you have not performed your duties, (ii) your willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the business, reputation, character or community standing of the Company, (iii) conviction of or the pleading of nolo contendere with regard to a felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (iv) a refusal or failure to attempt in good faith to follow the written direction of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board (provided that such written direction is consistent with your duty and station) promptly upon receipt of such written direction. A termination for Cause after a Change in Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change in Control; provided, however, the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an event constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Company prior to a Change in Control. For the purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act by you shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of the Company’s principal outside counsel shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall provide you with a reasonable amount of time, after a notice and demand for substantial performance is delivered to you, to cure any such failure to perform, and if such failure is so cured within a reasonable time thereafter, such failure shall not be deemed to have occurred.

 

3. Committee ” means a committee designated by the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company.

 

4. Separation from Service ” means a termination of employment with the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).

 

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Exhibit 10.8

 

LOGO

 

   4101 Winfield Road

Warrenville, Illinois 60555

Telephone (312) 326-8000

October 1, 2016

Deb Steiner

*********

*********

Dear Deb:

In recognition of your importance to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, and successors or assigns (“Donnelley” or “Company”) and to further the Company’s interests, we are pleased to offer you an employment letter (“Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this agreement (“Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Annex A.

The terms of this Agreement are as follows:

 

  1. Title and Responsibilities . You will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, based in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as well as any employment and other policies applicable to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time during the term of your employment. You will have the customary duties, responsibilities and authorities of such position. You will also receive such office, staffing and other assistance as is commensurate with that received by other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  2. Employment at Will . You and we hereby acknowledge that your employment with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment and that either party may terminate your employment at any time upon written notice of termination within a reasonable period of time before the effective date of your Separation from Service.

 

  3. Compensation . You will receive the following compensation and benefits, from which the Company may withhold any amounts required by applicable law.

 

  a. Base Salary . The Company will pay you a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the rate of $350,000 per year. This Base Salary will be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.

 

  b.

Annual Bonus . In respect of each calendar year of the Company, you will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) in accordance with the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan (“Plan”) with a target bonus opportunity of 80% of Base Salary. The performance objectives for your


  Annual Bonus with respect to each calendar year will be determined as provided for in the Plan. Any Annual Bonus which you become entitled to receive shall be paid to you at the time set forth in the Plan.

 

  c. Equity . You will be eligible to receive equity grants at amounts that are similar to other employees at your level in the organization and in accordance with general market practices.

 

  d. Vacation . You will be eligible for five weeks vacation annually.

 

  e. Benefits . You will continue to be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plan and programs generally applicable to RR Donnelley employees.

 

  f. Car Allowance . You will receive a car allowance in the amount of $1,400 per month.

 

  g. Financial Planning, Supplemental Life and Disability . You will be entitled to a Financial Planning allowance of up to $12,000, and Supplemental Executive Life and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance consistent with other executives at your level in the Company.

 

  h. Perquisites . You will be eligible to receive any other perquisites or employee benefits provided to other executive officers of the Company.

 

  4. Severance . If your Separation from Service with the Company (and its at least 80% owned subsidiaries and affiliates) is initiated by the Company without Cause, the following will apply:

 

  a. Severance Pay . The Company will pay you an amount equal to one times your Annualized Total Compensation (“Severance Pay”), subject to the prompt execution by you of the Company’s customary release and in consideration of your obligations described in the Section below entitled “Restrictive Covenants.” Such Severance Pay shall be payable in equal installments on the 15 th and last days of each of the 12 months following the thirtieth (30 th ) day after the date of your Separation from Service (if the 15 th or last day of a month is not a business day, on the closest business day to such day). This Severance Pay constitutes “Separation Pay” under the terms of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan (“SPP”) and all provisions of the SPP shall apply thereto and no other amount shall be payable under the SPP; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to any other payments or benefits to which you are otherwise entitled under this Agreement or applicable law.

All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by applicable tax withholdings.

Any disputes regarding Severance Pay will be governed by the claims and appeals procedures of the SPP.

 

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b. Benefits . Your medical, dental and vision insurance coverage in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service will continue to be available to you under the group health plan continuation coverage laws (“COBRA”), for a period of 18 months following the date of your Separation from Service (the “COBRA Period”). If you elect COBRA coverage, it will be available to you for the 12-month COBRA Period at the same cost your insurance coverage is available to active employees (and the portion of the cost of coverage paid by the Company that does not constitute “COBRA Premium Subsidy” under the SPP shall be reflected in an IRS Form 1099 as imputed income to you).Your short-term and long-term disability, group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, Supplemental Executive Life Insurance and Supplemental Executive Disability Insurance end on the date of your Separation from Service; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to limit your rights to elect any conversion or continuation rights that may be provided under any of the preceding insurance policies or plans.

c. Resignations . You shall resign from such offices and directorships, if any, of the Company that you may hold from time to time.

d. Indemnification . Your rights of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents, any plan or agreement at law or otherwise and your rights thereunder to director’s and officer’s liability insurance coverage for, in both cases, actions as an officer of the Company shall survive your Separation from Service.

e. Vesting of Equity Grants . Any outstanding stock options, grants, restricted stock awards or other equity grants issued to you from time to time, will vest under the terms of these plans.

f. Section 409A . If you are a “specified employee” within the meaning set forth in the document entitled “409A: Policy of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and its Affiliates Regarding Specified Employees” on the date of your Separation from Service, then any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise that (i) become payable as a result of your Separation from Service and (ii) are subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of your Separation from Service shall not be paid until the earlier of (x) the first business day of the seventh month occurring after the month in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (y) the date of your death. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, amounts payable to you as a result of your involuntary Separation from Service that do not exceed two times the lesser of (i) your annualized compensation based upon your annual rate of Base Salary for the year prior to the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs and (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under section 401(a)(17) of the Code in the year in which the date of your Separation from Service occurs may be paid as otherwise scheduled. If any compensation or benefits provided by this Agreement may result in the application of section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall, in consultation with you,

 

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modify this Agreement to the extent permissible under section 409A of the Code in the least restrictive manner as necessary to exclude such compensation and benefits from the definition of “deferred compensation” within the meaning of such section 409A of the Code or in order to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Code. By signing this Agreement you acknowledge that if any amount paid or payable to you becomes subject to section 409A of the Code, you are solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and interest due as a result.

 

  5. Restrictive Covenants . You and Donnelley recognize that, due to the nature of your employment and relationship with Donnelley, you will have access to and develop confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of Donnelley. You acknowledge that such information is valuable to the business of Donnelley, and that disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than Donnelley, would cause substantial damage to Donnelley. You further acknowledge that your duties for Donnelley include the opportunity to develop and maintain relationships with Donnelley customers, employees, representatives and agents on behalf of Donnelley and that access to and development of those close relationships with Donnelley customers render your services special, unique and extraordinary. In recognition that the good will and relationships described herein are assets and extremely valuable to Donnelley, and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of Donnelley, you agree as follows. The parties hereby deem the payment of 12 months of Annualized Total Compensation (which shall not be in addition to amounts payable to you pursuant to paragraph 4(a) hereof) to be the minimum consideration for the restrictive covenant obligations set forth below.

 

  a. Noncompetition . In consideration of the covenants and agreements of the Company herein contained, the payments to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the positions of trust and confidence you occupy and have occupied with the Company and the information of a highly sensitive and confidential nature obtained as a result of such positions, you agree that, from the date of your Separation from Service for any reason, including a Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, and for 18 months thereafter, you will not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or in any other individual or representative capacity, worldwide, engage in any business which is competitive with the business of Donnelley. You may, however, own stock or the rights to own stock in a company covered by this paragraph that is publicly owned and regularly traded on any national exchange or in the over-the-counter market, so long as your holdings of stock or rights to own stock do not exceed the lesser of (i) 1% of the capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors or (ii) the combined value of the stock or rights to acquire stock does not exceed your gross annual earnings from the Company.

 

  b.

Importance of Customer Relationships . You recognize that Donnelley’s relationship with the customer or customers you serve, and with other employees, is special and unique, based upon the development and maintenance

 

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  of good will resulting from the customers’ and other employees’ contacts with Donnelley and its employees, including you. As a result of your position and customer contacts, you recognize that you will gain valuable information about (i) Donnelley’s relationship with its customers, their buying habits, special needs, purchasing policies, (ii) the skills, capabilities and other employment-related information about Donnelley employees, and (iii) other matters which you would not otherwise know and which is not otherwise readily available. Such knowledge is essential to the business of Donnelley and you recognize that your Separation from Service shall require Donnelley to rebuild that customer relationship to retain the customer’s business. You recognize that during a period following your Separation from Service, Donnelley is entitled to protection from your using the information and customer and employee relationships with which you have been entrusted by Donnelley during your employment.

 

  c. Nonsolicitation of Customers . You shall not, while employed by Donnelley and for a period of 18 months from the date of Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley with or without Cause, directly or indirectly, either on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or entity, solicit or provide services which are the same as or similar to the services Donnelley provided or offered while you were employed by Donnelley to any customer or prospective customer of Donnelley (i) with whom you had direct contact in the course of your employment with Donnelley or about whom you learned confidential information as a result of your employment with Donnelley or (ii) with whom any person over whom you had supervisory authority at any time had direct contact during the course of his or her employment with Donnelley or about whom such person learned confidential information as a result of his or her employment with Donnelley.

 

  d. Nonsolicitation of Employees . You shall not while employed by Donnelley and for a period of two years from the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley for any reason, including your Separation from Service initiated by Donnelley, with or without Cause, either directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage any Donnelley employee(s) to terminate their employment with Donnelley or to accept employment with any entity, including but not limited to a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, nor shall you cooperate with any others in doing or attempting to do so. As used herein, the term “solicit, induce or encourage” includes, but is not limited to, (a) initiating communications with a Donnelley employee relating to possible employment, (b) offering bonuses or additional compensation to encourage Donnelley employees to terminate their employment with Donnelley and accept employment with a competitor, supplier or customer of Donnelley, or (c) referring Donnelley employees to personnel or agents employed by competitors, suppliers or customers of Donnelley.

 

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  e. Confidential Information . You are prohibited from, at any time during your employment with the Company or thereafter, disclosing or using any Confidential Information for your benefit or any other person or entity, unless directed or authorized in writing by the Company to do so, until such time as the information becomes generally known to the public without your fault. “Confidential Information” means information (i) disclosed to or known by you as a consequence of your employment with the Company, (ii) not generally known to others outside the Company, and (iii) that relates to the Company’s marketing, sales, finances, operations, processes, methods, techniques, devices, software programs, projections, strategies and plans, personnel information, industry contacts made during your employment, and customer information, including customer needs, contacts, particular projects, and pricing. These restrictions are in addition to any confidentiality restrictions in any other agreement you may have signed with the Company.

 

  f. Obligation upon Subsequent Employment . If you accept employment with any future employer during the time period that equals the greater of one year following the date of your Separation from Service with Donnelley and the Severance Period (regardless of whether you actually receive severance benefits during that period), you will deliver a copy of this Agreement to such employer and advise such employer concerning the existence of your obligations under this Agreement.

 

  g. Company’s Right to Injunctive Relief . By execution of this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that the Company would be damaged irreparably if any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section were breached by you and money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such nonperformance or breach. Accordingly, the Company and its successors or permitted assigns in order to protect its interests, shall pursue, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, an injunction or injunctions to prevent any breach or threatened breach of any of such provisions and to enforce such provisions specifically (without posting a bond or other security). With respect to such enforcement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party any and all attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of that party in enforcing or attempting to enforce any provision under this Restrictive Covenants Section or any other rights under this Agreement.

 

  6. General .

 

  a.

Acknowledgement of Reasonableness and Severability . You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement, including the Restricitve Covenants Section are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other business interests of the Company. If any court subsequently determines that any part of this Agreement, including the Restrictive Covenants Section, is invalid or

 

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  unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. Further, any court invalidating any provision of this Agreement shall have the power to revise the invalidated provisions such that the provision is enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

  b. Non-duplication of Severance Pay . If, upon ultimate Separation from Service, the separation pay for which you would be eligible under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan applicable to employees generally, if any, would be greater than the separation pay payable under to this Agreement, then your Severance Pay shall be increased to correspond to the pay you would have been eligible for under such Plan. To avoid duplicate payments, if you are eligible to receive severance under this Agreement, you hereby waive any payments under the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Separation Pay Plan.

 

  c. Employee Breach . If you breach this Agreement or any other agreement you have signed with the Company, the Company may, in its complete discretion, stop making any of the payments provided for in this Agreement.

 

  d. Arbitration . Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by you and the Company, including any dispute as to the calculation of any payments hereunder, and the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by a single arbitrator in Chicago, Illinois, in accordance with the rules of JAMS; provided , however , that either party may seek preliminary injunctive relief to maintain or restore the status quo pending a decision of the arbitrator, and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware or the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the District of Delaware in connection therewith. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award the party he determines has prevailed in the arbitration any legal fees and other fees and expenses that may be incurred in respect of enforcing its respective rights.

 

  e. Governing Law . All disputes arising under or related to this Agreement shall at all times be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (as opposed to the conflict of law provisions) and decisions of the State of Delaware as applied to agreements executed in and to be fully performed within that State.

 

  f. Notice and Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and deemed to have been given if delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to you at the address above, and to the Company at its Corporate Headquarters (Attn: Corporate Secretary).

 

  g. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between us. This Agreement may not be changed or amended orally, but only in writing signed by both parties.

 

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  h. Waiver . The failure of either party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of such 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.

 

  i. Assignments and Successors . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon your designated beneficiary or legal representative, provided , however , that you may not assign any of your rights and obligations hereunder.

If the foregoing terms and conditions are acceptable and agreed to by you, please sign on the line provided below to signify such acceptance and agreement and return the executed copy to the Chief Human Resources Officer.

 

Very truly yours,
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
By:  

/s/ Daniel Knotts

  Daniel Knotts

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED to this 1st day of October, 2016.

/s/ Deb Steiner

Deb Steiner

 

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Annex A

Definitions

 

1. Annualized Total Compensation ” means Base Salary plus Annual Bonus (at the target level) for one year at the rate in effect immediately before the date of your Separation from Service, but, for these calculations only, your Base Salary and target bonus percentage shall not be less than the amount set forth in Section 3, above.

 

2. Cause ” means (i) your willful and continued failure to perform substantially your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent to your being delivered a notice of termination without Cause) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board that identifies the manner in which you have not performed your duties, (ii) your willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the business, reputation, character or community standing of the Company, (iii) conviction of or the pleading of nolo contendere with regard to a felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (iv) a refusal or failure to attempt in good faith to follow the written direction of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board (provided that such written direction is consistent with your duty and station) promptly upon receipt of such written direction. A termination for Cause after a Change in Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change in Control; provided , however , the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an event constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Company prior to a Change in Control. For the purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act by you shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of the Company’s principal outside counsel shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall provide you with a reasonable amount of time, after a notice and demand for substantial performance is delivered to you, to cure any such failure to perform, and if such failure is so cured within a reasonable time thereafter, such failure shall not be deemed to have occurred.

 

3. “Committee” means a committee designated by the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company.

 

4. Separation from Service ” means a termination of employment with the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).

 

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Exhibit 99.1

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Completes Separation Plan

Continues as a Leading Global Provider of Integrated Multichannel Marketing and Business

Communications

CHICAGO, October 3, 2016 – R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“RR Donnelley” or “the Company”) (NYSE: RRD) today announced the completion of its previously announced tax-free spin-offs of its publishing and retail-centric print services and office products business, LSC Communications, Inc. (“LSC”) (NYSE: LKSD), and its financial communications and data service business, Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Donnelley Financial”) (NYSE: DFIN). RR Donnelley will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RRD,” as announced on August 9, 2016.

“The completion of these spin-offs is a significant milestone for RR Donnelley,” said Thomas J. Quinlan III, formerly the President and CEO of RR Donnelley, who will now serve as LSC’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “With this transaction, we have created three focused companies, which we believe are positioned to pursue their own growth strategies with tailored capital structures to better finance each business’s strategic plan.”

Daniel Knotts, RR Donnelley’s new Chief Executive Officer, said, “As a leading global provider of multichannel marketing and business communications solutions, RR Donnelley helps companies of all sizes effectively create, manage and execute their multichannel communication strategies. RR Donnelley has a rich history of innovation, service and integrity, and with our talented workforce and extensive capabilities, including content management, digital and print production, supply chain management, business process outsourcing and logistics services, we believe we are well positioned to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions that drive customer success.”

With the spin-offs complete, RR Donnelley is now an approximately $7 billion global multichannel marketing and business communications solutions provider with 42,000 employees across 28 countries. The Company will operate in three segments: Variable Print, Strategic Services and International. RR Donnelley will provide local service and responsiveness through strategically located operations, while leveraging the economic, geographic and technological advantages of a global organization. The Company will continue to serve its more than 52,000 customers in virtually every private and public sector by providing integrated and cost-effective solutions that span the full breadth of the communications life-cycle and enable customers to engage audiences, build brand awareness, reduce costs and drive revenues.

RR Donnelley has an experienced and proven management team, composed of executives with deep expertise in global business leadership, sales, operations, finance, customer service and technology. The team includes:

 

    Daniel Knotts, Chief Executive Officer

 

    Terry Peterson, Chief Financial Officer

 

    Thomas Carroll, Chief Administrative Officer

 

    John Pecaric, Chief Commercial Officer, President International

 

    Deborah Steiner, EVP, General Counsel

 

    Jeffrey Gorski, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

    Chuck Fattore, President, Logistics

 

    Ken O’Brien, Chief Information Officer

 

    Glynn Perry, EVP Domestic Operations


As previously announced, RR Donnelley received cash distributions from each of LSC and Donnelley Financial in connection with the spin-offs that are being used to reduce RR Donnelley’s debt. The Company retained 19.25% ownership of LSC and Donnelley Financial to enable further deleveraging.

In connection with the closing of the spin-off transactions and as announced on September 14, 2016, RR Donnelley distributed 80.75% of Donnelley Financial and LSC, respectively. Each RR Donnelley shareholder of record as of the close of business on September 23, 2016, the record date for the distribution, received on the distribution date one share of LSC common stock and one share of Donnelley Financial common stock for every eight shares of RR Donnelley common stock held as of the record date. No fractional shares will be issued in the distribution. RR Donnelley shareholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares.

The 1 for 3 reverse stock split for RR Donnelley, which was previously approved by RR Donnelley’s Board of Directors and shareholders, became effective immediately following the distributions on October 1, 2016. No fractional shares of RR Donnelley common stock will be issued to RR Donnelley shareholders in connection with the reverse stock split. RR Donnelley shareholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares.

No action is required by RR Donnelley shareholders to receive their LSC or Donnelley Financial common shares. RR Donnelley shareholders who hold RR Donnelley common shares as of the record date will receive a book-entry account statement reflecting their ownership of LSC and Donnelley Financial common shares or their brokerage account will be credited for the shares.

With the transaction complete, RR Donnelley expects to pay a regular dividend in line with industry practices after considering the dividend levels of its peer group and overall conditions within the equity markets. The payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including the Company’s financial condition, legal requirements and other factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant, including a maximum annual payment of $60 million in accordance with the terms of its credit agreement. The timing, declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends by Donnelley Financial or LSC to its shareholders will fall within the discretion of each company’s Board of Directors.

Centerview Partners LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch are serving as financial advisors to RR Donnelley. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is serving as legal advisor.

About RR Donnelley

RR Donnelley is a leading global provider of integrated multichannel marketing and business communications solutions. With more than 52,000 customers and 42,000 employees across 28 countries, RR Donnelley offers a comprehensive portfolio of capabilities, experience and scale that enables organizations around the world to effectively create, manage, deliver and optimize their multichannel communications strategies. RR Donnelley’s innovative technologies enhance digital and print communications to deliver integrated messages across multiple media to highly targeted audiences at optimal times for clients in virtually every private and public sector.

For more information, and for RR Donnelley’s Global Social Responsibility Report, visit the Company’s website at www.rrdonnelley.com .


Use of Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements contained in RR Donnelley’s filings with the SEC. RR Donnelley disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Investor Contact:

Brian Feeney, Senior Vice President, Finance

Tel: 630-322-6908

E-mail: Brian.Feeney@rrd.com