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) January 27, 2017

 

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-7598   94-2359345

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA   94304-1030
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (650) 493-4000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 27, 2017, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (“Varian”) entered into several agreements with Varex Imaging Corporation (“Varex”) in connection with the separation of Varian’s imaging components business (the “Separation”) through the distribution of 100% of the outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Varex to Varian’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 20, 2017 (the “Distribution”). The Distribution was effective at 12:01 a.m., Pacific Time, on January 28, 2017 (the “Effective Time”).

The agreements between Varian and Varex govern the relationship of the parties following the Separation and the Distribution, and include the following:

 

    Separation and Distribution Agreement;

 

    Transition Services Agreement;

 

    Tax Matters Agreement;

 

    Employee Matters Agreement;

 

    Intellectual Property Matters Agreement; and

 

    Trademark License Agreement.

A summary of certain material terms of the agreements can be found in the section entitled “Relationships with Varian Following Separation and Distribution” in Varex’s Information Statement dated January 20, 2017 (the “Information Statement”), which was included as Exhibit 99.1 to Varian’s Current Report on 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2017. This summary is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 as if restated in full. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Transition Services Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, Intellectual Property Matters Agreement and Trademark License Agreement, which are included with this report as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

At 12:01 a.m., Pacific Time, on January 28, 2017, Varian effected the Distribution and completed the Separation of Varex from Varian. Varex is now an independent public company trading under the symbol “VREX” on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Distribution was made to Varian stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 20, 2017 (the “Record Date”), who received 0.4 of a share of Varex common stock for each share of Varian common stock held as of the Record Date.

 

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

Resignation of Directors

As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Varian on January 10, 2017, in connection with the Separation and the Distribution, each of Ruediger Naumann-Etienne and Erich R. Reinhardt submitted their resignations as directors of Varian, in each case effective as of, and contingent upon, the completion of the Separation and the Distribution, in connection with their expected appointment to the board of directors of Varex.

 

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Composition of the Varian Board

As a result of these resignations, the board of directors of Varian currently consists of Susan L. Bostrom, Judy Bruner, Regina E. Dugan, R. Andrew Eckert, Timothy E. Guertin, David J. Illingworth, Mark R. Laret and Dow R. Wilson.

In addition, the Audit Committee, Compensation and Management and Development Committee, Ethics and Compliance Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Executive Committee were reconstituted, effective as of the Distribution, as follows:

Audit Committee

Judy Bruner (Chair)

R. Andrew Eckert

David J. Illingworth

Compensation and Management Development Committee

Susan L. Bostrom (Chair)

R. Andrew Eckert

Mark R. Laret

Ethics and Compliance Committee

David J. Illingworth (Chair)

Regina E. Dugan

Timothy E. Guertin

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Mark R. Laret (Chair)

Susan L. Bostrom

Regina E. Dugan

Timothy E. Guertin

Executive Committee

R. Andrew Eckert (Chair)

Mark R. Laret

Resignation and Appointment of Officers

As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Varian on January 10, 2017, in connection with the Separation and the Distribution, Sunny S. Sanyal, Varian’s Senior Vice President and President, Imaging Components Business and Clarence R. Verhoef, Varian’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller resigned from their role as an executive officer and the Principal Accounting Officer of Varian, respectively, effective as of the completion of the Separation and the Distribution.

Effective as of the completion of the Separation and Distribution, Magnus A. Momsen was appointed Varian’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller and became Varian’s Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Momsen, 42, joined Varian in September 2010 as Controller, Emerging Businesses, where he was responsible for the financial oversight of the Particle Therapy and Security and Inspection products businesses. From August 2012 to January 2017 Mr. Momsen served as our Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller, responsible for the SEC reporting, technical accounting and Corporate accounting departments.

Mr. Momsen did not enter into any material contract, plan or arrangement, no material amendments were made to any material contract, plan or arrangement to which Mr. Momsen is a party or participates, and no compensatory grants or awards were made to Mr. Momsen, in each case, in connection with his appointment. There

 

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are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Momsen and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed. Mr. Momsen has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Momsen is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure .

A copy of the press release issued by Varian on January 30, 2017 announcing completion of the Separation and Distribution is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

As presented on Varian’s earnings call on January 25, 2017, Varian believes that its non-GAAP earnings per diluted share for the second through the fourth quarters of fiscal year 2017 will be in the range of $2.94 to $3.06. This is reflective of an anticipated net income range of $270 to $280 million for that period.

Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  2.1    Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.1    Transition Services Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.2    Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.3    Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.4    Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.5    Trademark License Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
99.1    Press release, dated January 30, 2017

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
By:  

/s/ John W. Kuo

Name:   John W. Kuo
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: January 30, 2017

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  2.1    Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.1    Transition Services Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.2    Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.3    Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.4    Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
10.5    Trademark License Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian and Varex
99.1    Press release, dated January 30, 2017

 

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Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION

DATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      2   
ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION      18   

2.1

   Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities      18   

2.2

   Varex Assets; Parent Assets      21   

2.3

   Varex Liabilities; Parent Liabilities      23   

2.4

   Approvals and Notifications      25   

2.5

   Assignment and Novation of Liabilities      29   

2.6

   Release of Guarantees      30   

2.7

   Termination of Agreements      31   

2.8

   Treatment of Shared Contracts      32   

2.9

   Bank Accounts; Cash Balances      33   

2.10

   Varex Financing Arrangements; Cash Transfer      35   

2.11

   Ancillary Agreements      35   

2.12

   Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties      35   

2.13

   Financial Information Certifications      36   
ARTICLE III THE DISTRIBUTION      37   

3.1

   Sole and Absolute Discretion; Cooperation      37   

3.2

   Actions Prior to the Distribution      37   

3.3

   Conditions to the Distribution      38   

3.4

   The Distribution      40   
ARTICLE IV MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION      41   

4.1

   Release of Pre-Distribution Claims      41   

4.2

   Indemnification by Varex      44   

4.3

   Indemnification by Parent      44   

4.4

   Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts      45   

4.5

   Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims      46   

4.6

   Additional Matters      48   

4.7

   Right of Contribution      49   

4.8

   Covenant Not to Sue      50   

4.9

   Remedies Cumulative      50   

4.10

   Survival of Indemnities      50   
ARTICLE V CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS      51   

5.1

   Insurance Matters      51   

5.2

   Late Payments      53   

5.3

   Inducement      53   

5.4

   Post-Effective Time Conduct      53   

5.5

   Environmental Remediation Activities      53   

5.6

   Environmental Deed Restrictions on Varex Real Property      54   

 

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5.7

   Residential Land Use and Remediation Standards on Varex Real Property      54   

5.8

   Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation      55   

ARTICLE VI EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

     57   

6.1

   Agreement for Exchange of Information      57   

6.2

   Ownership of Information      58   

6.3

   Compensation for Providing Information      58   

6.4

   Record Retention      58   

6.5

   Limitations of Liability      59   

6.6

   Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information      59   

6.7

   Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation      59   

6.8

   Privileged Matters      60   

6.9

   Confidentiality      62   

6.10

   Protective Arrangements      64   

ARTICLE VII DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     64   

7.1

   Good Faith Officer Negotiation      64   

7.2

   Good-Faith Negotiation      64   

7.3

   Arbitration      65   

7.4

   Litigation and Unilateral Commencement of Arbitration      66   

7.5

   Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process      66   

ARTICLE VIII FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     66   

8.1

   Further Assurances      66   

ARTICLE IX TERMINATION

     67   

9.1

   Termination      67   

9.2

   Effect of Termination      67   

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

     67   

10.1

   Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power      67   

10.2

   Governing Law      68   

10.3

   Assignability      69   

10.4

   Third-Party Beneficiaries      69   

10.5

   Notices      69   

10.6

   Severability      70   

10.7

   Force Majeure      71   

10.8

   No Set-Off      71   

10.9

   Expenses      71   

10.10

   Headings      71   

10.11

   Survival of Covenants      71   

10.12

   Waivers of Default      71   

10.13

   Specific Performance      72   

10.14

   Amendments      72   

10.15

   Interpretation      72   

10.16

   Limitations of Liability      72   

10.17

   Performance      73   

10.18

   Mutual Drafting      73   

 

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SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 1.1(a)

   Commercial Agreements

Schedule 1.1(b)

   Delayed Asset Transfer Agreements

Schedule 1.2

   Parent Information Technology

Schedule 1.3

   Parent Invention Disclosures

Schedule 1.4

   Parent Other IP

Schedule 1.5

   Parent Patents

Schedule 1.6

   Parent Registered IP

Schedule 1.7

   Parent Software

Schedule 1.8

   Transferred Entities

Schedule 1.9

   Varex Other Business

Schedule 1.10

   Varex Contracts

Schedule 1.11

   Varex Information Technology

Schedule 1.12

   Varex Invention Disclosures

Schedule 1.13

   Certain Varex Operating Activities

Schedule 1.14

   Varex Other IP

Schedule 1.15

   Varex Patents

Schedule 1.16(a)

   Varex Real Property (Owned)

Schedule 1.16(b)

   Varex Real Property (Leases)

Schedule 1.17

   Varex Registered IP

Schedule 1.18

   Varex Software

Schedule 2.1(a)

   Plan of Reorganization

Schedule 2.2(a)

   Varex Assets

Schedule 2.2(b)(viii)

   Parent Assets

Schedule 2.3(a)

   Varex Liabilities

Schedule 2.3(b)

   Parent Liabilities

Schedule 2.6(a)

   Guarantee Exception

Schedule 2.7(b)(ii)

   Intercompany Agreements (Non-Termination)

Schedule 2.10

   Varex Financing Arrangements

Schedule 4.3(e)

   Specified Parent Information

Schedule 5.6(a)

   Pending Controls

Schedule 5.6(b)

   Environmental Restrictions

Schedule 5.8(c)

   Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation

Schedule 6.1(a)

   Exchange of Information Relating to SAP R3 Historical Data

Schedule 6.1(c)

   Specified Parent Invention Disclosures

Schedule 10.9

   Allocation of Certain Costs and Expenses
   EXHIBITS

Exhibit A

   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Varex Imaging Corporation

Exhibit B

   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Varex Imaging Corporation

 

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of January 27, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Varex Imaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Varex ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I .

R E C I T A L S

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

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Parent Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to separate the Varex Business from the Parent Business (the “ Separation ”) and, following the Separation, make a distribution, on a pro rata basis, to holders of Parent Shares on the Record Date of all of the outstanding Varex Shares owned by Parent (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, Varex has been incorporated solely for these purposes and has not engaged in activities except in connection with the Separation and the Distribution;

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the transfer by Parent of the Varex Assets and the Varex Liabilities to Varex in actual or constructive exchange for (i) the issuance by Varex to Parent of Varex Shares and (ii) the Cash Transfer (the “ Contribution ”) and the Distribution, taken together, are intended to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and this Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g);

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

WHEREAS, each of Parent and Varex has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Separation and the Distribution and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to the Separation and the Distribution and the relationship of Parent, Varex and the members of their respective Groups following the Distribution.

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


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

1999 Spin Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 14, 1999, by and among Varian Associates, Inc. (which has been renamed Varian Medical Systems, Inc.), Varian, Inc. and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

Accelerator Technology ” shall mean Technology related to beam center lines of linear accelerators, including accelerating cavities, buncher designs, internal field shapes and field ratios, coupler and coupling irises (including iris shapes), side cavities, energy-switch designs, electron guns and targets.

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

Affiliate ” 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 purpose of this definition, “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, “ 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, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that, prior to, at and after the Effective Time, for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (a) no member of the Varex Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Parent Group and (b) no member of the Parent Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Varex Group.

Agent ” shall mean the trust company or bank duly appointed by Parent to act as distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for the Varex Shares in connection with the Distribution.

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

Ancillary Agreements ” shall mean all agreements (other than this Agreement) entered into by the Parties or the members of their respective Groups (but as to which no Third Party is a party) in connection with the Separation, the Distribution, or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Transition Services Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, the Trademark License Agreement and the Transfer Documents; provided , that no Commercial Agreement shall be an Ancillary Agreement.

 

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

Arbitration Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a) .

Assets ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill) of such Person, wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third Persons or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of such Person, including rights and benefits pursuant to any contract, license, permit, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, agreement, concession, franchise, instrument, undertaking, commitment, understanding or other arrangement.

Balance Sheet ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(g) .

Cash Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a) .

CEO Negotiation Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 .

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Commercial Agreements ” shall mean the agreements entered into by the Parties or the members of their respective Groups (but as to which no Third Party is a party) set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) .

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

Copyrights ” shall mean all copyrightable works, copyrights, moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case whether or not registered, and all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions.

CPR ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a) .

Delayed Parent Asset ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h) .

Delayed Parent Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h) .

Delayed Varex Asset ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c) .

Delayed Varex Asset Consideration ” shall mean an amount of cash necessary for the applicable member of the Varex Group to pay to the applicable members of the Parent Group in full pursuant to the agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) .

Delayed Varex Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c) .

 

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Disclosure Document ” shall mean any registration statement (including the Form 10) filed with the SEC by or on behalf of any Party or any member of its Group, and also includes any information statement (including the Information Statement), prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular, periodic report or similar disclosure document, whether or not filed with the SEC or any other Governmental Authority, in each case that describes the Separation or the Distribution or the Varex Group or primarily relates to the transactions contemplated hereby.

Dispute ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .

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

Distribution Date ” shall mean the date of the consummation of the Distribution, which shall be determined by the Parent Board in its sole and absolute discretion.

Distribution Ratio ” shall mean a number equal to 0.4.

Effective Time ” shall mean 12:01 am, Pacific time, on the Distribution Date.

Employee Matters Agreement ” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement to be entered into by and between Parent and Varex or the members of their respective Groups in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

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

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

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

Existing Deed Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 .

Final Cash Balance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(g) .

Force Majeure ” shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the reasonable control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which event (a) does not arise or result from the fault or negligence of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) and

 

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(b) by its nature would not reasonably have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it would reasonably have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor problems or unavailability of parts, or, in the case of computer systems, any significant and prolonged failure in electrical or air conditioning equipment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt by a Party of an unsolicited takeover offer or other acquisition proposal, even if unforeseen or unavoidable, and such Party’s response thereto shall not be deemed an event of Force Majeure.

Form 10 ” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 filed by Varex with the SEC to effect the registration of Varex Shares pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Distribution, as such registration statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time prior to the Distribution.

GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

Governmental Approvals ” shall mean any Approvals or Notifications to be made to, or obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean 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, a government and any executive official thereof.

Group ” shall mean either the Varex Group or the Parent Group, as the context requires.

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

Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a) .

Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a) .

Indemnity Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a) .

Information Statement ” shall mean the information statement to be made available to the holders of Parent Shares in connection with the Distribution, as such information statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time prior to the Distribution.

 

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Information Technology ” shall mean all hardware, computers, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communication lines, network and telecommunications equipment, Internet-related information technology infrastructure, and other information technology equipment, in each case, other than Software.

Insurance Proceeds ” shall mean those monies:

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

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

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

Intellectual Property ” shall mean all of the following whether arising under the Laws of the United States (or any state or other jurisdiction thereof) or of any other foreign or multinational jurisdiction: (a) Patents, (b) Trademarks, (c) Copyrights, (d) any other intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of any Technology or Software, and (e) any claims for damages by reason of past infringement, misappropriation, or other unauthorized use of any of the foregoing, with the right to sue for and collect the same.

Intellectual Property Matters Agreement ” shall mean the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement to be entered into by and between Parent and Varex or any members of their respective Groups in connection with the Separation, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

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

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

 

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

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

Maximum Cash Amount ” shall mean five million ($5,000,000) U.S. dollars.

MPSA ” means the Master Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between PerkinElmer and Varian, dated as of December 21, 2016, as it may be amended from time to time.

Nasdaq ” shall mean the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

NYSE ” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

Officer Negotiation Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .

Other IP ” shall mean all Technology or Intellectual Property other than (a) any Software or intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of Software, (b) any Parent Patent or Varex Patent, (c) any Technology disclosed by a published Parent Patent or published Varex Parent, (d) any Parent Invention Disclosure or Varex Invention Disclosure and (e) any Parent Registered IP or Varex Registered IP.

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

Parent Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a) .

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

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

Parent Business ” shall mean all businesses, operations and activities conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Party or any member of its Group, other than the Varex Business.

Parent Group ” shall mean Parent and each Person that is a Subsidiary of Parent (other than Varex and any other member of the Varex Group).

Parent Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 .

Parent Information Technology ” shall mean all Information Technology, other than Varex Information Technology, owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the Information Technology set forth on Schedule 1.2.

Parent Intellectual Property ” shall mean: (a) the Parent Patents; (b) the Parent Registered IP, (c) the Parent Other IP, (d) the Parent Name and Parent Marks (to the extent not included in clause (b) or (c) above), (e) the Parent Invention Disclosures, (f) the Parent Software and (g) all Intellectual Property of either Party or any member of its Group with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Parent Invention Disclosures ” shall mean all invention disclosures, other than Varex Invention Disclosures, owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the invention disclosures set forth on Schedule 1.3 , and any Technology disclosed by such invention disclosures.

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

Parent Name and Parent Marks ” shall mean the names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers of either Party or any member of its Group that (a) use or contain “VARIAN” or “A PARTNER FOR LIFE” (including any stylized versions or design elements thereof) or (b) otherwise identify Parent as a whole, either alone or in combination with other words or elements, and all names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers confusingly similar to or embodying any of the foregoing, either alone or in combination with other words or elements, together with (x) any common law rights in and to any of the foregoing, any registrations or applications for registration of any of the foregoing, any rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, and any reissues, extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing and (y) the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

Parent Other IP ” shall mean all Other IP, other than Varex Other IP, owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the Other IP set forth on Schedule 1.4 , provided , however , that Parent Other IP shall not include the Varex Name and Varex Marks.

Parent Patents ” shall mean: (a) all Patents, other than Varex Patents, owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the Patents set forth on Schedule 1.5 ; (b) any patent issuing on any patent application included in clause (a) above; (c) any patent claims issuing on any patent application that claims priority from, and that cover exclusively subject matter that is entitled to priority to, any patent or patent application included in clause (a) above (including any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue, reexamination, or extension) with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; (d) any foreign counterpart of any of the foregoing patents and patent applications with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; and (e) any patent issuing and originating from any submitted Parent Invention Disclosure.

Parent Registered IP ” shall mean all Registered IP, other than Varex Registered IP, owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the Registered IP set forth on Schedule 1.6 .

Parent Restricted Activities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b) .

Parent Shares ” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Parent.

 

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Parent Software ” shall mean all Software, other than Varex Software, owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the Software set forth on Schedule 1.7 .

Parties ” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

Patents ” shall mean all patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, including reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part, substitutions, renewals, extensions and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, and all rights in any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions.

PerkinElmer ” means PerkinElmer, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Pending Controls ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 .

Permits ” shall mean permits, approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses or certificates issued by any Governmental Authority.

Person ” shall mean 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.

Plan of Reorganization ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Policies ” shall mean insurance policies and insurance contracts of any kind, including but not limited to property, excess and umbrella, commercial general liability, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability, cyber technology professional liability, libel liability, employment practices liability, automobile, aircraft, marine, workers’ compensation and employers’ liability, employee dishonesty/crime/fidelity, foreign, bonds and self-insurance and captive insurance company arrangements, together with the rights, benefits, privileges and obligations thereunder.

Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate that Bloomberg displays as “Prime Rate by Country United States” or “Prime Rate By Country US-BB Comp” at  http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/PRIME:IND or on a Bloomberg terminal at PRIMBB Index.

Privileged Information ” shall mean any information, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, including without limitation any communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memoranda and other materials protected by the work product doctrine, as to which a Party or any member of its Group would be entitled to assert or have asserted a privilege or other protection, including the attorney-client and work product privileges.

Real Property ” shall mean land together with all easements, rights and interests arising out of the ownership thereof or appurtenant thereto and all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon.

 

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Real Property Leases ” shall mean all leases to Real Property and, to the extent covered by such leases, any and all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon.

Record Date ” shall mean the close of business on the date to be determined by the Parent Board as the record date for determining holders of Parent Shares entitled to receive Varex Shares pursuant to the Distribution.

Record Holders ” shall mean the holders of record of Parent Shares as of the Record Date.

Registered IP ” shall mean all Intellectual Property, other than Patents, that is registered, filed, issued or granted under the authority of, with or by, any Governmental Authority, including all registered copyrights, registered trademarks, registered service marks, registered trade secrets, registered Internet domain names, and all applications for any of the foregoing.

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

Remedial Activities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .

Remediation Systems ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .

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

Salt Lake Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 .

SEC ” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section 1542 ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c) .

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.

Sensitive Use Standards ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7 .

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

Shared Contract ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a) .

Shared Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in the 1999 Spin Agreement.

 

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

Straddle Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13 .

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

Tangible Information ” shall mean information that is contained in written, electronic or other tangible forms.

Tax ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

Tax Matters Agreement ” shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement to be entered into by and between Parent and Varex in connection with the Separation, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

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

Technology ” shall mean all technology, know-how and information, including sales methodologies and processes, training protocols and similar methods and processes, algorithms, APIs, apparatus, circuit designs and assemblies, gate arrays, net lists, test vectors, diagrams, models, formulae, inventions, discoveries, innovations, products, services, ideas, concepts, designs, drawings, methods, network configurations and architectures, processes, confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, protocols, schematics, specifications, subroutines, techniques, URLs, web sites, works of authorship and other forms of technology, in each case whether or not patentable, copyrightable or otherwise registerable, whether or not embodied in any tangible form and including all tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, including documents, reports, records, instruction manuals, laboratory notebooks, prototypes, samples, surveys, studies and summaries; provided , however , that Technology shall not include any Software.

Third Party ” shall mean any Person other than the Parties or any members of their respective Groups.

Third-Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a) .

 

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Trademark License Agreement ” shall mean the Trademark License Agreement to be entered into by and between Parent and Varex or any members of their respective Groups in connection with the Separation, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

Trademarks ” shall mean all trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, trade dress, logos, Internet domain names, and other source or business identifiers, including all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and any and all common law rights in and to any of the foregoing, registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing.

Transaction Accounting Principles ” means GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the accounting principles, practices, methodologies and policies used in preparing the Varex Balance Sheet.

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

Transferred Entities ” shall mean the entities set forth on Schedule 1.8 .

Transition Services Agreement ” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement to be entered into by and between Parent and Varex or any members of their respective Groups in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

Unreleased Parent Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(ii) .

Unreleased Varex Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a)(ii) .

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

Varex Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a) .

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

Varex Balance Sheet ” shall mean the pro forma combined balance sheet of the Varex Business, including any notes and subledgers thereto, as of September 30, 2016, as presented in the Information Statement mailed to the Record Holders.

Varex Business ” shall mean (a) the business, operations and activities of the imaging components segment of Parent conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Party or any member of its Group and (b) any activities of the Ginzton Technology Center conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Party or any member of its Group that are (i) related to Accelerator Technology and exclusively for the benefit of the business, operations or activities described in clause (a) above or (ii) not related to Accelerator Technology and primarily for the benefit of the business, operations or activities described in clause (a) above. The Varex Business shall also include any business, operations and activities set forth on Schedule 1.9 .

 

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Varex Bylaws ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Varex, substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

Varex Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Varex, substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

Varex Contracts ” shall mean the following contracts and agreements to which either Party or any member of its Group is a party or by which it or any member of its Group or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing; provided that Varex Contracts shall not include any contract or agreement that is contemplated to be retained by Parent or any member of the Parent Group from and after the Effective Time pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the Commercial Agreements:

(a) (i) any customer, reseller, distributor or development contract or agreement entered into prior to the Effective Time exclusively related to the Varex Business and (ii) with respect to any customer, reseller, distributor or development contract or agreement entered into prior to the Effective Time that relates to the Varex Business but is not exclusively related to the Varex Business, that portion of any such contract or agreement that primarily relates to the Varex Business;

(b) (i) any supply or vendor contract or agreement entered into prior to the Effective Time exclusively related to the Varex Business and (ii) with respect to any supply or vendor contract or agreement entered into prior to the Effective Time that relates to the Varex Business but is not exclusively related to the Varex Business, that portion of any such contract or agreement that primarily relates to the Varex Business;

(c) (i) any license agreement or other agreement conferring rights to Intellectual Property entered into prior to the Effective Time that is exclusively related to the Varex Intellectual Property and (ii) with respect to any license agreement or other agreement conferring rights with respect to Intellectual Property entered into prior to the Effective Time but not exclusively related to the Varex Intellectual Property, that portion of such license agreement or other agreement that confers rights to Varex Intellectual Property;

(d) any joint venture or partnership contract or agreement that relates primarily to the Varex Business as of the Effective Time;

(e) any guarantee, indemnity, representation, covenant, warranty or other Liability of either Party or any member of its Group in respect of any other Varex Contract, any Varex Liability or the Varex Business;

(f) any proprietary information and inventions agreement or similar Intellectual Property assignment or license agreement with any current or former Varex Group employee, Parent Group employee, consultant of the Varex Group or consultant of the Parent Group, in each case entered into prior to the Effective Time (i) that is exclusively related to the Varex Business or (ii) if not exclusively related to the Varex Business, that portion of any such agreement that primarily relates to the Varex Business;

 

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(g) any contract or agreement that is expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to, or be a contract or agreement in the name of, Varex or any member of the Varex Group;

(h) any interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar agreements or arrangements exclusively related to the Varex Business;

(i) any credit or other financing agreement entered into by Varex and/or any member of the Varex Group in connection with the Separation;

(j) any contract or agreement entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any division, business unit or member of the Varex Group;

(k) any other contract or agreement exclusively related to the Varex Business or Varex Assets;

(l) Varex Leases; and

(m) any contracts, agreements or settlements set forth on Schedule 1.10 , including the right to recover any amounts under such contracts, agreements, leases or settlements.

Varex Designees ” shall mean any and all entities (including corporations, general or limited partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, unincorporated organizations, limited liability entities or other entities) designated by Parent that will be members of the Varex Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Varex Financing Arrangements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a) .

Varex Group ” shall mean (a) prior to the Effective Time, Varex and each Person that will be a Subsidiary of Varex as of immediately after the Effective Time, including the Transferred Entities, even if, prior to the Effective Time, such Person is not a Subsidiary of Varex; and (b) on and after the Effective Time, Varex and each Person that is a Subsidiary of Varex.

Varex Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 .

Varex Information Technology ” shall mean (a) all Information Technology owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group primarily used or primarily held for use in the Varex Business as of the Effective Time, and (b) the Information Technology set forth on Schedule 1.11; provided , however , that Varex Information Technology shall not include the Information Technology set forth on Schedule 1.2 .

 

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Varex Intellectual Property ” shall mean: (a) the Varex Patents, (b) the Varex Registered IP, (c) the Varex Other IP, (d) the Varex Name and Varex Marks (to the extent not included in clause (b) or (c) above), (e) the Varex Invention Disclosures, (f) the Varex Software and (g) all Intellectual Property of either Party or any member of its Group with respect to any of the foregoing.

Varex Invention Disclosures ” shall mean all invention disclosures owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that are primarily used or primarily held for use in the Varex Business, including the invention disclosures set forth on Schedule 1.12 and any Technology disclosed by such invention disclosures, but excluding the invention disclosures set forth on Schedule 1.3 and any Technology disclosed by such invention disclosures.

Varex Leases ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Varex Real Property.

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

Varex Name and Varex Marks ” shall mean the names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers of either Party or any member of its Group that (a) use or contain “VAREX” (including any stylized versions or design elements thereof) or (b) otherwise identify Varex as a whole, either alone or in combination with other words or elements, and all names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers confusingly similar to or embodying any of the foregoing, either alone or in combination with other words or elements, together with (x) any common law rights in and to any of the foregoing, any registrations or applications for registration of any of the foregoing, any rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, and any reissues, extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing and (y) the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

Varex Operating Activities ” shall mean (a) the design, development, manufacture, marketing, sale, distribution and service of (i) X-ray imaging components and subsystems, including X-ray tubes, flat panel digital image detectors and accessories, high voltage power supplies and generators, high voltage connectors, imaging processing software and workstations, computer-aided diagnostic software, collimators, automatic exposure control devices and systems, klystrons, high radio frequency amplifiers, ionization chambers, and buckys, but not linear accelerators, in each case for medical and medical research applications and in each case for sale, directly or indirectly, to medical imaging and therapeutic original equipment manufacturers; independent service companies and distributors; and medical end-users for replacement purposes, and (ii) X-ray imaging components, subsystems and systems, including X-ray tubes, flat panel digital image detectors and accessories, high voltage power supplies and generators, high voltage connectors, imaging processing software and workstations, computer-aided diagnostic software, collimators, automatic exposure control devices and systems, klystrons, high radio frequency amplifiers, ionization chambers, buckys, and linear accelerators, in each case for cargo screening, security and industrial applications, including scientific and research applications related thereto; and (b) the activities set forth on Schedule 1.13 .

 

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Varex Other IP ” shall mean (a) all Other IP that is (x) not Accelerator Technology, (y) owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (z) primarily used or primarily held for use in the Varex Business; (b) all Other IP that is (x) Accelerator Technology, (y) owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (z) exclusively used or exclusively held for use in the Varex Business; and (c) the Other IP set forth on Schedule 1.14 ; provided , however , that Varex Other IP shall not include (1) the Other IP set forth on Schedule 1.4 or (2) the Parent Name and Parent Marks.

Varex Panel Permitted Third Party ” shall mean (a) any Third Party that, during the eighteen (18) month period ending on the Distribution Date, purchased from the Varex Business a flat panel digital image detector in the Varian Field or is, as of the Distribution Date, in active negotiations with Varex to purchase a flat panel digital image detector in the Varian Field, but excluding (b) any Third Party that acquires or is acquired by (whether structured as an acquisition of assets, stock, merger or otherwise) a Third Party described in clause (a) above (unless such acquiring or acquired Third Party independently meets the description in clause (a) above).

Varex Patents ” shall mean: (a) the Patents set forth on Schedule 1.15 ; (b) any patent issuing on any patent application set forth on Schedule 1.15 ; (c) any patent claims issuing on any patent application that claims priority from, and that cover exclusively subject matter that is entitled to priority to, any patent or patent application set forth on Schedule 1.15 (including, but not limited to, any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue, reexamination, or extension) with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; (d) any foreign counterpart of any of the foregoing patents and patent applications with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; and (e) any patent issuing and originating from any submitted Varex Invention Disclosure.

Varex Permits ” shall mean all Permits owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group primarily used or primarily held for use in the Varex Business as of the Effective Time.

Varex Real Property ” shall mean (a) all of the Real Property owned by either Party or member of its Group as of the Effective Time listed or described on Schedule 1.16(a) , (b) the Real Property Leases to which either Party or member of its Group is party as of the Effective Time set forth on Schedule 1.16(b) (“ Varex Leases ”), and (c) all recorded Real Property notices, easements, and obligations with respect to the Real Property and/or Real Property leases described in clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph.

Varex Registered IP ” shall mean the Registered IP set forth on Schedule 1.17 .

Varex Restricted Activities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a) .

Varex Shares ” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Varex.

Varex Software ” shall mean (a) all Software owned or licensed by either Party or member of its Group exclusively used or exclusively held for use in the Varex Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (b) the Software set forth on Schedule 1.18 ; provided , however , that Varex Software shall not include the Software set forth on Schedule 1.7 .

 

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Varian Field ” has the meaning set forth in the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement.

ARTICLE II

THE SEPARATION

2.1 Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities .

(a) On or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case prior to the Distribution, in accordance with the plan and structure set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) (the “ Plan of Reorganization ”):

(i) Transfer and Assignment of Varex Assets . Parent shall, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Varex, or the applicable Varex Designees, and Varex or such Varex Designees shall accept from Parent and the applicable members of the Parent Group, all of Parent’s and such Parent Group member’s respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to all of the Varex Assets (it being understood that if any Varex Asset shall be held by a Transferred Entity or a wholly owned Subsidiary of a Transferred Entity, such Varex Asset may be assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered to Varex as a result of the transfer of all of the equity interests in such Transferred Entity from Parent or the applicable members of the Parent Group to Varex or the applicable Varex Designee);

(ii) Acceptance and Assumption of Varex Liabilities . Varex and the applicable Varex Designees shall accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all the Varex Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms (it being understood that if any Varex Liability is a liability of a Transferred Entity or a wholly owned Subsidiary of a Transferred Entity, such Varex Liability may be assumed by Varex as a result of the transfer of all of the equity interests in such Transferred Entity from Parent or the applicable members of the Parent Group to Varex or the applicable Varex Designee). Varex and such Varex Designees shall be responsible for all Varex Liabilities, regardless of when or where such Varex Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Effective Time, regardless of where or against whom such Varex Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any Varex Liabilities arising out of claims made by Parent’s or Varex’s respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates against any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates;

(iii) Transfer and Assignment of Parent Assets . Parent and Varex shall cause Varex and the Varex Designees to contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver

 

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to Parent or certain members of the Parent Group designated by Parent, and Parent or such other members of the Parent Group shall accept from Varex and the Varex Designees, all of Varex’s and such Varex Designees’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to all Parent Assets held by Varex or a Varex Designee; and

(iv) Acceptance and Assumption of Parent Liabilities . Parent and certain of members of the Parent Group designated by Parent shall accept and assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all of the Parent Liabilities held by Varex or any Varex Designee and Parent and the applicable members of the Parent Group shall be responsible for all Parent Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms, regardless of when or where such Parent Liabilities arose or arise, whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Effective Time, where or against whom such Parent Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any such Parent Liabilities arising out of claims made by Parent’s or Varex’s respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates against any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

(b) Transfer Documents . In furtherance of the contribution, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Assets and the assumption of the Liabilities in accordance with Section 2.1(a) , (i) each Party shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to execute and deliver, to the other Party, such bills of sale, quitclaim deeds, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments of contracts and other instruments of transfer, conveyance and assignment as and to the extent necessary to evidence the transfer, conveyance and assignment of all of such Party’s and the applicable members of its Group’s right, title and interest in and to such Assets to the other Party and the applicable members of its Group in accordance with Section 2.1(a) , and (ii) each Party shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to execute and deliver, to the other Party, such assumptions of contracts and other instruments of assumption as and to the extent necessary to evidence the valid and effective assumption of the Liabilities by such Party and the applicable members of its Group in accordance with Section 2.1(a) . All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.1(b) shall be referred to collectively herein as the “ Transfer Documents .” The Transfer Documents shall effect certain of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shall not expand or limit any of the obligations, covenants or agreements in this Agreement. It is expressly agreed that in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Transfer Documents and the terms of this Agreement or the Tax Matters Agreement, the terms of this Agreement or the Tax Matters Agreement, as applicable, shall control.

(c) Misallocations . In the event that at any time or from time to time (whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time), one Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) shall receive or otherwise possess any Asset that is allocated to the other Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Party shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Asset to the Party so entitled

 

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thereto (or to any member of such Party’s Group), and such Party (or member of such Party’s Group) shall accept such Asset. Prior to any such transfer, the Person receiving or possessing such Asset shall hold such Asset in trust for such other Person. In the event that at any time or from time to time (whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time), one Party hereto (or any member of such Party’s Group) shall be liable for or otherwise assume any Liability that is allocated to the other Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such other Party shall promptly assume, or cause to be assumed, such Liability and agree to faithfully perform such Liability.

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

(e) Intellectual Property Rights .

(i) If and to the extent that, as a matter of Law in any jurisdiction, Parent or the applicable members of its Group cannot assign, transfer or convey any of Parent’s or such Parent Group members’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to any Technology, Software or Intellectual Property included in the Varex Assets, then, to the extent possible, Parent shall, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, irrevocably grant to Varex, or the applicable Varex Designees, an exclusive, irrevocable, assignable, transferable, sublicenseable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, exploit and commercialize in any manner now known or in the future discovered and for whatever purpose, any such right, title or interest.

(ii) If and to the extent that, as a matter of Law in any jurisdiction, Varex or the applicable members of its Group cannot assign, transfer or convey any of Varex’s or such Varex Group members’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to any Technology, Software or Intellectual Property included in the Parent Assets, then, to the extent possible, Varex shall, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, irrevocably grant to Parent, or the applicable Parent Designees, an exclusive, irrevocable, assignable, transferable, sublicenseable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, exploit and commercialize in any manner now known or in the future discovered and for whatever purpose, any such right, title or interest.

2.2 Varex Assets; Parent Assets .

(a) Varex Assets . For purposes of this Agreement, “ Varex Assets ” shall mean:

 

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(i) all issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Transferred Entities that are owned by either Party or any members of its Group as of the Effective Time;

(ii) all Assets of either Party or any members of its Group included or reflected as assets of the Varex Group on the Varex Balance Sheet, subject to any dispositions of such Assets subsequent to the date of the Varex Balance Sheet; provided that the amounts set forth on the Varex Balance Sheet with respect to any Assets shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Assets that are included in the definition of Varex Assets pursuant to this clause (ii);

(iii) all Assets of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time that are of a nature or type that would have resulted in such Assets being included as Assets of Varex or members of the Varex Group on a pro forma combined balance sheet of the Varex Group or any notes or subledgers thereto as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet, notes and subledgers to be prepared on a basis consistent with the determination of the Assets included on the Varex Balance Sheet), it being understood that (x) the Varex Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Assets that are included in the definition of Varex Assets pursuant to this clause (iii); and (y) the amounts set forth on the Varex Balance Sheet with respect to any Assets shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Assets that are included in the definition of Varex Assets pursuant to this clause (iii);

(iv) all Assets of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time that are expressly provided by any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be transferred to or owned by Varex or any other member of the Varex Group;

(v) all Varex Contracts as of the Effective Time and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(vi) all Varex Intellectual Property and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(vii) all Varex Information Technology and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(viii) all rights of Varex and any member of the Varex Group under any license or sublicense of Technology, Software or Intellectual Property granted by Parent or any member of the Parent Group pursuant to the terms of the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement or the Trademark License Agreement; provided , for clarity, that this clause (viii) is not intended and shall not be construed to grant to Varex or any member of the Varex Group any rights in addition to those otherwise granted to them under the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement;

 

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(ix) all Varex Permits as of the Effective Time and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(x) all Varex Real Property as of the Effective Time;

(xi) the MPSA;

(xii) to the extent not already identified in clauses (i) through (xi) of this Section 2.2(a) , all Assets of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time that are exclusively used or exclusively held for use in the Varex Business; and

(xiii) any and all Assets set forth on Schedule 2.2(a) .

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Varex Assets shall not in any event include any Asset referred to in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 2.2(b) .

(b) Parent Assets . For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Parent Assets ” shall mean all Assets of either Party or the members of its Group as of the Effective Time, other than the Varex Assets. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parent Assets shall include:

(i) all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by Parent or any other member of the Parent Group;

(ii) all contracts and agreements of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time (other than the Varex Contracts);

(iii) all Parent Intellectual Property and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(iv) all Parent Information Technology and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(v) all rights of Parent and any member of the Parent Group under any license or sublicense of Technology, Software or Intellectual Property granted by Varex or any member of the Varex Group pursuant to the terms of the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement; provided, for clarity, that this clause (v) is not intended and shall not be construed to grant to Parent or any member of the Parent Group any rights in addition to those otherwise granted to them under the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement;

(vi) all Permits of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time (other than the Varex Permits);

 

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(vii) all Real Property of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time (other than the Varex Real Property);

(viii) all cash and cash equivalents of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time (other than (x) cash and cash equivalents of Varex or any other member of the Varex Group (other than MeVis Medical Solutions AG) as of the Effective Time in an aggregate amount that does not exceed the Maximum Cash Amount), (y) cash and cash equivalents of MeVis Medical Solutions AG and (z) subject to Section 2.4(e), the Delayed Varex Asset Consideration); and

(ix) any and all Assets set forth on Schedule 2.2(b)(viii) .

2.3 Varex Liabilities; Parent Liabilities .

(a) Varex Liabilities . For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Varex Liabilities ” shall mean the following Liabilities of either Party or any of the members of its Group:

(i) all Liabilities included or reflected as liabilities or obligations of Varex or the members of the Varex Group on the Varex Balance Sheet, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Varex Balance Sheet; provided that the amounts set forth on the Varex Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of Varex Liabilities pursuant to this clause (i);

(ii) all Liabilities as of the Effective Time that are of a nature or type that would have resulted in such Liabilities being included or reflected as liabilities or obligations of Varex or the members of the Varex Group on a pro forma combined balance sheet of the Varex Group or any notes or subledgers thereto as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet, notes and subledgers to be prepared on a basis consistent with the determination of the Liabilities included on the Varex Balance Sheet ), it being understood that (x) the Varex Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Liabilities that are included in the definition of Varex Liabilities pursuant to this clause (ii); and (y) the amounts set forth on the Varex Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of Varex Liabilities pursuant to this clause (ii);

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

(iv) any and all Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be assumed by Varex or any other member of the Varex Group, and all agreements, obligations and Liabilities of any member of the Varex Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

 

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(v) any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Varex Contracts, the Varex Financing Arrangements, the Varex Intellectual Property, the Varex Information Technology, the Varex Permits, or the Varex Real Property, other than Shared Liabilities;

(vi) twenty percent (20%) of the Shared Liabilities that are allocated to Parent pursuant to the 1999 Spin Agreement;

(vii) any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the MPSA and the transactions contemplated thereby;

(viii) any and all Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.3(a) ; and

(ix) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by any Third Party (including Parent’s or Varex’s respective directors, officers, stockholders, employees and agents) against any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Varex Business or the Varex Assets, other than Shared Liabilities, or the other business, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) above;

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.3(b) shall not be Varex Liabilities but instead shall be Parent Liabilities.

(b) Parent Liabilities . For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Parent Liabilities ” shall mean the following Liabilities of either Party or any of the members of its Group:

(i) all Liabilities, including any Environmental Liabilities, relating to, arising out of or resulting from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to, at or after the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time) of any member of the Parent Group and, prior to the Effective Time, any member of the Varex Group, in each case, to the extent that such Liabilities are not Varex Liabilities or Shared Liabilities;

(ii) all Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be assumed by Parent or any other member of the Parent Group, and all agreements, obligations and Liabilities of any member of the Parent Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(iii) eighty percent (80%) of the Shared Liabilities that are allocated to Parent pursuant to the 1999 Spin Agreement;

 

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(iv) all Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.3(b) ;

(v) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by any Third Party (including Parent’s or Varex’s respective directors, officers, stockholders, employees and agents) against any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Parent Business or the Parent Assets, other than Shared Liabilities, or the other business, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

2.4 Approvals and Notifications .

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

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

(c) Treatment of Delayed Varex Assets and Delayed Varex Liabilities . If any transfer or assignment of any Varex Asset (or a portion thereof) or any assumption of any Varex Liability (or a portion thereof) intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is not consummated on or prior to the Effective Time, whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason (any such Varex Asset (or a portion thereof), a “ Delayed Varex Asset ” and any such Varex Liability (or a portion thereof), a “ Delayed Varex Liability ”), then, insofar as reasonably possible and subject to applicable Law, the member of the Parent Group retaining such Delayed Varex Asset or such Delayed Varex Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit (or the performance and obligation, in the case of a Liability) of the member of the Varex Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the Varex Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the Parent Group retaining such Delayed Varex Asset or such Delayed Varex Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the

 

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extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the Varex Group to whom such Delayed Varex Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Delayed Varex Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the Varex Group in a substantially similar position as if such Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability, as the case may be, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Effective Time to the Varex Group.

(d) Transfer of Delayed Varex Assets and Delayed Varex Liabilities . If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Delayed Varex Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Delayed Varex Liability pursuant to Section 2.4(b) , are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Delayed Varex Asset or the assumption of any Delayed Varex Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Delayed Varex Asset or the assumption of the applicable Delayed Varex Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

(e) Costs for Delayed Varex Assets and Delayed Varex Liabilities; Payment of the Delayed Varex Asset Consideration . Except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Parties, any member of the Parent Group retaining a Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability due to the deferral of the transfer or assignment of such Delayed Varex Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Delayed Varex Liability, as the case may be, shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by Varex or the member of the Varex Group entitled to the Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by Varex or the member of the Varex Group entitled to such Delayed Varex Asset or Delayed Varex Liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Delayed Varex Assets subject to the agreements or arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) , no member of the Parent Group shall have any obligation to transfer or convey such Delayed Varex Asset to any member of the Varex Group unless and until Varex or another member of the Varex Group pays to Parent or another member of the Parent Group the portion of the Delayed Varex Asset Consideration that is required to be paid for such Delayed Varex Asset pursuant to the applicable agreement or arrangement set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) . If a Delayed Varex Asset is not transferred or conveyed to the relevant member of the Varex Group in the time period specified pursuant to the agreements or arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) , then Varex shall pay or cause to be paid an amount in cash equal to the portion of Delayed Varex Asset Consideration that relates to such Delayed Varex Asset to Parent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent to Varex within five (5) Business Days after the expiration of such time period. The Parties agree to the matters set forth in part II of Schedule 1.1(b) .

 

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(f) Approvals and Notifications for Parent Assets . To the extent that the transfer or assignment of any Parent Asset, the assumption of any Parent Liability, the Separation or the Distribution requires any Approvals or Notifications, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications as soon as reasonably practicable; provided , however , that, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or as otherwise agreed between Parent and Varex, neither Parent nor Varex shall be obligated to contribute capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications.

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

(h) Treatment of Delayed Parent Assets and Delayed Parent Liabilities . If any transfer or assignment of any Parent Asset (or a portion thereof) or any assumption of any Parent Liability (or a portion thereof) intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is not consummated on or prior to the Effective Time whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.4(g) or for any other reason (any such Parent Asset (or a portion thereof), a “ Delayed Parent Asset ” and any such Parent Liability (or a portion thereof), a “ Delayed Parent Liability ”), then, insofar as reasonably possible and subject to applicable Law, the member of the Varex Group retaining such Delayed Parent Asset or such Delayed Parent Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit (or the performance or obligation, in the case of a Liability) of the member of the Parent Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the Parent Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the Varex Group retaining such Delayed Parent Asset or such Delayed Parent Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice. Such member of the Varex Group shall also take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the Parent Group to which such Delayed Parent Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Delayed Parent Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the Parent Group in a substantially similar position as if such Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability, as the case may be, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Effective Time to the Parent Group.

 

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(i) Transfer of Delayed Parent Assets and Delayed Parent Liabilities . If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Delayed Parent Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Delayed Parent Liability pursuant to Section 2.4(g) , are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Delayed Parent Asset or the assumption of any Delayed Parent Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Delayed Parent Asset or the assumption of the applicable Delayed Parent Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

(j) Costs for Delayed Parent Assets and Delayed Parent Liabilities . Except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Parties, any member of the Varex Group retaining a Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability due to the deferral of the transfer or assignment of such Delayed Parent Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Delayed Parent Liability, as the case may be, shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by Parent or the member of the Parent Group entitled to the Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by Parent or the member of the Parent Group entitled to such Delayed Parent Asset or Delayed Parent Liability.

2.5 Assignment and Novation of Liabilities .

(a) Assignment and Novation of Varex Liabilities .

(i) Each of Parent and Varex, at the request of the other, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, as soon as reasonably practicable, any consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all Varex Liabilities and obtain in writing the unconditional release of each member of the Parent Group that is a party to any such arrangements, so that, in any such case, the members of the Varex Group shall be solely responsible for such Varex Liabilities; provided , however , that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, neither Parent nor Varex shall be obligated to contribute any capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any third Person from whom any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release is requested.

(ii) If Parent or Varex is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release and the applicable member of the Parent Group continues to be bound by such agreement, lease, license or other obligation or Liability (each, an “ Unreleased Varex Liability ”), Varex shall, to the extent not prohibited by Law, as indemnitor, guarantor, agent or subcontractor for such member of the Parent Group, as the case may be, (A) pay, perform

 

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and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of the Parent Group that constitute Unreleased Varex Liabilities from and after the Effective Time and (B) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such payment, performance or discharge prior to any demand for such payment, performance or discharge is permitted to be made by the obligee thereunder on any member of the Parent Group. If and when any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release shall be obtained or the Unreleased Varex Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, Parent shall promptly assign, or cause to be assigned, and Varex or the applicable Varex Group member shall assume, such Unreleased Varex Liabilities without exchange of further consideration.

(b) Assignment and Novation of Parent Liabilities.

(i) Each of Parent and Varex, at the request of the other, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, as soon as reasonably practicable, any consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all Parent Liabilities and obtain in writing the unconditional release of each member of the Varex Group that is a party to any such arrangements, so that, in any such case, the members of the Parent Group shall be solely responsible for such Parent Liabilities; provided , however , that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, neither Parent nor Varex shall be obligated to contribute any capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any third Person from whom any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release is requested.

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

2.6 Release of Guarantees . In furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the obligations set forth in Section 2.5 :

 

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(a) On or prior to the Effective Time or as soon as practicable thereafter, each of Parent and Varex shall, with the reasonable cooperation of such other Party and the applicable member(s) of such other Party’s Group, use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) have any member(s) of the Parent Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Varex Liability, other than any Varex Liability set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) , including the removal of any Security Interest on or in any Parent Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such Varex Liability; and (ii) have any member(s) of the Varex Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Parent Liability, including the removal of any Security Interest on or in any Varex Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such Parent Liability.

(b) To the extent required to obtain a release from a guarantee of:

(i) any member of the Parent Group, Varex shall execute a guarantee agreement in the form of the existing guarantee or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guarantee agreement, which agreement shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any Parent Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such Varex Liability, except to the extent that such existing guarantee contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (i) with which Varex would be reasonably unable to comply or (ii) which Varex would not reasonably be able to avoid breaching; and

(ii) any member of the Varex Group, Parent shall execute a guarantee agreement in the form of the existing guarantee or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guarantee agreement, which agreement shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any Varex Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such Parent Liability, except to the extent that such existing guarantee contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (i) with which Parent would be reasonably unable to comply or (ii) which Parent would not reasonably be able to avoid breaching.

(c) If Parent or Varex is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required removal or release, or is expressly not required to do so, in each case as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.6 , (i) the Party or the relevant member of its Group that is responsible pursuant to this Agreement for the Liability associated with such guarantee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor, as applicable, against or from any Liability arising from or relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of Article IV and shall, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder; and (ii) each of Parent and Varex, on behalf of itself and the other members of their respective Group, agree not to renew or extend the term of, increase any obligations under, or transfer to a Third Party, any loan, guarantee, lease, contract or other obligation for which the other Party or a member of its Group is or may be liable unless all obligations of such other Party and the members of such other Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation satisfactory in form and substance to such other Party.

 

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2.7 Termination of Agreements .

(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.7(b) , in furtherance of the releases and other provisions of Section 4.1 , Varex and each member of the Varex Group, on the one hand, and Parent and each member of the Parent Group, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings, whether or not in writing, between or among Varex and/or any member of the Varex Group, on the one hand, and Parent and/or any member of the Parent Group, on the other hand, effective as of the Effective Time. No such terminated agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding (including any provision thereof which purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the Effective Time. Each Party shall, at the reasonable request of the other Party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing.

(b) The provisions of Section 2.7(a) shall not apply to any of the following agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof): (i) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Commercial Agreements (and each other agreement or instrument expressly contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any Commercial Agreement to be entered into by any of the Parties or any of the members of their respective Groups or to be continued from and after the Effective Time); (ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings listed or described on Schedule 2.7(b)(ii) ; (iii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any Third Party is a party thereto; (iv) any intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable accrued as of the Effective Time that are reflected in the books and records of the Parties or otherwise documented in writing in accordance with past practices, which shall be settled in the manner contemplated by Section 2.7(c) ; (v) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent or Varex, as the case may be, is a party (it being understood that directors’ qualifying shares or similar interests will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether a Subsidiary is wholly owned); and (vi) any Shared Contracts.

(c) All of the intercompany accounts receivable and accounts payable between any member of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Varex Group, on the other hand, outstanding as of the Effective Time and arising out of the contracts or agreements described in Section 2.7(b) or out of the provision, prior to the Effective Time, of the services to be provided following the Effective Time pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements or the Commercial Agreements shall be repaid or settled following the Effective Time in the ordinary course of business or, if otherwise mutually agreed prior to the Effective Time by duly authorized representatives of Parent and Varex, cancelled. All other intercompany accounts receivable and accounts payable between any member of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Varex Group, on the other hand, outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be repaid or settled immediately prior to or as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time.

2.8 Treatment of Shared Contracts .

(a) Subject to applicable Law and without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.1 , unless the Parties otherwise agree or the benefits of any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding described in this Section 2.8 are

 

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expressly conveyed to the applicable Party pursuant to this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement, any contract or agreement, a portion of which is a Varex Contract, but the remainder of which is a Parent Asset (any such contract or agreement, a “ Shared Contract ”), shall be assigned in relevant part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended prior to, on or after the Effective Time, so that each Party or the member of its Group shall, as of the Effective Time, be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to its respective businesses; provided , however , that (i) in no event shall any member of any Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety or to assign a portion of any Shared Contract which is not assignable (or cannot be amended) by its terms (including any terms imposing consents or conditions on an assignment where such consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled) and (ii) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, or cannot be amended or if such assignment or amendment would impair the benefit the parties thereto derive from such Shared Contract, then the Parties shall, and shall cause each of the members of their respective Groups to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions (including by providing prompt notice to the other Party with respect to any relevant claim of Liability or other relevant matters arising in connection with a Shared Contract so as to allow such other Party the ability to exercise any applicable rights under such Shared Contract) to cause a member of the Varex Group or the Parent Group, as the case may be, to receive the rights and benefits of that portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the Varex Business or the Parent Business, as the case may be (in each case, to the extent so related), as if such Shared Contract had been assigned to a member of the applicable Group (or amended to allow a member of the applicable Group to exercise applicable rights under such Shared Contract) pursuant to this Section 2.8 , and to bear the burden of the corresponding Liabilities (including any Liabilities that may arise by reason of such arrangement), as if such Liabilities had been assumed by a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.8 .

(b) Each of Parent and Varex shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, (i) treat for all Tax purposes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its respective businesses as an Asset owned by, and/or a Liability of, as applicable, such Party, or the members of its Group, as applicable, not later than the Effective Time, and (ii) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by applicable Law).

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.8 shall require any member of any Group to make any non- de minimis payment (except to the extent advanced, assumed or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by any member of the other Group), incur any non- de minimis obligation or grant any non- de minimis concession for the benefit of any member of any other Group in order to effect any transaction contemplated by this Section 2.8 .

2.9 Bank Accounts; Cash Balances .

(a) Each Party agrees to take, or cause the members of its Group to take, at the Effective Time (or such earlier time as the Parties may agree), all actions necessary to amend all contracts or agreements governing each bank and brokerage account owned by Varex or any other member of the Varex Group (collectively, the “ Varex Accounts ”) and all contracts or agreements governing each bank or brokerage account owned by Parent or any other member of

 

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the Parent Group (collectively, the “ Parent Accounts ”) so that each such Varex Account and Parent Account, if currently Linked (whether by automatic withdrawal, automatic deposit or any other authorization to transfer funds from or to, hereinafter “ Linked ”) to any Parent Account or Varex Account, respectively, is de-Linked from such Parent Account or Varex Account, respectively.

(b) It is intended that, following consummation of the actions contemplated by Section 2.9(a) , there will be in place a cash management process pursuant to which the Varex Accounts will be managed and funds collected will be transferred into one (1) or more accounts maintained by Varex or a member of the Varex Group.

(c) It is intended that, following consummation of the actions contemplated by Section 2.9(a) , there will continue to be in place a cash management process pursuant to which the Parent Accounts will be managed and funds collected will be transferred into one (1) or more accounts maintained by Parent or a member of the Parent Group.

(d) With respect to any outstanding checks issued or payments initiated by Parent, Varex, or any of the members of their respective Groups prior to the Effective Time, such outstanding checks and payments shall be honored following the Effective Time by the Person or Group owning the account on which the check is drawn or from which the payment was initiated, respectively.

(e) As between Parent and Varex (and the members of their respective Groups), all payments made and reimbursements received after the Effective Time by either Party (or member of its Group) that relate to a business, Asset or Liability of the other Party (or member of its Group), shall be held by such Party in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto and, promptly following 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 Party the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of set-off.

(f) It is understood and agreed that, effective as of the Effective Time, Varex and members of the Varex Group shall not have cash and cash equivalents in an aggregate amount that exceeds the Maximum Cash Amount; provided that cash and cash equivalents of MeVis Medical Solutions AG shall not be included in the calculation of Maximum Cash Amount; provided, further, that, subject to 2.4(e), the Varex Delayed Asset Consideration shall not be included in the Maximum Cash Amount.

(g) Within thirty (30) days after the Distribution Date, Varex shall cause to be prepared in good faith and delivered to Parent a balance sheet (the “ Balance Sheet ”) setting forth cash and cash equivalents held by each member of the Varex Group as of the Effective Time (the aggregate amount of such cash and cash equivalents (other than the Delayed Varex Asset Consideration and cash and cash equivalents held by MeVis Medical Solutions AG as of the Effective Time), the “ Final Cash Balance ”). For a period of sixty (60) days following delivery by Varex of the Balance Sheet or such longer period as Parent is disputing the amount of cash and/or cash equivalents reflected in the Balance Sheet, Parent may review and analyze the Balance Sheet and Varex shall cooperate with and make available to Parent and its

 

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Representatives all information, records, data and working papers, in each case, to the extent related to the determination of the amount of cash and cash equivalents held by the members of the Varex Group as of the Effective Time, and Varex shall permit access to its facilities and personnel, as may be reasonably required in connection with the review and analysis of the Balance Sheet.

(h) If the Final Cash Balance exceeds the Maximum Cash Amount, then Varex shall pay or cause to be paid an amount in cash equal to such difference to Parent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent to Varex within five (5) Business Days after the date of delivery of the Balance Sheet. Any such payment shall be treated by the Parties for all purposes as an adjustment to the Cash Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Maximum Cash Amount is equal to or less than the Final Cash Balance, then Parent or any member of the Parent Group shall not have any obligation to pay or provide any cash or cash equivalents to any member of the Varex Group.

(i) If Parent disagrees with the amount of cash and/or cash equivalents reflected in the Balance Sheet, Parent and Varex shall attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith for thirty (30) days following the delivery to Parent of the Balance Sheet. Following such thirty (30) day period, Parent shall be entitled to dispute such amount or amounts pursuant to Article VII and shall be entitled to make an Arbitration Request without first complying with Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 .

2.10 Varex Financing Arrangements; Cash Transfer .

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, (i) Varex and/or other members of the Varex Group will enter into one or more financing arrangements and agreements, as set forth on Schedule 2.10 (the “ Varex Financing Arrangements ”), pursuant to which they shall borrow prior to the Effective Time a principal amount of not less than $200 million, and (ii) in connection with the Separation, the Contribution and Distribution, and in partial consideration for the assets to be transferred to Varex pursuant to the Contribution, Varex shall transfer to Parent a portion of the proceeds from the Varex Financing Arrangements (in an amount equal to $200 million) (the “ Cash Transfer ”). Parent shall hold the proceeds of the Cash Transfer in a segregated bank account and, as promptly as practicable following the receipt of the Cash Transfer (and in any event within 12 months following the Distribution), Parent shall use the proceeds from the Cash Transfer to make payments to third-party creditors or stockholders of Parent. Parent and Varex agree to take all necessary actions to assure the full release and discharge of Parent and the other members of the Parent Group from any and all obligations pursuant to the Varex Financing Arrangements as of no later than the Effective Time. The Parties agree that Varex or another member of the Varex Group, as the case may be, and not Parent or any member of the Parent Group, are and shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Varex Financing Arrangements.

(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and Varex shall cooperate in the preparation of all materials as may be necessary or advisable to execute the Varex Financing Arrangements.

 

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2.11 Ancillary Agreements . Effective on or prior to the Effective Time, each of Parent and Varex will, or will cause the applicable members of their Groups to, execute and deliver all Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party.

2.12 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EACH OF PARENT (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE PARENT GROUP) AND VAREX (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE VAREX GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS OR PERMITS OF ANY KIND), 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 CLAIM OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ANY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, 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 OF DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE WILL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST, AND (II) ANY NECESSARY APPROVALS OR NOTIFICATIONS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR MADE OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.

2.13 Financial Information Certifications . Parent’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as each is contemplated by the Exchange Act) are currently applicable to Varex as its Subsidiary. In order to enable the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Varex to make the certifications required of them under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, following the Distribution in respect of any quarterly or annual fiscal period of Varex that begins on or prior to the Distribution Date in respect of which financial statements are not included in the Form 10 (a “ Straddle Period ”), Parent, on or before the date that is ten (10) days prior to the latest date on which Varex may file the periodic report pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act for any such Straddle Period (not taking into account any possible extensions), shall provide Varex with one or more certifications with respect to such disclosure controls and procedures and the effectiveness thereof and whether there were any changes in the internal controls over financial

 

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reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the internal control over financing reporting, which certification(s) shall be (a) with respect to the applicable Straddle Period (it being understood that no certification need be provided with respect to any period or portion of any period after the Distribution Date) and (b) in substantially the same form as those that had been provided by officers or employees of Parent in similar certifications delivered prior to the Distribution Date, with such changes thereto as Parent may reasonably determine. Such certification(s) shall be provided by Parent (and not by any officer or employee in their individual capacity).

ARTICLE III

THE DISTRIBUTION

3.1 Sole and Absolute Discretion; Cooperation .

(a) Parent shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transaction(s) and/or offering(s) to effect the Distribution and the timing and conditions to the consummation of the Distribution. In addition, Parent may, at any time and from time to time until the consummation of the Distribution, modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution. Nothing shall in any way limit Parent’s right to terminate this Agreement or the Distribution as set forth in Article IX or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX .

(b) Varex shall cooperate with Parent to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at Parent’s direction, promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution, including in respect of the registration under the Exchange Act of Varex Shares on the Form 10. Parent shall select any investment bank or manager in connection with the Distribution, as well as any financial printer, solicitation and/or exchange agent and financial, legal, accounting and other advisors for Parent. Varex and Parent, as the case may be, will provide to the Agent any information required in order to complete the Distribution.

3.2 Actions Prior to the Distribution . Prior to the Effective Time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, the following actions in connection with the Distribution:

(a) Notice to NYSE . Parent shall, to the extent possible, give the NYSE not less than ten (10) days’ advance notice of the Record Date in compliance with Rule 10b-17 under the Exchange Act.

(b) Varex Certificate of Incorporation and Varex Bylaws . On or prior to the Distribution Date, Parent and Varex shall take all necessary actions so that, as of the Effective Time, the Varex Certificate of Incorporation and the Varex Bylaws shall become the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Varex, respectively.

(c) Varex Directors and Officers . On or prior to the Distribution Date, Parent and Varex shall take all necessary actions so that as of the Effective Time: (i) the directors and executive officers of Varex shall be those set forth in the Information Statement made available to the Record Holders prior to the Distribution Date, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties; and (ii) Varex shall have such other officers as Varex shall appoint.

 

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(d) Nasdaq Listing . Varex shall prepare and file, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to have approved, an application for the listing of the Varex Shares to be distributed in the Distribution on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of distribution.

(e) Securities Law Matters . Varex shall file any amendments or supplements to the Form 10 as may be necessary or advisable in order to cause the Form 10 to become and remain effective as required by the SEC or federal, state or other applicable securities Laws. Parent and Varex shall cooperate in preparing, filing with the SEC 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 advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Parent and Varex will prepare, and Varex will, to the extent required under applicable Law, file with the SEC any such documentation and any requisite no-action letters which Parent determines are necessary or desirable to effectuate the Distribution, and Parent and Varex shall each use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the SEC with respect thereto as soon as practicable. Parent and Varex shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky laws of the United States (and any comparable Laws under any foreign jurisdiction) in connection with the Distribution.

(f) Availability of Information Statement . Parent shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Form 10 is declared effective under the Exchange Act and the Parent Board has approved the Distribution, cause the Information Statement to be mailed to the Record Holders.

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

(h) Stock-Based Employee Benefit Plans . Parent and Varex shall take all actions as may be necessary to approve the grants of adjusted equity awards by Parent (in respect of Parent shares) and Varex (in respect of Varex shares) in connection with the Distribution in order to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

3.3 Conditions to the Distribution .

(a) The consummation of the Distribution will be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by Parent in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions:

(i) The SEC shall have declared effective the Form 10; no order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect; and no proceedings for such purposes shall have been instituted or threatened by the SEC.

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(iii) Parent shall have received an opinion from its outside counsel regarding the qualification of the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

(iv) An independent appraisal firm acceptable to Parent shall have delivered one or more opinions to the Parent Board confirming the solvency and financial viability of Parent prior to the Distribution and of Parent and Varex after consummation of the Distribution, and such opinions shall be acceptable to Parent in form and substance in Parent’s sole discretion and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn or rescinded;

(v) The transfer of the Varex Assets (other than any Delayed Varex Asset) and Varex Liabilities (other than any Delayed Varex Liability) contemplated to be transferred from Parent to Varex on or prior to the Distribution shall have occurred as contemplated by Section 2.1 , and the transfer of the Parent Assets (other than any Delayed Parent Asset) and Parent Liabilities (other than any Delayed Parent Liability) contemplated to be transferred from Varex to Parent on or prior to the Distribution Date shall have occurred as contemplated by Section 2.1 , in each case pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.

(vi) Varex and other members of the Varex Group shall have assumed or entered into, as applicable, the Varex Financing Arrangements and incurred at least $200 million of new indebtedness pursuant thereto.

(vii) Parent shall have received the proceeds from the Cash Transfer, and Parent shall be satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that, as of the Effective Time, it shall have no further Liability whatsoever under the Varex Financing Arrangements.

(viii) The actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state or other securities Laws or blue sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted by the applicable Governmental Authority.

(ix) Each of the Ancillary Agreements, the Commercial Agreements and the agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) shall have been duly executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto.

(x) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Separation, the Distribution or any of the transactions related thereto shall be in effect.

(xi) The Varex Shares to be distributed to the Parent stockholders in the Distribution shall have been accepted for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of distribution.

 

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(xii) Varex shall have entered into a commitment letter, satisfactory in form and substance to the Board, providing for fully committed debt financing for the acquisition of the medical imaging business of PerkinElmer, including all the funds necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the MPSA, to pay any fees and expenses in connection therewith, and to refinance any existing Varex debt required to be repaid in connection therewith.

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

(b) The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of Parent or the Parent Board to waive or not waive any such condition or in any way limit Parent’s right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article IX or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX . Any determination made by the Parent Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3(a) shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. If Parent waives any material condition, it shall promptly issue a press release disclosing such fact and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing such waiver.

3.4 The Distribution .

(a) Subject to Section 3.3 , on or prior to the Effective Time, Varex will deliver to the Agent, for the benefit of the Record Holders, book-entry transfer authorizations for such number of the outstanding Varex Shares as is necessary to effect the Distribution, and shall cause the transfer agent for the Parent Shares to instruct the Agent to distribute at the Effective Time the appropriate number of Varex Shares to each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Varex will not issue paper stock certificates in respect of the Varex Shares. The Distribution shall be effective at the Effective Time.

(b) Subject to Sections 3.3 and 3.4(c) , each Record Holder will be entitled to receive in the Distribution a number of whole Varex Shares equal to the number of Parent Shares held by such Record Holder on the Record Date multiplied by the Distribution Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number.

(c) No fractional shares will be distributed or credited to book-entry accounts in connection with the Distribution, and any such fractional share interests to which a Record Holder would otherwise be entitled shall not entitle such Record Holder to vote or to any other rights as a stockholder of Varex. In lieu of any such fractional shares, each Record Holder who, but for the provisions of this Section 3.4(c) , would be entitled to receive a fractional share interest of a Varex Share pursuant to the Distribution, shall be paid cash, without any interest thereon, as hereinafter provided. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall direct the Agent to determine the number of whole and fractional Varex Shares allocable to each Record Holder, to aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares, and to sell the whole

 

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shares obtained thereby in the open market at the then-prevailing prices on behalf of each Record Holder who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional share interests (with the Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, determining when, how and through which broker-dealer and at what price to make such sales), and to cause to be distributed to each such Record Holder, in lieu of any fractional share, such Record Holder’s or owner’s ratable share of the total proceeds of such sale, after deducting any Taxes required to be withheld and applicable transfer Taxes, and after deducting the costs and expenses of such sale and distribution, including brokers fees and commissions. None of Parent, Varex or the Agent will be required to guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional Varex Shares sold in accordance with this Section 3.4(c) . Neither Parent nor Varex will be required to pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. Neither the Agent nor the broker-dealers through which the aggregated fractional shares are sold shall be Affiliates of Parent or Varex. Solely for purposes of computing fractional share interests pursuant to this Section 3.4(c) and Section 3.4(d) , the beneficial owner of Parent Shares held of record in the name of a nominee in any nominee account shall be treated as the Record Holder with respect to such shares.

(d) Any Varex Shares or cash in lieu of fractional shares with respect to Varex Shares that remain unclaimed by any Record Holder one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Distribution Date shall be delivered to Varex, and Varex or its transfer agent on its behalf shall hold such Varex Shares and cash for the account of such Record Holder, and the Parties agree that all obligations to provide such Varex Shares and cash, if any, in lieu of fractional share interests shall be obligations of Varex, subject in each case to applicable escheat or other abandoned property Laws, and Parent shall have no Liability with respect thereto.

(e) Until the Varex Shares are duly transferred in accordance with this Section 3.4 and applicable Law, from and after the Effective Time, Varex will regard the Persons entitled to receive such Varex Shares as record holders of Varex Shares in accordance with the terms of the Distribution without requiring any action on the part of such Persons. Varex agrees that, subject to any transfers of such shares, from and after the Effective Time (i) each such holder will be entitled to receive all dividends, if any, payable on, and exercise voting rights and all other rights and privileges with respect to, the Varex Shares then held by such holder, and (ii) each such holder will be entitled, without any action on the part of such holder, to receive evidence of ownership of the Varex Shares then held by such holder.

ARTICLE IV

MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

4.1 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims .

(a) Varex Release of Parent . Except as provided in Sections 4.1(c) and 4.1(e) , effective as of the Effective Time, Varex does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Varex Group, and their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Varex Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge (i) Parent and the members of the Parent Group, and their respective successors and assigns, (ii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of

 

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any member of the Parent Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and (iii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time are or have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of a Transferred Entity and who are not, as of immediately following the Effective Time, directors, officers or employees of Varex or a member of the Varex Group, in each case from: (A) all Varex Liabilities, (B) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation and the Distribution (for the avoidance of doubt this clause (B) shall not limit or affect indemnification obligations of the Parties set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) and (C) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the presence of Hazardous Materials on the Varex Real Property) occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Varex Business, the Varex Assets or the Varex Liabilities.

(b) Parent Release of Varex. Except as provided in Sections 4.1(c) and 4.1(e) , effective as of the Effective Time, Parent does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Parent Group and their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Parent Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge (i) Varex and the members of the Varex Group and their respective successors and assigns, and (ii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Varex Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from (A) all Parent Liabilities, (B) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation and the Distribution (for the avoidance of doubt this clause (B) shall not limit or affect indemnification obligations of the Parties set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) and (C) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Parent Business, the Parent Assets or the Parent Liabilities.

(c) Acknowledgment of Unknown Losses or Claims . The Parties expressly understand and acknowledge that it is possible that unknown losses or claims exist or might come to exist or that present losses may have been underestimated in amount, severity, or both. Accordingly, the Parties are deemed expressly to understand provisions and principles of law such as Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California (“ Section 1542 ”) (as well as any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which is similar or comparable to Section 1542), which provides: GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The

 

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Parties are hereby deemed to agree that the provisions of Section 1542 and all similar federal or state laws, rights, rules, or legal principles of California or any other jurisdiction that may be applicable herein, are hereby knowingly and voluntarily waived and relinquished with respect to the releases in Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.1(b) .

(d) Obligations Not Affected . Nothing contained in Section 4.1(a) or 4.1(b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that are specified in Section 2.7(b) or the applicable Schedules thereto as not to terminate as of the Effective Time, in each case in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained in Section 4.1(a) or 4.1(b) shall release any Person from:

(i) any Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among any members of the Parent Group or any members of the Varex Group that is specified in Section 2.7(b) or the applicable Schedules thereto as not to terminate as of the Effective Time, or any other Liability specified in Section 2.7(b) as not to terminate as of the Effective Time;

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

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

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

(vi) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to any indemnification or contribution or other obligation pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article IV and Article V and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements; or

(vii) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 4.1 .

In addition, nothing contained in Section 4.1(a) shall release any member of the Parent Group from honoring its existing obligations to indemnify any director, officer or employee of Varex who was a director, officer or employee of any member of the Parent Group on or prior to the

 

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Effective Time, to the extent such director, officer or employee becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which such director, officer or employee was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to such existing obligations; it being understood that, if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is a Varex Liability, Varex shall indemnify Parent for such Liability (including Parent’s costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article IV .

(e) No Claims. Varex shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Varex Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against Parent or any other member of the Parent Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 4.1(a) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 4.1(a) . Parent shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Parent Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against Varex or any other member of the Varex Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 4.1(b) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 4.1(b) .

(f) Execution of Further Releases . At any time at or after the Effective Time, at the request of either Party, the other Party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions of this Section 4.1 .

4.2 Indemnification by Varex . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Varex shall, and shall cause the other members of the Varex Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Parent, each member of the Parent Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees and agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Parent Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Parent Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) any Varex Liability;

(b) any failure of Varex, any other member of the Varex Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Varex Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

(c) any breach by Varex or any other member of the Varex Group of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(d) except to the extent it relates to a Parent Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of any member of the Varex Group by any member of the Parent Group that survives following the Distribution; and

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make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in the Form 10, the Information Statement (as amended or supplemented if Varex shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any other Disclosure Document, other than the matters described in clause (e) of Section 4.3 .

4.3 Indemnification by Parent . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Parent shall, and shall cause the other members of the Parent Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Varex, each member of the Varex Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees or agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Varex Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Varex Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) any Parent Liability;

(b) any failure of Parent, any other member of the Parent Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Parent Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

(c) any breach by Parent or any other member of the Parent Group of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(d) except to the extent it relates to a Varex Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of any member of the Parent Group by any member of the Varex Group that survives following the Distribution; and

(e) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to statements made explicitly in Parent’s name in the Form 10, the Information Statement (as amended or supplemented if Varex shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any other Disclosure Document; it being agreed that the statements set forth on Schedule 4.3(e)  shall be the only statements made explicitly in Parent’s name in the Form 10, the Information Statement or any other Disclosure Document, and all other information contained in the Form 10, the Information Statement or any other Disclosure Document shall be deemed to be information supplied by Varex.

4.4 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts .

(a) The Parties intend that any Liability subject to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement pursuant to this Article IV or Article V will be net of Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually recovered (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) from any Person by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of any indemnifiable Liability. Accordingly, the amount which either Party (an “ Indemnifying

 

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Party ”) is required to pay to any Person entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder (an “ Indemnitee ”) will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually recovered (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) from any Person by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of the related Liability. If an Indemnitee receives a payment (an “ Indemnity Payment ”) required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liability and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or any other amounts in respect of such Liability, then within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of such Insurance Proceeds, 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 such other amounts (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

(b) The Parties agree that an insurer that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of any provision contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being understood that no insurer or any other Third Party shall be entitled to a “windfall” ( i.e. , a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification and contribution provisions hereof. Each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the probability of success on the merits and the cost of expending such efforts, including attorneys’ fees and expenses) to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds that may be collectible or recoverable respecting the Liabilities for which indemnification or contribution may be available under this Article IV . Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnifying Party may not delay making any indemnification payment required under the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise satisfying any indemnification obligation, pending the outcome of any Action to collect or recover Insurance Proceeds, and an Indemnitee need not attempt to collect any Insurance Proceeds prior to making a claim for indemnification or contribution or receiving any Indemnity Payment otherwise owed to it under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

4.5 Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims .

(a) Notice of Claims . If, at or following the Effective Time, an Indemnitee shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion by a Person (including any Governmental Authority) who is not a member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group of any claim or of the commencement by any such Person of any Action (collectively, a “ Third-Party Claim ”) with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to Section 4.2 or 4.3 , or any other Section of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Indemnitee shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof as soon as practicable, but in any event within fourteen (14) days (or sooner if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires) after becoming aware of such Third-Party Claim. Any such notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail, including the facts and circumstances giving rise to such claim for indemnification, and include copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of an Indemnitee to provide notice in accordance with this Section 4.5(a) shall not relieve an Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent to which the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by the Indemnitee’s failure to provide notice in accordance with this Section 4.5(a) .

 

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(b) Control of Defense. An Indemnifying Party may elect to defend (and seek to settle or compromise), at its own expense and with its own counsel, any Third-Party Claim; provided that, prior to the Indemnifying Party assuming and controlling defense of such Third-Party Claim, it shall first confirm to the Indemnitee in writing that, assuming the facts presented to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnitee being true, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the Indemnitee for any such damages to the extent resulting from, or arising out of, such Third-Party-Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense and, in the course of defending such Third-Party Claim, (i) the Indemnifying Party discovers that the facts presented at the time the Indemnifying Party acknowledged its indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim were not true in all material respects and (ii) such untruth provides a reasonable basis for asserting that the Indemnifying Party does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim, then (A) the Indemnifying Party shall not be bound by such acknowledgment, (B) the Indemnifying Party shall promptly thereafter provide the Indemnitee written notice of its assertion that it does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim and (C) the Indemnitee shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Within thirty (30) days after the receipt of a notice from an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 4.5(a) (or sooner, if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires), the Indemnifying Party shall provide written notice to the Indemnitee indicating whether the Indemnifying Party shall assume responsibility for defending the Third-Party Claim and specifying any reservations or exceptions to its defense. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending any Third-Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice from an Indemnitee as provided in Section 4.5(a) , then the Indemnitee that is the subject of such Third-Party Claim shall be entitled to continue to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Parent shall have the sole right to defend and control any proceeding related to Shared Liabilities.

(c) Allocation of Defense Costs . If an Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, whether with or without any reservations or exceptions with respect to such defense, then such Indemnifying Party shall be solely liable for all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim and shall not be entitled to seek any indemnification or reimbursement from the Indemnitee for any such fees or expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party during the course of the defense of such Third-Party Claim by such Indemnifying Party, regardless of any subsequent decision by the Indemnifying Party to reject or otherwise abandon its assumption of such defense. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending any Third-Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election within thirty (30) days after receipt of a notice from an Indemnitee as provided in Section 4.5(a) , and the Indemnitee conducts and controls the defense of such Third-Party Claim and the Indemnifying Party has an indemnification obligation with respect to such Third-Party Claim, then the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

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(d) Right to Monitor and Participate. An Indemnitee that does not conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim, or an Indemnifying Party that has failed to elect to defend any Third-Party Claim as contemplated hereby, nevertheless shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) of its own choosing to monitor and participate in (but not control) the defense of any Third-Party Claim for which it is a potential Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, and the provisions of Section 4.5(c) shall not apply to such fees and expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Sections 6.7 and 6.8 , such Party shall cooperate with the Party entitled to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim in such defense and make available to the controlling Party, at the non-controlling Party’s expense, all witnesses, information and materials in such Party’s possession or under such Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the controlling Party. In addition to the foregoing, if any Indemnitee shall in good faith determine that such Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party have actual or potential differing defenses or conflicts of interest between them that make joint representation inappropriate, then the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, and in such case the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for all Indemnitees.

(e) No Settlement. Neither Party may settle or compromise any Third-Party Claim for which either Party is seeking to be indemnified hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, unless such settlement or compromise is solely for monetary damages that are fully payable by the settling or compromising Party, does not involve any admission, finding or determination of wrongdoing or violation of Law by the other Party and provides for a full, unconditional and irrevocable release of the other Party from all Liability in connection with the Third-Party Claim. The Parties hereby agree that if a Party presents the other Party with a written notice containing a proposal to settle or compromise a Third-Party Claim for which either Party is seeking to be indemnified hereunder and the Party receiving such proposal does not respond in any manner to the Party presenting such proposal within thirty (30) days (or within any such shorter time period that may be required by applicable Law or court order) of receipt of such proposal, then the Party receiving such proposal shall be deemed to have consented to the terms of such proposal.

(f) Tax Matters Agreement Coordination . The provisions of Section 4.2 through Section 4.10 hereof do not apply with respect to Taxes or Tax matters (it being understood and agreed that Taxes and Tax matters, including the control of Tax-related proceedings, shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement). In the case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Tax Matters Agreement in relation to any matters addressed by the Tax Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement shall prevail.

4.6 Additional Matters .

(a) Timing of Payments. Indemnification or contribution payments in respect of any Liabilities for which an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Article IV shall be paid reasonably promptly (but in any event within forty-five (45) days of the final determination of the amount that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or

 

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contribution under this Article IV ) by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnitee as such Liabilities are incurred upon demand by the Indemnitee, including reasonably satisfactory documentation setting forth the basis for the amount of such indemnification or contribution payment, including documentation with respect to calculations made and consideration of any Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of such Liabilities. The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Article IV shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnitee, and (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Liabilities for which it might be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(b) Notice of Direct Claims . Any claim for indemnification or contribution under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement that does not result from a Third-Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice given by the Indemnitee to the applicable Indemnifying Party; provided , that the failure by an Indemnitee to so assert any such claim shall not prejudice the ability of the Indemnitee to do so at a later time except to the extent (if any) that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced thereby. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30)-day period, such specified claim shall be conclusively deemed a Liability of the Indemnifying Party under this Section 4.6(b) or, in the case of any written notice in which the amount of the claim (or any portion thereof) is estimated, on such later date when the amount of the claim (or such portion thereof) becomes finally determined. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30)-day period or rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnitee shall, subject to the provisions of Article VII , be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to such party as contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, without prejudice to its continuing rights to pursue indemnification or contribution hereunder.

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

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

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Parties shall endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant. If such substitution or addition cannot be achieved for any reason or is not requested, the named defendant shall allow the Indemnifying Party to manage the Action as set forth in Section 4.5 and this Section 4.6 , and the Indemnifying Party shall fully indemnify the named defendant against all costs of defending the Action (including court costs, sanctions imposed by a court, attorneys’ fees, experts fees and all other external expenses), the costs of any judgment or settlement and the cost of any interest or penalties relating to any judgment or settlement.

4.7 Right of Contribution .

(a) Contribution . If any right of indemnification contained in Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 is held unenforceable or is unavailable for any reason, or is insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee in respect of any Liability for which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by the Indemnitees as a result of such Liability (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the members of its Group, on the one hand, and the Indemnitees entitled to contribution, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

(b) Allocation of Relative Fault . Solely for purposes of determining relative fault pursuant to this Section 4.7 : (i) any fault associated with the business conducted with the Delayed Varex Assets or Delayed Varex Liabilities (except for the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of a member of the Parent Group) or with the ownership, operation or activities of the Varex Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of Varex and the other members of the Varex Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Parent or any other member of the Parent Group; (ii) any fault associated with the business conducted with Delayed Parent Assets or Delayed Parent Liabilities (except for the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of a member of the Varex Group) shall be deemed to be the fault of Parent and the other members of the Parent Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Varex or any other member of the Varex Group; and (iii) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the Parent Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of Parent and the other members of the Parent Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Varex or any other member of the Varex Group.

4.8 Covenant Not to Sue . Each Party hereby covenants and agrees that none of it, the members of such Party’s Group or any Person claiming through it shall bring suit or otherwise assert any claim against any Indemnitee, or assert a defense against any claim asserted by any Indemnitee, before any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative agency anywhere in the world, alleging that: (a) the assumption of any Varex Liabilities by Varex or a member of the Varex Group on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason; (b) the retention of any Parent Liabilities by Parent or a member of the Parent Group on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason; or (c) the provisions of this Article IV are void or unenforceable for any reason.

 

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

4.10 Survival of Indemnities . The rights and obligations of each of Parent and Varex and their respective Indemnitees under this Article IV shall survive (a) the sale or other transfer by either Party or any member of its Group of any assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any liabilities; or (b) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of all or substantially all of its Assets, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction involving either Party or any of the members of its Group.

ARTICLE V

CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS

5.1 Insurance Matters .

(a) Parent and Varex agree to cooperate in good faith to provide for an orderly transition of insurance coverage from the date hereof through the Effective Time. In no event shall Parent, any other member of the Parent Group or any Parent Indemnitee have Liability or obligation whatsoever to any member of the Varex Group in the event that any insurance policy or insurance policy related contract shall be terminated or otherwise cease to be in effect for any reason, shall be unavailable or inadequate to cover any Liability of any member of the Varex Group for any reason whatsoever or shall not be renewed or extended beyond the current expiration date.

(b) From and after the Effective Time, with respect to any losses, damages and Liability incurred by any member of the Varex Group prior to the Effective Time, Parent will pursue claims, at Varex’s sole cost and expense on behalf of Varex under (with Varex entitled to all Insurance Proceeds resulting from or arising out of any such claims) Parent’s Policies in place immediately prior to the Effective Time (and any extended reporting periods for claims made Policies) and Parent’s historical Policies, but solely to the extent that such Policies provided coverage for members of the Varex Group or the Varex Business prior to the Effective Time; provided that such right to require Parent to make claims on behalf of Varex under such Policies, shall be subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of such Policies, including but not limited to any limits on coverage or scope, any deductibles, self-insured retentions and other fees and expenses, and shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(i) Varex shall provide written notification to Parent of any request for Parent to pursue a claim on behalf Varex pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) , and Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue such claim, at the Varex’s sole cost and expense, as promptly as is reasonably practicable;

(ii) Varex and the members of the Varex Group shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse Parent and the members of the Parent Group for any deductibles, self-insured retention, fees, indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, legal fees, allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees, and other expenses incurred by Parent

 

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or any members of the Parent Group to the extent resulting from any pursuit of claims on behalf of Varex or any other members of the Varex Group under any insurance provided pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) , whether such claims are pursued on behalf of Varex, its employees or third Persons; and

(iii) Varex shall exclusively bear (and neither Parent nor any members of the Parent Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse Varex or any member of the Varex Group for) and shall be liable for all excluded, uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims pursued on behalf of Varex or any member of the Varex Group under the Policies as provided for in this Section 5.1(b) .

In the event that any member of the Parent Group incurs any losses, damages or Liability prior to or in respect of the period prior to the Effective Time for which such member of the Parent Group is entitled to coverage under Varex’s third-party Policies, the same process pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall apply, substituting “Parent” for “Varex” and “Varex” for “Parent”, including for purposes of the first sentence of Section 5.1(e) .

(c) Except as provided in Section 5.1(b) , from and after the Effective Time, neither Varex nor any member of the Varex Group shall have any rights to or under any of the Policies of Parent or any other member of the Parent Group. At the Effective Time, Varex shall have in effect all insurance programs required to comply with Varex’s contractual obligations and such other Policies required by Law or as reasonably necessary or appropriate for companies operating a business similar to Varex’s.

(d) In connection with Parent’s pursuit of a claim on behalf of Varex or a member of the Varex Group under any insurance policy of Parent or any member of the Parent Group pursuant to this Section 5.1 , Parent shall not be required to take any action that would be reasonably likely to (i) have a material and adverse impact on the then-current relationship between Parent or any member of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and the applicable insurance company, on the other hand; (ii) result in the applicable insurance company terminating or materially reducing coverage, or materially increasing the amount of any premium owed by Parent or any member of the Parent Group under the applicable insurance policy; or (iii) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere in any material respect with the rights of Parent or any member of the Parent Group under the applicable insurance policy.

(e) All payments and reimbursements by Varex pursuant to this Section 5.1 will be made within forty-five (45) days after Varex’s receipt of an invoice therefor from Parent. Parent shall retain the exclusive right to control its Policies and programs, including the right to exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy-back or otherwise resolve disputes with respect to any of its Policies and programs and to amend, modify or waive any rights under any such Policies and programs, notwithstanding whether any such Policies or programs apply to any Varex Liabilities and/or claims Varex has made or could make in the future, and no member of the Varex Group shall erode, exhaust, settle, release, commute, buyback or otherwise resolve disputes with Parent’s insurers with respect to any of Parent’s Policies and programs, or amend, modify or waive any rights under any such Policies and programs. Varex shall cooperate with Parent and share such information as is reasonably necessary in order to permit Parent to manage and

 

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conduct its insurance matters as Parent deems appropriate. Neither Parent nor any member of the Parent Group shall have any obligation to secure extended reporting for any claims under any Policies of Parent or any member of the Parent Group for any acts or omissions by any member of the Varex Group incurred prior to the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, each Party and any member of its applicable Group has the sole right to settle or otherwise resolve third party claims made against it or any member of its applicable Group covered under an applicable insurance Policy.

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

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

(h) For six (6) years after the Effective Time, each of Parent and Varex shall cause to be maintained in effect the same or no less favorable (in the aggregate) provisions in its respective certificate of incorporation and bylaws in effect as of the Effective Time regarding elimination of liability, indemnification of officers and directors and advancement of expenses; provided that this clause (h) shall not be deemed to prevent any merger, liquidation or similar transaction.

5.2 Late Payments . Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (and any amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that are not paid within forty-five (45) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus two (2%) percent, provided that notice of any such late payment has been provided and the other Party has been provided fifteen (15) days to cure any such late payment.

5.3 Inducement . Varex acknowledges and agrees that Parent’s willingness to cause, effect and consummate the Separation and the Distribution has been conditioned upon and induced by Varex’s covenants and agreements in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including Varex’s assumption of the Varex Liabilities pursuant to the Separation and the provisions of this Agreement and Varex’s covenants and agreements contained in Article IV .

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

 

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5.5 Environmental Remediation Activities . The Parties acknowledge that Parent is conducting environmental remediation activities (the “ Remedial Activities ”) at the Varex Real Property located at 1678 S. Pioneer Road, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 (the “ Salt Lake Property ”) and potentially at other Varex Real Property, which Remedial Activities include investigation of site conditions, soil excavation, groundwater extraction and treatment, and soil vapor extraction and treatment. Varex acknowledges and agrees that certain remediation equipment and fixtures (e.g., monitoring wells, soil vapor extraction and groundwater treatment systems) used in the Remedial Activities (“ Remediation Systems ”) will be present on the Varex Real Property as of the Effective Time, and Remediation Systems may be installed on Varex Real Property following the Effective Time. Subject to the terms of any applicable Ancillary Agreement or Commercial Agreement, Varex agrees to allow for the installation and operation, in each case on the Varex Real Property, of any Remediation Systems determined by Parent to be necessary or advisable, without payment of rent or fees. Parent agrees to install and operate future Remediation Systems in a manner that reasonably minimizes conflicts with Varex’s use of the Varex Real Property, and shall consult with Varex prior to, and Varex shall have the right to approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, such future installation and operation. Parent shall retain ownership and control over Remediation Systems. Varex agrees that it will not disrupt or alter any Remediation Systems without prior written consent of Parent and the applicable Government Authorities, which consent by Parent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Varex agrees to pay all the costs associated with any request it makes to move or redesign installed Remediation Systems.

5.6 Environmental Deed Restrictions on Varex Real Property . The Parties acknowledge that there is a certain deed notice, recorded on January 29, 2001 (the “ Existing Deed Notice ”) that limits land uses at the Salt Lake Property to commercial and industrial purposes and places other environmental–based limitations on the current and future land use of the Salt Lake Property. The Parties further acknowledge that additional pending institutional controls may be imposed on the Varex Real Property, including pursuant to the matters identified on Schedule 5.6(a) (the “ Pending Controls ”). Varex agrees that it shall execute and record any environmental deed restriction(s) with respect to the Pending Controls (i) within thirty (30) days following the approval of such deed restriction(s) by the applicable Governmental Authority, and (ii) in the form finally approved by such Governmental Authority as such form is supplemented by the additional restrictions set forth on Schedule 5.6(b) . Varex further agrees that it shall promptly execute and record any other new environmental deed restrictions with respect to the Salt Lake Property to the extent necessary to comply with any additional controls imposed by an applicable Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Varex agrees that it shall be solely responsible and liable for all costs arising from or related to its compliance with the terms of the Existing Deed Notice and any new environmental deed restriction.

5.7 Residential Land Use and Remediation Standards on Varex Real Property . Varex agrees that it will not authorize or allow any use or activity on the Salt Lake Property requiring remediation of the property to residential, hospital, school or other sensitive use clean-up levels (“ Sensitive Use Standards ”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,

 

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Varex agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Parent Indemnitees from any and all Liabilities arising from or relating to such uses or activities occurring on the Salt Lake Property from and after the Effective Time. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Varex agrees that it is solely responsible for all costs associated with environmental remediation of any Varex Real Property undertaken from and after the Effective Time to achieve Sensitive Use Standards at the Varex Real Property. Varex further agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Parent Indemnitees from any Liabilities arising from or relating to any failure to remediate Varex Real Property to Sensitive Use Standards to the extent such failure occurred from and after the Effective Time.

5.8 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation .

(a) For a period of three (3) years after the Distribution Date, without the written consent of Parent, neither Varex nor any member of the Varex Group, nor any of their Affiliates, shall directly or indirectly, (i) develop, commercialize, manufacture or distribute, or license, authorize or otherwise enable or assist any Third Party to, directly or indirectly, develop, commercialize, manufacture or distribute, any product or service that competes with the Parent Business anywhere in the world, in each case other than the conduct by Varex or any member of its Group of the Varex Operating Activities; or (ii) sell any flat panel digital image detectors in the Varian Field other than to any Varex Panel Permitted Third Party where such sale contemplates delivery of any such product during such three (3) year period (clauses (i) and (ii), the “ Varex Restricted Activities ”). For the avoidance of doubt, the design or development of a product for a third party, or delivery of a prototype in connection therewith, that does not otherwise violate Section 5.8(a) shall not be a violation of Section 5.8(a) .

(b) For a period of three (3) years after the Distribution Date, without the written consent of Varex, neither Parent nor any member of the Parent Group, nor any of their Affiliates, shall directly or indirectly, develop, commercialize, manufacture or distribute, or license, authorize or otherwise enable or assist any Third Party to, directly or indirectly, develop, commercialize, manufacture or distribute, any product or service that competes with the Varex Business anywhere in the world (in each case other than the marketing, sale, distribution and service of imaging components and subsystems to medical end-users and distributors thereto in conjunction with, or as replacement parts for purposes of servicing and repair of, Parent’s systems) (the “ Parent Restricted Activities ”).

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall be a breach of Section 5.8(a) or Section 5.8(b) :

(i) the purchase (whether structured as an acquisition of assets, stock, merger or otherwise) or ownership by Varex or Parent or any member of their respective Groups of a Person or business that derives less than the greater of (A) 20% of its total annual revenues or (B) $25,000,000 in annual revenues from Varex Restricted Activities or Parent Restricted Activities, as applicable, measured for the fiscal year ended immediately prior to the date of such purchase;

(ii) the purchase (whether structured as an acquisition of assets, stock, merger or otherwise) or ownership by Varex or Parent or any member of their respective Groups

 

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of a Person or business that derives an amount equal to or greater than the greater of (A) 20% or more of its total annual revenues or (B) $25,000,000 in annual revenues from the Varex Restricted Activities or Parent Restricted Activities, as applicable, measured for the fiscal year ended immediately prior to the date of such purchase, as long as Varex or Parent, as applicable, shall (1) cease any business that engages in Varex Restricted Activities or Parent Restricted Activities, as applicable, or (2) divest that portion of such Person or business that engages in Varex Restricted Activities or Parent Restricted Activities, as applicable, on commercially reasonable terms, in either case, as soon as reasonably practicable following the acquisition of such ownership interest;

(iii) the matters set forth on Schedule 5.8(c);

(iv) the direct or indirect ownership by Varex or Parent or any member of their respective Groups of securities of any Person engaged in Varex Restricted Activities or Parent Restricted Activities to the extent that such investment does not, directly or indirectly, confer on Varex or Parent or any member of their respective Groups, as applicable, more than 10% of the voting power and 20% of the economic interests of such Person; or

(v) Varex or Parent’s or any member of their respective Groups’ entrance into or participation in a joint venture, partnership or other strategic business relationship with any Person engaged in Varex Restricted Activities or Parent Restricted Activities, as applicable, if such joint venture, partnership or other strategic business relationship does not engage, directly or indirectly, in Varex Restricted Activities or Parent Restricted Activities (as applicable).

(d) In the event that (i) Varex or any member of its Group desires to purchase (whether structured as an acquisition of assets, stock, merger or otherwise) a Person or business that conducts any activities related to linear accelerators for medical or medical research applications and (ii) such purchase or the ownership by Varex or any member of its Group of such Person or business would result in a breach of Section 5.8(a) solely due to the conduct of such incidental activities, then, upon Varex’s written request to Parent, the Parties shall enter into good faith discussions regarding a potential agreement that would include terms, conditions and restrictions pursuant to which Varex or such member would be permitted to complete such purchase without breaching Section 5.8(a) (provided, however, that neither Party shall have any obligation hereunder to enter into any such agreement). For the purposes of clarity, nothing herein shall prevent Varex or any member of its Group from negotiating and completing the activities set forth in Schedule 5.8(c).

(e) For a period of one (1) year after the Distribution Date, neither Party nor any member of its Group shall directly or indirectly solicit or recruit for employment any current or former employees of the other Party or any member of its Group without the written consent of such other Party; provided that an individual shall not be deemed to have been solicited in violation of this Section 5.8(e) if such individual ceased to be employed by such other Party or any member of its Group or if such individual voluntarily contacts such other Party or any member of its Group. This prohibition on solicitation shall not apply to a public solicitation or a general solicitation (including through a bona fide search firm), so long as it is not targeted toward employees of the applicable Group.

 

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(f) Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions in this Section 5.8 are reasonable, valid and necessary in light of the Parties’ circumstances and for the adequate protection of the Parties’ businesses and that the Parties would not have entered into this Agreement without such restrictions. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, a competent court or arbitrator determines that such restrictions are too broad or otherwise unreasonable under applicable Law, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.6 , such court or arbitrator is hereby requested and authorized by the Parties to modify such restrictions so that, after such modification, they reflect the maximum restrictions allowable under applicable Laws.

ARTICLE VI

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

6.1 Agreement for Exchange of Information .

(a) Subject to Section 6.9 and any other applicable confidentiality obligations, each of Parent and Varex, on behalf of itself and each member of its Group, agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or make available, or cause to be provided or made available, to the other Party and the members of such other Party’s Group, at any time before, on or after the Effective Time, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor is received by such Party’s legal department from the requesting Party’s legal department, any information (or a copy thereof) in the possession or under the control of such Party or its Group which the requesting Party’s legal department requests to the extent that (i) such information relates to the Varex Business, or any Varex Asset or Varex Liability, if Varex is the requesting Party, or to the Parent Business, or any Parent Asset or Parent Liability, if Parent is the requesting Party; (ii) such information is required by the requesting Party to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (iii) such information is required by the requesting Party to comply with any obligation imposed by any Governmental Authority; provided , however , that, in the event that the Party to whom the request has been made determines that any such provision of information could be detrimental to the Party providing the information, violate any Law or agreement, or waive any privilege available under applicable Law, including any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit compliance with such obligations to the extent and in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence; provided, further, that if Varex’s legal department requests information related to SAP R3 historical information, the request shall be subject to the terms and procedures set forth in Schedule 6.1(a) . The Party providing information pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall only be obligated to provide such information in the form, condition and format in which it then exists, and in no event shall such Party be required to perform any improvement, modification, conversion, updating or reformatting of any such information, and nothing in this Section 6.1 shall expand the obligations of a Party under Section 6.4 .

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, until the end of Varex’s 2017 fiscal year (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards as required for each Party to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for such fiscal year), each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party’s information requests to enable (i) the other Party to meet its timetable for dissemination of its earnings releases, financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its

 

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disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act; and (ii) the other Party’s accountants to timely complete their review of the quarterly financial statements and audit of the annual financial statements, including, 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, the SEC’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder and any other applicable Laws.

(c) Subject to the Transition Services Agreement, promptly after the conclusion of the planned migration of the patent database maintained by Parent’s legal department to its new service provider, Parent shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Varex, in the form, condition and format in which it then exists, (i) a complete and accurate in all material respects additional instance of such patent database solely as it relates to the Varex Patents and Varex Invention Disclosures and (ii) the Parent Invention Disclosures set forth on Schedule 6.1(c) , so long as Varex has entered an agreement with the new service provider to allow Varex to obtain such additional instance; provided , however , that if such planned migration is not concluded by the one year anniversary of the Distribution Date, then Parent shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Varex, in the form, condition and format in which it exists as of such anniversary, (x) a complete and accurate in all material respects copy of the patent database maintained by Parent’s legal department solely as it relates to the Varex Patents and Varex Invention Disclosures and (y) the Parent Invention Disclosures set forth on Schedule 6.1(c) , so long as Varex has secured the rights from Parent’s then current service provider to maintain such a copy; and upon either such delivery Parent shall have no further obligations under this sentence. In addition, promptly after request of Varex at any time after such delivery, Parent shall, in accordance with Section 6.9(b), destroy any information in the patent database maintained by Parent’s legal department that relates to the Varex Patents or Varex Invention Disclosures. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.1(c) is not intended to limit Parent’s obligation to respond to a reasonable information request under Section 6.1(a).

6.2 Ownership of Information . The provision of any information pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.7 shall not affect the ownership of such information (which shall be determined solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements), or constitute a grant of rights in or to any such information.

6.3 Compensation for Providing Information . The Party requesting information agrees to reimburse the other Party for the reasonable costs, if any, of creating, gathering, copying, transporting and otherwise complying with the request with respect to such information (including any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in any review of information for purposes of protecting the Privileged Information of the providing Party or in connection with the restoration of backup media for purposes of providing the requested information). Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties, such costs shall be computed in accordance with the providing Party’s standard methodology and procedures.

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Parties agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts, which shall be no less rigorous than those used for retention of such Party’s own information, to retain all information in their respective possession or control on the Effective Time in accordance with their respective policies regarding retention of records; provided , however , that in the case of any information relating to Taxes, such retention period shall be extended to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (giving effect to any extensions thereof). Notwithstanding anything in Article VI to the contrary, the Tax Matters Agreement exclusively governs the retention of Tax related records and the exchange of Tax-related information, and Section 9.01 of the Employee Matters Agreement will govern the retention of employment and benefits related records.

6.5 Limitations of Liability . Neither Party shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement is found to be inaccurate in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Party providing such information. Neither Party shall have any Liability to any other Party if any information is destroyed after commercially reasonable efforts by such Party to comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 .

6.6 Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information .

(a) The rights and obligations granted under this Article VI are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange, retention, destruction or confidential treatment of information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, including Sections 2.04 and 3.03 of the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement.

(b) Any party that receives, pursuant to a request for information in accordance with this Article VI , Tangible Information that is not relevant to its request shall, at the request of the providing Party, (i) return it to the providing Party or, at the providing Party’s request, destroy such Tangible Information; and (ii) deliver to the providing Party written confirmation that such Tangible Information was returned or destroyed, as the case may be, which confirmation shall be signed by an authorized representative of the requesting Party.

6.7 Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation .

(a) After the Effective Time, except in the case of a Dispute between Parent and Varex, or any members of their respective Groups, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the other Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available without undue burden, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action in which the requesting Party (or member of its Group) may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

 

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(b) If an Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or to seek to compromise or settle any Third-Party Claim, the other Party shall make available to such Indemnifying Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available without undue burden, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties shall cooperate and consult to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions.

(d) Without limiting any provision of this Section 6.7 , each of the Parties agrees to cooperate, and to cause each member of its respective Group to cooperate, with each other in the defense of any infringement or similar claim with respect to any Intellectual Property and shall not claim to acknowledge, or permit any member of its respective Group to claim to acknowledge, the validity or infringing use of any Intellectual Property of a third Person in a manner that would hamper or undermine the defense of such infringement or similar claim.

(e) The obligation of the Parties to provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 6.7 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to provide as witnesses directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents without regard to whether such person could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the exception set forth in the first sentence of Section 6.7(a) ).

6.8 Privileged Matters .

(a) The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Effective Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the Parent Group and the Varex Group, and that each of the members of the Parent Group and the Varex Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges which may be asserted under applicable Law in connection therewith. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Effective Time, which services will be rendered solely for the benefit of the Parent Group or the Varex Group, as the case may be. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party shall authorize the delivery to and/or retention by the other Party of materials existing as of the Effective Time that are necessary for such other Party to perform such services.

(b) The Parties agree as follows:

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the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Parent Group or any member of the Varex Group. Parent shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Parent Liabilities resulting from any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Parent Group or any member of the Varex Group;

(ii) Varex shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the Varex Business and not to the Parent Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Varex Group or any member of the Parent Group. Varex shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Varex Liabilities resulting from any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Varex Group or any member of the Parent Group; and

(iii) if the Parties do not agree as to whether certain information is Privileged Information, then such information shall be treated as Privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such information is Privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any such information unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Parties shall use the procedures set forth in Article VII to resolve any disputes as to whether any information relates solely to the Parent Business, solely to the Varex Business, or to both the Parent Business and the Varex Business.

(c) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6.8 , the Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege or immunity with respect to all privileges and immunities not allocated pursuant to Section 6.8(b) and all privileges and immunities relating to any Actions or other matters that involve both Parties (or one or more members of their respective Groups) and in respect of which both Parties have Liabilities under this Agreement, and that no such shared privilege or immunity may be waived by either Party without the consent of the other Party.

(d) If any Dispute arises between the Parties or any members of their respective Groups regarding whether a privilege or immunity should be waived to protect or advance the interests of either Party and/or any member of their respective Groups, each Party agrees that it shall (i) negotiate with the other Party in good faith; (ii) endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Party; and (iii) not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by the other Party. Further, each Party specifically agrees that it shall not withhold its consent to the waiver of a privilege or immunity for any purpose except in good faith to protect its own legitimate interests.

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of such other Party’s Group has a shared privilege, without obtaining consent pursuant to Section 6.8(c) ; provided that the Parties intend such waiver of a shared privilege to be effective only as to the use of information with respect to the Action between the Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and is not intended to operate as a waiver of the shared privilege with respect to any Third Party.

(f) Upon receipt by either Party, or by any member of its respective Group, of any subpoena, discovery or other request that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of Privileged Information subject to a shared privilege or immunity or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege or immunity, or if either Party obtains knowledge that any of its, or any member of its respective Group’s, current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other requests that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of the request (which notice shall be delivered to such other Party no later than five (5) business days following the receipt of any such subpoena, discovery or other request) and shall provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the Privileged Information and to assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 6.8 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information.

(g) Any furnishing of, or access or transfer of, any information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement of Parent and Varex set forth in this Section 6.8 and in Section 6.9 to maintain the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges and immunities. The Parties agree that their respective rights to any access to information, witnesses and other Persons, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts between the Parties contemplated by this Agreement, and the transfer of Privileged Information between the Parties and members of their respective Groups as needed pursuant to this Agreement, is not intended to be deemed a waiver of any privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise.

(h) In connection with any matter contemplated by Section 6.7 or this Section 6.8 , the Parties agree to, and to cause the applicable members of their Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their respective separate and joint privileges and immunities, including by executing joint defense and/or common interest agreements where necessary or useful for this purpose.

6.9 Confidentiality .

(a) Confidentiality . Subject to Section 6.10 , from and after the Effective Time each of Parent and Varex, on behalf of itself and each member of its respective Group, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective Representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to Parent’s confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Time, all confidential and proprietary information concerning the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group or their respective businesses (giving effect to the Separation and Distribution) that is either in its possession (including confidential and proprietary information in its possession prior to the date hereof) or furnished by any such other Party or any member of such Party’s Group or their respective

 

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Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, and shall not use any such confidential and proprietary information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such confidential and proprietary information has been (i) in the public domain or generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any member of such Party’s Group or any of their respective Representatives in violation of this Agreement, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality with respect to such confidential and proprietary information, or (iii) independently developed or generated without reference to or use of any proprietary or confidential information of the other Party or any member of such Party’s Group. If any confidential and proprietary information of one Party or any member of its Group is disclosed to the other Party or any member of such other Party’s Group in connection with providing services to such first Party or any member of such first Party’s Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then such disclosed confidential and proprietary information shall be used only as required to perform such services.

(b) No Release; Return or Destruction . Each Party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any information addressed in Section 6.9(a) to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such information in their capacities as such (who shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such information), and except in compliance with Section 6.10 . Without limiting the foregoing, when any such information is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and is no longer subject to any legal hold or other document preservation obligation, each Party will promptly after request of the other Party either return to the other Party all such information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or notify the other Party in writing that it has destroyed such information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon); provided , that the Parties may retain electronic back-up versions of such information maintained on routine computer system backup tapes, disks or other backup storage devices; provided further , that any such information so retained shall remain subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

(c) Third-Party Information; Privacy or Data Protection Laws . Each Party acknowledges that it and members of its Group may presently have and, following the Effective Time, may gain access to or possession of confidential or proprietary information of, or legally-protected personal information relating to, Third Parties (i) that was received under privacy policies and/or confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements entered into between such Third Parties, on the one hand, and the other Party or members of such other Party’s Group, on the other hand, prior to the Effective Time; or (ii) that, as between the two Parties, was originally collected by the other Party or members of such other Party’s Group and that may be subject to and protected by privacy policies, as well as privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws. Each Party agrees that it shall hold, protect and use, and shall cause the members of its Group and its and their respective Representatives to hold, protect and use, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of, or legally-protected personal information relating to, Third Parties in accordance with privacy policies and privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws and the terms of any agreements that were either entered into before the Effective Time or

 

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affirmative commitments or representations that were made before the Effective Time by, between or among the other Party or members of the other Party’s Group, on the one hand, and such Third Parties, on the other hand. With respect to legally-protected personal information received from consumers before the Effective Time, each Party agrees that it will not use data in a manner that is materially inconsistent with promises made at the time the data was collected unless it first obtains affirmative express consent from the relevant consumer.

6.10 Protective Arrangements . In the event that a Party or any member of its Group either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any information pursuant to applicable Law or receives any request or demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide information of the other Party (or any member of the other Party’s Group) that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such Party shall notify the other Party (to the extent legally permitted) as promptly as practicable under the circumstances prior to disclosing or providing such information and shall cooperate, at the expense of the other Party, in seeking any appropriate protective order requested by the other Party. In the event that such other Party fails to receive such appropriate protective order in a timely manner, then the Party that received such request or demand may thereafter disclose or provide information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by its counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority, and the disclosing Party shall promptly provide the other Party with a copy of the information so disclosed, in the same form and format so disclosed, together with a list of all Persons to whom such information was disclosed, in each case to the extent legally permitted.

ARTICLE VII

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

7.1 Good Faith Officer Negotiation . Subject to Section 7.4 , either Party seeking resolution of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including regarding whether any Assets are Varex Assets, any Liabilities are Varex Liabilities or the validity, interpretation, breach or termination of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) (a “ Dispute ”), shall provide written notice thereof to the other Party (the “ Officer Negotiation Request ”). Within fifteen (15) days of the delivery of the Officer Negotiation Request, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the Dispute through good faith negotiation. All such negotiations shall be conducted by executives who hold, at a minimum, the title of Senior Vice President and who have authority to settle the Dispute. All such negotiations shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence. If the Parties are unable for any reason to resolve a Dispute within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Officer Negotiation Request, and such thirty (30) day period is not extended by mutual written consent of the Parties, the Chief Executive Officers of the Parties shall enter into good faith negotiations in accordance with Section 7.2 .

7.2 Good-Faith Negotiation . If any Dispute is not resolved pursuant to Section 7.1 , the Party that delivered the Officer Negotiation Request shall provide written notice of such Dispute to the Chief Executive Officer of each Party (a “ CEO Negotiation Request ”). As soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of a CEO Negotiation Request, the Chief Executive Officers of the Parties shall begin conducting good-faith negotiations with respect to

 

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such Dispute. All such negotiations shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence. If the Chief Executive Officers of the Parties are unable for any reason to resolve a Dispute within thirty (30) days of receipt of a CEO Negotiation Request, and such thirty (30) day period is not extended by mutual written consent of the Parties, the Dispute shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Section 7.3 .

7.3 Arbitration .

(a) In the event that a Dispute has not been resolved within thirty (30) days of the receipt of a CEO Negotiation Request in accordance with Section 7.2 , or within such longer period as the Parties may agree to in writing, then such Dispute shall, upon the written request of a Party (the “ Arbitration Request ”) be submitted to be finally resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the then current International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (“ CPR ”) arbitration procedure, except as modified herein. The arbitration shall be held in (i) New York City, New York, or (ii) such other place as the Parties may mutually agree in writing. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, any Dispute to be decided pursuant to this Section 7.3 will be decided (i) before a sole arbitrator if the amount in dispute, inclusive of all claims and counterclaims, totals less than $3 million; or (ii) by a panel of three (3) arbitrators if the amount in dispute, inclusive of all claims and counterclaims, totals $3 million or more.

(b) The panel of three (3) arbitrators will be chosen as follows: (i) within fifteen (15) days from the date of the receipt of the Arbitration Request, each Party will name an arbitrator; and (ii) the two (2) Party-appointed arbitrators will thereafter, within thirty (30) days from the date on which the second of the two (2) arbitrators was named, name a third, independent arbitrator who will act as chairperson of the arbitral tribunal. In the event that either Party fails to name an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of the Arbitration Request, then upon written application by either Party, that arbitrator shall be appointed pursuant to the CPR arbitration procedure. In the event that the two (2) Party-appointed arbitrators fail to appoint the third, then the third, independent arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to the CPR arbitration procedure. If the arbitration will be before a sole independent arbitrator, then the sole independent arbitrator will be appointed by agreement of the Parties within fifteen (15) days of the date of receipt of the Arbitration Request. If the Parties cannot agree to a sole independent arbitrator during such fifteen (15) day period, then upon written application by either party, the sole independent arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to the CPR arbitration procedure.

(c) The arbitrator(s) will have the right to award, on an interim basis, or include in the final award, any relief which it deems proper in the circumstances, including money damages (with interest on unpaid amounts from the due date), injunctive relief (including specific performance) and attorneys’ fees and costs; provided that the arbitrator(s) will not award any relief not specifically requested by the Parties and, in any event, will not award any indirect, punitive, exemplary, remote, speculative or similar damages in excess of compensatory damages of the other arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (other than any such Liability with respect to a Third-Party Claim). Upon selection of the arbitrator(s) following any grant of interim relief by a special arbitrator or court pursuant to Section 7.4 , the arbitrator(s) may affirm or disaffirm that relief, and the Parties will seek modification or rescission of the

 

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order entered by the court as necessary to accord with the decision of the arbitrator(s). The award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding on the Parties, and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The initiation of arbitration pursuant to this Article VII will toll the applicable statute of limitations for the duration of any such proceedings.

7.4 Litigation and Unilateral Commencement of Arbitration . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VII , (a) a Party may seek preliminary provisional or injunctive judicial relief with respect to a Dispute without first complying with the procedures set forth in Section 7.1 , Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 if such action is reasonably necessary to avoid irreparable damage and (b) either Party may initiate arbitration before the expiration of the periods specified in Section 7.1 , Section 7.2 and/or Section 7.3 if such Party has submitted an Officer Negotiation Request, a CEO Negotiation Request and/or an Arbitration Request and the other Party has failed to comply with Section 7.1 , Section 7.2 and/or Section 7.3 in good faith with respect to such negotiation and/or the commencement and engagement in arbitration. In such event, the other Party may commence and prosecute such arbitration unilaterally in accordance with the CPR arbitration procedure.

7.5 Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall, and shall cause the respective members of their Groups to, continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to the extent required by such agreements during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article VII , unless such commitments are the specific subject of the Dispute at issue.

ARTICLE VIII

FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

8.1 Further Assurances .

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

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Effective Time, each Party hereto shall cooperate with the other Party, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, to execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Approvals or Notifications of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument (including any consents or Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the transfers of the Varex Assets and the Parent Assets and the assignment and assumption of the Varex Liabilities and the Parent Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and

 

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thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party will, at the reasonable request, cost and expense of the 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.

(c) On or prior to the Effective Time, Parent and Varex, in their respective capacities as direct and indirect stockholders of the members of their Groups, shall each ratify any actions which are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by Parent, Varex or any of the members of their respective Groups, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

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

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

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

9.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Effective Time, no Party (nor any of its directors, officers or employees) shall have any Liability or further obligation to the other Party by reason of this Agreement.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power .

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

 

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(b) This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements together govern the arrangements in connection with the Separation and Distribution and would not have been entered independently.

(c) Parent represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Parent Group, and Varex represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Varex 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 each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and

(ii) this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

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

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

 

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10.3 Assignability . Except as set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and the parties thereto, respectively, and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , that neither Party nor any such party thereto may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party hereto or other parties thereto, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (except as may be otherwise provided in any such Ancillary Agreement) in whole ( i.e. , the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements all at the same time) in connection with a change of control of a Party so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Person assumes all the obligations of the relevant party thereto by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party.

10.4 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement of any Parent Indemnitee or Varex Indemnitee in their respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and neither this Agreement nor any Ancillary Agreement shall provide any third person with any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

10.5 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent, applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, or by facsimile with receipt confirmed, 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 10.5 ):

 

If to Parent (prior to, on or after the Effective Time), to:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, California 94304
Attention:   General Counsel
Facsimile:   (650) 424-5988
with a copy to:

 

 

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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention:

  David C. Karp
  Ronald C. Chen

Facsimile:

  (212) 403-2000

If to Varex (prior to the Effective Time), to:

Varex Imaging Corporation

1678 S. Pioneer Road

Salt Lake City, Utah 84104

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (801) 978-5772

with a copy to:

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention:

  David C. Karp
  Ronald C. Chen

Facsimile:

  (212) 403-2000

If to Varex (from and after the Effective Time), to:

Varex Imaging Corporation

1678 S. Pioneer Road

Salt Lake City, Utah 84104

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (801) 978-5772

with a copy to:

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention:

  David C. Karp
  Ronald C. Chen

Facsimile:

  (212) 403-2000

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

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thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.

10.7 Force Majeure . No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) hereunder or thereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance of such obligations (other than a payment obligation) shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, as soon as reasonably practicable.

10.8 No Set-Off . Except as expressly set forth in any Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, neither Party nor any member of such Party’s Group shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any member of its Group arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

10.9 Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, all fees, costs and expenses incurred on or prior to the Effective Time in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and implementation of this Agreement, including the Separation and the Distribution, and any Ancillary Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Plan of Reorganization and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will be borne by the Party or its applicable Subsidiary incurring such fees, costs or expenses. The Parties agree that certain specified costs and expenses shall be allocated between the Parties, and borne and be the responsibility of the applicable Party, as set forth on Schedule 10.9 .

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

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

 

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

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

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

10.15 Interpretation . In this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be deemed to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices hereto and thereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement (or such Ancillary Agreement); (c) Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit and Appendix references are to the Articles, Sections, Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices to this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) unless otherwise specified; (d) unless otherwise stated, all references to any agreement (including this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement) shall be deemed to include the exhibits, schedules and annexes (including all Schedules, Exhibits and Appendixes) to such agreement; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) unless otherwise specified in a particular case, the word “days” refers to calendar days; (h) references to “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law to close in the United States or New York, New York; (i) references herein to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement or such other agreement as of the date on which it is executed and as it may be amended, modified or supplemented thereafter, unless otherwise specified; and (j) unless expressly stated to the

 

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contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to January 27, 2017.

10.16 Limitations of Liability . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Varex or any member of the Varex Group, on the one hand, nor Parent or any member of the Parent Group, on the other hand, shall be liable under this Agreement to the other for any indirect, punitive, exemplary, remote, speculative or similar damages in excess of compensatory damages of the other arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (other than any such Liability with respect to a Third-Party Claim or arising out of or in connection with a breach of Section 5.8 ).

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

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

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Separation and Distribution Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:  

/s/ John W. Kuo

Name:   John W. Kuo
Title:  

Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Corporate Secretary

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Kimberley E. Honeysett

Name:   Kimberley E. Honeysett
Title:  

Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION

DATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   
 

Section 1.01.

  

Definitions

     1   

ARTICLE II SERVICES

     5   
 

Section 2.01.

  

Services

     5   
 

Section 2.02.

  

Performance of Services

     6   
 

Section 2.03.

  

Charges for Services

     7   
 

Section 2.04.

  

Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Costs and Expenses

     8   
 

Section 2.05.

  

Changes in the Performance of Services

     8   
 

Section 2.06.

  

Transitional Nature of Services

     8   
 

Section 2.07.

  

Subcontracting

     8   

ARTICLE III OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

     9   
 

Section 3.01.

  

Access

     9   

ARTICLE IV BILLING; TAXES

     10   
 

Section 4.01.

  

Procedure

     10   
 

Section 4.02.

  

Late Payments

     10   
 

Section 4.03.

  

Taxes

     10   
 

Section 4.04.

  

No Set-Off

     11   
 

Section 4.05.

  

Audit Rights

     11   

ARTICLE V TERM AND TERMINATION

     11   
 

Section 5.01.

  

Term

     11   
 

Section 5.02.

  

Early Termination

     12   
 

Section 5.03.

  

Interdependencies

     13   
 

Section 5.04.

  

Effect of Termination

     13   
 

Section 5.05.

  

Information Transmission

     13   

ARTICLE VI CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS

     14   
 

Section 6.01.

  

Parent and SpinCo Obligations

     14   
 

Section 6.02.

  

No Release; Return or Destruction

     14   
 

Section 6.03.

  

Privacy and Data Protection Laws

     14   
 

Section 6.04.

  

Protective Arrangements

     14   
ARTICLE VII LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION      15   
 

Section 7.01.

  

Limitations on Liability

     15   

 

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Section 7.02.

  

Obligation to Re-Perform; Liabilities

     16   
 

Section 7.03.

  

Third-Party Claims

     16   
 

Section 7.04.

  

Provider Indemnity

     16   
 

Section 7.05.

  

Indemnification Procedures

     16   

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS

     17   
 

Section 8.01.

  

Mutual Cooperation

     17   
 

Section 8.02.

  

Further Assurances

     17   
 

Section 8.03.

  

Audit Assistance

     17   
 

Section 8.04.

  

Title to Intellectual Property

     17   
 

Section 8.05.

  

Independent Contractors

     17   
 

Section 8.06.

  

Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power

     18   
 

Section 8.07.

  

Governing Law

     19   
 

Section 8.08.

  

Assignability

     19   
 

Section 8.09.

  

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     19   
 

Section 8.10.

  

Notices

     19   
 

Section 8.11.

  

Severability

     20   
 

Section 8.12.

  

Force Majeure

     20   
 

Section 8.13.

  

Headings

     20   
 

Section 8.14.

  

Survival of Covenants

     20   
 

Section 8.15.

  

Waivers of Default

     21   
 

Section 8.16.

  

Dispute Resolution

     21   
 

Section 8.17.

  

Specific Performance

     21   
 

Section 8.18.

  

Amendments

     22   
 

Section 8.19.

  

Precedence of Schedules

     22   
 

Section 8.20.

  

Interpretation

     22   
 

Section 8.21.

  

Mutual Drafting

     22   

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated as of January 27, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Varex Imaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ SpinCo ”).

RECITALS:

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

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Parent Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to separate the SpinCo Business from the Parent Business (the “ Separation ”) and, following the Separation, make a distribution, on a pro rata basis, to holders of Parent Shares on the Record Date of all of the outstanding SpinCo Shares owned by Parent (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the Separation and the Distribution, Parent and SpinCo have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in order to facilitate and provide for an orderly transition in connection with the Separation and the Distribution, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which each of the Parties shall provide Services to the other Party for a transitional period; and

WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge that this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and the other Ancillary Agreements represent the integrated agreement of Parent and SpinCo relating to the Separation and Distribution, are being entered together, and would not have been entered independently.

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

Article I.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definition s . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

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

Additional Services ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b) .


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

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

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

Charge ” and “ Charges ” have the meaning set forth in Section  2.03 .

Confidential Information ” means all Information that is either confidential or proprietary.

Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.16(a) .

Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

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

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

Expanded Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b) .

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

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

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

Intellectual Property Matters Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Interest Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.02 .

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

Level of Service ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c) .

 

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

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

Minimum Service Period ” means the period commencing on the Distribution Date and ending thirty (30) days after the Distribution Date, unless otherwise specified with respect to a particular service on the Schedules hereto.

Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Parent Board ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

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

Parent Shares ” means the shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Parent.

Parties ” and “ Party ” means the parties to this Agreement.

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

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

Provider ” means, with respect to any Service, the Party providing such Service hereunder.

Provider Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section  7.03 .

Recipient ” means, with respect to any Service, the Party receiving such Service hereunder.

Recipient Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section  7.04 .

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

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

Separation ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

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

Service Baseline Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c) .

 

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Service Extension ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b) .

Service Period ” means, with respect to any Service, the period commencing on the Distribution Date (or such other date following the Distribution Date as specified in the Schedules hereto) and ending on the earliest of (a) the date that a Party terminates the provision of such Service pursuant to Section  5.02, (b) the date that is the two year anniversary of the Distribution Date and (c) the date specified for termination of such Service in the Schedules hereto.

Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .

SpinCo ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

SpinCo Business ” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Varex Business” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

SpinCo Shares ” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SpinCo.

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

Tax ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

Tax Authority ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

Tax Matters Agreement ” means the Tax Matters Agreement to be entered into by and between Parent and SpinCo in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Termination Charges ” means, with respect to the termination of any Service pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(i) , any and all costs, fees and expenses (other than any severance or retention costs, unless otherwise specified with respect to a particular Service on the Schedules hereto or in the other Ancillary Agreements) payable by the Provider of such Service to a Third Party directly as a result of the early termination of such Service; provided , however , that the Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any costs, fees or expenses payable to any Third Party in connection with such early termination of such Service and credit any such reductions against the Termination Charges payable by the Recipient.

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

Third-Party Claim ” means any Action commenced by any Third Party against any Party or any of its Affiliates.

 

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Article II.

SERVICES

Section 2.01 Services .

 

  (a) Commencing as of the Effective Time, the Provider agrees to provide, or to cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to provide, to the Recipient, or any Subsidiary of the Recipient, the applicable services (the “ Services ”) set forth on the Schedules hereto.

 

  (b)

After the date of this Agreement, if SpinCo or Parent (i) identifies a service that (x) the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries provided to SpinCo prior to the Distribution Date that SpinCo reasonably needs in order for the SpinCo Business to continue to operate in substantially the same manner in which the SpinCo Business operated prior to the Distribution Date (for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect to any post-Distribution Date acquisitions by SpinCo), and either such service was not included on the Schedules hereto (other than because the Parties agreed such service shall not be provided) or the scope of such service that is included on the Schedules hereto needs to be expanded (other than because the Parties agreed that such scope would not be provided), or (y) SpinCo or any of its Subsidiaries provided to Parent prior to the Distribution Date that Parent reasonably needs in order for the Parent Business to continue to operate in substantially the same manner in which the Parent Business operated prior to the Distribution Date (for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect to any post-Distribution Date acquisitions by Parent), and either such service was not included on the Schedules hereto (other than because the Parties agreed such service shall not be provided) or the scope of such service that is included on the Schedules hereto needs to be expanded (other than because the Parties agreed that such scope would not be provided), and (ii) provides written notice to the other Party within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Distribution Date requesting such additional services, then such other Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or to cause one of its Subsidiaries to provide, such requested additional services (such requested additional services, the “ Additional Services ” and such requested expanded services, the “ Expanded Services ”); provided , however , that no Party shall be obligated to provide any Additional Service or Expanded Service if it does not, in its reasonable judgment, have adequate resources to provide such Additional Service or Expanded Service or if the provision of such Additional Service or Expanded Service would significantly disrupt the operation of its or its Subsidiaries’ businesses (including, for the avoidance of doubt, disruptions or potential disruptions to information technology security); and provided , further , that the Provider shall not be required to provide any Additional Services or Expanded Services if the Parties are unable to reach agreement on the terms thereof (including with respect to Charges therefor). In connection with any request for Additional Services or Expanded Services in accordance with this Section 2.01(b) , the Parties shall in good faith negotiate the terms of a supplement to the applicable Schedule , which terms shall be consistent with the terms of, and the pricing methodology used for, similar Services provided under this Agreement. Upon the mutual written agreement of the Parties, the supplement to the applicable Schedule shall describe in reasonable detail the nature, scope, service period(s), termination provisions and other terms applicable to such Additional Services in a manner similar to that in which the Services are described in the existing Schedules .

 

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  Each supplement to the applicable Schedule, as agreed to in writing by the Parties, shall be deemed part of this Agreement as of the date of such agreement and the Additional Services set forth therein shall be deemed “Services” provided under this Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 2.02 Performance of Services .

 

  (a) Subject to Section  2.05 , the Provider shall perform, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to perform, all Services to be provided by the Provider in a manner that is based on its past practice and that is substantially similar in all material respects to the analogous services provided by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to Parent or its applicable functional group or Subsidiary prior to the Effective Time, and, in any event, in a manner that conforms in all material respects with the terms of the Schedules hereto.

 

  (b) Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Provider to perform or cause to be performed any Service to the extent that the manner of such performance would constitute a violation of any applicable Law or any existing contract or agreement with a Third Party. If the Provider is or becomes aware of the potential for any such violation, the Provider shall promptly advise the Recipient of such potential violation, and the Provider and the Recipient will mutually seek an alternative that addresses such potential violation. The Parties agree to cooperate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary Third Party consents required under any existing contract or agreement with a Third Party to allow the Provider to perform, or cause to be performed, all Services to be provided by the Provider hereunder in accordance with the standards set forth in this Section  2.02 . Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (if any) incurred by any Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with obtaining any such Third Party consent that is required to allow the Provider to perform or cause to be performed such Services shall be divided proportionately between the Provider and the Recipient in accordance with such Parties’ respective utilization of such Services at such time. If, with respect to a Service, the Parties, despite the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, are unable to obtain a required Third Party consent, or the performance of such Service by the Provider would constitute a violation of any applicable Law, the Provider shall have no obligation whatsoever to perform such Service or cause such Service to be performed.

 

  (c)

The estimated resources required for each Service shall be set forth on the Schedules . Unless otherwise provided with respect to a specific Service on the Schedules hereto, the Provider shall not be obligated to perform or to cause to be performed any Service in a manner that is materially more burdensome (with respect to service quality or quantity) than analogous services provided to Parent or its applicable functional group or Subsidiary (collectively referred to as the “ Level of Service ”) during the one year period ending on the last day of Parent’s last fiscal quarter completed on or prior to the date of the Distribution (the “ Service Baseline Period ”). If the Recipient requests that the Provider perform or cause to be performed any Service that exceeds the Level of Service during the Service Baseline Period, then the Parties shall cooperate and act in good faith to determine whether the Provider could be required to provide such requested higher

 

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  Level of Service. If the Parties determine that the Provider shall provide the requested higher Level of Service, then such higher Level of Service shall be documented in a written agreement signed by the Parties. If the Recipient requests that the Provider perform any Service that would require the use of resources set forth on the Schedules which resources are no longer accessible to the Provider, the Parties shall document any agreement with respect to a replacement resource for such Service in a written agreement signed by the Parties. Each amended section of the Schedules hereto, as agreed to in writing by the Parties, shall be deemed part of this Agreement as of the date of such written agreement and the Level of Service increases set forth in such written agreement shall be deemed a part of the Services provided under this Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

  (d) (i) Neither the Provider nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to perform or to cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit of any Third Party or any other Person other than the Recipient and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 2.02 OR SECTION 7.04 , EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS, THAT THE RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISK AND LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ITS USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES, AND THAT THE PROVIDER MAKES NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR GRANTS ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES. EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OR EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR THE NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.

 

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

Section 2.03 Charges for Service s . Unless otherwise provided with respect to a specific Service on the Schedules hereto, the Recipient shall pay the Provider of the Services a fee (either one-time or recurring) for such Services (or category of Services, as applicable) (each fee constituting a “ Charge ” and, collectively, “ Charges ”), which Charges shall be set forth on the applicable Schedules hereto, or if not so set forth, then, unless otherwise provided with respect to a specific Service on the Schedule hereto, based upon the cost of providing such Services as shall be agreed to in good faith by the Parties from time to time. Except as otherwise set forth on the Schedules hereto, all Charges shall be exclusive of any Taxes (responsibility for which shall be governed by Section  4.03 ). During the term of this Agreement, the amount of a Charge for any Service may be modified to the extent of (a) any adjustments mutually agreed to by the Parties, (b) any adjustments due to a change in Level of Service requested by the Recipient and agreed upon by the Provider, and (c) any adjustment in the rates or charges imposed by any Third Party provider that is providing Services (proportional to the respective use of such Services by each

 

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Party), provided that the Provider will notify the Recipient in writing of any such change in rates at least fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of such rate change. Together with any invoice for Charges, the Provider shall provide the Recipient with reasonable documentation, including any additional documentation reasonably requested by the Recipient to the extent that such documentation is in the Provider’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession or control, to support the calculation of such Charges.

Section 2.04 Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Costs and Expense s . The Recipient shall reimburse the Provider for reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Provider or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with providing the Services (including reasonable travel-related expenses, provided such travel-related expenses comply with the Recipient’s then-applicable business travel policies) to the extent that such costs and expenses are not reflected in the Charges for such Services; provided , however , that any such cost or expense in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) that is not consistent with historical practice between the Parties for any individual Service (including business travel and related expenses) shall require advance written approval of the Recipient; provided further, that if the Recipient does not provide such advance written approval and the incurrence of such cost or expense is reasonably necessary for Provider to provide such Service in accordance with the standards set forth in this Agreement, Provider shall not be required to perform such Service. Any reimbursable travel-related expenses incurred in performing the Services shall be incurred and charged to the Recipient in accordance with the Recipient’s then-applicable business travel policies, so long as Provider has received copies of such travel policies at a reasonable time prior to the time such expenses are incurred.

Section 2.05 Changes in the Performance of Service s . Subject to the performance standards for Services set forth in Sections 2.02(a) , 2.02(b) and 2.02(c) , the Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing the Services if the Provider is making similar changes in performing analogous services for itself and if the Provider furnishes to the Recipient reasonable prior written notice (in content and timing) of such changes. If such change shall materially adversely affect the timeliness or quality of, or the Charges for, the applicable Service, the Recipient shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02(a)( i ) without being required to pay any Termination Charges pursuant to Section  5.04 or comply with clauses (x), (y) and (z) of Section 5.02(a)( i ) .

Section 2.06 Transitional Nature of Service s . The Parties acknowledge the transitional nature of the Services and agree to cooperate in good faith and to use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a disruption in the transition of the Services from the Provider to the Recipient (or its designee). Unless otherwise agreed with respect to a specific Service, each Party agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to reduce or eliminate its and its Affiliates’ dependency on each Service to the extent and as soon as is reasonably practicable.

Section 2.07 Subcontracting . A Provider may hire or engage one or more Third Parties to perform any or all of its obligations under this Agreement; provided , however , that (a) such Provider shall use the same degree of care (but at least reasonable care) in selecting each of such Third Party as it would if such Third Party was being retained to provide similar services to the Provider and (b) such Provider shall in all cases remain responsible (as primary obligor) for all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the scope of the Services, the performance

 

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standard for Services set forth in Sections 2.02(a) , 2.02(b) and 2.02(c) and the content of the Services provided to the Recipient. Such Provider shall be liable for any breach of its obligations under this Agreement by any Third Party service provider engaged by such Provider. Subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Article VI , each Party shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, provide, upon fifteen (15) business days’ prior written notice from the other Party, any Information within such Party’s or its Affiliates’ control that the requesting Party reasonably requests in connection with any Services being provided to such requesting Party by a Third Party, including any applicable invoices, agreements documenting the arrangements between such Third Party and the Provider and other supporting documentation; provided , further , however , that each Party shall make no more than one such request per Third Party during any calendar quarter.

Article III.

OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

Section 3.01 Access .

 

  (a) SpinCo shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, allow Parent and its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the facilities of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries that is reasonably necessary for Parent and its Subsidiaries to fulfill their obligations under this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing right of access, SpinCo shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives, upon reasonable advance written notice, reasonable access during normal business hours to the facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure and personnel of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries as reasonably necessary for Parent to verify the adequacy of internal controls over information technology, reporting of financial data and related processes employed in connection with the Services being provided by SpinCo or its Subsidiaries, including in connection with verifying compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; provided that (i) such access shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the business or operations of SpinCo or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) in the event that SpinCo determines that providing such access could reasonably be commercially detrimental, violate any applicable Law or agreement or waive any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit such access in a manner that avoids any such consequence. Parent agrees that all of its and its Subsidiaries’ employees shall, and that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives’ employees to, when on the property of SpinCo or its Subsidiaries, or when given access to any facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure or personnel of SpinCo or its Subsidiaries, conform to the policies and procedures of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, concerning health, safety, conduct and security which are made known or provided to Parent from time to time.

 

  (b)

Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, allow SpinCo and its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the facilities of Parent and its Subsidiaries that is reasonably necessary for SpinCo and its Subsidiaries to fulfill their obligations under this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing

 

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  right of access, Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford SpinCo, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives, upon reasonable advance written notice, reasonable access during normal business hours to the facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure and personnel of Parent and its Subsidiaries as reasonably necessary for SpinCo to verify the adequacy of internal controls over information technology, reporting of financial data and related processes employed in connection with the Services being provided by Parent or its Subsidiaries, including in connection with verifying compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; provided that (i) such access shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the business or operations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) in the event that Parent determines that providing such access could be commercially detrimental, violate any applicable Law or agreement or waive any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit such access in a manner that avoids any such consequence. SpinCo agrees that all of its and its Subsidiaries’ employees shall, and that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives’ employees to, when on the property of Parent or its Subsidiaries, or when given access to any facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure or personnel of Parent or its Subsidiaries, conform to the policies and procedures of Parent and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, concerning health, safety, conduct and security which are made known or provided to SpinCo from time to time.

Article IV.

BILLING; TAXES

Section 4.01 Procedur e . Charges for the Services shall be charged to and payable by the Recipient. Amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by electronic or check-based payments (or such other method of payment as may be agreed between the Parties from time to time) to the Provider (as directed by the Provider), which amounts shall be due within thirty (30) days of the Recipient’s receipt of an invoice, which invoice may be provided at any time, so long as invoices are provided at least once per quarter, including reasonable documentation pursuant to Section  2.03 . All amounts due and payable hereunder shall be invoiced and paid in U.S. dollars. In the event of any billing dispute, the Recipient shall promptly pay any undisputed amount.

Section 4.02 Late Payment s . Charges not paid when due (including any undisputed amounts) pursuant to this Agreement (and any amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that are not paid within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus two (2%) percent (the “ Interest Payment ”), provided that notice of any such late payment has been provided and the other Party has been provided fifteen (15) days to cure any such late payment.

Section 4.03 Taxe s . Without limiting any provisions of this Agreement, the Recipient shall be responsible for and shall pay any and all sales, use, value-added, goods and services and similar Taxes imposed on, or payable with respect to, any Services received pursuant to this Agreement and any fees or charges (including any Charges) payable by it pursuant to this Agreement (but excluding any Taxes imposed on the Provider’s net income). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the previous sentence or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Recipient shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment to the Provider any such Taxes that the Recipient is required by applicable Law to withhold and shall timely remit such Taxes to the applicable Tax Authority.

 

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Section 4.04 No Set-Of f . Except as mutually agreed to in writing by Parent and SpinCo, no Party or any of its Affiliates shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of this Agreement.

Section 4.05 Audit Right s . Subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement, each Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, provide, upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice from the other Party, any information within such Party’s or its Affiliates’ possession that the requesting Party reasonably requests in connection with any Services being provided to such requesting Party by the other Party or a Third Party service provider, including any applicable invoices or other supporting documentation, or in the case of a Third Party service provider, agreements documenting the arrangements between such Third Party service provider and the Provider; provided , however , that each Party shall make no more than one such request during any calendar month.

Article V.

TERM AND TERMINATION

Section 5.01 Term .

 

  (a) This Agreement shall commence at the Effective Time and shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the last date on which either Party is obligated to provide any Service to the other Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) the mutual written agreement of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in its entirety; and (iii) the date that is the two (2 ) year anniversary of the Distribution Date. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to Section  5.02 , this Agreement shall terminate with respect to each Service as of the close of business on the last day of the Service Period for such Service.

 

  (b)

Following 120 days after the date hereof, if the Recipient reasonably determines that it will require a Service to continue beyond the date on which such Service is scheduled to terminate, the Recipient may request that the Provider extend such Service (any such extension, a “ Service Extension ”) for a specified period beyond the scheduled termination of such Service (which period shall in no event be shorter than sixty (60) days) by written notice to the Provider no less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such scheduled termination, and Provider shall consider any such request in good faith; provided , however , that no Party shall be obligated to agree to any Service Extension, including because, after good-faith negotiations between the Parties, the Parties fail to reach an agreement with respect to the terms thereof; provided , further , however , that (i) there shall be no more than one (1) Service Extension with respect to each Service and (ii) the Provider shall not be obligated to provide such Service Extension if a Third Party consent is required. In connection with any request for Service Extensions in accordance with this Section 5.01(b) , the Parties shall in good faith (x) negotiate the terms of an amendment to the applicable Schedule, which amendment shall be consistent with the terms of, and the pricing methodology and rates used for, similar Services provided under

 

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  this Agreement and (y) determine the costs and expenses (other than Service Charges), if any, that would be incurred by the Provider or the Recipient, as the case may be, in connection with the provision of such Service Extension, which costs and expenses shall be borne solely by the Party requesting the Service Extension. Each amended Schedule to implement a Service Extension, as agreed to in writing by the Parties, shall be deemed part of this Agreement as of the date of such agreement and any Services provided pursuant to such Service Extensions shall be deemed “Services” provided under this Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term for any Service, as extended by a Service Extension, shall not exceed the date that is the two (2) year anniversary of the Distribution Date.

Section 5.02 Early Termination.

 

  (a) Subject to certain limitations set forth on the Schedules , and without prejudice to the Recipient’s rights with respect to Force Majeure, the Recipient may from time to time terminate this Agreement with respect to the entirety or portion of any Service (for the avoidance of doubt, the Recipient may terminate any Service (or portion thereof) set forth on any part of the Schedules hereto without terminating all or any other Services set forth on the same Schedule as such terminated Service (or portion thereof)):

 

  (i) for any reason or no reason, upon the giving of at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice (or such other number of days specified in the Schedules hereto) to the Provider of such Service; provided , however , that any such termination (x) may not be effective prior to the end of the Minimum Service Period, (y) may only be effective as of the last day of a month and (z) shall be subject to the obligation to pay any applicable Termination Charges pursuant to Section  5.04 ; or

 

  (ii) if the Provider of such Service has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Service, and such failure shall continue to be uncured by the Provider for a period of at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Provider of written notice of such failure from the Recipient; provided , however , that the Recipient shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement with respect to the applicable Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good-faith Dispute between the Parties (undertaken in accordance with the terms of Section  8.16 ) as to whether the Provider has cured the applicable breach.

 

  (b) The Provider may terminate this Agreement with respect to the entirety or portion of any Service at any time upon prior written notice to the Recipient if the Recipient has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Service, including making payment of Charges for such Service when due, and such failure shall continue to be uncured by the Recipient for a period of at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Recipient of a written notice of such failure from the Provider; provided , however , that the Provider shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement with respect to the applicable Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good-faith Dispute between the Parties (undertaken in accordance with the terms of Section  8.16 ) as to whether the Recipient has cured the applicable breach. The Schedules hereto shall be updated to reflect any terminated Service.

 

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Section 5.03 Interdependencie s . The Parties acknowledge and agree that (a) there may be interdependencies among the Services being provided under this Agreement; (b) upon the request of either Party, the Parties shall cooperate and act in good faith to determine whether (i) any such interdependencies exist with respect to the particular Service that a Party is seeking to terminate pursuant to Section  5.02 and (ii) in the case of such termination, the Provider’s ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement would be materially and adversely affected by such termination of another Service; and (c) in the event that the Parties have determined that such interdependencies exist and such termination would materially and adversely affect the Provider’s ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement, the Parties shall (i) negotiate in good faith to amend the Schedules hereto with respect to such impacted Service prior to such termination, which amendment shall be consistent with the terms of comparable Services, and (ii) if after such negotiation, the Parties are unable to agree on such amendment, the Provider’s obligation to provide such Service shall terminate automatically with such termination.

Section 5.04 Effect of Terminatio n . Upon the termination of any Service pursuant to this Agreement, the Provider of the terminated Service shall have no further obligation to provide the terminated Service, and the Recipient of such Service shall have no obligation to pay any future Charges relating to such Service; provided , however , that the Recipient shall remain obligated to the Provider for (a) the Charges owed and payable in respect of Services provided prior to the effective date of termination for such Service, and (b) any applicable Termination Charges (which, in the case of this clause (b), shall not be payable in the event that the Recipient terminates any Service pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(ii) ). In connection with the termination of any Service, the provisions of this Agreement not relating solely to such terminated Service shall survive any such termination, and in connection with a termination of this Agreement, Article I , this Article V , Article VII and Article IX , all confidentiality obligations under this Agreement and Liability for all due and unpaid Charges, and Termination Charges shall continue to survive indefinitely.

Section 5.05 Information Transmissio n . The Provider, on behalf of itself and its respective Subsidiaries, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or make available, or cause to be provided or made available, to the Recipient, in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any Information received or computed by the Provider for the benefit of the Recipient concerning the relevant Service during the Service Period; provided , however , that, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties (a) the Provider shall not have any obligation to provide, or cause to be provided, Information in any non-standard format, (b) the Provider and its Subsidiaries shall be reimbursed for their reasonable costs in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement for creating, gathering, copying, transporting and otherwise providing such Information, and (c) the Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain any such Information in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

 

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Article VI.

CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS

Section 6.01 Parent and SpinCo Obligation s . Subject to Section  6.04 , each of Parent and SpinCo, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective Representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to Parent’s Confidential Information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Time, all Confidential Information concerning the other Party or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses that is either in its possession (including Confidential Information in its possession prior to the date hereof) or furnished by such other Party or such other Party’s Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not use any such Confidential Information other than for such purposes as may be expressly permitted hereunder, except , in each case, to the extent that such Confidential Information (a) is or becomes generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives in violation of this Agreement; (b) is lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality with respect to such Confidential Information; or (c) is independently developed or generated without reference to or use of the Confidential Information of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries. If any Confidential Information of a Party or any of its Subsidiaries is disclosed to the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with providing the Services, then such disclosed Confidential Information shall be used only as required to perform such Services.

Section 6.02 No Release; Return or Destructio n . Each Party agrees (a) not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Confidential Information of the other Party addressed in Section  6.01 to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such Confidential Information in their capacities as such (who shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such Confidential Information) and except in compliance with Section  6.04 , and (b) to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain such Confidential Information in accordance with Section 6.9 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, when any such Confidential Information is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreements, each Party will promptly after request of the other Party either return to the other Party all such Confidential Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or notify the other Party in writing that it has destroyed such information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon); provided , that the Parties may retain electronic back-up versions of such Confidential Information maintained on routine computer system backup tapes, disks or other backup storage devices.

Section 6.03 Privacy and Data Protection Law s . Each Party shall comply with all applicable state, federal and foreign privacy and data protection Laws that are or that may in the future be applicable to the provision of the Services under this Agreement.

Section 6.04 Protective Arrangement s . In the event that a Party or any of its Subsidiaries either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any information pursuant to

 

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applicable Law or receives any request or demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide information of the other Party (or any of its Subsidiaries) that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such Party shall notify the other Party (to the extent legally permitted) as promptly as practicable under the circumstances prior to disclosing or providing such information and shall cooperate, at the expense of the other Party, in seeking any appropriate protective order requested by the other Party. In the event that such other Party fails to receive such appropriate protective order in a timely manner and the Party receiving the request or demand reasonably determines that its failure to disclose or provide such information shall actually prejudice the Party receiving the request or demand, then the Party that received such request or demand may thereafter disclose or provide information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by its counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority, and the disclosing Party shall promptly provide the other Party with a copy of the information so disclosed, in the same form and format so disclosed, together with a list of all Persons to whom such information was disclosed, in each case to the extent legally permitted.

Article VII.

LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

Section 7.01 Limitations on Liability .

 

  (a) SUBJECT TO SECTION 7.02 AND SECTION 7.01(C) , THE LIABILITIES OF THE PROVIDER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES, COLLECTIVELY, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH (INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT), OR FROM THE SALE, DELIVERY, PROVISION OR USE OF ANY SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE CHARGES ACTUALLY PAID TO THE PROVIDER FOR SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

  (b) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE, SPECULATIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF THE OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN ANY SUCH LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM), AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE.

 

  (c) The limitations in Section 7.01(a) and Section 7.01(b) shall not apply in respect of any Liability arising out of or in connection with (i) either Party’s Liability for breaches of confidentiality under Article VI , (ii) either Party’s obligations under Section  7.03 or 7.04 , (iii) the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of or by the Party to be charged or (iv) either Party’s obligations or liabilities under the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement.

 

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Section 7.02 Obligation to Re-Perform; Liabilitie s . In the event of any breach of this Agreement by the Provider with respect to the provision of any Services (with respect to which the Provider can reasonably be expected to re-perform in a commercially reasonable manner), the Provider shall (a) promptly correct in all material respects such error, defect or breach or re-perform in all material respects such Services at the request of the Recipient and at the sole cost and expense of the Provider and (b) subject to the limitations set forth in Section  7.01 , reimburse the Recipient and its Subsidiaries and Representatives for Liabilities attributable to such breach by the Provider. The remedy set forth in this Section  7.02 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Recipient for any such breach of this Agreement; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Recipient from exercising its right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02(a )( ii) or seeking specific performance in accordance with Section 8.17 . Any request for re-performance in accordance with this Section  7.02 by the Recipient must be in writing and specify in reasonable detail the particular error, defect or breach, and such request must be made no more than one month from the later of (x) the date on which such breach occurred and (y) the date on which such breach was reasonably discovered by the Recipient.

Section 7.03 Third-Party Claim s . In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Recipient shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Provider, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective Representatives, and each of the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Provider Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all claims of Third Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Recipient’s use or receipt of the Services provided by the Provider hereunder, other than Third Party Claims arising out of the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of any Provider Indemnitee.

Section 7.04 Provider Indemnit y . In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Provider shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Recipient, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective Representatives, and each of the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Recipient Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the sale, delivery or provision of any Services provided by such Provider hereunder, but only to the extent that such Liability relates to, arises out of or results from the Provider’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud.

Section 7.05 Indemnification Procedure s . The procedures for indemnification set forth in Sections 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement.

 

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Article VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01 Mutual Cooperatio n . Each Party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the other Party and its Subsidiaries in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder; provided , however , that such cooperation shall not unreasonably disrupt the normal operations of such Party or its Subsidiaries; and, provided , further , that this Section  8.01 shall not require such Party to incur any out-of-pocket costs or expenses unless and except as expressly provided in this Agreement or otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.

Section 8.02 Further Assurance s . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Party shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all reasonable actions, including the execution, acknowledgment, filing and delivery of any and all documents and instruments that the other Party may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 8.03 Audit Assistanc e . Each of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries are or may be subject to regulation and audit by a Governmental Authority (including a Tax Authority), standards organizations, customers or other parties to contracts with such Parties or their respective Subsidiaries under applicable Law, standards or contract provisions. If a Governmental Authority, standards organization, customer or other party to a contract with a Party or its Subsidiary exercises its right to examine or audit such Party’s or its Subsidiary’s books, records, documents or accounting practices and procedures pursuant to such applicable Law, standards or contract provisions, and such examination or audit relates to the Services, then the other Party shall provide, at the sole cost and expense of the requesting Party, all assistance reasonably requested by the Party that is subject to the examination or audit in responding to such examination or audits or requests for Information, to the extent that such assistance or Information is within the reasonable control of the cooperating Party and is related to the Services. In the case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Tax Matters Agreement in relation to any matters addressed by the Tax Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement shall prevail.

Section 8.04 Title to Intellectual Propert y . Except as expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement or the Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, the Recipient acknowledges that it shall acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) in any intellectual property which is owned or licensed by the Provider, by reason of the provision of the Services hereunder. The Recipient shall not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, confidentiality or other proprietary notices that appear on any intellectual property owned or licensed by the Provider, and the Recipient shall reproduce any such notices on any and all copies thereof. The Recipient shall not attempt to decompile, translate, reverse engineer or make excessive copies of any intellectual property owned or licensed by the Provider, and the Recipient shall promptly notify the Provider of any such attempt, regardless of whether by the Recipient or any Third Party, of which the Recipient becomes aware.

Section 8.05 Independent Contractor s . The Parties each acknowledge and agree that they are separate entities, each of which has entered into this Agreement for independent business

 

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reasons. The relationships of the Parties hereunder are those of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership or any other relationship between the Parties. Employees performing Services hereunder do so on behalf of, under the direction of, and as employees of, the Provider, and the Recipient shall have no right, power or authority to direct such employees, unless otherwise specified with respect to a particular Service on the Schedules hereto.

Section 8.06 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 of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

 

  (b) This Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. This Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and the other Ancillary Agreements govern the arrangements in connection with the Separation and Distribution and would not have been entered independently.

 

  (c) Parent represents on behalf of itself and, to the extent applicable, each of its Subsidiaries, and SpinCo represents on behalf of itself and, to the extent applicable, each of its Subsidiaries, 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 and is enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

  (d)

Each Party acknowledges and agrees that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will as

 

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  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) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

Section 8.07 Governing Law . This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any Party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of Laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

Section 8.08 Assignability . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , that neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld in connection with the divestiture of any Subsidiary or business of such Party that is a Recipient). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a Party’s rights and obligations under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements in whole (i.e., the assignment of a Party’s rights and obligations under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, this Agreement and all the other Ancillary Agreements all at the same time) in connection with a merger, consolidation or other business combination of a Party with or into any other Person or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a Party to another Person, in each case so long as the resulting, surviving or acquiring Person assumes all the obligations of the relevant Party by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party.

Section 8.09 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Article VII with respect to the Provider Indemnitees and the Recipient Indemnitees in their respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any other Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder; and (b) there are no other third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any other Third Party with any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, 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  8.10 ):

If to Parent, to:

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

3100 Hansen Way

Palo Alto, California 94304

Attention: General Counsel

 

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If to SpinCo, to:

Varex Imaging Corporation.

1678 S. Pioneer Road

Salt Lake City, Utah 84104

Attention: General Counsel

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

Section 8.11 Severabilit y . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. 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 8.12 Force Majeur e . No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation hereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligations is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. Without limiting the termination rights contained in this Agreement, in the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such Force Majeure, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of such Force Majeure; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than the date that the affected Party resumes providing analogous services to, or otherwise resumes analogous performance under any other agreement for, itself, its Affiliates or any Third Party) unless this Agreement has previously been terminated under Article V or this Section  8.12 . The Recipient shall be (i) relieved of the obligation to pay Charges for the affected Service(s) throughout the duration of such Force Majeure and (ii) entitled to permanently terminate such Service(s) if the delay or failure in providing such Services because of a Force Majeure shall continue to exist for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days (it being understood that the Recipient shall not be required to provide any advance notice of such termination to the Provider).

Section 8.13 Heading s . The Article, Section and Paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 8.14 Survival of Covenants . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants, representations and warranties and other agreements contained in this Agreement, and Liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein, shall survive the Effective Time and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.

 

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Section 8.15 Waivers of Default . Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the waiving 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 8.16 Dispute Resolution .

 

  (a) In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim (a “ Dispute ”) arising out of or relating to any Party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise), calculation or allocation of the costs of any Service or otherwise arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including the interpretation or validity of this Agreement), such Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process referred to in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

 

  (b) In any Dispute regarding the amount of a Charge or a Termination Charge, if such Dispute is finally resolved pursuant to the dispute resolution process set forth or referred to in Section  8.16(a) and it is determined that the Charge or the Termination Charge, as applicable, that the Provider has invoiced the Recipient, and that the Recipient has paid to the Provider, is greater or less than the amount that the Charge or the Termination Charge, as applicable, should have been, then (i) if it is determined that the Recipient has overpaid the Charge or the Termination Charge, as applicable, the Provider shall within ten (10) calendar days after such determination reimburse the Recipient an amount of cash equal to such overpayment, plus the Interest Payment, accruing from the date of payment by the Recipient to the time of reimbursement by the Provider; and (ii) if it is determined that the Recipient has underpaid the Charge or the Termination Charge, as applicable, the Recipient shall within ten (10) calendar days after such determination reimburse the Provider an amount of cash equal to such underpayment, plus the Interest Payment, accruing from the date such payment originally should have been made by the Recipient to the time of payment by the Recipient. Prior to implementation of the dispute resolution process referred to in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts, if practicable, to attempt in good faith to resolve any Dispute in accordance with the procedures set forth in Schedule 8.16 .

Section 8.17 Specific Performanc e . Subject to Section  8.16 , in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party or Parties who are, or are to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief (on an interim or permanent basis) in respect of its rights or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any Action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived by each of the Parties. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall continue to provide Services and honor all other commitments under

 

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this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of Section  8.16 and this Section  8.17 with respect to all matters not subject to such Dispute; provided , however , that this obligation shall only exist during the term of this Agreement.

Section 8.18 Amendment s . No provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party against whom enforcement of such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is sought.

Section 8.19 Precedence of Schedule s . Each Schedule attached to or referenced in this Agreement is hereby incorporated into and shall form a part of this Agreement; provided , however , that the terms contained in such Schedule shall only apply with respect to the Services provided under that Schedule. In the event of a conflict between the terms contained in an individual Schedule and the terms in the body of this Agreement, the terms in the Schedule shall take precedence with respect to the Services under such Schedule only. No terms contained in individual Schedules shall otherwise modify the terms of this Agreement.

Section 8.20 Interpretatio n . In this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be deemed to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (c) Article, Section, Exhibit, Annex and Schedule references are to the Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (d) unless otherwise stated, all references to any agreement shall be deemed to include the exhibits, schedules and annexes to such agreement; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) unless otherwise specified in a particular case, the word “days” refers to calendar days; (h) references to “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law to close in Palo Alto, California or Salt Lake City, Utah; (i) references herein to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement or such other agreement as of the date on which it is executed and as it may be amended, modified or supplemented thereafter, unless otherwise specified; and (j) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to January 27, 2017.

Section 8.21 Mutual Draftin g . 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 to this Agreement.

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

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:  

/s/ John W. Kuo

  Name:   John W. Kuo
  Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Kimberley E. Honeysett

  Name:   Kimberley E. Honeysett
  Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Transition Services Agreement]

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 2017

BY AND BETWEEN

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

             Page  
Section 1.       Definition of Terms     1   
Section 2.       Allocation of Tax Liabilities     11   
  Section 2.01    General Rule     11   
  Section 2.02    Allocation of U.S. Federal Income Tax and Federal Other Tax     11   
  Section 2.03    Allocation of State Income and State Other Taxes     12   
  Section 2.04    Allocation of Foreign Taxes     12   
  Section 2.05    Certain Transaction and Other Taxes     12   
  Section 2.06    Attribution of Taxes     13   
Section  3.       Proration of Taxes for Straddle Periods     14   
Section  4.       Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns     14   
  Section 4.01    General     14   
  Section 4.02    Parent’s Responsibility     14   
  Section 4.03    SpinCo’s Responsibility     15   
  Section 4.04    Tax Accounting Practices     15   
  Section 4.05    Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns     15   
  Section 4.06    Right to Review Tax Returns     16   
  Section 4.07    SpinCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refund     16   
  Section 4.08    Apportionment of Taxes, Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes     17   
Section  5.       Tax Payments     17   
  Section 5.01    Payment of Taxes with Respect to Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns and Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns     17   
  Section 5.02    Payment of Taxes with Respect to Joint Returns (Other Than a Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return or Parent State Combined Income Tax Return) and Certain Returns of Other Taxes     18   

 

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  Section 5.03    Payment of Separate Company Taxes     19   
  Section 5.04    Indemnification Payments     19   
Section  6.       Tax Benefits     20   
  Section 6.01    Tax Benefits     20   
  Section 6.02    Parent and SpinCo Income Tax Deductions in Respect of Certain Equity Awards and Incentive Compensation     21   
Section  7.       Tax-Free Status     21   
  Section 7.01    Representations     21   
  Section 7.02    Restrictions on SpinCo     22   
  Section 7.03    Restrictions on Parent     24   
  Section 7.04    Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings     24   
  Section 7.05    Liability for Tax-Related Losses     25   
  Section 7.06    Section 336(e) Election     27   
Section  8.       Assistance and Cooperation     28   
  Section 8.01    Assistance and Cooperation     28   
  Section 8.02    Income Tax Return Information     28   
  Section 8.03    Reliance by Parent     29   
  Section 8.04    Reliance by SpinCo     29   
Section  9.       Tax Records     29   
  Section 9.01    Retention of Tax Records     29   
  Section 9.02    Access to Tax Records     30   
Section  10.       Tax Contests     30   
  Section 10.01    Notice     30   
  Section 10.02    Control of Tax Contests     30   

 

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Section  11.       Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements     32   
Section  12.       Survival of Obligations     32   
Section  13.       Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross-Up     32   
  Section 13.01    Treatment of Tax Indemnity and Tax Benefit Payments     32   
  Section 13.02    Tax Gross-Up     32   
  Section 13.03    Interest Under This Agreement     33   
Section  14.       Disagreements     33   
Section  15.       Late Payments     33   
Section  16.       Expenses     34   
Section  17.       General Provisions     34   
  Section 17.01    Addresses and Notices     34   
  Section 17.02    Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power     34   
  Section 17.03    Waiver     35   
  Section 17.04    Severability     35   
  Section 17.05    Assignability     36   
  Section 17.06    Further Action     36   
  Section 17.07    Integration     36   
  Section 17.08    Headings     36   
  Section 17.09    Governing Law     36   
  Section 17.10    Amendment     36   
  Section 17.11    SpinCo Subsidiaries     36   
  Section 17.12    Successors     36   
  Section 17.13    Specific Performance     37   

 

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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

This TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ) is entered into as of January 27, 2017, by and between Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( “Parent” ), and Varex Imaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( “SpinCo” ) (collectively, the “Companies” and each a “Company” ).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Parent and SpinCo have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017 (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement” ), providing for the separation of the Parent Group from the SpinCo Group;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Parent will, among other things, (i) (a) contribute the Varex Assets to SpinCo, (b) cause SpinCo to assume the Varex Liabilities, in actual or constructive exchange for (c) the issuance by SpinCo to Parent of SpinCo Common Stock and (d) the transfer by SpinCo to Parent of cash in an amount equal to $200 million (plus any adjustment to such amount pursuant to Section 2.9(h) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement) (the “ Cash Payment ”), (ii) transfer the Cash Payment to third-party creditors of Parent (the “ Creditor Repayment ”) in connection with the reorganization; and (iii) effect the Distribution;

WHEREAS, for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes, it is intended that each of the Internal Distributions and the Distribution shall qualify as transactions that are generally tax free pursuant to Sections 355(a) and/or 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Parent is the common parent of an affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of corporations, including SpinCo, which has elected to file consolidated Federal Income Tax Returns;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Distribution, SpinCo and its subsidiaries will cease to be members of the affiliated group of which Parent is the common parent (the “Deconsolidation” );

WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the parties of liabilities for Taxes arising prior to, as a result of, and subsequent to the Distribution, and to provide for and agree upon other matters relating to Taxes;

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

Section  1. Definition of Terms . For purposes of this Agreement (including the recitals hereof), the following terms have the following meanings, and capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement:

“Accounting Cutoff Date” means, with respect to SpinCo, any date as of the end of which there is a closing of the financial accounting records for such entity.


“Adjustment Request” means any formal or informal claim or request filed with any Tax Authority, or with any administrative agency or court, for the adjustment, refund, or credit of Taxes, including (a) any amended Tax Return claiming adjustment to the Taxes as reported on the Tax Return or, if applicable, as previously adjusted, (b) any claim for equitable recoupment or other offset, and (c) any claim for refund or credit of Taxes previously paid.

“Affiliate” means any entity that is directly or indirectly “controlled” by either the person in question or an Affiliate of such person. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The term Affiliate shall refer to Affiliates of a person as determined immediately after the Distribution.

“Agreement” shall mean this Tax Matters Agreement.

“business day” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Cash Payment” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

“CFO Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(e) of this Agreement.

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

“Companies” and “Company” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

“Compensatory Equity Interests” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a) of this Agreement.

“Contribution” means the contribution of assets, including all of the shares of capital stock of Internal SpinCo, by Parent to SpinCo pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement in actual or constructive exchange for (i) the issuance by SpinCo to Parent of shares of SpinCo Common Stock and (ii) the Cash Payment.

“Creditor Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

“Deconsolidation” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

“Deconsolidation Date” means the last date on which SpinCo qualifies as a member of the affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which Parent is the common parent.

“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

“Distribution” shall mean the distribution by Parent of all the common stock of SpinCo pro rata to holders of Parent common stock.

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

“Distribution-Related Tax Contest” shall mean any Tax Contest in which the IRS, another Tax Authority or any other party asserts a position that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Tax-Free Status of the Contribution and Distribution, the Internal Contribution and/or any of the Internal Distributions.

 

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

“Employee Matters Agreement” means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, by and between Parent and SpinCo.

“Federal Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by Subtitle A of the Code, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“Federal Income Tax Return” means any Tax Return of (i) any member of the SpinCo Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), or (ii) any member of the Parent Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), in each case, with respect to Federal Income Taxes, including any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return and any SpinCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return.

“Federal Other Tax” means any Tax imposed by the federal government of the United States of America other than any Federal Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and (e) of the Code.

“Filing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(d) of this Agreement.

“Final Determination” means the final resolution of liability for any Tax, which resolution may be for a specific issue or adjustment or for a Tax Period, (a) by IRS Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor forms thereto), on the date of acceptance by or on behalf of the taxpayer, or by a comparable form under the laws of a State, local, or foreign taxing jurisdiction, except that a Form 870 or 870-AD or comparable form shall not constitute a Final Determination to the extent that it reserves (whether by its terms or by operation of law) the right of the taxpayer to file a claim for refund or the right of the Tax Authority to assert a further deficiency in respect of such issue or adjustment or for such Tax Period (as the case may be); (b) by a decision, judgment, decree, or other order by a court of competent jurisdiction, which has become final and unappealable; (c) by a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Section 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the laws of a State, local, or foreign taxing jurisdiction; (d) by any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Income Tax or Other Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund may be recovered (including by way of offset) by the jurisdiction imposing such Income Tax or Other Tax; or (e) by any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or by mutual agreement of the parties.

“First Internal Distribution” means the distribution by VMSN of all the common stock of Internal SpinCo to VMSN Holdings in a transaction intended to qualify as a distribution that is generally tax free pursuant to Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

 

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“Foreign Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by any political subdivision of any foreign country or United States possession, which is an income tax as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.901-2, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“Foreign Other Tax” means any Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by any political subdivision of any foreign country or United States possession, other than any Foreign Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“Foreign Tax” means any Foreign Income Taxes or Foreign Other Taxes.

“Former Employee” has the meaning set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement.

“Group” means the Parent Group or the SpinCo Group, or both, as the context requires.

“High-Level Dispute” means any dispute or disagreement (a) relating to liability under Section 7.05 of this Agreement or (b) in which the amount of liability in dispute exceeds $3 million.

“Income Tax” means any Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax or Foreign Income Tax.

“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03 of this Agreement.

“Indemnitor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03 of this Agreement.

“Internal Contribution” means the contribution of specified assets by VMSN to Internal SpinCo pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Internal Distributions” shall mean the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Distribution, and the Third Internal Distribution.

“Internal SpinCo” means Varex Imaging International Holdings B.V., a besloten vennootschap organized under the laws of the Netherlands, and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of VMSN.

“Internal SpinCo Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by Internal SpinCo and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the trade or business relied upon to satisfy Section 355(b) of the Code with respect to each of the Internal Distributions as conducted immediately prior to the First Internal Distribution.

“Internal SpinCo Capital Stock” means all classes or series of capital stock of Internal SpinCo, including (i) the common stock of Internal SpinCo, (ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital stock and (iii) all instruments properly treated as stock in Internal SpinCo for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

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

“Joint Adjustment” means any proposed adjustment by a Tax Authority or claim for refund asserted in a Tax Contest which is neither a SpinCo Adjustment nor a Parent Adjustment.

 

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“Joint Return” shall mean any Return of a member of the Parent Group or the SpinCo Group that is not a Separate Return.

“Notified Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(a) of this Agreement.

“Other Tax” means any Federal Other Tax, State Other Tax, or Foreign Other Tax.

“Parent” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

“Parent Adjustment” means any proposed adjustment by a Tax Authority or claim for refund asserted in a Tax Contest to the extent Parent would be exclusively liable for any resulting Tax under this Agreement or exclusively entitled to receive any resulting Tax Benefit under this Agreement.

“Parent Affiliated Group” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return.”

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

“Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return” means any U.S. Federal Income Tax Return for the affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code and the regulations thereunder) of which Parent is the common parent (the “Parent Affiliated Group” ).

“Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary or other similar Foreign Income Tax Return or any Foreign Income Tax Return with respect to any profit and/or loss sharing group, group payment or similar group or fiscal unity that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the Parent Group together with one or more members of the SpinCo Group.

“Parent Group” means Parent and its Affiliates, excluding any entity that is a member of the SpinCo Group.

“Parent Separate Return” means any Separate Return of Parent or any member of the Parent Group.

“Parent State Combined Income Tax Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary State Income Tax Return that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the Parent Group and one or more members of the SpinCo Group.

“Past Practices” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a) of this Agreement.

“Payment Date” means (i) with respect to any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, the due date for any required installment of estimated taxes determined under Section 6655 of the Code, the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for filing the return determined under Section 6072 of the Code, and the date the return is filed, and (ii) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law.

“Payor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a) of this Agreement.

 

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“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof, without regard to whether any entity is treated as disregarded for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

“Post-Deconsolidation Period” means any Tax Period beginning after the Deconsolidation Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning the day after the Deconsolidation Date.

“Pre-Deconsolidation Period” means any Tax Period ending on or before the Deconsolidation Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Deconsolidation Date.

“Prime Rate” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Privilege” means any privilege that may be asserted under applicable law, including, any privilege arising under or relating to the attorney-client relationship (including the attorney-client and work product privileges), the accountant-client privilege and any privilege relating to internal evaluation processes.

“Proposed Acquisition Transaction” means a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7, or any other regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by SpinCo management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which SpinCo would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which any Person or Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from SpinCo and/or one or more holders of outstanding shares of SpinCo Capital Stock, a number of shares of SpinCo Capital Stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of SpinCo Capital Stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, comprise 40% or more of (A) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of SpinCo as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or (B) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of SpinCo as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (A) the adoption by SpinCo of a shareholder rights plan or (B) issuances by SpinCo that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d). For purposes of determining whether a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition, any recapitalization resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of stock by the non-exchanging shareholders. This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated into this definition and its interpretation.

 

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“Representation Letters” means the representation letters and any other materials delivered by, or on behalf of, Parent, SpinCo or others to a Tax Advisor in connection with the issuance by such Tax Advisor of a Tax Opinion.

“Required Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a) of this Agreement.

“Responsible Company” means, with respect to any Tax Return, the Company having responsibility for preparing and filing such Tax Return under this Agreement.

“Restriction Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date.

“Retention Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 of this Agreement.

“Second Internal Distribution” means the distribution by VMSN Holdings of all the common stock of Internal SpinCo to VMSI Holdings in a transaction intended to qualify as a distribution that is generally tax free pursuant to Section 355(a) of the Code.

“Section 336(e) Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.06.

“Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction but would be a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if the percentage reflected in the definition of Proposed Acquisition Transaction were 25% instead of 40%.

“Separate Return” means (a) in the case of any Tax Return of any member of the SpinCo Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the Parent Group and (b) in the case of any Tax Return of any member of the Parent Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the SpinCo Group.

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

“SpinCo” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement, and references herein to SpinCo shall include any entity treated as a successor to SpinCo.

“SpinCo Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by SpinCo and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the trade or business relied upon to satisfy Section 355(b) of the Code with respect to the Distribution as conducted immediately prior to the Distribution.

“SpinCo Adjustment” means any proposed adjustment by a Tax Authority or claim for refund asserted in a Tax Contest to the extent SpinCo would be exclusively liable for any resulting Tax under this Agreement or exclusively entitled to receive any resulting Tax Benefit under this Agreement.

 

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“SpinCo Capital Stock” means all classes or series of capital stock of SpinCo, including (i) the SpinCo Common Stock, (ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital stock and (iii) all instruments properly treated as stock in SpinCo for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

“SpinCo Carryback” means any net operating loss, net capital loss, excess tax credit, or other similar Tax item of any member of the SpinCo Group which may or must be carried from one Tax Period to another prior Tax Period under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.

“SpinCo Common Stock” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Varex Shares” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“SpinCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return” shall mean any U.S. Federal Income Tax Return for the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which SpinCo is the common parent.

“SpinCo Group” means SpinCo and its Affiliates, as determined immediately after the Distribution.

“SpinCo Separate Return” means any Separate Return of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group.

“State Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States (or by any political subdivision of any such State) or the District of Columbia, or any city or municipality located therein, which is imposed on or measured by net income, including state and local franchise or similar Taxes measured by net income, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“State Income Tax Return” means any Tax Return with respect to State Income Taxes.

“State Other Tax” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States (or by any political subdivision of any such State) or the District of Columbia, or any city or municipality located therein, other than any State Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“State Tax” means any State Income Taxes or State Other Taxes.

“Straddle Period” means any Tax Period that begins on or before and ends after the Deconsolidation Date.

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers compensation, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem , stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other tax (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“Tax Advisor” means a U.S. tax counsel or accountant of recognized national standing.

 

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“Tax Advisor Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14 of this Agreement.

“Tax Attribute” or “Attribute” shall mean a net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, excess charitable contribution, general business credit or any other Tax Item that could reduce a Tax.

“Tax Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

“Tax Benefit” means any loss, deduction, refund, credit, or other item reducing Taxes otherwise payable.

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

“Tax-Free Status” means the qualification of each of (i) the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, (ii) the Internal Contribution and First Internal Distribution, taken together, (iii) the Second Internal Distribution, and (iv) the Third Internal Distribution (a) as a transaction described in Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355(a) of the Code, (b) as a transaction in which the stock distributed thereby is “qualified property” for purposes of Sections 355(c)(2) and 361(c)(2) of the Code, as applicable, and (c) as a transaction in which Parent, SpinCo and the members of their respective Groups recognize no income or gain for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes pursuant to Sections 355, 361 and 1032 of the Code, other than (x) gain recognized pursuant to Section 361(b) with respect to any portion of the Cash Payment that is not transferred to shareholders or creditors of Parent in connection with the Contribution and Distribution, (y) income or gain recognized pursuant to Sections 367(b) and/or 1248 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated under such provisions with respect to the Internal Contribution and/or Internal Distributions, or (z) intercompany items or excess loss accounts taken into account pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code.

“Tax Item” means, with respect to any Income Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit.

“Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof relating to any Tax.

“Tax Opinion” means each opinion of a Tax Advisor delivered to Parent in connection with, and regarding the Federal Income Tax treatment of, (i) the Contribution and the Distribution, (ii) the Internal Contribution and First Internal Distribution, (iii) the Second Internal Distribution, or (iv) the Third Internal Distribution.

“Tax Period” means, with respect to any Tax, the period for which the Tax is reported as provided under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.

“Tax Records” means any Tax Returns, Tax Return workpapers, documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and any other books of account or records (whether or not in written, electronic or

 

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other tangible or intangible forms and whether or not stored on electronic or any other medium) required to be maintained under the Code or other applicable Tax Laws or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority.

“Tax-Related Losses” means (i) all federal, state and local Taxes (including interest and penalties thereon) imposed pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment or otherwise; (ii) all reasonable accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses and any damages associated with stockholder litigation or controversies and any amount required to be paid by Parent (or any Parent Affiliate) or SpinCo (or any SpinCo Affiliate) in respect of the liability of shareholders, whether paid to shareholders or to the IRS or any other Tax Authority, in each case, resulting from the failure of the Contribution and the Distribution, the Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Distribution, or the Third Internal Distribution to have Tax-Free Status; provided , that amounts shall be treated as having been required to be paid for purposes of clause (iii) of this definition to the extent they are paid in a good faith compromise of an asserted claim.

“Tax Return” or “Return” means any report of Taxes due, any claim for refund of Taxes paid, any information return with respect to Taxes, or any other similar report, statement, declaration, or document filed or required to be filed under the Code or other Tax Law, including any attachments, exhibits, or other materials submitted with any of the foregoing, and including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.

“Third Internal Distribution” means the distribution by VMSI Holdings of all the common stock of Internal SpinCo to Parent in a transaction intended to qualify as a distribution that is generally tax free pursuant to Section 355(a) of the Code.

“Transactions” means the Contribution, the Distribution, the Creditor Payment, and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement (including the Internal Contribution, and the Internal Distributions).

“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Period.

“Unqualified Tax Opinion” means an unqualified opinion of a Tax Advisor on which Parent may rely to the effect that (i) a transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status of (a) the Contribution and the Distribution, (b) the Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, (c) the Second Internal Distribution, or (d) the Third Internal Distribution, and (ii) will not adversely affect any of the conclusions set forth in any Tax Opinion; provided , that any tax opinion obtained in connection with a proposed acquisition of SpinCo Capital Stock entered into during the Restriction Period shall not qualify as an Unqualified Tax Opinion unless such tax opinion concludes that such proposed acquisition will not be treated as “part of a plan (or series of related transactions),” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, that includes the Distribution or any Internal Distribution. Any such opinion must assume that the Contribution and Distribution, the Internal Contribution and each of the Internal Distributions would have qualified for Tax-Free Status if the transaction in question did not occur.

 

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

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

“Varex Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“VMSI Holdings” means Varian Medical Systems International Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and a directly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

“VMSN” means Varian Medical Systems Nederland B.V., a besloten vennootschap organized under the laws of the Netherlands, and a directly wholly owned subsidiary of VMSN Holdings.

“VMSN Holdings” means Varian Medical Systems Netherlands Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and a directly wholly owned subsidiary of VMSI Holdings.

Section 2. Allocation of Tax Liabilities.

Section  2.01 General Rule .

(a) Parent Liability . Parent shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SpinCo Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to Parent under this Section 2.

(b) SpinCo Liability . SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Parent Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to SpinCo under this Section 2.

Section  2.02 Allocation of U.S. Federal Income Tax and Federal Other Tax . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, Federal Income Tax and Federal Other Tax shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Allocation of Tax Relating to Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns. With respect to any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, Parent shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes due or required to be reported on any such Income Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(b) Allocation of Tax Relating to Federal Separate Income Tax Returns. (i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination); (ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(c) Allocation of Federal Other Tax . Parent shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes attributable to the Parent Business (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination). SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes attributable to the Varex Business (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

 

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Section  2.03 Allocation of State Income and State Other Taxes . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, State Income Tax and State Other Tax shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Allocation of Tax Relating to Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns. With respect to any Parent State Combined Income Tax Return, Parent shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes due or required to be reported on such Income Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(b) Allocation of Tax Relating to State Separate Income Tax Returns. (i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent Separate Return (including any increase in such State Income Tax as a result of a Final Determination); (ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such State Income Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(c) Allocation of State Other Tax . Parent shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes attributable to the Parent Business (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination). SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes attributable to the Varex Business (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

Section  2.04 Allocation of Foreign Taxes . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, Foreign Income Tax and Foreign Other Tax shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Allocation of Tax Relating to Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Returns. Parent shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(b) Allocation of Tax Relating to Separate Returns. (i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent Separate Return (including any increase in such Foreign Income Tax as a result of a Final Determination); (ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Foreign Income Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(c) Allocation of Foreign Other Tax . Parent shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes attributable to the Parent Business. SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes attributable to the Varex Business.

Section  2.05 Certain Transaction and Other Taxes .

(a) SpinCo Liability . SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Parent Group from and against any liability for:

(i) subject to Section 2.05(a)(iv), any stamp, sales and use, gross receipts, or other transfer Taxes imposed by any Tax Authority on any member of the SpinCo Group (if such member is primarily liable for such Tax) on the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions;

 

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(ii) any Tax resulting from a breach by SpinCo of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

(iii) any Tax-Related Losses for which SpinCo is responsible pursuant to Section 7.05 of this Agreement; and

(iv) any value-added Tax imposed by any Tax Authority on any transfer occurring pursuant to the Transactions to the extent any member of the SpinCo Group is the transferee with respect to the relevant transfer.

The amount for which SpinCo is liable pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i), (ii) and (iv) shall include all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with the relevant Taxes.

(b) Parent Liability . Parent shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SpinCo Group from and against any liability for:

(i) subject to Section 2.05(b)(iv), any stamp, sales and use, gross receipts, or other transfer Taxes imposed by any Tax Authority on any member of the Parent Group (if such member is primarily liable for such Tax) on the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions;

(ii) any Tax resulting from a breach by Parent of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

(iii) any Tax-Related Losses for which Parent is responsible pursuant to Section 7.05 of this Agreement; and

(iv) any value-added Tax imposed by any Tax Authority on any transfer occurring pursuant to the Transactions to the extent any member of the Parent Group is the transferee with respect to the relevant transfer.

The amounts for which Parent is liable pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i), (ii) and (iv) shall include all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with the relevant Taxes.

Section  2.06 Attribution of Taxes . For purposes of Sections 2.02(c), 2.03(c), and 2.04(c), a Tax and any Tax Items shall be considered attributable to the Varex Business on the one hand and the Parent Business on the other (but not both) to the extent that such Tax and/or Tax Item would result if such Tax Return were prepared on a separate basis taking into account only the operations and assets of the Varex Business on the one hand and only the operations and assets of the Parent Business on the other hand (but not both), as applicable. Parent shall determine in good faith and otherwise in accordance with this Agreement which Tax Items are

 

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properly attributable to assets or activities of the Varex Business (and in the case of a Tax Item that is properly attributable to both the Varex Business and the Parent Business, the allocation of such Tax Item between the SpinCo Business and the Parent Business).

Section 3. Proration of Taxes for Straddle Periods.

(a) General Method of Proration . In the case of any Straddle Period, Tax Items shall be apportioned between Pre-Deconsolidation Periods and Post-Deconsolidation Periods in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b) as reasonably interpreted and applied by Parent. With respect to the Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for the taxable year that includes the Distribution, Parent shall determine in its sole discretion whether to make an election under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii). SpinCo shall, and shall cause each member of the SpinCo Group to, take all actions necessary to give effect to such election.

(b) Transactions Treated as Extraordinary Item . In determining the apportionment of Tax Items between Pre-Deconsolidation Periods and Post-Deconsolidation Periods, any Tax Items relating to the Transactions shall be treated as extraordinary items described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(C) and shall (to the extent occurring on or prior to the Deconsolidation Date) be allocated to Pre-Deconsolidation Periods, and any Taxes related to such items shall be treated under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(iv) as relating to such extraordinary items and shall (to the extent occurring on or prior to the Deconsolidation Date) be allocated to Pre-Deconsolidation Periods.

Section 4. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.

Section  4.01 General . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, Tax Returns shall be prepared and filed when due (taking into account extensions) by the Person obligated to file such Tax Returns under the Code or applicable Tax Law. The Companies shall provide, and shall cause their Affiliates to provide, assistance and cooperation to one another in accordance with Section 8 with respect to the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, including by providing information required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.

Section  4.02 Parent s Responsibility . Parent has the exclusive obligation and right to prepare and file, or to cause to be prepared and filed:

(a) Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns for any Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date;

(b) Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns, Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Returns and any other Joint Returns which Parent reasonably determines are required to be filed (or which Parent chooses to be filed) by the Companies or any of their Affiliates for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date; and

(c) Parent Separate Returns and SpinCo Separate Returns which Parent reasonably determines are required to be filed by the Companies or any of their Affiliates for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date (limited, in the case of SpinCo Separate Returns, to such Returns as are required to be filed on or prior to the Deconsolidation Date).

 

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Section  4.03 SpinCo s Responsibility . SpinCo shall prepare and file, or shall cause to be prepared and filed, all Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to members of the SpinCo Group other than those Tax Returns which Parent is required or entitled to prepare and file under Section 4.02. The Tax Returns required to be prepared and filed by SpinCo under this Section 4.03 shall include (a) any SpinCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for Tax Periods ending after the Deconsolidation Date and (b) SpinCo Separate Returns required to be filed after the Deconsolidation Date.

Section 4.04 Tax Accounting Practices.

(a) General Rule . Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.04(b), with respect to any Tax Return that SpinCo has the obligation and right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, under Section 4.03, for any Pre-Deconsolidation Period or any Straddle Period (or any Tax Period beginning after the Deconsolidation Date to the extent items reported on such Tax Return could reasonably be expected to affect items reported on any Tax Return that Parent has the obligation or right to prepare and file for any Pre-Deconsolidation Period or any Straddle Period), such Tax Return shall be prepared in accordance with past practices, accounting methods, elections or conventions ( “Past Practices” ) used with respect to the Tax Returns in question except to the extent (i) otherwise required by a change in applicable law or (ii) as would not have an adverse effect on Parent or its Affiliates. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.04(b), Parent shall prepare any Tax Return which it has the obligation and right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, under Section 4.02, in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by Parent.

(b) Reporting of Transactions . Except to the extent otherwise required by a change in applicable law or as a result of a Final Determination, (A) neither Parent nor SpinCo shall, and shall not permit or cause any member of its respective Group to, take any position that is inconsistent with the treatment of (i) the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, (ii) the Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, taken together, (iii) the Second Internal Distribution, or (iv) the Third Internal Distribution, in each case, as having Tax-Free Status (or analogous status under state or local law) and, (B) SpinCo shall not knowingly, and shall not knowingly permit or cause any member of the SpinCo Group to, take any position with respect to an item of income, deduction, gain, loss, or credit on a Tax Return, or otherwise treat such item in a manner which is inconsistent with the manner such item is reported on a Tax Return required to be prepared or filed by Parent pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof (including, without limitation, the claiming of a deduction previously claimed on any such Tax Return).

Section  4.05 Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns . SpinCo will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing any Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns, Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Returns, and any other Joint Returns that Parent determines are required to be filed by the Companies or any of their Affiliates (or that Parent chooses to file pursuant to Section 4.02(b)) for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date. With respect to any SpinCo Separate Returns relating to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date, SpinCo will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing consolidated, unitary, combined, or other similar joint Tax Returns, to the extent each entity is eligible to join in such Tax Returns, if Parent reasonably determines that the filing of such Tax Returns is consistent with past reporting practices, or, in the absence of applicable past practices, will result in the minimization of the net present value of the aggregate Tax to the entities eligible to join in such Tax Returns.

 

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Section 4.06 Right to Review Tax Returns.

(a) General . The Responsible Company with respect to any material Tax Return shall make such Tax Return (or the relevant portions thereof), related workpapers, and other supporting documents available for review by the other Company, if requested, to the extent (i) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which such other Company is or would reasonably be expected to be liable, (ii) such other Company is or would reasonably be expected to be liable in whole or in part for any additional Taxes owing as a result of adjustments to the amount of Taxes reported on such Tax Return, (iii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the other Company would reasonably be expected to have a claim for Tax Benefits under this Agreement, or (iv) reasonably necessary for the other Company to confirm compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Responsible Company shall use reasonable efforts to make such Tax Return, workpapers, and other supporting documents available for review as required under this paragraph promptly once such Tax Return is materially complete, but in any event no later than 20 days in advance of the due date for filing such Tax Return (unless the Responsible Company receives a request for review from the other Company within 20 days of the due date for filing such Tax Return, in which case the Responsible Company shall make such Tax Return, workpapers, and other supporting documents available promptly after the receipt of such request), such that the other Company has a meaningful opportunity to review and comment on such Tax Return and shall use reasonable efforts to have such Tax Return modified before filing, taking into account the person responsible for payment of the Tax (if any) reported on such Tax Return and whether the amount of Tax liability at issue is material. The Companies shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disagreement arising out of the review of such Tax Return and, failing such resolution, any disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with the disagreement resolution provisions of Section 14 as promptly as practicable. For purposes of this Section 4.06(a), a Tax Return is “material” if it could reasonably be expected to reflect (A) Tax liability equal to or in excess of $1 million, (B) a credit or credits equal to or in excess of $1 million or (C) a loss or losses equal to or in excess of $3 million.

(b) Execution of Returns Prepared by Other Party . In the case of any Tax Return which is required to be prepared and filed by one Company under this Agreement and which is required by law to be signed by the other Company (or by its authorized representative), the Company which is legally required to sign such Tax Return shall not be required to sign such Tax Return under this Agreement unless there is at least a reasonable basis for the Tax treatment of each material item reported on the Tax Return.

Section  4.07 SpinCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refund . SpinCo hereby agrees that, unless Parent consents in writing, (i) no Adjustment Request with respect to any Tax Return with respect to which Parent is the Responsible Company (including any Joint Return) or any other Tax Return reflecting Taxes for which Parent is responsible under Section 2 shall be filed, and (ii) any available elections to waive the right to claim in any Pre-Deconsolidation Period with respect to any Tax Return with respect to which Parent is the Responsible Company (including any Joint Return) or any Tax Return reflecting Taxes for which both Parent and SpinCo are responsible under Section 2 any SpinCo Carryback arising in a Post-Deconsolidation Period shall be made, and no affirmative election shall be made to claim any such SpinCo Carryback;

 

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provided , however , that the parties agree that any such Adjustment Request shall be made with respect to any SpinCo Carryback related to U.S. federal or State Income Taxes, upon the reasonable request of SpinCo, if such SpinCo Carryback is necessary to prevent the loss of the federal and/or State Income Tax Benefit of such SpinCo Carryback (including, but not limited to, an Adjustment Request with respect to a SpinCo Carryback of a federal or State capital loss arising in a Post-Deconsolidation Period to a Pre-Deconsolidation Period) and such Adjustment Request, based on Parent’s sole determination, will cause no Tax detriment to Parent, the Parent Group or any member of the Parent Group. Any Adjustment Request which Parent consents to make under this Section 4.07 shall be prepared and filed by the Responsible Company for the Tax Return to be adjusted.

Section 4.08 Apportionment of Taxes, Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes.

(a) If the Parent Affiliated Group has a Tax Attribute, the portion, if any, of such Tax Attribute apportioned to SpinCo or the members of the SpinCo Group and treated as a carryover to the first Post Deconsolidation Period of SpinCo (or such member) shall be determined by Parent in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1502-21, 1.1502-21T, 1.1502-22, 1.1502-79 and, if applicable, 1.1502-79A.

(b) No Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated Federal Income Tax of the Parent Affiliated Group, other than those described in Section 4.08(a), and no Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated, combined or unitary state, local, or foreign Income Tax, in each case, arising in respect of a Joint Return shall be apportioned to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group, except as Parent (or such member of the Parent Group as Parent shall designate) determines is otherwise required under applicable law.

(c) Parent (or its designee) shall determine the portion, if any, of any Tax Attribute which must (absent a Final Determination to the contrary) be apportioned to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group in accordance with this Section 4.08 and applicable law and the amount of tax basis and earnings and profits to be apportioned to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group in accordance with this Section 4.08 and applicable law, and shall provide written supporting documentation of the calculation thereof to SpinCo as soon as reasonably practicable after the information necessary to make such calculation becomes available to Parent. For the absence of doubt, Parent shall not be liable to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group for any failure of any determination under this Section 4.08 to be accurate under applicable law.

(d) The written documentation delivered by Parent pursuant to Section 4.08(c) shall be binding on SpinCo and each member of the SpinCo Group and shall not be subject to dispute resolution. Except to the extent otherwise required by a change in applicable law or pursuant to a Final Determination, SpinCo shall not take any position (whether on a Tax Return or otherwise) that is inconsistent with the information contained in such written documentation.

Section 5. Tax Payments.

Section  5.01 Payment of Taxes with Respect to Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns and Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns . Parent shall pay (a) to the IRS any Tax due with respect to any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return (including any Federal Income Tax due from the Parent Affiliated Group that is required to be paid as a result of

 

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an adjustment to an Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return) and (b) to the applicable Tax Authority any Tax due with respect to any Parent State Combined Income Tax Return (including any State Income Tax due that is required to be paid as a result of an adjustment to a Parent State Combined Income Tax Return).

Section  5.02 Payment of Taxes with Respect to Joint Returns (Other Than a Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return or Parent State Combined Income Tax Return) and Certain Returns of Other Taxes . In the case of (I) any Joint Return (other than a Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return or Parent State Combined Income Tax Return) and (II) any Return of Other Taxes reflecting Taxes for which both Parent and SpinCo are responsible under Section 2:

(a) Payment of Tax Due. The Responsible Company shall compute the amount of Tax required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority (taking into account the requirements of Section 4.04 relating to consistent accounting and reporting practices, as applicable) with respect to any Tax Return on the Payment Date for such Tax Return. The Responsible Company shall pay such amount to such Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date. The Responsible Company shall provide notice to the other Company setting forth such other Company’s responsibility for the amount of Taxes paid to the Tax Authority and provide proof of payment of such Taxes.

(b) Computation and Payment of Liability with Respect to Tax Due . Within 30 days following the earlier of (i) the due date (taking into account extensions) for filing any such Tax Return (excluding any Tax Return with respect to payment of estimated Taxes or Taxes due with a request for extension of time to file) or (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, if Parent is the Responsible Company, then SpinCo shall pay to Parent the amount, if any, allocable to the SpinCo Group under the provisions of this Agreement, and if SpinCo is the Responsible Company, then Parent shall pay to SpinCo the amount, if any, allocable to the Parent Group under the provisions of this Agreement, in each case, plus interest computed at the Prime Rate on the amount of the payment based on the number of days from the earlier of (i) the due date of the Tax Return (including extensions) or (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, to the date of payment. For the avoidance of doubt, however, (x) the 30-day period described herein shall not commence unless and until the Responsible Company notifies the other Company pursuant to Section 5.02(a) hereof, and (y) interest shall not accrue during any time period where such notification has not been received, unless such notification is received within the 30-day period described herein, in which case interest shall accrue beginning on the earlier of (i) the due date of the Tax Return (excluding extensions) or (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed.

(c) Adjustments Resulting in Underpayments . In the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to any such Tax Return, the Responsible Company shall pay to the applicable Tax Authority when due any additional Tax due with respect to such Tax Return required to be paid as a result of such adjustment pursuant to such Final Determination. The Responsible Company shall compute the amount attributable to the SpinCo Group or the Parent Group (as the case may be) in accordance with this Agreement and SpinCo shall pay to Parent any amount due Parent (or Parent shall pay SpinCo any amount due SpinCo) under this Agreement within 30 days from the later of (i) the date the additional Tax was paid by the Responsible Company or, in an instance where no cash payment is due to a Tax Authority, the date of such Final Determination, or (ii) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from

 

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the Responsible Company for payment of the amount due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. Any payments required under this Section 5.02(c) shall include interest computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date the additional Tax was paid by the Responsible Company (or, in an instance where no cash payment is due to a Tax Authority, the date of such Final Determination) to the date of the payment under this Section 5.02(c).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the amount to be paid pursuant to Section 5.02(b) or (c) (in each case, excluding interest) is in excess of $1 million, then, no later than the later of (i) 5 business days after the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from the Responsible Company for payment of the amount due, accompanied by a statement detailing the Taxes required to be paid and (ii) 3 business days prior to the due date for the payment of such Tax, SpinCo shall pay to Parent any amount due Parent (or Parent shall pay SpinCo any amount due SpinCo under Section 2.

Section  5.03 Payment of Separate Company Taxes . Each Company shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to the applicable Tax Authority when due all Taxes owed by such Company or a member of such Company’s Group with respect to a Separate Return of Income Taxes and with respect to a Separate Return of Other Taxes ( provided that Separate Returns of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02 shall be governed by Section 5.02).

Section  5.04 Indemnification Payments .

(a) If any Company (the “Payor” ) is required under applicable Tax Law to pay to a Tax Authority a Tax that another Company (the “Required Party” ) is liable for under this Agreement, the Payor shall provide notice to the Required Party of the amount due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. Such Required Party shall have a period of 30 days after the receipt of notice to respond thereto. Unless the Required Party disputes the amount it is liable for under this Agreement, the Required Party shall reimburse the Payor within 45 days of delivery by the Payor of the notice described above. To the extent the Required Party does not agree with the amount the Payor claims the Required Party is liable for under this Agreement, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with Section 14. Any reimbursement shall include interest on the Tax payment computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date of the payment to the Tax Authority to the date of reimbursement under this Section 5.04. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the amount to be paid pursuant to this Section 5.04 (excluding interest) is in excess of $1 million, then, no later than the later of (i) 5 business days after delivery by the Payor to the Required Party of an invoice for the amount due, accompanied by a statement detailing the Taxes required to be paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto, (ii) 3 business days prior to the due date for the payment of such Tax, the Required Party shall pay the Payor.

(b) Any Tax indemnity payment required to be made by the Required Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by any corresponding Tax Benefit payment required to be made to the Required Party by the other Company pursuant to Section 6. For the avoidance of doubt, a Tax Benefit payment is treated as corresponding to a Tax indemnity payment to the extent the Tax Benefit realized is directly attributable to the same Tax Item (or adjustment of such Tax Item pursuant to a Final Determination) that gave rise to the Tax indemnity payment.

(c) All indemnification payments under this Agreement shall be made by Parent directly to SpinCo and by SpinCo directly to Parent; provided , however , that if the Companies mutually agree with respect to any such indemnification payment, any member of the Parent Group, on the one hand, may make such indemnification payment to any member of the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, and vice versa.

 

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Section 6. Tax Benefits.

Section 6.01 Tax Benefits.

(a) Except as set forth below, Parent shall be entitled to any refund (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Income Taxes and Other Taxes for which Parent is liable hereunder, SpinCo shall be entitled to any refund (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Income Taxes and Other Taxes for which SpinCo is liable hereunder, and a Company receiving a refund to which another Company is entitled hereunder in whole or in part shall pay over such refund (or portion thereof) to such other Company within 30 days after such refund is received (together with interest computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date the refund was received to the date the refund was paid over).

(b) If a member of the SpinCo Group actually realizes in cash any Tax Benefit as a result of an adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination that increases Taxes for which a member of the Parent Group is liable hereunder (or reduces any Tax Attribute of a member of the Parent Group) and such Tax Benefit would not have arisen but for such adjustment (determined on a “with and without” basis), or if a member of the Parent Group actually realizes in cash any Tax Benefit as a result of an adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination that increases Taxes for which a member of the SpinCo Group is liable hereunder (or reduces any Tax Attribute of a member of the SpinCo Group) and such Tax Benefit would not have arisen but for such adjustment (determined on a “with and without” basis), SpinCo or Parent, as the case may be, shall make a payment to either Parent or SpinCo, as appropriate, within 30 days following such actual realization of the Tax Benefit, in an amount equal to such Tax Benefit actually realized in cash (including any Tax Benefit actually realized as a result of the payment), plus interest on such amount computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date of such actual realization of the Tax Benefit to the date of payment of such amount under this Section 6.01(b).

(c) No later than 30 days after a Tax Benefit described in Section 6.01(b) is actually realized in cash by a member of the Parent Group or a member of the SpinCo Group, Parent (if a member of the Parent Group actually realizes such Tax Benefit) or SpinCo (if a member of the SpinCo Group actually realizes such Tax Benefit) shall provide the other Company with a written calculation of the amount payable to such other Company by Parent or SpinCo pursuant to this Section 6. In the event that Parent or SpinCo disagrees with any such calculation described in this Section 6.01(c), Parent or SpinCo shall so notify the other Company in writing within 15 days of receiving the written calculation set forth above in this Section 6.01(c). Parent and SpinCo shall endeavor in good faith to resolve such disagreement, and, failing that, the

 

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amount payable under this Section 6 shall be determined in accordance with the disagreement resolution provisions of Section 14 as promptly as practicable. To the extent the amount payable determined pursuant to this Section 6.01(c) differs from the amount paid pursuant to Section 6.01(b), an appropriate adjusting payment shall be made promptly.

(d) SpinCo shall be entitled to any refund that is attributable to, and would not have arisen but for, a SpinCo Carryback pursuant to the proviso set forth in Section 4.07; provided , however , SpinCo shall indemnify and hold the members of the Parent Group harmless from and against any and all collateral Tax consequences resulting from or caused by any such Carryback, including (but not limited to) the loss or postponement of any benefit from the use of Tax Attributes generated by a member of the Parent Group or an Affiliate thereof if (x) such Tax Attributes expire unutilized, but would have been utilized but for such Carryback, or (y) the use of such Tax Attributes is postponed to a later Tax Period than the Tax Period in which such Tax Attributes would have been utilized but for such Carryback. Any such payment of such refund made by Parent to SpinCo pursuant to this Section 6.01(d) shall be recalculated in light of any Final Determination (or any other facts that may arise or come to light after such payment is made, such as a carryback of an Parent Group Tax Attribute to a Tax Period in respect of which such refund is received) that would affect the amount to which SpinCo is entitled, and an appropriate adjusting payment shall be made by SpinCo to Parent such that the aggregate amount paid pursuant to this Section 6.01(d) equals such recalculated amount (with interest computed at the Prime Rate).

Section 6.02 Parent and SpinCo Income Tax Deductions in Respect of Certain Equity Awards and Incentive Compensation.

(a) Allocation of Deductions . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Income Tax deductions arising by reason of exercises of options to purchase Parent or SpinCo stock or settlement of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units or performance stock unit awards, in each case, following the Distribution, with respect to Parent stock or SpinCo stock (such options, restricted stock units, or performance stock unit awards, collectively, “Compensatory Equity Interests” ) held by any Person shall be claimed by the issuing corporation.

(b) Withholding and Reporting . Tax reporting and withholding with respect to Compensatory Equity Interests shall be governed by Section 4.02(e) of the Employee Matters Agreement.

Section 7. Tax-Free Status.

Section 7.01 Representations.

(a) Each of Parent and SpinCo hereby represents and warrants that (A) it has reviewed the Representation Letters and (B) subject to any qualifications therein, all information, representations and covenants contained in such Representation Letters that relate to such Company or any member of its Group are true, correct and complete.

(b) SpinCo hereby represents and warrants that it has no plan or intention of taking any action, or failing to take any action (or causing or permitting any member of its Group to take or fail to take any action), in each case, from and after the Distribution Date, that could

 

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reasonably be expected to cause any representation or factual statement made in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Representation Letters or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be untrue.

(c) SpinCo hereby represents and warrants that, during the two-year period ending on the Distribution Date, there was no “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the SpinCo Group or by any other person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors regarding an acquisition of all or a significant portion of the SpinCo Capital Stock (or any predecessor); provided , however , that no representation is made regarding any such “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulations 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of Parent.

Section  7.02 Restrictions on SpinCo .

(a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letter. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status, or (B) any other transaction contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement which is intended by the parties to be tax-free from so qualifying.

(b) Reserved.

(c) SpinCo agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, it will (i) maintain its status as a company engaged in the SpinCo Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and (ii) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the SpinCo Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code. SpinCo further agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, it will cause Internal SpinCo to (A) maintain its status as a company engaged in the Internal SpinCo Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and (B) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the Internal SpinCo Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code.

(d) SpinCo agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, it will not (i) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent SpinCo has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur (whether by (a) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (b) finding a tender offer to be a “permitted offer” under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, or (c) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL or any similar corporate statute, any “fair price” or other provision of SpinCo’s

 

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charter or bylaws or otherwise), (ii) merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate, (iii) in a single transaction or series of transactions (A) sell or transfer (other than sales or transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business) all or substantially all of the assets that were transferred to SpinCo pursuant to the Contribution, (B) sell or transfer 30% or more of the gross assets of the SpinCo Active Trade or Business or (C) sell or transfer 30% or more of the consolidated gross assets of SpinCo and its Affiliates (in each case, such percentages to be measured based on fair market value as of the Distribution Date), (iv) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through a SpinCo Affiliate) any SpinCo stock, or rights to acquire stock, except to the extent such repurchases satisfy Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30 (as in effect prior to the amendment by Revenue Procedure 2003-48), (v) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any other action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, affecting the voting rights of SpinCo Capital Stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of SpinCo Capital Stock into another class of SpinCo Capital Stock), (vi) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any representation or covenant made in the Representation Letters) which in the aggregate (and taking into account any other transactions described in this subparagraph (d)) would be reasonably likely to have the effect of causing or permitting one or more persons to acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in SpinCo or otherwise jeopardize the Tax-Free Status of the Contribution, the Distribution, the Internal Contribution, or any of the Internal Distributions, or (vii) cause or permit Internal SpinCo to take any action or enter into any transaction described in the preceding clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) (substituting references therein to “SpinCo,” the “Contribution,” the “SpinCo Active Trade or Business” and “SpinCo Capital Stock” with references to “Internal SpinCo,” the “Internal Contribution,” the “Internal SpinCo Active Trade or Business” and “Internal SpinCo Capital Stock”) unless, in each case, prior to taking any such action set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii), (A) SpinCo shall have requested that Parent obtain a private letter ruling (or, if applicable, a supplemental private letter ruling) from the IRS and/or any other applicable Tax Authority in accordance with Section 7.04(b) and (d) of this Agreement to the effect that such transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status and Parent shall have received such a private letter ruling in form and substance satisfactory to Parent in its sole and absolute discretion (and in determining whether a private letter ruling is satisfactory, Parent may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and management’s representations made in connection with such private letter ruling), or (B) SpinCo shall provide Parent with an Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Parent in its sole and absolute discretion (and in determining whether an opinion is satisfactory, Parent may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and management’s representations if used as a basis for the opinion and Parent may determine that no opinion would be acceptable to Parent) or (C) Parent shall have waived the requirement to obtain such private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(e) Certain Issuances of SpinCo Capital Stock . If SpinCo proposes to enter into any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent SpinCo has the right to prohibit any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, proposes to permit any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction to occur, in each case, during the period from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, SpinCo shall provide Parent, no later than ten days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to the Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of SpinCo Capital Stock

 

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to be issued in such transaction) and a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of SpinCo to the effect that the Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction or any other transaction to which the requirements of Section 7.02(d) apply (a “CFO Certificate” ).

Section  7.03 Restrictions on Parent . Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letters. Parent agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the Parent Group to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status, or (B) any other transaction contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement which is intended by the parties to be tax-free from so qualifying.

Section 7.04 Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

(a) If SpinCo notifies Parent that it desires to take one of the actions described in clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 7.02(d) (a “Notified Action” ), Parent and SpinCo shall reasonably cooperate to attempt to obtain the private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion referred to in Section 7.02(d), unless Parent shall have waived the requirement to obtain such private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(b) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions at SpinCo’s Request. At the reasonable request of SpinCo pursuant to Section 7.02(d), Parent shall cooperate with SpinCo and use its reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, a private letter ruling from the IRS (and/or any other applicable Tax Authority, or if applicable, a supplemental private letter ruling) or cooperate with SpinCo to enable SpinCo to obtain an Unqualified Tax Opinion for the purpose of permitting SpinCo to take the Notified Action. Further, in no event shall Parent be required to file any request for a private letter ruling under this Section 7.04(b) unless SpinCo represents that (A) it has reviewed the request for such private letter ruling, and (B) all information and representations, if any, relating to any member of the SpinCo Group, contained in the related private letter ruling documents are (subject to any qualifications therein) true, correct and complete. SpinCo shall reimburse Parent for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Parent Group in obtaining a private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by SpinCo within 10 business days after receiving an invoice from Parent therefor.

(c) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions at Parent’s Request . Parent shall have the right to obtain a private letter ruling (or, if applicable, a supplemental private letter ruling) from the IRS (and/or any other applicable Tax Authority) or an Unqualified Tax Opinion at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. If Parent determines to obtain a private letter ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion, SpinCo shall (and shall cause each Affiliate of SpinCo to) cooperate with Parent and take any and all actions reasonably requested by Parent in connection with obtaining the private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion (including, without limitation, by making any representation or covenant or providing any materials or information requested by the IRS (or other applicable Tax Authority) or Tax Advisor; provided that SpinCo shall not be required to make (or cause any Affiliate of SpinCo to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control). Parent and SpinCo shall each bear its own costs and expenses in obtaining a private letter ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by Parent.

 

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(d) SpinCo hereby agrees that Parent shall have sole and exclusive control over the process of obtaining any private letter ruling pursuant to Section 7.04(b) or (c), and that only Parent shall apply for such a private letter ruling. In connection with obtaining a private letter ruling pursuant to Section 7.04(b), (A) Parent shall keep SpinCo informed in a timely manner of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by Parent in connection therewith; (B) Parent shall (1) reasonably in advance of the submission of any related private letter ruling documents provide SpinCo with a draft copy thereof, (2) reasonably consider SpinCo’s comments on such draft copy, and (3) provide SpinCo with a final copy; and (C) Parent shall provide SpinCo with notice reasonably in advance of, and SpinCo shall have the right to attend, any formally scheduled meetings with the IRS (or other applicable Tax Authority) (subject to the approval of the IRS (or other applicable Tax Authority)) that relate to such private letter ruling. Neither SpinCo nor any SpinCo Affiliate directly or indirectly controlled by SpinCo shall seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time concerning the Contribution and the Distribution, the Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Distribution, or the Third Internal Distribution (including the impact of any transaction on any of the foregoing).

Section 7.05 Liability for Tax-Related Losses.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 7.05(c), SpinCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses that are attributable to or result from any one or more of the following: (A) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of SpinCo’s Capital Stock and/or its or its subsidiaries’ assets (including any Internal SpinCo Capital Stock) by any means whatsoever by any Person, (B) any “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the SpinCo Group or by any other person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors regarding transactions or events that cause the Distribution or any Internal Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock of SpinCo or Internal SpinCo, in each case, representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (C) any action or failure to act by SpinCo after the Distribution (including, without limitation, any amendment to SpinCo’s certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise) affecting the voting rights of SpinCo stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of SpinCo Capital Stock into another class of SpinCo Capital Stock), (D) any act or failure to act by SpinCo or any SpinCo Affiliate described in Section 7.02 (regardless whether such act or failure to act is covered by a private letter ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion or waiver described in clause (A), (B) or (C) of Section 7.02(d)), a CFO Certificate described in Section 7.02(e) or a consent described in Section 7.02(g)) or (E) any breach by SpinCo of its agreements and representations set forth in Section 7.01.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 7.05(c), Parent shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless SpinCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses that are attributable to, or result from any one or more of the following: (A) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of Parent’s stock and/or its or its subsidiaries’ assets (including any capital stock of VMSN, VMSN Holdings, or VMSI Holdings) by any means whatsoever by any Person, (B) any “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the Parent Group or by any other person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors regarding transactions or events that cause the Distribution, or any Internal Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock of Parent, VMSN, VMSN Holdings, or VMSI Holdings, in each case, representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (C) any act or failure to act by Parent or a member of the Parent Group described in Section 7.03 or (D) any breach by Parent of its agreement and representations set forth in Section 7.01(a).

(c)

(i) To the extent that any Tax-Related Loss is subject to indemnity under both Sections 7.05(a) and (b), responsibility for such Tax-Related Loss shall be shared by Parent and SpinCo according to relative fault.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.05(b) or (c)(i) or any other provision of this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary:

(A) with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) or Section 355(f) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in Parent, VMSN, VMSN Holdings, or VMSI Holdings) and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of SpinCo (or any SpinCo Affiliate) by any means whatsoever by any Person or any action or failure to act by SpinCo affecting the voting rights of SpinCo, SpinCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss; and

(B) for purposes of calculating the amount and timing of any Tax-Related Loss for which SpinCo is responsible under this Section 7.05, Tax-Related Losses shall be calculated by assuming that Parent, the Parent Affiliated Group and each member of the Parent Group (I) pay Tax at the highest marginal corporate Tax rates in effect in each relevant taxable year and (II) have no Tax Attributes in any relevant taxable year.

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.05(a) or (c)(i) or any other provision of this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, (A) with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) or Section 355(f) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in SpinCo or Internal SpinCo) and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of Parent (or any Parent Affiliate) by any means whatsoever by any Person, Parent shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless SpinCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss; and (B) for purposes of calculating the amount and timing of any Tax-Related Loss for which Parent is responsible under this Section 7.05, Tax-Related Losses shall be calculated by assuming that SpinCo, the SpinCo Group, and each member of the SpinCo Group (I) pay Tax at the highest marginal corporate Tax rates in effect in each relevant taxable year and (II) have no Tax Attributes in any relevant taxable year.

(d) SpinCo shall pay Parent the amount of any Tax-Related Losses for which SpinCo is responsible under this Section 7.05: (A) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (i) of the definition of Tax-Related Losses no later than two business days prior to the date Parent files, or causes to be filed, the applicable Tax Return for the year of the Contribution or Distribution, as applicable (the “Filing Date” ) ( provided that if such Tax-Related Losses arise pursuant to a Final Determination described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Final Determination,” then SpinCo shall pay Parent no later than two business days prior to the due date for making payment with respect to such Final Determination) and (B) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax-Related Losses, no later than two business days after the date Parent pays such Tax-Related Losses. Parent shall pay SpinCo the amount of any Tax-Related Losses (described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax-Related Loss) for which Parent is responsible under this Section 7.05 no later than two business days after the date SpinCo pays such Tax-Related Losses. Each party shall have the right to review the calculation of any Tax-Related Losses prepared by the other party, including any related workpapers and other supporting documentation.

Section  7.06 Section 336(e) Election . If Parent determines, in its sole discretion, that a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code (a Section 336(e) Election ) shall be made with respect to the Distribution, SpinCo shall (and shall cause the relevant member of the SpinCo Group to) join with Parent or the relevant member of the Parent Group in the making of such election and shall take any action reasonably requested by Parent or that is otherwise necessary to give effect to such election (including making any other related election). If a Section 336(e) Election is made with respect to the Distribution, then this Agreement shall be amended in such a manner as is determined by Parent in good faith to take into account such Section 336(e) Election (including by requiring that, in the event the Contribution and Distribution fail to have Tax-Free Status and Parent is not entitled to indemnification for the Tax-Related Losses arising from such failure, SpinCo shall pay over to Parent any Tax Benefits actually realized in cash by the SpinCo Group or any member of the SpinCo Group arising from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Section 336(e) Election); provided , such amounts payable shall be reduced by all reasonable costs incurred by SpinCo to amend any Tax Returns or other governmental filings related to such Section 336(e) Election.

 

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Section 8. Assistance and Cooperation.

Section 8.01 Assistance and Cooperation.

(a) Each of the Companies shall provide (and cause its Affiliates to provide) the other and its agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, with such cooperation or information as such other Company reasonably requests in connection with Tax matters relating to the Companies and their Affiliates, including (i) preparation and filing of Tax Returns, (ii) determining the liability for and amount of any Taxes due (including estimated Taxes) or the right to and amount of any refund of Taxes, (iii) examinations of Tax Returns, and (iv) any administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes assessed or proposed to be assessed. Such cooperation shall include making available, upon reasonable notice, all information and documents in their possession relating to the other Company and its Affiliates as provided in Section 9. Each of the Companies shall also make available to the other, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the Companies or their respective Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required as witnesses for purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes.

(b) Any information or documents provided under this Section 8 or Section 9 shall be kept confidential by the Company receiving the information or documents, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement, (i) neither Parent nor any Parent Affiliate shall be required to provide SpinCo or any SpinCo Affiliate or any other Person access to or copies of any information (including the proceedings of any Tax Contest) other than information that relate solely to SpinCo, the business or assets of SpinCo or any SpinCo Affiliate and (ii)  in no event shall Parent or any Parent Affiliate be required to provide SpinCo, any SpinCo Affiliate or any other Person access to or copies of any information if such action could reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any Privilege. In addition, in the event that Parent determines that the provision of any information to SpinCo or any SpinCo Affiliate could be commercially detrimental, violate any law or agreement or waive any Privilege, the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to permit compliance with its obligations under this Section 8 or Section 9 in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

Section  8.02 Income Tax Return Information . SpinCo and Parent acknowledge that time is of the essence in relation to any request for information, assistance or cooperation made by Parent or SpinCo pursuant to Section 8.01 or this Section 8.02. SpinCo and Parent acknowledge that failure to conform to the deadlines set forth herein or reasonable deadlines otherwise set by Parent or SpinCo could cause irreparable harm. Each Company shall provide to the other Company information and documents relating to its Group required by the other Company to prepare Tax Returns. Any information or documents the Responsible Company requires to prepare such Tax Returns shall be provided in such form as the Responsible Company reasonably requests and in sufficient time for the Responsible Company to file such Tax Returns on a timely basis.

 

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Section  8.03 Reliance by Parent . If any member of the SpinCo Group supplies information to a member of the Parent Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the Parent Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the Parent Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of SpinCo (or any officer of SpinCo as designated by the chief financial officer of SpinCo) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. SpinCo agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Parent Group and its directors, officers and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of any kind attributable to a member of the SpinCo Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the Parent Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

Section  8.04 Reliance by SpinCo . If any member of the Parent Group supplies information to a member of the SpinCo Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the SpinCo Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the SpinCo Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of Parent (or any officer of Parent as designated by the chief financial officer of Parent) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. Parent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the SpinCo Group and its directors, officers and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of any kind attributable to a member of the Parent Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the SpinCo Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

Section 9. Tax Records.

Section  9.01 Retention of Tax Records . Each Company shall preserve and keep all Tax Records (including emails and other digitally stored materials) exclusively relating to the assets and activities of its Group for Pre-Deconsolidation Periods, and Parent shall preserve and keep all other Tax Records relating to Taxes of the Groups for Pre-Deconsolidation Tax Periods, for so long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (i) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitations, or (ii) seven years after the Deconsolidation Date (such later date, the Retention Date ). After the Retention Date, each Company may dispose of such Tax Records upon 90 days’ prior written notice to the other Company. If, prior to the Retention Date, a Company reasonably determines that any Tax Records which it would otherwise be required to preserve and keep under this Section 9 are no longer material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law and the other Company agrees, then such first Company may dispose of such Tax Records upon 90 days’ prior notice to the other Company. Any notice of an intent to dispose given pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall include a list of the Tax Records to be disposed of describing in reasonable detail the files, books, or other records being disposed. The notified Company shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy or remove, within such 90-day period, all or any part of such Tax Records, and the other Company will then dispose of the same Tax Records. If, at any time prior to the Retention Date, a Company determines to decommission or otherwise discontinue any computer program or

 

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information technology system used to access or store any Tax Records, then such Company may decommission or discontinue such program or system upon 90 days’ prior notice to the other Company, and the other Company shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy, within such 90-day period, all or any part of the underlying data relating to the Tax Records accessed by or stored on such program or system.

Section  9.02 Access to Tax Records . The Companies and their respective Affiliates shall make available to each other for inspection and copying during normal business hours upon reasonable notice all Tax Records (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any pertinent underlying data accessed or stored on any computer program or information technology system) in their possession and shall permit the other Company and its Affiliates, authorized agents and representatives and any representative of a Tax Authority or other Tax auditor direct access during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to any computer program or information technology system used to access or store any Tax Records, in each case, to the extent reasonably required by the other Company in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns or financial accounting statements, audits, litigation, or the resolution of items under this Agreement. To the extent any Tax Records are required to be or are otherwise transferred by the Companies or their respective Affiliates to any Person other than an Affiliate, the Company or its respective Affiliates shall transfer such records to the other Company at such time.

Section 10. Tax Contests.

Section  10.01 Notice . Each of the Companies shall provide prompt notice to the other Company of any written communication from a Tax Authority regarding any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest of which it becomes aware related to Taxes for which it may be entitled to indemnification by the other Company hereunder. Such notice shall include copies of the pertinent portion of any written communication from a Tax Authority and contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority in respect of any such matters. The failure of one Company to notify the other of such communication in accordance with the immediately preceding sentences shall not relieve such other Company of any liability or obligation to pay such Tax or make indemnification payments under this Agreement, except to the extent that the failure timely to provide such notification actually prejudices the ability of such other Company to contest such Tax liability or increases the amount of such Tax liability.

Section 10.02 Control of Tax Contests.

(a) Separate Company Taxes. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return (other than a Separate Return of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02), the Company having liability for the Tax shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 10.02(e) below.

(b) Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return and Parent State Combined Income Tax Return. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return or any Parent State Combined Income Tax Return, Parent shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 10.02(e)(i) below.

 

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(c) Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Return. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Return, Parent shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability.

(d) Joint Returns and Certain Other Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to (I) any Joint Return (other than any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, any Parent State Combined Income Tax Return or any Parent Foreign Combined Income Tax Return) or (II) any Return of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02, (i) Parent shall control the defense or prosecution of the portion of the Tax Contest directly and exclusively related to any Parent Adjustment, including settlement of any such Parent Adjustment and (ii) SpinCo shall control the defense or prosecution of the portion of the Tax Contest directly and exclusively related to any SpinCo Adjustment, including settlement of any such SpinCo Adjustment, and (iii) the Companies shall jointly control the defense or prosecution of Joint Adjustments and any and all administrative matters not directly and exclusively related to any Parent Adjustment or SpinCo Adjustment. In the event of any disagreement regarding any matter described in clause (iii), the provisions of Section 14 of this Agreement shall apply.

(e) Distribution-Related Tax Contests.

(i) In the event of any Distribution-Related Tax Contest as a result of which SpinCo could reasonably be expected to become liable for any Tax or Tax-Related Losses and which Parent has the right to administer and control pursuant to Section 10.02(a) or (b) above, (A) Parent shall consult with SpinCo reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (B) Parent shall offer SpinCo a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (C) Parent shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, and (D) Parent shall provide SpinCo copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, the final determination of the positions taken, including with respect to settlement or other disposition, in any Distribution-Related Tax Contest shall be made in the sole discretion of Parent and shall be final and not subject to the dispute resolution provisions of Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ii) In the event of any Distribution-Related Tax Contest with respect to any SpinCo Separate Return, (A) SpinCo shall consult with Parent reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (B) SpinCo shall consult with Parent and offer Parent a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (C) SpinCo shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, (D) Parent shall be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest and receive copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority, and (E) SpinCo shall not settle, compromise or abandon any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(f) Power of Attorney. Each member of the SpinCo Group shall execute and deliver to Parent (or such member of the Parent Group as Parent shall designate) any power of attorney or other similar document reasonably requested by Parent (or such designee) in connection with any Tax Contest (as to which Parent is the Controlling Party) described in this Section 10.

 

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Section  11. Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements . This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, (i) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements or arrangements between one or more members of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and one or more members of the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, shall be terminated, and (ii) amounts due under such agreements as of the date on which the Effective Time occurs shall be settled as of the Effective Time. Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to Parent or by or to SpinCo, with respect to such agreements shall be made, and all other rights and obligations resulting from such agreements between the Companies and their Affiliates shall cease at such time. Any payments pursuant to such agreements shall be disregarded for purposes of computing amounts due under this Agreement; provided that to the extent appropriate, as determined by Parent, payments made pursuant to such agreements shall be credited to SpinCo or Parent, respectively, in computing their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement, in the event that such payments relate to a Tax liability that is the subject matter of this Agreement for a Tax Period that is the subject matter of this Agreement.

Section  12. Survival of Obligations . The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be unconditional and absolute and shall remain in effect without limitation as to time.

Section 13. Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross-Up.

Section  13.01 Treatment of Tax Indemnity and Tax Benefit Payments . In the absence of any change in Tax treatment under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, for all Income Tax purposes, the Companies agree to treat, and to cause their respective Affiliates to treat, (i) any indemnity payment required by this Agreement or by the Separation and Distribution Agreement as either a contribution by Parent to SpinCo or a distribution by SpinCo to Parent, as the case may be, occurring immediately prior to the Distribution; and (ii) any payment of interest or State Income Taxes by or to a Tax Authority, as taxable or deductible, as the case may be, to the Company entitled under this Agreement to retain such payment or required under this Agreement to make such payment.

Section  13.02 Tax Gross-Up . If notwithstanding the manner in which Tax indemnity payments and Tax Benefit payments were reported, there is an adjustment to the Tax liability of a Company as a result of its receipt of a payment pursuant to this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement, such payment shall be appropriately adjusted so that the amount of such payment, reduced by all Income Taxes payable with respect to the receipt thereof (but taking into account all correlative Tax Benefits resulting from the payment of such Income Taxes), shall equal the amount of the payment which the Company receiving such payment would otherwise be entitled to receive.

 

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Section  13.03 Interest Under This Agreement . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent one Company ( Indemnitor ) makes a payment of interest to another Company ( Indemnitee ) under this Agreement with respect to the period from the date that the Indemnitee made a payment of Tax to a Tax Authority to the date that the Indemnitor reimbursed the Indemnitee for such Tax payment, the interest payment shall be treated as interest expense to the Indemnitor (deductible to the extent provided by law) and as interest income by the Indemnitee (includible in income to the extent provided by law). The amount of the payment shall not be adjusted to take into account any associated Tax Benefit to the Indemnitor or increase in Tax to the Indemnitee.

Section  14. Disagreements . The Companies desire that collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try, and they will cause their respective Group members to try, to resolve in good faith all disagreements regarding their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (other than a High-Level Dispute) (a Tax Advisor Dispute ) between any member of the Parent Group and any member of the SpinCo Group as to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or the performance of obligations hereunder, the Companies shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the Tax Advisor Dispute. If, within thirty (30) business days, such good faith negotiations do not resolve the Tax Advisor Dispute, then the matter will be referred to a Tax Advisor acceptable to each of the Companies. The Tax Advisor may, in its discretion, obtain the services of any third-party appraiser, accounting firm or consultant that the Tax Advisor deems necessary to assist it in resolving such disagreement. The Tax Advisor shall furnish written notice to the Companies of its resolution of any such Tax Advisor Dispute as soon as practical, but in any event no later than 45 days after its acceptance of the matter for resolution. Any such resolution by the Tax Advisor will be conclusive and binding on the Companies. Following receipt of the Tax Advisor’s written notice to the Companies of its resolution of the Tax Advisor Dispute, the Companies shall each take or cause to be taken any action necessary to implement such resolution of the Tax Advisor. In accordance with Section 16, each Company shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of its representatives) incurred in connection with the referral of the matter to the Tax Advisor. All fees and expenses of the Tax Advisor in connection with such referral shall be shared equally by the Companies. Any High-Level Dispute shall be resolved pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement; provided that each of the arbitrators selected in accordance with such Article VII must be Tax Advisors. Nothing in this Section 14 will prevent either Company from seeking injunctive relief if any delay resulting from the efforts to resolve the Tax Advisor Dispute through the Tax Advisor (or any delay resulting from the efforts to resolve any High-Level Dispute through the procedures set forth in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, as modified by the proviso in the preceding sentence) could result in serious and irreparable injury to either Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Parent and SpinCo are the only members of their respective Group entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, and each of Parent and SpinCo will cause its respective Group members not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such party as provided in this Section 14.

Section  15. Late Payments . Any amount owed by one party to another party under this Agreement which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus two percent,

 

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compounded semiannually, from the due date of the payment to the date paid. To the extent interest required to be paid under this Section 15 duplicates interest required to be paid under any other provision of this Agreement, interest shall be computed at the higher of the interest rate provided under this Section 15 or the interest rate provided under such other provision.

Section  16. Expenses . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party and its Affiliates shall bear their own expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns, Tax Contests, and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 17. General Provisions.

Section  17.01 Addresses and Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, or by facsimile with receipt confirmed, to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 17.01):

 

  If to Parent :    with a copy to:
  Varian Medical Systems, Inc.    Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  3100 Hansen Way    51 West 52nd Street
  Palo Alto, California 94304    New York, New York 10019
  Attention: Director, Taxes    Attention:   David C. Karp
  Facsimile: (650) 424-5988                       Ronald C. Chen
     Facsimile:   (212) 403-2000
  If to SpinCo :    with a copy to:
  Varex Imaging Corporation    Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  1678 S. Pioneer Road    51 West 52nd Street
  Salt Lake City, Utah 84104    New York, New York 10019
  Attention: Director, Taxes    Attention:   David C. Karp
  Facsimile: (801) 978-5772                       Ronald C. Chen
     Facsimile:   (212) 403-2000

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

Section  17.02 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 of the parties and delivered to the other party.

(b) This Agreement and the exhibits, schedules and appendices hereto, contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all

 

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previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or any other agreements relating to the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, with respect to matters addressed herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

(c) Parent represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Parent Group, and SpinCo represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo 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 thereof.

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

Section  17.03 Waiver . Waiver by a party of any default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other party. No failure or delay by a 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 of any other right, power or privilege.

Section  17.04 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. 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.

 

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Section  17.05 Assignability . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, no such party hereto may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement in whole in connection with a change of control of a party so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee person assumes all the obligations of the relevant party hereto by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other party.

Section  17.06 Further Action . The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement, including the execution and delivery to the other parties and their Affiliates and representatives of such powers of attorney or other authorizing documentation as is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with Tax Contests (or portions thereof) under the control of such other parties in accordance with Section 10.

Section  17.07 Integration . The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the parties any rights or remedies hereunder, and there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section  17.08 Headings . The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section  17.09 Governing Law . This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

Section  17.10 Amendment . No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

Section  17.11 SpinCo Subsidiaries . If, at any time, SpinCo acquires or creates one or more subsidiaries that are includable in the SpinCo Group, they shall be subject to this Agreement and all references to the SpinCo Group herein shall thereafter include a reference to such subsidiaries.

Section  17.12 Successors . This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of any successor by merger, acquisition of assets, or otherwise, to any of the parties hereto

 

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(including but not limited to any successor of Parent or SpinCo succeeding to the Tax attributes of either under Section 381 of the Code), to the same extent as if such successor had been an original party to this Agreement.

Section  17.13 Specific Performance . Subject to the provisions of Section 14, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties who are, or are to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by each of the parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer on the date first set forth above.

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

By:  

/s/ John W. Kuo

Name:   John W. Kuo
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Kimberley E. Honeysett

Name:   Kimberley E. Honeysett
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Tax Matters Agreement]

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION

DATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.01.

     Definitions      1   

Section 1.02.

     Interpretation      5   

ARTICLE II GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES

     6   

Section 2.01.

     General Principles      6   

Section 2.02.

     Service Credit      7   

Section 2.03.

     Adoption and Transfer and Assumption of Benefit Plans      7   

Section 2.04.

     Individual Agreements      8   

Section 2.05.

     Collective Bargaining      9   

Section 2.06.

     Non-U.S. Regulatory Compliance      9   

ARTICLE III ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES

     9   

Section 3.01.

     Assignment and Transfer of Employees      9   

Section 3.02.

     At-Will Status      9   

Section 3.03.

     Severance      10   

Section 3.04.

     Not a Change in Control      10   

ARTICLE IV EQUITY, INCENTIVE AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     10   

Section 4.01.

     Generally      10   

Section 4.02.

     Equity Incentive Awards      10   

Section 4.03.

     Employee Stock Purchase Plan      14   

Section 4.04.

     Non-Equity Incentive Plans      14   

Section 4.05.

     Director Compensation      15   

ARTICLE V RETIREMENT PLANS

     15   

Section 5.01.

     Establishment of Plan      15   

Section 5.02.

     Rollover of Account Balances      16   

Section 5.03.

     Plan Fiduciaries      16   

ARTICLE VI NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

     16   

Section 6.01.

     Generally      16   

Section 6.02.

     Participant Elections      17   

Section 6.03.

     Participation; Distributions      17   

ARTICLE VII WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS

     17   

Section 7.01.

     Welfare Plans      17   

Section 7.02.

     COBRA and HIPAA      18   

Section 7.03.

     Vacation, Holidays and Leaves of Absence      19   

 

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Section 7.04.

     Severance and Unemployment Compensation      19   

Section 7.05.

     Workers’ Compensation      19   

Section 7.06.

     Insurance Contracts      19   

Section 7.07.

     Third-Party Vendors      19   

ARTICLE VIII NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

     20   

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

     20   

Section 9.01.

     Information Sharing and Access      20   

Section 9.02.

     Preservation of Rights to Amend      21   

Section 9.03.

     Fiduciary Matters      21   

Section 9.04.

     Further Assurances      21   

Section 9.05.

     Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power      22   

Section 9.06.

     Governing Law      22   

Section 9.07.

     Assignability      23   

Section 9.08.

     Third-Party Beneficiaries      23   

Section 9.09.

     Notices      23   

Section 9.10.

     Severability      24   

Section 9.11.

     Force Majeure      25   

Section 9.12.

     Headings      25   

Section 9.13.

     Survival of Covenants      25   

Section 9.14.

     Waivers of Default      25   

Section 9.15.

     Dispute Resolution      25   

Section 9.16.

     Specific Performance      25   

Section 9.17.

     Amendments      25   

Section 9.18.

     Interpretation      26   

Section 9.19.

     Limitations of Liability      26   

Section 9.20.

     Mutual Drafting      26   

 

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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 27, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between Varian Medical Systems, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Varex Imaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Varex ”).

R E C I T A L S:

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

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Parent Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to separate the Varex Business from the Parent Business (the “ Separation ”) and, following the Separation, to make a distribution, on a pro rata basis, to holders of Parent Shares on the Record Date of all of the outstanding Varex Shares owned by Parent (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the Separation and Distribution, Parent and Varex have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017 (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in addition to the matters addressed by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions of certain employment, compensation and benefit matters; and

WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge that this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements represent the integrated agreement of Parent and Varex relating to the Separation and Distribution, are being entered into together and would not have been entered into independently.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Any terms that are capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Adjusted Varex Stock Value ” shall mean the product of (a) the Varex Stock Value, multiplied by (b) the Distribution Ratio.


Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement and shall include all Schedules hereto and all amendments, modifications, and changes hereto entered into pursuant to Section 9.17 .

Benefit Plan ” shall mean any contract, agreement, policy, practice, program, plan, trust, commitment or arrangement providing for benefits, perquisites or compensation of any nature from an employer to any Employee, or to any family member, dependent, or beneficiary of any such Employee, including cash or deferred arrangement plans, profit sharing plans, post-employment programs, pension plans, thrift plans, supplemental pension plans, welfare plans, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, other equity-based compensation and contracts, agreements, policies, practices, programs, plans, trusts, commitments and arrangements providing for terms of employment, fringe benefits, severance benefits, change in control protections or benefits, travel and accident, life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability and accident insurance, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, travel reimbursement, vacation, sick, personal or bereavement days, leaves of absences and holidays; provided , however , that the term “Benefit Plan” does not include any government-sponsored benefits, such as workers’ compensation, unemployment or any similar plans, programs or policies or Individual Agreements.

COBRA ” shall mean the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as codified at Section 601 et seq . of ERISA and at Section 4980B of the Code.

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

Employee ” shall mean any Parent Employee or Varex Employee.

ERISA ” shall mean the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Former Employee ” shall mean any individual who is a former employee of the Parent Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

HIPAA ” shall mean the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Individual Agreement ” shall mean any individual (a) employment contract, (b) retention, severance or change in control agreement, (c) expatriate (including any international assignee) contract or agreement (including agreements and obligations regarding repatriation, relocation, equalization of Taxes and living standards in the host country), or (d) other agreement containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the Parent Group and a Varex Employee, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.

IRS ” shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

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

Parent 401(k) Plan ” shall mean the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Retirement Plan.

 

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Parent Awards ” shall mean Parent Option Awards, Parent RSU Awards and Parent PSU Awards, collectively.

Parent Benefit Plan ” shall mean any Benefit Plan established, sponsored or maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time including any Parent Retained Qualified Plan, but excluding any Varex Benefit Plan.

Parent Compensation Committee ” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Parent Board.

Parent Deferred Compensation Plans ” shall mean the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended, and the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.

Parent Employees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01 .

Parent ESPP ” shall mean the Parent Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as in effect from time to time.

Parent Non-Equity Incentive Plans ” shall mean the corporate non-equity incentive plans of the Parent Group.

Parent Omnibus Plan ” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Stock Plan, as amended from time to time.

Parent Option Award ” shall mean an award of options to purchase Parent Shares granted pursuant to a Parent Omnibus Plan that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Parent PSU Award ” shall mean a performance stock unit award granted pursuant to the Parent Omnibus Plan that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Parent Ratio ” shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Pre-Separation Parent Stock Value by (b) the Post-Separation Parent Stock Value.

Parent Retained Qualified Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a) .

Parent RSU Award ” shall mean an award of time-based restricted stock units or deferred stock units granted pursuant to a Parent Omnibus Plan that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Parent Welfare Plan ” shall mean any Parent Benefit Plan which is a Welfare Plan.

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Post-Separation Parent Awards ” shall mean Post-Separation Parent Option Awards, Post-Separation Parent RSU Awards and Post-Separation Parent PSU Awards, collectively.

Post-Separation Parent Option Award ” shall mean a Parent Option Award adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02(a) .

Post-Separation Parent PSU Award ” shall mean a Parent PSU Award adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02(c) .

Post-Separation Parent RSU Award ” shall mean a Parent RSU Award as adjusted as of the Effective Time in accordance with Section 4.02(b) .

Post-Separation Parent Stock Value ” shall mean the simple average of the closing per-share price of Parent Shares trading on the NYSE for each of the first five (5) full Trading Sessions immediately after the Effective Time.

Pre-Separation Parent Stock Value ” shall mean the closing per-share price of Parent Shares trading “regular way with due bills” on the NYSE as of the last Trading Session prior to the Effective Time.

Pre-Separation Parent Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Pay Plan and Trust ” shall mean the Parent Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Pay Plan and Trust, as such plan and trust are in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.

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

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

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

Varex 401(k) Plan ” shall mean the Varex Imaging Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, established by Varex pursuant to Section 5.03(b) .

Varex Awards ” shall mean Varex Option Awards and Varex RSU Awards, collectively.

Varex Benefit Plan ” shall mean any Benefit Plan established, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by a member of the Varex Group as of or after the Effective Time, including any Varex Retained Qualified Plan and any Benefit Plans assumed or adopted by Varex pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and Section 2.03(b) .

Varex Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of Varex.

Varex Deferred Compensation Plans ” shall mean the Varex Imaging Corporation 2016 Deferred Compensation Plan and the Varex Imaging Corporation Frozen Deferred Compensation Plan, in each case, as adopted by Varex pursuant to Section 6.01(a) .

 

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Varex Employees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01 .

Varex Omnibus Plan ” shall mean the Varex 2016 Omnibus Stock Plan, as established by Varex as of the Effective Time pursuant to Section 4.01 .

Varex Option Award ” shall mean an award of options to purchase Varex Shares assumed by Varex pursuant to the Varex Omnibus Plan in accordance with Section 4.02(a) .

Varex Ratio ” shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Pre-Separation Parent Stock Value by (b) the Varex Stock Value.

Varex Retained Qualified Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b) .

Varex RSU Award ” shall mean an award of time-based restricted stock units or deferred stock units assumed pursuant to the Varex Omnibus Plan in accordance with Section 4.02(b) .

Varex Stock Value ” shall mean the simple average of the closing per-share price of Varex Shares trading on Nasdaq for each of the first five (5) full Trading Sessions immediately after the Effective Time.

Varex Welfare Plan ” shall mean a Welfare Plan established, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any member of the Varex Group for the benefit of Varex Employees.

Tax ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

Trading Session ” shall mean the period of time during any given calendar day, commencing with the determination of the opening price on the NYSE (for Parent Shares) or Nasdaq (for Varex Shares) and ending with the determination of the closing price on the NYSE (for Parent Shares) or Nasdaq (for Varex Shares), in which trading in Parent Shares or Varex Shares (as applicable) is permitted on the NYSE (for Parent Shares) or Nasdaq (for Varex Shares).

Transferred Director ” shall mean each Varex non-employee director as of the Effective Time who served as a non-employee director on the Parent Board immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Welfare Plan ” shall mean any “welfare plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or a “cafeteria plan” under Section 125 of the Code, and any benefits offered thereunder, and any other plan offering health benefits (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, mental health, substance abuse and retiree health), disability benefits, or life, accidental death and dismemberment, and business travel insurance, pre-Tax premium conversion benefits, dependent care assistance programs, employee assistance programs, paid time-off programs, contribution funding toward a health savings account, flexible spending accounts, supplemental unemployment benefits or severance.

Section 1.02. Interpretation . Section 10.15 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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ARTICLE II

GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES

Section 2.01. General Principles .

(a) Acceptance and Assumption of Varex Liabilities . Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement, on or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case prior to the Distribution, Varex and the applicable Varex Designees shall accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all of the following Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms (each of which shall be considered a Varex Liability), regardless of when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Effective Time, regardless of where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any Liabilities arising out of claims made by Parent’s or Varex’s respective directors, officers, Employees, Former Employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates against any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group, or any of their respective directors, officers, Employees, Former Employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates:

(i) any and all wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses and any other employee compensation or benefits payable to or on behalf of any Varex Employees after the Effective Time, without regard to when such wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses or other employee compensation or benefits are or may have been awarded or earned;

(ii) any and all Liabilities whatsoever with respect to claims under a Varex Benefit Plan, taking into account the Varex Benefit Plan’s assumption of Liabilities with respect to Varex Employees that were originally the Liabilities of the corresponding Parent Benefit Plan with respect to periods prior to the Effective Time; and

(iii) any and all Liabilities expressly assumed or retained by any member of the Varex Group pursuant to this Agreement.

(b) Acceptance and Assumption of Parent Liabilities . Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement, on or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case prior to the Distribution, Parent and certain members of the Parent Group designated by Parent shall accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all of the following Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms (each of which shall be considered a Parent Liability), regardless of when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Effective Time, regardless of where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any Liabilities arising out of claims made by Parent’s or Varex’s respective directors, officers, Employees, Former Employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates against any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Parent Group or the Varex Group, or any of their respective directors, officers, Employees, Former Employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates:

 

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(i) any and all wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses and any other employee compensation or benefits payable to or on behalf of any Parent Employees and Former Employees after the Effective Time, without regard to when such wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses or other employee compensation or benefits are or may have been awarded or earned;

(ii) any and all Liabilities whatsoever with respect to claims under a Parent Benefit Plan, taking into account a corresponding Varex Benefit Plan’s assumption of Liabilities with respect to Varex Employees that were originally the Liabilities of such Parent Benefit Plan with respect to periods prior to the Effective Time; and

(iii) any and all Liabilities expressly assumed or retained by any member of the Parent Group pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) Unaddressed Liabilities. To the extent that this Agreement does not address particular Liabilities under any Benefit Plan and the Parties later determine that they should be allocated in connection with the Distribution, the Parties shall agree in good faith on the allocation, taking into account the handling of comparable Liabilities under this Agreement.

Section 2.02. Service Credit . As of the Effective Time, the Varex Benefit Plans shall, and Varex shall cause each member of the Varex Group to, recognize for each Varex Employee who is employed immediately following the Effective Time by a member of the Varex Group full service with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or predecessor entities at or before the Effective Time, to the same extent that such service was recognized by Parent for similar purposes prior to the Effective Time as if such full service had been performed for a member of the Varex Group, for purposes of eligibility, vesting and determination of level of benefits under any such Varex Benefit Plan.

Section 2.03. Adoption and Transfer and Assumption of Benefit Plans .

(a) Adoption by Varex of Benefit Plans . As of no later than the Effective Time, Varex shall adopt Benefit Plans (and related trusts, if applicable) as contemplated by, and in accordance with, the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Plans Not Required to Be Adopted . With respect to any Benefit Plan not listed or otherwise addressed in this Agreement, the Parties shall agree in good faith on the treatment of such plan taking into account the handling of any comparable plan under this Agreement and, notwithstanding that Varex shall not have an obligation to continue to maintain any such plan with respect to the provision of future benefits from and after the Effective Time, Varex shall remain obligated to pay or provide any previously accrued or incurred benefits to the Varex Employees consistent with Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement.

(c) Information and Operation . Each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide the other Party with information describing each Benefit Plan election made by an Employee or Former Employee that may have application to such Party’s

 

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Benefit Plans from and after the Effective Time, and each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to administer its Benefit Plans using those elections. Each Party shall, upon reasonable request, use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide the other Party and the other Party’s respective Affiliates, agents, and vendors all information reasonably necessary to the other Party’s operation or administration of its Benefit Plans.

(d) No Duplication or Acceleration of Benefits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, no participant in any Benefit Plan shall receive service credit or benefits to the extent that receipt of such service credit or benefits would result in duplication of benefits provided to such participant by the corresponding Benefit Plan or any other plan, program or arrangement sponsored or maintained by a member of the Group that sponsors the corresponding Benefit Plan. Furthermore, unless expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or required by applicable Law, no provision in this Agreement shall be construed to create any right to accelerate vesting distributions or entitlements under any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by a member of the Parent Group or member of the Varex Group on the part of any Employee or Former Employee.

(e) Transition Services . The Parties acknowledge that the Parent Group or the Varex Group may provide administrative services for certain of the other Party’s compensation and benefit programs for a transitional period under the terms of the Transition Services Agreement. The Parties agree to enter into a business associate agreement (if required by HIPAA or other applicable health information privacy Laws) in connection with such Transition Services Agreement.

(f) Beneficiaries . References to Parent Employees, Varex Employees, Former Employees, and current and former non-employee directors of either Parent or Varex, shall be deemed to refer to their beneficiaries, dependents, survivors and alternate payees, as applicable.

Section 2.04. Individual Agreements .

(a) Assignment by Parent . To the extent necessary, Parent shall assign, or cause an applicable member of the Parent Group to assign, to Varex or another member of the Varex Group, as designated by Varex, all Individual Agreements, with such assignment to be effective as of no later than the Effective Time; provided , however , that to the extent that assignment of any such Individual Agreement is not permitted by the terms of such agreement or by applicable Law, effective as of the Effective Time, each member of the Varex Group shall be considered to be a successor to each member of the Parent Group for purposes of, and a third-party beneficiary with respect to, such Individual Agreement, such that each member of the Varex Group shall enjoy all of the rights and benefits under such agreement (including rights and benefits as a third-party beneficiary), with respect to the business operations of the Varex Group; provided , further , that in no event shall Parent be permitted to enforce any Individual Agreement (including any agreement containing non-competition or non-solicitation covenants) against a Varex Employee for action taken in such individual’s capacity as a Varex Employee other than on behalf of Varex Group as requested by Varex Group in its capacity as a third-party beneficiary.

 

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(b) Assumption by Varex. Effective as of the Effective Time, Varex shall assume and honor any individual agreement to which any Varex Employee is a party with any member of the Parent Group, including any Individual Agreement.

Section 2.05. Collective Bargaining . No later than the Effective Time, to the extent necessary, Varex shall (a) assume all collective bargaining agreements (including any national, sector or local collective bargaining agreement) that cover Varex Employees and the Liabilities arising under any such collective bargaining agreements, and (b) join any industrial, employer or similar association or federation if membership is required for the relevant collective bargaining agreement to continue to apply.

Section 2.06. Non-U.S. Regulatory Compliance . Parent shall have the authority to adjust the treatment described in this Agreement with respect to Varex Employees who are located outside of the United States in order to ensure compliance with the applicable Laws or regulations of countries outside of the United States or to preserve the Tax benefits provided under local Tax Law or regulation before the Distribution.

ARTICLE III

ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES

Section 3.01. Assignment and Transfer of Employees . Effective as of no later than the Effective Time and except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, (a) the applicable member of the Parent Group shall have taken such actions as are necessary to ensure that each individual who is intended to be an employee of the Varex Group as of immediately after the Effective Time (including any such individual who is not actively working as of the Effective Time as a result of an illness, injury or leave of absence approved by the Parent Human Resources department or otherwise taken in accordance with applicable Law) (collectively, the “ Varex Employees ”) is employed by a member of the Varex Group as of immediately after the Effective Time, and (b) the applicable member of the Parent Group shall have taken such actions as are necessary to ensure that each individual who is intended to be an employee of the Parent Group as of immediately after the Effective Time (including any such individual who is not actively working as of the Effective Time as a result of an illness, injury or leave of absence approved by the Parent Human Resources department or otherwise taken in accordance with applicable Law) and any other individual employed by the Parent Group as of the Effective Time who is not a Varex Employee (collectively, the “ Parent Employees ”) is employed by a member of the Parent Group as of immediately after the Effective Time. Each of the Parties agrees to execute, and to seek to have the applicable Employees execute, such documentation, if any, as may be necessary to reflect such assignment and/or transfer.

Section 3.02. At-Will Status . Nothing in this Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of any member of the Parent Group or any member of the Varex Group to (a) continue the employment of any Employee or permit the return from a leave of absence for any period after the date of this Agreement (except as required by applicable Law) or (b) change the employment status of any Employee from “at-will,” to the extent that such Employee is an “at-will” employee under applicable Law.

 

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Section 3.03. Severance . The Parties acknowledge and agree that, except as required by applicable Law, the Separation, Distribution and the assignment, transfer or continuation of the employment of Employees as contemplated by this Section 3.03 shall not be deemed an involuntary termination of employment entitling any Varex Employee or Parent Employee to severance payments or benefits.

Section 3.04. Not a Change in Control . The Parties acknowledge and agree that neither the consummation of the Separation, Distribution nor any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed a “change in control,” “change of control,” or term of similar import for purposes of any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by any member of the Parent Group or member of the Varex Group.

ARTICLE IV

EQUITY, INCENTIVE AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Section 4.01. Generally . Each Parent Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be adjusted as described below; provided , however , effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Parent Compensation Committee may provide for different adjustments with respect to some or all Parent Awards to the extent that the Parent Compensation Committee deems such adjustments necessary and appropriate. Any adjustments made by the Parent Compensation Committee pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be deemed incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth below and shall be binding on the Parties and their respective Affiliates. Before the Effective Time, the Varex Omnibus Plan shall be established, with such terms as are necessary to permit the implementation of the provisions of Section 4.02 .

Section 4.02. Equity Incentive Awards .

(a) Option Awards . Each Parent Option Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be treated as follows:

(i) Parent Employees, Former Employees and Directors . If the holder is a Parent Employee, Former Employee or a non-employee director of Parent (other than a Transferred Director), such award shall be converted, as of the Effective Time, into a Post-Separation Parent Option Award and shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02 , be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and expiration) after the Effective Time as were applicable to such Parent Option Award immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(A) the number of Parent Shares subject to such Post-Separation Parent Option Award shall be equal to the product, rounded down to the nearest whole share, of (I) the number of Parent Shares subject to the corresponding Parent Option Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (II) the Parent Ratio; and

(B) the per share exercise price of such Post-Separation Parent Option Award shall be equal to the quotient, rounded up to the nearest cent, of (I) the per share exercise price of the corresponding Parent Option Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (II) the Parent Ratio.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02(a)(i) , the exercise price, the number of Parent Shares subject to each Post-Separation Parent Option Award and the terms and conditions of exercise of such options shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(ii) Varex Employees and Directors . If the holder is a Varex Employee or a Transferred Director, such award shall be converted, as of the Effective Time, into a Varex Option Award and shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02 , be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and expiration) after the Effective Time as were applicable to such Parent Option Award immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(A) the number of Parent Shares subject to such Varex Option Award shall be equal to the product, rounded down to the nearest whole share, of (I) the number of Parent Shares subject to the corresponding Parent Option Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (II) the Varex Ratio; and

(B) the per share exercise price of such Varex Option Award shall be equal to the quotient, rounded up to the nearest cent, of (I) the per share exercise price of the corresponding Parent Option Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (II) the Varex Ratio.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02(a)(ii) , the exercise price, the number of Varex Shares subject to each Varex Option Award and the terms and conditions of exercise of such options shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(b) RSU Awards . Each Parent RSU Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be treated as follows:

(i) Parent Employees, Former Employees and Directors . If the holder is a Parent Employee, Former Employee or a non-employee director of Parent (other than a Transferred Director), such award shall be converted, as of the Effective Time, into a Post-Separation Parent RSU Award, and shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02 , be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) after the Effective Time as were applicable to such Parent RSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time, the number of Parent Shares subject to such Post-Separation Parent RSU Award shall be equal to the product, rounded to the nearest whole share, of (A) the number of Parent Shares subject to the corresponding Parent RSU Share Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Parent Ratio.

(ii) Varex Employees and Directors . If the holder is a Varex Employee or a Transferred Director, such award shall be converted, as of the Effective Time, into a Varex RSU Award, and shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02 , be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) after the Effective Time as were

 

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applicable to such Parent RSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time, the number of Varex Shares subject to such Varex RSU Award shall be equal to the product, rounded to the nearest whole share, of (A) the number of Parent Shares subject to the corresponding Parent RSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Varex Ratio.

(c) PSU Awards . Each Parent PSU Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted, as of the Effective Time, into a Post-Separation Parent PSU Award, and shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02 and the terms of the award agreement governing the applicable Parent PSU Award, be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) after the Effective Time as were applicable to such Parent PSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(i) PSU Awards Held by Parent Employees . In the case of any Parent PSU Award held by a Parent Employee, the number of Parent Shares subject to such Post-Separation Parent PSU Award shall be equal to the product, rounded to the nearest whole share, obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Parent Shares subject to the corresponding Parent PSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Parent Ratio.

(ii) PSU Awards (FY 2015-2017) Held by Varex Employees . In the case of any Parent PSU Award with a fiscal year 2015-2017 performance period held by a Varex Employee, such award shall vest as of immediately prior to the Effective Time on the following terms:

(A) satisfaction of the performance conditions applicable to such award related to (I) earnings per share shall be determined based on actual performance as of September 30, 2016 and (II) total shareholder return shall be determined based on actual performance as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in each case, with performance conditions adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect a shortened performance period and as determined by the compensation committee of the Parent Board in its sole discretion;

(B) the number of Parent Shares subject to such Parent PSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed equal to the product of (I) the number of Parent Shares that would have been payable pursuant to such Parent PSU Award based on the satisfaction of the performance conditions determined pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (A), multiplied by (II) 28/36; and

(C) such Parent PSU Award shall be settled as soon as practicable following the Effective Time with respect to the number of Parent Shares equal to the product, rounded to the nearest whole share, of (I) the number of Parent Shares calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (B), multiplied by (II) the Parent Ratio.

(iii) PSU Awards (FY 2016-2018) Held by Varex Employees . Any Parent PSU Award with a fiscal year 2016-2018 performance period held by a Varex Employee shall vest as of immediately prior to the Effective Time on the following terms:

 

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(A) satisfaction of the performance conditions applicable to such award related to (I) earnings per share shall be determined based on actual performance as of September 30, 2016, (II) total shareholder return shall be determined based on actual performance as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (III) in the case of such Parent PSU Awards granted in February 2016, revenue shall be determined based on actual performance as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in each case, with performance conditions adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect a shortened performance period and as determined by the compensation committee of the Parent Board in its sole discretion;

(B) the number of Parent Shares subject to such Parent PSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed equal to the product of (I) the number of Parent Shares that would have been payable pursuant to such Parent PSU Award based on the satisfaction of the performance conditions determined pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (A), multiplied by (II) (1) in the case of such Parent PSU Awards granted in November 2015, 16/36 or (2) in the case of such Parent PSU Awards granted in February 2016, 13/33; and

(C) such Parent PSU Award shall be settled as soon as practicable following the Effective Time with respect to the number of Parent Shares equal to the product, rounded to the nearest whole share, of (I) the number of Parent Shares calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (B), multiplied by (II) the Parent Ratio.

(d) Settlement; Tax Reporting and Withholding.

(i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.02(d) , after the Effective Time, Post-Separation Parent Awards, regardless of by whom held, shall be settled by Parent, and Varex Awards, regardless of by whom held, shall be settled by Varex.

(ii) Upon the vesting, payment or settlement, as applicable, of Varex Awards, Varex shall be solely responsible for ensuring the satisfaction of all applicable Tax withholding requirements on behalf of each Varex Employee. Upon the vesting, payment or settlement, as applicable, of Post-Separation Parent Awards, Parent shall be solely responsible for ensuring the satisfaction of all applicable Tax withholding requirements on behalf of each Parent Employee or Former Employee. Following the Effective Time, Parent shall be responsible for all income Tax reporting in respect of Post-Separation Parent Awards held by Parent Employees, Former Employees and individuals who are or were Parent non-employee directors, and Varex shall be responsible for all income Tax reporting in respect of Varex Awards held by Varex Employees and Transferred Directors.

(iii) Varex shall be responsible for the settlement of cash dividends or dividend equivalents on any Varex RSU Award held by a Varex Employee or Transferred Director. Prior to the date any such settlement is due, Parent shall pay Varex in cash amounts required to settle any dividends or dividend equivalents accrued prior to the Effective Time with respect to such Varex RSU Awards. Parent shall be responsible for the settlement of cash dividends or dividend equivalents on any Post-Separation Parent RSU Awards or Post-Separation Parent PSU Awards held by Parent Employee, Former Employee or non-employee director of Parent. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “dividend equivalents” shall not include any dividend equivalents that are deemed reinvested in Varex Shares or Parent Shares, consistent with the

 

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practice with respect to the applicable award prior to the Separation, and Parent or Varex, as applicable, shall adjust the number of shares subject to the applicable Post-Separation Parent Award or Varex Award, as applicable, to reflect such deemed reinvestment in the manner set forth in the applicable award agreement.

(e) Cooperation. Each of the Parties shall establish an appropriate administration system in order to administer, in an orderly manner, (i) exercises of vested Post-Separation Parent Options and Varex Options, (ii) the vesting and forfeiture of unvested Post-Separation Parent Awards and Varex Awards, and (iii) the withholding and reporting requirements with respect to all awards. Each of the Parties shall work together to unify and consolidate all indicative data and payroll and employment information on regular timetables and make certain that each applicable Person’s data and records in respect of such awards are correct and updated on a timely basis. The foregoing shall include employment status and information required for vesting and forfeiture of awards and Tax withholding/remittance, compliance with trading windows and compliance with the requirements of the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws.

(f) Registration and Other Regulatory Requirements . Varex agrees to file Forms S-1, S-3 and S-8 registration statements with respect to, and to cause to be registered pursuant to the Securities Act, the Varex Shares authorized for issuance under the Varex Omnibus Plan, as required pursuant to the Securities Act, not later than the Effective Time and in any event before the date of issuance of any Varex Shares pursuant to the Varex Omnibus Plan. The Parties shall take such additional actions as are deemed necessary or advisable to effectuate the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.02(f) , including compliance with securities Laws and other legal requirements associated with equity compensation awards in affected non-U.S. jurisdictions. Parent agrees to facilitate the adoption and approval of the Varex Omnibus Plan consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.162-27(f)(4)(iii).

Section 4.03. Employee Stock Purchase Plan . The administrator of the Parent ESPP shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to provide that all payroll deductions and other contributions of the participants in the Parent ESPP who are Varex Employees shall cease on or before the Distribution Date.

Section 4.04. Non-Equity Incentive Plans .

(a) Corporate Bonus Practices .

(i) The Varex Group shall be responsible for determining all non-equity bonus awards that would otherwise be payable to Varex Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs. The Varex Group shall also determine for Varex Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the Varex Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each Varex Employee. The Varex Group shall assume all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to Varex Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of the Parent Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.

 

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(ii) The Parent Group shall be responsible for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the Parent Non-Equity Incentive Plans to Parent Employees or Former Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs. The Parent Group shall also determine for Parent Employees or Former Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by the Parent Group, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each Parent Employee or Former Employee. The Parent Group shall retain (or assume as necessary) all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to Parent Employees or Former Employees for any performance periods that are open when the Effective Time occurs and thereafter, and no member of the Varex Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.

(b) Parent Retained Bonus Plans . No later than the Effective Time, the Parent Group shall continue to retain (or assume as necessary) any incentive plan for the exclusive benefit of Parent Employees and Former Employees, whether or not sponsored by the Parent Group, and, from and after the Effective Time, shall be solely responsible for all Liabilities thereunder.

(c) Varex Retained Bonus Plans . No later than the Effective Time, the Varex Group shall continue to retain (or assume as necessary) any incentive plan for the exclusive benefit of Varex Employees, whether or not sponsored by the Varex Group, and, from and after the Effective Time, shall be solely responsible for all Liabilities thereunder.

Section 4.05. Director Compensation . Parent shall be responsible for the payment of any fees for service on the Parent Board that are earned at, before, or after the Effective Time, and Varex shall not have any responsibility for any such payments except as otherwise provided in Article VI with respect to deferred compensation. With respect to any Varex non-employee director, Varex shall be responsible for the payment of any fees for service on the Varex Board that are earned at any time after the Effective Time and Parent shall not have any responsibility for any such payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Varex shall commence paying quarterly cash retainers to Varex non-employee directors in respect of the quarter in which the Effective Time occurs; provided that (a) if Parent has already paid such quarter’s cash retainers to Parent non-employee directors prior to the Effective Time, then within thirty (30) days after the Distribution Date, Varex shall pay Parent an amount equal to the portion of such payment that is attributable to Transferred Directors’ service to Varex after the Distribution Date (other than any amount that is subject to a deferral election and is credited or to be credited to any such director’s account under the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans), and (b) if Parent has not yet paid such quarter’s cash retainers to Parent non-employee directors prior to the Effective Time, then within thirty (30) days after the Distribution Date, Parent shall pay Varex an amount equal to the portion of such payment that is attributable to Transferred Directors’ service to Parent on and prior to the Distribution Date.

ARTICLE V

RETIREMENT PLANS

Section 5.01. Establishment of Plan . Effective on or before the Distribution Date, the Varex Board shall adopt and establish the Varex 401(k) Plan and a related trust, which shall be intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code (including under Sections 401(k) and (m) of the Code) including the safe-harbor requirements of Section

 

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401(k)(12) of the Code. Varex may make such changes, modifications or amendments to the Varex 401(k) Plan as may be required by applicable Law or as are necessary and appropriate to reflect the Separation or which result from vendor limitations. Before the Distribution Date, Varex shall provide Parent with (a) a copy of the Varex 401(k) Plan and related trust and applicable IRS volume submitter approval or other IRS favorable determination letter with respect to the plan and (b) a copy of certified resolutions of the Varex Board (or its authorized committee or other delegate) evidencing adoption of the Varex 401(k) Plan and related trust and the obligations described in Section 5.02 .

Section 5.02. Rollover of Account Balances . Varex Employees shall be eligible to participate in the Varex 401(k) Plan as of no later than the Effective Time to the extent that they were eligible to participate in the Parent 401(k) Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, Varex shall permit each Varex Employee to make contributions of “eligible rollover distributions” (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code) in the form of cash (or, in the case of loans, notes) in an amount equal to the full account balance distributable to such Varex Employee from the Parent 401(k) Plan to the Varex 401(k) Plan.

Section 5.03. Plan Fiduciaries . For all periods on and after the Effective Time, the Parties agree that the applicable fiduciaries of each of the Parent 401(k) Plan and the Varex 401(k) Plan, respectively, shall have the authority with respect to the Parent 401(k) Plan and the Varex 401(k) Plan, respectively, to determine the investment alternatives, the terms and conditions with respect to those investment alternatives and such other matters as are within the scope of their duties under ERISA and the terms of the applicable plan documents.

ARTICLE VI

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

Section 6.01. Generally .

(a) Establishment of the Deferred Compensation Plan . As of no later than the Effective Time, Varex shall establish the Varex Deferred Compensation Plans and a related rabbi trust.

(b) Assumption of Assets and Liabilities from Varex . As of no later than the Effective Time, Varex shall, and shall cause the Varex Deferred Compensation Plans to, assume all Assets and Liabilities under the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans related to the benefits of Varex Employees and Transferred Directors determined as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the Parent Group and the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans shall be relieved of all Assets and Liabilities related to such benefits. Parent shall retain all Liabilities under the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans for the benefits for Parent Employees, Former Employees, non-employee directors of Parent as of immediately following the Effective Time and former non-employee directors of Parent (other than the Transferred Directors). From and after the Effective Time, Varex Employees and Transferred Directors shall cease to be participants in the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans.

 

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Section 6.02. Participant Elections . Any election made by a Varex Employee or Transferred Director under the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans, including without limitation those with respect to compensation deferral, investments, optional forms of benefit, benefit commencement and beneficiaries, shall be recognized for the same purposes under the Varex Deferred Compensation Plans. No new elections shall be permitted under the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans and Varex Deferred Compensation Plans as a result of the Separation.

Section 6.03. Participation; Distributions . The Parties acknowledge that none of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall trigger a payment or distribution of compensation under any of the Parent Deferred Compensation Plans or Varex Deferred Compensation Plans for any participant and, consequently, that the payment or distribution of any compensation to which such participant is entitled under any such plan shall occur upon such participant’s separation from service from the Parent Group or Varex Group or at such other time as provided in the applicable deferred compensation plan or participant’s deferral election.

ARTICLE VII

WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS

Section 7.01. Welfare Plans .

(a) Establishment of Varex Welfare Plans . The Parties acknowledge and agree that, as of December 31, 2016, the Varex Employees ceased participation in the Parent Welfare Plans and, as of January 1, 2017, such employees commenced participation in the Varex Welfare Plans. Except as otherwise provided in this Article VII , no Varex Welfare Plan shall provide coverage to any Parent Employee at any time or any Former Employee after the Effective Time, and no Parent Welfare Plan shall provide coverage to any Varex Employee after January 1, 2017.

(b) Waiver of Conditions; Benefit Maximums . Varex has and shall continue to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Varex Welfare Plans to:

(i) with respect to initial enrollment, waive (A) all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions, and service conditions with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to any Varex Employee, other than limitations that were in effect with respect to the Varex Employee under the applicable Parent Welfare Plan as of immediately prior to January 1, 2017, and (B) any waiting period limitation or evidence of insurability requirement applicable to a Varex Employee other than limitations or requirements that were in effect with respect to such Varex Employee under the applicable Parent Welfare Plans as of immediately prior to January 1, 2017; and

(ii) take into account (A) with respect to aggregate annual, lifetime, or similar maximum benefits available under the Varex Welfare Plans, a Varex Employee’s prior claim experience under the Parent Welfare Plans and any Benefit Plan that provides leave benefits; and (B) any eligible expenses incurred by a Varex Employee and his or her covered dependents during the portion of the plan year of the applicable Parent Welfare Plan ending as of January 1, 2017 to be taken into account under such Varex Welfare Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance, and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Varex

 

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Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year to the same extent as such expenses were taken into account by Parent for similar purposes prior to January 1, 2017 as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such Varex Welfare Plan.

(c) Flexible Spending Accounts . The Parties acknowledge and agree that, as of January 1, 2017, Varex established a flexible spending account benefit plan (the “ Varex FSA ”). Until March 31, 2017, Varex Employees shall be permitted to submit for reimbursement claims incurred in respect of 2016 to the flexible spending account benefit plan maintained by Parent in respect of 2016 (the “ Parent FSA ”), which claims shall be eligible for reimbursement through such date in accordance with the terms of the Parent FSA. As of March 31, 2017, any remaining balance in excess of $500 in an active Varex Employee’s account under the Parent FSA shall be transferred to the Varex FSA.

(d) Allocation of Welfare Plan Assets and Liabilities .

(i) Except as otherwise provided in this Article VII , effective as of the Effective Time, the Parent Group shall retain or assume, as applicable, and be responsible for all Assets (including any insurance contracts, policies or other funding vehicles) and Liabilities relating to the Parent Welfare Plans, regardless of when arising, and the Varex Group shall retain or assume, as applicable, and be responsible for all Assets (including any insurance contracts, policies or other funding vehicles) and Liabilities relating to the Varex Welfare Plans, regardless of when arising.

(ii) For these purposes, a claim or Liability is deemed to be incurred: (A) with respect to medical, dental, vision and/or prescription drug benefits, upon the rendering of health services giving rise to such claim or Liability; (B) with respect to life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance, upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to such claim or Liability; and (C) with respect to disability benefits, upon the date of an Employee’s disability, as determined by the disability benefit insurance carrier or claim administrator, giving rise to such claim or Liability.

Section 7.02. COBRA and HIPAA . The Parent Group shall be responsible for complying with, and providing coverage pursuant to, the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, and the corresponding provisions of the Parent Welfare Plans with respect to any Parent Employees or Former Employees (and their covered dependents) who incur a qualifying event under COBRA before, as of, or after the Effective Time. Effective as of January 1, 2017, the Varex Group shall assume responsibility for complying with, and providing coverage pursuant to, the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, and the corresponding provisions of the Varex Welfare Plans with respect to any Varex Employees (and their covered dependents) who incur a qualifying event or loss of coverage under the Varex Welfare Plans as of, or after January 1, 2017. For purposes of this Section 7.02, any Former Employee who participated in the Varex Welfare Plans as of the date of such Former Employee’s qualifying event under COBRA shall be considered a Varex Employee. The Parties agree that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall not constitute a COBRA qualifying event for any purpose of COBRA.

 

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Section 7.03. Vacation, Holidays and Leaves of Absence . Effective as of no later than the Effective Time, the Varex Group shall assume all Liabilities of the Varex Group with respect to vacation, holiday, annual leave or other leave of absence, and required payments related thereto, for each Varex Employee, unless otherwise required by applicable Law. The Parent Group shall retain all Liabilities with respect to vacation, holiday, annual leave or other leave of absence, and required payments related thereto, for each Parent Employee.

Section 7.04. Severance and Unemployment Compensation . As of the Effective Time, the Varex Group shall assume and be responsible for any and all Liabilities relating to Varex Employees in respect of severance, unemployment compensation and supplemental unemployment benefits if the event giving rise to the Liability occurred on or after January 1, 2017. The Parent Group shall retain or assume, as applicable, and be responsible for any and all Liabilities relating to Parent Employees and Former Employees in respect of severance, unemployment compensation and supplemental unemployment benefits, regardless of when arising. For purposes of this Section 7.04, any Former Employee who is entitled to severance, unemployment compensation or supplemental unemployment benefits under a Varex Benefit Plan shall be considered a Varex Employee.

Section 7.05. Workers’ Compensation . With respect to claims for workers’ compensation in the United States, (a) the Varex Group shall be responsible for claims in respect of Varex Employees occurring at or after the Effective Time, and (b) the Parent Group shall be responsible for all claims in respect of Parent Employees and Former Employees, whether occurring before, at or after the Effective Time, and claims in respect of Varex Employees occurring before the Effective Time. The treatment of workers’ compensation claims by Varex with respect to Parent insurance policies shall be governed by Section 5.1 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 7.06. Insurance Contracts . To the extent that any Welfare Plan is funded through the purchase of an insurance contract or is subject to any stop loss contract, the Parties shall cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts to replicate such insurance contracts for Varex or Parent as applicable (except to the extent that changes are required under applicable Law or filings by the respective insurers) and to maintain any pricing discounts or other preferential terms for both Parent and Varex for a reasonable term. Neither Party shall be liable for failure to obtain such insurance contracts, pricing discounts, or other preferential terms for the other Party. Each Party shall be responsible for any additional premiums, charges, or administrative fees that such Party may incur pursuant to this Section 7.06 .

Section 7.07. Third-Party Vendors . Except as provided below, to the extent that any Welfare Plan is administered by a third-party vendor, the Parties shall cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts to replicate any contract with such third-party vendor for Parent or Varex, as applicable and to maintain any pricing discounts or other preferential terms for both Parent and Varex for a reasonable term. Neither Party shall be liable for failure to obtain such pricing discounts or other preferential terms for the other Party. Each Party shall be responsible for any additional premiums, charges, or administrative fees that such Party may incur pursuant to this Section 7.07 .

 

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ARTICLE VIII

NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

To the extent commercially reasonable, Varex Employees who are residents outside of the United States or otherwise are subject to non-U.S. Law and their related benefits and Liabilities shall be treated in the same manner as the Varex Employees who are residents of the United States and are not subject to non-U.S. Law. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all actions taken with respect to non-U.S. Employees or U.S. Employees working in non-U.S. jurisdictions shall be subject to and accomplished in accordance with applicable Law consistent with the custom of the applicable jurisdictions.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01. Information Sharing and Access .

(a) Sharing of Information. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable Law, each of Parent and Varex (acting directly or through members of the Parent Group or the Varex Group, respectively) shall provide to the other Party and its authorized agents and vendors all information necessary (including information for purposes of determining benefit eligibility, participation, vesting, calculation of benefits) on a timely basis under the circumstances for the Party to perform its duties under this Agreement. Such information shall include information relating to equity awards under stock plans. To the extent that such information is maintained by a third-party vendor, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to require the third-party vendor to provide the necessary information and assist in resolving discrepancies or obtaining missing data.

(b) Transfer of Personnel Records and Authorization . Subject to any limitation imposed by applicable Law and to the extent that it has not done so before the Effective Time, Parent shall transfer to Varex any and all employment records (including any Form I-9, Form W-2 or other IRS forms) with respect to Varex Employees and other records reasonably required by Varex to enable Varex properly to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Such transfer of records generally shall occur as soon as administratively practicable at or after the Effective Time. Each Party shall permit the other Party reasonable access to its Employee records, to the extent reasonably necessary for such accessing Party to carry out its obligations hereunder.

(c) Access to Records. To the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any applicable privacy protection Laws or regulations, reasonable access to Employee-related and benefit plan related records after the Effective Time shall be provided to members of the Parent Group and members of the Varex Group pursuant to the terms and conditions of Article VI of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(d) Maintenance of Records. With respect to retaining, destroying, transferring, sharing, copying and permitting access to all Employee-related information, Parent and Varex shall comply with all applicable Laws, regulations and internal policies, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each other from and against any and all Liability, Actions, and damages that arise from a failure (by the indemnifying Party or its Subsidiaries or their respective agents) to so comply with all applicable Laws, regulations and internal policies applicable to such information.

 

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(e) Cooperation. Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and work together to unify, consolidate and share (to the extent permissible under applicable privacy/data protection Laws) all relevant documents, resolutions, government filings, data, payroll, employment and benefit plan information on regular timetables and cooperate as needed with respect to (i) any claims under or audit of or litigation with respect to any employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) efforts to seek a determination letter, private letter ruling or advisory opinion from the IRS or U.S. Department of Labor on behalf of any employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) any filings that are required to be made or supplemented to the IRS, U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, U.S. Department of Labor or any other Governmental Authority, and (iv) any audits by a Governmental Authority or corrective actions, relating to any Benefit Plan, labor or payroll practices; provided , however , that requests for cooperation must be reasonable and not interfere with daily business operations.

(f) Confidentiality. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all confidential records and data relating to Employees to be shared or transferred pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to Section 6.9 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the requirements of applicable Law.

Section 9.02. Preservation of Rights to Amend . Except as set forth in this Agreement, the rights of each member of the Parent Group and each member of the Varex Group to amend, waive, or terminate any plan, arrangement, agreement, program, or policy referred to herein shall not be limited in any way by this Agreement.

Section 9.03. Fiduciary Matters . Parent and Varex each acknowledges that actions required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or standards of conduct under ERISA or other applicable Law, and no Party shall be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any provisions hereof based upon its good-faith determination (as supported by advice from counsel experienced in such matters) that to do so would violate such a fiduciary duty or standard. Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release and indemnify the other Party for any Liabilities caused by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.

Section 9.04. Further Assurances . Each Party hereto shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all reasonable actions, including the execution, acknowledgment, filing and delivery of any and all documents and instruments that any other Party hereto may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 9.05. 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 of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

(b) This Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. This Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements govern the arrangements in connection with the Separation and Distribution and would not have been entered independently.

(c) Parent represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Parent Group, and Varex represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Varex 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 acknowledges that it and each other Party is executing this Agreement by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will 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) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

Section 9.06. Governing Law . This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any Party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common Law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of Laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

 

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Section 9.07. Assignability . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , that neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and all other Ancillary Agreements (except as may be otherwise provided in any such Ancillary Agreement) in whole ( i.e. , the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements all at the same time) in connection with a change of control of a Party so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Person assumes all the obligations of the relevant party thereto by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party.

Section 9.08. Third-Party Beneficiaries . The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any other Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder. There are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to amend any employee benefit plan or affect the applicable plan sponsor’s right to amend or terminate any employee benefit plan pursuant to the terms of such plan. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties, and no current or former Employee, officer, director, or independent contractor or any other individual associated therewith shall be regarded for any purpose as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

Section 9.09. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, 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 9.09 ):

If to Parent (prior to, on or after the Effective Time), to:

 

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, California 94304
Attention:    General Counsel
Facsimile:    (650) 424-5988
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention:    David Karp
   Ronald Chen
Facsimile:    (212) 403-2000

 

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If to Varex (prior to the Effective Time), to:
Varex Imaging Corporation
1678 S. Pioneer Road
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (801) 978-5772
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention:    David Karp
   Ronald Chen
Facsimile:    (212) 403-2000
If to Varex (from and after the Effective Time), to:
Varex Imaging Corporation
1678 S. Pioneer Road
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (801) 978-5772
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention:    David Karp
   Ronald Chen
Facsimile:    (212) 403-2000

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

Section 9.10. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. 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.

 

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Section 9.11. Force Majeure . No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) hereunder or thereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance of such obligations (other than a payment obligation) shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, as soon as reasonably practicable.

Section 9.12. Headings . The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 9.13. Survival of Covenants . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and Liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein, shall survive the Separation and Distribution and shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 9.14. Waivers of Default . Waiver by a Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party. No failure or delay by a 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 9.15. Dispute Resolution . The dispute resolution procedures set forth in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall apply to any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

Section 9.16. Specific Performance . Subject to the provisions of Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party or Parties who are, or are to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any Loss and that any defense in any Action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived by each of the Parties.

Section 9.17. Amendments . No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

 

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Section 9.18. Interpretation . In this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be deemed to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices hereto and thereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (c) Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit and Appendix references are to the Articles, Sections, Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (d) unless otherwise stated, all references to any agreement shall be deemed to include the exhibits, schedules and annexes to such agreement; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) unless otherwise specified in a particular case, the word “days” refers to calendar days; (h) references to “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by Law to close in the United States or New York, New York; (i) references herein to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement or such other agreement as of the date on which it is executed and as it may be amended, modified or supplemented thereafter, unless otherwise specified; and (j) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to January 27, 2017.

Section 9.19. Limitations of Liability . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Varex or any member of the Varex Group, on the one hand, nor Parent or any member of the Parent Group, on the other hand, shall be liable under this Agreement to the other for any indirect, punitive, exemplary, remote, speculative or similar damages in excess of compensatory damages of the other arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (other than any such Liability with respect to a Third-Party Claim).

Section 9.20. Mutual Drafting . This Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

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

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:  

/s/ John W. Kuo

Name:   John W. Kuo
Title:  

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Kimberley E. Honeysett

Name:   Kimberley E. Honeysett
Title:  

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Employee Matters Agreement]

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION VERSION

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION

DATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.01

   Definitions      1   
ARTICLE II GRANT OF LICENSE      6   

Section 2.01

   Grant of License      6   

Section 2.02

   Sublicensing      7   

Section 2.03

   Deliveries; Escrow      8   

Section 2.04

   Destruction      9   

Section 2.05

   Improvements      10   

Section 2.06

   Retained Rights      10   
ARTICLE III COVENANTS      11   

Section 3.01

   No Challenge to Title      11   

Section 3.02

   No Conflicting Grants      11   

Section 3.03

   Confidentiality      11   

ARTICLE IV PROSECUTION, MAINTENANCE, ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE

     12   

Section 4.01

   Prosecution and Maintenance      12   

Section 4.02

   Enforcement and Defense      12   

Section 4.03

   Third Party Actions      13   

ARTICLE V BANKRUPTCY

     13   

ARTICLE VI TERMINATION

     13   

Section 6.01

   Termination for Material Breach      13   

Section 6.02

   Termination Upon Bankruptcy      14   

Section 6.03

   Termination by Licensee      14   

Section 6.04

   Effect of Termination; Survival      14   

ARTICLE VII GROUP MEMBERS

     14   


ARTICLE VIII DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY    15

Section 8.01

   Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties    15

Section 8.02

   Exclusion of Certain Damages    15
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION    15

Section 9.01

   Indemnification    15

Section 9.02

   Indemnification Procedures    16
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS    16

Section 10.01

   Further Assurances    16

Section 10.02

   Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power    16

Section 10.03

   Governing Law    17

Section 10.04

   Assignability    17

Section 10.05

   Third-Party Beneficiaries    17

Section 10.06

   Notices    18

Section 10.07

   Severability    19

Section 10.08

   Force Majeure    19

Section 10.09

   No Set-Off    19

Section 10.10

   Expenses    19

Section 10.11

   Headings    19

Section 10.12

   Waivers of Default    19

Section 10.13

   Dispute Resolution    20

Section 10.14

   Specific Performance    20

Section 10.15

   Amendments    20

Section 10.16

   Interpretation    20

Section 10.17

   Mutual Drafting    21

Schedule A: Varex Licensed Software

  

 

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Schedule B: Varian Licensed Accelerator Technology

Schedule C: Exemplary Excluded Accelerator Technology

Schedule D: Varian Licensed Software

Schedule E: Varex Deliverable Items

Schedule F: Varian Deliverable Items

Schedule G: Source Code Escrow Agreement Terms

Schedule H: Attila EULA

 

 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS AGREEMENT

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 27, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Varian ”), and Varex Imaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Varex ”).

R E C I T A L S:

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

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Varian Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to separate the Varex Business from the Varian Business (the “ Separation ”) and, following the Separation, make a distribution, on a pro rata basis, to holders of Varian Shares on the Record Date of all the outstanding Varex Shares owned by Varian (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the Separation and the Distribution, Varian and Varex have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Varex Group desires to receive (and the Varian Group is willing to grant to the Varex Group) certain licenses and rights under the Varian Licensed IP, and the Varian Group desires to receive (and the Varex Group is willing to grant to the Varian Group) certain licenses and rights under the Varex Licensed IP, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

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

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

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

(a) “ Accelerator Technology ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(b) “ Action ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(c) “ Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.


(d) “ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(e) “ Ancillary Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(f) “ Applicable Terms ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

(g) “ Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(h) “ Attila EULA ” shall mean the Attila Product Line End User License and Maintenance Agreement in the form attached hereto as Schedule H .

(i) “ Attila Program ” shall mean the full Attila product suite owned by Varian immediately prior to the Separation and Distribution.

(j) “ Control ” shall mean, with respect to any Patent, any item of Software or Technology or any other intellectual property right, possession of the right, whether by ownership, license or otherwise (other than by operation of the licenses and sublicenses granted under this Agreement), to grant a license or sublicense under such Patent, item of Software or Technology or other intellectual property right as provided for herein without violating the terms of, or triggering any payment obligations under, any agreement with any Third Party.

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

(l) “ Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.13.

(m) “ Disclosing Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

(n) “ Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(o) “ Distribution Date ” shall mean the date of the consummation of the Distribution, which shall be determined by the Varian Board in its sole and absolute discretion.

(p) “ Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(q) “ Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).

(r) “ Exploit ” shall mean to make, have made, import, use, sell or offer for sale, including to research, develop, commercialize, register, manufacture, have manufactured, hold or keep (whether for disposal or otherwise), have used, export, transport, distribute, promote, market or have sold or otherwise dispose of.

 

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(s) “ Force Majeure ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(t) “ Group ” shall mean either the Varex Group or the Varian Group, as the context requires.

(u) “ Improvements ” shall mean any improvements, additions, modifications, developments, variations, refinements, enhancements, compilations, collective works or Derivative Works.

(v) “ IP Agreement Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

(w) “ Law ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(x) “ Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(y) “ Licensed IP ” shall mean the Varex Licensed IP or the Varian Licensed IP, as the context may require.

(z) “ Licensee ” shall mean (i) with respect to the Varian Licensed IP, Varex, and (ii) with respect to the Varex Licensed IP, Varian.

(aa) “ Licensor ” shall mean (i) with respect to the Varian Licensed IP, Varian, and (ii) with respect to the Varex Licensed IP, Varex.

(bb) “ Licensor Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01.

(cc) “ Limited Sublicense ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

(dd) “ Parent Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ee) “ Parties ” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

(ff) “ Patents ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(gg) “ Person ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(hh) “ Receiving Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

(ii) “ Record Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation And Distribution Agreement.

(jj) “ Representatives ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

 

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(kk) “ Separation ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(ll) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(mm) “ Software ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(nn) “ Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(oo) “ Technology ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(pp) “ Third Party ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(qq) “ Trademarks ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(rr) “ Varex ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(ss) “ Varex Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(tt) “ Varex Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(uu) “ Varex Field ” shall mean products and services used in the Varex Operating Activities, but excluding the Varian Field.

(vv) “ Varex Group ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ww) “ Varex Invention Disclosures ” has the meaning set forth the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(xx) “ Varex Licensed Invention Disclosures ” shall mean any Varex Invention Disclosure that is included in the Varex Licensed Technology.

(yy) “ Varex Licensed IP ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Varex Licensed Patents, (ii) the Varex Licensed Software and (iii) the Varex Licensed Technology.

(zz) “ Varex Licensed Patents ” shall mean (i) any Patents Controlled by the Varex Group as of the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Separation and Distribution); (ii) any patent issuing on any patent application included in clause (i) above; (iii) any patent claims issuing on any patent application that claims priority from, and that cover exclusively subject matter that is entitled to priority to, any patent or patent application included in clause (i) above (including any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue, reexamination, or

 

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extension) with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; (iv) any foreign counterpart of any of the foregoing patents and patent applications with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; and (v) any claim of any patent or patent application if the subject matter of such claim is disclosed by one or more Varex Licensed Invention Disclosures entered into the patent database maintained by Varian’s legal department on or before the Distribution Date. For clarity, except as provided in clauses (ii) through (v) above, Varex Licensed Patents shall not include any patents or patent applications filed with any patent authority after the Effective Time.

(aaa) “ Varex Licensed Software ” shall mean only the specific items of Software set forth on Schedule A , in each case in the form in which such items exist as of the Effective Time.

(bbb) “ Varex Licensed Technology ” shall mean any Technology (other than Trademarks) Controlled by the Varex Group as of the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Separation and Distribution), in each case in the form in which such Technology exists as of the Effective Time.

(ccc) “ Varex Operating Activities ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ddd) “ Varex Shares ” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Varex.

(eee) “ Varex Deliverable Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

(fff) “ Varian ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(ggg) “ Varian Board ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(hhh) “ Varian Business ” shall mean the Parent Business (as such term is defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement).

(iii) “ Varian Field ” shall mean products and services used in oncology therapy, radiation therapy and radiation medicine, including medical devices and software for treating cancer with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy and brachytherapy and imaging technology and information technology related to oncology therapy, radiation therapy and radiation medicine.

(jjj) “ Varian Group ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(kkk) “ Varian Invention Disclosures ” shall mean the Parent Invention Disclosures (as such term is defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement).

(lll) “ Varian Licensed Accelerator Technology ” shall mean only the specific items of Accelerator Technology set forth on Schedule B , in each case in the form in which such items exist as of the Effective Time. For clarity, without expanding the foregoing, Varian Licensed Accelerator Technology excludes the Accelerator Technology set forth on Schedule C .

 

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(mmm) “ Varian Licensed Invention Disclosures ” shall mean any Varian Invention Disclosure that is included in the Varian Licensed Technology.

(nnn) “ Varian Licensed IP ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Varian Licensed Patents, (ii) the Varian Licensed Software and (iii) the Varian Licensed Technology.

(ooo) “ Varian Licensed Patents ” shall mean (i) any Patents Controlled by the Varian Group as of the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Separation and Distribution); (ii) any patent issuing on any patent application included in clause (i) above; (iii) any patent claims issuing on any patent application that claims priority from, and that cover exclusively subject matter that is entitled to priority to, any patent or patent application included in clause (i) above (including any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue, reexamination, or extension) with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; (iv) any foreign counterpart of any of the foregoing patents and patent applications with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; and (v) any claim of any patent or patent application if the subject matter of such claim is disclosed by one or more Varian Licensed Invention Disclosures entered into the patent database maintained by Varian’s legal department on or before the Distribution Date. For clarity, except as provided in clauses (ii) through (v) above, Varian Licensed Patents shall not include any patents or patent applications filed with any patent authority after the Effective Time.

(ppp) “ Varian Licensed Software ” shall mean only the specific items of Software set forth on Schedule D , in each case in the form in which such items exist as of the Effective Time.

(qqq) “ Varian Licensed Technology ” shall mean any Technology (other than Trademarks) Controlled by the Varian Group as of the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Separation and Distribution), in each case in the form in which such Technology exists as of the Effective Time; provided, however, that Varian Licensed Technology shall not include any Accelerator Technology other than the Varian Licensed Accelerator Technology.

(rrr) “ Varian Shares ” shall mean the common shares, par value $1.00 per share, of Varian.

(sss) “ Varian Deliverable Items ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF LICENSE

Section 2.01 Grant of License .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to any rights of Third Parties that may be in effect, effective as of the Effective Time, Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) hereby grants to Varian (and each other member of the Varian Group) a nonexclusive, perpetual (except to the extent terminated in accordance with the

 

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provisions of this Agreement), fully paid-up, worldwide, non-sublicensable (except as set forth in Section 2.02), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 10.04), royalty-free and irrevocable (except to the extent terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) license or sublicense, as applicable, under all of Varex’s (and such Varex Group member’s) right, title and interest in and to the Varex Licensed IP, to use (including to reproduce, distribute, perform, display and prepare Derivative Works based upon) the Varex Licensed IP, solely for the purpose of Exploiting products and services in the Varian Field.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to any rights of Third Parties that may be in effect, effective as of the Effective Time, Varian (and each other member of the Varian Group) hereby grants to Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) a nonexclusive, perpetual (except to the extent terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement), fully paid-up, worldwide, non-sublicensable (except as set forth in Section 2.02), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 10.04), royalty-free and irrevocable (except to the extent terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) license or sublicense, as applicable, under all of Varian’s (and such Varian Group member’s) right, title and interest in and to the Varian Licensed IP, to use (including to reproduce, distribute, perform, display and prepare Derivative Works based upon) the Varian Licensed IP, solely for the purpose of Exploiting products and services in the Varex Field.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and except as permitted by the Attila EULA or any other agreement between the Parties or any members of their respective Groups, (i) Varian and the other members of its Group shall have the right hereunder to use the source code to the Attila Program solely for the purposes of (x) researching and developing Varian’s and its Group members’ own products and services in the Varian Field and (y) performing shielding calculation services in the Varian Field for Third Parties (and, for clarity, Varian and the other members of its Group shall not have the right hereunder to sell or license any product or software-as-a-service consisting of or including any source code or object code to the Attila Program, it being understood that the performance by Varian or any member of its Group of shielding calculation services in the Varian Field for Third Parties shall not be considered the sale or license of any product or software-as-a-service for purposes of this clause (i)), (ii) Varex and the other members of its Group shall not have the right hereunder to sell or otherwise commercialize any product or service consisting of, including or using the Varian Licensed Software other than products and services in the Varex Field that use the Varian Licensed Software in conjunction with, and solely in conjunction with, a flat panel detector sold by Varex or any member of its Group and (iii) neither Licensee nor any member of its Group shall sell, transfer, disclose or otherwise provide or make available to any Third Party any source code that is included in Licensor’s Licensed IP or otherwise delivered under Section 2.03 of this Agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.01(b), the license grant by Varian (and each other member of the Varian Group) to Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) with respect to the TrueBeam Computed Tomography (CBCT) reconstruction software shall be subject to the payment terms set forth on Schedule D hereto.

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hereunder solely to their contractors for the sole purpose of Exploiting Licensee’s and its Group members’ own products and services in the Varex Field or the Varian Field, as applicable (“ Limited Sublicenses ”); provided, however, that (a) any such Limited Sublicense shall exclude the right to grant further have-made rights or sublicenses, (b) any such Limited Sublicense shall be made pursuant to a written agreement (i) that is consistent with, and subject and subordinate to, the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the requirement in this Section 2.02 that such Limited Sublicense be for the sole purpose of Exploiting Licensee’s and its Group members’ own products and services in the Varex Field or the Varian Field, as applicable) and (ii) pursuant to which the grantee agrees to be bound by any applicable terms or conditions of this Agreement, including any restrictions on Licensee’s use of Licensor’s Licensed IP and any confidentiality obligations of Licensee hereunder (the “ Applicable Terms ”), and (c) Licensee shall remain responsible to Licensor for the performance of Licensee’s obligations under this Agreement and shall be responsible to Licensor for any failure of any such grantee to comply with the Applicable Terms.

Section 2.03 Deliveries; Escrow .

(a) In connection with the Separation, subject to the license grant in Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement, Varian shall have the right to retain (i) each item of Varex Licensed Software and (ii) each of the items listed on Schedule E (the “ Varex Deliverable Items ”), in each case ((i) and (ii)) in the form, condition and format in which such Varex Licensed Software or Varex Deliverable Item exists as of the Effective Time, and upon Varian’s request (which request must be made no later than 180 days following the Distribution Date), Varex shall provide to Varian a copy of any such Varex Licensed Software or Varex Deliverable Item that is not in Varian’s possession as of the Distribution Date.

(b) Subject to the license grant in Section 2.01(b) of this Agreement, no more than 30 days following the Distribution Date, Varian shall provide to Varex (i) each item of Varian Licensed Software and (ii) each of the items listed on Schedule F (the “ Varian Deliverable Items ”), in each case ((i) and (ii)) in the form, condition and format in which such Varian Licensed Software or Varian Deliverable Item exists as of the Effective Time.

(c) If Licensee at any time reasonably believes that a patent issuing after Effective Time contains any claim described in clause (v) of the definition of Varian Licensed Patents (in the case of Varex as Licensee) or clause (v) of the definition of Varex Licensed Patents (in the case of Varian as Licensee), then, upon Licensee’s written request to Licensor identifying such patent, Licensor shall inform Licensee of Licensor’s good faith belief as to whether or not any claims of such patent are described in such clause and, if Licensor believes in good faith that any claims of such patent are described in such clause, provide Licensee with a list of such claims.

(d) Subject to Section 2.03(a), Section 2.03(b) and Section 2.03(c) above and clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 6.1(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, neither Licensor nor any other member of its Group shall have any obligation under this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to, or use any efforts to, provide or make available, or cause to be provided or made available, to Licensee or any member of Licensee’s Group any information or materials related to Licensor’s Licensed IP.

 

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(e) On or promptly after the Distribution Date, if they have not done so already, the Parties shall enter into the Attila EULA.

(f) After the Distribution Date, the Parties shall enter into a mutually agreeable escrow arrangement, pursuant to which Varian will place the Acuros CTS source code into escrow. The material terms of the escrow agreement will be set forth on Schedule G .

(g) Nothing in this Section 2.03 shall transfer ownership of any Assets or otherwise affect or change the ownership of Assets set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) Section 2.03(a) shall not cause any of the Varex Licensed Software or Varex Deliverable Items to be Parent Assets under Section 2.2(b)(i) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and (ii) Section 2.03(b) shall not cause any of the Varian Licensed Software or Varian Deliverable Items to be Varex Assets under Section 2.2(a)(iv) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 2.04 Destruction .

(a) In connection with the Separation (and in any event within 14 business days after the Distribution Date), Varex shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to identify any documents or materials, including any drawings, subdrawings and content related thereto in the possession or under the control of Varex or any member of its Group, in each case in any form whatsoever (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon), that in any way contain, disclose or describe any Accelerator Technology other than (1) the Varian Licensed Accelerator Technology or (2) any Accelerator Technology that is a Varex Asset (“ Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials ”) and (ii) either deliver to Varian or destroy (1) any Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials set forth on Schedule C and (2) any other Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials identified pursuant to clause (i) above (and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall retain any electronic back-up versions of any such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials on any computer system backup tapes, disks or other backup storage devices or in any other manner). Promptly following the completion of such delivery and destruction, Varex shall deliver to Varian written confirmation of compliance with its obligations under this Section 2.04(a), which confirmation shall be signed by an authorized representative of Varex.

(b) Without limiting Varex’s obligations under Section 2.04(a), if at any time after the Distribution Date Varex or any member of its Group becomes aware of, or Varian notifies Varex of, any Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials that were not delivered to Varian or destroyed pursuant to Section 2.04(a), then Varex shall promptly (i) deliver to Varian or destroy such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials (and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall retain any electronic back-up versions of such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials on any computer system backup tapes, disks or other backup storage devices or in any other manner) and (ii) deliver to Varian written confirmation of compliance with its obligations under this Section 2.04(b) with respect to such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials, which confirmation shall be signed by an authorized representative of Varex.

 

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(c) Without limiting Varex’s obligations under Section 2.04(a) and Section 2.04(b), if Varex in good faith identifies any Accelerator Technology that is not set forth on Schedule B but that Varex reasonably believes was intended by the Parties to be included in the Varian Licensed Accelerator Technology, Varex may, by written notice to Varian, request that Varian grant Varex a license to such Accelerator Technology, and Varian shall consider any such request in good faith (provided, for clarity, that nothing in this Section 2.04(c) shall be construed to require Varian to grant any such license).

(d) For a period of four (4) years after the Distribution Date, Varian shall have the right to cause a Third Party auditor selected by Varian and reasonably acceptable to Varex, upon reasonable notice, during regular business hours and under customary obligations of confidence to Varex, to audit the records and databases of Varex and the other members of its Group to confirm that Varex has complied with its obligations under Section 2.04(a) and Section 2.04(b) and to identify any Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials that have not otherwise been delivered to Varian or destroyed. Varex and the other members of its Group shall reasonably cooperate with any such audit, including by making their personnel reasonably available to provide information and assistance reasonably required by the Third Party auditor. Upon completion of any such audit, the Third Party auditor shall prepare and deliver to the Parties a report (i) stating whether the audit identified any Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials that have not otherwise been delivered to Varian or destroyed and (ii) if the audit identified any such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials, a description thereof. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Third Party auditor shall not provide Varian with any information regarding the audited records and databases. Without limiting Varex’s obligations under Section 2.04(a) or Section 2.04(b), if the audit identifies any Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials that have not otherwise been delivered to Varian or destroyed, then Varex shall promptly (x) deliver to Varian or destroy such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials (and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall retain any electronic back-up versions of such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials on any computer system backup tapes, disks or other backup storage devices or in any other manner) and (y) deliver to Varian written confirmation of compliance with its obligations under this sentence with respect to such Excluded Accelerator Technology Materials, which confirmation shall be signed by an authorized representative of Varex. Varian shall pay the costs of the Third Party auditor, unless the audit identifies any breach of Varex’s obligations under Section 2.04(a) or Section 2.04(b), in which case (without limiting any other rights or remedies that may be available to Varian) Varex shall pay the costs of the Third Party auditor.

Section 2.05 Improvements . Licensee and the other members of its Group shall have the right to make Improvements to Licensor’s Licensed IP. As between the Parties, Licensee and the other members of its Group shall own all right, title and interest in and to any Improvements to Licensor’s Licensed IP made by or on behalf of Licensee or any member of its Group after the Effective Time; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 2.05 is intended or shall be construed to grant to Licensee or any member of its Group any rights to Licensor’s Licensed IP in addition to those otherwise granted to them under this Agreement.

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Licensor and the other members of its Group are and shall be the sole and exclusive owners of Licensor’s Licensed IP. Except as expressly provided herein, Licensor and the other members of its Group grant no rights, licenses or sublicenses to Licensee or any member of its Group hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, except to the extent authorized pursuant to any other written agreement between the Parties or any members of their Groups, neither Licensee nor any member of its Group shall (a) use any of Licensor’s Licensed IP in any manner that exceeds the scope of the licenses and sublicenses granted to Licensee and the other members of its Group hereunder or (b) use in any manner any Software or Technology owned or controlled by Licensor or any member of its Group other than Licensor’s Licensed IP.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS

Section 3.01 No Challenge to Title . Neither Licensee nor any member of its Group shall do, or license, authorize or otherwise enable or assist any Third Party to do, any of the following: (a) represent to any Person in any manner that it owns or has any ownership rights in or to any of Licensor’s Licensed IP; (b) apply for any federal, state, national or supranational registration of any of Licensor’s Licensed IP; or (c) impair, dispute or in any way contest or challenge the validity or enforceability of any of Licensor’s Licensed IP or any right, title or interest of Licensor or any member of its Group therein or thereto.

Section 3.02 No Conflicting Grants . Neither Licensor nor any member of its Group shall grant any right, license or sublicense to any Third Party that would conflict with any license or sublicense granted to Licensee or any member of its Group hereunder; provided, however, that this Section 3.02 is not intended and shall not be construed to restrict Licensor or any member of its Group from licensing, assigning or otherwise transferring Licensor’s Licensed IP or any of its rights therein to any Person, or using Licensor’s Licensed IP for any purpose, in each case subject to the licenses and sublicenses granted hereunder.

Section 3.03 Confidentiality . Without limiting any other rights or obligations of the Parties under the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement:

(a) Any information or materials relating to the Licensed IP of a Party (the “ Disclosing Party ”) that is disclosed or provided by the Disclosing Party or any member of its Group or their respective Representatives to the other Party (the “ Receiving Party ”) or any member of the Receiving Party’s Group or their respective Representatives under or in connection with this Agreement, or is otherwise is in the possession or under the control of the Receiving Party or any member of the Receiving Party’s Group (such information and materials, collectively, “ IP Agreement Information ”), shall be deemed confidential and proprietary information concerning the Disclosing Party or a member of the Disclosing Party’s Group or their respective businesses for purposes of Section 6.9(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement;

(b) The Receiving Party’s use and disclosure of IP Agreement Information to the extent reasonably required to exercise its rights (including pursuant to Section 2.01) or perform its obligations under this Agreement shall be deemed a purpose expressly permitted under this Agreement for purposes of Section 6.9(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement;

 

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(c) The Receiving Party’s disclosure of IP Agreement Information to the extent required to file, prosecute or maintain registrations or applications for registration with respect to its intellectual property or to prosecute or defend against litigation shall be deemed purposes expressly permitted under this Agreement for purposes of Section 6.9(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement; provided, however, that the Receiving Party shall use reasonable best efforts to secure confidential treatment any IP Agreement Information disclosed pursuant to this clause (c); and

(d) The Receiving Party’s disclosure of IP Agreement Information in communications with bona fide existing or prospective acquirers, merger partners, lenders, investors, licensees, sublicensees or collaborators, in each case solely on a need to know basis and under confidentiality restrictions substantially equivalent to those applicable to the Receiving Party under this Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, shall be deemed a purpose expressly permitted under this Agreement for purposes of Section 6.9(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement; provided, however, that the Receiving Party shall be responsible to the Disclosing Party for any violation of such confidentiality restrictions by any Person receiving IP Agreement Information under this clause (d).

For clarity, nothing in this Section 3.03 is intended or shall be construed to permit Licensee or any member of its Group to sell, transfer, disclose or otherwise provide or make available to any Third Party any source code that is included in Licensor’s Licensed IP or otherwise delivered under Section 2.03 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

PROSECUTION, MAINTENANCE, ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE

Section 4.01 Prosecution and Maintenance . As between the Parties, Licensor shall have the sole right, but not any obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain any registrations or applications for registration with respect to Licensor’s Licensed IP and to take any actions in connection with any proceedings related to such registrations or applications for registration, in each case, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense; provided, however, that if reasonably requested by Licensor, Licensee and the other members of its Group shall reasonably cooperate with Licensor in connection with any such activities, at Licensor’s cost and expense. For clarity, Licensor (or any member of its Group) may at any time discontinue maintenance of or otherwise abandon any registrations or applications for registration with respect to Licensor’s Licensed IP, without any obligation whatsoever to Licensee or any member of its Group.

Section 4.02 Enforcement and Defense .

(a) Licensee shall advise Licensor reasonably promptly if (and in no event later than 10 business days after) Licensee or any member of its Group becomes aware of any unauthorized Third-Party use of Licensor’s Licensed IP. Neither Licensee nor any member of its Group shall take any steps to contact any Third Party with respect to any such unauthorized use.

(b) As between the Parties, Licensor shall have the sole right, but not any obligation, to determine whether and in what manner to respond to any unauthorized Third-Party use of Licensor’s Licensed IP and shall be exclusively entitled to any remedies, including monetary damages, related thereto or resulting therefrom. As between the Parties, Licensor shall

 

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have the sole right, but not any obligation, to defend and control the defense of the validity and enforceability of Licensor’s Licensed IP. If reasonably requested by Licensor, Licensee and the other members of its Group shall reasonably cooperate with Licensor in connection with any such activities, at Licensor’s cost and expense.

Section 4.03 Third Party Actions . Licensee shall advise Licensor promptly if Licensee or any member of its Group becomes aware of any allegations, claims or demands (actual or threatened) that any use of Licensor’s Licensed IP by Licensee or any member of its Group infringes any rights of any Third Party. Neither Licensee nor any member of its Group shall enter into any settlement, admit any liability or consent to any judgment that would adversely affect the rights or interest of Licensor or any member of its Group with respect to Licensor’s Licensed IP without the prior written consent of Licensor. Licensor shall have the right to employ separate counsel and participate in the defense of any such action, at Licensor’s own cost and expense.

ARTICLE V

BANKRUPTCY

The rights and licenses granted under this Agreement are intended and shall be deemed to be a license of “intellectual property” within the meaning of Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (and any analogous provision of applicable Law outside the United States). If Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any analogous provision of applicable Law outside the United States) is applicable and the trustee or debtor-in-possession has rejected this Agreement and Licensee (or any other member of its Group) has elected pursuant to Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any analogous provision of applicable Law outside the United States) to retain its rights hereunder, then upon the written request of Licensee, the trustee or debtor-in-possession shall provide to Licensee a complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such intellectual property (including embodiments thereof) held or controlled by the trustee or debtor-in-possession.

ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION

Section 6.01 Termination for Material Breach .

(a) Licensor may terminate this Agreement with respect to any item of Licensor’s Licensed IP in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by Licensee or any member its Group with respect to such item, if such breach is not cured within 30 days following Licensee’s receipt of written notice of such breach from Licensor.

(b) Varian may terminate this Agreement with respect to the Varian Licensed Accelerator Technology in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by Varex or any member of its Group with respect to the Accelerator Technology, if such breach is not cured within 30 days following Varex’s receipt of written notice of such breach from Varian.

(c) Varex may terminate this Agreement with respect to the license of the Attila Program in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by Varian or any member of its Group with respect to the Attila Program (and, for clarity, Varian and the other members of its

 

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Group will be deemed to have committed such a material breach if they sell or license any product or software-as-a-service consisting of or including any source code or object code to the Attila Program, except as permitted by the Attila EULA or any other agreement between the Parties or any members of their respective Groups, it being understood that the performance by Varian or any member of its Group of shielding calculation services in the Varian Field for Third Parties shall not be considered the sale or license of any product or software-as-a-service for purposes of this sentence), if such breach is not cured within 30 days following Varian’s receipt of written notice of such breach from Varex.

Section 6.02 Termination Upon Bankruptcy . Licensor may terminate this Agreement with respect to all of Licensor’s Licensed IP by written notice to Licensee in the event of: (a) Licensee’s making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or filing a voluntary petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, under the reorganization or arrangement provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, or under the provisions of any law of like import; or (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against Licensee under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, under the reorganization or arrangement provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, or under any law of like import, which petition remains un-dismissed or un-stayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or (c) the appointment of a trustee or receiver for Licensee or its property.

Section 6.03 Termination by Licensee . Licensee may terminate this Agreement with respect to any item of Licensor’s Licensed IP upon written notice of such termination to Licensor.

Section 6.04 Effect of Termination; Surviva l. Upon termination of this Agreement with respect to any item of Licensor’s Licensed IP, (a) any license or sublicense granted to Licensee or any member of its Group under Section 2.01 with respect to such item shall terminate, (b) any rights of Licensee or any member of its Group under Section 2.02 to grant Limited Sublicenses with respect to such item shall terminate (and any Limited Sublicenses with respect to such item previously granted by Licensee or any member of its Group under Section 2.02 shall automatically terminate), (c) any obligations of Licensor under Section 2.03(c) with respect to such item shall terminate, (d) any rights of Licensee or any member of its Group under Section 2.05 to make Improvements to such item shall terminate, (e) neither Licensor nor any member of its Group shall have any further restrictions under Section 3.02 with respect to such item, (f) Licensee’s obligation under the first sentence of Section 4.02(a) with respect to such item shall terminate, and (g) subject to clauses (a) through (e) above, all other rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall survive and remain in full force and effect. No termination of this Agreement shall affect any rights or obligations that may have accrued prior to such termination or limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to a Party at law or in equity.

ARTICLE VII GROUP MEMBERS

Each Party shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any other member of such Party’s Group.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Section 8.01 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, (A) ALL LICENSED IP IS LICENSED, SUBLICENSED AND FURNISHED HEREUNDER “AS IS,” WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE, MAINTENANCE OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, (B) LICENSEE AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF ITS GROUP ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR ITS AND THEIR USE OF ANY OF LICENSOR’S LICENSED IP AND (C) NEITHER LICENSOR NOR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF ITS GROUP MAKES (AND LICENSOR AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF ITS GROUP HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM) ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO LICENSOR’S LICENSED IP, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT LICENSOR’S LICENSED IP IS “ERROR FREE.”

Section 8.02 Exclusion of Certain Damages . IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE, SPECULATIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF THE OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, EACH OTHER MEMBER OF ITS GROUP AND ITS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION SHALL NOT APPLY IN RESPECT OF ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH (A) ANY BREACH OF A PARTY’S CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO IP AGREEMENT INFORMATION, (B) ANY BREACH BY VAREX OR ANY MEMBER OF ITS GROUP OF ANY OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY, (C) ANY GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR FRAUD OF OR BY A PARTY, OR (D) ANY CLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION IN RESPECT OF THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS UNDER ARTICLE IX.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 9.01 Indemnification . In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Licensee shall (and shall cause the other members of its Group to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless Licensor, each of the other members of Licensor’s Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees and agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Licensor Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Licensor Indemnitees in connection with any suit, investigation, claim or demand of any Third Party to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) any breach of this Agreement by Licensee or any member

 

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of its Group, (ii) any use by Licensee or any member of its Group of Licensor’s Licensed IP or (iii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Licensee or any member of its Group, or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, in connection with this Agreement.

Section 9.02 Indemnification Procedures . The applicable procedures for indemnification set forth in Sections 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01 Further Assurances . Each Party shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all reasonable actions, including the execution, acknowledgment, filing and delivery of any and all documents and instruments, that the other Party may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 10.02 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 of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

(b) This Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. The Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, together govern the arrangements in connection with the Separation and Distribution and would not have been entered independently.

(c) Varian represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Varian Group and Varex represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Varex 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 acknowledges and agrees that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each Party expressly

 

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adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will 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) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

Section 10.03 Governing Law . This Agreement (and any Dispute 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.

Section 10.04 Assignability . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required (a) (i) for the assignment of all of a Party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with a change of control of such Party, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of such Party, or (ii) for the assignment of certain rights and obligations of a Party under this Agreement that relate to any business segment of such Party in connection with a sale of such business segment, or of all or substantially all of the assets of such business segment, in either case ((i) or (ii)) so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is not a competitor of the non-assigning Party, assumes the applicable rights and obligations by operation of Law or pursuant to a written agreement for the benefit of the non-assigning Party and exercises any assigned license or sublicense rights only in connection with the assets acquired from the assigning Party in such transaction, or (b) for the assignment of Licensor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to any item of Licensor’s Licensed IP in connection with a sale or other transfer of such item or Licensor’s (or its applicable Group member’s) rights therein, so long as the assignee’s rights in such item remain subject to the licenses and sublicenses granted to Licensee and the other members of its group hereunder.

Section 10.05 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in ARTICLE IX with respect to the Licensor Indemnitees in their capacities as such and to the extent that a Party’s rights and licenses under this Agreement extend to other members of its Group, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any other Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no other third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any other Person with 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 10.06 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, or by facsimile with receipt confirmed 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 10.06):

 

If to Varian, to:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, California 94304
Attention:   General Counsel
Facsimile:   (650) 424-5988
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention:   David C. Karp
  Ronald C. Chen
Facsimile:   (212) 403-2000
and a copy to:
Osborn McDerby LLP
333 Bush Street, 21st Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Attention:   Stephen Osborn
Facsimile:   (415) 237-6714
If to Varex, to:
Varex Imaging Corporation
1678 S. Pioneer Road
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104
Attention:   General Counsel
Facsimile:   (801) 978-5772

with a copy to:

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention:

  David C. Karp
  Ronald C. Chen

Facsimile:

  (212) 403-2000

 

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

Section 10.07 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. 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 10.08 Force Majeure . No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) hereunder or thereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance of such obligations (other than a payment obligation) shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, as soon as reasonably practicable.

Section 10.09 No Set-Off . Except as expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, neither Party nor any member of such Party’s Group shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any member of its Group arising out of this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 10.10 Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and implementation of this Agreement will be borne by the Party or its applicable Subsidiary incurring such fees, costs or expenses.

Section 10.11 Headings . The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 10.12 Waivers of Default . Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the waiving Party.

 

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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 10.13 Dispute Resolution . In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim (a “ Dispute ”) arising out of or relating to any Party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) (including the interpretation or validity of this Agreement), such Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process referred to in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 10.14 Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party who is, or is to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any Action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived by each of the Parties.

Section 10.15 Amendments . No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

Section 10.16 Interpretation . In this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be deemed to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (c) Article, Section, Exhibit, Annex and Schedule references are to the Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (d) unless otherwise stated, all references to any agreement shall be deemed to include the exhibits, schedules and annexes to such agreement; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) unless otherwise specified in a particular case, the word “days” refers to calendar days; (h) references to “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law to close in the United States or New York, New York; (i) references herein to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement or such other agreement as of the date on which it is executed and as it may be amended, modified or supplemented thereafter, unless otherwise specified; (j) references in this Agreement to “Licensor’s Licensed IP” or “Licensed IP of a Party” shall be interpreted to refer to the Varex Licensed IP or the Varian Licensed IP, as applicable; and (h) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to January 27, 2017.

 

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Section 10.17 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 to this Agreement.

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

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:  

/s/ John W. Kuo

Name:   John W. Kuo
Title:  

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Kimberley E. Honeysett

Name:   Kimberley E. Honeysett
Title:  

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit 10.5

EXECUTION VERSION

TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION

DATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.01

   Definitions      1   

ARTICLE II GRANT OF LICENSE

     5   

Section 2.01

   Grant of License      5   

Section 2.02

   Sublicensing      8   

Section 2.03

   Acquired Business      8   

Section 2.04

   Retained Rights      8   

ARTICLE III COVENANTS

     9   

Section 3.01

   No Challenge to Title      9   

Section 3.02

   No Conflicting Grants      9   

Section 3.03

   Trademark Notices      9   

Section 3.04

   Goodwill      10   

Section 3.05

   Quality Control; Varian Approvals      10   

Section 3.06

   Compliance with Trademark Usage Guidelines      10   

ARTICLE IV PROSECUTION, MAINTENANCE, ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE

     11   

Section 4.01

   Prosecution and Maintenance      11   

Section 4.02

   Enforcement and Defense      11   

Section 4.03

   Third Party Actions      11   

ARTICLE V BANKRUPTCY

     12   

ARTICLE VI TERM AND TERMINATION

     12   

Section 6.01

   Term      12   

Section 6.02

   Termination for Material Breach      12   

Section 6.03

   Termination Upon Bankruptcy      12   

Section 6.04

   Termination by Varex      12   

Section 6.05

   Effect of Termination; Survival      12   

 

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ARTICLE VII GROUP MEMBERS

     13   

ARTICLE VIII DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

     13   

Section 8.01

   Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties      13   

Section 8.02

   Exclusion of Certain Damages      13   

ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION

     13   

Section 9.01

   Indemnification by Varex      13   

Section 9.02

   Indemnification by Varian      14   

Section 9.03

   Indemnification Procedures      14   

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

     14   

Section 10.01

   Further Assurances      14   

Section 10.02

   Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power      14   

Section 10.03

   Governing Law      15   

Section 10.04

   Assignability      15   

Section 10.05

   Third-Party Beneficiaries      16   

Section 10.06

   Notices      16   

Section 10.07

   Severability      17   

Section 10.08

   Force Majeure      17   

Section 10.09

   No Set-Off      17   

Section 10.10

   Expenses      18   

Section 10.11

   Headings      18   

Section 10.12

   Waivers of Default      18   

Section 10.13

   Dispute Resolution      18   

Section 10.14

   Specific Performance      18   

Section 10.15

   Amendments      18   

Section 10.16

   Interpretation      18   

Section 10.17

   Mutual Drafting      19   

 

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TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

This TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 27, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Varian ”), and Varex Imaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Varex ”).

R E C I T A L S:

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

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Varian Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to separate the Varex Business from the Varian Business (the “ Separation ”) and, following the Separation, make a distribution, on a pro rata basis, to holders of Varian Shares on the Record Date of all the outstanding Varex Shares owned by Varian (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the Separation and the Distribution, Varian and Varex have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Varex Group desires to receive (and the Varian Group is willing to grant to the Varex Group) certain licenses and rights under the Licensed Marks, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

(a)    “ Access Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(c).

(b)    “ Acquired Business ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

(c)    “ Action ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(d)    “ Aftermarket Extension Products ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

(e)    “ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.


(f) “ Ancillary Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(g) “ Applicable Terms ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

(h) “ Commercial Documentation ” means Licensed Product and Licensed Services purchase order acknowledgements, shipping documents, invoices, and other Licensed Product-related commercial documents.

(i) “ Corporate Identity ” means any business or corporate entity name, trade name or other business or corporate identifier (e.g., “d/b/a”).

(j) “ Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.13.

(k) “ Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(l) “ Distribution Date ” shall mean the date of the consummation of the Distribution, which shall be determined by the Varian Board in its sole and absolute discretion.

(m) “ Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(n) “ Extension Products ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

(o) “ Force Majeure ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(p) “ Governmental Authority ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(q) “ Group ” shall mean either the Varex Group or the Varian Group, as the context requires.

(r) “ Internet Content ” means Varex’s website located at www.vareximaging.com and any other Varex-controlled content on any World Wide Information Distribution Medium, including on any social media product, service, application or tool (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, etc.) or similar service (now known or hereafter known), including any of the foregoing that permits the exchange of user generated content on the internet (e.g., YouTube) existing at any time during the term of this Agreement.

(s) “ Law ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(t) “ License ” means the license granted to Varex and the other members of its Group in Section 2.01.

(u) “ License Expiration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

 

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(v) “ Licensed Cast/Engraved Products ” means parts that (i) were manufactured by Varian as part of the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date and (ii) are casted or engraved during manufacturing with one or more of the Licensed Marks.

(w) “ Licensed Marks ” means “VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS,” “VARIAN,” and any stylized versions of the foregoing or any design elements thereof.

(x) “ Licensed Product ” means any Licensed Registered Aftermarket Product, Licensed Registered OEM Product, Licensed Cast/Engraved Product, Licensed Software Product, or Licensed Warranted Product.

(y) “ Licensed Registered Aftermarket Products ” means products that (i) were created, developed, and/or distributed by Varian as part of the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date, (ii) are required by any OEM’s product regulatory registration with a Governmental Authority and (iii) are sold directly to end customers or as aftermarket products (non-OEM products).

(z) “ Licensed Registered OEM Products ” means products that (i) were created, developed, and/or distributed by Varian as part of the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date, (ii) are required by any OEM’s product regulatory registration with a Governmental Authority and (iii) are sold to such OEM.

(aa) “ Licensed Service ” means any service related primarily to the installation, maintenance, repair, use, or monitoring of Licensed Products.

(bb) “ Licensed Software Products ” means software that was created, developed, and/or distributed by Varian as part of the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date, and any updates thereto.

(cc) “ Licensed Warranted Products ” means products that (i) were shipped by Varian, prior to the Distribution Date, under a Varian warranty as part of the Varex Business and (ii) are returned to Varex, after the Distribution Date, for replacement or repair under such warranty.

(dd) “ Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ee) “ OEM ” means original equipment manufacturer.

(ff) “ Parties ” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

(gg) “ Person ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(hh) “ Promotional Material ” means all product and marketing material, including data sheets (whether written or recorded in any other medium), used in the promotion of any Licensed Products or Licensed Services.

 

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(ii) “ Quality Standards ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(a).

(jj) “ Record Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(kk) “ Registration Expiration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

(ll) “ Remaining Warranted Products ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

(mm) “ Representative ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(nn) “ Separation ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(oo) “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(pp) “ Social Media Identifier ” means any name, mark or other identifier (either alone or in combination with any other name, mark or other identifier) used to establish an account, screen name, nickname or “handle” on, or means to locate any, social media product, service, application or tool (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, etc.) or similar service (now known or hereafter known), including any of the foregoing that permits the exchange of user generated content on the internet (e.g., YouTube).

(qq) “ Software License Expiration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(e).

(rr) “ Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ss) “ Third Party ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(tt) “ Varex ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

(uu) “ Varex Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(vv) “ Varex Group ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ww) “ Varex Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.

(xx) “ Varex Shares ” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Varex.

(yy) “ Varian ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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(zz) “ Varian Board ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

(aaa) “ Varian Business ” shall mean the Parent Business (as such term is defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement).

(bbb) “ Varian Group ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ccc) “ Varian Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01.

(ddd) “ Varian Shares ” shall mean the common shares, par value $1.00 per share, of Varian.

(eee) “ World Wide Information Distribution Medium ” shall mean any means of simultaneously (or nearly simultaneously) distributing information to all or most countries in the world and which permits contemporaneous (or nearly contemporaneous) access to that information in those countries, including the internet.

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF LICENSE

Section 2.01 Grant of License . Varian (and each other member of the Varian Group) hereby grants to Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, limited license (the “ License ”) to the Licensed Marks as follows:

(a) Licensed Cast/Engraved Products . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use and have used the Licensed Marks on any Licensed Cast/Engraved Product in the same manner as they were used in the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date for the remainder of the term of manufacture of such Licensed Cast/Engraved Product or until the tooling for such Licensed Cast/Engraved Product is replaced, whichever occurs first (“ License Expiration ”), subject to the remainder of this Section 2.01(a). On or before (but not more than six (6) months before) the eighth (8th) anniversary of the Distribution Date, Varex will provide Varian with a list of all Licensed Cast/Engraved Products for which the License Expiration has not occurred. Varex will have the option, exercisable by written notice to Varian on or before such eighth (8th) anniversary, to extend the License under this Section 2.01(a) as to such Licensed Cast/Engraved Product for an additional four (4) years. The License as to any Licensed Cast/Engraved Products for which Varex does not exercise its option to extend will terminate on such eighth (8th) anniversary. The foregoing extension option and termination process will be repeated every four (4) years thereafter until License Expiration has occurred for all Licensed Cast/Engraved Products and/or the License under this Section 2.01(a) has terminated for all Licensed Cast/Engraved Products.

(b) Licensed Registered OEM Products . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use and have used the Licensed Marks on any Licensed Registered OEM Product in the same manner as they were used in the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date until the applicable product registration(s) for the applicable OEM products expire or three (3) months after new registration(s) for the applicable OEM products

 

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have been obtained, whichever is earlier (“ Registration Expiration ”), subject to the remainder of this Section 2.01(b). On or before (but not more than six (6) months before) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Distribution Date, Varex will provide Varian with a list of all Licensed Registered OEM Products with respect to which Registration Expiration has not occurred (“ Extension Products ”). Varex will have the option, exercisable by written notice to Varian on or before such fifth (5th) anniversary, to extend the License under this Section 2.01(b) as to any Extension Products for an additional one (1) year. The License under this Section 2.01(b) as to any Extension Products for which Varex does not exercise its option to extend will terminate on such fifth (5th) anniversary. The foregoing extension option and termination process will be repeated every year thereafter until Registration Expiration has occurred for all Licensed Registered OEM Products and/or the License under this Section 2.01(b) has terminated for all Extension Products due to Varex’s failure to extend. Varex will ensure that any new product registrations applied for by any OEM customer of Varex after the Distribution Date will not include products using the Licensed Marks.

(c) Licensed Registered Aftermarket Products . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use and have used the Licensed Marks on any Licensed Registered Aftermarket Product in the same manner as they were used in the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date until the Registration Expiration with respect to such Licensed Registered Aftermarket Product, subject to the remainder of this Section 2.01(c). On or before (but not more than six (6) months before) the third (3rd) anniversary of the Distribution Date, Varex will provide Varian with a list of all Licensed Registered Aftermarket Products with respect to which Registration Expiration has not occurred (“ Aftermarket Extension Products ”). Varex will have the option, exercisable by written notice to Varian on or before such third (3rd) anniversary, to extend the License under this Section 2.01(c) as to any Aftermarket Extension Products for an additional one (1) year. The License under this Section 2.01(c) as to any Licensed Registered Aftermarket Products for which Varex does not exercise its option to extend will terminate on such third (3rd) anniversary. The foregoing extension option and termination process will be repeated every year thereafter until Registration Expiration has occurred for all Licensed Registered Aftermarket Products and/or the License under this Section 2.01(c) has terminated for all Aftermarket Extension Products due to Varex’s failure to extend.

(d) Licensed Warranted Products . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use and have used the Licensed Marks on with Licensed Warranted Products in the same manner as they were used in the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date, subject to the remainder of this Section 2.01(d). On or before (but not more than six (6) months before) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Distribution Date, Varex will provide Varian with a list of all products shipped by Varian under a Varian warranty as part of the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date that are still under such warranty (“ Remaining Warranted Products ”). Varex will have the option, exercisable by written notice to Varian on or before such fifth (5th) anniversary, to extend the License under this Section 2.01(d) as to any Licensed Warranted Products among the Remaining Warranted Products for an additional two (2) years. The License under this Section 2.01(d) as to any Licensed Warranted Products among the Remaining Warranted Products for which Varex does not exercise its option to extend will terminate on such fifth (5th) anniversary. The foregoing extension option and termination process will be repeated every two (2) years thereafter until there are no Remaining Warranted Products and/or the License under this Section 2.01(d) has terminated for all Licensed Warranted Products among the Remaining Warranted Products due to Varex’s failure to extend.

 

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(e) Licensed Software Products . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use and have used the Licensed Marks on any Licensed Software Product in the same manner as they were used in the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date until such Licensed Software Product is no longer supported by Varex or used by any customer of Varex, whichever occurs first (“ Software License Expiration ”), subject to the remainder of this Section 2.01(e). On or before (but not more than six (6) months before) the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Distribution Date, Varex will provide Varian with a list of all Licensed Software Products for which Software License Expiration has not occurred. Varex will have the option, exercisable by written notice to Varian on or before such sixth (6th) anniversary, to extend the License under this Section 2.01(e) as to any such Licensed Software Products for an additional three (3) years. The License under this Section 2.01(e) as to any Licensed Software Products for which Varex does not exercise its option to extend will terminate on such sixth (6th) anniversary. The foregoing extension option and termination process will be repeated every three (3) years thereafter until Software License Expiration has occurred for all Licensed Software Products and/or the License under this Section 2.01(e) has terminated for all Licensed Software Products due to Varex’s failure to extend. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the Distribution Date, Varex will use its reasonable efforts to cease use of the Licensed Marks in the Licensed Software Products, it being understood that changes in Licensed Software Products, including removal of the Licensed Marks, may require customer approval, validation, and/or regulatory work. For the avoidance of doubt, no License is granted to use the Licensed Marks on any software initially developed (i.e., not an update to a Licensed Software Product) and distributed by Varex after the Distribution Date.

(f) Product Labeling, Commercial Documentation and Licensed Services . The License granted under subsections (a) through (e) of this Section 2.01 for the Licensed Products shall extend, to the same extent and on the same terms, to any product labeling (excluding product packaging), Commercial Documentation and Licensed Services associated with the corresponding class of Licensed Products, but only to the extent necessary to exercise the License to use the Licensed Marks on the Licensed Products granted under subsections (a) through (e) of this Section 2.01. Any use of the Licensed Marks on Commercial Documentation shall be consistent with the use of the Licensed Marks on the corresponding Licensed Product, which shall be consistent with any applicable Governmental Authority’s registration requirements for such Licensed Product.

(g) Product Packaging . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use and have used the Licensed Marks on Licensed Product packaging for a period of two (2) years after the Distribution Date, with no extension option. During such two (2) year period, Varex shall ensure that any branding on any Licensed Product packaging matches the Commercial Documentation and product labeling for the corresponding Licensed Product; provided, however, that if Commercial Documentation uses the Licensed Marks, then the corresponding Licensed Product packaging may be dual branded with the Licensed Marks and Varex’s marks. For the avoidance of doubt, after such two (2) year period, if Varex desires to use any Licensed Product inventory that is in packaging using the Licensed Marks, Varex shall be required to repackage such inventory without use of the Licensed Marks.

 

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(h) Promotional Material . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use and have used the Licensed Marks on Promotional Material for a period of two (2) years after the Distribution Date, with no extension option. For the avoidance of doubt, the License under this Section 2.01(h) does not extend to any Varex products first manufactured after the Distribution Date.

(i) Signage . Varex (and each other member of the Varex Group) shall have the License to use the Licensed Marks on signage on real property owned or leased by Varex (or any such member of the Varex Group) in the same manner as the Licensed Marks were used in the Varex Business prior to the Distribution Date until the date that is ninety (90) days after the Distribution Date.

(j) Non-Categorized Use . To the extent that Varex reasonably believes that a use of the Licensed Marks not provided for in this Agreement is needed for the continuity of the Varex Business by Varex after the Distribution Date and was not contemplated prior to the execution of this Agreement, Varex may request a license for such use from Varian, and Varian shall not unreasonably reject such request.

Section 2.02 Sublicensing . Neither Varex nor any member of the Varex Group has any right to grant sublicenses under the licenses granted to them hereunder without the express written approval of Varian. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Varex and the other members of its Group may, without such approval, sell, make, and have made Licensed Products bearing the Licensed Marks and provide Licensed Services under the Licensed Marks, respectively, through Third Party distributors, representatives, resellers, contractors, or service providers; provided, however, that (a) any such arrangement with any such Third Party shall be made pursuant to a written agreement (i) that is consistent with, and subject and subordinate to, the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (ii) pursuant to which such Third Party agrees to be bound by any applicable terms or conditions of this Agreement, including any restrictions on Varex’s use of the Licensed Marks hereunder (the “ Applicable Terms ”), and (b) Varex shall remain responsible to Varian for the performance of Varex’s obligations under this Agreement and shall be responsible to Varian for any failure of any such Third Party to comply with the Applicable Terms.

Section 2.03 Acquired Business . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if Varex or any member of its Group acquires a business, whether accomplished by the purchase of stock or by purchase of assets (the “ Acquired Business ”), the licenses granted to Varex and the other members of its Group hereunder shall not extend to any products or services made, used, sold, offered for sale, imported, reproduced, performed, displayed, distributed or otherwise transferred by the Acquired Business prior to the date of such acquisition (even if such products or services constitute or are of the same or similar kind as the Licensed Products or Licensed Services, and even if such products or services are made, used, sold, offered for sale, imported, reproduced, performed, displayed, distributed or otherwise transferred by Varex or any member of its Group after the date of such acquisition).

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members of its Group hereunder, Varian and the other members of its Group are and shall be the sole and exclusive owners of the Licensed Marks. Except as expressly provided herein, Varian and the other members of its Group grant no rights or licenses to Varex or any member of its Group hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall have any rights hereunder to use the Licensed Marks (i) as or as part of any Corporate Identity, Social Media Identifier, or URL directing users to any Internet Content or (ii) in any Internet Content except to the extent of nominative fair use in reference to Varex’s corporate history or to the extent that such use falls within the license granted in Section 2.01(h), and (b) except to the extent authorized pursuant to any other written agreement between the Parties or any members of their Groups, neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall (i) use any Licensed Marks in any manner that exceeds the scope of the licenses granted to them hereunder or (ii) use in any manner any marks owned or controlled by Varian or any member of its Group other than the Licensed Marks. For the avoidance of doubt, the use of the Licensed Marks on Varex Group internal documents, including drawings and documents provided to suppliers to procure products and services, are agreed not to be trademark usage and not to require a trademark license.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS

Section 3.01 No Challenge to Title . Neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall do, or license, authorize or otherwise enable or assist any Third Party to do, any of the following: (a) represent to any Person in any manner that it owns or has any ownership rights in or to any Licensed Mark; (b) apply for any federal, state, national or supranational registration of any Licensed Mark; or (c) impair, dispute or in any way contest or challenge the validity or enforceability of any Licensed Mark or any other related mark of Varian or any member of its Group, or any right, title or interest of Varian or any member of its Group in or to any Licensed Mark or any other related mark of Varian or any member of its Group, or do or permit any act which may directly or indirectly be detrimental to the reputation and goodwill of Varian or any member of its Group, including any act which might assist or give rise to any application to cancel any registration for any Licensed Mark or any other related mark of Varian or any member of its Group.

Section 3.02 No Conflicting Grants . Neither Varian nor any member of its Group shall grant any right or license to any Third Party that would conflict with any license granted to Varex or any member of its Group hereunder; provided, however, that this Section 3.02 is not intended and shall not be construed to restrict Varian or any member of its Group from licensing, assigning or otherwise transferring the Licensed Marks or any of its rights therein to any Person, or using the Licensed Marks on any products or services, in each case subject to the licenses granted hereunder.

Section 3.03 Trademark Notices . All print and electronic displays of the Licensed Marks by Varex or any member of its Group shall include, a notice to the effect that the Licensed Marks are owned by Varian and used by Varex or such member of its Group under license from Varian.

 

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Section 3.04 Goodwill . All goodwill associated with any use of the Licensed Marks by Varex or any member of its Group shall inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of Varian and the other members of its Group.

Section 3.05 Quality Control; Varian Approvals .

(a) The Licensed Products manufactured, marketed and distributed by Varex and the other members of its Group shall be of the same nature as, and of a quality that is at least commensurate with the quality of, such products as they were manufactured, marketed and distributed by Varian prior to the Distribution Date (the “ Quality Standards ”). Varian shall have the right to inspect the business operations of Varex and the members of its Group, upon reasonable prior notice, for the purpose of ensuring Varex’s compliance with the Quality Standards. At Varian’s request from time to time, Varex shall submit to Varian, at no cost to Varian, samples of the Licensed Products that conform in all material respects to the Licensed Products then being manufactured, marketed and distributed by Varex and the other members of its Group. After the samples of the Licensed Products have been evaluated, the samples will be returned to Varex in usable condition, at no cost to Varex. If at any time Varian notifies Varex in writing that Varian has determined that the Licensed Products fail to meet the Quality Standards, then (i) the Parties shall promptly meet and agree upon appropriate remedial steps and (ii) Varex and the other members of its Group shall suspend all distribution activities with respect to such Licensed Products until such remedial steps have been taken to meet the Quality Standards as reasonably determined by Varian.

(b) During the term of this Agreement, if Varian notifies Varex of any notices that Varian is required to include with respect to the Licensed Marks, then Varex will ensure that any Licensed Products, Promotional Material, Licensed Product packaging, and Commercial Documentation related thereto comply with such notice requirements.

(c) Varian shall have the right, exercisable no more frequently than once per calendar year, to have a Third Party auditor, on reasonable notice to the Varex, enter, during regular business hours, any premises used by Varex or any member of its Group or any of their manufacturers for the manufacture, packaging or storage of the Licensed Products, to inspect such premises, all plant, workforce and machinery used for manufacture, packaging or storage of Licensed Products and all other aspects of the manufacture, packaging and storage of Licensed Products in each case at Varian’s expense (“ Access Rights ”). As a condition to exercising such Access Rights, Varex may require that such Third Party auditor enter into a nondisclosure agreement with Varex that (i) limits the content of any report made by such Third Party auditor to Varian to a description of the manner in which, and the conditions under which, the Licensed Products are manufactured, packaged and stored by Varex and the other members of its Group and their manufacturers; and (b) contains customary non-use and non-disclosure restrictions with respect to any trade secrets and/or confidential information of Varex.

Section 3.06 Compliance with Trademark Usage Guidelines . Varex and the other members of its Group shall comply with Varian’s current trademark usage guidelines and any other policies or requirements of Varian applicable to the Licensed Marks, including any revisions to such guidelines, policies or requirements that are provided in writing to Varex.

 

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ARTICLE IV

PROSECUTION, MAINTENANCE, ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE

Section 4.01 Prosecution and Maintenance . As between the Parties, Varian shall have the sole right, but not any obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain any registrations or applications for registration with respect to the Licensed Marks and to take any actions in connection with any proceedings related to such registrations or applications for registration, in each case, at Varian’s sole cost and expense; provided, however, that if reasonably requested by Varian, Varex and the other members of its Group shall reasonably cooperate with Varian in connection with any such activities (including by executing any and all documents which Varian may reasonably request in support of such registrations and by providing any use evidence, testimony, or documentation that may be reasonably requested by Varian in any ex parte or inter partes administrative proceedings or prosecutions, maintenance or renewals involving registrations of the Licensed Marks), at Varian’s cost and expense. For clarity, Varian (or any member of its Group) may at any time discontinue maintenance of or otherwise abandon any registrations or applications for registration with respect to any Licensed Marks, without any obligation whatsoever to Varex or any member of its Group.

Section 4.02 Enforcement and Defense .

(a) Varex shall advise Varian reasonably promptly if (and in no event later than ten (10) business days after) Varex or any member of its Group becomes aware of any unauthorized Third-Party use of the Licensed Marks. Neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall take any steps to contact any Third Party with respect to any such unauthorized use.

(b) As between the Parties, Varian shall have the sole right, but not any obligation, to determine whether and in what manner to respond to any unauthorized Third-Party use of the Licensed Marks and shall be exclusively entitled to any remedies, including monetary damages, related thereto or resulting therefrom. As between the Parties, Varian shall have the sole right, but not any obligation, to defend and control the defense of the validity and enforceability of the Licensed Marks. If reasonably requested by Varian, Varex and the other members of its Group shall reasonably cooperate with Varian in connection with any such activities, at Varian’s cost and expense.

Section 4.03 Third Party Actions . Varex shall advise Varian promptly if Varex or any member of its Group becomes aware of any allegations, claims or demands (actual or threatened) that any use of the Licensed Marks by Varex or any member of its Group infringes any rights of any Third Party. Neither Varex nor any member of its Group shall enter into any settlement, admit any liability or consent to any judgment that would adversely affect the rights or interest of Varian or any member of its Group in and to the Licensed Marks without the prior written consent of Varian. Varian shall have the right to employ separate counsel and participate in the defense of any such action, at Varian’s own cost and expense.

 

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ARTICLE V

BANKRUPTCY

The rights and licenses granted under this Agreement are intended and shall be deemed to be a license of “intellectual property” within the meaning of Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (and any analogous provision of applicable Law outside the United States). If Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any analogous provision of applicable Law outside the United States) is applicable and the trustee or debtor-in-possession has rejected this Agreement and Varex (or any other member of its Group) has elected pursuant to Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any analogous provision of applicable Law outside the United States) to retain its rights hereunder, then upon the written request of Varex, the trustee or debtor-in-possession shall provide to Varex a complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such intellectual property (including embodiments thereof) held or controlled by the trustee or debtor-in-possession.

ARTICLE VI

TERM AND TERMINATION

Section 6.01 Term . This Agreement shall take effect at the Effective Time and shall continue in effect the expiration of the last to expire license granted under Section 2.01, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 6.02 Termination for Material Breach . Varian may terminate this Agreement in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by Varex or any member of its Group, if such breach is not cured within 30 days following Varex’s receipt of written notice of such breach from Varian.

Section 6.03 Termination Upon Bankruptcy. Varian may terminate this Agreement by written notice to Varex in the event of: (a)  Varex’s making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or filing a voluntary petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, under the reorganization or arrangement provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, or under the provisions of any law of like import; or (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against Varex under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, under the reorganization or arrangement provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, or under any law of like import, which petition remains un-dismissed or un-stayed for a period of sixty (60)  days; or (c) the appointment of a trustee or receiver for Varex or its property.

Section 6.04 Termination by Varex . Varex may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice of such termination to Varian.

Section 6.05 Effect of Termination; Survival . Upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement, (a)  the licenses granted to Varex and the other members of its Group under Section  2.01 shall terminate, (b)  any rights of Varex or any member of its Group to grant any rights under Section  2.02 shall terminate (and any rights previously granted by Varex or any member of its Group to any Third Party under Section  2.02 shall automatically terminate), (c) neither Varian nor any member of its Group shall have any further restrictions under Section  3.02, (d) the rights and obligations of the Parties under Section  3.05 and Section  3.06 shall terminate, (e)  Varex’s obligation under the first sentence of Section 4.02(a) shall terminate, and

 

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(f) subject to clauses (a) through (e) above, all other rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall survive and remain in full force and effect. No termination of this Agreement shall affect any rights or obligations that may have accrued prior to such termination or limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to a Party at law or in equity.

ARTICLE VII

GROUP MEMBERS

Each Party shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any other member of such Party’s Group.

ARTICLE VIII

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Section 8.01 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, (A) THE LICENSED MARKS ARE LICENSED HEREUNDER “AS IS,” WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE, MAINTENANCE OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, (B) VAREX AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF ITS GROUP ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR ITS AND THEIR USE OF ANY LICENSED MARKS AND (C) NEITHER VARIAN NOR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF ITS GROUP MAKES (AND VARIAN AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF ITS GROUP HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM) ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSED MARKS, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Section 8.02 Exclusion of Certain Damages . IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE, SPECULATIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF THE OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, EACH OTHER MEMBER OF ITS GROUP AND ITS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE; provided, however, that the foregoing exclusion SHALL NOT APPLY IN RESPECT OF ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH (A) any GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR FRAUD OF OR BY a PARTY, OR (B) CLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION IN RESPECT OF THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS UNDER ARTICLE IX.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 9.01 Indemnification by Varex . In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Varex shall (and shall cause the other members of its Group to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless Varian,

 

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each of the other members of Varian’s Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees and agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Varian Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Varian Indemnitees in connection with any suit, investigation, claim or demand of any Third Party to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) any breach of this Agreement by Varex or any member of its Group, (ii) any use by Varex or any member of its Group of the Licensed Marks or any exploitation by Varex or any member of its Group of Licensed Products or (iii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Varex or any member of its Group, or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, in connection with this Agreement.

Section 9.02 Indemnification by Varian . In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Varian shall (and shall cause the other members of its Group to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless Varex, each of the other members of Varex’s Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees and agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Varex Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Varex Indemnitees in connection with any suit, investigation, claim or demand of any Third Party to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) any breach of this Agreement by Varian or any member of its Group, or (ii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of Varian or any member of its Group, or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, in connection with this Agreement.

Section 9.03 Indemnification Procedures . The applicable procedures for indemnification set forth in Sections 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01 Further Assurances . Each Party shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all reasonable actions, including the execution, acknowledgment, filing and delivery of any and all documents and instruments, that the other Party may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 10.02 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 of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

(b)    This Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings

 

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between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. The Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, together govern the arrangements in connection with the Separation and Distribution and would not have been entered independently.

(c) Varian represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Varian Group and Varex represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Varex 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 acknowledges and agrees that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will 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) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

Section 10.03 Governing Law . This Agreement (and any Dispute 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.

Section 10.04 Assignability . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required (a) (i) for the assignment of all of a Party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with a change of control of such Party, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of such Party, or (ii) for the assignment of certain rights and obligations of a Party under this Agreement that relate to any business segment of such Party in connection with a sale of such business segment, or of all or substantially all of the assets of such

 

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business segment, in either case ((i) or (ii)) so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is not a competitor of the non-assigning Party, assumes the applicable rights and obligations by operation of Law or pursuant to a written agreement for the benefit of the non-assigning Party and exercises any assigned license or sublicense rights only in connection with the assets acquired from the assigning Party in such transaction, or (b) for the assignment of Varian’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to any Licensed Mark in connection with a sale or other transfer of such Licensed Mark or Varian’s (or its applicable Group member’s) rights therein, so long as the assignee’s rights in such Licensed Mark remain subject to the licenses granted to Varex and the other members of its group hereunder.

Section 10.05 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Article IX with respect to the Varex Indemnitees and the Varian Indemnitees in their capacities as such and to the extent that a Party’s rights and licenses under this Agreement extend to other members of its Group, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any other Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no other third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any other third person with any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 10.06 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, or by facsimile with receipt confirmed 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 10.06):

 

If to Varian, to:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto,   California 94304
Attention:   General Counsel
Facsimile:   (650) 424-5988
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention:   David C. Karp
  Ronald C. Chen
Facsimile:   (212) 403-2000

 

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If to Varex, to:
Varex Imaging Corporation
1678 S. Pioneer Road
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104
Attn:   General Counsel
Facsimile:   (801) 978-5772
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention:   David C. Karp
  Ronald C. Chen
Facsimile:   (212) 403-2000

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

Section 10.07 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. 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 10.08 Force Majeure . No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) hereunder or thereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance of such obligations (other than a payment obligation) shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, as soon as reasonably practicable.

Section 10.09 No Set-Off . Except as expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, neither Party nor any member of such Party’s Group shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any member of its Group arising out of this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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Section 10.10 Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and implementation of this Agreement will be borne by the Party or its applicable Subsidiary incurring such fees, costs or expenses.

Section 10.11 Headings . The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 10.12 Waivers of Default . Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the waiving 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 10.13 Dispute Resolution . In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim (a “ Dispute ”) arising out of or relating to any Party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) (including the interpretation or validity of this Agreement), such Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process referred to in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Section 10.14 Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party who is, or is to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any Action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived by each of the Parties.

Section 10.15 Amendments . No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

Section 10.16 Interpretation . In this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be deemed to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (c) Article, Section, Exhibit, Annex and Schedule references are to the Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (d) unless otherwise stated, all references to any agreement shall be deemed to include the exhibits, schedules and annexes to such agreement; (e) the word

 

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“including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) unless otherwise specified in a particular case, the word “days” refers to calendar days; (h) references to “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law to close in the United States or New York, New York; (i) references herein to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement or such other agreement as of the date on which it is executed and as it may be amended, modified or supplemented thereafter, unless otherwise specified; and (j) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to January 27, 2017.

Section 10.17 Mutual Drafting . This Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

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

 

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
By:  

/s/ John W. Kuo

Name:   John W. Kuo
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Kimberley E. Honeysett

Name:   Kimberley E. Honeysett
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Trademark License Agreement]

Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Contact   LOGO     
Spencer Sias  
Varian Medical Systems  

+1 (650) 424-5782

spencer.sias@varian.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Varian Announces Successful Separation of Imaging

Components Business

PALO ALTO, Calif. — January 30, 2017 — Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has successfully completed the separation of its Imaging Components Business, which is now established as Varex Imaging Corporation (NASDAQ: VREX). The transaction was completed via a distribution of Varex stock to Varian stockholders of record on January 20, 2017.

Under the terms of the separation, Varian stockholders received 0.4 shares of Varex for every one share of Varian they held as of the record date of January 20, 2017. Varex shares were distributed at 12:01 PT on January 28, 2017 in a distribution that is intended to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Varian has approximately 94 million shares outstanding and Varex has approximately 38 million shares outstanding. In connection with the separation, Varian received a $200 million cash payment from Varex.

“We are very pleased that we were able to complete this successful separation and create two strong independent companies,” said Dow Wilson, CEO of Varian Medical Systems. “Varian is now focused exclusively on expanding its position as the leader in systems and software for the treatment of cancer. As a cancer-fighting company we are increasing our efforts to make the treatment of cancer more effective, affordable and accessible for patients around the world.”

Varex is focused on being a high-volume manufacturer of X-ray tubes, flat panel detectors and high-voltage connectors as well as a supplier of imaging software and specialized accelerators for high-energy x-ray imaging.

Varian Management

Magnus Momsen, 42, has been named Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for Varian, replacing Clarence Verhoef, who has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer for Varex. Separately, Dr. Ruediger Naumann-Etienne and Dr. Eric R. Reinhardt have left the Varian board of directors to join the board of Varex Imaging, Inc. Varian has reduced the number of its board members to eight.

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Varian Outlook

Beginning with the company’s fiscal second quarter, Varian’s Imaging Components segment will be reflected as a discontinued operation for the first four months of fiscal year 2017, and the company has guided for continuing operations for the second through the fourth quarters of fiscal year 2017.

For the balance of fiscal year 2017, the company expects that revenues from continuing operations will grow in the range of 4 to 5 percent, bringing revenue growth for the fiscal year to 3 to 4 percent. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations for the second through fourth quarters of the fiscal year are expected to be in the range of $2.94 to $3.06. For the second quarter, the company expects revenues from continuing operations will grow in the range of 4 to 5 percent and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share will be in the range of $0.84 to $0.90. The company intends to repurchase 2 million shares of stock in its second quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Varian has prepared the attached pro forma financial information for Varian as a stand-alone company for fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016 as well as the quarterly financial information for fiscal year 2016 as if Varian and its Imaging Components business were separated as of the beginning of 2014. The company will file a Form 8-K later this week to show Varian’s detailed pro forma statements of earnings excluding both the separation costs and the results of its Imaging Components business for fiscal years 2014 through 2016.

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About Varian Medical Systems

Varian Medical Systems focuses energy on saving lives and is the world’s leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating and managing cancer. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Varian employs approximately 6,400 people at sites around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com and follow @VarianMedSys on Twitter.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information, this news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements concerning industry or market outlook, including growth drivers; the company’s future orders, revenues, or earnings growth or other financial results; and any statements using the terms “believe,” “expect,” “promising,” “outlook,” “should,” “will” or similar statements are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include global economic conditions; currency exchange rates and tax rates; the impact of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (including excise taxes on medical devices) and any further healthcare reforms (including changes to Medicare and Medicaid), and/or changes in third-party reimbursement levels; demand for and delays in delivery of the company’s products; the company’s ability to develop, commercialize and deploy new products; the company’s ability to meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements, regulations or procedures; changes in regulatory environments; the impact of reduced or limited demand by purchasers of certain X-ray products; challenges associated with commercializing the company’s particle therapy business; challenges to public tender awards and the loss of such awards or other orders; the effect of adverse publicity; the company’s reliance on sole or limited-source suppliers; the company’s ability to maintain or increase margins; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the company’s assessment of the goodwill associated with its particle therapy business; the potential loss of key distributors or key personnel; and the other risks listed from time to time in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which by this reference are incorporated herein. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements in this release because of new information, future events, or otherwise.


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VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.,

PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS DATA

EXCLUDING IMAGING COMPONENTS BUSINESS AND SEPARATION COSTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Fiscal Years  
(In millions)    2016      2015      2014  

Revenues

   $ 2,621.1       $ 2,490.7       $ 2,392.7   

Cost of revenues

     1,508.2         1,458.6         1,369.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross margin

   $ 1,112.9       $ 1,032.1       $ 1,023.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating earnings

   $ 435.0       $ 395.7       $ 370.9   

Earnings before taxes

   $ 440.6       $ 401.3       $ 374.2   

 

     Fiscal Year 2016  
(In millions)    Q1 QTR      Q2 QTR      Q3 QTR      Q4 QTR  

Revenues

   $ 615.8       $ 615.2       $ 642.9       $ 747.2   

Cost of revenues

     363.3         357.1         359.4         428.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross margin

   $ 252.5       $ 258.1       $ 283.5       $ 318.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating earnings

   $ 88.3       $ 103.0       $ 102.1       $ 141.6   

Earnings before taxes

   $ 90.0       $ 104.0       $ 103.7       $ 142.9   

The company expects its annual effective tax rate subsequent to the separation of its Imaging Components business to be in the range of 25 to 26 percent.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share. This measure is not presented in accordance with, nor is it a substitute for U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. In addition, this measure may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies, limiting its usefulness for comparison purposes. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. We have not provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to the corresponding GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis due to the potential significant variability and limited visibility of the excluded items discussed below.

We utilize a number of different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of our business, in making operating decisions, forecasting and planning for future periods, and determining payments under compensation programs. We consider the use of the non-GAAP measures to be helpful in assessing the performance of the ongoing operation of our business. We believe that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental data that, while not a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, allows for greater transparency in the review of our financial and operational performance. We also believe that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. Non-GAAP net earnings per fully diluted share excludes the following items:


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Amortization of intangible assets : We do not acquire businesses and assets on a predictable cycle. The amount of purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition or purchase. We believe that excluding amortization of intangible assets allows the users of our financial statements to better review and understand the historic and current results of our operations, and also facilitates comparisons to peer companies.

Acquisition-related expenses and benefits: We incur expenses or benefits with respect to certain items associated with our acquisitions, such as transaction costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, gain or expense on settlement of pre-existing relationships, etc. We exclude such expenses or benefits as they are related to acquisitions and have no direct correlation to the operation of our on-going business.

Restructuring and impairment charges : We incur restructuring and impairment charges that result from events, which arise from unforeseen circumstances and/or often occur outside of the ordinary course of our on-going business. Although these events are reflected in our GAAP financials, these unique transactions may limit the comparability of our on-going operations with prior and future periods.

Significant litigation charges or benefits and legal costs : We may incur charges or benefits as well as legal costs from time to time related to litigation and other contingencies. We exclude these charges or benefits, when significant, as well as legal costs associated with significant legal matters, because we do not believe they are reflective of on-going business and operating results.

We apply our GAAP consolidated effective tax rate to our non-GAAP financial measures, other than when the underlying item has a materially different tax treatment.

From time to time in the future, there may be other items that we may exclude if we believe that doing so is consistent with the goal of providing useful information to investors and management. Non-GAAP items are generally included in selling, general and administrative expenses, unless otherwise specified.