As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2024.
File No. 001-42176
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 3 to
FORM 10
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amazon Holdco Inc.*
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 99-0622272 | |
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Number) | |
600 William Northern Blvd. Tullahoma, Tennessee |
37388 | |
(Address of principal executive Offices) | (Zip code) |
(931) 455-6400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on which Each Class is to be Registered | |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transaction period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
* | Name of Registrant will change to Amentum Holdings, Inc. upon completion of the separation and distribution and the merger as described in the information statement attached as Exhibit 99.1. |
AMAZON HOLDCO INC.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITEMS OF FORM 10
Certain information required to be included herein is incorporated by reference to specifically identified portions of the body of the information statement filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. None of the information contained in the information statement shall be incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be a part hereof unless such information is specifically incorporated by reference.
Item 1. Business.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Information Statement Summary, Risk Factors, Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, The Transactions, Description of the SpinCo Business, Description of the Amentum Business, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the SpinCo Business, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Amentum Business, Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions and Where You Can Find More Information. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Summary of Risk Factors and Risk Factors. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Financial Information.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Capitalization, Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the SpinCo Business, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Amentum Business and Index to Financial Statements and the financial statements referenced therein. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. Properties.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Description of the SpinCo BusinessProperties and Description of the Amentum BusinessProperties. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of SpinCo. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Management Following the Transactions and Directors Following the Transactions. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation, Director Compensation and Executive Compensation. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Management Following the Transactions, Directors Following the Transactions and Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8. Legal Proceedings.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Description of the SpinCo BusinessLegal Proceedings and Description of the Amentum BusinessLegal Proceedings. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Market Price of, and Dividends on, the Registrants Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Dividend Policy, Capitalization, The Transactions, Description of Capital Stock, Description of the Amentum Business and Description of the SpinCo Business. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Description of Material Indebtedness and Description of Capital StockSale of Unregistered Securities. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Dividend Policy, The Transactions and Description of Capital Stock. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Description of Capital Stock. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Index to Financial Statements and the financial statements referenced therein. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) | Financial Statements and Schedule |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Index to Financial Statements and the financial statements referenced therein. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) | Exhibits |
The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AMAZON HOLDCO INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Kevin C. Berryman | |
Name: Kevin C. Berryman Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 9, 2024
Exhibit 2.2
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Amendment), dated as of August 26, 2024, by and among Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), Amazon Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (SpinCo), Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Merger Partner), and Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership and the sole equityholder of Merger Partner (Merger Partner Equityholder).
WHEREAS, as of November 20, 2023, the Company, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement);
WHEREAS, the parties agree that time is of the essence to consummate the transaction set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, following discussions regarding certain aspects of the operating profits calculation, the parties have agreed to utilize the Aggregate Operating Profit for the full fiscal year in accordance with the procedures set forth in Annex I to the Merger Agreement as amended and restated hereby, regardless of whether the transaction is consummated prior to September 27, 2024;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to effect the Closing on September 27, 2024, subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII of the Merger Agreement on or prior to such date, and believe that September 27, 2024 is a reasonably achievable date to effect the Closing; and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment and pursuant to Section 10.06(b) of the Merger Agreement, the Company, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder desire to amend the Merger Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | Amendment. Effective as of the date of this Amendment, Annex I to the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto. |
2. | Covenants. |
2.2 | The parties hereto shall use their respective best efforts to effect the Closing on September 27, 2024, subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII of the Merger Agreement on or prior to such date. In furtherance thereof, each party shall use its best efforts to satisfy all of the conditions set forth in Article VIII of the Merger Agreement as soon as possible after the date hereof, including, but not limited to: |
(a) | responding to all IRS requests for additional information within one Business Day (and Merger Partner shall respond to all proposed responses drafted by the Company within one Business Day); |
(b) | providing responses on a draft IRS Ruling within one Business Day; |
(c) | submitting a supplemental submission to the Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC (the OCA) regarding factual updates pertinent to the accounting acquiror analysis for pro forma financials no later than the morning of August 26, 2024, responding to all requests for additional information from the OCA within two Business Days (and Merger Partner shall respond to all proposed responses drafted by the Company within one Business Day) and holding a call with the OCA on a priority basis at the OCAs first availability; |
(d) | filing an amendment to the Form 10 addressing all prior SEC comments and necessary factual updates no later than August 26, 2024; |
(e) | responding to all comments from the SEC regarding the Form 10 (including applicable changes to the Form 10) within two Business Days (and Merger Partner shall use its best efforts to respond to all proposed responses and draft Form 10 amendments prepared by the Company within one Business Day of receipt of such responses or drafts); |
(f) | negotiating in good faith to agree upon the final form of all Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement by no later than the date on which the Company board of directors declares the Distribution; and |
(g) | delivering to its external counsel signature pages to each Transaction Document to which it is a party (which delivery shall be confirmed, promptly following receipt of such signature pages, by such external counsel to external counsel of the applicable other party) to be held in escrow until such party confirms the release of such signature pages, in each case by no later than the date on which the Company board of directors declares the Distribution, so long as, on or prior to such date, (i) the OCA has confirmed in writing or formally on a joint call with external counsel from both parties in attendance that the OCA does not object to the parties conclusion that Merger Partner is the accounting acquirer in the Merger, (ii) the Companys external counsel has confirmed to Merger Partners external counsel in writing that the SEC has confirmed that it has no further comments to the Form 10, (iii) the Company intends to cause SpinCo to submit a written request to the SEC, no later than one Business Day after the date of such date, requesting acceleration of the SECs declaration of effectiveness of the Form 10 and (iv) all of the conditions set forth in Article VIII of the Merger Agreement have been satisfied, or to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waived, including, without limitation, that the Company shall have received the IRS Ruling, and such IRS Ruling shall continue to be valid and in full force and effect, but excluding those conditions, including the Separation, that are to be satisfied at or immediately prior to the Closing, but subject to such conditions being capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing. |
3. | Miscellaneous. |
3.1 | Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement. |
3.2 | All of the provisions of this Amendment shall be effective as of the date of this Amendment. Except as otherwise specifically amended, modified or supplemented by this Amendment, all terms of the Merger Agreement shall remain unchanged and continue in full force and effect until the expiration or earlier termination of the Merger Agreement unless the same be otherwise sooner amended. From and after the date hereof, each reference in the Merger Agreement to this Agreement, hereof, hereunder or words of like import, and all references to the Merger Agreement and all agreements, instruments, documents, notes, certificates and other writings of every kind or nature that refer to the Merger Agreement will be deemed to mean the Merger Agreement as modified by this Amendment, whether or not this Amendment is expressly referenced. |
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3.3 | Article X (Miscellaneous) of the Merger Agreement is incorporated herein mutatis mutandis by reference. |
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Bob Pragada | |
Name: Bob Pragada | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
AMAZON HOLDCO INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Bob Pragada | |
Name: Bob Pragada | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC | ||
By: AMENTUM JOINT VENTURE LP, its sole member | ||
By: | /s/ Russell Triedman | |
Name: Russell Triedman | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
By: | /s/ Benjamin Dickson | |
Name: Benjamin Dickson | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
AMENTUM JOINT VENTURE LP | ||
By: AMENTUM JOINT VENTURE GP LLC, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Russell Triedman | |
Name: Russell Triedman | ||
Title: Executive Manager | ||
By: | /s/ Benjamin Dickson | |
Name: Benjamin Dickson | ||
Title: Executive Manager |
[Signature Page to Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
Exhibit 3.1
EXECUTION VERSION
FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AMAZON HOLDCO INC.
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AMAZON HOLDCO INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the Corporation), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:
FIRST: The Corporation was incorporated by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 17, 2023 under the name Amazon Holdco Inc. (as amended through the date hereof, the Certificate of Incorporation).
SECOND: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to a unanimous written consent, adopted resolutions authorizing the Corporation to amend, integrate and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the Restated Certificate).
THIRD: The Restated Certificate restates and integrates and amends the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.
FOURTH: The Restated Certificate was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the written consent of its stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FIFTH: The Restated Certificate shall become effective at [ ] [a.m./p.m.], Eastern Time, on [ ].
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Amazon Holdco Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this [] day of [ ], 2024.
AMAZON HOLDCO INC., | ||
by | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.
ARTICLE ONE
The name of the corporation is Amentum Holdings, Inc. (the Corporation).
ARTICLE TWO
The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801, and the name of the registered agent whose office address will be the same as the registered office is Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE THREE
The nature and purpose of the business of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL).
ARTICLE FOUR
SECTION 1. Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,001,000,000 shares, consisting of two classes as follows:
(a) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Preferred Stock); and
(b) 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock).
The Preferred Stock and the Common Stock shall have the designations, rights, powers and preferences and the qualifications, restrictions and limitations thereof, if any, set forth below.
SECTION 2. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors) is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide, by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and with respect to each series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the voting powers (if any), designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, of the shares of each such series, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The powers (including voting powers), preferences, and relative, participating, optional and
other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the approval of the Board of Directors and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors, without the separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock as a class, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.
SECTION 3. Common Stock. (a) Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as it may be amended, this Certificate of Incorporation) and subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, all of the voting power of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be vested in the holders of the Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.
(b) Except as otherwise required by the DGCL or expressly provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, each share of Common Stock shall have the same powers, rights and privileges and shall rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters.
(c) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and to the other provisions of applicable law and this Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive equally, on a per share basis, such dividends and other distributions in cash, securities or other property of the Corporation if, as and when declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
(d) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the Corporations debts and any other payments required by law and amounts payable upon shares of Preferred Stock ranking senior to the shares of Common Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, if any, the remaining net assets of the Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of shares of Common Stock and the holders of shares of any other class or series ranking equally with the shares of Common Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, equally on a per share basis. A merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity, or a sale or conveyance of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation (which shall not in fact result in the liquidation of the Corporation and the distribution of assets to its stockholders) shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Paragraph (d).
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(e) No holder of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights.
ARTICLE FIVE
SECTION 1. Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. Number of Directors; Voting. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding to elect additional directors under specified circumstances or otherwise, the number of directors that shall constitute the Board of Directors shall initially be 13 directors and, thereafter, shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that (i) the number of directors shall not be fewer than three directors or more than 21 directors, each of whom shall be a natural person and (ii) until the termination of the Stockholder Agreement in accordance with its terms, such resolution of the Board of Directors shall require the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the number of directors that constitute the Board of Directors at such time (e.g., at least 10 out of 12 directors). Except as otherwise provided herein, each director shall be entitled to one vote with respect to each matter before the Board of Directors, whether by meeting or pursuant to written consent.
SECTION 3. Classes of Directors. The directors of the Corporation, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, shall constitute a single class.
SECTION 4. Term of Office. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders and each director shall hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such directors earlier death, resignation or removal. Nothing in this Certificate of Incorporation shall preclude a director from serving consecutive terms. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-laws of the Corporation (as amended or amended and restated, the By-laws) shall so provide.
SECTION 5. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any newly created directorship on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors shall be filled only by resolution of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (other than directors elected by the holders of any series of
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Preferred Stock, by voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, as the case may be) and may not be filled in any other manner. A director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. A director elected or appointed to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
SECTION 6. Removal and Resignation of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, directors may be removed with or without cause upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Voting Stock), at a meeting of the Corporations stockholders. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.
SECTION 7. Rights of Holders of Preferred Stock. During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, have the right to elect additional directors, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then otherwise total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of directors, and the holders of such Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to said provisions, and (ii) each such additional director shall serve until such directors successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such directors right to hold such office terminates pursuant to said provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.
SECTION 8. Advance Notice. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the By-laws.
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SECTION 9. Committees.
(a) The Corporation shall establish and maintain an audit committee of the Board of Directors (the Audit Committee), a compensation committee of the Board of Directors (the Compensation Committee), a nominating and governance committee of the Board of Directors (the Nominating and Governance Committee), and may establish and maintain one or more other committees of the Board of Directors as provided in the By-laws.
(b) Subject to applicable law and stock exchange regulations:
(i) | until the later of (x) the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date and (y) the date on which Sponsor Stockholder ceases to beneficially own, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Common Stock representing at least 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, (A) the number of directors on each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee shall be four, (B) two Specified Directors who qualify as Independent Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Audit Committee, (C) two Specified Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee (and, until the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, the chair of the Compensation Committee shall be any one of such Specified Directors who is willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations), (D) two Specified Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee and (E) at least 50% of the directors appointed to serve on any committee of the Board of Directors (other than any committee formed to evaluate any transaction between Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand) shall be Specified Directors, in each case except to the extent there is an insufficient number of Specified Directors who are willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations to serve on any such committees; and |
(ii) | thereafter, until the date on which Sponsor Stockholder ceases to beneficially own, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Common Stock representing at least 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, with respect to each committee of the Board of Directors (other than any committee formed to evaluate any transaction between Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand), for so long as at least one Specified Director is eligible to serve on such committee pursuant to applicable law and stock exchange regulations, at least one Specified Director shall be appointed to serve on such committee, in each case except to the extent there is an insufficient number of Specified Directors who are willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations to serve on any such committees; and |
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(iii) | until the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, (A) two Jacobs Designated Directors who qualify as Independent Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Audit Committee (and the chair of the Audit Committee shall be any one of such Jacobs Designated Directors who is willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations), (B) two Jacobs Designated Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee, (C) two Jacobs Designated Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee, (D) at least 50% of the directors appointed to serve on any committee of the Board of Directors shall be Jacobs Designated Directors and (E) the Lead Independent Director or the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (but not both) will be a Jacobs Designated Director, in each case except to the extent there is an insufficient number of Jacobs Designated Directors who are willing and qualified under applicable law to serve on any such committees. |
(c) For purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation, (i) Jacobs Designated Director has the meaning given to it in the Stockholders Agreement dated as of [], by and between the Corporation and Amentum Joint Venture LP, as in effect as of the Merger Closing Date (the Stockholders Agreement), (ii) Specified Directors has the meaning given to it in the Stockholders Agreement, and (iii) the Merger Closing Date means [insert date of merger closing].
ARTICLE SIX
SECTION 1. Limitation of Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader exculpation than permitted prior thereto), no director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer.
SECTION 2. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and agents of the Corporation (and any other Persons to which the DGCL permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through provisions in the By-laws, agreements with such agents or other Persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL.
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SECTION 3. Amendment of this Article. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this ARTICLE SIX shall not (a) adversely affect any right or protection of a director, officer or agent of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification with respect to any act, omission or other matter occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or modification or (b) increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director, officer or agent occurring prior to, such amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE SEVEN
SECTION 1. Action by Written Consent. Any action that is required or permitted to be taken by the Corporations stockholders may be taken only at a duly called annual or special meeting of the Corporations stockholders, and the Corporations stockholders shall not have the ability to consent in writing without a meeting; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, unless expressly prohibited in the resolutions creating such series of Preferred Stock.
SECTION 2. Special Meetings of Stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of the meeting.
SECTION 3. No Cumulative Voting. No stockholder shall be entitled to exercise any right of cumulative voting.
ARTICLE EIGHT
SECTION 1. Amendments to the By-laws. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed and new bylaws made by (a) the Board of Directors or (b) in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required herein (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock), by the By-laws or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class.
SECTION 2. Amendments to this Certificate of Incorporation. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws, and in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the capital stock of the Corporation required by law or otherwise, no provision of Section 6 of ARTICLE
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FIVE, ARTICLE SIX, ARTICLE SEVEN, this ARTICLE EIGHT or ARTICLE NINE of this Certificate of Incorporation may be altered, amended or repealed in any respect, nor may any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws inconsistent therewith be adopted, unless in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise required by law, such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption is approved by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, at a meeting of the Corporations stockholders called for that purpose.
ARTICLE NINE
SECTION 1. Exclusive Forum. (A) Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation; (ii) any action asserting a claim for or based on a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporations stockholders, including a claim alleging the aiding and abetting of such a breach of fiduciary duty; (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director or officer or other employee or stockholder of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws (as either may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time); (iv) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Corporation (as either may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time); (v) any action asserting a claim related to or involving the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine; or (vi) any action asserting an internal corporate claim as that term is defined in Section 115 of the DGCL (each, a Covered Proceeding) shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware). Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation. The provisions of Section 1 of this ARTICLE NINE shall not apply to actions brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. Personal Jurisdiction. If any action the subject matter of which is a Covered Proceeding is filed in a court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where permitted in accordance with Section 1 of this ARTICLE NINE, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (each, a Foreign Action), in the name of any Person (a Claiming Party) without the prior written approval of the Corporation, such Claiming Party shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where applicable, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with any action brought in any such courts to enforce Section 1 of this ARTICLE NINE (an Enforcement Action) and (ii) having service of process made upon such Claiming Party in any such Enforcement Action by service upon such Claiming Partys counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such Claiming Party.
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SECTION 3. Notice and Consent. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock) shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE NINE.
ARTICLE TEN
SECTION 1. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 2. Incorporation by Reference. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Sections 3.01, 3.06(a) and 3.06(b)(iv) of the Stockholders Agreement, for the absence of doubt, as in effect as of the Merger Closing Date, in their entirety are hereby incorporated by reference into this Certificate of Incorporation.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
SECTION 1. Certain Stockholder Relationships. Because Sponsor Related Persons are currently, or may become, direct or indirect stockholders of the Corporation or may nominate members of the Board of Directors, and in anticipation that the Corporation, on the one hand, and Sponsor Related Persons, on the other hand, may engage in similar activities or lines of business or have an interest in the same areas of corporate opportunities, and in recognition of (i) the benefits to be derived by the Corporation through its continued contractual, corporate and business relations with Sponsor Related Persons (including the service of Sponsor Related Persons as directors of the Corporation) and (ii) the potential difficulties attendant to any director fulfilling the full scope of such directors fiduciary duties in any particular situation, the provisions of this ARTICLE ELEVEN are set forth to regulate, define and guide (a) the conduct of certain activities of the Corporation as such activities may involve any Sponsor Related Person and (b) the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in connection therewith. Any director of the Corporation who is a Sponsor Related Person may consider the interests of Sponsor Related Persons in exercising such directors powers, rights and duties as a director of the Corporation.
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SECTION 2. Corporate Opportunities. Subject to any contractual provisions by which the Corporation and any Sponsor Related Person acquire knowledge of a potential transaction or other matter that may be a corporate opportunity for Sponsor Related Persons, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, none of the Sponsor Related Persons shall have any duty to communicate or offer such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, and to the fullest extent permitted by law and Section 3.06(b) of the Stockholders Agreement, none of the Sponsor Related Persons shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders, or any Affiliate of the Corporation or such Affiliates stockholders or members, for breach of any fiduciary duty or otherwise (but subject to any contractual obligations by which the Corporation or any Sponsor Related Person may be bound from time to time), solely by reason of the fact that such Sponsor Related Person acquires, pursues or obtains such corporate opportunity for itself, directs such corporate opportunity to another Person, or otherwise does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, unless in the case of any such Sponsor Related Person who is a director or officer of the Corporation, such corporate opportunity is offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, and the Corporation (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and their respective stockholders and Affiliates) to the fullest extent permitted by law hereby waives and renounces in accordance with Section 122(17) of the DGCL any claim that such corporate opportunity constituted a corporate opportunity that should have been presented to the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, unless in the case of any such Sponsor Related Person who is a director or officer of the Corporation, such corporate opportunity is offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation.
SECTION 3. Certain Business Activities.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to any contractual obligations by which the Corporation or any Sponsor Related Person may be bound from time to time, no Sponsor Related Person shall have a duty to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of the Corporations Affiliates, including those business activities or lines of business deemed to be competing with the Corporation or any of the Corporations Affiliates and any Sponsor Related Person engaging in any such activities, in and of itself, shall not constitute breach of any fiduciary duty by such Sponsor Related Person.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to any contractual obligations by which the Corporation or any Sponsor Related Person may be bound from time to time, no Sponsor Related Person shall have a duty to refrain from doing business with any client, customer or vendor of the Corporation or any of the Corporations Affiliates, and without limiting Section 3 of this ARTICLE ELEVEN, no Sponsor Related Person shall be deemed to have breached his, her or its fiduciary duties, if any, to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation or such Affiliates stockholders or members solely by reason of engaging in any such activity.
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SECTION 4. Deemed Consent of Stockholders; Amendments. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE ELEVEN. Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this ARTICLE ELEVEN, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this ARTICLE ELEVEN, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, any modification of law, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this ARTICLE ELEVEN in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this ARTICLE ELEVEN, would accrue or arise, prior to the effective date of such alteration, amendment, repeal, adoption or modification.
ARTICLE TWELVE
SECTION 1. Executive Chair of the Board of Directors. If at any time prior to the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, the Chair of the Board of Directors becomes unable or unwilling to serve in such role, a replacement director shall be selected to serve as non-executive Chair of the Board of Directors until such second anniversary by the Jacobs Designated Directors who are members of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
SECTION 2. Chief Executive Officer. Until the later of (i) the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date and (ii) the date on which Sponsor Stockholder ceases to beneficially own, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Common Stock representing at least 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, the removal or appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the Board of Directors excluding the Chief Executive Officer and any other recused directors.
SECTION 3. Chief Operating Officer. Prior to the second anniversary of Merger Closing Date, the removal or appointment of the Chief Operating Officer shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, provided that such majority must include at least one Jacobs Designated Director voting in favor of such removal or replacement. The Chief Operating Officer will report to the Chief Executive Officer and, solely with respect to the initial Chief Operating Officer, the head of each business unit will report to and be subject to the supervision of the initial Chief Operating Officer.
SECTION 4. Direct CEO and COO Reports. Prior to the second anniversary of Merger Closing Date, the SpinCo Board shall be consulted prior to any changes or replacements to the direct reports of the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Operating Officer.
SECTION 5. Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation (other than this ARTICLE TWELVE) or the By-laws, on the one hand, and any provision of this ARTICLE TWELVE, on the other hand, the provisions of this ARTICLE TWELVE shall control.
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN
Definitions. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as set forth in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN:
(a) Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise;
(b) Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company, governmental authority or other organization or entity of any kind;
(c) Sponsor means each of ASP Amentum Investco LP and LG Amentum Holdings LP;
(d) Sponsor Related Persons means Sponsor Stockholder, each Sponsor and each of their respective Affiliates, and each of the foregoings respective officers, directors and employees, equityholders and partners; and
(e) Sponsor Stockholder means Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership, together with any Affiliate of Sponsor that owns or holds shares of Common Stock from time to time and becomes a party to the Stockholders Agreement pursuant thereto.
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Exhibit 3.2
EXECUTION VERSION
FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
OF
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.
A Delaware corporation
(Adopted as of [], 2024)
Amentum Holdings, Inc. (the Corporation), pursuant to the provisions of Section 109 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), hereby adopts these Amended and Restated By-laws (these By-laws), which restate, amend and supersede the bylaws of the Corporation in their entirety as described below:
ARTICLE ONE
OFFICES
SECTION 1. Offices. The Corporation may have an office or offices other than its registered office at such place or places, either within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be as stated in the Corporations certificate of incorporation as then in effect (the Certificate of Incorporation).
ARTICLE TWO
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
SECTION 1. Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors may designate a place, if any, either within or outside the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that annual or special meetings of the stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as described in Section 14 of this ARTICLE TWO of these By-laws in accordance with Section 211(a)(2) of the DGCL.
SECTION 2. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such date and time as is specified by resolution of the Board of Directors. At the annual meeting, stockholders shall elect directors to succeed those whose terms expire at such annual meeting and transact such other business as properly may be brought before the annual meeting pursuant to Section 12 of this ARTICLE TWO of these By-laws. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors, except as otherwise required by the DGCL and stock exchange regulations.
SECTION 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may only be called in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take action at a meeting, notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, if any, date and time of the meeting of the stockholders, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders not physically present may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or required by the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation.
(a) Form of Notice. All such notices shall be delivered in writing or in any other manner permitted by the DGCL. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his, her or its address as the same appears on the records of the Corporation. If given by courier, such notice shall be deemed given at the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholders address. Subject to the limitations of Section 4(c) of this ARTICLE TWO, if given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered: (i) if given by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice by facsimile, (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholders electronic mail address, (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (x) such posting and (y) the giving of such separate notice, and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation, the transfer agent of the Corporation or any other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
(b) Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the stockholder entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission given by the stockholder entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting. Attendance of a stockholder of the Corporation at a meeting of such stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and does not further participate in the meeting.
(c) Notice by Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders of the Corporation pursuant to the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, any notice to stockholders of the Corporation given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws shall be effective if given by electronic mail complying with the DGCL or other form of electronic transmission which other form has been consented to by the stockholder of the Corporation to whom the notice is given. Any such consent is revocable by the stockholder by notice to the Corporation. Notice may not be given by electronic transmission from
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and after the time: (i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation; and (ii) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, that the inadvertent failure to discover such inability shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. For purposes of these By-laws, except as otherwise limited by applicable law, the term electronic transmission means any form of communication not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such recipient through an automated process.
SECTION 5. List of Stockholders. The Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10th day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder. Nothing contained in this section shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network; provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation.
SECTION 6. Quorum. The holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof, except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws. If a quorum is not present, the chairperson of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place from time to time until a quorum shall be present in person or represented by proxy. When a specified item of business requires a vote by a class or series (if the Corporation shall then have outstanding shares of more than one class or series) voting as a separate class or series, the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding stock of such class or series shall constitute a quorum (as to such class or series) for the transaction of such item of business. A quorum once established at a meeting shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.
SECTION 7. Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, when a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any
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business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and, except as otherwise required by law, shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
SECTION 8. Vote Required Generally. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, at any meeting of stockholders at which a quorum has been established, all matters other than the election of directors shall be determined by a majority of voting power of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter casting their vote in favor of such matter, unless by express provisions of any applicable law, the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Corporations securities are listed, any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws a minimum or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the vote required on such matter.
SECTION 9. Vote Required for the Election of Directors. Except as set forth below in this Section 9 in the case of contested elections and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, at any meeting of stockholders at which a quorum has been established, each nominee for director shall be elected to the Board of Directors by a majority of the votes cast. For purposes of this Section 9, a majority of votes cast shall mean that the number of votes cast for such directors election exceeds the number of votes cast against such directors election, where votes cast shall include any votes against such directors election and shall exclude abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to such directors election, but abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered for purposes of establishing a quorum; provided that, in the event of a contested election of directors, directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, and broker non-votes and abstentions will be considered for purposes of establishing a quorum but will not have an effect on the result of such vote. For purposes of this Section 9, a contested election shall mean any election of directors in which the Board of Directors determines that the number of nominees for director exceeds the number of directors to be elected. If, prior to the time the Corporation mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of directors, one or more notices of nomination are withdrawn such that the number of candidates for election as director no longer exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the election shall not be considered a contested election, but in all other cases, once an election is determined to be a contested election, directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast. If, in an election where the number of nominees for director does not exceed the number of directors to be elected, a director nominee fails to receive a number of votes cast for such directors election that exceeds the number of votes cast against such directors election, the Board of Directors may take any appropriate action within its powers, including decreasing the number of directors or filling a vacancy.
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SECTION 10. Voting Rights. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot.
SECTION 11. Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the Corporation generally.
SECTION 12. Advance Notice of Stockholder Business and Director Nominations.
(a) Business at Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(i) Only such business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 12(b) of this ARTICLE TWO) shall be conducted at an annual meeting of the stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting (A) as specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof or (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (1) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in Section 12(a)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO and on the record date for determination of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and at the time of the annual meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in Sections 12(a)(ii) and (iii) of this ARTICLE TWO. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (C) of this Section 12(a)(i) of this ARTICLE TWO shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose such business (other than business included in the Corporations proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
(ii) For any business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 12(b) of this ARTICLE TWO) to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in Section 12(a)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO to the Secretary; any such proposed business must be a proper matter for stockholder action and the stockholder and the Stockholder Associated Person (as defined in Section 12(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) must have acted in accordance
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with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement (as defined in Section 12(a)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO) required by these By-laws. To be timely, a stockholders notice for such business must be delivered and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in proper written form not later than the Close of Business on the 90th day and not earlier than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting of stockholders (which date shall, for purposes of the Corporations first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on []); provided, however, that if and only if the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences 30 days before such anniversary date and ends 30 days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year (other than for purposes of the Corporations first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock are first publicly traded), such stockholders notice must be delivered by the later of (A) the 10th day following the day the Public Announcement (as defined in Section 12(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) of the date of the annual meeting is first made or (B) the date which is 90 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. For the avoidance of doubt, a stockholder shall not be entitled to make additional or substitute proposals following the expiration of the time periods set forth in these By-laws. Notices delivered pursuant to Section 12(a) of this ARTICLE TWO will be deemed received on any given day only if received prior to the Close of Business on such day (and otherwise shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day).
(iii) To be in proper written form, a stockholders notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter of business the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting:
(A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting (including the specific text of any resolutions or actions proposed for consideration and, if such business includes a proposal to amend these By-laws, the specific language of the proposed amendment) and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting,
(B) the name and address of the stockholder proposing such business, as they appear on the Corporations books, the name and address (if different from the Corporations books) of such proposing stockholder, and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person,
(C) the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly held of record or beneficially owned by such stockholder or by any Stockholder Associated Person, a description of any Derivative Positions (as defined in Section 12(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) directly or indirectly held or beneficially held by the
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stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and whether and to the extent to which a Hedging Transaction (as defined in Section 12(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,
(D) a description of all arrangements or understandings (including financial transactions and direct or indirect compensation) between or among such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder, any Stockholder Associated Person or such other person or entity in such business,
(E) (i) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person has or may acquire any right to vote any security of the Corporation and (ii) all information that would be required to be set forth in a Schedule 13D filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) or an amendment pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) if such a statement were required to be filed under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person),
(F) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation,
(G) any proportionate interest in securities of the Corporation or Derivative Positions held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership or similar entity in which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership or similar entity,
(H) with respect to any entity that develops or provides products or services that compete with or are alternatives to the principal products developed or produced by or services provided by the Corporation or its Affiliates (as defined in the Certificate of Corporation) (each a Competitor), any direct or indirect interest, including significant equity interests or any derivative positions including, without limitation, any short position, profits interest, option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of such Competitor or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of such Competitor,
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whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of such Competitor or otherwise and any performance-related fees to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled based, directly or indirectly, on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of capital stock of such Competitor (any Competitor Interest) held by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,
(I) any direct or indirect interest of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, in any contract with, or any litigation involving, the Corporation, any Affiliate (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) of the Corporation or any Competitor of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement),
(J) a representation that such stockholder is a stockholder of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such business before the meeting,
(K) any other information relating to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents (even if a solicitation is not involved) or otherwise required pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder, and
(L) a representation as to whether such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to the holders of at least the percentage of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to approve the proposal or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of the proposal (such representation, a Solicitation Statement).
In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to Section 12(a) of this ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 12(d) of this ARTICLE TWO.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in these By-laws to the contrary, no business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 12(b) of this ARTICLE TWO) shall be conducted at an annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 12(a) of this ARTICLE TWO.
(b) Nominations at Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
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(i) Only persons who are nominated in accordance and compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12(b) of ARTICLE TWO shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of stockholders.
(ii) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (A) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof or (B) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (1) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 12(b) of ARTICLE TWO and on the record date for determination of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and at the time of the annual meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 12(b) of ARTICLE TWO. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (B) of this Section 12(b)(ii) of ARTICLE TWO shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. For nominations to be properly brought by a stockholder at an annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in Section 12(b)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO to the Secretary, and the stockholder and the Stockholder Associated Person must have acted in accordance with the representations set forth in the Nomination Solicitation Statement (as defined in Section 12(b)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO) required by these By-laws. To be timely, a stockholders notice for the nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in proper written form not later than the Close of Business on the 90th day and not earlier than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting of stockholders (which date shall, for purposes of the Corporations first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on []); provided, however, that if and only if the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences 30 days before such anniversary date and ends 30 days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year (other than for purposes of the Corporations first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock are first publicly traded), such stockholders notice must be delivered by the later of the 10th day following the day the Public Announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made and the date which is 90 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 12(b) of ARTICLE TWO will be deemed received on any given day if received prior to the Close of Business on such day (and otherwise on the next succeeding day). For the avoidance of doubt, a stockholder shall not be entitled to make additional or substitute nominations following the expiration of the time periods set forth in these By-laws. The number of persons a stockholder may nominate for election to the Board of Directors at any annual meeting of stockholders shall not exceed the number of directors to be elected by stockholders generally as such annual meeting.
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(iii) To be in proper written form, a stockholders notice to the Secretary shall set forth:
(A) as to each person that the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (2) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (3) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are directly or indirectly owned beneficially or of record by the person, (4) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, (5) the completed and signed questionnaire, representation or agreement required by Section 12(f) of this ARTICLE TWO, (6) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents for a contested election of directors (even if an election contest or proxy solicitation is not involved) or is otherwise required pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder (including such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee of the stockholder, if applicable, and to serving as a director if elected), and (7) a complete and accurate description of all direct and indirect compensation, payment, reimbursement, indemnification, financial and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past two (2) years, and any other material relationships, between or among such proposed nominee and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith (on the one hand) and the stockholder giving the notice or any Stockholder Associated Person (on the other hand), including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K (or any successor item) if the stockholder giving the notice and any Stockholder Associated Person were the registrant for purposes of such item and the proposed nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant,
(B) as to the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, the name and address (if different from the Corporations books) of such proposing stockholder and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person,
(C) the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly held of record or beneficially owned by such stockholder or by any Stockholder Associated Person, a description of any Derivative Positions directly or indirectly held or beneficially held by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and whether and the extent to which a Hedging Transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,
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(D) a description of all arrangements or understandings (including financial transactions and direct or indirect compensation) between or among such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and each proposed nominee and any other person or entity (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder,
(E) (i) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person has or may acquire any right to vote any security of the Corporation and (ii) all information that would be required to be set forth in a Schedule 13D filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) or an amendment pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) if such a statement were required to be filed under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person),
(F) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation,
(G) any proportionate interest in securities of the Corporation or Derivative Positions held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership or similar entity in which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership or similar entity,
(H) any Competitor Interest held by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,
(I) any direct or indirect interest of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, in any contract with, or any litigation involving, the Corporation, any Affiliate (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) of the Corporation or any Competitor of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement),
(J) a representation that such stockholder is a stockholder of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice,
(K) any other information relating to such stockholder or any
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Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents for a contested election of directors (even if an election contest or proxy solicitation is not involved) or otherwise required pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder, and
(L) a representation as to whether such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to the holders of at least 67% of the voting power of the Corporations outstanding shares entitled to vote on the election of directors, to elect each proposed nominee or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of the nomination (such representation, a Nomination Solicitation Statement).
In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to this Section 12(b) of ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 12(d) of this ARTICLE TWO and shall comply with Section 12(f) of this ARTICLE TWO.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in Section 12(b)(ii) of this ARTICLE TWO to the contrary, if the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under Section 12(b)(ii) of this ARTICLE TWO and there is no Public Announcement naming the nominees for additional directorships at least 10 days prior to the last day a stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with Section 12(b)(ii), a stockholders notice required by Section 12(b)(ii) of this ARTICLE TWO shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the Close of Business on the 10th day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(c) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the notice of meeting. Only persons who are nominated in accordance and compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12(c) of ARTICLE TWO shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the notice of meeting only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof or (ii) provided that the Board of Directors or stockholders (if stockholders are permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 2 of ARTICLE SEVEN of the Certificate of Incorporation) has determined that directors are to be elected at such special meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (A) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 12(c) of ARTICLE TWO and at the time of the special meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (C) complies with the notice procedures provided for in this Section 12(c) of
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ARTICLE TWO. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (ii) of this Section 12(c) of ARTICLE TWO shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected. For nominations to be properly brought by a stockholder at a special meeting of stockholders, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in this Section 12(c) of ARTICLE TWO to the Secretary. To be timely, a stockholders notice for the nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the Close of Business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which a Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 12(c) of ARTICLE TWO will be deemed received on any given day if received prior to the Close of Business on such day (and otherwise on the next succeeding day). To be in proper written form, such stockholders notice shall set forth all of the information required by, and otherwise be in compliance with, Section 12(b)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO. In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to this Section 12(c) of ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 12(d) of this ARTICLE TWO and shall comply with Section 12(f) of this ARTICLE TWO. The number of persons a stockholder may nominate for election to the Board of Directors at any special meeting of stockholders shall not exceed the number of directors to be elected by stockholders generally at such special meeting.
(d) Update and Supplement of Stockholders Notice. Any stockholder who submits a notice of proposal for business or nomination for election pursuant to this Section 12 of ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting of stockholders and as of the date that is 10 Business Days prior to such meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the Close of Business on the fifth Business Day after the record date for the meeting of stockholders (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than the Close of Business on the eighth business day prior to the date for the meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 Business Days prior to the meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof).
(e) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 12 of ARTICLE TWO, the term:
(i) Business Day means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, NY are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close;
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(ii) Close of Business means 5:00 p.m. local time at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, and if an applicable deadline falls on the Close of Business on a day that is not a Business Day, then the applicable deadline shall be deemed to be the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(iii) Derivative Positions means, with respect to a stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, any derivative positions including, without limitation, any short position, profits interest, option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise and any performance-related fees to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled based, directly or indirectly, on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of capital stock of the Corporation;
(iv) Hedging Transaction means, with respect to a stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, any hedging or other transaction (such as borrowed or loaned shares) or series of transactions, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding, the effect or intent of which is to increase or decrease the voting power or economic or pecuniary interest of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporations securities;
(v) Public Announcement means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or comparable news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
(vi) Stockholder Associated Person of any stockholder means (A) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or person acting in concert (in respect of any matter involving the Corporation or its securities) with, such stockholder, (B) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder (each a Beneficial Owner) or (C) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or person acting in concert (in respect of any matter involving the Corporation or its securities) with, any Beneficial Owner.
(f) Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be qualified to be a nominee for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in the case of a person nominated by a stockholder in accordance with Sections 12(b) or 12(c) of this ARTICLE TWO, in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under such sections) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire
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shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five Business Days of such written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five Business Days of such written request) that such person (i) is not and will not become a party to (A) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a Voting Commitment) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (B) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such persons ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such persons fiduciary duties under applicable law, (ii) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein, (iii) would be in compliance, and if elected as a director of the Corporation will comply, with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation and (iv) agrees to promptly provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may reasonably request.
(g) Update and Supplement of Nominee Information. The Corporation may also, as a condition to any such nomination or business being deemed properly brought before an annual meeting, require any Stockholder Associated Person or proposed nominee to deliver to the Secretary, within five Business Days of any such request, such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Corporation, including such other information as may be reasonably required by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, to determine (A) the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation, (B) whether such nominee qualifies as an independent director or audit committee financial expert under applicable law, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and stock exchange rules or regulations or any publicly disclosed corporate governance guideline or committee charter of the Corporation and (C) such other information that the Board of Directors determines, in its sole discretion, could be material to a reasonable stockholders understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
(h) Authority of Chairperson; General Provisions. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether any nomination or other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or brought in accordance with the procedures set forth in these By-laws (including whether the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made or solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies or votes in support of such stockholders nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholders representation as required by Section 12(a)(iii)(G) or Section 12(b)(iii)(G), as applicable, of this ARTICLE TWO) and, if any nomination or other business is not made or brought in compliance with these By-laws, to declare that such nomination or proposal of other business be disregarded and not acted upon. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12 of ARTICLE TWO, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the
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Corporation. For purposes of this Section 12 of ARTICLE TWO, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(i) Compliance with Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these By-laws, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in these By-laws; provided, however, that any references in these By-laws to the Exchange Act or the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to any nomination or other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 12 of ARTICLE TWO.
(j) Effect on Other Rights. Nothing in these By-laws shall be deemed to (A) affect any rights of the stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, (B) confer upon any stockholder a right to have a nominee or any proposed business included in the Corporations proxy statement, except as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, (C) affect any rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or (D) limit the exercise, or the method or timing of the exercise, of the rights of any person granted by the Corporation to nominate directors (including pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation)).
SECTION 13. Fixing a Record Date for Stockholder Meetings. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the Close of Business on the day preceding the day on which notice is first given or, if notice is waived, at the Close of Business on the day preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting in conformity herewith; and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 13 of ARTICLE TWO at the adjourned meeting.
SECTION 14. Conduct of Meetings.
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(a) Generally. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chair of the Board of Directors, if any, or in the Chair of the Board of Directors absence or disability, by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officers absence or disability, by the Lead Independent Director, or in the absence or disability of the Lead Independent Director, by a chairperson designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence or disability of such person, by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in the Secretarys absence or disability the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
(b) Rules, Regulations and Procedures. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation as it shall deem appropriate including, without limitation, such guidelines and procedures as it may deem appropriate regarding the participation by means of remote communication of stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; and (vi) restrictions on the use of mobile phones, audio or video recording devices and similar devices at the meeting. The chairperson of the meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination or matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such chairperson should so determine, such chairperson shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The chairperson of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls for each matter to be voted upon at the meeting will be opened and closed. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies or votes or any revocations or changes thereto may be accepted. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power, right and authority, for any or no reason, to convene, recess and/or adjourn any meeting of stockholders.
(c) Inspectors of Elections. The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. No person who is a candidate for an office at an
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election may serve as an inspector at such election. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of such inspectors duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspectors ability. The inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.
ARTICLE THREE
DIRECTORS
SECTION 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this By-law after the annual meeting of stockholders.
SECTION 3. Regular Meetings and Special Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by (i) the Chair of the Board of Directors, if any, (ii) by the Secretary upon the written request of at least two of the directors then in office or (iii) the Chief Executive Officer, and in each case shall be held at the place, if any, on the date and at the time as he, she or they shall fix. Any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the Secretary as hereinafter provided in this Section 4 of ARTICLE THREE. Such notice shall state the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting. Notice of any meeting shall be given to each director at least (a) 24 hours before the meeting if by telephone or by being personally delivered or sent by overnight courier, telecopy, electronic transmission, email or similar means or (b) five days before the meeting if delivered by mail to the directors residence or usual place of business. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage prepaid, or when transmitted if sent by telex, telecopy, electronic transmission, email or similar means. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
SECTION 5. Waiver of Notice. Any director may waive notice of any meeting of directors by a writing signed by the director or by electronic transmission. Any member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof who is present at a meeting shall have waived notice of such meeting except when such member attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and does not further participate in the meeting.
SECTION 6. Chair of the Board of Directors, Lead Independent Director, Quorum, Required Vote and Adjournment. The Board of Directors may elect, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, a Chair of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Board of Directors must be a director and may be an officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these By-laws and the direction of the Board of Directors, he or she shall perform all duties and
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have all powers that are commonly incident to the position of Chairperson of the Board of Directors or that are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors at which he or she is present and have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. If the Chair of the Board of Directors is not an independent director, a majority of the independent directors on the Board of Directors, by affirmative vote, may elect a Lead Independent Director of the Corporation. If the Chair of the Board of Directors is not present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, the Lead Independent Director shall preside at such meeting, and, if the Lead Independent Director is not present at such meeting, the Chief Executive Officer (if the Chief Executive Officer is a director) shall preside at such meeting, and, if the Chief Executive Officer is not present at such meeting or is not a director, a majority of the directors present at such meeting shall elect one of the directors present at the meeting to so preside. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that a quorum shall never be less than one-third the total number of directors. Unless by express provision of an applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws a different vote is required, the vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
SECTION 7. Committees.
(a) The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, including an executive committee, consisting of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, and any committees required by the rules and regulations of such exchange as any securities of the Corporation are listed. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Except to the extent restricted by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, each such committee, to the extent provided by the DGCL and in the resolution creating it, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors delegated to such committee. Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors upon request.
(b) Each committee of the Board of Directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee. Each committee of the Board of Directors may elect, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee, a Chair of the committee. Unless otherwise provided in these By-laws, (i) the presence of at least a majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum, and (ii) all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this ARTICLE THREE are subject in their entirety to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
SECTION 8. Action by Written Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
SECTION 9. Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees, reimbursement of expenses and equity compensation, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity, including for attendance of meetings of the Board of Directors or participation on any committees. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
SECTION 10. Reliance on Books and Records. A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, shall in the performance of such members duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporations officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other persons professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
SECTION 11. Telephonic and Other Meetings. Unless restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any one or more members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
ARTICLE FOUR
OFFICERS
SECTION 1. Election; Term of Office; Appointments. The elected officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors, and may include a Chief Executive Officer and/or a President, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, one or more Assistant Secretaries and such other officers as the Board of Directors from time to time may deem proper. All officers elected by the Board of Directors shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of these By-laws. Such officers shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may choose not to fill any office for any period as
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it may deem advisable. The Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) may from time to time elect, or the Chief Executive Officer or the President may appoint, such other officers (including, without limitation, one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, Controllers and Assistant Controllers) and such agents, as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as shall be provided in these By-laws or as may be prescribed by the Board or such committee or by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as the case may be. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify in their stead or until their earlier death, resignation or removal, and shall perform such duties as from time to time shall be prescribed by these By-laws and by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices. Two or more offices may be held by the same person.
SECTION 2. Removal and Resignation. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or a resolution of the Board of Directors, officers elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed from office with or without cause at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors that the Corporation would have if all vacancies or unfilled directorships were filled (the Whole Board). Any officer or agent appointed by the Chief Executive Officer or the President may be removed from office with or without cause at any time by such person, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or by resolution of the Board of Directors, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Whole Board. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 3. Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, a newly created elected office and a vacancy in any elected office because of death, resignation, or removal may be filled by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in an office appointed by the Chief Executive Officer or the President because of death, resignation, or removal may be filled by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable, or by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. Chair of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Chair of the Board of Directors shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may determine whether the Chair of the Board of Directors is an executive Chair or non-executive Chair. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, an executive Chair shall be deemed to be an officer of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may at any time and for any reason designate another director to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors and may determine whether any Chair of the Board of Directors shall be or cease to be an executive Chair. The Chair of the Board of Directors shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as from time to time shall be prescribed by these By-laws or by the Board of Directors.
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SECTION 5. Lead Independent Director. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Lead Independent Director of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 6 of ARTICLE THREE of these By-laws and shall not be an employee of the Corporation. The Lead Independent Director shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as from time to time shall be prescribed by these By-laws or by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so prescribed, shall perform such duties and have such powers as generally pertain to the office of Lead Independent Director, including serving as an alternate to the Chair of the Board of Directors if the Chair of the Board of Directors cannot perform his or her role as a result of a conflict or other reasons, except as otherwise provided by these By-laws.
SECTION 6. President and/or Chief Executive Officer. The President or Chief Executive Officer, in the absence of the Chair of the Board of Directors and the Lead Independent Director, if any, shall preside at meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The President and Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The President and Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to execute all bonds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by applicable law to be otherwise signed and executed and except that the other officers of the Corporation may sign and execute documents when so authorized by these By-laws, the Board of Directors or the President or Chief Executive Officer. The President and Chief Executive Officer shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as from time to time shall be prescribed by these By-laws or by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so prescribed, the President and Chief Executive Officer shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board, as generally pertain to the office of President or Chief Executive Officer, respectively.
SECTION 7. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for the overall management of the financial affairs of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall render a statement of the Corporations financial condition and an account of all transactions whenever requested by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by these By-laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and, except as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, he or she shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to the office of Chief Financial Officer.
SECTION 8. Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by these By-laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and, except as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, he or she shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to the office of Chief Operating Officer.
SECTION 9. Vice Presidents. Vice Presidents and such other officers/titles as established from time to time shall perform such duties as from time to time shall be prescribed by these By-laws, by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and, except as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, they shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to such office.
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SECTION 10. Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary or person appointed as secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders shall record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings, and he or she shall perform like duties for the committees of the Board of Directors when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, if required. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest to the affixing by such officers signature. The Secretary shall see that all books and records pertaining to meetings and proceedings of the Board of Directors (and any committee thereof) and of the stockholders required by applicable law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by these By-laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Operating Officer, and, except as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, he or she shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to the office of Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, any of the Assistant Secretaries, shall in the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer or Secretary may, from time to time, prescribe.
SECTION 11. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have responsibility for the Corporations funds and securities. He or she shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by these By-laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer or the Chief Financial Officer, and, except as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, he or she shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to the office of Treasurer.
ARTICLE FIVE
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
SECTION 1. Form. The shares of stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated; provided, however, that if requested by any owner of stock of the Corporation, the Corporation shall provide such owner with a certificate or certificates, to be in such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe, certifying the number and class of shares of the stock of the Corporation owned by them. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. If shares are represented by certificates, the certificates shall be in such form as required by applicable law and as determined by the Board of Directors. Each certificate shall certify the number of shares owned by such holder in the Corporation and shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by two authorized officers of the Corporation. Any or all signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation whether because of death, resignation or otherwise before such certificate or certificates have been issued by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be issued as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates
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or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation at the date of issue. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The Board of Directors may appoint a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof to act as its transfer agent or registrar, or both, in connection with the transfer of any class or series of securities of the Corporation. The Corporation, or its designated transfer agent or other agent, shall keep records to be known as the stock transfer books of the Corporation, containing the name of each holder of record, together with such holders address and the number and class or series of shares held by such holder and the date of issue. When shares are represented by certificates, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to each holder to whom such shares have been issued or transferred, certificates representing the shares owned by such holder, and shares of stock of the Corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holders attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation or its designated transfer agent or other agent of the certificate or certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. In that event, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate or certificates and record the transaction on its books. When shares are not represented by certificates, shares of stock of the Corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holders attorney duly authorized in writing, with such evidence of the authenticity of such transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps, and within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares, the Corporation shall, if required by applicable law, send the holder to whom such shares have been issued or transferred a written statement of the information required by applicable law. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws or any other instrument, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these By-laws, at all times that the Corporations stock is listed on a stock exchange, the shares of the stock of the Corporation shall comply with all direct registration system eligibility requirements established by such exchange, including any requirement that shares of the Corporations stock be eligible for issue in book-entry form. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation in both the certificated and uncertificated form.
SECTION 2. Lost Certificates. The Corporation may issue or direct a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates previously issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares, the Corporation may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct, sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
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SECTION 3. Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its records as the owner of shares of stock to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner, except as otherwise required by applicable law. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares of stock on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
SECTION 4. Fixing a Record Date for Purposes Other than Stockholder Meetings or Actions by Written Consent. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action (other than stockholder meetings and stockholder written consents which are expressly governed by Sections 12 and 13 of ARTICLE TWO of these By-laws), the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the Close of Business (as defined in Section 12 of ARTICLE TWO of these By-laws) on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
ARTICLE SIX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Dividends. Subject to and in accordance with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and any certificate of designation relating to any series of preferred stock, dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation may be declared and paid by the Board of Directors, in accordance with applicable law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporations capital stock, subject to the provisions of applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose. The Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserves in the manner in which they were created.
SECTION 2. Checks, Notes, Drafts, Etc. All checks, notes, drafts or other orders for the payment of money of the Corporation shall be signed, endorsed or accepted in the name of the Corporation by such officer, officers, person or persons as from time to time may be designated by the Board of Directors or by an officer or officers authorized by the Board of Directors to make such designation.
SECTION 3. Contracts. In addition to the powers otherwise granted to officers pursuant to ARTICLE FOUR of these By-laws, the Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, or any agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation to enter into or execute and deliver any and all deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations or instruments, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
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SECTION 4. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 5. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may provide a corporate seal that shall be in the form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no seal shall be required by virtue of this Section 5 of ARTICLE SIX.
SECTION 6. Voting Securities Owned By Corporation. Voting securities in any other corporation or entity held by the Corporation shall be voted by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer, unless the Board of Directors specifically confers authority to vote with respect thereto, which authority may be general or confined to specific instances, upon some other person or officer. Any person authorized to vote securities shall have the power to appoint proxies, with general power of substitution.
SECTION 7. Facsimile Signatures. In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these By-laws and subject to applicable law, facsimile and any other forms of electronic signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used.
SECTION 8. Section Headings. Section headings in these By-laws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.
SECTION 9. Inconsistent Provisions. If any provision (or part thereof) of these By-laws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the DGCL or any other applicable law, the provision (or part thereof) of these By-laws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.
ARTICLE SEVEN
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 1. Right to Indemnification and Advancement. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved (including involvement, without limitation, as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an indemnitee), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties
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under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time (ERISA) and any other penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 2 of this ARTICLE SEVEN with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advance of expenses (as defined below), the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors. The rights to indemnification and advance of expenses conferred in this Section 1 of ARTICLE SEVEN shall be contract rights. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred herein, an indemnitee shall also have the right, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (an advance of expenses); provided, however, that if and to the extent that the DGCL requires, an advance of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (an undertaking), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 1 of ARTICLE SEVEN or otherwise. The Corporation may also, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification and advancement to employees and agents of the Corporation. Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this ARTICLE SEVEN shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or other officer of the Corporation appointed pursuant to ARTICLE FOUR of these By-laws, and any reference to an officer of any other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of such other enterprise.
SECTION 2. Procedure for Indemnification. Any claim for indemnification or advance of expenses by an indemnitee under this Section 2 of ARTICLE SEVEN shall be made promptly, and in any event within 60 days (or, in the case of an advance of expenses, 30 days; provided that the director or officer has delivered the undertaking contemplated by Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN if required), upon the written request of the indemnitee. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advance of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within 60 days (or, in the case of an advance of expenses, 30 days; provided that the indemnitee has delivered the undertaking contemplated by Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN if required), the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this ARTICLE SEVEN shall be enforceable by the indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such persons costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of expenses where the undertaking required pursuant to Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN, if any, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct that makes it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proof shall be on the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, a committee thereof, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
SECTION 3. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, administrator, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expenses, liability or loss under the DGCL.
SECTION 4. Service for Subsidiaries. Any person serving as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, administrator, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at least 50% of whose equity interests are owned by the Corporation (a subsidiary for purposes of this ARTICLE SEVEN) shall be conclusively presumed to be serving in such capacity at the request of the Corporation.
SECTION 5. Reliance. Persons who after the date of the adoption of this provision become or remain directors or officers of the Corporation or who, while a director or officer of the Corporation, become or remain a director, officer, employee or agent of a subsidiary, shall be conclusively presumed to have relied on the rights to indemnity, advance of expenses and other rights contained in this ARTICLE SEVEN in entering into or continuing such service. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE SEVEN shall apply to claims made against an indemnitee arising out of acts or omissions that occurred or occur both prior and subsequent to the adoption hereof. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this ARTICLE SEVEN that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate or impair any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.
SECTION 6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights; Continuation of Rights of Indemnification. The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE SEVEN shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may have or hereafter acquire under the Certificate of Incorporation or under any statute, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. All rights to indemnification under this ARTICLE SEVEN shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the Corporation who serves or served in such capacity at any time while this ARTICLE SEVEN is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this ARTICLE SEVEN or repeal or modification of relevant provisions of the DGCL or any other applicable laws shall not in any way diminish any rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses of such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder with respect to any proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such repeal or modification.
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SECTION 7. Merger or Consolidation. For purposes of this ARTICLE SEVEN, references to the Corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this ARTICLE SEVEN with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
SECTION 8. Savings Clause. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if this ARTICLE SEVEN or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify and advance expenses to each person entitled to indemnification under Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN as to all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and any other penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person and for which indemnification and advancement of expenses is available to such person pursuant to this ARTICLE SEVEN to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this ARTICLE SEVEN that shall not have been invalidated.
ARTICLE EIGHT
AMENDMENTS
These By-laws may be amended, altered, changed or repealed or new By-laws adopted only in accordance with Section 1 of ARTICLE EIGHT of the Certificate of Incorporation.
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Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
AND
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.
DATED AS OF []
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Section 1.1 | Definitions |
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ARTICLE II SERVICES | 6 | |||||||
Section 2.1 | Services |
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Section 2.2 | Additional Services |
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Section 2.3 | Performance of Services |
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Section 2.4 | Fees for Services |
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Section 2.5 | Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Costs and Expenses |
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Section 2.6 | Changes in the Performance of Services |
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Section 2.7 | Transitional Nature of Services and Migration |
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ARTICLE III SUBCONTRACTING; TSA MANAGERS | 11 | |||||||
Section 3.1 | Affiliates; Subcontracting |
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Section 3.2 | TSA Managers and Service Managers |
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Section 3.3 | Services Not Included |
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ARTICLE IV OTHER ARRANGEMENTS | 13 | |||||||
Section 4.1 | Access |
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Section 4.2 | Reliance |
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ARTICLE V PAYMENTS; BILLING; TAXES | 13 | |||||||
Section 5.1 | Procedure |
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Section 5.2 | Payment Information |
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Section 5.3 | Late Payments |
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Section 5.4 | Taxes |
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ARTICLE VI TERM AND TERMINATION | 15 | |||||||
Section 6.1 | Term |
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Section 6.2 | Early Termination |
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Section 6.3 | Interdependencies |
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Section 6.4 | Effect of Termination |
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Section 6.5 | Return of Provider Property |
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ARTICLE VII CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS | 17 | |||||||
Section 7.1 | Company and SpinCo Obligations |
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Section 7.2 | Privacy and Data Protection Laws |
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Section 7.3 | Data Processing Agreement |
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Section 7.4 | Protective Arrangements |
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ARTICLE VIII LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION | 19 | |||||||
Section 8.1 | Limitations on Liability |
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Section 8.2 | Recipient Indemnity |
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Section 8.3 | Provider Indemnity |
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Section 8.4 | Indemnification Procedures |
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Section 8.5 | Liability for Payment Obligations |
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Section 8.6 | Exclusive Remedy |
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ARTICLE IX DISPUTES | 20 | |||||||
Section 9.1 | Disputes |
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Section 9.2 | Escalation; Mediation |
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Section 9.3 | Court Actions |
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Section 9.4 | Conduct during Dispute Resolution Process |
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Section 9.5 | Disputes Over Fees and Early Termination Costs |
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS | 22 | |||||||
Section 10.1 | Further Assurances |
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Section 10.2 | Title to Intellectual Property |
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Section 10.3 | License |
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Section 10.4 | Independent Contractors |
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Section 10.5 | Assignability |
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Section 10.6 | No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 10.7 | Force Majeure |
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Section 10.8 | [RESERVED] |
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Section 10.9 | Notices |
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Section 10.10 | Governing Law; Submission; Jurisdiction |
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Section 10.11 | Incorporation by Reference |
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Exhibit A-1 | Company Services | |
Exhibit A-2 | SpinCo Services | |
Exhibit B | Data Processing Agreement |
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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of [] (the Effective Date), is by and between Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Amentum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (SpinCo). The Company and SpinCo are sometimes each referred to as a Party and collectively as the Parties. Capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined in the Recitals shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 1.1.
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the Separation Agreement), dated as of November 20, 2023 (the Signing Date), by and among the Company, SpinCo, Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Merger Partner), and Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Merger Partner Equityholder), the Company intends to separate the SpinCo Business from the Company Business and to cause the SpinCo Assets, including the equity interests of each Directly Transferred Entity and excluding any Excluded Assets, to be transferred to SpinCo and other members of the SpinCo Group and to cause the SpinCo Liabilities to be assumed by SpinCo and other members of the SpinCo Group, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Separation Agreement (the Separation);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated as of the Signing Date, by and among the Company, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder, the parties thereto intend to effect the Separation, the Distribution and the other Transactions, including the Merger;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide, or cause to be provided, to SpinCo, and SpinCo desires to receive from the Company certain Company Services, and SpinCo desires to provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company, and the Company desires to receive from SpinCo, certain SpinCo Services following the Closing Date;
WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement provides that, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, the Parties will enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement constitutes the Transition Services Agreement referred to in Section 1.1 of the Merger 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:
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A G R E E M E N T:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Action has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Additional Service has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
Administrative Fee means a fee equal to three percent (3%) of the fees for each Service as set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2.
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Baseline Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Business Day has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Change of Control means, with respect to a Party, the occurrence after the Effective Date of any of the following: (a) the sale, conveyance or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of such Party to a Third Party that is not an Affiliate of such Party prior to such transaction or the first of such related transactions, (b) the consolidation, merger or other business combination of a Party with or into any other Person, immediately following which the equityholders of the Party prior to such transaction fail to own in the aggregate the Majority Voting Power of the surviving Party in such consolidation, merger or business combination or of its ultimate publicly traded parent Person or (c) a transaction or series of transactions in which any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) acquires the Majority Voting Power of such Party (other than a reincorporation or similar corporate transaction in which each of such Partys equityholders own, immediately thereafter, interests in the new parent company in substantially the same percentage as such equityholder owned in such Party immediately prior to such transaction).
Chosen Courts has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Company Business has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Company Group has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
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Company Services has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Confidential Information means all information of any kind that is either confidential or proprietary, whether or not marked or designated as such.
Consent has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Contract has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
COVID-19 has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
COVID-19 Measures has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Directly Transferred Entity has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
Distribution has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Early Termination Costs means, with respect to the termination of any Service pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i) or Section 6.2(b), the Partial Termination of any Service pursuant to Section 6.2(c) or the termination of this Agreement by Provider pursuant to Section 6.2(d), out-of-pocket costs or expenses already incurred or that will become due for payment by Provider or its Affiliates at or following the date of termination or Partial Termination of any Service in anticipation of providing the terminated or partially terminated Services for the full Service Period, where such out-of-pocket costs or expenses would not have been incurred, or be due for payment, by Provider or its Affiliates but for the intended provision of the Service for the full Service Period; provided that Provider agrees to use, and to cause its Affiliates to use, its commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate such out-of-pocket costs or expenses upon and after becoming aware of any such early termination or Partial Termination.
Effective Date has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Escalation Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
ESG Reporting means environmental, social and governance reporting and disclosures.
Excluded Assets has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Fee and Fees have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
Fee Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
Force Majeure means, 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, negligence or breach of this Agreement by such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence such Party is unable to prevent and (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
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authority, governmental action or inaction, compliance with applicable Law or regulation, embargoes, epidemics, pandemics (including any COVID-19 pandemic and any events arising from COVID-19 Measures adopted or enforced after the date of this Agreement), acts of war (declared or undeclared), riots, nuclear incidents, civil commotion, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, disaster, hurricane, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor shortages or unavailability of necessary equipment, slowdown, strike, cyberattack, energy shortage, embargo, systems failure, malfunction or disruption, Internet, electrical, power or other utilities failure, malfunction or disruption, or unavailability of parts or equipment.
Governmental Authority has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Initial Term has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Intellectual Property has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
IT Assets has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Law has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Liability has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Losses has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Majority Voting Power means a majority of the voting power in the election of directors of all outstanding voting securities of the Person in question.
Merger has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Merger Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Partner has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Partner Equityholder has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Partial Termination has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(c).
Parties and Party have the meanings set forth in the Preamble.
Person has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Personnel means, with respect to any Person, any of such Persons directors, officers, employees, agents, independent contractors, permitted subcontractors and consultants.
Provider means (a) with respect to a Company Service, the Company, and (b) with respect to a SpinCo Service, SpinCo.
Provider Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
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Provider Systems means, with respect to each Service, the IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology owned or controlled by Provider or any of its Affiliates that is required for Recipients receipt or use of the Services.
Recipient means (a) with respect to a Company Service, SpinCo, and (b) with respect to a SpinCo Service, the Company.
Recipient Group means (a) with respect to the Company, the Company Group, and (b) with respect to SpinCo, the SpinCo Group.
Recipient Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
Recipient Systems means, with respect to each Service, the IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology owned or controlled by Recipient or any of its Affiliates that is required for its use of the Services or Providers provision of the Services.
Relevant Business means (a) with respect to Company Services, the SpinCo Business, and (b) with respect to SpinCo Services, the portions of the Company Business to which the SpinCo Services were provided during the Baseline Period.
Separation has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Separation Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Service Changes has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d).
Service Extension Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).
Service Manager has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
Service Noncompliance has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a)(ii).
Service Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).
Services has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Services Migration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
Signing Date has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Software has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
SpinCo Assets has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Business has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Entities has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
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SpinCo Group has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Services has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Taxes has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Technology has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Term has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
Third Party means any Person other than the Parties or any of their Affiliates.
Third Party Approval has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).
Third Party Service Provider has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Transaction Documents has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Transaction Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
Transactions has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
TSA Managers has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
ARTICLE II
SERVICES
Section 2.1 Services.
(a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, commencing as of the Effective Date and for the initial terms as set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 hereto (such period, the Initial Term), and subject to the last sentence of Section 6.3, (i) the Company agrees to provide to SpinCo or its designated Subsidiaries, for use solely by SpinCo or its Subsidiaries, the services set forth on Exhibit A-1 hereto (the Company Services) and (ii) SpinCo agrees to provide to the Company or its designated Subsidiaries, for use solely by the Company Group, the services set forth on Exhibit A-2 hereto (the SpinCo Services and, together with the Company Services, the Services). The Recipient Group may use the Services solely (i) to the extent in connection with the operation of the Relevant Business, and (ii) in substantially the same manner in which, and for substantially the same purpose as, such Services were used by the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of the Relevant Business during the twelve (12)-month period immediately prior to the Effective Date (the Baseline Period). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Services shall exclude any services not expressly set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 (it being understood that any Additional Services added to Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 pursuant to Section 2.2 shall not be so excluded). Recipient acknowledges that
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Provider may provide the applicable Services directly, through any of its Affiliates or through one or more Third Parties engaged by Provider to provide Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (each such Third Party, a Third Party Service Provider). Except as expressly set forth in Section 2.3(a), neither Provider nor its Affiliates, nor any other Person on their behalf, makes any representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to any services provided by a Third Party Service Provider.
(b) Upon the expiration of each applicable Service Period, all obligations of Provider with respect to the provision of the applicable Service shall automatically and immediately terminate; provided that such expiration shall not release a Party from any liability or obligation that already has accrued as of the effective date of such expiration.
(c) Except as set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, if Recipient reasonably determines that it will require a Service to continue beyond the Initial Term or the end of any then current Service Extension Period, subject to the last sentence of Section 6.3, Recipient may extend the term for such Service by written notice to Provider no less than thirty (30) days prior to (i) the end of the Initial Term or (ii) the end of such then current Service Extension Period, as applicable, and Provider shall cause such Service to be provided during such Service Extension Period in accordance with the terms hereof, in increments equal to the lesser of (A) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Initial Term, rounded up to the nearest day, or (B) three (3) months, provided in each case, that if the last day of such period ends on a day that is not a Business Day, then such period shall be extended to the next Business Day (the Service Extension Period and the Initial Term extended by the Service Extension Period, if any, the Service Period); provided that the Fee for that Service shall be increased (i) to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fee applicable during the Initial Term of such Service for the Initial Service Extension Period of such Service set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, (ii) to one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the Fee applicable during the Initial Term of such Service for any second extension of such Service, and (iii) to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the Fee applicable during the Initial Term of such Service for the remainder of the Service Extension Period of such Service.
Section 2.2 Additional Services. Subject to Section 3.3, if, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Effective Date, Recipient identifies a service (each, an Additional Service) that (a) was provided by Provider or its Subsidiaries (excluding, in the case of the Company, the SpinCo Entities) to the Relevant Business during the Baseline Period, (b) is necessary for the Relevant Business to operate in substantially the same manner as the Relevant Business operated during the Baseline Period, (c) is not included on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 and (d) cannot readily be provided by Recipient or its Affiliates (including, in the case of SpinCo, the SpinCo Entities) or a Third Party on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, then, subject to the other terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, Provider shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide such Additional Services; provided that Provider shall have no obligation to provide such Additional Service unless and until the Parties mutually agree on all terms and conditions for the provision of such Additional Service, including the Service Period and the Fee for such Additional Service, which terms and conditions shall be negotiated by the Parties in good faith. Upon the mutual written agreement of the Parties, the Parties shall amend Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, to add such Additional Service, and in such case, such Additional Service shall be deemed a Service hereunder, and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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Section 2.3 Performance of Services.
(a) Except as set forth on Exhibit A-1, the Company shall perform, or shall cause to be performed, all Services to be provided by the Company in a commercially reasonable manner consistent in all material respects with the standard of care and service levels at which the same or similar services were performed by or on behalf of the Company during the Baseline Period; provided that in providing any Company Service the Company shall have no obligation to allocate human, Technology, equipment or other resources materially in excess of the level of resources historically allocated to the provision of such Services by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with the operation of the SpinCo Business during the Baseline Period. Except as set forth on Exhibit A-2, SpinCo shall perform, or shall cause to be performed, all Services to be provided by SpinCo in a commercially reasonable manner consistent in all material respects with the standard of care and service levels at which SpinCo performs the same or similar services for itself; provided that, in providing any SpinCo Service, SpinCo shall have no obligation to allocate human, Technology, equipment or other resources materially in excess of the level of resources historically allocated to the provision of such Services by the SpinCo Entities in connection with the operation of the businesses of the Company and its Affiliates to which the SpinCo Services were provided during the Baseline Period. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Provider shall not be obligated to provide any upgrade or other enhancement to any Service other than upgrades or enhancements consistent with routine and regular maintenance during the Baseline Period.
(b) Each Party shall be responsible for its own compliance with any and all Laws or rules of professional conduct applicable to its performance under this Agreement. No Party shall take any action in violation of any such applicable Law or rules of professional conduct that results in liability being imposed on the other Party. Nothing in this Agreement shall require 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 rules of professional conduct or any existing Contract with a Third Party as of the Effective Date. If Provider is or becomes aware of any such violation of any applicable Law, rules of professional conduct or existing Contract with a Third Party, Provider shall advise Recipient of such violation, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligation, and Provider and Recipient will mutually seek a reasonable alternative that eliminates such violation. If a change in or addition to any applicable Law or rules of professional conduct comes into effect after the Signing Date and causes Provider to incur additional out-of-pocket expenses in providing the Services, Provider shall advise Recipient of such additional out-of-pocket expenses, and Provider and Recipient will mutually seek a reasonable alternative that minimizes such additional out-of-pocket expenses. Any additional out-of-pocket expenses arising from the foregoing shall be borne by Recipient.
(c) The Parties agree to cooperate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary Consent, order of, or any exemption by, any Third Party (each, a Third Party Approval) required under any existing Contract with a Third Party to allow Provider to perform, or cause to be performed, all Services to be provided by Provider hereunder; provided that neither Party shall be required to accept any terms or conditions, commit to pay any amount, incur any obligation in favor of or offer or grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise), regardless of any provision to the contrary in such existing Contract, to any Third Party to obtain any such Third Party Approval. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, if there are any out-of-pocket costs, expenses or Liabilities incurred or required to be incurred by
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Provider or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with obtaining any such Third Party Approval (including, if agreed by the Parties, the amount paid, obligation incurred or accommodation granted to Third Parties to obtain such Third Party Approval) that is required to allow Provider to perform or cause to be performed such Services, then the applicable Recipient of such Service shall elect to either (i) pay such out-of-pocket costs, fees or expenses or assume such Liability, in addition to any other costs, Fees or expenses such Recipient is otherwise required to pay under this Agreement, or (ii) decline such Service; provided that the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such out-of-pocket costs, expenses and Liabilities. If the Parties, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, are unable to obtain any required Third Party Approval, or mutually decide not to seek or obtain any required Third Party Approval, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate in good faith reasonable modifications to the Services or the provision of substitute services (which substitute services shall be deemed Services hereunder), such that such Third Party Approvals are not required. Any incremental out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Provider with respect to such mutually agreed modifications or substitute services shall be borne by the applicable Recipient. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, subject to Provider complying with its obligations under this Section 2.3(c), Provider will not be in breach of this Agreement or have any liability to the Recipient Group solely as a result of any non-performance of, or other effect upon, any applicable Services as a result of any failure to obtain any such Third Party Approval. If any Third Party Approval is required to be obtained for the receipt of the Services as a result of any Third Party relationship, contractual commitment or legal obligation of Recipient or any member of the Recipient Group for the receipt of Services, Recipient shall be responsible for obtaining any such Third Party Approval at its sole cost and expense; provided that Provider shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Recipient in obtaining such Consent.
(d) If, in order to accommodate an increase in the use of any Service beyond the level of use of such Service by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the Baseline Period, Provider is required to (i) increase staffing (other than any replacements for existing staffing), (ii) acquire, lease or license additional facilities, equipment or software or (iii) engage in significant capital expenditures or (iv) apply for or obtain one or more consents from Third Parties (other than renewals of any preexisting permits, licenses or authorizations) (clauses (i) to (iv), collectively, the Service Changes), then Provider shall inform Recipient in writing of the Service Change and propose a plan for implementing the Service Change, and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and reach agreement to adjust or change the Services, including the Fees, before Provider is required to undertake any Service Change; provided that Provider shall have no obligation to provide the Services (A) other than to the Recipient Group for the benefit of the Relevant Business, (B) within a greater scope or in a greater volume than, or at a different location than, such Services were provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries to the Relevant Business during the Baseline Period or (C) to the extent that any changes are made to the Relevant Business that increase Providers out-of-pocket costs with respect to the provision of such Services. If the Parties agree that Provider shall undertake the Service Change, then such Service Change, together with any other adjustments or changes to the Services, including to the Fees, shall be documented in a written agreement signed by the Parties, and the Parties shall jointly amend Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, to reflect such written agreement. Each amended section of Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, 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 Service Changes set forth in such amended section of Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 shall be deemed a part of the Services provided under this Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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(e) Neither 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 Group. The Recipient Group shall not resell, license or otherwise permit the use of any of the Services by any other Person, except that the Recipient Group may permit the use of any of the Services by Third Parties engaged by the Recipient Group, who are working for or on behalf of the Recipient Group, solely to the extent necessary for such Third Parties to assist the Recipient Group in the operation of the SpinCo Business.
(f) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 2.3, RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS BASIS, AND THAT 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. PROVIDER 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 NONINFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THIRD PARTIES. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, (I) RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ITS USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES, AND (II) NEITHER PROVIDER NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PERSON ON THEIR BEHALF MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO.
Section 2.4 Fees for Services. Recipient shall pay Provider a fee for each Service in such amount and based on such cost methodology as set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 (together with the Administrative Fee, each a Fee and, collectively, Fees). During the Term, the amount of the Fee for any Service may be modified to the extent of (i) any adjustments mutually agreed to by the Parties, (ii) any Service Change requested by Recipient and agreed upon by Provider pursuant to Section 2.3(d), (iii) any adjustment in the rates or charges imposed by any Third Party Service Provider (proportional to the respective use of such Services by each Party) and (iv) the adjustment for the Service Extension Period, if any, in accordance with Section 2.1(c). Together with any invoice for Fees, Provider shall provide Recipient with reasonable documentation to support the calculation of the Fees, including any additional documentation reasonably requested by Recipient to the extent that such documentation is in Providers or its Subsidiaries possession or control.
Section 2.5 Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Costs and Expenses. Recipient shall reimburse Provider for (a) reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including Third Party costs, incurred by Provider or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the provision of Services to the extent that such out-of-pocket costs and expenses are not expressly included in the Fees for such Services as indicated in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, and (b) reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including Third Party costs, incurred by Provider or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with planning and executing the migration or transition of the Services to the Recipient Group (or its designee) or the performance of Providers obligations pursuant to Section 2.7.
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Section 2.6 Changes in the Performance of Services. It is understood and agreed that Provider may from time to time modify, change or enhance the manner, nature, quality and/or standard of care of any Service provided to Recipient to the extent Provider or any of its Affiliates is making a similar change in the performance of services similar to such Services for Provider and its Affiliates; provided that (i) no such modification, change or enhancement shall materially reduce the quality or service level of, or increase the Fee for, the applicable Service, without Recipients prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (ii) Provider provides prior written notice to Recipient regarding any modification, change or enhancement to any Service. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the provision of the Services is subject to any upgrades, changes and modifications that Provider may implement to its IT Assets in the ordinary course.
Section 2.7 Transitional Nature of Services and Migration. The Parties acknowledge the transitional nature of the Services. Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to migrate, reduce and terminate its use of each and every Service from Provider to Recipient (or its designee) before the end of the Initial Term for such Service. Provider agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist and cooperate in good faith with Recipient to effectuate the transition and migration of the Services, including any transition and migration of IT Assets, in each case in preparation of the end of the Services provided herein (Services Migration); provided that any work in addition to the Services requested by Recipient to facilitate Services Migration or support set up of Recipients systems is subject to Providers consent. In no event shall Provider or its Affiliates be responsible for bearing any costs of any such Services Migration. Recipient shall reimburse Provider for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, whether paid to Third Parties or otherwise, in cooperating with Recipient under this Section 2.7. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, during any electronic data migration, Provider will maintain a back-up copy of the applicable data and will preserve such data for ninety (90) days after electronic notification from Provider to Recipient that transmission of data is complete (or such other period as the Parties may agree) to allow Recipient to validate the data integrity of the transfer.
ARTICLE III
SUBCONTRACTING; TSA MANAGERS
Section 3.1 Affiliates; Subcontracting. Provider may hire or engage one or more Affiliates or, with the consent of Recipient (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Third Party Service Providers, to provide Services hereunder; provided that Provider shall (a) take reasonable measures to ensure that each such Affiliate or Third Party Service Provider complies with the terms of this Agreement in relation to the provision of Services, and (b) use the same degree of care in selecting such Affiliate or Third Party Service Provider as it would if such Affiliate or Third Party Service Provider was being retained to provide similar services to Provider; provided, further, that Providers exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall not (i) adversely affect the applicable Services in any material respect or (ii) materially increase Recipients costs of receiving the Services; provided, further, that if any such Third Party
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Service Provider has been engaged by the Company to perform the same or similar services prior to the Closing Date, then Recipients written consent and clauses (b), (i) and (ii) shall be deemed satisfied. Provider shall in all cases remain primarily responsible for ensuring that its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the nature, scope, quality and other aspects of the Services are satisfied with respect to any Services provided by any such Affiliate or Third Party Service Provider and shall be liable for any failure of any such Affiliate or Third Party Service Provider to so satisfy such obligations (or if any such Affiliate or Third Party Service Provider otherwise breaches any provision hereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Third Party Service Provider provides all or part of any Service pursuant to a written agreement with Recipient, Recipient agrees to be bound by, and to cause its Affiliates to comply with, those obligations that such agreement places on Recipient, and Provider shall not be responsible for its obligations under this Agreement that are specified in such agreement to be obligations of the Third Party Service Provider.
Section 3.2 TSA Managers and Service Managers. The Company and SpinCo shall each appoint and designate an individual to act as its initial manager with overall responsibility for all Services (the TSA Managers). The Company and SpinCo shall provide each other with written notice of the identity and title of its TSA Manager upon execution of this Agreement. The Company and SpinCo shall also each appoint and designate an individual holding the title set forth in the applicable sections of Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 to act as the service manager for a particular Service (each, a Service Manager). Unless otherwise specified in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, with respect to each Service, the Service Manager shall have primary responsibility for coordinating and managing the delivery and use of that Service and shall have authority to act on the Companys or SpinCos behalf, as applicable, with respect to the provision and use of such Service. In overseeing its Service Managers, the TSA Managers shall have all of the authority of each of their respective Service Managers across all Services and will be responsible for resolving any Disputes that cannot be resolved between each Partys Service Managers. The TSA Managers and applicable Service Managers shall work with the respective Personnel of each Party and Third Party Service Providers to periodically address issues and matters raised by the other Party relating to the provision of Services. All communications between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement regarding routine matters involving a Service shall be directed to the applicable Service Manager with a copy to the TSA Managers, and all other communications between the Parties pursuant to Article II (other than the negotiation and execution of any written agreement that amends Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, which shall be sent in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.9) shall be directed to the applicable TSA Manager. Each Party shall notify the other Party of any change in the status of its TSA Manager or any of its Service Managers that would affect such TSA Managers or Service Managers ability to carry out the responsibilities set forth in this Section 3.2 at least five (5) Business Days prior to such change. Either Party may replace the individual designated as a Service Manager or TSA Manager upon at least fifteen (15) Business Days notice to the other Party, such notice to be sent to the TSA Manager for the other Party.
Section 3.3 Services Not Included. It is not the intent of Provider to render to Recipient, nor of Recipient to receive from Provider, any professional advice or opinions or other service with regard to tax, legal, treasury, finance and accounting, payroll, benefits, pensions, employment, regulatory, ESG Reporting, audit, insurance (including the provision of insurance) or other business or technical matters, other than as may be expressly set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2. In no event shall Provider be liable for, and Recipient shall not rely on or construe, any Service rendered by or on behalf of Provider as professional advice or opinions.
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ARTICLE IV
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
Section 4.1 Access. Recipient shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, allow Provider and its Subsidiaries and Third Party Service Providers and their respective representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to Recipient, to the properties, facilities, information, systems, Technology, infrastructure and Personnel of Recipient and its Subsidiaries that is necessary for Provider and its Subsidiaries and Third Party Service Providers and their respective representatives to fulfill their obligations under this Agreement. Provider agrees that all of its and its Subsidiaries employees shall, and that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Third Party Service Providers and representatives employees to, when on the property of Recipient or its Subsidiaries, or when given access to any properties, facilities, information, systems, Technology, infrastructure or Personnel of Recipient or its Subsidiaries, (a) conform to the reasonable security policies and procedures of Recipient and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, that are made known or provided to Provider reasonably in advance; (b) not attempt to obtain access to, use or interfere with, any Recipient Systems, or any data owned, used or processed by Recipient, except to the extent required or appropriate to do so to provide the Services and (c) notify Recipient as promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of any identified breach or suspected material breach of security of the Recipient Systems in connection with access by Provider or its Subsidiaries, Third Party Service Providers or their respective representatives or any destruction, Loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, non-public information contained therein or any other sensitive or confidential information (including information relating to an identified or identifiable individual) supplied by or on behalf of Recipient in connection with this Agreement and, in the event of any such actual or suspected breach or destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure or access, each Party shall, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates, employees or subcontractors, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party in investigating and mitigating the effect thereof.
Section 4.2 Reliance. In connection with the performance of this Agreement, Provider and its Affiliates and Third Party Service Providers shall be entitled to rely upon the genuineness, validity or truthfulness of any document, instrument or other writing presented by Recipient, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective representatives. Provider and its Affiliates and Third Party Service Providers shall not be liable for any impairment of any Service caused by their not receiving information, materials or access pursuant to Section 4.1, either timely or at all, or by their receiving inaccurate or incomplete information on which they reasonably relied from Recipient or its Subsidiaries or their respective representatives.
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS; BILLING; TAXES
Section 5.1 Procedure. Fees for the Services shall be charged to and payable by Recipient. Amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by wire transfer (or such other method of payment as may be agreed between the Parties from time to time) to Provider (as directed in writing by Provider) on a monthly basis, which amounts shall be due within forty-five (45) days of Recipients receipt of each such invoice for the Fees; provided that the Fees for any Service other than any Service in the Finance function shall be pro-rated for any partial month period. All amounts due and payable hereunder shall be invoiced and paid in U.S. dollars.
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Section 5.2 Payment Information. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the request of Recipient, Provider shall cooperate and provide such reasonably available information and back-up therefor as reasonably requested by Recipient to the extent reasonably required to permit Recipient to review, evaluate and verify the amounts set forth in any invoice delivered to Recipient in connection with the Services hereunder. If following any such review, any overpayment above the amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement by Recipient is determined to have occurred, Provider shall promptly refund the amount of such overpayment to Recipient or credit the amount of such overpayment to Recipients next payment due.
Section 5.3 Late Payments. Fees not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any other amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and payable hereunder that are not paid within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at an annual rate equal to the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was due plus two percent (2%) or the maximum rate under applicable Law, whichever is lower (the Interest Payment). In addition, Recipient shall indemnify Provider for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements, incurred to collect any such unpaid amount.
Section 5.4 Taxes.
(a) All Fees for Services shall be exclusive of any value added, goods and services, sales, use, consumption, excise, service, transfer, stamp, documentary, filing, recordation Taxes or similar Taxes (Transaction Taxes). Without limiting any provision of this Agreement, Recipient shall be responsible for all Transaction Taxes imposed or assessed with respect to the provision of Services by Provider. Provider and Recipient shall cooperate to minimize any Transaction Taxes and in obtaining any refund, return or rebate, or applying an exemption or zero-rating for Services giving rise to any Transaction Taxes, including by filing any exemption or other similar forms or providing valid tax identification number or other relevant registration numbers, certificates or other documents. Recipient and Provider shall cooperate regarding any requests for information, audit, or similar request by any taxing authority concerning Transaction Taxes payable with respect to Services provided pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) All payments made by or on behalf of Recipient under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes, unless Recipient is required to withhold or deduct Taxes under applicable Law. If Recipient is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made pursuant to this Agreement, Recipient shall (i) promptly notify Provider of such required deduction or withholding and the amount of payment due from Recipient, (ii) make such deductions or withholdings as are required by applicable Law and (iii) timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority. Recipient shall not be required to pay any additional amounts to Provider to account for, or otherwise compensate Provider for, any deduction or withholding for or on account of Taxes.
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ARTICLE VI
TERM AND TERMINATION
Section 6.1 Term. This Agreement shall commence at the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until terminated in accordance with this Article VI (the Term). This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the last date on which either Provider is obligated to provide any Service to the applicable Recipient in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (b) the mutual written agreement of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in its entirety or (c) the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Effective Date. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6.2, each Service shall terminate as of the close of business on the last day of the Service Period for such Service.
Section 6.2 Early Termination.
(a) Without prejudice to Recipients rights with respect to Force Majeure, Recipient may from time to time terminate this Agreement with respect to the entirety of any individual Service, but not a portion thereof (unless otherwise agreed by Provider in accordance with Section 6.2(c)):
(i) subject to Section 6.3 and, except as set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, for any reason or no reason, upon the giving of at least sixty (60) days prior written notice to Provider; provided that if Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 sets forth a different notice period, then Recipient shall instead be required to comply with such different notice period; provided, further, that any such termination shall be subject to the obligation to pay any applicable Early Termination Costs; or
(ii) if Provider 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 for a period of at least thirty (30) days after receipt by Provider of written notice specifying the details of such failure from Recipient (such failure to perform, a Service Noncompliance); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Service Noncompliance shall be deemed not to occur to the extent Provider is not able to provide the Services or cure such noncompliance as a result of (A) a Force Majeure, (B) Recipients breach of this Agreement or (C) Providers compliance with applicable Law or rules of professional conduct; provided, further, that Recipient shall not be entitled to terminate the applicable Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good faith dispute between the Parties as to whether Provider has cured the applicable Service Noncompliance.
(b) Provider may terminate this Agreement with respect to any individual Service, at any time upon prior written notice to Recipient if Recipient has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement relating to such Service, including making payment of Fees for such Service when due, and such failure shall continue to be uncured for a period of at least thirty (30) days after receipt by Recipient of a written notice of such failure from Provider; provided that Provider shall not be entitled to terminate the applicable Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good faith dispute between the Parties as to whether Recipient has cured the applicable breach. In the event that Provider terminates this Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.2(b), Recipient shall be liable for any applicable Early Termination Costs.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event either Party requests to terminate this Agreement with respect to a portion, but not the entirety, of any individual Service (a Partial Termination), the other Party shall consider such request in good faith. If such other Party agrees to such Partial Termination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and mutually agree to the necessary amendments to this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto to accommodate such Partial Termination; provided that the Party that requested the Partial Termination shall reimburse the other Party for any Early Termination Costs incurred by such other Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Partial Termination.
(d) The Company may terminate this Agreement in the event of a Change of Control of the SpinCo Business in which the acquirer is a competitor of the Company, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith, taking into account all relevant factors (including the nature and extent of such acquirers competition with the Company). If the Company terminates this Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.2(d), SpinCo shall be liable for any applicable Early Termination Costs.
(e) Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party if the other Party (i) files a petition in bankruptcy, (ii) becomes or is declared insolvent, (iii) becomes the subject of any proceedings (not dismissed within fifteen (15) days of being filed or commenced) related to its liquidation, insolvency or the appointment of a receiver, provisional liquidator, conservator, custodian, trustee or other similar official, (iv) makes an assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors or (v) takes any corporate action for its winding up or dissolution. In the event that either Party terminates this Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.2(e), the other Party shall be liable for any applicable Early Termination Costs.
(f) Provider may in its reasonable discretion temporarily suspend the provision of Services (or any part thereof) for reasons of preventative or emergency maintenance or other exigent circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Provider. Provider shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to inform Recipient reasonably in advance of any such suspension and shall (i) cooperate with Recipient to mitigate any negative effects on Recipients operations due to such suspension and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove the causes of such suspension 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 this Article VI.
Section 6.3 Interdependencies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.2, Recipient may only terminate a Service before the end of the relevant Service Period if it also terminates all other Services that are identified in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, as being dependent on that Service. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (a) there may be additional interdependencies among the Services being provided under this Agreement that are not expressly included in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, (b) upon the request of either Party, the Parties shall cooperate and act in good faith to determine whether (i) any such additional interdependencies exist with respect to the particular Service that a Party is seeking to terminate
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pursuant to Section 6.2 and (ii) in the case of such termination, Providers ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement would be adversely affected by such termination of another Service, and (c) if the Parties have determined that such additional interdependencies exist (and, in the case of such termination that Providers ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement would be adversely affected by such termination), the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to amend Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 hereto, as applicable, with respect to such impacted Service to mitigate the effect of the dependency, which amendment shall be consistent with the terms of, and the pricing methodology used for, comparable Services; provided that if the Parties cannot agree despite good faith negotiation and Recipient nevertheless terminates the Service that other ongoing Services are dependent on, Provider shall not be liable for any failure in the ongoing Services resulting from such dependency. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the Service Period for any Service continue beyond the Service Period of any other Service upon which such Service is dependent, as identified in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 or as determined by the Parties in accordance with the second sentence of this Section 6.3.
Section 6.4 Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of any Service pursuant to this Agreement, Provider shall have no further obligation to provide such terminated Service, and Recipient shall have no obligation to pay any Fees relating to such Service for the period following the effective date of the termination of such Service; provided that Recipient shall remain obligated to Provider for (a) the Fees owed and payable in respect of Services provided prior to or on the effective date of the termination of such Service, (b) reimbursable costs and expenses and (c) any applicable Early Termination Costs. 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 or the expiration of this Agreement, Article I, Section 2.3(f), this Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X, and any other Section or Article that by its terms is intended to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, and all liability for all due and unpaid Fees, reimbursable costs and expenses and Early Termination Costs, shall continue to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.
Section 6.5 Return of Provider Property. Upon termination of this Agreement, Recipient shall promptly return or cause to be returned (in substantially the same working order as it was in when it was provided by Provider, ordinary wear and tear excepted, taking substantially the same level of care exercised by Recipient with respect to its own property) to Provider any property provided by Provider to Recipient in connection with the provision of Services under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS
Section 7.1 Company and SpinCo Obligations. Subject to Section 7.4, until the five (5)-year anniversary of the date of the termination or expiration of this Agreement, each of the Company and SpinCo, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, agrees to hold, and to direct its representatives to hold, in strict confidence, all Confidential Information concerning the other Party or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses that is furnished by
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such other Party or such other Partys Subsidiaries or their respective representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, using at least the same standard of care to prevent the public disclosure and dissemination thereof that such Party would apply to its own Confidential Information of like nature and significance. Neither Party shall use any Confidential Information of the other Party other than in connection with this Agreement, except, in each case, to the extent that such Confidential Information is or was (a) in the public domain or generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective representatives in violation of this Agreement, (b) later 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) independently developed or generated without reference to or use of the Confidential Information of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 7.2 Privacy and Data Protection Laws. In its performance of this Agreement, 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 7.3 Data Processing Agreement. With respect to data processing related to the Services provided under this Agreement, the Parties will enter into a data processing agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement.
Section 7.4 Protective Arrangements. If 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 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 required to remain confidential pursuant to Section 7.1, 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. If 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 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, in each case to the extent legally permitted.
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ARTICLE VIII
LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Limitations on Liability.
(a) THE CUMULATIVE AGGREGATE LIABILITIES OF PROVIDER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, 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, RECEIPT, USE OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE 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 FEES ACTUALLY PAID AS OF SUCH TIME TO PROVIDER BY RECIPIENT 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, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, DIMINUTION IN VALUE OR DAMAGES CALCULATED BASED ON MULTIPLES OF REVENUE, EARNINGS OR OTHER METRICS (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES) IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, DELIVERY, PROVISION, RECEIPT OR USE OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT (UNLESS SUCH DAMAGES ARE ACTUALLY AWARDED AND PAID TO AN UNAFFILIATED THIRD PARTY BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF A THIRD PARTY CLAIM), WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES.
(c) The limitations set forth in Sections 8.1(a) and (b) shall not apply in respect of any Losses arising out of or in connection with (i) fraud or willful misconduct of or by the Party to be charged; (ii) either Partys liability for breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VII; or (iii) Fees or other reimbursable costs or expenses pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 8.2 Recipient Indemnity. Subject to Section 8.1 and without limiting any of the indemnification, damages or remedy provisions that are expressly contained in the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including Section 7.8 of the Merger Agreement and Section 2.14 and Article VI of the Separation Agreement), Recipient agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless 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 Losses to the extent arising from, relating to or in connection with (a) Recipients breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VII or obligations to pay Fees, reimbursable costs and expenses, Early Termination Costs or other amounts due and payable under this Agreement, (b) Recipients gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in connection with this Agreement and (c) this Agreement, any Services provided by such Provider Indemnitee hereunder, or any use of such Service by Recipient, any of its respective Affiliates or any other Person, except to the extent such damages, loss, cost or liability are actually caused by the Provider Indemnitees gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.
Section 8.3 Provider Indemnity. Subject to Section 8.1 and without limiting any of the indemnification, damages or remedy provisions that are expressly contained in the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including Section 7.8 of the Merger Agreement and Section 2.14 and Article VI of the Separation Agreement), Provider
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agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless 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 Losses to the extent arising from, relating to or in connection with (a) Providers breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VII, and (b) Providers gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in connection with this Agreement.
Section 8.4 Indemnification Procedures. The procedures for indemnification set forth in Sections 6.6, 6.7, 6.10 and 6.11 of the Separation Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 8.5 Liability for Payment Obligations. Nothing in this Article VIII shall be deemed to eliminate or limit, in any respect, Recipients obligations to pay Fees, reimbursable costs and expenses, Early Termination Costs or other amounts due and payable under this Agreement.
Section 8.6 Exclusive Remedy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Sections 8.2, 8.3 and 8.5 shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, be the sole and exclusive remedies of the Provider Indemnitees and the Recipient Indemnitees, as applicable, for any liability relating to or arising from this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and each Party hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any and all other rights, remedies, claims and causes of action (including rights of contributions, if any), whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which exist or may arise in the future, whether arising from or based upon statute, principle of common or civil law, principles of strict liability, tort, contract or otherwise that any Party may have against the other Party under this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not deny (a) any Party equitable remedies with respect to breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VII or (b) any Party or its Affiliates any remedies under the Merger Agreement or any Transaction Document other than this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
DISPUTES
Section 9.1 Disputes. In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or relating to any Partys 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) (a Dispute), the Parties agree that each Partys TSA Manager and each Partys applicable Service Manager (or such other persons as the Parties may designate) shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to resolve such Dispute amicably. It is the intent of the Parties to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to resolve expeditiously any Dispute that may arise from time to time on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis.
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Section 9.2 Escalation; Mediation.
(a) In furtherance of the foregoing, if such Dispute has not been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the Parties within ten (10) Business Days after the initial written notice of the Dispute (or such longer period as the Parties may agree), then any Party involved in a Dispute with respect to such matters (except as otherwise specifically provided in the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Document) may deliver a notice (an Escalation Notice) demanding a meeting involving representatives of the Parties at a senior level of management of the Parties (or if the Parties agree, of the appropriate strategic business unit or division within such entity). A copy of any such Escalation Notice shall be given to the general counsel, or like officer or official, of each Party involved in the Dispute (which copy shall state that it is an Escalation Notice pursuant to this Agreement). Any agenda, location or procedures for such discussions or negotiations between the Parties may be established by the Parties from time to time; provided, however, that the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the Dispute within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Escalation Notice. If such Dispute has not been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the Parties within fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery of the Escalation Notice, then one (1) director of each of the Company and SpinCo, or their respective designees (each a Director Designee and, together, the Director Designees), shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to resolve such Dispute amicably.
(b) If the Parties are not able to resolve the Dispute through the escalation process set forth in Section 9.2(a) within ten (10) Business Days after escalation to the Director Designees, or the Company, on the one hand, or SpinCo, on the other, reasonably concludes that the other Party is not willing to use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve expeditiously such Dispute, then each Party shall have the right to refer the Dispute to mediation by providing written notice to the other Party. If either Party refers the Dispute to mediation pursuant to the prior sentence, then the Parties shall retain a mediator to aid the Parties in their discussions and negotiations by informally providing advice to the Parties. Unless mutually agreed by the Parties in writing, any opinion expressed or delivered by the mediator shall be strictly advisory and shall not be binding on the Parties, nor shall any opinion expressed or delivered by the mediator be admissible in any other proceeding. The mediator may be chosen from a list of mediators previously selected by the Parties or by other agreement of the Parties. If a mediator cannot be agreed upon by the Parties within ten (10) days of a Party providing written notice of mediation pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 9.2(b), then each of the Company and SpinCo shall nominate a mediator, and those two (2) mediators will select a third (3rd) mediator unaffiliated to either Party who shall act as the mediator for such Dispute. Costs of the mediation shall be borne equally by the Parties involved in the matter, except that each Party shall be responsible for its own expenses. Mediation shall be a prerequisite to the commencement of any Action by a Party; provided that no Party shall be required to engage in more than thirty (30) days of mediation prior to commencing an Action.
Section 9.3 Court Actions. If any Party, after complying with the provisions set forth in Section 9.2, desires to commence an Action, then such Party, subject to Section 9.2 and Section 10.10, may submit the Dispute (or such series of related Disputes) to any Chosen Court in accordance with Section 10.10.
Section 9.4 Conduct during Dispute Resolution Process. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective TSA Managers, Service Managers and other employees to, continue to honor all covenants and agreements under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX, unless such covenants or agreements are the specific subject of the Dispute at issue.
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Section 9.5 Disputes Over Fees and Early Termination Costs. Any Party that wishes to initiate a Dispute regarding the amount of Fees or Early Termination Costs (a Fee Dispute) must notify the other Party in writing within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the applicable invoice (unless an extension is mutually agreed). If any such Fee Dispute is finally resolved by the applicable Service Managers, the TSA Managers or pursuant to the dispute resolution process set forth or referred to in Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 and it is determined that the Fees or the Early Termination Costs, as applicable, that Provider has invoiced Recipient, and that Recipient has paid to Provider, is greater or less than the amount that the Fees or the Early Termination Costs, as applicable, should have been, then (a) if it is determined that Recipient has overpaid the Fees or the Early Termination Costs, as applicable, Provider shall within five (5) Business Days after such determination reimburse Recipient an amount of cash equal to such overpayment, plus the Interest Payment, accruing from the date of payment by Recipient to the time of reimbursement by Provider, and (b) if it is determined that Recipient has underpaid the Fees or the Early Termination Costs, as applicable, Recipient shall within five (5) Business Days after such determination reimburse 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 Recipient to the time of payment by Recipient.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 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 any other Party may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 10.2 Title to Intellectual Property. Except as expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, each Party acknowledges that it shall acquire no right, title or interest (except for the express license rights set forth in Section 10.3(a)(ii)) in any Intellectual Property rights, IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology which are owned or licensed by the other Party by reason of the provision of the Services hereunder. Neither Party shall remove or alter any copyright, trademark, confidentiality or other proprietary notices that appear on any IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology owned or licensed by the other Party, and each Party shall reproduce any such notices on any and all of its copies of any IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology owned or licensed by the other Party. Neither Party shall attempt to decompile or reverse engineer copies of any Software owned or licensed by the other Party that is provided in object code form only, and each Party shall promptly notify the other Party of any such attempt, regardless of whether by it or any Third Party, of which it becomes aware.
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Section 10.3 License.
(a) Without affecting the rights and obligations of the Parties in the Merger Agreement or the Separation Agreement, with respect to each of the Services:
(i) Recipient hereby grants to Provider, and Provider hereby accepts, a nonexclusive, nontransferable (subject to Section 10.5), irrevocable, worldwide right during the Service Period to use the Recipient Systems only to the extent necessary and for the sole purpose of performing Providers obligations under this Agreement, and not for any other purpose; and
(ii) Provider hereby grants to Recipient, and Recipient hereby accepts, a nonexclusive, nontransferable (subject to Section 10.5), irrevocable, worldwide right (A) during the Service Period to use the Provider Systems only to the extent necessary and for the sole purpose of receiving the Services under this Agreement, and not for any other purpose, and (B) perpetually to use any information, Software or other Technology, including Intellectual Property therein, owned by Provider that is delivered to Recipient expressly for continued use after the relevant Service Period, provided that such information, Software or other Technology (and Intellectual Property therein) is only used in the same manner as used during the relevant Service Period.
(b) Subject to Section 10.3(a)(ii)(B), the limited rights to use the Recipient Systems and the Provider Systems granted in this Section 10.3 for each of the Services will terminate at the end of the applicable Service Period for such Service and will under no circumstances survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Section 10.4 Independent Contractors. The Parties each acknowledge and agree that they are separate entities, each of which has entered into this Agreement for its own independent business reasons. The relationships of the Parties hereunder are those of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership, principal-agent or any other relationship between the Parties. Personnel performing Services hereunder do so on behalf of, under the direction of, and as Personnel of, Provider, and Recipient shall have no right, power or authority to direct such Personnel.
Section 10.5 Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party; provided that no consent of the other Party shall be required for the assignment of a Partys rights and obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part to any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries; provided that no such assignment shall release such Party from any liability or obligation under this Agreement.
Section 10.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Article VIII with respect to the Provider Indemnitees and the Recipient Indemnitees in their capacities as such, which is intended to benefit, and to be enforceable by, the Provider Indemnitees and Recipient Indemnitees, this Agreement is not intended to confer in or on behalf of any Person not a party to this Agreement (and their successors and assigns) any rights, benefits, causes of action or remedies with respect to the subject matter of any provision hereof.
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Section 10.7 Force Majeure. No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation hereunder (other than a payment obligation) so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligations is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay unless this Agreement has previously been terminated under Article VI. 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 any 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 or its Affiliates) unless this Agreement has previously been terminated under Article VI. Recipient shall be relieved of the obligation to pay Fees for the affected Service(s) throughout the duration of such Force Majeure.
Section 10.8 [RESERVED].
Section 10.9 Notices. Except as specified in Section 3.2, all notices and other communications to be given to any Party hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in accordance with Section 10.3 of the Merger Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
Section 10.10 Governing Law; Submission; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, and all claims, disputes, controversies or causes of action (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim, dispute, controversy or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Agreement), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Except as set forth in Article IX, each of the Parties agrees that any Action related to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if under applicable Law, exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any federal court in the State of Delaware and any appellate court from any thereof (the Chosen Courts). By executing and delivering this Agreement, each of the Parties irrevocably: (i) except as set forth in Article IX, accepts generally and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for any Action relating to this Agreement; (ii) waives any objections which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such Action contemplated by this Section 10.10 and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim that any such Action has been brought in an inconvenient forum; (iii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat the personal jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (iv) agrees that it will not bring any Action contemplated by this Section 10.10 in any court other than the Chosen
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Courts; (v) agrees that service of all process, including the summons and complaint, in any Action may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to such party at their respective addresses provided in accordance with Section 10.9 or in any other manner permitted by Law; and (vi) agrees that service as provided in the preceding clause (v) is sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over such Party in the Action, and otherwise constitutes effective and binding service in every respect. Each of the Parties agrees that a final judgment in any Action in a Chosen Court as provided above may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law, and each party further agrees to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for the enforcement or execution of any such judgment.
Section 10.11 Incorporation by Reference. Sections 10.4 through 10.6 (Headings; Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers) and 10.9 through 10.11 (Waiver of Jury Trial; Severability; Counterparts) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, except that each reference to this Agreement, any Transaction Document or each Transaction Document, in such sections of each of the Merger Agreement and Separation Agreement shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement by persons duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit 10.3
FORM OF
PROJECT SERVICES AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
AND
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.
DATED AS OF []
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE II PROJECT SERVICES | 5 | |||||
Section 2.1 |
Project Services | 5 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Performance of Project Services | 10 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Fees for Project Services | 11 | ||||
ARTICLE III PROJECT MANAGERS; OTHER ARRANGEMENTS | 12 | |||||
Section 3.1 |
Project Managers | 12 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Access | 12 | ||||
ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS; BILLING; TAXES | 13 | |||||
Section 4.1 |
Procedure | 13 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Taxes | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE V TERM AND TERMINATION | 14 | |||||
Section 5.1 |
Term | 14 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Early Termination | 14 | ||||
Section 5.3 |
Effect of Termination | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE VI CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS | 15 | |||||
Section 6.1 |
Company and SpinCo Obligations | 15 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Privacy and Data Protection Laws | 15 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Protective Arrangements | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE VII LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION | 17 | |||||
Section 7.1 |
Limitations on Liability | 17 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Recipient Indemnity | 18 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Provider Indemnity | 18 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Indemnification Procedures | 18 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
Liability for Payment Obligations | 18 | ||||
Section 7.6 |
Exclusive Remedy | 18 |
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ARTICLE VIII DISPUTES | 19 | |||||
Section 8.1 |
Dispute Resolution | 19 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Escalation; Mediation | 19 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Court Actions | 20 | ||||
Section 8.4 |
Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process | 20 | ||||
Section 8.5 |
Disputes Over Fees | 20 | ||||
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS | 20 | |||||
Section 9.1 |
Further Assurances | 20 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Title to Intellectual Property | 20 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
License | 21 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Independent Contractors | 21 | ||||
Section 9.5 |
Assignability | 21 | ||||
Section 9.6 |
No Third Party Beneficiaries | 22 | ||||
Section 9.7 |
Force Majeure | 22 | ||||
Section 9.8 |
Entire Agreement | 22 | ||||
Section 9.9 |
Notices | 22 | ||||
Section 9.10 |
Incorporation by Reference | 22 |
Exhibit A | Intercompany Work Arrangements | |
Exhibit B | Form of Work Order | |
Exhibit C | Project Services Fee Methodology | |
Exhibit D | Stranded Contract Terms |
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PROJECT SERVICES AGREEMENT
This PROJECT SERVICES AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of [] (the Effective Date), is by and between Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Amentum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (SpinCo). The Company and SpinCo are each referred to as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the Separation Agreement), dated as of November 20, 2023 (the Signing Date), by and among the Company, SpinCo, and the other parties thereto, the Company has agreed to assign, transfer and convey to SpinCo, and SpinCo has agreed to acquire from the Company, all of the Companys right, title and interest in the SpinCo Assets (as defined below), and SpinCo has agreed to assume the SpinCo Liabilities (as defined below) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Separation Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide, or cause to be provided, to SpinCo, and SpinCo desires to receive from the Company certain Company Project Services (as defined below), and SpinCo desires to provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company, and the Company desires to receive from SpinCo, certain SpinCo Project Services (as defined below) following the Closing Date;
WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement (as defined below) provides that, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, the Parties will enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement constitutes the Project Services Agreement referenced in the Merger 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:
A G R E E M E N T:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Action has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
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Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Approvals or Notifications has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Blue Work Orders has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iv).
Business Day has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Business Transition Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).
Client Contract means (i) a Contract (including a call-off contract or a task, purchase or delivery order under a framework, prime or master Contract) under which the Company (or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or SpinCo (or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) is obligated to furnish or provide goods or services to a Person and which is typically recorded in the books and records of the Company or SpinCo, respectively, as a contract for the supply of goods or services and/or (ii) a joint venture (including through split equity interests or unincorporated and through Contract) pursuant to which the Company (or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or SpinCo (or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) jointly performs with a third party (including through a jointly owned company).
Closing has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Company Business has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Company Business Transition Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c)(i).
Company Group has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Company Project Services has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iv).
Confidential Information means all information of any kind that is either confidential or proprietary, whether or not marked or designated as such.
Confidentiality Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Consent has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Contract has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
COVID-19 has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
COVID-19 Measures has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Director Designee has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).
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Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
Effective Date has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Escalation Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).
Excluded Asset has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Excluded Client Contracts has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c)(i).
Existing Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(ii).
Existing Proposal has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(ii).
Fee Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5.
Fees has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Force Majeure means, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the reasonable control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which event (i) does not arise or result from the fault, negligence or breach of this Agreement by such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence such Party is unable to prevent and (ii) 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, governmental action or inaction, compliance with applicable Law or regulation, embargoes, epidemics, pandemics (including any COVID-19 pandemic and any events arising from COVID-19 Measures adopted or enforced after the date of this Agreement), acts of war (declared or undeclared), riots, nuclear incidents, civil commotion, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, disaster, hurricane, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor shortages or unavailability of necessary equipment, slowdown, strike, cyberattack, energy shortage, embargo, systems failure, malfunction or disruption, Internet, electrical, power or other utilities failure, malfunction or disruption, or unavailability of parts or equipment.
Governmental Authority has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Government Bid has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Intellectual Property has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Intercompany Work Arrangement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(i).
Interest Payment has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
IT Assets has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Law has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Liability has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
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Losses has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Merger Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
New Proposal has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iii).
Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).
Parties and Party have the meanings set forth in the Preamble.
Person has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Personnel means, with respect to any Person, any of such Persons directors, officers, employees, agents, independent contractors, permitted subcontractors and consultants.
Project Managers has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
Project Service Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(vi).
Project Services has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iv).
Provider means (i) with respect to a Company Project Service, the Company, and (ii) with respect to a SpinCo Project Service, SpinCo.
Provider Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Provider Systems means, with respect to each Project Service, the IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology owned or controlled by Provider or any of its Affiliates that is required for Recipients receipt or use of such Project Service.
Recipient means (i) with respect to a Company Project Service, SpinCo, and (ii) with respect to a SpinCo Project Service, the Company.
Recipient Group means (i) with respect to the Company, Company Group, and (ii) with respect to SpinCo, SpinCo Group and its Subsidiaries.
Recipient Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
Recipient Systems means, with respect to each Project Service, the IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology owned or controlled by Recipient or any of its Affiliates that is required for its use of such Project Services or Providers provision of such Project Service.
Red Work Orders has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iv).
Separation Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Service Noncompliance has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a)(ii).
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Signing Date has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Software has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
SpinCo Assets has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Business has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Group has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
SpinCo Project Services has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iv).
Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Tax has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Technology has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Third Party means any Person other than the Parties or any of their Affiliates.
Third Party Approval has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).
Third Party Service Provider means one or more Third Parties engaged by Provider to provide Project Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Transaction Documents has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Transaction Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
Work Order has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iv).
ARTICLE II
PROJECT SERVICES
Section 2.1 Project Services and Stranded Contracts.
(a) Project Services.
(i) General. It is acknowledged that (A) certain services performed by the SpinCo Business for its clients are executed in part by employees and consultants that will remain with the Company Business and (B) certain services performed by the Company Business for its clients are executed in part by employees and consultants that will be transferred with the SpinCo Business (each such arrangement described in clause (A) or (B), an Intercompany Work Arrangement).
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(ii) Existing Contracts; Existing Proposals. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of: (A) known Intercompany Work Arrangements between the SpinCo Business and the Company Business with respect to each Client Contract outstanding as of the date hereof (an Existing Contract); and (B) planned Intercompany Work Arrangements between the SpinCo Business and the Company Business for each proposal or offer for a Client Contract that is outstanding as of the date hereof (an Existing Proposal). During the six (6)-month period immediately following the date hereof, SpinCo or the Company may identify in writing to the other Party additional Intercompany Work Arrangements between the SpinCo Business and the Company Business with respect to any Client Contract or proposal or offer for a Client Contract that was outstanding as of the date hereof but not previously identified on Exhibit A, which in each case will be deemed to be an Existing Contract or Existing Proposal, as applicable, and Exhibit A shall be updated accordingly (but no update of Exhibit A will require a formal amendment of this Agreement).
(iii) New Proposals. Within sixty (60) days immediately following (A) for existing Client Contracts, the date hereof, and (B) for new Client Contracts, the date of the award of such Client Contract, as applicable, each of SpinCo and the Company shall submit a list to the other Party of each proposal or offer for a Client Contract that was submitted to a third party by the SpinCo Business or the Company Business, respectively, during the forty-five (45)-day period immediately following the date hereof and the Intercompany Work Arrangements between the SpinCo Business and the Company Business with respect to such proposal or offer (a New Proposal). Each New Proposal validly identified pursuant to this Section 2.1(a)(iii) shall be added to Exhibit A.
(iv) Blue and Red Work Orders. For each (A) Existing Contract and (B) Existing Proposal identified on Exhibit A as of the date hereof, the Company and SpinCo have agreed on a discrete work order substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, a Work Order); provided that such Work Order may be subject to negotiation and modification to tailor the terms of such Work Order to the specific scope of services, schedule, compensation and other commercial arrangements relevant to the applicable underlying Client Contract, outlining the Intercompany Work Arrangements between the SpinCo Business and the Company Business with respect to the applicable Existing Contract or Existing Proposal, including specific staffing, compensation arrangements, and an indicative schedule. Each Work Order requiring the SpinCo Business to furnish services to the Company Business (SpinCo Project Services) shall be referred to as Red Work Orders. Each Work Order requiring the Company Business to furnish services to the SpinCo Business (Company Project Services and, together with the SpinCo Project Services, the Project Services) shall be referred to as Blue Work Orders.
(v) Delivery of Additional Work Orders. For each (A) Existing Contract, (B) Existing Proposal, and (C) New Proposal added to Exhibit A after the date hereof in accordance with this Agreement, (i) the Company shall deliver a Red Work Order to SpinCo outlining the Intercompany Work Arrangements from the SpinCo Business to the Company Business with respect to the applicable Existing Contract, Existing Proposal or New Proposal, including specific staffing, compensation arrangements, and an indicative schedule, which Red Work Order shall be reasonably acceptable to each of SpinCo and the Company, and (ii) SpinCo shall deliver a Blue Work Order to the Company outlining the Intercompany Work Arrangements from the Company Business to the SpinCo Business with respect to the applicable Existing Contract, Existing Proposal or New Proposal, including specific staffing, compensation arrangements, and an indicative schedule, which Blue Work Order shall be reasonably acceptable to each of SpinCo and the Company.
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(vi) Performance Period. Each Blue Work Order or Red Work Order, as applicable, and the Project Services to be performed pursuant thereto shall be performed by the SpinCo Business or the Company Business, as applicable, and extend for the following periods: (A) in respect of each Existing Contract, the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date the Existing Contract is completed, terminated or expires, and (B) in respect of each Existing Proposal or New Proposal, the period beginning upon execution of the Client Contract with respect thereto and proper notification to the other Party of such execution and ending on the date such Client Contract is completed, terminated or expires (the Project Service Period); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Blue Work Order or Red Work Order, as applicable, and the Project Services to be performed thereunder, and the Project Service Period with respect thereto, may be earlier cancelled or terminated as permitted by Section 5.2. For the avoidance of doubt, the SpinCo Business and the Company Business shall provide Project Services for each applicable Work Order regardless of which Party holds the applicable assets related to the SpinCo Business and the Company Business at the time of such performance.
(vii) Modification. Blue Work Orders and Red Work Orders, including the specific staffing, compensation arrangements and indicative schedule contained therein, shall be modified to reflect any amendment, modification or extension of the underlying Client Contract (after notice of such amendment, modification or extension is delivered to the other Party) solely to the extent, and to reflect, any such amendment, modification or extension that is executed in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of existing work orders for such Client Contract and the original scope of such Client Contract; provided that no extension shall exceed twelve (12) months unless by mutual agreement of the Parties.
(viii) Future Project Services. Either Party may reasonably request additional services to be provided during the term of this Agreement with respect to proposals and offers for Client Contracts to be submitted by the SpinCo Business or the Company Business, as applicable, more than sixty (60) days immediately following (A) for existing Client Contracts, the date hereof, or (B) for new Client Contracts, the date of the award of such Client Contract, as applicable, in response to which the other Party shall consider in good faith accommodating any such request to the extent reasonable under the circumstances. The Party receiving such request shall respond to the other Party within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such request.
(b) Stranded ContractsSpinCo Business Transition Period.
(i) Company Obligations. Where Section 2.4(a) of the Separation Agreement applies in respect of any Client Contract that is a SpinCo Asset (each a Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract), then for each such Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract for the period from the Closing Date to the earlier to occur of the relevant Approvals or Notifications being obtained or made and the termination or expiration of the applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract (the Business Transition Period), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and save as otherwise agreed by the Parties pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of the Separation Agreement, the Company shall:
(A) undertake any mutually agreeable, commercially reasonable and lawful arrangement designed to provide to SpinCo the benefits (including the exercise of the Companys or its applicable Subsidiaries rights) under, or with respect to, any applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(B) hold all monies paid to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in trust for the account of SpinCo;
(C) promptly remit all money received pursuant to clause (B) above to SpinCo; and
(D) exercise its legal rights to manage and perform under the applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contracts as reasonably and lawfully directed by SpinCo and at the expense and for the account of SpinCo.
(ii) SpinCo Rights and Obligations. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and save as otherwise agreed by the Parties pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of the Separation Agreement, during any Business Transition Period, SpinCo shall or shall cause the SpinCo Business to (including through its rights in respect of the applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contracts):
(A) perform all obligations required pursuant to or in connection with each applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract, in each case then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the maximum extent possible, and until the transfer of such Client Contract to SpinCo or its Affiliates;
(B) take such actions, at the expense and for the account of SpinCo, as may be requested from time to time by the Company so as to put the Company and the Company Business in the same position as if the applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contracts had transferred at the Closing as a SpinCo Asset;
(C) make decisions and direct the Company with respect to the management and performance of the applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contracts; and
(D) defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Company Business and their respective representatives for any and all Losses or Liabilities arising out of or relating to any applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract.
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(iii) Additional Terms. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, during the Business Transition Period, at either Partys election but subject to such modifications or adjustments as may be necessary such that the terms are mutually agreed, the additional terms set forth on Exhibit D or such other additional terms as the Parties may agree (each acting reasonably) shall govern the Parties administration of any Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract to implement the requirements of Sections 2.1(b)(i) and (ii) in respect of such Client Contract.
(iv) Agreed Treatment. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and to the extent permitted under applicable Law, the Parties shall treat SpinCo or the applicable Subsidiary of SpinCo, as the case may be, as the owner of all of the applicable Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contracts as of the Closing Date for all purposes (including Tax purposes).
(c) Stranded ContractsCompany Business Transition Period.
(i) SpinCo Obligations. Where Section 2.4(a) of the Separation Agreement applies in respect of any Company Group Client Contract that is an Excluded Asset (such Client Contracts, the Excluded Client Contracts), then for each such Excluded Client Contract for the period from the Closing Date to the earlier to occur of (x) the obtaining of the relevant Approval or Notification and (y) the termination or expiration of the applicable Excluded Client Contract (the Company Business Transition Period), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and save as otherwise agreed by the Parties pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of the Separation Agreement, SpinCo shall:
(A) undertake any mutually agreeable, commercially reasonable and lawful arrangement designed to provide to the Company the benefits (including the exercise of SpinCos or its applicable Affiliates rights) under, or with respect to, any applicable Excluded Client Contract held by SpinCo or any of its Affiliates;
(B) hold all monies paid to SpinCo or any of its Affiliates in respect of any applicable Excluded Client Contract then held by SpinCo or any of its Affiliates in trust for the account of the Company;
(C) promptly remit all money received pursuant to clause (B) above to the Company; and
(D) exercise its legal rights to manage and perform under the applicable Excluded Client Contracts as reasonably and lawfully directed by the Company and at the expense and for the account of the Company.
(ii) Company Rights and Obligations. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and save as otherwise agreed by the Parties pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of the Separation Agreement, during the Company Business Transition Period, the Company shall, or shall cause the Company Business to:
(A) perform all obligations required pursuant to or in connection with each applicable Excluded Client Contract in each case then held by SpinCo or any of its Affiliates, to the maximum extent possible, and until the transfer of such Excluded Client Contract to Company Group;
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(B) take such actions, at the expense and for the account of the Company, as may be requested from time to time by SpinCo so as to put SpinCo and the SpinCo Business in the same position as if the applicable Excluded Client Contracts had been held by Company Group at the Closing as an Excluded Asset;
(C) make decisions and direct SpinCo with respect to the management and performance of the applicable Excluded Client Contracts; and
(D) defend, indemnify and hold harmless SpinCo and the SpinCo Business and their respective representatives for any and all Losses or Liabilities arising out of or relating to any applicable Excluded Client Contract.
(iii) Additional Terms. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, during the Company Business Transition Period, at either Partys election but subject to such modifications or adjustments as may be necessary such that the terms are mutually agreed, the additional terms set forth on Exhibit D or such other additional terms as the Parties may agree (each acting reasonably) shall govern the Parties administration of any Excluded Client Contract to implement the requirements of Sections 2.1(c)(i) and (ii) in respect of such Client Contract.
(iv) Agreed Treatment. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and to the extent permitted under applicable Law, the Parties shall treat the Company or its applicable Subsidiary, as the case may be, as the party to each Excluded Client Contract as of the Closing Date for all purposes (including Tax purposes).
Section 2.2 Performance of Project Services.
(a) Except as set forth in any Work Order, the Provider shall exercise reasonable skill, care and diligence in the performance of the Project Services and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the terms of the applicable Client Contract in the performance of the Project Services to the extent that the same apply to the Project Services.
(b) Each Party shall be responsible for its own compliance with any and all Laws or rules of professional conduct applicable to its performance under this Agreement. No Party shall take any action in violation of any such applicable Law or rules of professional conduct that results in Liability being imposed on the other Party. Nothing in this Agreement shall require Provider to perform or cause to be performed any Project Service to the extent that the manner of such performance would constitute a violation of any applicable Law or rules of professional conduct or any existing Contract with a Third Party as of the Effective Date. If Provider is or becomes aware of any such violation of any applicable Law, rules of professional conduct or existing Contract with a Third Party, Provider shall advise Recipient of such violation, subject to any applicable confidentiality obligation, and Provider and Recipient will mutually seek a reasonable alternative that eliminates such violation. If a change in or addition to any applicable Law or rules of professional conduct comes into effect after the Signing Date and causes Provider to incur additional out-of-pocket expenses in providing the Project Services, Provider shall advise Recipient of such additional out-of-pocket expenses, and Provider and Recipient will mutually seek a reasonable alternative that minimizes such additional out-of-pocket expenses. Any additional out-of-pocket expenses arising from the foregoing shall be allocated as agreed by the applicable Recipient.
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(c) The Parties agree to cooperate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary Consent or order of, or any exemption by, any Third Party (each, a Third Party Approval) required under any Contract with a Third Party to allow Provider to perform, or cause to be performed, all Project Services to be provided by Provider hereunder; provided that neither Party shall be required to accept any terms or conditions, commit to pay any amount, incur any obligation in favor of or offer or grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise), regardless of any provision to the contrary in such existing Contract, to any Third Party to obtain any such Third Party Approval. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, if there are any out-of-pocket costs, expenses or Liabilities incurred or required to be incurred by Provider or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with obtaining any such Third Party Approval (including, if agreed by the Parties, the amount paid, obligation incurred or accommodation granted to Third Parties to obtain such Third Party Approval) that is required to allow Provider to perform or cause to be performed such Project Services, then the applicable Recipient of such Project Service shall elect to either (i) pay such out-of-pocket costs, Fees or expenses or assume such Liability, in addition to any other costs, Fees or expenses such Recipient is otherwise required to pay under this Agreement, or (ii) decline such Project Service; provided that the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such out-of-pocket costs, expenses and Liabilities. If the Parties, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, are unable to obtain any required Third Party Approval, or mutually decide not to seek or obtain any required Third Party Approval, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate in good faith reasonable modifications to the Project Services or the provision of substitute services (which substitute services shall be deemed Project Services hereunder), such that such Third Party Approvals are not required. Any incremental out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Provider with respect to such mutually agreed modifications or substitute services shall be allocated as agreed by the Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, subject to Provider complying with its obligations under this Section 2.2(c), Provider will not be in breach of this Agreement or have any Liability to the Recipient Group as a result of any non-performance of, or other effect upon, any applicable Project Services solely as a result of any failure to obtain any such Third Party Approval. If any Third Party Approval is required to be obtained for the receipt of the Project Services as a result of any Third Party relationship, contractual commitment or legal obligation of Recipient or any member of the Recipient Group for the receipt of Project Services, Recipient shall be responsible for obtaining any such Third Party Approval at its sole cost and expense; provided that Provider shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Recipient in obtaining such Consent.
Section 2.3 Fees for Project Services. For each Project Service, Recipient shall compensate Provider at the rates, fees and markups established in the applicable Work Order (collectively, the Fees). The Fees set forth in each Work Order shall be consistent with the applicable underlying Client Contract, applicable Law and the methodology set forth on Exhibit C; provided that, during the first three (3) months immediately following the date hereof, either Recipient or Provider may request that the Fees set forth in a Work Order be updated to the extent such Fees are not consistent with the applicable underlying Client Contract and the methodology set forth on Exhibit C. If no compensation or payment arrangement is identified in a Work Order, Provider shall be entitled to receive the direct wage or unburdened hourly rate at which the applicable employee(s) providing such Project Service was billed to Third Parties immediately prior to the date hereof plus a markup of ten percent (10.0%), which hourly rate shall be consistent with the methodology set forth on Exhibit C.
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ARTICLE III
PROJECT MANAGERS; OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
Section 3.1 Project Managers. The Company and SpinCo shall each appoint and designate an individual to act as its initial manager with overall responsibility for all Project Services (the Project Managers). The Company and SpinCo shall provide each other with written notice of the identity and title of its Project Manager upon execution of this Agreement. The Project Managers shall work with the respective Personnel of each Party and Third Party Service Providers to periodically address issues and matters raised by the other Party relating to the provision of Project Services. The Project Managers or other personnel with relevant knowledge and experience shall be primarily responsible for identifying any significant actual or potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101) that arises through performance of any Work Order, and SpinCo and the Company shall address such actual or potential Organizational Conflict of Interest in accordance with Section 7.8 of the Separation Agreement, mutatis mutandis. All communications between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement regarding routine matters involving a Project Service shall be directed to the applicable Project Manager, and all other communications between the Parties pursuant to Article II (other than the negotiation and execution of any written agreement that amends the applicable Work Order, which shall be sent in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.9) shall be directed to the applicable Project Manager. Each Party shall notify the other Party of any change in the status of its Project Manager that would affect such Project Managers ability to carry out the responsibilities set forth in this Section 3.1 at least five (5) Business Days prior to such change. Either Party may replace the individual designated as a Project Manager upon at least fifteen (15) Business Days notice to the other Party, such notice to be sent to the Project Manager for the other Party.
Section 3.2 Access. Recipient shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, allow Provider and its Subsidiaries and Third Party Service Providers and their respective representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to Recipient, to the properties, facilities, information, systems, Technology, infrastructure and Personnel of Recipient and its Subsidiaries that is necessary for Provider and its Subsidiaries and Third Party Service Providers and their respective representatives to fulfill their obligations under this Agreement and any applicable Work Order. Provider agrees that all of its and its Subsidiaries employees shall, and that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Third Party Service Providers and representatives employees to, when on the property of Recipient or its Subsidiaries, or when given access to any properties, facilities, information, systems, Technology, infrastructure or Personnel of Recipient or its Subsidiaries, (a) conform to the reasonable security policies and procedures of Recipient and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, that are made known or provided to Provider reasonably in advance; (b) not attempt to obtain access to, use or interfere with, any Recipient Systems, or any data owned, used or processed by Recipient, except to the extent required or appropriate to do so to provide the Project Services and (c) notify Recipient as promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of any
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identified breach or suspected material breach of security of the Recipient Systems in connection with access by Provider or its Subsidiaries, Third Party Service Providers or their respective representatives or any destruction, Loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, non-public information contained therein or any other sensitive or confidential information (including information relating to an identified or identifiable individual) supplied by or on behalf of Recipient in connection with this Agreement and, in the event of any such actual or suspected breach or destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure or access, each Party shall, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates, employees or subcontractors, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party in investigating and mitigating the effect thereof.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS; BILLING; TAXES
Section 4.1 Procedure.
(a) Fees for the Project Services shall be charged to and payable by Recipient. Amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by wire transfer (or such other method of payment as may be agreed between the Parties from time to time) to Provider (as directed in writing by Provider) on a monthly basis, which amounts shall be due within forty-five (45) days of Recipients receipt of each such invoice for the Fees. All amounts due and payable hereunder shall be invoiced and paid in the currency of the country of origin of the services at the prevailing exchange rate as of the date of such invoice, or as otherwise set forth in the applicable Work Order.
(b) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the request of the Recipient, Provider shall cooperate and provide such reasonably available information and back-up therefor as reasonably requested by the Recipient to the extent reasonably required to permit the Recipient to review, evaluate and verify the amounts set forth in any invoice delivered to the Recipient in connection with the Project Services hereunder. If following any such review, any overpayment above the amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement by the Recipient is determined to have occurred, the Provider shall promptly refund the amounts of such overpayment to the Recipient or credit the amount of such overpayment to Recipients next payment due.
(c) Late Payments. Fees not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any other amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and payable hereunder that are not paid within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at an annual rate equal to the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was due plus two percent (2.0%) or the maximum rate under applicable Law, whichever is lower (the Interest Payment). In addition, Recipient shall indemnify Provider for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements, incurred to collect any such unpaid amount.
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Section 4.2 Taxes.
(a) All Fees for Project Services shall be exclusive of any value added, goods and services, sales, use, consumption, excise, service, transfer, stamp, documentary, filing, recordation Taxes or similar Taxes (Transaction Taxes). Without limiting any provision of this Agreement, Recipient shall be responsible for all Transaction Taxes imposed or assessed with respect to the provision of Project Services by Provider. Provider and Recipient shall cooperate to minimize any Transaction Taxes and in obtaining any refund, return or rebate, or applying an exemption or zero-rating for Project Services giving rise to any Transaction Taxes, including by filing any exemption or other similar forms or providing valid tax identification number or other relevant registration numbers, certificates or other documents. Recipient and Provider shall cooperate regarding any requests for information, audit, or similar request by any taxing authority concerning Transaction Taxes payable with respect to Project Services provided pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) All payments made by or on behalf of Recipient under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes, unless Recipient is required to withhold or deduct Taxes under applicable Law. If Recipient is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made pursuant to this Agreement, Recipient shall (i) promptly notify Provider of such required deduction or withholding and the amount of payment due from Recipient, (ii) make such deductions or withholdings as are required by applicable Law, and (iii) timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority. Recipient shall not be required to pay any additional amounts to Provider to account for, or otherwise compensate Provider for, any deduction or withholding for or on account of Taxes.
ARTICLE V
TERM AND TERMINATION
Section 5.1 Term. This Agreement shall commence at the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until terminated in accordance with this Article V. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the mutual written agreement of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in its entirety or (b) the later of (i) the date when the Project Service Period has expired with respect to all Project Services, (ii) the date when the Company Business Transition Period has expired and (iii) the date when the Business Transition Period has expired. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 5.2, each Project Service shall terminate as of the close of business on the last day of the Project Service Period for such Project Service.
Section 5.2 Early Termination.
(a) Without prejudice to Recipients rights with respect to Force Majeure, Recipient may from time to time terminate this Agreement with respect to the entirety of any individual Project Service, but not a portion thereof:
(i) by mutual agreement;
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(ii) if a client terminates or suspends (in whole or in part) or otherwise reduces the scope of services to be provided in respect of the applicable Client Contract; or
(iii) if Provider has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Project Service, and such failure shall continue to be uncured for a period of at least thirty (30) days after receipt by Provider of written notice specifying the details of such failure from Recipient (such failure to perform, a Service Noncompliance); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Service Noncompliance shall be deemed not to occur to the extent Provider is not able to provide the Project Services or cure such noncompliance as a result of (A) a Force Majeure, (B) Recipients breach of this Agreement or (C) Providers compliance with applicable Law or rules of professional conduct; provided, further, that Recipient shall not be entitled to terminate the applicable Project Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good-faith Dispute between the Parties as to whether any such Service Noncompliance exists or Provider has cured such Service Noncompliance.
(b) Provider may terminate this Agreement with respect to any individual Project Service, at any time upon prior written notice to Recipient if Recipient has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement relating to such Project Service, including making payment of Fees for such Project Service when due, and such failure shall continue to be uncured for a period of at least thirty (30) days after receipt by Recipient of a written notice of such failure from Provider; provided that Provider shall not be entitled to terminate the applicable Project Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good-faith Dispute between the Parties as to whether any such breach exists or Recipient has cured such breach.
(c) Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party if the other Party (i) files a petition in bankruptcy, (ii) becomes or is declared insolvent, (iii) becomes the subject of any proceedings (not dismissed within fifteen (15) days of being filed or commenced) related to its liquidation, insolvency or the appointment of a receiver, provisional liquidator, conservator, custodian, trustee or other similar official, (iv) makes an assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors or (v) takes any corporate action for its winding up or dissolution.
Section 5.3 Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of any Project Service pursuant to this Agreement, Provider shall have no further obligation to provide such terminated Project Service, and Recipient shall have no obligation to pay any Fees relating to such Project Service for the period following the effective date of the termination of such Project Service; provided that Recipient shall remain obligated to Provider for (a) the Fees owed and payable in respect of Project Services provided prior to or on the effective date of the termination of such Project Service and (b) costs and expenses that are reimbursable under the terms of the relevant Work Order. In connection with the termination of any Project Service, the provisions of this Agreement not relating solely to such terminated Project Service shall survive any such termination, and in connection with a termination or the expiration of this Agreement, Article I, this Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article IX, and any other Section or Article that by its terms is intended to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, and all Liability for all due and unpaid Fees and reimbursable costs and expenses, shall continue to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.
ARTICLE VI
CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS
Section 6.1 Company and SpinCo Obligations. Subject to Section 6.3, until the five (5)-year anniversary of the date of the termination or expiration of this Agreement, each of the Company and SpinCo, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, agrees to hold, and to direct its representatives to hold, in strict confidence, all Confidential Information concerning the other Party or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses that is furnished by such other Party or such other Partys Subsidiaries or their respective representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, using at least the same standard of care to prevent the public disclosure and dissemination thereof that such Party would apply to its own Confidential Information of like nature and significance. Neither Party shall use any Confidential Information of the other Party other than in connection with this Agreement, except, in each case, to the extent that such Confidential Information is or was (a) in the public domain or generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective representatives in violation of this Agreement, (b) later 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) independently developed or generated without reference to or use of the Confidential Information of the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 6.2 Privacy and Data Protection Laws. In its performance of this Agreement and any applicable Work Order, 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 Project Services under this Agreement.
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Section 6.3 Protective Arrangements. If 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 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 required to remain confidential pursuant to Section 6.1, 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. If 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 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, in each case to the extent legally permitted.
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ARTICLE VII
LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1 Limitations on Liability.
(a) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 7.1(c), THE CUMULATIVE AGGREGATE LIABILITIES OF PROVIDER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, 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, RECEIPT, USE OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY PROJECT SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED (1) IN RESPECT OF EACH WORK ORDER, RECIPIENTS LIABILITY UNDER THE APPLICABLE UNDERLYING CLIENT CONTRACT, AND (2) IN RESPECT OF ALL OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OTHER THAN IN RESPECT OF ANY WORK ORDER, THE AGGREGATE FEES ACTUALLY PAID AS OF SUCH TIME TO PROVIDER BY RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, PROVIDED, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THAT THIS CLAUSE (2) SHALL NOT LIMIT ANY LIABILITY ALLOWABLE UNDER THE FOREGOING CLAUSE (1).
(b) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, DIMINUTION IN VALUE OR DAMAGES CALCULATED BASED ON MULTIPLES OF REVENUE, EARNINGS OR OTHER METRICS (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES) IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, DELIVERY, PROVISION, RECEIPT OR USE OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROJECT SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT (UNLESS SUCH DAMAGES ARE ACTUALLY AWARDED AND PAID TO AN UNAFFILIATED THIRD PARTY BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF A THIRD PARTY CLAIM), WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES.
(c) The limitations set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and (b) shall not apply in respect of any Losses arising out of or in connection with (i) fraud or willful misconduct of or by the Party to be charged, (ii) either Partys liability for breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VI, or (iii) Fees or other reimbursable costs or expenses pursuant to this Agreement. The limitations in Section 7.1(a) shall not apply in respect of any Losses arising out of or in connection with any Non-Transferring SpinCo Client Contract or Excluded Client Contract (except to the extent related to any Work Order entered into in connection therewith).
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Section 7.2 Recipient Indemnity. Subject to Section 7.1, without limiting any of the indemnification, damages or remedy provisions that are expressly contained in the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including Section 7.8 of the Merger Agreement and Section 2.14 and Article VI of the Separation Agreement), Recipient agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless 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 Losses to the extent arising from, relating to or in connection with (a) Recipients breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VI or obligations to pay Fees, reimbursable costs and expenses, or other amounts due and payable under this Agreement and (b) Recipients gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in connection with this Agreement.
Section 7.3 Provider Indemnity. Subject to Section 7.1 and without limiting any of the indemnification, damages or remedy provisions that are expressly contained in the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including Section 7.8 of the Merger Agreement and Section 2.14 and Article VI of the Separation Agreement), Provider agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless 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 Losses to the extent arising from, relating to or in connection with (a) Providers breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VI, and (b) Providers gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in connection with this Agreement.
Section 7.4 Indemnification Procedures. The procedures for indemnification set forth in Article VI of the Separation Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 7.5 Liability for Payment Obligations. Nothing in this Article VII shall be deemed to eliminate or limit, in any respect, Recipients obligations to pay Fees, reimbursable costs and expenses or other amounts due and payable under this Agreement.
Section 7.6 Exclusive Remedy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.5 shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, be the sole and exclusive remedies of Provider Indemnitees and Recipient Indemnitees, as applicable, for any Liability relating to or arising from this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and each Party hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any and all other rights, remedies, claims and causes of action (including rights of contributions, if any), whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which exist or may arise in the future, whether arising from or based upon statute, principle of common or civil law, principles of strict liability, tort, contract or otherwise that any Party may have against the other Party under this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not deny (a) any Party equitable remedies with respect to breaches of confidentiality obligations under Article VI or (b) any Party or its Affiliates any remedies under the Separation Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
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ARTICLE VIII
DISPUTES
Section 8.1 Dispute Resolution. In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or relating to any Partys rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise), calculation or allocation of the costs of any Project Service or otherwise arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including the interpretation or validity of this Agreement) (a Dispute), the Parties agree that each Partys Project Manager (or such other persons as the Parties may designate) shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to resolve such Dispute amicably. It is the intent of the Parties to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to resolve expeditiously any Dispute that may arise from time to time on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis.
Section 8.2 Escalation; Mediation.
(a) In furtherance of the foregoing, if such Dispute has not been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the Parties within ten (10) Business Days after the initial written notice of the Dispute (or such longer period as the Parties may agree), then any Party involved in a Dispute with respect to such matters (except as otherwise specifically provided in the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Document) may deliver a notice (an Escalation Notice) demanding a meeting involving representatives of the Parties at a senior level of management of the Parties (or if the Parties agree, of the appropriate strategic business unit or division within such entity). A copy of any such Escalation Notice shall be given to the general counsel, or like officer or official, of each Party involved in the Dispute (which copy shall state that it is an Escalation Notice pursuant to this Agreement). Any agenda, location or procedures for such discussions or negotiations between the Parties may be established by the Parties from time to time; provided, however, that the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the Dispute for fifteen (15) Business Days after the Escalation Notice. If such Dispute has not been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the Parties within fifteen (15) Business Days after delivery of the Escalation Notice, then one (1) director of each of the Company and SpinCo, or their respective designees (each a Director Designee and together the Director Designees), shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to resolve such Dispute amicably.
(b) If the Parties are not able to resolve the Dispute through the escalation process set forth in Section 8.2(a) within ten (10) Business Days after escalation to the Director Designees, or the Company, on the one hand, or SpinCo, on the other, reasonably concludes that the other Party is not willing to use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve expeditiously such Dispute, then each Party shall have the right to refer the Dispute to mediation by providing written notice to the other Party. If either Party refers the Dispute to mediation pursuant to the prior sentence, then the Parties shall retain a mediator to aid the Parties in their discussions and negotiations by informally providing advice to the Parties. Unless mutually agreed by the Parties in writing, any opinion expressed or delivered by the mediator shall be strictly advisory and shall not be binding on the Parties, nor shall any opinion expressed or delivered by the mediator be admissible in any other proceeding. The mediator may be chosen from a list of mediators previously selected by the Parties or by other agreement of the Parties. If a mediator cannot be agreed upon by the Parties within ten (10) days of a Party providing written notice of mediation
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pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8.2(b), then each of the Company and SpinCo shall nominate a mediator, and those two (2) mediators will select a third (3rd) mediator unaffiliated to either Party who shall act as the mediator for such Dispute. Costs of the mediation shall be borne equally by the Parties involved in the matter, except that each Party shall be responsible for its own expenses. Mediation shall be a prerequisite to the commencement of any Action by a Party; provided that no Party shall be required to engage in more than thirty (30) days of mediation prior to commencing an Action.
Section 8.3 Court Actions. If any Party, after complying with the provisions set forth in Section 8.2, desires to commence an Action, then such Party, subject to Section 8.2 and Section 9.10, may submit the Dispute (or such series of related Disputes) to any Chosen Court in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Separation Agreement.
Section 8.4 Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Project Managers and other employees to, continue to honor all covenants and agreements under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article VIII, unless such covenants or agreements are the specific subject of the Dispute at issue.
Section 8.5 Disputes Over Fees. Any Party that wishes to initiate a Dispute regarding the amount of Fees (a Fee Dispute) must notify the other Party in writing within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the applicable invoice (unless an extension is mutually agreed). If any such Fee Dispute is finally resolved by the Project Managers or pursuant to the dispute resolution process set forth or referred to in Section 8.1 through Section 8.4 and it is determined that the Fees that Provider has invoiced Recipient, and that Recipient has paid to Provider, is greater or less than the amount that the Fees should have been, then (a) if it is determined that Recipient has overpaid the Fees Provider shall within five (5) Business Days after such determination reimburse Recipient an amount of cash equal to such overpayment, plus the Interest Payment, accruing from the date of payment by Recipient to the time of reimbursement by Provider, and (b) if it is determined that Recipient has underpaid the Fees Recipient shall within five (5) Business Days after such determination reimburse 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 Recipient to the time of payment by Recipient.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 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 any other Party may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 9.2 Title to Intellectual Property. Except as expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the applicable Work Order, Recipient acknowledges that it shall acquire no right, title or interest (except for the express license rights set forth in Section 9.3(a)(ii)) in any Intellectual Property, IT Assets, information, Software or
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other Technology which are owned or licensed by Provider by reason of the provision of the Project Services hereunder. Recipient shall not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, confidentiality or other proprietary notices that appear on any IT Assets, information, Software or other Technology owned or licensed by Provider, and Recipient shall reproduce any such notices on any and all copies thereof. Recipient shall not attempt to decompile or reverse engineer copies of any Software owned or licensed by Provider that is provided in object code form only, and Recipient shall promptly notify Provider of any such attempt, regardless of whether by Recipient or any Third Party, of which Recipient becomes aware.
Section 9.3 License.
(a) Without affecting the rights and obligations of the Parties in the Transaction Documents, with respect to each of the Project Services:
(i) Recipient hereby grants to Provider, and Provider hereby accepts, a nonexclusive, nontransferable (subject to Section 9.5), worldwide right during the Project Service Period to use the Recipient Systems only to the extent necessary and for the sole purpose of performing Providers obligations under this Agreement, and not for any other purpose; and
(ii) Provider hereby grants to Recipient, and Recipient hereby accepts, a nonexclusive, nontransferable (subject to Section 9.5), worldwide right during the Project Service Period to use the Provider Systems only to the extent necessary and for the sole purpose of receiving the Project Services under this Agreement, and not for any other purpose.
(b) The limited rights to use the Recipient Systems and the Provider Systems granted in this Section 9.3 for each of the Project Services will terminate at the end of the applicable Project Service Period for such Project Service and will under no circumstances survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Section 9.4 Independent Contractors. The Parties each acknowledge and agree that they are separate entities, each of which has entered into this Agreement for its own independent business reasons. The relationships of the Parties hereunder are those of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership, principal-agent or any other relationship between the Parties. Personnel performing Project Services hereunder do so on behalf of, under the direction of, and as Personnel of, Provider, and Recipient shall have no right, power or authority to direct such Personnel.
Section 9.5 Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement (including by operation of law, merger, consolidation, sale or otherwise) without the express prior written consent of the other Party; provided that no consent of the other Party shall be required for the assignment of a Partys rights and obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part to any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries; provided that no such assignment shall release such Party from any Liability or obligation under this Agreement.
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Section 9.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Article VII with respect to Provider Indemnitees and Recipient Indemnitees in their capacities as such, which is intended to benefit, and to be enforceable by, the Provider Indemnitees and Recipient Indemnitees, this Agreement is not intended to confer in or on behalf of any Person not a party to this Agreement (and their successors and assigns) any rights, benefits, causes of action or remedies with respect to the subject matter of any provision hereof.
Section 9.7 Force Majeure. No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation hereunder (other than a payment obligation) so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligations is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay unless this Agreement has previously been terminated under Article V. 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 any 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 or its Affiliates) unless this Agreement has previously been terminated under Article V. Recipient shall be relieved of the obligation to pay Fees for the affected Project Service(s) throughout the duration of such Force Majeure.
Section 9.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Separation Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto, and the Confidentiality Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior discussion, correspondence, negotiation, proposed term sheet, letter of intent, agreement, understanding or arrangement, whether oral or in writing.
Section 9.9 Notices. Except as specified in Section 3.1, all notices and other communications to be given to any Party hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in accordance with Section 9.3 of the Separation Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
Section 9.10 Incorporation by Reference. Sections 9.2, 9.4 through 9.12 and 9.15 of the Separation Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, except that each reference to this Agreement, the Project Services Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Transaction Documents, in such sections of the Separation Agreement and Merger Agreement shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement by persons duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC. | ||
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Exhibit 10.4
FORM OF
TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
by and among
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.,
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.,
AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC,
and
AMENTUM JOINT VENTURE LP
dated as of
[ ], 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1. |
Definition of Terms |
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Article 2. |
Responsibility for Tax Liabilities |
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Section 2.01 |
General Rule |
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Section 2.02 |
Allocation of Federal Income Taxes and Federal Other Taxes |
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Section 2.03 |
Allocation of State Income Taxes and State Other Taxes |
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Section 2.04 |
Allocation of Foreign Income Taxes, Foreign Pillar Two Taxes and Foreign Other Taxes |
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Section 2.05 |
Transaction Transfer Taxes; Purchase Price Adjustments |
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Section 2.06 |
Additional SpinCo Liability |
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Section 2.07 |
Additional Parent Liability |
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Section 2.08 |
Methodology for Determining Allocation of Separation Tax Losses |
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Article 3. |
Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns |
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Section 3.01 |
General |
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Section 3.02 |
Parent Responsibility |
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Section 3.03 |
SpinCo Responsibility |
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Section 3.04 |
Tax Reporting of Transactions |
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Section 3.05 |
Tax Accounting Practices and Allocation Principles |
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Section 3.06 |
Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns |
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Section 3.07 |
Right to Review Tax Returns |
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Section 3.08 |
SpinCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refunds and Certain Losses |
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Section 3.09 |
Apportionment of Tax Attributes |
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Section 3.10 |
Amended Tax Returns |
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Section 3.11 |
Section 245A Election |
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Article 4. |
Calculation of Tax and Payments |
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Section 4.01 |
Payment of Taxes |
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Section 4.02 |
Indemnification Payments |
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Section 4.03 |
Method for Making Payments |
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Article 5. |
Refunds |
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Section 5.01 |
General |
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Section 5.02 |
Certain Adjustments |
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Section 5.03 |
Certain Step-Up Tax Benefits |
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Section 5.04 |
Reductions |
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Article 6. |
Tax-Free Status |
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Section 6.01 |
Representations and Warranties |
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Section 6.02 |
Restrictions |
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Section 6.03 |
Procedures Regarding Post-Distribution Rulings and Unqualified Tax Opinions |
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Section 6.04 |
Liability for Separation Tax Losses |
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Section 6.05 |
Protective Election |
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Article 7. |
Assistance and Cooperation |
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Section 7.01 |
Assistance and Cooperation |
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Section 7.02 |
Tax Return Information |
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Section 7.03 |
Reliance by Parent |
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Section 7.04 |
Reliance by SpinCo |
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Article 8. |
Tax Records |
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Section 8.01 |
Retention of Tax Records |
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Section 8.02 |
Access to Tax Records |
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Section 8.03 |
Preservation of Privilege |
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Article 9. |
Tax Contests |
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Section 9.01 |
Notice |
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Section 9.02 |
Control of Tax Contests |
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Article 10. |
Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements |
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Article 11. |
Survival of Obligations |
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Article 12. |
Covenant Not to Sue |
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Article 13. |
Treatment of Payments |
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Section 13.01 |
Treatment of Tax Indemnity Payments |
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Section 13.02 |
Interest Under This Agreement |
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Article 14. |
Disagreements |
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Section 14.01 |
Discussion |
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Section 14.02 |
Escalation |
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Article 15. |
Late Payments |
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Article 16. |
Expenses |
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Article 17. |
Relationship to Employee Matters Agreement |
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Article 18. |
General Provisions |
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Section 18.01 |
Corporate Power; Facsimile Signatures |
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Section 18.02 |
Survival of Covenants |
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Section 18.03 |
Notices |
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Section 18.04 |
Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 18.05 |
Force Majeure |
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Section 18.06 |
Termination |
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Section 18.07 |
Performance |
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Section 18.08 |
Further Action |
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Section 18.09 |
No Double Recovery |
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Section 18.10 |
Subsidiaries |
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Section 18.11 |
Successors |
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Section 18.12 |
Incorporation by Reference |
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SCHEDULES
Schedule A | Certain Transaction Steps | |
Schedule B | Acquisitions of SpinCo Capital Stock | |
Schedule 7.01 | Certain Australian Tax Matters |
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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
This TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into as of [ ], 2024, by and among Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), Amentum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (SpinCo) (Parent and SpinCo are sometimes individually referred to herein as a Company), Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Merger Partner) and Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Merger Partner Equityholder). Each of Parent, SpinCo, and Merger Partner (or, for the absence of doubt, SpinCo as successor to Merger Partner) are herein referred to individually as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Parent is indirectly engaged in the SpinCo Business;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent has determined that it would be in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders to separate the SpinCo Business from the Parent Business;
WHEREAS, Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2023 (as amended from time to time, the Separation and Distribution Agreement), providing for the separation of the Parent Business from the SpinCo Business (the Separation);
WHEREAS, Parent and its Subsidiaries have engaged in certain restructuring transactions to facilitate the Separation as set forth in the Separation Step Plan;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation Step Plan and the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, among other things, (a) the Contributing Subsidiary will contribute all of the SpinCo Assets held by it to SpinCo in exchange for (i) the assumption by SpinCo of the SpinCo Liabilities, (ii) the issuance by SpinCo to the Contributing Subsidiary of SpinCo Capital Stock and (iii) the SpinCo Payment (the SpinCo Contribution) and (b) the Contributing Subsidiary will distribute to Parent, and Parent will distribute to its stockholders, at least 80.1% of the SpinCo Capital Stock by means of a pro rata distribution;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 20, 2023 (as amended from time to time, the Merger Agreement), by and among Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder, following the Distribution by Parent of at least 80.1% of the SpinCo Capital Stock, at the Effective Time, Merger Partner will merge with and into SpinCo (the Merger), with SpinCo surviving;
WHEREAS, following the Distribution by Parent of at least 80.1% of the SpinCo Capital Stock, the Contributing Subsidiary expects to undertake the Debt-for-Equity Exchange;
WHEREAS, the Parties intend that, for Federal Income Tax purposes, (a) the SpinCo Contribution and the related Distribution, taken together and together with any Debt-for-Equity Exchange or related Clean-Up Distribution, qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355(a) of the Code, (b) the Distribution by Parent of at least 80.1% of the SpinCo Capital Stock, together with any Clean-Up Distribution by Parent, qualify as a transaction described in Section 355(a) of the Code and (c) the Merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
WHEREAS, prior to consummation of the Distribution by Parent, Parent was the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations, including SpinCo, within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code;
WHEREAS, as a result of the Distribution by Parent, SpinCo and its Subsidiaries will cease to be members of the affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code of which Parent is the common parent; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to (a) provide for and agree upon the allocation between the Parties of liabilities for certain Taxes and entitlement to refunds thereof, allocate responsibility for, and cooperation in, the filing of Tax Returns, and to provide for and agree upon other matters relating to Taxes and (b) set forth certain covenants and indemnities relating to the preservation of the Tax-Free Status;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article 1. Definition of Terms. For purposes of this Agreement (including the recitals hereof), the following terms have the following meanings:
Accounting Firm has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02.
Action has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Adjusted Party has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.
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 a Tax Return or, if applicable, as previously adjusted, (b) any claim for equitable recoupment or other offset, and (c) any claim for a Tax Benefit with respect to Taxes previously paid.
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the first sentence of this Agreement.
Applicable SpinCo CFC means any SpinCo CFC with respect to which there would be an extraordinary reduction amount within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.245A-5(e) or a tiered extraordinary reduction amount within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.245A-5(f)(2) in connection with the Transactions absent the election under Treasury Regulations Section 1.245A-5(e)(3)(i) (or any successor guidance).
Benefited Party has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.
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Business Day has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Capital Stock means all classes or series of capital stock of SpinCo or any other Section 355 Company (or any entity treated as a successor to SpinCo or any other Section 355 Company), including (i) the SpinCo Common Stock and any common stock of any other Section 355 Company, (ii) all options, warrants, and other rights to acquire such Capital Stock, and (iii) all instruments treated as stock in SpinCo or any other Section 355 Company (or any entity treated as a successor to SpinCo or any other Section 355 Company) for Federal Income Tax purposes.
Clean-Up Distribution has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company has the meaning set forth in the first sentence of this Agreement.
Company Distribution Tax Representations has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Company Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b).
Contributing Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Contribution has the meaning set forth in Schedule A.
Controlled Active Trades or Businesses means, with respect to each Distribution, the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder) by the Section 355 Company and its separate affiliated group (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the trade(s) or business(es) relied upon to satisfy Section 355(b) of the Code with respect to each Distribution, as conducted immediately prior to each Distribution, in each case, as provided in the IRS Ruling.
Controlling Party has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(c).
Debt-for-Equity Exchange has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 14.01.
Distribution has the meaning set forth in Schedule A.
Distribution Date has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Distribution Straddle Period means any Tax Period that begins on or before and ends after the Distribution Date.
Distribution Tax Opinions has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
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Distribution Time has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Due Date means, with respect to a Tax Return, the date (taking into account all valid extensions) on which such Tax Return is required to be filed under applicable Law.
D-Reorganization shall mean (a) the SpinCo Contribution together with (b) the distribution by the Contributing Subsidiary to Parent of at least 80.1% of the SpinCo Capital Stock by means of a pro rata distribution, any Debt-for-Equity Exchange, and any Clean-Up Distribution by the Contributing Subsidiary.
Effective Time has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Extraordinary Reduction Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.
Federal Income Tax means any Tax imposed by Subtitle A of the Code and, for the absence of doubt, any interest, penalties, additions to Tax or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing (but not any payroll Tax).
Federal Other Tax means any Tax imposed by the federal government of the United States other than any Federal Income Tax.
Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest has the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and (e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
Final Determination means the final resolution of liability for any Tax, which resolution may be for a specific issue or adjustment or for a taxable period, (a) by IRS Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor forms thereto), on the date of acceptance by or on behalf of the taxpayer, or by a comparable form under the Laws of a state, local, or foreign taxing jurisdiction, except that a Form 870 or 870-AD or comparable form shall not constitute a Final Determination to the extent that it reserves (whether by its terms or by operation of Law) the right of the taxpayer to file a claim for a Tax Benefit or the right of the Tax Authority to assert a further deficiency in respect of such issue or adjustment or for such taxable period (as the case may be); (b) by a decision, judgment, decree, or other order by a court of competent jurisdiction, which has become final and unappealable; (c) by a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under 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 Tax, but only after the expiration of all taxable periods during which such refund may be recovered (including by way of offset) by the jurisdiction imposing such 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.
Final Net Indebtedness has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Final Net Working Capital has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
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Force Majeure has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Foreign Income Tax means any Tax (for the absence of doubt, other than a Foreign Pillar Two 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, for the absence of doubt, any interest, penalties, additions to Tax or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing (but not any payroll Tax).
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 Foreign Pillar Two Taxes.
Foreign Pillar Two Tax means any top-up Tax for the Pre-Distribution Period that is imposed pursuant to the income inclusion rule under Pillar Two of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS that is attributable to any member of the Parent Group or the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group (or its respective assets or business) in a low-tax jurisdiction (the Pillar Two Subsidiary) but that is payable by another Person in proportion to, or in respect of, such Persons ownership interest in the Pillar Two Subsidiary.
Foreign Tax means any Foreign Income Taxes, Foreign Pillar Two Taxes, or Foreign Other Taxes.
Governmental Authority has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Group means the Parent Group, the SpinCo Group, the Merger Partner Group or the Merger Partner Equityholder Group, as the context requires.
Income Tax means any Tax that is a Federal Income Tax, a State Income Tax or a Foreign Income Tax (it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, any payroll Tax is not considered an Income Tax).
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(d).
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(d).
Indemnitee has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02.
Indemnitor has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02.
Interest Rate means the rate per annum published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time as the prime lending rate prevailing during any relevant period.
Internal Restructuring means (a) any internal restructuring (whether effected by making or revoking any election under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 or otherwise) involving SpinCo and/or any of its subsidiaries or (b) any direct or indirect contribution, sale or other transfer by or among any of SpinCo and any of its subsidiaries of any of the assets contributed or transferred to SpinCo or any of its subsidiaries as part of a Contribution or otherwise pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
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IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
IRS Ruling means the private letter ruling from the IRS regarding certain Federal Income Tax matters relating to the Transactions.
IRS Ruling Request means the request for the IRS Ruling.
Joint Return means any Tax Return of a member of the Parent Group or the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group that is not a Separate Return.
Known Acquisitions has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a)(i).
Law has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Merger has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Partner has the meaning set forth in the first sentence of this Agreement.
Merger Partner Distribution Tax Representations has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Merger Partner Equityholder has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Merger Partner Equityholder Group means Merger Partner Equityholder, ASP Amentum Investco LP, LG Amentum Holdings LP and each of their respective Affiliates (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, SpinCo and its Subsidiaries).
Merger Partner Group means Merger Partner and its Subsidiaries and SpinCo and its Subsidiaries, other than, in each case, any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group.
Merger Partner Merger Tax Representations has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Merger Tax Opinions has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Non-Controlling Party has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(c).
Notified Action has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
Other Taxes means any Tax imposed by any Tax Authority other than any Income Tax or Foreign Pillar Two Tax.
Parent has the meaning set forth in the first sentence of this Agreement.
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Parent Affiliated Group means the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder) of which Parent is the common parent.
Parent Business has the meaning set forth for the term Company Business in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return means any Federal Income Tax Return for the Parent Affiliated Group.
Parent Group has the meaning set forth for the term Company Group in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Parent Separate Return means any Tax Return of or including any member of the Parent Group (including any consolidated, combined, or unitary Tax Return) that does not include any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group or any member of the SpinCo Group (it being agreed and understood that the claiming of group relief with or in respect of any member of the SpinCo Group or similar sharing or surrendering of Tax losses or other attributes with, to or by any member of the SpinCo Group shall not cause a Tax Return to fail to be a Parent Separate Return).
Parent Specified Returns has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05.
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 together with one or more members of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group.
Parties and Party have the meanings set forth in the second sentence of this Agreement.
Past Practices has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05.
Payment Date means (a) with respect to any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, (i) the due date for any required installment of estimated Taxes determined under Section 6655 of the Code, (ii) the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for filing such Tax Return determined under Section 6072 of the Code, or (iii) the date such Tax Return is filed, as the case may be, and (b) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law, in each case, taking into account any automatic or validly elected extensions, deferrals, or postponements of the due date for payments of any such estimated Taxes or any Tax shown on such Tax Return, as applicable.
Payor has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Person has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Plan means a plan or series of related transactions within the meaning of Section 355(e) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
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Post-Distribution Period means any Tax Period beginning after the Distribution Date and, in the case of any Distribution Straddle Period, the portion of such Distribution Straddle Period beginning after the Distribution Date.
Post-Distribution Ruling has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(c).
Pre-Distribution Period means any Tax Period ending on or before the Distribution Date, and, in the case of any Distribution Straddle Period, the portion of such Distribution Straddle Period ending on the Distribution Date.
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 Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by SpinCo or Merger Partner management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which SpinCo (or any other Section 355 Company) would merge or consolidate with any Person or as a result of which any Person or Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from SpinCo (or any other Section 355 Company) or one or more holders of outstanding shares of SpinCo Capital Stock (or Capital Stock of any other Section 355 Company), a number of shares of SpinCo Capital Stock (or Capital Stock of any other Section 355 Company) that would, when combined with the acquisition of SpinCo Capital Stock pursuant to the Merger, the actual or potential acquisition of the Retained Shares from Parent, any actual or potential acquisition of SpinCo shares set forth on Schedule B hereto, and any other changes in ownership of SpinCo Capital Stock (or Capital Stock of any other Section 355 Company) pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, comprise a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in SpinCo (or any other Section 355 Company) as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, as of the date of the last transaction of such series. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (i) the adoption by SpinCo of a shareholder rights plan, (ii) issuances by SpinCo that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a persons performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer), in each case, of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d) or (iii) acquisitions of SpinCo stock that satisfy Safe Harbor VII (related to public trading) 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. For purposes of this definition, each reference to SpinCo (or any other Section 355 Company) shall include a reference to any entity treated as a successor thereto. This definition and the application thereof are intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or change in, the statute, Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code, or official IRS guidance with respect thereto shall be incorporated in this definition and its interpretation.
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Refund means any cash Tax refund, together with any interest paid on or with respect to such refund; provided, however, that the amount of any such refund shall be reduced by the net amount of any Taxes imposed by any Tax Authority on, related to, or attributable to the receipt or accrual of such refund, including any Taxes imposed by way of withholding or offset, and any other reasonable third-party costs of obtaining such Refund.
Required Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Responsible Party means, with respect to any Tax Return, the Party having responsibility for preparing and filing such Tax Return under this Agreement.
Retained Shares has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Retention Date has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
Section 336(e) Election has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
Section 355 Company means any member of the SpinCo Group the stock of which is distributed or that distributes stock of another company in a Distribution (including, for the avoidance of doubt, SpinCo).
Separate Return means a Parent Separate Return or a SpinCo Separate Return.
Separation has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Separation and Distribution Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Separation-Related Tax Contest means any Tax Contest in which the IRS, another Tax Authority or any other Person asserts a position that, if successful, could reasonably be expected to cause any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status.
Separation Step Plan has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Separation Tax Losses means (a) all Taxes imposed pursuant to (or any reduction to a Refund resulting from) any settlement, Final Determination, judgment, or otherwise; (b) all reasonable third-party accounting, legal, and other professional fees and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes, as well as any other reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Taxes; and (c) all damages, and all reasonable third-party costs and expenses, associated with any stockholder litigation or other controversy and any amount paid by Parent, SpinCo or any of their respective Affiliates in respect of any liability of or to shareholders, whether paid to shareholders or to the IRS or any other Tax Authority, in each case, resulting from the failure of any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to qualify for Tax-Free Status; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of clauses (a), (b) and (c), the exclusion of the Merger above in this definition shall not exclude any amounts arising from the failure of any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to qualify for Tax-Free Status if such failure occurs as a result of the failure of the Merger to qualify for Tax-Free Status; provided further that, amounts shall be treated as having been required to be paid for purposes of clause (c) of this definition to the extent that they are paid in a good-faith compromise or settlement of an asserted claim in accordance with this Agreement.
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SpinCo has the meaning set forth in the first sentence of this Agreement.
SpinCo Assets has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
SpinCo Business has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
SpinCo Carryback means any net operating loss, net capital loss, excess tax credit, or other similar Tax Item of any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction 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 CFC means any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group that is a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code immediately prior to the Merger.
SpinCo Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
SpinCo Contribution has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
SpinCo Group has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
SpinCo Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
SpinCo Merger Tax Representations has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
SpinCo Payment has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group means SpinCo and each Subsidiary of SpinCo immediately after the Distribution Time and prior to the Effective Time.
SpinCo Separate Return means any Tax Return (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return) of or including any member of the SpinCo Group, which Tax Return does not include any member of the Parent Group (it being agreed and understood that the claiming of group relief with or in respect of any member of the Parent Group or similar sharing or surrendering of Tax losses or other attributes with, to, or by any member of the Parent Group shall not cause a Tax Return to fail to be a SpinCo Separate Return).
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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 that is imposed on or measured by income, including state or local franchise or similar Taxes measured by income, as well as any state or local franchise, capital, or similar Taxes imposed in lieu of or as an addition to a tax imposed on or measured by income and, for the absence of doubt, any interest, penalties, additions to Tax or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing (but not any payroll Tax).
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, other than any State Income Tax.
State Tax means any State Income Tax or State Other Tax.
Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Tax or Taxes means (a) all taxes, charges, fees, duties, levies, imposts, rates, or other assessments or governmental charges of any kind imposed by any U.S. federal, state or local or foreign Governmental Authority, including income, gross receipts, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, custom duties, property, escheat, sales, use, license, capital stock, transfer, franchise, registration, payroll, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, or other taxes, whether disputed or not, and (b) any interest, penalties, or additions attributable thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Tax includes any increase in Tax as a result of a Final Determination.
Tax Advisor means tax counsel or accountant of recognized national standing in the United States.
Tax Attribute means a net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, overall foreign loss, excess charitable contribution, general business credit, research and development credit, earnings and profits, basis, or any other Tax Item that could reduce a Tax or create a Tax Benefit.
Tax Authority means any Governmental Authority imposing any Tax, charged with the collection of Taxes, or otherwise having jurisdiction with respect to any Tax.
Tax Benefit means any loss, deduction, refund, reimbursement, offset, credit, or other reduction in liability for Taxes or receivable for Taxes.
Tax Contest means an audit, review, examination, assessment, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for any Tax Benefit with respect to Taxes previously paid).
Tax-Free Status means the qualification of (a) the D-Reorganization as a reorganization described in Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and of each Contribution and each immediately succeeding Distribution, taken together, as a reorganization described in Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (b) the D-Reorganization (and any other Contribution in which cash or other property is received) as a
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transaction in which the cash or other property received is property with respect to which no gain is recognized pursuant to Section 361(a) or (b) of the Code, (c) each Distribution (and any Clean-Up Distribution and Debt-for-Equity Exchange) as a transaction in which the property distributed is qualified property with respect to which no gain is recognized pursuant to Sections 355(c) and 361(c) of the Code (and neither Section 355(d) nor Section 355(e) applies to treat such property as other than qualified property for such purposes), (d) each Contribution, each Distribution, the receipt of the SpinCo Payment, and, if applicable, each Clean-Up Distribution and the Debt-for-Equity Exchange as a transaction in which the members of each of the Parent Group and the SpinCo Group and the shareholders of Parent recognize no income or gain pursuant to Section 355(a), 361 or 1032 of the Code, other than, (x) in the case of shareholders of Parent, except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of SpinCo Capital Stock and (y) in the case of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, any income or gain recognized as a result of intercompany items or excess loss accounts being taken into account pursuant to Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code (except that the SpinCo Payment shall not give rise to any intercompany item or excess loss account), and (e) the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and as a transaction in which Merger Partner recognizes no income or gain under Section 361 and the shareholders of Merger Partner recognize no income or gain pursuant to Section 354(a) of the Code (except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of SpinCo stock).
Tax-Free Transactions means the Merger, the D-Reorganization, each Contribution, and each Distribution.
Tax Item means, with respect to any Income Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, recapture of credit, or any other item which increases or decreases Taxes paid or payable.
Tax Law means the Law of any Governmental Authority relating to any Tax.
Tax Materials means (a) the IRS Ruling, (b) the Distribution Tax Opinions, (c) each submission to the IRS in connection with the IRS Ruling, including the IRS Ruling Request, (d) the Company Distribution Tax Representations, (e) the Merger Partner Distribution Tax Representations, (f) the SpinCo Merger Tax Representations, and (g) the Merger Partner Merger Tax Representations.
Tax Opinions means the Distribution Tax Opinions and the Merger Tax Opinions.
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 (a) Tax Returns, (b) Tax Return work papers, (c) documentation relating to Tax Contests, and (d) other books of account or records (whether or not in written, electronic, or other tangible or intangible forms and whether or not stored on electronic or any other medium) maintained or required to be maintained under the Code or other applicable Tax Laws or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority, in each case, relating to Taxes.
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Tax Return or Return means any report of Taxes due, any claim for a Tax Benefit, any information return or estimated Tax 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 with respect to Taxes, 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 Party Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b).
Transaction Documents has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Transaction Transfer Taxes means all sales, use, transfer, real property transfer, intangible, recordation, registration, documentary, stamp, VAT (except to the extent any VAT is reasonably expected to be credited, refunded or otherwise recoverable by the Person liable for such VAT under applicable Tax Law), goods and services (other than VAT), or similar Taxes imposed with respect to (x) the Reorganization (as defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement) transactions prior to the Distribution by Parent, (y) the Distribution by Parent and (z) the Merger.
Transactions means the D-Reorganization, the Contributions, the Distributions, and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Separation Step Plan, and the Transaction Documents.
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 will opinion of a Tax Advisor, which Tax Advisor is reasonably acceptable to Parent, and on which Parent may rely, to the effect that an action will not cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status. Any such opinion must assume that the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) would have qualified for Tax-Free Status if the action in question did not occur.
VAT means (i) any tax imposed in compliance with the Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/112), including in the United Kingdom in accordance with VATA 1995, and (ii) any other tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in substitution for, or levied in addition to, such tax referred to in clause (i), or imposed elsewhere.
Article 2. Responsibility for Tax Liabilities.
Section 2.01 General Rule.
(a) Parent Liability. Parent shall be liable for, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the SpinCo Group from and against any liability for Taxes (and, in the case of Section 2.07, Separation Tax Losses) for which Parent is responsible under this Article 2.
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(b) SpinCo Liability. SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Parent Group from and against any liability for Taxes (and, in the case of Section 2.06, Separation Tax Losses) for which SpinCo is responsible under this Article 2.
Section 2.02 Allocation of Federal Income Taxes and Federal Other Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, Section 2.06 or Section 2.07, Federal Income Taxes and Federal Other Taxes shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Allocation of Taxes 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 Taxes Relating to Federal Separate Income Tax Return.
(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) Federal Other Taxes Relating to Joint Returns.
(i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which Taxes are attributable to the Parent Business or assets used primarily in the Parent Business.
(ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which Taxes are attributable to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets.
(iii) In the case of any and all Federal Other Taxes which are not attributable to the Parent Business, the assets used primarily in the Parent Business, the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets as provided in Section 2.02(c)(i) and Section 2.02(c)(ii), (A) Parent shall be responsible for such Federal Other Taxes due with respect to Parent, or any member of the Parent Group, that are included in the applicable Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) and (B) SpinCo shall be responsible for such Federal Other Taxes due with respect to SpinCo, or any member of the SpinCo Group, that are included in the applicable Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
(d) Allocation of Federal Other Taxes Relating to Separate Returns.
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(i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable to the Parent Business or assets used primarily in the Parent Business.
(ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets.
(iii) In the case of any and all Federal Other Taxes which are not attributable to the Parent Business, the assets used primarily in the Parent Business, the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets as provided in Section 2.02(d)(i) and Section 2.02(d)(ii), (A) Parent shall be responsible for such Federal Other 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) and (B) SpinCo shall be responsible for such Federal Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
Section 2.03 Allocation of State Income Taxes and State Other Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, Section 2.06, or Section 2.07, State Income Taxes and State Other Taxes shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Allocation of Tax Relating to Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns. Parent shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent State Combined Income Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
(b) Allocation of State Income Taxes Relating to Separate 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 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 Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
(c) State Other Taxes Relating to Joint Returns.
(i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which Taxes are attributable to the Parent Business or assets used primarily in the Parent Business.
(ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which Taxes are attributable to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets.
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(iii) In the case of any and all State Other Taxes which are not attributable to the Parent Business, the assets used primarily in the Parent Business, the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets as provided in Section 2.03(c)(i) and Section 2.03(c)(ii), (A) Parent shall be responsible for such State Other Taxes due with respect to Parent, or any member of the Parent Group, that are included in the applicable Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) and (B) SpinCo shall be responsible for such State Other Taxes due with respect to SpinCo, or any member of the SpinCo Group, that are included in the applicable Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
(d) Allocation of State Other Taxes Relating to Separate Returns.
(i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable to the Parent Business or assets used primarily in the Parent Business.
(ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets.
(iii) In the case of any and all State Other Taxes which are not attributable to the Parent Business, the assets used primarily in the Parent Business, the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets as provided in Section 2.03(d)(i) and Section 2.03(d)(ii), (A) Parent shall be responsible for such State Other 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) and (B) SpinCo shall be responsible for such State Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
Section 2.04 Allocation of Foreign Income Taxes, Foreign Pillar Two Taxes and Foreign Other Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, Section 2.06, or Section 2.07, Foreign Income Taxes, Foreign Pillar Two Taxes and Foreign Other Taxes shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Allocation of Foreign Income Taxes Relating to Joint Returns. Parent shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
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(b) Allocation of Foreign Income Taxes 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 and any and all Foreign Income Taxes of Parent or any member of the Parent Group imposed by way of withholding by a member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group (and, in each case, including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
(ii) Parent shall be responsible for any and all incremental Foreign Income Taxes (including any increase in such Taxes as a result of a Final Determination) due with respect to or required to be reported on a Separate Return of Jacobs Asia K.K., a Japanese Kabushiki Kaisha, resulting from the sale of assets of the Parent Business to JACOBS JAPAN G.K., a Japanese Godo Kaisha, pursuant to Step [3.2] of the Separation Step Plan, as determined on a with and without basis.
(iii) Parent shall be responsible for any and all incremental Foreign Income Taxes (including any increase in such Taxes as a result of a Final Determination) due with respect to or required to be reported on a Separate Return of CH2M HILL GmbH, a German Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, resulting from the sale of assets of the Parent Business to Jacobs GmbH, a German Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, pursuant to Step [3.3] of the Separation Step Plan, as determined on a with and without basis.
(iv) Parent shall be responsible for any and all incremental Foreign Income Taxes (including any increase in such Taxes as a result of a Final Determination) due with respect to or required to be reported on a Separate Return of LeighFisher Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation, resulting from the sale of assets of the Parent Business to Jacobs Consultancy Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation, pursuant to Step [5.1] of the Separation Step Plan, as determined on a with and without basis.
(v) Parent shall be responsible for any and all incremental Foreign Income Taxes (including any increase in such Taxes as a result of a Final Determination) for a Pre-Distribution Period due with respect to or required to be reported on a Separate Return of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group resulting from the transactions taken pursuant to the Separation Step Plan and the Distribution by Parent, as determined on a with and without basis.
(vi) Except as provided in Section 2.04(b)(ii), Section 2.04(b)(iii), Section 2.04(b)(iv) and Section 2.04(b)(v), 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 and any and all Foreign Income Taxes of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group imposed by way of withholding by a member of the Parent Group (and, in each case, including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
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(c) Allocation of Foreign Pillar Two Taxes.
(i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Pillar Two Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable (determined on a with and without basis) to the Parent Business, assets used primarily in the Parent Business or the business or activities of any Pillar Two Subsidiary that is a member of the Parent Group.
(ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Pillar Two Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable (determined on a with or without basis) to the SpinCo Business, the SpinCo Assets or the business or activities of any Pillar Two Subsidiary that is a member of the SpinCo Group.
(d) Foreign Other Taxes Relating to Joint Returns.
(i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which Taxes are attributable to the Parent Business or assets used primarily in the Parent Business.
(ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which Taxes are attributable to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets.
(iii) In the case of any and all Foreign Other Taxes which are not attributable to the Parent Business, the assets used primarily in the Parent Business, the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets as provided in Section 2.04(d)(i) and Section 2.04(d)(ii), (A) Parent shall be responsible for such Foreign Other Taxes due with respect to Parent, or any member of the Parent Group, that are included in the applicable Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) and (B) SpinCo shall be responsible for such Foreign Other Taxes due with respect to SpinCo, or any member of the SpinCo Group, that are included in the applicable Joint Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
(e) Allocation of Foreign Other Taxes Relating to Separate Returns.
(i) Parent shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable to the Parent Business or assets used primarily in the Parent Business.
(ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) which are attributable to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets.
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(iii) In the case of any and all Foreign Other Taxes which are not attributable to the Parent Business, the assets used primarily in the Parent Business, the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets as provided in Section 2.04(e)(i) and Section 2.04(e)(ii), (A) Parent shall be responsible for such Foreign Other 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) and (B) SpinCo shall be responsible for such Foreign Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).
Section 2.05 Transaction Transfer Taxes; Purchase Price Adjustments.
(a) Any liability for any Transaction Transfer Taxes shall be borne fifty percent (50%) by SpinCo, on the one hand, and fifty percent (50%) by Parent, on the other hand; provided that the Parties shall cooperate to minimize any Transaction Transfer Taxes and to obtain any credit, Refund, or rebate of Transaction Transfer Taxes, or to apply for an exemption or zero-rating for goods or services giving rise to any Transaction Transfer Taxes, including by filing any exemption or other similar forms or providing valid tax identification numbers or other relevant registration numbers, certificates, or other documents or by obtaining any rulings from the applicable Tax Authorities. For the absence of doubt, any Refund of Transaction Transfer Taxes shall be for the account of the Group that has liability under this paragraph (a) for the Transaction Transfer Tax, and Transaction Transfer Taxes shall not be taken into account in the calculation of Final Net Working Capital. Parent and SpinCo shall cooperate regarding any requests for information, audits, or similar requests by any Tax Authority concerning Transaction Transfer Taxes payable with respect to the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions.
(b) SpinCo shall be responsible for any Taxes to the extent such Taxes were taken into account as liabilities in the determination of Final Net Working Capital or Final Net Indebtedness pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Section 2.06 Additional SpinCo Liability. SpinCo shall be responsible for any liability for:
(a) Separation Tax Losses resulting from, without duplication, a breach by SpinCo (after the Effective Time), Merger Partner or Merger Partner Equityholder of any covenant in this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in each case, that causes any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of the Merger above in this Section 2.06(a) shall not exclude any such Tax arising from the failure of any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to qualify for Tax-Free Status if such failure occurs as a result of the failure of the Merger to qualify for Tax-Free Status;
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(b) Separation Tax Losses resulting from, without duplication, any breach by SpinCo (after the Effective Time), Merger Partner or Merger Partner Equityholder of any representations, or portions thereof, made by or with respect to SpinCo, Merger Partner or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, in this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, or any other Transaction Document or in connection with any Tax Materials, in each case, that causes any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of the Merger above in this Section 2.06(b) shall not exclude any such Tax arising from the failure of any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to qualify for Tax-Free Status if such failure occurs as a result of the failure of the Merger to qualify for Tax-Free Status; and
(c) Separation Tax Losses, as set forth in Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(c).
Section 2.07 Additional Parent Liability. Parent shall be responsible for any liability for:
(a) Separation Tax Losses resulting from, without duplication, a breach by Parent of any covenant in this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or any other Transaction Document, in each case, that causes any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of the Merger above in this Section 2.07(a) shall not exclude any such Tax arising from the failure of any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to qualify for Tax-Free Status if such failure occurs as a result of the failure of the Merger to qualify for Tax-Free Status;
(b) Separation Tax Losses resulting from, without duplication, any breach by Parent of any representations, or portions thereof, made by it in this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, or any other Transaction Document or in connection with any Tax Materials, in each case, that causes any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of the Merger above in this Section 2.07(b) shall not exclude any such Tax arising from the failure of any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to qualify for Tax-Free Status if such failure occurs as a result of the failure of the Merger to qualify for Tax-Free Status; and
(c) Separation Tax Losses, as set forth in Section 6.04(b).
Section 2.08 Methodology for Determining Allocation of Separation Tax Losses. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to determine a reasonable allocation of liability for Separation Tax Losses in accordance with Section 2.06, Section 2.07 and Section 6.04. To the extent that any Separation Tax Loss reasonably could be subject to indemnity under Section 2.07, on the one hand, and Section 2.06, on the other hand, responsibility for such Separation Tax Loss shall be shared by Parent, on the one hand, and SpinCo, on the other hand, according to the causal significance of the factors identified in Section 2.07 (and, for the absence of doubt, Section 6.04(b)) and Section 2.06 (and, for the absence of doubt, Section 6.04(a)) (but, for the absence of doubt, in each case, not the Known Acquisitions or the Transactions).
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Article 3. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.
Section 3.01 General. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 3, Tax Returns shall be prepared and filed on or before their Due Date by the person obligated to file such Tax Returns under the Code or applicable Tax Law. The Parties shall provide, and shall cause their Affiliates to provide, assistance and cooperation to one another in accordance with Article 7 with respect to the preparation and filing of Tax Returns.
Section 3.02 Parent Responsibility. Parent has the exclusive obligation and right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed:
(a) Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns for any Tax Periods;
(b) Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns and any other Joint Returns which Parent reasonably determines in good faith 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 Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of any Joint Return covered by this clause (b) that is required to be filed by a member of the SpinCo Group, SpinCo shall file or cause to be filed such Tax Return as prepared by Parent in good faith and, for the absence of doubt, Parent shall be considered the Responsible Party with respect to such Tax Return);
(c) SpinCo Separate Returns and Parent Separate Returns which Parent reasonably determines are required to be filed by the Companies or any of their Affiliates (or which Parent chooses to be filed) for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Distribution Date (limited, in the case of SpinCo Separate Returns, to such Tax Returns for which the Due Date is on or before the Distribution Date).
Section 3.03 SpinCo 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 chooses, to prepare and file under Section 3.02; provided that, SpinCo shall not file any SpinCo Separate Returns for a Tax Period in a jurisdiction and for a type of Tax where Parent files a Joint Return. The Tax Returns required to be prepared and filed by SpinCo under this Section 3.03 shall include (a) any SpinCo Federal Income Tax Return for Tax Periods ending after the Distribution Date and (b) any SpinCo Separate Returns for which the Due Date is after the Distribution Date.
Section 3.04 Tax Reporting of Transactions. Except to the extent otherwise required by a Final Determination, none of Parent, Merger Partner Equityholder or SpinCo shall, and each shall not permit or cause any member of its respective Group to, take any position that is inconsistent with the Tax-Free Status or the tax treatment of any of the Transactions as described in the IRS Ruling, the Tax Opinions, the Transaction Documents, and, in any case or with respect to any item relating to the Transactions where there is no relevant IRS Ruling, Tax Opinion or Transaction Document describing tax treatment, the Separation Steps Plan.
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Section 3.05 Tax Accounting Practices and Allocation Principles. Except as provided in Section 3.04, (x) any Tax Return covered by Section 3.03 for any Pre-Distribution Period or Distribution Straddle Period (or any Tax Period, or portion thereof, beginning after the Distribution Date to the extent items reported on such Tax Return might reasonably be expected to affect items reported on any Tax Return that Parent has the obligation or right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, under Section 3.02) and (y) any Tax Return covered by Section 2.02(c), Section 2.03(c), Section 2.04(b)(i) (solely with respect to the United Kingdom and then only for the Pre-Distribution Period) and Section 2.04(d) (together, the Tax Returns set forth in this clause (y), the Parent Specified Returns), in each case, shall be prepared in accordance with past practices, accounting methods, elections, or conventions (Past Practices) used with respect to the Tax Return in question (unless there is no reasonable basis for the use of such Past Practices or unless there is no adverse effect to Parent, SpinCo, or any member of their respective Groups, as applicable).
Section 3.06 Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns. At Parents election, exercised in good faith, SpinCo will elect and join, and will cause its Affiliates to elect and join, in filing any Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns and any Joint Returns that Parent determines are required to be filed or that Parent chooses to file pursuant to Section 3.02(b).
Section 3.07 Right to Review Tax Returns. The Responsible Party with respect to any Tax Return shall make such Tax Return (or the relevant portions thereof) and related workpapers available for review by the other Parties, if requested, to the extent (i) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the requesting Party (or any member of its Group) would reasonably be expected to be liable, (ii) the requesting Party (or any member of its Group) would reasonably be expected to be liable in whole or in part for any additional Taxes owing as a result of adjustments to the amount of such Taxes reported on such Tax Return, (iii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the requesting Party would reasonably be expected to have a claim for Tax Benefits under this Agreement, or (iv) the requesting Party reasonably determines that it must inspect such Tax Return to confirm compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Responsible Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make such Tax Return (or the relevant portions thereof) available for review as required under this Section 3.07 sufficiently in advance of the Due Date of such Tax Return to provide the requesting Party with a meaningful opportunity to analyze and comment on such Tax Return, and shall consider in good faith any written comments from the requesting Party, taking into account the Party obligated to bear the Tax reported on such Tax Return and whether the amount of the Tax liability with respect to such Tax Return is material. Any disagreement arising out of the review of such Tax Return shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the disagreement resolution provisions of Article 14 as promptly as practicable.
Section 3.08 SpinCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refunds and Certain Losses. SpinCo hereby agrees that Parent shall be entitled to determine in good faith whether and to what extent (i) any Adjustment Request with respect to any Joint Return shall be filed, including whether and to what extent to claim in any Pre-Distribution Period any SpinCo Carryback, (ii) any available elections shall be made to waive the right to claim in any Pre-Distribution Period with respect to any Joint Return any SpinCo Carryback, and whether any affirmative election shall be made to claim any such SpinCo Carryback, and (iii) any Tax losses (or, for the absence of doubt, increase in Tax losses pursuant to a Final Determination) shall be utilized with respect to any Australian Income Tax Return or otherwise for Australian Income Tax purposes.
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Section 3.09 Apportionment of Tax Attributes.
(a) Parent shall determine in good faith the allocation of Tax Attributes arising in a Pre-Distribution Period to the Parent Group and the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group in accordance with the Code and Treasury Regulations (and any applicable state, local and foreign Tax Laws), including (i) in the case of a Tax Attribute other than earnings and profits, Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1502-9(c), 1.1502-21, 1.1502-22, and 1.1502-79, and (ii) in the case of earnings and profits, in accordance with Section 312(h) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.312-10. Parent shall consult in good faith with SpinCo regarding such allocation of Tax Attributes and shall consider in good faith any written comments received from SpinCo regarding such allocation of Tax Attributes.
(b) Parent and SpinCo shall compute all Taxes for Post-Distribution Periods and prepare all Tax Returns, in each case, consistently with the determination of the allocation of Tax Attributes pursuant to this Section 3.09 except to the extent otherwise required by a Final Determination.
(c) To the extent that the amount of any Tax Attribute is later reduced or increased by a Tax Authority or Tax Contest, such reduction or increase shall be allocated to the Party to which such Tax Attribute was allocated pursuant to Section 3.09(a). For the avoidance of doubt, Parent shall not be liable to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group for any failure of any determination under Section 3.09(a) to be accurate under applicable Law.
Section 3.10 Amended Tax Returns. Except to reflect the resolution of any dispute between the Parties resolved pursuant to Article 14 or (x) in the case of SpinCo, with the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld), SpinCo shall not, and shall not permit any member of the SpinCo Group to, amend any Tax Return of any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group for any Pre-Distribution Period and (y) in the case of Parent, with the prior written consent of SpinCo (not to be unreasonably withheld), Parent shall not, and shall not permit any member of the Parent Group to amend (I) any Parent Specified Tax Returns relating to Other Taxes unless such amendment would not reasonably be expected to have any adverse effect on the SpinCo Group or (II) other than in a manner consistent with Past Practice, any Parent Specified Tax Return relating to the United Kingdom.
Section 3.11 Section 245A Election. With respect to any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group that is an Applicable SpinCo CFC that is eligible for the following election, Parent shall make or cause to be made the election under Treasury Regulations Section 1.245A-5(e)(3)(i) (or any successor provision of Tax Law that allows a closing of the books election) to close such entitys Tax year for Federal Income Tax purposes as of the date on which an extraordinary reduction (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.245A-5(e)(2)(i)) occurs in connection with the Transactions (or any successor guidance) with respect to such Applicable SpinCo CFC (the Extraordinary Reduction Date). Parent and SpinCo shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) reasonably cooperate to effect any such election. The Parties agree to allocate all Tax Items for Federal Income Tax purposes for the Tax year that includes the Extraordinary Reduction Date with respect to each such Applicable SpinCo CFC with respect to which such an election is made to any periods ending on or prior to the Extraordinary Reduction Date based on a closing of the books method under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76, to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulations Section 1.245A-5(e)(3)(i) (or any successor guidance). Parent and SpinCo shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) reasonably cooperate in the allocation of Foreign Taxes pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.245A-5(e)(3)(i)(B) (or any successor guidance).
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Article 4. Calculation of Tax and Payments.
Section 4.01 Payment of Taxes. In the case of any Tax Return governed by Article 2 prepared by one Party but reflecting any amount of Taxes for which another Party is responsible under Article 2:
(a) Computation and Payment of Tax Due. The Responsible Party shall compute the amount of Tax required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority (taking into account the requirements of Section 3.05 relating to consistent accounting practices, as applicable) with respect to such Tax Return on such Payment Date and shall notify the other Party of the amount the Responsible Party has determined, for purposes of filing such Tax Return, is required to be paid by the other Party in respect of such Tax Return under this Agreement, together with reasonable documentation showing the basis for the calculation of such amount. The Responsible Party shall pay such amount that the Responsible Party has computed is required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date.
(b) Computation and Payment of Liability with Respect to Tax Due. Within thirty (30) days following the latest of (i) the Due Date of any Tax Return, (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed and (iii) the date upon which notice is given pursuant to Section 4.01(a):
(i) If Parent is the Responsible Party, then SpinCo shall pay to Parent the amount for which SpinCo is responsible under the provisions of Article 2.
(ii) If SpinCo is the Responsible Party, then Parent shall pay to SpinCo the amount for which Parent is responsible under the provisions of Article 2.
(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 Party 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 a Final Determination. The Responsible Party shall compute the amount for which the other Party is responsible in accordance with Article 2 and such other Party shall pay to the Responsible Party any amount due to the Responsible Party under Article 2 within thirty (30) days from the later of (i) the date the additional Tax was paid by the Responsible Party, or (ii) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from the Responsible Party 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.
Section 4.02 Indemnification Payments. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.01:
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(a) If a Party (the Payor) is required under applicable Tax Law to pay to a Tax Authority a Tax for which another Party (the Required Party) is liable under this Agreement, the Required Party shall reimburse the Payor within ten (10) Business Days of delivery by the Payor to the Required Party of a request for payment for the amount due, together with reasonable documentation showing the basis for the calculation of such amount and evidence of payment of such Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. The reimbursement shall include interest on the Tax payment computed at the Interest 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 4.02.
(b) If any Party (the Third Party Indemnifying Party) is required under the terms of an agreement to which it is a party to pay to a third party a Tax that another Party (the Company Indemnifying Party) is liable for under this Agreement, the Company Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Third Party Indemnifying Party within ten (10) Business Days of delivery by the Third Party Indemnifying Party to the Company Indemnifying Party of a request for payment for the amount due, together with reasonable documentation showing the basis for the calculation of such amount and evidence of payment of such Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto.
(c) All indemnification payments shall be treated in the manner described in Section 13.01.
Section 4.03 Method for Making Payments. All payments required to be made under this Agreement shall be made by Parent (or the Contributing Subsidiary, as determined by Parent) directly to SpinCo and by SpinCo directly to Parent (or the Contributing Subsidiary, as determined by Parent); provided, however, that if the Parties 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, and vice versa.
Article 5. Refunds.
Section 5.01 General.
(a) Parent shall be entitled to any Refund attributable to Federal Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, State Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent State Combined Income Tax Return, Foreign Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Joint Return, any Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent Separate Return (other than any Federal Other Taxes, State Other Taxes and Foreign Other Taxes for which SpinCo is responsible under Article 2), and any other Taxes for which Parent is liable hereunder (but not any Refunds specifically taken into account as assets in the determination of Final Net Working Capital or Final Net Indebtedness pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement). Except as provided in the foregoing sentence, Section 5.02 and Section 5.03, SpinCo shall be entitled to any Refund attributable on a with and without basis to Taxes for which SpinCo is liable hereunder and, for the absence of doubt, any Refunds specifically taken into account in the determination of Final Net Working Capital and Final Net Indebtedness pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement. A Party receiving a Refund to which another Party is entitled hereunder shall pay such Refund to such other Party within ten (10) Business Days after such Refund is received or the benefit of such Refund is realized.
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(b) To the extent that an overpayment of Taxes for which Parent is liable under this Agreement is applied, in lieu of a Refund, as a credit toward or a reduction in Taxes otherwise payable for which SpinCo is liable under this Agreement and such overpayment of Taxes, if received as a Refund, would have been payable by SpinCo to Parent pursuant to this Section 5.01, SpinCo shall pay such amount to Parent no later than the Due Date for filing the Tax Return for which such overpayment is applied. To the extent that an overpayment of Taxes for which SpinCo is liable under this Agreement is applied, in lieu of a Refund, as a credit toward or a reduction in Taxes otherwise payable for which Parent is liable under this Agreement and such overpayment of Taxes, if received as a Refund, would have been payable by Parent to SpinCo pursuant to this Section 5.01, Parent shall pay such amount to SpinCo no later than the Due Date for filing the Tax Return for which such overpayment is applied.
Section 5.02 Certain Adjustments. In the event of an adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination relating to Taxes for which SpinCo, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, is responsible pursuant to Article 2 (the Adjusted Party) which adjustment would have given rise to a Refund for the Adjusted Partys account under this Article 5 but for an offset against the Taxes for which Parent or SpinCo, respectively, is responsible pursuant to Article 2 (the Benefited Party), then the Benefited Party shall pay to the other Party, within ten (10) Business Days of the Final Determination of such adjustment, (x) an amount equal to the amount of such offset against the Taxes of the Benefited Party plus (y) interest on such amount, computed at the Interest Rate, for the period from the filing date of the Tax Return that would have given rise to such Refund to the date on which the payment by the Benefited Party was made pursuant to this Section 5.02.
Section 5.03 Certain Step-Up Tax Benefits. Parent shall be entitled to 100% of the amount of any Refund or actual reduction of cash Taxes payable that is attributable to any step-up in Tax basis of any SpinCo Assets resulting from (A) the failure of any of the Tax-Free Transactions to qualify for Tax-Free Status (except insofar as the Taxes attributable to such failure are indemnified or borne by SpinCo hereunder) or (B) the Section 336(e) Election (except insofar as the Taxes attributable to such election are indemnified or borne by SpinCo hereunder). Parent shall be entitled to annual payments from SpinCo equal to 100% of the amount of any such Refund or reduction determined on a with or without basis treating any applicable Tax Benefits as the last items claimed for any taxable period after the utilization of any other available Tax Benefits. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, SpinCo shall elect to receive a Refund attributable to such step-up rather than a credit toward or reduction in future Taxes. SpinCo shall pay any such Refund (or reduction in Taxes payable), plus interest computed at the Interest Rate on such amount, for the period from the filing date of the Tax Return that gives rise, or would have given rise, to such Refund to the date on which such payment was made, to Parent within ten (10) Business Days after such Refund is received or the benefit of such Refund or reduction in Taxes payable is realized. In the case of any failure of the Tax-Free Transactions to qualify for Tax-Free Status, the SpinCo Group shall file any amended SpinCo Separate Returns required to claim any such Refund or reduction in Taxes payable to which Parent is entitled hereunder and reasonably cooperate, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to cause any step-up in Tax basis of any SpinCo Assets to be allocated to depreciable or amortizable assets.
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Section 5.04 Reductions. To the extent that the amount of any Refund under this Article 5 or Section 3.08 is later reduced by a Tax Authority or in a Tax Contest, such reduction shall be allocated to the Parties in the same manner in which such Refund was allocated pursuant to this Article 5 or Section 3.08, and an appropriate adjusting payment shall be promptly made.
Article 6. Tax-Free Status.
Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties.
(a) SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder hereby represent and warrant or covenant and agree that the facts represented and the representations made in the Tax Materials, to the extent (i) descriptive of (A) the Merger Partner Group or the Merger Partner Equityholder Group at any time (including the plans, proposals, intentions, and policies of the Merger Partner Group or the Merger Partner Equityholder Group, and including the representation that Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder Group would not have consummated the Merger but for the Distribution), or (B) the SpinCo Group after the Effective Time (including the plans, proposals, intentions, and policies of SpinCo, its Subsidiaries, the SpinCo Business, or the SpinCo Group), or (ii) relating to the actions or non-actions of the SpinCo Group to be taken (or not taken, as the case may be) after the Effective Time, or the Merger Partner Group or the Merger Partner Equityholder Group to be taken (or not taken, as the case may be) at any time, are, or will be from the time presented or made through and including the Effective Time (and thereafter as relevant) true, correct, and complete in all material respects.
(b) Parent hereby represents and warrants or covenants and agrees that (i) the facts presented and the representations made in the Tax Materials, to the extent descriptive of (A) the Parent Group at any time, or (B) the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group at any time at or prior to the Effective Time (including, in each case, (x) the business purposes for each of the Distributions described in the Tax Materials to the extent that they relate to the Parent Group at any time or the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group at any time at or prior to the Effective Time, and (y) the plans, proposals, intentions, and policies of the Parent Group at any time or the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group at any time prior to the Effective Time), are, or will be from the time presented or made through and including the Effective Time (and thereafter, in the case of the Parent Group, as relevant) true, correct, and complete in all material respects.
(c) Each of Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder represents and warrants that it knows of no fact (after due inquiry and consultation with a Tax Advisor) that may cause the Tax treatment of any of the Tax-Free Transactions to be other than the Tax-Free Status.
(d) Parent represents and warrants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates has any plan or intention to take any action that is inconsistent with any statements or representations made in the Tax Materials. SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder represent and warrant that none of SpinCo, Merger Partner, or any of their respective Subsidiaries (including, after the Effective Time, the members of the SpinCo Group), or Merger Partner Equityholder has any plan or intention to take any action that is inconsistent with any statements or representations made in the Tax Materials.
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Section 6.02 Restrictions.
(a) Parent, Merger Partner Equityholder and SpinCo shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Groups to, take or fail to take, as applicable, any action if such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any statement, information, covenant, or representation in any of the Tax Materials.
(b) Parent, Merger Partner Equityholder and SpinCo shall not take or fail to take, as applicable, and shall cause each other member of their respective Groups not to take or fail to take, as applicable, any action that would reasonably be expected to cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status.
(c) SpinCo, on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, and Merger Partner Equityholder, on behalf of itself and each other member of the Merger Partner Equityholder Group, agree that from the date of the Distribution by Parent until the first Business Day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date,
(i) SpinCo and each Section 355 Company shall continue and cause to be continued the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder) of its respective Controlled Active Trades or Businesses, taking into account Section 355(b)(3) of the Code;
(ii) SpinCo shall not voluntarily dissolve or liquidate or permit any Section 355 Company to voluntarily dissolve or liquidate (including taking any action that is a liquidation for Federal Income Tax purposes);
(iii) SpinCo shall not, and shall not permit any Section 355 Company to, enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur (whether by (1) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (2) 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, (3) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any similar corporate statute, any fair price or other provision of the charter or bylaws of SpinCo, or (4) amending its certificate of incorporation to declassify its Board of Directors or approving any such amendment, or otherwise);
(iv) SpinCo (or any successor of SpinCo) shall not, and shall not agree to nor shall SpinCo (or any successor of SpinCo) permit any Section 355 Company to, merge, consolidate, or amalgamate with any other Person (except for the Merger);
(v) SpinCo will not in a single transaction or series of transactions (directly or indirectly) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or agree to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of (or engage in any transaction treated for Federal Income Tax purposes as a sale, transfer, or disposition), directly or indirectly, nor shall SpinCo permit any Section 355 Company or any other member of the SpinCo Group to, sell, transfer, or
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otherwise dispose of or agree to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of assets (including any shares of capital stock of a Subsidiary) that, in the aggregate, constitute 30% or more of the gross assets of (x) any Controlled Active Trade or Business or (y) the separate affiliated group within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code (SAG) of (A) SpinCo or (B) a Section 355 Company, in each case, other than (1) sales, transfers, or dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business, (2) sales, transfers or dispositions within SpinCos SAG or within a Section 355 Companys SAG, respectively, (3) any cash paid to acquire assets from an unrelated Person in an arms-length transaction, (4) any assets transferred to a Person that is disregarded as an entity separate from the transferor for Federal Income Tax purposes, or (5) any mandatory or optional repayment (or pre-payment) of any indebtedness of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group;
(vi) (A) SpinCo shall not, and shall not permit any Section 355 Company to, redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate) any stock, or rights to acquire stock and (B) SpinCo shall not permit any shareholder of SpinCo or a Section 355 Company to become a controlling shareholder of SpinCo or a Section 355 Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7;
(vii) SpinCo shall not take any action (including amending, or permitting any Section 355 Company or any other member of SpinCo Group to amend, its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise) affecting the voting rights of SpinCo Capital Stock or the Capital Stock of any Section 355 Company (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of SpinCo or Section 355 Company Capital Stock into another class of SpinCo or Section 355 Company Capital Stock);
(viii) SpinCo shall not take, or permit any other member of the SpinCo Group to take, any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with any representation made in the Tax Materials) which in the aggregate (and taking into account the Merger (for the absence of doubt, including the Additional Merger Consideration), and any other transactions described in this Section 6.02(c) and treating the Retained Shares as acquired) could have the effect of causing or permitting one or more Persons (whether or not acting in concert) to acquire directly or indirectly stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in SpinCo or any Section 355 Company (or any successor respectively) or otherwise jeopardize the Tax-Free Status (it being understood that, for this purpose, the Retained Shares shall be treated as acquired, any potential acquisitions set forth on Schedule B shall be treated as occurring, and the only acquisitions relevant for this purpose occurring on or before the Effective Time are the acquisition of SpinCo Capital Stock pursuant to the Merger, and any acquisitions set forth on Schedule B hereto, all of which do not exceed a 49.9% or greater interest in SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group);
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(ix) Merger Partner Equityholder shall not, and shall ensure that no member of the Merger Partner Equityholder Group, directly, indirectly, through an Affiliate or otherwise, acquires, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code or otherwise, Capital Stock of SpinCo or any Section 355 Company (other than Capital Stock of SpinCo received by Merger Partner Equityholder pursuant to the Merger, including, for the absence of doubt, the Additional Merger Consideration);
(x) Merger Partner Equityholder shall not permit and shall ensure that no member of the Merger Partner Equityholder Group permits, SpinCo or any Section 355 Company to enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent SpinCo or any other member of the SpinCo Group has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur;
in each case (other than Section 6.02(c)(ix) above), unless prior to taking any such action set forth in the foregoing clause (c), (x) SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, shall have requested that Parent obtain a private letter ruling (including a supplemental ruling, if applicable) from the IRS (a Post-Distribution Ruling) in accordance with Sections 6.03(a) and (c) to the effect that such action will not cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status and Parent shall have received such Post-Distribution 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 any representations made in connection with such private letter ruling), (y) SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, shall have provided 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 any representations used as a basis for the Unqualified Tax Opinion), or (z) Parent shall have waived (which waiver may be withheld by Parent in its sole and absolute discretion) the requirement to obtain such Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.
(d) SpinCo shall provide written notice to Parent describing any Internal Restructuring proposed to be taken during or with respect to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Distribution Date and ending on or prior to the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date (and any Tax election or transaction proposed to be made or effected that would be effective on or prior to the Distribution Date) and shall consult with Parent regarding any such proposed actions reasonably in advance of taking any such proposed actions. If such action could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect Parents intended tax treatment of any transaction set forth in the Separation Steps Plan, SpinCo shall not take any such action without the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld); provided, that Parent shall be deemed to have consented to such action if Parent does not provide a written response to SpinCos written notice within thirty (30) days of delivery thereof.
(e) Until the first day of the first Tax year of Parent or the relevant foreign subsidiary immediately following the Tax year in which the Distribution by Parent occurs, SpinCo shall neither cause nor permit any foreign subsidiary of SpinCo (other than any such subsidiary whose Tax year closed on the date of the Distribution by Parent) to enter into any transaction or take any action that would be considered under the Code to constitute the declaration or payment of a dividend (including pursuant to Section 304 of the Code) without obtaining the prior written consent of Parent (such prior written consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
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Section 6.03 Procedures Regarding Post-Distribution Rulings and Unqualified Tax Opinions.
(a) If SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, notifies Parent that it desires to take one of the actions described in Section 6.02(c) (a Notified Action), Parent shall reasonably cooperate with SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, to seek to obtain a Post-Distribution Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion for the purpose of permitting SpinCo to take the Notified Action, unless Parent shall have waived the requirement to obtain such ruling or opinion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be required to file, or cooperate in the filing of, a Post-Distribution Ruling under this Section 6.03(a) unless SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, represents that (i) it has read the request for such Post-Distribution Ruling, and (ii) all statements, information, and representations relating to any member of the SpinCo Group contained in such request and related documents are (subject to any qualifications therein) true, correct, and complete. SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, shall reimburse Parent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Parent Group in obtaining a Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, within ten (10) Business Days after receiving a request for payment from Parent therefor.
(b) Post-Distribution Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions at Parents Request. Parent shall have the right to obtain a Post-Distribution Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. If Parent determines to obtain a Post-Distribution Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) reasonably cooperate with Parent and take any and all actions reasonably requested by Parent in connection with obtaining the Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion (including, without limitation, by making any reasonably requested representation or covenant or providing any materials or information reasonably requested by the IRS or a Tax Advisor). Parent shall reimburse SpinCo and Merger Partner Equityholder for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the SpinCo Group and Merger Partner Equityholder in obtaining a Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by Parent within ten (10) Business Days after receiving a request for payment from SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder therefor.
(c) Following the Distribution Date, neither SpinCo nor Merger Partner Equityholder, shall, and SpinCo and Merger Partner Equityholder shall not permit any member of the SpinCo Group or Merger Partner Equityholder Group, respectively, to, seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal, or otherwise) at any time concerning the D-Reorganization or any of the Contributions or Distributions (including the impact of any other transaction on the D-Reorganization or any of the Contributions or the Distributions) unless SpinCo or Merger Partner Equityholder, respectively, shall have obtained the prior written consent of Parent.
Section 6.04 Liability for Separation Tax Losses.
(a) SpinCo shall be responsible for any Separation Tax Losses resulting from one or more of the following (in each case, regardless of whether a Post-Distribution Ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion or waiver described in clauses (x), (y) or (z) of Section 6.02(c) or consent under Section 6.02(d) may have been provided):
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(i) the direct or indirect acquisition following the Merger of all or a portion of SpinCos Capital Stock, any Section 355 Companys Capital Stock, or the SpinCo Groups assets by any means whatsoever by any Person (other than the acquisition of Additional Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.1(a) and Annex I of the Merger Agreement, the acquisition of the Retained Shares, an acquisition of the SpinCo shares set forth on Schedule B or an acquisition pursuant to the Clean-Up Distribution or the Debt-for-Equity Exchange (the Known Acquisitions)),
(ii) any negotiations, understandings, agreements, or arrangements by SpinCo (after the Effective Time), Merger Partner, Merger Partner Equityholder, any member of the SpinCo Group (in the case of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group, after the Effective Time) or, in each case, any of their respective Affiliates or Group members with respect to transactions or events (including, without limitation, stock issuances, whether pursuant to the exercise of stock options or otherwise, option grants, capital contributions or acquisitions, or a series of such transactions or events), other than the Merger, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or any other Transaction Document, that cause any of the Distributions to be treated as part of a Plan (which Plan may include the Merger) pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire directly or indirectly stock of SpinCo or any Section 355 Company representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, as applicable,
(iii) any action or failure to act by SpinCo (after the Effective Time), Merger Partner, Merger Partner Equityholder, any member of the SpinCo Group (in the case of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group, after the Effective Time) or, in each case, any of their respective Affiliates or Group members (including, without limitation, any amendment to such Persons certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise) affecting the voting rights of SpinCos Capital Stock or a Section 355 Companys Capital Stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of SpinCo or Section 355 Company Capital Stock into another class of SpinCo or Section 355 Company Capital Stock), other than entering into the Merger, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or any other Transaction Document, or
(iv) any act or failure to act by SpinCo (after the Effective Time), Merger Partner, Merger Partner Equityholder or any member of the SpinCo Group (in the case of the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group, after the Effective Time) or Merger Partner Equityholder Group or, in each case, any of their respective Affiliates that (A) could cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status, except to the extent that after due inquiry and consultation with a Tax Advisor, such Person did not know (and should not reasonably have expected) that such action could cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status or (B) is described in Section 6.02, other than entering into the Merger; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the exclusion of the Merger set forth in clause (A) and (B) above shall not exclude any act or failure to act (other than entering into the Merger) that would cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status as a result of causing the Merger to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status.
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(b) Parent shall be responsible for any liability for Separation Tax Losses resulting from one or more of the following:
(i) the direct or indirect acquisition following the Merger of all or a portion of Parents stock or the Parent Groups assets by any means whatsoever by any Person,
(ii) any negotiations, understandings, agreements, or arrangements by any member of the Parent Group with respect to transactions or events (including, without limitation, stock issuances, whether pursuant to the exercise of stock options or otherwise, option grants, capital contributions or acquisitions, or a series of such transactions or events), other than the Merger, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or any other Transaction Document, that cause any of the Distributions to be treated as part of a Plan (which Plan may include the Merger) pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire directly or indirectly stock of Parent representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, or
(iii) any action or failure to act by any member of the Parent Group that could cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status, except to the extent that after due inquiry and consultation with a Tax Advisor, such Person did not know (and should not reasonably have expected) that such action could cause the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) to fail to qualify for Tax-Free Status, other than entering into the Merger, disposing of the Retained Shares (whether by means of a Clean-Up Distribution, a Debt-for-Equity Exchange or otherwise) and disposing, or permitting dispositions of, the SpinCo shares set forth in Schedule B ; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the exclusion of the Merger above in this clause (iii) shall not exclude any act or failure to act (other than entering into the Merger) that would affect Tax-Free Status of any of the Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) as a result of affecting the Tax-Free Status of the Merger.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.04(b) or any other provision of this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or the Merger Agreement to the contrary:
(i) SpinCo shall be responsible for any Separation Tax Losses resulting (for the avoidance of doubt, in whole or in part) from an acquisition after the Merger (other than the Known Acquisitions) of any Capital Stock or assets of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group by any means whatsoever by any Person or any action or failure to act by SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group affecting the voting rights of SpinCo or Section 355 Company Capital Stock or the stock of any member of the SpinCo Group.
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(ii) SpinCo shall not be responsible for Separation Tax Losses under Section 6.04(a) and Section 6.04(c) to the extent that the relevant Tax-Free Transactions (other than the Merger) did not qualify for Tax-Free Status at the time they were taken solely as a result of facts and circumstances pertaining to the Parent Group (or the SpinCo Pre-Transaction Group) existing as of immediately after the Merger (it being agreed and understood that this clause (ii) shall not relieve SpinCo of responsibility it would otherwise have hereunder in the case of a failure to qualify for Tax-Free Status that arises both as a result of facts and circumstances existing as of immediately after the Merger and facts and circumstances arising thereafter).
(d) Parent or SpinCo, as applicable, (the Indemnifying Party) shall pay to SpinCo or Parent, as applicable (the Indemnified Party), the amount of any Separation Tax Losses for which the Indemnifying Party is responsible under Section 2.06, Section 2.07 or this Section 6.04:
(i) In the case of Separation Tax Losses described in clause (a) of the definition of Separation Tax Losses, SpinCo (if SpinCo is the Indemnifying Party) shall pay Parent such Separation Tax Losses no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Due Date of the Tax Return that Parent files, or causes to be filed, for the year of the D-Reorganization, the Contributions, the Distributions, the Clean-Up Distribution or the Debt-for-Equity Exchange, as applicable (the Filing Date) (provided, that if such Separation Tax Losses arise pursuant to a Final Determination described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of Final Determination, then (if applicable) the Indemnifying Party shall pay the Party required by Law to pay such Separation Tax Losses no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of such Final Determination), and
(ii) In the case of Separation Tax Losses described in clause (b) or (c) of the definition of Separation Tax Losses, no later than the later of (x) two (2) Business Days after the date the Indemnified Party pays such Separation Tax Losses and (y) ten (10) Business Days after the Indemnifying Party receives notification from the Indemnified Party of the amount of such Separation Tax Losses due.
Section 6.05 Protective Election. If Parent determines, in its sole discretion, that a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder and any similar provision of state or local Tax Law (the Section 336(e) Election) shall be made with respect to any of the Distributions, SpinCo shall (and shall cause any relevant member of the SpinCo Group to) join with Parent (or any 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).
Article 7. Assistance and Cooperation.
Section 7.01 Assistance and Cooperation.
(a) Parent and SpinCo shall reasonably cooperate (and cause their respective Affiliates to reasonably cooperate) with each other and with each others agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, in connection with Tax matters relating to such Parties 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
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Tax Benefit, (iii) examinations of Tax Returns, (iv) any administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes assessed or proposed to be assessed, and (v) the matters described in Schedule 7.01 to this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include making all information and documents in a Partys possession relating to any other Party and its Affiliates available to such other Party, upon reasonable notice, as provided in Article 8. Parent and SpinCo shall also make available to any other Party, as reasonably requested and on a mutually convenient basis, personnel (including officers, directors, employees, and agents of such Parties or their respective Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required as witnesses or for purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. Parent, SpinCo, each member of their respective Groups, and Merger Partner Equityholder shall cooperate and take any and all actions reasonably requested by Parent, SpinCo, or Merger Partner Equityholder in connection with obtaining the Tax Opinions, the IRS Ruling and any other tax opinions or rulings to be delivered in connection with the Transactions (including, without limitation, by making any new representation or covenant, confirming any previously made representation or covenant, or providing any materials or information reasonably requested by any Tax Advisor or Tax Authority).
(b) Any information or documents provided under this Article 7 or Article 8 shall be kept confidential by the Party 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. In addition, in the event that Parent determines that the provision of any information or documents to SpinCo or any of its respective Affiliates, or SpinCo reasonably determines that the provision of any information or documents to Parent or any of its Affiliates, could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement, or waive any Privilege, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to permit each others compliance with its obligations under this Article 7 and Article 8 in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.
Section 7.02 Tax Return Information. Each of SpinCo and Parent, and each member of their respective Groups, acknowledges that time is of the essence in relation to any request for information, assistance, or cooperation made by Parent or SpinCo pursuant to this Agreement. Each of SpinCo and Parent, and each member of their respective Groups, acknowledge that failure to conform to the deadlines set forth in this Agreement could cause irreparable harm. Each of SpinCo and Parent shall provide to the other Party information and documents relating to its Group reasonably required by the Responsible Party to prepare Tax Returns or conduct Tax Contests. Any information or documents the requesting Party requires to prepare such Tax Returns shall be provided in such form as the requesting Party reasonably requests and at or prior to the time reasonably specified by the requesting Party so as to enable the requesting Party to file such Tax Returns on a timely basis.
Section 7.03 Reliance by Parent. If any member of the SpinCo Group supplies information to a member of the Parent Group in connection with Taxes 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.
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Section 7.04 Reliance by SpinCo. If any member of the Parent Group supplies information to a member of the SpinCo Group in connection with Taxes and an officer of a member of the SpinCo Group, as applicable, 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.
Article 8. Tax Records.
Section 8.01 Retention of Tax Records. Each Company shall preserve and keep all Tax Records in its possession as of the date hereof relating to its Taxes for Pre-Distribution Periods or Taxes or Tax matters that are the subject of this Agreement, in each case, for so long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (a) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitations (including any waivers or extensions thereof), or (b) seven years after the Distribution Date (such later date, the Retention Date). After the Retention Date, each Company may dispose of such Tax Records. 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 Article 8 are no longer material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law and the other Parties agree, then such first Party may dispose of such Tax Records upon sixty (60) days prior notice to the other Parties. Any notice of an intent to dispose given pursuant to this Section 8.01 shall include a list of the Tax Records to be disposed of describing in reasonable detail each file, book, or other record accumulation being disposed. The notified Party shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy or remove, within such sixty (60)-day period, all or any part of such Tax Records.
Section 8.02 Access to Tax Records. The Companies and their respective Affiliates shall make available to each other for inspection and copying during normal business hours upon reasonable notice all Tax Records in their possession pertaining to (a) in the case of any Tax Return of the Parent Group, the portion of such Tax Return that relates to Taxes for which the SpinCo Group may be liable pursuant to this Agreement or (b) in the case of any Tax Return of the SpinCo Group, the portion of such Tax Return that relates to Taxes for which the Parent Group may be liable pursuant to this Agreement, and shall permit the other Parties and their Affiliates, authorized agents and representatives, and any representative of a Tax Authority or other Tax auditor direct access, at the cost and expense of the requesting Party, during normal business hours upon reasonable notice, to such Tax Records, in each case to the extent reasonably required by the other Party in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns, audits, litigation, or the resolution of items under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Transaction Document, in no event shall Parent be required to provide any Person with any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, Parent State Combined Income Tax Return or any Joint Return or, in each case, any copy or portion thereof; provided, however, that to the extent any such Tax Return would be required to be delivered to SpinCo or a member of the SpinCo Group but for this sentence, Parent shall instead deliver a portion or excerpt thereof (or a pro forma Tax Return) showing solely items to the extent relating to SpinCo or the applicable members of the SpinCo Group.
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Section 8.03 Preservation of Privilege. The Parties and their respective Affiliates shall not provide access to, copies of, or otherwise disclose to any Person any documentation relating to Taxes existing prior to the Distribution Date to which Privilege may reasonably be asserted without the prior written consent of the other Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
Article 9. Tax Contests.
Section 9.01 Notice. Each of Parent and SpinCo shall provide prompt notice to the other Parties of any written communication from a Tax Authority regarding any pending Tax audit, assessment, or proceeding or other Tax Contest of which it becomes aware related to Taxes for any Tax Period for which it reasonably expects to be indemnified by another Party hereunder or for which it reasonably may be required to indemnify another Party hereunder, or otherwise relating to the Tax-Free Status (including the resolution of any Tax Contest relating thereto). Such notice shall attach copies of the pertinent portion of any written communication from a Tax Authority and contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority in respect of any such matters. The failure of one Party to notify another of such communication in accordance with the immediately preceding sentences shall not relieve the other Party of any liability or obligation to pay such Tax or make indemnification payments under this Agreement, except to the extent that the failure to timely provide such notification materially prejudices the ability of such other Party to contest such Tax liability.
Section 9.02 Control of Tax Contests.
(a) Separate Company Taxes. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return (other than a Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, Parent State Combined Income Tax Return or Parent Separate Return of Australian Income Tax), the Party that has liability for the Tax that is the subject of the Tax Contest pursuant to this Agreement (or, if both Parent and SpinCo have liability for the Tax that is the subject of the Tax Contest pursuant to this Agreement, then whichever of Parent and SpinCo has the greater reasonably expected exposure to such Tax) shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Sections 9.02(c) and (d).
(b) Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns, Parent State Combined Income Tax Returns and Joint Returns.
(i) Subject to Section 9.02(e), in the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Parent Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return or Parent State Combined Income Tax Return, Parent shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability.
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(ii) Subject to Sections 9.02(c) and (d), in the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Joint Return of Other Taxes, Parent shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability.
(iii) In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Joint Return in Australia (or any Parent Separate Return of Australian Income Tax), Parent shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability.
(c) Settlement Rights. The Party entitled to control the Tax Contest under Section 9.02(a) and Section 9.02(b)(ii) (the Controlling Party) shall have the sole right to contest, litigate, compromise, and settle any Tax Contest without obtaining the prior consent of (x) Parent if SpinCo is the Controlling Party and (y) SpinCo if Parent is the Controlling Party (the Non-Controlling Party); provided, however, (x) that to the extent any such Tax Contest under Section 9.02(a) or Section 9.02(b)(ii) may give rise to a claim for indemnity by the Controlling Party or its Affiliates against the Non-Controlling Party or its Affiliates under this Agreement or if the Controlling Party is in a different Group from the taxpayer in the Tax Contest, the Controlling Party shall not settle any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior written consent of the Non-Controlling Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (y) that Parent, in the case of a Tax Return covered by Section 2.04(b)(i) (solely with respect to the United Kingdom and then only for the Pre-Distribution Period), shall notify SpinCo of the settlement of any Tax Contest with respect to such Tax Return that would reasonably be expected to affect items reported on any Tax Return of a member of the SpinCo Group. To the extent any such Tax Contest under Section 9.02(a) may give rise to a claim for indemnity by the Controlling Party or its Affiliates against the Non-Controlling Party or its Affiliates under this Agreement or if the Controlling Party is in a different Group from the taxpayer in the Tax Contest, (i) the Controlling Party shall keep the Non-Controlling Party informed in a timely manner of all actions taken or proposed to be taken by the Controlling Party with respect to such Tax Contest; (ii) the Controlling Party shall timely provide the Non-Controlling Party copies of any written materials relating to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest received from any Tax Authority; (iii) the Controlling Party shall timely provide the Non-Controlling Party with copies of any correspondence or filings submitted to any Tax Authority or judicial authority in connection with such Tax Contest; (iv) the Controlling Party shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party and offer the Non-Controlling Party a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest; and (v) the Controlling Party shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith. The failure of the Controlling Party to take any action specified in the preceding sentences in this Section 9.02(c) with respect to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve the Non-Controlling Party of any liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement with respect to such Tax Contest except to the extent that the Non-Controlling Party was actually harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve the Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party.
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(d) Tax Contest Participation. In the case of a Tax Contest under Section 9.02(a) or Section 9.02(b)(ii), unless waived by the Parties in writing, the Controlling Party shall provide the Non-Controlling Party with written notice reasonably in advance of, and the Non-Controlling Party shall have the right to attend, any formally scheduled meetings with Tax Authorities or hearings or proceedings before any judicial authorities in connection with any potential adjustment in a Tax Contest pursuant to which the Non-Controlling Party may reasonably be expected to become liable to make any indemnification payment to the Controlling Party under this Agreement. The failure of the Controlling Party to provide any notice specified in this Section 9.02(d) to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve the Non-Controlling Party of any liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement with respect to such Tax Contest except to the extent that the Non-Controlling Party was actually harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve the Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party.
(e) Separation-Related Tax Contests. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 9.02(c) and (d) shall not apply to any Separation-Related Tax Contest and instead (i) Parent shall have exclusive control over any Separation-Related Tax Contest, including, exclusive authority and discretion with respect to any settlement of, and positions taken in, such Tax Contest, subject to the provisions of this Section 9.02(e), and (ii) in the event of any Separation-Related Tax Contest as a result of which SpinCo could reasonably be expected to become liable for any Tax or Separation Tax Loss, (A) Parent shall keep SpinCo informed in a timely manner of all actions taken by Parent with respect to such potential liability in such Tax Contest; (B) Parent shall provide SpinCo copies of any written materials relating to such potential liability in such Tax Contest received from any Tax Authority; (C) Parent shall timely provide SpinCo with copies of any correspondence or filings submitted to any Tax Authority or judicial authority in connection with such potential liability in such Tax Contest; (D) SpinCo shall be entitled to have one member of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP participate in the defense of such Separation-Related Tax Contest (at its own expense) by attending any formally scheduled meetings with the relevant Tax Authority and Parent shall offer SpinCo a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such potential liability in such Tax Contest; and (E) Parent shall not settle any such Separation-Related Tax Contest without the prior written consent of SpinCo (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided, however, that the failure of Parent to take any action specified in any of clauses (A) through (E) above shall not relieve SpinCo of any liability or obligation which it may have to Parent under this Agreement in respect of such liability or otherwise under this Agreement.
(f) Power of Attorney. Without limiting the generality of Section 18.08, 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 and any Tax Contest in Australia (and any other Tax Contest that Parent is entitled to control hereunder), described in this Article 9, within five (5) Business Days of such request. Each member of the SpinCo Group shall take all appropriate action to facilitate Parents right to control, as set forth in Section 9.02(b)(iii), any Tax Contest in Australia, including forwarding any correspondence or communication received from the Tax Authority upon receipt, providing reasonable access to the online portals of the Australian Taxation Office, facilitating the ability of Parent or its designee to interact and communicate directly with the Tax Authority, refraining from making public statements about any such Tax Contest and refraining from taking any action that would interfere with such right of Parent to control such Tax Contest.
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Article 10. Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, as between Parent and SpinCo, this Agreement shall become effective upon the consummation of the Distribution, and as between Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder, this Agreement shall become effective upon the consummation of the Merger. As of the date hereof or on such other date (on or prior to the Distribution Date) as Parent may determine, (a) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements or arrangements solely between or among any member(s) of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and any member(s) of the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, shall be terminated and (b) amounts due under or contemplated by such agreements or arrangements as of the date hereof shall be settled. Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to Parent or by or to SpinCo (or any member of their respective Groups) with respect to such agreements or arrangements shall be made, and all other rights and obligations resulting from such agreements or arrangements between the Companies and their Affiliates shall cease at such time. Any payments pursuant to such agreements or arrangements shall be disregarded for purposes of computing amounts due under this Agreement.
Article 11. Survival of Obligations. The representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be unconditional and absolute and shall remain in effect without limitation as to time. The rights and obligations of the Parties and Merger Partner Equityholder under Article 2 and Article 6 shall survive (a) the sale or other transfer by either Company, Merger Partner Equityholder or any member of its respective 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 Company or any of the members of its respective Group.
Article 12. Covenant Not to Sue(i) . Each Party and Merger Partner Equityholder hereby covenants and agrees it, the members of its Group, and any Person claiming through it shall (a) not bring suit or otherwise assert any claim against any indemnified party hereunder, (b) not assert a defense against any claim asserted by any indemnified party hereunder, including before any court, arbitrator, mediator, or administrative agency anywhere in the world, and (c) waive and release (on behalf of itself, the members of its Group, and any other Person claiming through it) any claim or defense against any person, in each case, alleging that: (i) the indemnification obligations of SpinCo on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement are unlawful, a breach of fiduciary or other duty, void, unenforceable, unconscionable, inequitable, or otherwise improper for any reason; (ii) the indemnification obligations of Parent on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement are unlawful, a breach of fiduciary or other duty, void, unenforceable, unconscionable, inequitable, or otherwise improper for any reason; or (iii) the provisions of Article 2 or Article 6 are unlawful, a breach of fiduciary or other duty, void, unenforceable, unconscionable, inequitable, or otherwise improper for any reason.
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Article 13. Treatment of Payments.
Section 13.01 Treatment of Tax Indemnity Payments. In the absence of any change in Tax treatment under the Code or except as otherwise required by other applicable Tax Law, any payment required by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, or any Transaction Document (other than any payment of interest accruing after the Distribution Date) shall be reported for Tax purposes by the payor and the recipient as either (a) a contribution by the Contributing Subsidiary to SpinCo or a distribution by SpinCo to the Contributing Subsidiary (or the relevant member of its Group, respectively), as the case may be, occurring immediately prior to the applicable Distribution (but only to the extent the payment does not relate to a Tax allocated to the payor in accordance with Section 1552 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder or Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-33(d) (or under corresponding principles of other applicable Tax Laws)) or (b) as payments of an assumed or retained liability, as determined by Parent in good faith.
Section 13.02 Interest Under This Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent one Party (Indemnitor) makes a payment of interest to another Party (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). For the absence of doubt, 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.
Article 14. Disagreements.
Section 14.01 Discussion. The Parties mutually desire that friendly collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will endeavor, and they will cause their respective Group members to endeavor, to resolve in an amicable manner all disagreements and misunderstandings connected with their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement between any member of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and any member of the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, as to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or the performance of obligations hereunder (a Dispute), the Tax departments of the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the Dispute.
Section 14.02 Escalation. If such good faith negotiations do not resolve the Dispute, the Parties shall either appoint a nationally recognized independent public accounting firm (the Accounting Firm) to resolve such Dispute or, if any Party does not consent to the appointment of the Accounting Firm, such Party, subject to Section 10.2 (as if references therein to the Agreement were references to this Agreement) and Section 10.9 of the Merger Agreement, may submit the Dispute (or such series of related Disputes) to any court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 10.2 of the Merger Agreement. The Accounting Firm, if appointed, shall make determinations with respect to the disputed items based solely on representations made by Parent, SpinCo, and members of their respective Groups, and not by independent review, and shall function only as an expert and not as an arbitrator and shall be
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required to make a determination in favor of one Party only. The Parties shall require the Accounting Firm to resolve all Disputes submitted to it no later than sixty (60) days after such submission, but in no event later than any due date for the payment of Taxes or the filing of the applicable Tax Return, if applicable, and agree that all decisions by the Accounting Firm with respect thereto shall be final and conclusive and binding on the Parties. The Accounting Firm shall resolve all Disputes submitted to it in a manner consistent with this Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in a manner consistent with the Past Practices of the Parent Group, except as otherwise required by applicable Law. The Parties shall require the Accounting Firm to render all determinations in writing and to set forth, in reasonable detail, the basis for such determination. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne equally by the Parent Group, on the one hand, and the SpinCo Group, on the other hand.
Article 15. Late Payments. Any amount not paid within ten (10) Business Days of the date when due pursuant to this Agreement shall accrue interest at the rate per annum published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time as the prime lending rate prevailing during any relevant period plus two percent (2%) (or, with respect to any payment obligation which a Party is disputing in good faith in accordance with the dispute resolution process set forth in Article 14, such interest shall accrue commencing on the date such dispute is finally resolved (including, if applicable, by an order of court of competent jurisdiction)), or, if less, the maximum interest rate allowable under applicable Law in the applicable jurisdiction, compounded quarterly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at no time shall any Party be obligated pursuant to the foregoing sentence to pay interest at a rate exceeding the maximum interest rate allowable under applicable Law in any applicable jurisdiction. If, by the terms of such foregoing sentence, any Party would otherwise be obligated at any time to pay interest at a rate in excess of such maximum interest rate in such applicable jurisdiction, then the interest payable shall be recomputed and reduced to such maximum interest rate, and the portion of all prior interest payments exceeding such maximum rate shall be applied to payment of the underlying principal amount.
Article 16. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party and its Affiliates shall bear their own expenses incurred in connection with preparation of Tax Returns, Tax Contests, and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this Agreement.
Article 17. Relationship to Employee Matters Agreement. If and to the extent there is a conflict or inconsistency between any provision of this Agreement and a provision in the Employee Matters Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement), then the provision of the Employee Matters Agreement shall control in relation to a matter principally addressed by the Employee Matters Agreement.
Article 18. General Provisions.
Section 18.01 Corporate Power; Facsimile Signatures. Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder each represent on their own behalf, as follows:
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(a) it has the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority and has taken all corporate or other organizational action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 18.02 Survival of Covenants. The covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement, and liability for the breach of any covenants and other agreements contained herein, shall survive each of the D-Reorganization, the Contributions, the Distributions, and the Merger and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 18.03 Notices. All notices and other communications to be given to Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner, or Merger Partner Equityholder hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if given in accordance with Section 10.3 of the Merger Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
Section 18.04 Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. None of Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner, or Merger Partner Equityholder may assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties and Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable. Any attempted assignment or delegation in breach of this Section 18.04 shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner, and Merger Partner Equityholder, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 18.05 Force Majeure. No Party nor Merger Partner Equityholder (nor any Person acting on behalf of any of them) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party or Merger Partner Equityholder claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) notify the other Parties and Merger Partner Equityholder, as applicable, of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.
Section 18.06 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate simultaneously with the valid termination of the Merger Agreement prior to the Distribution. After the Distribution Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties. In the event of such termination, this Agreement shall become void and no Party nor Merger Partner Equityholder, or any of its respective officers and directors, shall have any liability to any Person by reason of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended or modified, in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed by SpinCo and Parent (and, if prior to the Distribution by Parent, Merger Partner) which makes reference to this Agreement; provided that any amendment that would have an adverse impact on the rights or obligations of Merger Partner Equityholder hereunder shall require the agreement in writing of Merger Partner Equityholder.
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Section 18.07 Performance. Parent will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the Parent Group. SpinCo will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the SpinCo Group. Merger Partner will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the Merger Partner Group. Each Party and Merger Partner Equityholder further agrees that it will, if applicable, (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Section 18.07 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 inconsistent with such Partys or Merger Partner Equityholders obligations under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section 18.08 Further Action. The Parties and Merger Partner Equityholder shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or refrain from taking action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 18.09 No Double Recovery. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to provide an indemnity or other recovery for any costs, damages, or other amounts for which the damaged Party or Merger Partner Equityholder has been fully compensated under any other provision of this Agreement or under any other agreement or action at law or equity. Unless expressly required in this Agreement, no Party nor Merger Partner Equityholder shall be required to exhaust all remedies available under other agreements or at law or equity before recovering under the remedies provided in this Agreement.
Section 18.10 Subsidiaries. If, at any time, Parent, SpinCo or Merger Partner acquires or creates one or more subsidiaries that are includable in the Parent Group, SpinCo Group, or Merger Partner Group as applicable, they shall be subject to this Agreement and all references to the Parent Group, SpinCo Group, or Merger Partner Group as applicable, herein shall thereafter include a reference to such subsidiaries.
Section 18.11 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 (including, but not limited to, any successor of Parent, or SpinCo, or Merger Partner succeeding to the Tax Attributes of each under Section 381 of the Code), to the same extent as if such successor had been an original party to this Agreement.
Section 18.12 Incorporation by Reference. Sections 1.3(a) through (i), 10.2, 10.4 through 10.6, 10.8(a) (other than clause (ii) thereof), 10.8(b) (other than clause (ii) thereof) and 10.9 through 10.11 of the Merger Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, except that each reference to this Agreement in such sections of the Merger Agreement shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement and references to Parties shall refer to Parent, SpinCo, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder, as appropriate.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties and Merger Partner Equityholder have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date first written above by their respective duly authorized officers.
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Exhibit 10.5
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
by and between
Amentum Holdings, Inc.
and
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
Dated as of [], 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions | 2 | |||||
Section 1.01. | Certain Definitions |
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Section 1.02. | Interpretation |
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ARTICLE II Representations and Warranties | 8 | |||||
Section 2.01. | Existence; Authority; Enforceability |
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Section 2.02. | Absence of Conflicts |
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Section 2.03. | Consents |
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Section 2.04. | Stockholder Representations |
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ARTICLE III Voting Restrictions | 9 | |||||
Section 3.01. | Voting of Common Stock |
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ARTICLE IV Registration Rights | 10 | |||||
Section 4.01. | Shelf Registration |
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Section 4.02. | Demand Registration |
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Section 4.03. | Registration Obligations |
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Section 4.04. | Underwritten Offering |
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Section 4.05. | Piggy-Back Registration |
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Section 4.06. | Cutbacks |
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Section 4.07. | Rule 144A and Regulation S Sales |
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Section 4.08. | Rule 144 |
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Section 4.09. | Holdback Agreements |
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Section 4.10. | Registration Procedures |
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Section 4.11. | No Inconsistent Agreements |
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Section 4.12. | Registration Expenses |
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Section 4.13. | Indemnification; Contribution |
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Section 4.14. | Indemnification Procedures |
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ARTICLE V Miscellaneous | 26 | |||||
Section 5.01. | Term |
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Section 5.02. | Stockholder Indemnification; Limitation of Liability |
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Section 5.03. | Indemnification Priority |
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Section 5.04. | Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 5.05. | Successors, Assigns and Transferees |
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Section 5.06. | Severability |
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Section 5.07. | Counterparts; Electronic Signatures |
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Section 5.08. | Entire Agreement |
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Section 5.09. | Governing Law |
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Section 5.10. | Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 5.11. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 5.12. | Specific Performance |
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Section 5.13. | Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 5.14. | Notices |
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Exhibit A | Form of Joinder to Registration Rights Agreement |
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This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of [], 2024 (the Effective Date), is made by and between Amentum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (JSI), on behalf of itself and any of its subsidiaries that hold or acquire shares of Common Stock (as defined below), including Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (JEG) (collectively, Jacobs). Capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined in this preamble or the recitals shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 1.01.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the Separation and Distribution Agreement), dated as of November 20, 2023, by and among the Company, JSI, Amentum Parent Holdings LLC and Amentum Joint Venture LP, JSI intends to separate a portion of its business and to cause certain related assets to be transferred to and certain related liabilities to be assumed by, directly or indirectly, the Company, through the distribution to JSIs shareholders of at least 80.1% of the outstanding Common Stock (the Distribution), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated as of November 20, 2023, by and among the Company, JSI, Amentum Parent Holdings LLC and Amentum Joint Venture LP, the parties thereto intend to effect the merger of Amentum Parent Holdings LLC with and into the Company, with the Company surviving and the other transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, Jacobs intends to Sell all of the Registrable Securities that it holds prior to the date that is one (1) year following the date of this Agreement, and accordingly Jacobs may Transfer those shares of Common Stock owned by Jacobs that are not distributed in the Distribution (the Remaining Shares) (i) through one or more Debt Exchanges or (ii) to JSIs stockholders in one or more dividend distributions following the Distribution, which may include one or more transactions Registered under the Securities Act, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Company desires to grant to Jacobs certain registration rights as set forth in, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of, this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Jacobs desires to grant to the Company a proxy to vote the Remaining Shares in direct proportion to the votes cast by the Companys other stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
Adverse Disclosure means public disclosure of material, non-public information that, in the Boards good faith judgment, (a) after consultation with outside legal counsel to the Company, would be required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading and would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing of such Registration Statement and (b) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who, as of the relevant time for which the determination of affiliation is being made, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person; provided, however, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate of Jacobs. For the purposes of this definition, the term control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Blackout Period has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(c).
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to be closed in New York, New York.
Claim Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a).
Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(a).
Common Stock means the common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company.
Company has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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Debt means any indebtedness of JEG, including debt securities, notes, credit facilities, credit agreements and other debt instruments, including, in each case, any amounts due thereunder.
Debt Exchange means: (i) a public exchange pursuant to which Jacobs shall Transfer some or all of its Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange for the satisfaction of Debt held by any of the Jacobs Groups creditors, in a transaction or transactions Registered under the Securities Act, or (ii) a private exchange pursuant to which Jacobs shall Transfer some or all of its Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange for the satisfaction of Debt held by any of the Jacobs Groups creditors, in a transaction or transactions not required to be Registered under the Securities Act.
Demand Period has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b).
Demand Registration means a Registration effected pursuant to Section 4.02.
Demand Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Demand Request has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Distribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
EDGAR has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a)(ii).
Effective Date has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Effective Period means (i) in the case of a Demand Registration Statement, the Demand Period and (ii) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Shelf Period.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a).
Jacobs has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Jacobs Group has the meaning set forth in the definition of Company Group in the Separation and Distribution Agreement as of the date hereof.
Jacobs Indemnitors has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03.
Jacobs Related Persons means JSI and its Affiliates, and each of the foregoings respective current or former officers, directors, employees, equityholders and partners.
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JEG has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
JSI has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Maximum Number has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.
Merger Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Merger Closing Date has the meaning set forth in the definition of Closing Date in the Merger Agreement.
Merger Effective Time has the meaning set forth in the definition of Effective Time in the Merger Agreement.
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange.
Other Holder has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.
Participating Banks means such investment banks or lenders that engage in any Debt Exchange with Jacobs.
Person means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Piggy-Back Company Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
Piggy-Back Request has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
Piggy-Back Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
Prospectus means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
Registrable Securities means shares of Common Stock owned by Jacobs (including any held in escrow), including any Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement or as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of such Common Stock, any stock dividend or stock distribution in respect of such Common Stock, or any similar transaction in respect of such Common Stock, in each case whether now owned or hereinafter acquired; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities to the extent (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the Sale of such Registrable Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been Sold or distributed to a Person other than a Transferee pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 145 of the Securities Act
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(or any successor rule) and new certificates or book entries for them not bearing a legend restricting transfer have been delivered by the Company, (c) such Registrable Securities have been otherwise Sold or disposed of to a Person other than a Transferee and new certificates or book entries for them not bearing a legend restricting transfer have been delivered by the Company and such securities may be publicly resold without volume limitations or other restrictions on transfer without Registration under the Securities Act or (d) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
Registration means a registration with the SEC of the applicable securities for offer and Sale under a Registration Statement. The terms Register and Registered shall have correlative meanings.
Registration Statement means any registration statement of the Company that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Remaining Shares has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Representatives means, as to any Person, such Persons directors, members, partners, managers, officers, employees, agents and other representatives, in each case to the extent acting in their capacity as such.
Restricted Securities means any shares of Common Stock required to bear the legend set forth in Section 6.27 of the Merger Agreement.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.
Sale means the direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment, exchange or other disposition of a security. The terms Sell, Selling and Sold have correlative meanings.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Separation and Distribution Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Shelf Period has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).
Shelf Registration Statement means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on an appropriate form under the Securities Act for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities.
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Shelf Take-Down has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).
SpinCo Business has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Sponsor Stockholder has the meaning set forth in the Stockholder Agreement.
Stockholder Agreement means that certain stockholders agreement entered into by and between the Company and Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as of the date hereof (a copy of which was provided to Jacobs concurrently with execution of this Agreement).
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board or other Persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
Takedown Prospectus Supplement has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
Takedown Request has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
Transaction Document has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Transfer means, with respect to any Registrable Securities, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, short sale, exchange, grant of an option to purchase or other disposal of such Registrable Securities or entry into a swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Common Stock, whether such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Registrable Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall this Agreement restrict Transfers of securities of JSI. Transferred shall have a correlative meaning.
Transferee has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.
Underwritten Offering has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
Underwritten Offering Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
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Section 1.02. Interpretation.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires:
(i) the heading references herein and in the table of contents hereto are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof;
(ii) (A) words of any gender include each other gender and neuter form; (B) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (C) derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (D) the terms hereof, herein, hereby, hereto, herewith, hereunder and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (E) the terms Article, Section and Exhibit refer to the specified Article, Section or Exhibit of this Agreement and references to subparagraphs or clauses shall be to separate subparagraphs or clauses of the Section or subsection in which the reference occurs; (F) the words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation; and (G) the word or shall be disjunctive but not exclusive;
(iii) any law defined or referred to in this Agreement or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor laws and the related regulations thereunder and published interpretations thereof, and references to any contract or instrument are to that contract or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;
(iv) references to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(v) references to any Person include references to such Persons successors and permitted assigns.
(b) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent. The parties hereto acknowledge that each party hereto and its attorney has reviewed and participated in the drafting of this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party, or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement, shall not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
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(d) When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
(e) The phrase to the extent shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply if.
(f) The term writing, written and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form.
(g) Any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own, to have beneficial ownership of, or to be beneficially owning any securities (which securities shall also be deemed beneficially owned by such Person) that such Person is deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties
Except as expressly provided in Section 2.04, each of the parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants, severally and not jointly (and solely as to itself), to the other party to this Agreement that as of the date such party executes this Agreement:
Section 2.01. Existence; Authority; Enforceability. Such party has the necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such party is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and the execution of this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations hereunder, have been authorized by all necessary corporate or analogous action on its part, and no other act or proceeding on its part is necessary to authorize the execution of this Agreement or the performance of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed by such party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any laws relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfers, or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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Section 2.02. Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery by such party of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder does not and will not (a) conflict with, or result in the breach of, any provision of the organizational documents of such party, (b) result in any violation, breach, conflict, default or an event of default (or an event which with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default), or give rise to any right of acceleration or termination or any additional material payment obligation, under the terms of any material contract, agreement or permit to which such party is a party or by which such partys assets or operations are bound or affected, or (c) violate any law applicable to such party, except, in the case of each of clauses (b) and (c) for any such violation, breach, conflict or default that would not impair in any material respect the ability of such party to perform its respective obligations hereunder.
Section 2.03. Consents. Other than as expressly required herein or any consents which have already been obtained, no material consent, waiver, approval, authorization, exemption, registration, license, permit or declaration is required to be made or obtained by such party in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such party.
Section 2.04. Stockholder Representations. Jacobs hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, the Common Stock held by Jacobs has not been Registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable law as of the date hereof and that such Common Stock may not be Transferred except in compliance with this Agreement and pursuant to the Registration provisions of the Securities Act or an applicable exemption therefrom.
ARTICLE III
Voting Restrictions
Section 3.01. Voting of Common Stock.
(a) From the date of this Agreement and until the date that the Jacobs Group ceases to own any Remaining Shares, JSI shall, and shall cause each other member of the Jacobs Group to (in each case, to the extent that they then own any Remaining Shares), be present, in person or by proxy, at each and every Company stockholder meeting, and otherwise to cause all Remaining Shares then owned by them to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum at any such meeting, and to vote on or consent to any matter, or cause to be voted or consented on any such matter, all such Remaining Shares in direct proportion to the votes cast by the other holders of Common Stock on such matter.
(b) From the date of this Agreement and until the date that the Jacobs Group ceases to own any Remaining Shares, JSI hereby grants, and shall cause each other member of the Jacobs Group (in each case, to the extent that they own any Remaining Shares) to grant, an irrevocable proxy, which shall be deemed coupled with an interest sufficient under applicable law to support an irrevocable proxy to the Company or its designees, to vote, with respect to any matter (including waivers of contractual or statutory rights), all Remaining Shares owned by them in direct proportion to the votes
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cast by the other holders of Common Stock on such matter; provided that (i) such proxy shall automatically be revoked as to a particular Remaining Share upon any Transfer of such Remaining Share to a Person other than a member of the Jacobs Group and (ii) nothing in this Section 3.01(b) shall limit or prohibit any such Transfer.
(c) JSI acknowledges and agrees (on behalf of itself and each member of the Jacobs Group) that the Company will be irreparably damaged in the event any of the provisions of this Article III are not performed by JSI in accordance with their terms or are otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that the Company shall be entitled to specific enforcement of the provisions of this Article III.
ARTICLE IV
Registration Rights
Section 4.01. Shelf Registration.
(a) Upon the request of Jacobs from time to time, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (as promptly as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 60 days in the case of a Registration Statement on Form S-1) file a Shelf Registration Statement permitting the resale from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act by Jacobs of the Registrable Securities, which shall be filed as an automatically effective Registration Statement if the Company is then eligible for such filing, and use reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective (promptly and, in any event, no later than 60 days after such filing) and thereafter keep it effective (including by renewing or refiling upon expiration) until the expiration of the Shelf Period (as defined below). Thereafter, the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the written request of Jacobs for a resale of Registrable Securities (a Takedown Request), file a prospectus supplement or an amendment (a Takedown Prospectus Supplement) to such Shelf Registration Statement filed under Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act as may be necessary to enable resales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Jacobs intended method of distribution thereof, and to the extent such Takedown Prospectus Supplement is not automatically effective upon filing, shall, subject to the terms of this Article IV, use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Takedown Prospectus Supplement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly after the filing thereof and, if required, to qualify under the blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Jacobs or any underwriter reasonably requests. Each Takedown Request shall specify the Registrable Securities to be Registered, their aggregate amount, and the intended method or methods of distribution thereof. Jacobs agrees to provide the Company with such information in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Takedown Request as may be reasonably requested by the Company to ensure that any Shelf Registration Statement or Takedown Prospectus Supplement complies with the requirements of the Securities Act, including any financial statements or other information of the SpinCo Business relating to any date or any period ending on or prior to the Merger Closing Date to the extent required to be included or incorporated by reference in any Shelf Registration Statement or Takedown Prospectus Supplement.
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(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep any Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 4.01(a) continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Jacobs to effect an offering of all or a portion of its Registrable Securities (such offering, a Shelf Take-Down) until the earlier of (i) the date as of which Jacobs no longer has any Registrable Securities and (ii) such shorter period as Jacobs may agree in writing (such period of effectiveness, the Shelf Period).
Section 4.02. Demand Registration.
(a) If at any time the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 4.01 is not available for the resale of the Registrable Securities, including if for any reason the Company is ineligible to maintain or use a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (as promptly as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 60 days in the case of a Registration Statement on Form S-1) following the written request of Jacobs for Registration under the Securities Act of all or part of Jacobs Registrable Securities (a Demand Request), file a Registration Statement with the SEC (a Demand Registration Statement) with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Jacobs intended method of distribution thereof, and shall, subject to the terms of this Article IV, use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act (promptly and, in any event, no later than 60 days after such filing) and, if required, to qualify under the blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Jacobs or any underwriter reasonably requests; provided that such Demand Registration Statement shall be filed on an appropriate form under the Securities Act for the type of offering contemplated by Jacobs. Each Demand Request shall specify the Registrable Securities to be Registered, their aggregate amount, and the intended method or methods of distribution thereof. Jacobs agrees to provide the Company with such information in connection with a Demand Request as may be reasonably requested by the Company to ensure that the Demand Registration Statement complies with the requirements of the Securities Act, including any financial statements or other information of the SpinCo Business relating to any date or any period ending on or prior to the Merger Closing Date to the extent required to be included or incorporated by reference in any Demand Registration Statement and not already in the possession of the Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall only be obligated to use reasonable best efforts to file and cause up to three Demand Registration Statements to be declared effective under the Securities Act pursuant to this Section 4.02.
(b) The Company shall be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration for purposes of this Section 4.02, Section 4.03(a) and Section 4.04(a) if the Demand Registration Statement becomes effective by the SEC and remains effective until the earlier of (i) 90 days after the effective date or (ii) such time as all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been Sold or withdrawn in accordance with this Section 4.02, or if such Registration Statement relates to an Underwritten Offering (as defined below), such longer period as, in the opinion of outside legal counsel for the underwriter or underwriters, a Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with Sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or
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dealer (the applicable period, the Demand Period); provided that (i) if, during the Demand Period, such Registration or the successful completion of the relevant Sale is prevented by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court, or a Blackout Period or the need to update or supplement the Registration Statement, the Demand Period shall be extended on a day-for-day basis by the number of days such Registration or successful completion is prevented and (ii) no Demand Registration shall be deemed to have been effective for purposes of Section 4.03(a) and Section 4.04(a) if the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with any Underwritten Offering pursuant to such Demand Registration are not satisfied other than by reason of a wrongful act, misrepresentation or breach of such applicable underwriting agreement by Jacobs.
Section 4.03. Registration Obligations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.01 or Section 4.02, the Company shall not be obligated to prepare, file and cause to become effective (i) more than three Demand Registration Statements or (ii) any Demand Registration Statement in respect of Registrable Securities if the expected proceeds (or, in the case of a Debt Exchange, the anticipated fair value of the securities or indebtedness to be received by Jacobs) from the Sale thereof is less than $50,000,000 (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), Jacobs is proposing to Sell all of its remaining Registrable Securities).
(b) Any Takedown Request or Demand Request may be revoked by notice from Jacobs to the Company at any time prior to the effective date of the corresponding Takedown Prospectus Supplement or Demand Registration Statement; provided that Jacobs reimburses the Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such revoked Takedown Request or Demand Request (other than any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with a Takedown Request or Demand Request revoked by Jacobs in connection with a Blackout Period or at a time one or more executive officers of the Company has determined the Company is entitled to impose a Blackout Period as set forth in Section 4.03(c)).
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall be entitled to postpone and delay, for reasonable periods of time not in excess of 30 days in the aggregate in any 12-month period (a Blackout Period), the filing or effectiveness of any Takedown Prospectus Supplement or Demand Registration Statement or the offer or Sale of any Registrable Securities thereunder if one or more of the Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Legal Officer of the Company shall determine in good faith that such filing or effectiveness or such offering or Sale of any Registrable Securities thereunder, as applicable, would (i) impede, delay or otherwise interfere with any pending or contemplated material acquisition, disposition, corporate reorganization or other similar material transaction involving the Company, (ii) based upon advice from a nationally recognized investment banker or financial advisor to the Company, materially and adversely impede, delay or
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otherwise interfere with any pending or contemplated financing, offering or Sale of any class of securities by the Company, (iii) require Adverse Disclosure or (iv) have a material adverse effect on the Company. Upon notice by the Company to Jacobs of any such determination, Jacobs shall, except as required by applicable law, including any disclosure obligations under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, keep the fact of any such notice strictly confidential, and during any Blackout Period, promptly halt any offer, Sale, trading or Transfer (other than a distribution to shareholders of Jacobs that does not require the Company to file a Registration Statement after the date of this Agreement) by it of any Common Stock for the duration of the Blackout Period set forth in such notice (or until such Blackout Period shall be earlier terminated by written notice by the Company to Jacobs) and promptly halt any use, publication, dissemination or distribution of any Prospectus or prospectus supplement covering such Registrable Securities for the duration of the Blackout Period set forth in such notice (or until such Blackout Period shall be earlier terminated in writing by the Company) and, if so directed by the Company, shall deliver to the Company any copies then in its possession of any such Prospectus or prospectus supplement.
Section 4.04. Underwritten Offering.
(a) At any time after the Shelf Registration Statement required pursuant to Section 4.01 becomes effective, or as part of a Demand Request in accordance with Section 4.02, Jacobs may deliver a written notice to the Company (the Underwritten Offering Notice) specifying that the Sale of some or all of the Registrable Securities subject to such Shelf Registration Statement or Demand Registration Statement is intended to be conducted through an underwritten offering (the Underwritten Offering); provided, however, that Jacobs may not, without the Companys prior written consent, (i) launch an Underwritten Offering the anticipated gross proceeds (or, in the case of a Debt Exchange, the anticipated fair value of the securities or indebtedness to be received by Jacobs) of which are expected to be less than $50,000,000 (unless Jacobs is proposing to Sell all of its remaining Registrable Securities), (ii) launch more than three Underwritten Offerings or (iii) launch an Underwritten Offering within a Blackout Period.
(b) In the event of an Underwritten Offering, Jacobs shall select the managing underwriter(s) to administer the Underwritten Offering; provided that the choice of such managing underwriter(s) shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Company and Jacobs will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering.
(c) If, pursuant to Section 4.03(c), the Company defers any Registration of Registrable Securities in response to an Underwritten Offering Notice, Jacobs shall be entitled to withdraw such Underwritten Offering Notice and if it does so, such request shall not be treated for any purpose as the delivery of an Underwritten Offering Notice pursuant to Section 4.04(a).
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Section 4.05. Piggy-Back Registration. If the Company at any time proposes or is required to Register any Common Stock under the Securities Act on its behalf or on behalf of any of its stockholders, on a form and in a manner that would permit Registration of the Registrable Securities (other than in connection with (i) dividend reinvestment plans, (ii) rights offerings, (iii) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar successor form or (iv) a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to which only the initial purchasers and subsequent transferees of debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock and that are initially issued pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provisions) of the Securities Act may resell such notes and Sell shares of Common Stock into which such notes may be converted or exchanged; provided, that the Company may not effect any offering or Shelf Take-Down with respect to shares of Common Stock on such initial Shelf Registration Statement unless the Company provides Jacobs with a Piggy-Back Company Notice (as defined below) with respect to (A) such offering or Shelf Take-Down or (B) a concurrent Registration Statement) then the Company shall give Jacobs prompt written notice (a Piggy-Back Company Notice) of its intent to do so not less than 15 Business Days prior to the contemplated filing date for such Registration Statement. Upon the written request of Jacobs (a Piggy-Back Request), given within five Business Days following the time that Jacobs was given any such written notice (which Piggy-Back Request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities requested to be Registered on behalf of Jacobs) (the Piggy-Back Securities), the Company shall include in such Registration Statement, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.05 and, in the case of a Registration on behalf of any of the Companys stockholders, subject to the rights of such stockholders, the number of Registrable Securities set forth in such Piggy-Back Request.
Section 4.06. Cutbacks. In the event that (x) the Company proposes or is required (other than pursuant to a Takedown Request or Demand Request) to Register Common Stock in connection with an Underwritten Offering, (y) Jacobs has made a Piggy-Back Request in accordance with Section 4.05 with respect to such offering and (z) a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company to act as managing underwriter thereof reasonably and in good faith shall have advised the Company, Jacobs or any other holder of Common Stock intending to offer Common Stock in the offering, as applicable (each, an Other Holder), in writing that, in its opinion, the inclusion in the Registration Statement of some or all the shares of Common Stock sought to be Registered by the Company, Jacobs or the Other Holder(s) would adversely affect the price or success of the offering, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement such number of shares of Common Stock as the Company is reasonably advised can be Sold in such offering without such an effect (the Maximum Number) as follows and in the following order of priority:
(a) if such Registration is by the Company for its own account, (i) first, such number of Piggy-Back Securities as Jacobs proposes to be included pursuant to a Piggy-Back Request, (ii) second, to the extent the number of shares of Common Stock to be included in the Registration pursuant to clause (i) is less than the Maximum Number, such number of shares of Common Stock as the Company proposes to register for its own account, and (iii) third, to the extent the
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number of shares of Common Stock to be included in the Registration pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) is less than the Maximum Number, such number of shares of Common Stock as all Other Holders request to be included for their own account (with such number of shares allocated pro rata among the Other Holders in proportion to their respective beneficial ownership of such shares); or
(b) if such Registration is pursuant to the Demand Registration rights of one or more Other Holders, (i) first, such number of shares of Common Stock as Jacobs proposes to be included, (ii) second, to the extent the number of shares of Common Stock as such Other Holder(s) propose to be included (with such number of shares allocated pro rata among the Other Holder(s) in proportion to their respective beneficial ownership of such shares) and (iii) third, to the extent the number of shares of Common Stock to be included in the Registration pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph (b) is less than the Maximum Number, such number of shares of Common Stock as the Company requests to be included.
Section 4.07. Rule 144A and Regulation S Sales. Jacobs shall, in accordance with Rule 144A and/or Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor provisions), have analogous rights to Sell its Registrable Securities in a marketed offering under Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provisions) under the Securities Act through one or more initial purchasers on a firm-commitment basis, using procedures that are substantially equivalent to those specified in this Article IV. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate to effect any such Sales under such Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provisions). Except as may be required by Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provision), nothing in this Section 4.07 shall impose any additional or more burdensome obligations on the Company than would apply under this Article IV, in each case, mutatis mutandis in respect of a Registered Underwritten Offering (including the estimated gross proceeds or fair value minimum set forth in Section 4.04(a)), or require that the Company take any actions that it would not be required to take in an Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities.
Section 4.08. Rule 144.
(a) With a view to making available the benefits of Rule 144 to Jacobs, the Company agrees that, for so long as Jacobs owns Registrable Securities, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the date of this Agreement; and (ii) following the date of this Agreement, for so long as Jacobs owns any Restricted Securities, furnish to Jacobs upon written request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
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(b) For so long as Jacobs owns Registrable Securities, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to take such further necessary action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request in connection with the removal of any restrictive legend on the Registrable Securities being Sold, all to the extent required from time to time to enable Jacobs to Sell the Restricted Securities without Registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
Section 4.09. Holdback Agreements.
(a) To the extent requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters of any Underwritten Offering and to the extent Jacobs signs a lock-up agreement for shares of Common Stock not covered in the Underwritten Offering, other than in the case of an Underwritten Offering of all Registrable Securities held by Jacobs (provided that such lock-up agreement shall not prohibit Jacobs from distributing any shares of Common Stock pro rata to its shareholders), the Company agrees not to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain agreements (in the underwriters customary form) from its directors and executive officers (including any deemed officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act) not to, directly or indirectly offer, Transfer or pledge, or contract to Transfer or pledge, any equity securities of the Company, during the 90 days beginning on the pricing date of such Underwritten Offering (except as part of such Underwritten Offering or any Transfer pursuant to Registrations on Form S-8 or Form S-4) unless Jacobs and the managing underwriter or underwriters otherwise agree to a shorter period. Each Person subject to the restrictions of the preceding sentence shall receive the benefit of any shorter lock-up period or permitted exceptions agreed to by Jacobs and the managing underwriter or underwriters for any Underwritten Offering and the terms of such lock-up agreements shall govern such Person in lieu of the preceding sentence.
(b) To the extent requested in writing by the underwriter(s) or exchanging bank(s) in connection with a debt-for-equity exchange by Jacobs with respect to its Common Stock, the Company agrees not to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain agreements (in the underwriters or banks customary form) from their respective directors and executive officers not to, directly or indirectly offer, Transfer or pledge, or contract to Transfer or pledge, any equity securities of the Company, during the 90 days beginning on the pricing date for such debt-for-equity exchange unless the underwriters or banks otherwise agree to a shorter period. Each Person subject to the restrictions of the preceding sentence shall receive the benefit of any shorter lock-up period or permitted exceptions agreed to by the underwriters or banks for the debt-for-equity exchange and the terms of such lock-up agreements shall govern such Person in lieu of the preceding sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, the agreements described in the first sentence of this Section 4.09(b) shall not apply to restrict Jacobs or any Common Stock held by Jacobs.
Section 4.10. Registration Procedures.
(a) In connection with each Registration Statement prepared pursuant to this Article IV pursuant to which Registrable Securities will be offered and Sold, and in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution of the Registrable Securities as described in such Registration Statement, the Company shall:
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(i) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable (and within the time requirements set out in this Article IV), prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on an appropriate Registration form of the SEC and thereafter use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act promptly after the filing thereof, which Registration Statement shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by such form to be filed therewith; provided that before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to one or more legal counsel selected by Jacobs draft copies of all such documents proposed to be filed at least ten Business Days prior to such filing, which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of Jacobs and its agents and Representatives and the underwriters, if any, and the Company shall not file any amendment or supplement to a Takedown Prospectus Supplement or Demand Registration Statement to which Jacobs or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object;
(ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, furnish without charge to Jacobs and the underwriters, if any, at least one conformed copy of the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment or supplement thereto (including all schedules and exhibits but excluding all documents incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference, unless requested in writing by Jacobs or an underwriter, except to the extent such exhibits and schedules are currently available via the SECs Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR)) and such number of copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto (excluding exhibits and schedules) and the summary, preliminary, final, amended or supplemented Prospectuses included in such Registration Statement as Jacobs or the underwriters, if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public Sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities being Sold by Jacobs (the Company hereby consents to the use in accordance with the U.S. securities laws of such Registration Statement (or post-effective amendment thereto) and each such Prospectus (or preliminary Prospectus or supplement thereto) by Jacobs and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and Sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus);
(iii) use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effective Period, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration for the Effective Period and cause the Prospectus (and any amendments or supplements thereto) to be filed with the SEC;
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(iv) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, Register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as are reasonably necessary, keep such Registrations or qualifications in effect for so long as the Registration Statement remains in effect, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary to enable Jacobs or any underwriter to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to (A) qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it would not, but for the requirements of this subparagraph (iv), be required to be so qualified, (B) execute or file any general consent to service of process under the laws of any jurisdiction, (C) take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits other than those arising out of the offer and Sale of the securities covered by the Registration Statement, or (D) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be obligated to do so, but for this subparagraph (iv);
(v) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, cause all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, if any, to be listed (after notice of issuance) on the NYSE or on the principal securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted;
(vi) use its reasonable best efforts to promptly notify Jacobs and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, after becoming aware thereof, (A) when the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the SEC or any U.S. state securities authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for Sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose or (E) within the Effective Period of the happening of any event or the existence of any fact which makes any statement in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment thereto or any Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto so that they will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(vii) during the Effective Period, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, the withdrawal of any order enjoining or suspending the use or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for Sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest date reasonably practicable;
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(viii) use its reasonable best efforts to deliver promptly to Jacobs and the managing underwriters, if any, copies of all correspondence between the SEC and the Company, its legal counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating to discussions with the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement (except to the extent such correspondence is currently available via EDGAR);
(ix) use its reasonable best efforts to permit Jacobs, the underwriters(s) and its and their respective Representatives to do such reasonable investigation with respect to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement as it deems reasonably necessary for the purpose of conducting due diligence with respect to the Company;
(x) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(xi) use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Jacobs and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or book-entry shares representing the Registrable Securities to be Sold under the Registration Statement in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company not bearing any restrictive legends (other than as required by The Depository Trust Company) and not subject to any stop transfer order with any transfer agent, and cause such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and Registered in such names as the managing underwriters, if any, may request in writing or, if not an Underwritten Offering, in accordance with the instructions of Jacobs, in each case at least two Business Days prior to any Sale of Registrable Securities;
(xii) in the case of a firm commitment Underwritten Offering, use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, enter into an underwriting agreement customary in form and substance (taking into account the Companys prior underwriting agreements) for firm commitment underwritten secondary offerings of the nature contemplated by the applicable Registration Statement;
(xiii) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, obtain an opinion from the Companys outside and internal legal counsel and a comfort letter (and bring-down comfort letter) from the Companys independent public accountants (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any Subsidiary of the Company, any accounting predecessor or successor to the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the SpinCo Business) or any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data is, or is required to be, included in the Registration Statement) in customary form and covering such matters as are customarily covered by such opinions, comfort letters and bring-down comfort letters in connection with an offering of the nature contemplated by the applicable Registration Statement;
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(xiv) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, provide to legal counsel to Jacobs and to the managing underwriters, if any, and no later than the time of filing of any document which is to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or Prospectus (after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), copies of any such document;
(xv) cause its officers to fully cooperate with the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement, including, at the recommendation or request of the underwriters, making themselves available to participate in presentations (including road-shows), one-on-one, and other customary marketing activities in such locations (domestic and foreign) as recommended by the underwriter(s);
(xvi) take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act;
(xvii) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with, and cause its officers to comply with, all applicable rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (including by collecting and delivering any FINRA questionnaires requested by counsel to Jacobs), the SEC and NYSE (or any other applicable national securities exchange);
(xviii) use its reasonable best efforts to comply with the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1) with respect to public information about the Company; and
(xix) use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps, at the written request of Jacobs, as may be necessary to effect the Registration, offering and Sale of the Registrable Securities as required hereby.
(b) In the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(vi)(E), to notify Jacobs or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the happening of any event specified therein, the Company shall, subject to Section 4.03(c), as promptly as practicable, prepare and furnish to Jacobs and to each such underwriter a reasonable number of copies of a Prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of Registrable Securities that have been Registered pursuant to this Agreement, such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Jacobs agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(vi)(E), it shall, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to, cause any Sales or placement agent or agents for the Registrable Securities and
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the underwriters, if any, to forthwith discontinue disposition of the Registrable Securities until such Person shall have received copies of such amended or supplemented Prospectus and, if so directed by the Company, to destroy all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in its possession of the Prospectus (prior to such amendment or supplement) covering such Registrable Securities as soon as practicable after Jacobs receipt of such notice.
(c) The Company hereby agrees that if it shall previously have received a request pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 4.02 for Registration of Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering, and if such previous Registration shall not have been withdrawn or abandoned, the Company, if requested by the managing underwriter for such Underwritten Offering, shall not Transfer to a third party or third parties any Common Stock, any other equity security of the Company or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any equity security of the Company until the earlier of (i) 90 days after the effective date of such Registration Statement and (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been distributed; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may Transfer Common Stock or such other securities (A) as part of such Underwritten Offering, subject to Section 4.06, (B) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4 under the Securities Act or any successor or similar form, (C) as part of a transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act, (D) in one or more private transactions that would not interfere with the method of distribution contemplated by such Registration Statement or (E) if such Transfer was publicly announced or agreed to in writing by the Company prior to the date of the receipt of such request pursuant to Section 4.01, but subject to Section 4.06 if applicable.
(d) Jacobs shall furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding Jacobs and its intended method of distribution of the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing in order for the Company to comply with its obligations under all applicable securities and other laws and to ensure that the Prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities conforms to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including any financial statements or other information of the SpinCo Business relating to any date or any period ending on or prior to the Merger Closing Date to the extent required to be included or incorporated by reference in any Prospectus and not already in the possession of the Company. Jacobs shall promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by Jacobs to the Company or of the occurrence of any event, in either case as a result of which any Prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnished information or required so that such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(e) In the case of any Underwritten Offering of shares of Common Stock Registered under a Takedown Prospectus Supplement or a Demand Registration Statement, or in the case of a Registration under Section 4.05 if the Company has entered into an underwriting agreement in connection therewith, all shares of Common Stock to be included in such offering or Registration, as the case may be, shall be subject to the applicable underwriting agreement and no Person may participate in such offering or Registration unless such Person agrees to Sell such Persons securities on the basis provided therein and completes and executes all questionnaires, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents (other than powers of attorney) which must be executed in connection therewith, and provides such other information to the Company or the underwriter as may be reasonably requested to offer or Register such Persons Common Stock.
Section 4.11. No Inconsistent Agreements. Without the prior written consent of Jacobs, except for the Stockholder Agreement as in effect as of the date hereof, (a) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement granting Registration or similar rights to any Person that are prior in right, pari passu or inconsistent with the rights under this Agreement, and (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall modify or amend any Registration or similar rights set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, in a manner that is adverse to Jacobs registration rights under this Agreement, in each case prior to the date that is one (1) year following the effective date of the Distribution. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall not waive or amend Article IV (Transfer Restrictions) of the Stockholder Agreement without prior written consent of Jacobs.
Section 4.12. Registration Expenses. In connection with any Registration and Sale of any Registrable Securities by Jacobs, the Company shall bear all reasonably incurred, out-of-pocket Registration and filing fees, printing costs and fees and expenses of its and Jacobs legal counsel and accountants and, to the extent not borne by the underwriters in accordance with the terms of the applicable underwriting agreement, any underwriters (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any underwriters discounts or fees), except as otherwise provided in Section 4.02 where a request is revoked at the request of Jacobs.
Section 4.13. Indemnification; Contribution.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall, and it hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless Jacobs, each underwriter and the equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing in any offering or Sale of the Registrable Securities, including pursuant to Section 4.01, Section 4.02 or Section 4.05, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, actions or proceedings (whether commenced or threatened) in respect thereof and expenses (including actual and documented out-of-pocket fees of legal counsel reasonably incurred) (collectively, Claims) to which each such indemnified party may become subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement effected with the consent of the Company as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon an
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untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, or any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and the Company shall, and it hereby agrees to, reimburse periodically each such indemnified Person for any actual and documented out-of-pocket legal or other actual and documented out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such Claims; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such Person in any such case to the extent that any such Claims arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, or preliminary or final Prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon written information furnished to the Company (x) by Jacobs or any Representative of Jacobs, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by Jacobs or any Representative of Jacobs consists of the information described as such in Section 4.13(b) or (y) by or on behalf of any underwriter expressly for use therein.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Jacobs shall, and hereby agrees to, (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees and its other equityholders and each underwriter, its partners, officers, directors, employees and controlling Persons, if any, in any offering or Sale of Registrable Securities by it against any Claims to which each such indemnified party may become subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, or any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding Jacobs furnished to the Company by Jacobs or any Representative of Jacobs, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by Jacobs or any Representative of Jacobs consists of the number of shares of Common Stock owned by Jacobs, the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be Sold by Jacobs, the name and address of Jacobs and the method of distribution (including the description of any debt-for-equity exchange) proposed by Jacobs, any financial statements or other information (or omissions thereof) about the SpinCo Business to the extent relating to any date or period ended on or before the Effective Date, in each case, to the extent provided by Jacobs or any Representative of Jacobs (for the avoidance of doubt, including information provided prior to the date hereof, whether for inclusion in the Companys registration statement on Form 10 or otherwise) (collectively, the Jacobs Information) and (ii) reimburse the Company for any actual and documented out-of-pocket legal or
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other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity or reimbursement by Jacobs under this Section 4.13(b) exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds received by Jacobs (or, in the case of a Debt Exchange, the anticipated fair value of the securities or indebtedness received by Jacobs) in respect of the Sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification or reimbursement obligation.
(c) Jacobs and the Company agree that if, for any reason, the indemnification provisions contemplated by Section 4.13(a) or Section 4.13(b) are unavailable to or are insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Claims referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Party (as defined below) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Claims in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, with respect to the applicable offering of securities. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or by such indemnified party, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. If, however, the allocation in the first sentence of this Section 4.13(c) is not permitted by applicable law, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative faults, but also the relative benefits of the Indemnifying Party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 4.13(c) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 4.13(c). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Claims referred to above shall be deemed to include (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.14) any actual and documented out-of-pocket legal or other out-of-pocket fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action, proceeding or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Section 4.14. Indemnification Procedures.
(a) If an indemnified party shall desire to assert any claim for indemnification provided for under Section 4.13 in respect of, arising out of or involving a Claim against such indemnified party, such indemnified party shall notify the Company or Jacobs, as the case may be (the Indemnifying Party), in writing of such Claim, the amount or the estimated amount of damages sought thereunder to the extent then ascertainable (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Claim), any other remedy sought thereunder, any relevant time constraints relating thereto and, to
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the extent practicable, any other material details pertaining thereto (a Claim Notice) promptly after receipt by such indemnified party of written notice of the Claim; provided, however, that failure to provide a Claim Notice shall not affect the indemnification obligations provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. The indemnified party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the indemnified partys receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the indemnified party relating to the Claim; provided, however, that failure to provide any such copies shall not affect the indemnification obligations provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(b) If a Claim is made against an indemnified party, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense thereof with separate counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Claim, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the indemnified party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless the Claim involves potential conflicts of interest or substantially different defenses for the indemnified party and the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the indemnified party shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ legal counsel, at its own expense (except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence), separate from the legal counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the actual and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of legal counsel reasonably incurred by the indemnified party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof and as otherwise contemplated by the two immediately preceding sentences. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any Claim, the other party shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution thereof. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Partys request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information that are reasonably relevant to such Claim, and use of reasonable efforts to make employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Claim, the indemnified party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Claim without the Indemnifying Partys prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Indemnifying Party may pay, settle or compromise a Claim without the written consent of the indemnified party, only if such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability in respect of such Claim, (ii) does not subject the indemnified party to any injunctive relief or other equitable remedy, and (iii) does not include a statement or admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(c) The indemnification provided for under this Article IV will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party or any officer, director employee, equityholder or controlling Person of such indemnified party and will survive the Registration and Sale of any Registrable Securities by any Person entitled to any indemnification hereunder and the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous
Section 5.01. Term. This Agreement will be effective as of the date hereof. This Agreement (other than Section 4.12, Section 4.13, Section 4.14 and this Article V, which shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement indefinitely) shall terminate automatically upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the Merger Closing Date and (ii) such time as no Registrable Securities are held by Jacobs or any Transferee.
Section 5.02. Stockholder Indemnification; Limitation of Liability. The Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Jacobs Related Person from and against any Claims to which such Jacobs Related Person may become subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement effected with the consent of the Company as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon, and no Jacobs Related Person shall be personally liable to the Company or any other Jacobs Related Person for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with, (a) any Jacobs Related Persons beneficial ownership of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company or control or ability to influence the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than to the extent such Claims or actions or proceedings (i) arise out of any breach of this Agreement or other contractual obligation by a Jacobs Related Person or the breach of any fiduciary or other similar duty or obligation of such Jacobs Related Person or (ii) are directly caused by such Persons willful misconduct), or (b) the business, operations, properties, assets or other rights or liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), except to the extent relating to any Jacobs Information. If a Jacobs Related Person shall desire to assert any claim for indemnification provided for under this Section 5.02 in respect of, arising out of or involving a Claim against such Jacobs Related Person, the indemnification procedures contained in Section 4.14 shall govern, mutatis mutandis.
Section 5.03. Indemnification Priority. The Company hereby acknowledges that the Jacobs Related Persons may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance provided by one or more Jacobs Related Persons (collectively, the Jacobs Indemnitors). The Company hereby (a) agrees that the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company that provides an indemnity shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or their obligations to a Jacobs Related Person shall be primary and any obligation of any Jacobs Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by a Jacobs Related Person shall be secondary), (b) agrees that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by a Jacobs Related Person and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement between
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the Company and a Jacobs Related Person, without regard to any rights a Jacobs Related Person may have against any Jacobs Indemnitor or their insurers, and (c) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Jacobs Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Jacobs Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Jacobs Indemnitors on behalf of a Jacobs Related Person with respect to any claim for which such Jacobs Related Person has sought indemnification from the Company, as the case may be, shall affect the foregoing and the Jacobs Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Jacobs Related Person against the Company.
Section 5.04. Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company, Jacobs and Sponsor Stockholder. No failure or delay by the Company, Jacobs or Sponsor Stockholder in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable law.
Section 5.05. Successors, Assigns and Transferees. The rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and Sponsor Stockholder; provided that, subject to the execution of a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A, Jacobs may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any of the following transferees: (i) a member of the Jacobs Group to which Registrable Securities are Transferred or (ii) one or more Participating Banks to which Registrable Securities are Sold, in each case without the prior written consent of the Company or Sponsor Stockholder (any such transferee in such Transfer, a Transferee); provided that Jacobs shall provide prior written notice to the Company and Sponsor Stockholder of such Transfer and provided, further, that no such assignment shall release such assigning party from any liability or obligation under this Agreement. Any attempted assignment of rights or obligations in violation of this Section 5.05 shall be null and void ab initio. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) any such Transferee shall be subject to the restrictions in this Section 5.05 and (ii) no Transferee or Subsequent Transferee, other than any such entity that is JSI or a subsidiary of JSI, shall be required to adhere or be bound by the obligations and restrictions in Article III. In the event that Jacobs for purposes of this Agreement consists of more than one affiliated entities, the Company shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Companys good faith reliance upon and compliance with instructions from any entity constituting Jacobs, including in the event that such instructions conflict with or are inconsistent with any separate written instructions.
Section 5.06. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the
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effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein, unless the severance of such provision could be in opposition to the parties intent with respect to such provision or the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby would be affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto, in which case the parties will negotiate revisions to this Agreement to preserve as nearly as possible or nearly as practicable the economic or legal substance of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
Section 5.07. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or electronic delivery (i.e., by email of a PDF signature page) and each such counterpart signature page will constitute an original for all purposes. The parties hereto hereby agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and that the electronic signature has the same binding effect as a physical signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto further agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be denied legal effect, validity or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.
Section 5.08. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement) and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable, constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto or to which they are subject and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section 5.09. Governing Law. This Agreement and all claims arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.
Section 5.10. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, solely if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines jurisdiction, the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court, New Castle County, or, solely if such court declines jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its Subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction
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of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above-named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such above-named courts, and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this Agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 5.14 is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
Section 5.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF ANY STOCKHOLDER IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTY HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 5.11 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH IT IS RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 5.11 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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Section 5.12. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court set forth in Section 5.10, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Section 5.13. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for any Person expressly entitled to indemnification rights under this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person other than (a) the parties hereto, (b) each such partys respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, all of whom shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and (c) Sponsor Stockholder, who shall be a third-party beneficiary with respect to Article II, Article III and this Article V.
Section 5.14. Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via e-mail (so long as the sender of such email does not receive an automatic reply from the recipients email server indicating that the recipient did not receive such email), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
If to the Company, to:
Amentum Holdings, Inc.
4800 Westfields Boulevard
Suite #400
Chantilly, Virginia 20151
Attention: []
Email: []
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Two Manhattan West
375 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
Attention: David J. Perkins
Maurio A. Fiore
Email: dperkins@cravath.com
mfiore@cravath.com
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and, solely until the first anniversary of the Merger Closing Date,
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David A. Katz
Karessa L. Cain
Email: DAKatz@wlrk.com
KLCain@wlrk.com
If to Jacobs, to:
Jacobs Solutions Inc.
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3500
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Justin Johnson
Email: justin.johnson@jacobs.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David A. Katz
Karessa L. Cain
Email: DAKatz@wlrk.com
KLCain@wlrk.com
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
Amentum Holdings, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to the Registration Rights Agreement]
Jacobs Solutions Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to the Registration Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF JOINDER TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Joinder Agreement (this Joinder Agreement) is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the Joining Party) in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [], 2024 (as may be amended from time to time, the Registration Rights Agreement), by and between Amentum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (JSI). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Joining Party hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Party shall be deemed to be a party to the Registration Rights Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of Jacobs thereunder as if it had executed the Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof and hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Registration Rights Agreement (excluding, if the undersigned is not JSI or a subsidiary of JSI, Article III of the Registration Rights Agreement).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date written below.
Date: ,
[NAME OF JOINING PARTY] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address for notices: | ||
[_] | ||
Attention: [_] | ||
Telephone: [_] | ||
Email: [_] |
Exhibit 10.6
FORM OF STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
by and between
Amentum Holdings, Inc.
and
Amentum Joint Venture LP
Dated as of [], 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | ||||||
Definitions | ||||||
Section 1.01. |
Certain Definitions |
2 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Interpretation |
7 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
Representations and Warranties | ||||||
Section 2.01. |
Existence; Authority; Enforceability |
9 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Absence of Conflicts |
9 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Consents |
9 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Stockholder Representations |
9 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
Governance | ||||||
Section 3.01. |
Representation on the Board |
10 | ||||
Section 3.02. |
Committees |
12 | ||||
Section 3.03. |
Reimbursement of Expenses |
13 | ||||
Section 3.04. |
Confidentiality |
13 | ||||
Section 3.05. |
Information Rights |
15 | ||||
Section 3.06. |
Other Governance Matters |
15 | ||||
ARTICLE IV | ||||||
Transfer Restrictions | ||||||
Section 4.01. |
Lock-up |
17 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
Standstill | ||||||
Section 5.01. |
Standstill Period |
18 | ||||
Section 5.02. |
Exceptions to the Standstill |
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Section 5.03. |
Termination |
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Section 5.04. |
Voting and Removal for Directors |
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Section 5.05. |
Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Registration Rights | ||||||
Section 6.01. |
Shelf Registration |
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Section 6.02. |
Demand Registration |
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Section 6.03. |
Registration Obligations |
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Section 6.04. |
Underwritten Offering |
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Section 6.05. |
Piggy-Back Registration |
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Section 6.06. |
Cutbacks |
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Section 6.07. |
Rule 144A and Regulation S Sales |
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Section 6.08. |
Rule 144 |
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Section 6.09. |
Holdback Agreements |
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Section 6.10. |
Registration Procedures |
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Section 6.11. |
No Inconsistent Agreements |
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Section 6.12. |
Registration Expenses |
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Section 6.13. |
Indemnification; Contribution |
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Section 6.14. |
Indemnification Procedures |
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ARTICLE VII | ||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||
Section 7.01. |
Term |
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Section 7.02. |
Stockholder Indemnification; Limitation of Liability |
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Section 7.03. |
Indemnification Priority |
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Section 7.04. |
Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 7.05. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 7.06. |
Severability |
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Section 7.07. |
Counterparts; Electronic Signatures |
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Section 7.08. |
Entire Agreement |
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Section 7.09. |
Governing Law |
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Section 7.10. |
Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 7.11. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 7.12. |
Specific Performance |
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Section 7.13. |
Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 7.14. |
Notices |
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Exhibit A | Form of Joinder to Stockholders Agreement |
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This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of [], 2024, is made by and between Amentum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Merger Partner Equityholder and, together with any Sponsor Transferees that become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.01(b), individually or collectively as the context may require, Sponsor Stockholder). Capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined in this preamble or the recitals shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 1.01.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the Separation and Distribution Agreement), dated as of November 20, 2023, by and among the Company, Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (Jacobs), Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Merger Partner), and Merger Partner Equityholder, Jacobs intends to separate a portion of its business and to cause certain related assets to be transferred to and certain related liabilities to be assumed by, directly or indirectly, the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated as of November 20, 2023, by and among the Company, Jacobs, Merger Partner and Merger Partner Equityholder, the parties thereto intend to effect the merger of Merger Partner with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company surviving and the other transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement provides that, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, Sponsor Stockholder shall enter a Stockholders Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, this Agreement constitutes the Stockholders Agreement referred to in Section 1.1 of the Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (a) the certificate of incorporation of the Company will be, by virtue of the Merger, amended and restated in its entirety (the Certificate of Incorporation) and (b) the bylaws of the Company will be, by virtue of the Merger, amended and restated in their entirety (the Bylaws). Immediately after the Merger Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) shall consist of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and 12 other individuals appointed by Jacobs, seven of whom were initially identified by Jacobs and five of whom were initially identified by Sponsor Stockholder and approved by Jacobs.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
Acquisition Restrictions have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).
Adverse Disclosure means public disclosure of material, non-public information that, in the Boards good faith judgment, (a) after consultation with outside legal counsel to the Company, would be required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading and would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing of such Registration Statement and (b) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who, as of the relevant time for which the determination of affiliation is being made, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person; provided, however, (a) the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate of Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates and (b) any portfolio company in which any Sponsor or any of its Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) shall not be deemed an Affiliate of Sponsor Stockholder. For the purposes of this definition, the term control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Audit Committee has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).
Blackout Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(c).
Board has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to be closed in New York, New York.
Bylaws has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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Certificate of Incorporation has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Claim Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.14(a).
Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a).
Common Stock means the common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company.
Company has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Compensation Committee has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).
Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04.
Demand Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(b).
Demand Registration means a Registration effected pursuant to Section 6.02.
Demand Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a).
Demand Request has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a).
DGCL means the Delaware General Corporation Law.
EDGAR has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a)(ii).
Effective Period means (i) in the case of a Demand Registration Statement, the Demand Period and (ii) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Shelf Period.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Fallaway Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.14(a).
Independent Director means a director that satisfies both the requirements to qualify as an independent director under the NYSE listing standards, and the independence criteria set forth under the Exchange Act, and with respect to such directors current or contemplated service on the Audit Committee or Compensation Committee, any applicable heightened requirements to qualify as an independent director under the NYSE listing standards and applicable rules promulgated under the Exchange Act for purposes of serving as a member of such committee or committees, in each case as determined by the Board.
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Jacobs has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Jacobs Designated Director means any director of the Board initially identified by Jacobs for election or appointment to the Board who serves on the Board immediately after the Merger Effective Time in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
Lock-up Release Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
Maximum Number has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.
Merger has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Merger Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Merger Closing Date has the meaning set forth in the definition of Closing Date in the Merger Agreement.
Merger Effective Time has the meaning set forth in the definition of Effective Time in the Merger Agreement.
Merger Partner has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Merger Partner Equityholder has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Nominating and Governance Committee has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange.
Other Holder has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.
Person means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Piggy-Back Company Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
Piggy-Back Request has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
Piggy-Back Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
Prospectus means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
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Registrable Securities means shares of Common Stock owned by Sponsor Stockholder, including any Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement or as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of such Common Stock, any stock dividend or stock distribution in respect of such Common Stock, or any similar transaction in respect of such Common Stock, in each case whether now owned or hereinafter acquired; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities to the extent (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been sold or distributed to a Person other than a Sponsor Transferee pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 145 of the Securities Act (or any successor rule) and new certificates or book entries for them not bearing a legend restricting transfer have been delivered by the Company, (c) such Registrable Securities have been otherwise sold or disposed of to a Person other than a Sponsor Transferee and new certificates or book entries for them not bearing a legend restricting transfer have been delivered by the Company and such securities may be publicly resold without volume limitations or other restrictions on transfer without Registration under the Securities Act or (d) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
Registration means a registration with the SEC of the applicable securities for offer and sale under a Registration Statement. The terms Register and Registered shall have correlative meanings.
Registration Statement means any registration statement of the Company that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Representatives means, as to any Person, such Persons directors, members, partners, managers, officers, employees, agents and other representatives, in each case to the extent acting in their capacity as such.
Restricted Securities means any shares of Common Stock required to bear the legend set forth in Section 6.27 of the Merger Agreement.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.
S-3 Eligible means the Company is eligible (in accordance with the General Instructions to Form S-3 (or any successor form)) to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form).
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Separation and Distribution Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Shelf Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).
Shelf Registration Statement means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on Form S-3 (or any successor form) or, if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, any other appropriate form under the Securities Act, in each case, for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities.
Shelf Take-Down has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).
Specified Director has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Sponsor means each of ASP Amentum Investco LP and LG Amentum Holdings LP.
Sponsor Control Party means each of Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC and American Securities LLC, as applicable.
Sponsor Related Persons means each Sponsor Stockholder, each Sponsor and each of their respective Affiliates, and each of the foregoings respective officers, directors, employees, equityholders and partners, and each Specified Director.
Sponsor Stockholder has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitors has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03.
Sponsor Stockholder Percentage means, as of any time of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, in the aggregate, by Sponsor Stockholder, and the denominator of which is the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Sponsor Transferee means any Sponsor or any Affiliate of any Sponsor to whom any Common Stock or Registrable Securities are Transferred by Sponsor Stockholder.
Standstill Period has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board or other Persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
Takedown Prospectus Supplement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
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Takedown Request has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
Transaction Document has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Transfer means, with respect to any Registrable Securities, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, short sale, exchange, grant of an option to purchase or other disposal of such Registrable Securities or entry into a swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Common Stock, whether such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Registrable Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise; provided that the pledge or collateralization of such securities, including margin loans (in each case so long as not foreclosed) shall not be deemed a Transfer; provided further, that any direct or indirect transfer in any Sponsor Stockholder shall not be deemed a Transfer so long as the applicable Sponsor Control Party continues to directly or indirectly control and/or manage such Sponsor Stockholder.
Transferred shall have a correlative meaning.
Underwritten Offering has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).
Underwritten Offering Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).
Section 1.02. Interpretation.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires:
(i) the heading references herein and in the table of contents hereto are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof;
(ii) (A) words of any gender include each other gender and neuter form; (B) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (C) derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (D) the terms hereof, herein, hereby, hereto, herewith, hereunder and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (E) the terms Article, Section and Exhibit refer to the specified Article, Section or Exhibit of this Agreement and references to subparagraphs or clauses shall be to separate subparagraphs or clauses of the Section or subsection in which the reference occurs; (F) the words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation; and (G) the word or shall be disjunctive but not exclusive;
(iii) any law defined or referred to in this Agreement or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor laws and the related regulations thereunder and published interpretations thereof, and references to any contract or instrument are to that contract or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented;
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(iv) references to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(v) references to any Person include references to such Persons successors and permitted assigns.
(b) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent. The parties hereto acknowledge that each party hereto and its attorney has reviewed and participated in the drafting of this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party, or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement, shall not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
(d) When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
(e) The phrase to the extent shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply if.
(f) The term writing, written and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form.
(g) Any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own, to have beneficial ownership of, or to be beneficially owning any securities (which securities shall also be deemed beneficially owned by such Person) that such Person is deemed to beneficially own within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.
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ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties
Except as expressly provided in Section 2.04, each of the parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants, severally and not jointly (and solely as to itself), to the other party to this Agreement that as of the date such party executes this Agreement:
Section 2.01. Existence; Authority; Enforceability. Such party has the necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such party is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and the execution of this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations hereunder, have been authorized by all necessary corporate or analogous action on its part, and no other act or proceeding on its part is necessary to authorize the execution of this Agreement or the performance of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed by such party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any laws relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfers, or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 2.02. Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery by such party of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder does not and will not (a) conflict with, or result in the breach of, any provision of the organizational documents of such party, (b) result in any violation, breach, conflict, default or an event of default (or an event which with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default), or give rise to any right of acceleration or termination or any additional material payment obligation, under the terms of any material contract, agreement or permit to which such party is a party or by which such partys assets or operations are bound or affected, or (c) violate any law applicable to such party, except, in the case of each of clauses (b) and (c) for any such violation, breach, conflict or default that would not impair in any material respect the ability of such party to perform its respective obligations hereunder.
Section 2.03. Consents. Other than as expressly required herein or any consents which have already been obtained, no material consent, waiver, approval, authorization, exemption, registration, license, permit or declaration is required to be made or obtained by such party in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such party.
Section 2.04. Stockholder Representations. Sponsor Stockholder represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof that Sponsor Stockholder: (a) is acquiring Common Stock for its own account, solely for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of any federal or state securities or blue sky laws, or with any present intention of distributing or selling such Common Stock in violation of any such laws, (b) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in such Common Stock and of making an informed investment decision, (c) is either (i) an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or (ii) not a U.S. person (within
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the meaning of Rule 902 of Regulation S of the Securities Act) and is not acquiring any Common Stock for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person (within the meaning of Rule 902 of Regulation S of the Securities Act), (d) has (i) requested, received, reviewed and considered information that Sponsor Stockholder deems relevant in making an informed decision to invest in such Common Stock, (ii) had an opportunity to discuss the Companys business, management and financial affairs with the Companys management and (iii) received and reviewed a copy of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, (e) understands that the Company is relying on the representations contained in this Section 2.04 to establish an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and under state securities laws and acknowledges that the offer and sale of such Common Stock has not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable law and that such Common Stock may not be Transferred except in compliance with this Agreement and pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or an applicable exemption therefrom, (f) does not own any shares of Common Stock, except for such shares acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (g) is not a party to any contract, agreement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of shares of capital stock of the Company, other than with respect to other Persons constituting Sponsor Stockholder or other Persons holding any direct or indirect interests in any Persons constituting Sponsor Stockholder.
ARTICLE III
Governance
Section 3.01. Representation on the Board.
(a) Subject to applicable law, for so long as the Sponsor Stockholder Percentage is:
(i) at least 25.1%, Sponsor Stockholder shall be entitled to designate five director nominees who the Company shall nominate to stand for election to the Board, of which at least two shall qualify as an Independent Director;
(ii) less than 25.1% but at least 15%, Sponsor Stockholder shall be entitled to designate three director nominees who the Company shall nominate to stand for election to the Board; or
(iii) less than 15% but at least 5%, Sponsor Stockholder shall be entitled to designate one director nominee who the Company shall nominate to stand for election to the Board.
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If the Company changes the number of directors that constitute the Board to a number other than 13, the number of director nominees that Sponsor Stockholder may be entitled to designate from time to time shall be adjusted to be (A) 5/12ths of the number of directors constituting the Board at any time the Sponsor Stockholder Percentage is at least 25.1%, (B) 1/4th of the number of directors constituting the Board at any time the Sponsor Stockholder Percentage is less than 25.1% but at least 15% or (C) 1/12th of the number of directors constituting the Board at any time the Sponsor Stockholder Percentage is less than 15% but at least 5%, in each case, rounded down to the nearest whole number; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Fallaway Date, if rounding down would otherwise result in Sponsor Stockholder being entitled to designate a total of zero director nominees , then such adjustment shall instead be rounded up to a total of one director nominee. For the absence of doubt, in no event shall Sponsor Stockholder be entitled to designate a number of director nominees greater than 5/12ths of the number of directors constituting the Board. Any directors (X) nominated in accordance with this Section 3.01 and thereafter duly elected, (Y) initially identified by Merger Partner who serves on the Board immediately after the Merger Effective Time in accordance with the Merger Agreement or (Z) recommended by Merger Partner Equityholder and approved by a majority of the Board to replace a director described in the foregoing clauses (X) and (Y) who has resigned or otherwise ceased to serve on the Board prior to the expiration of his or her term are referred to herein, collectively, as the Specified Directors and, individually, as a Specified Director. From and after the date on which the Sponsor Stockholder Percentage ceases to be at least 5% (the Fallaway Date), Sponsor Stockholder shall no longer be entitled to designate any director nominee to stand for election to the Board pursuant to this Section 3.01 (for the avoidance of doubt, nomination rights pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall cease after the Fallaway Date regardless of whether Sponsor Stockholder acquires beneficial ownership of 5% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at any subsequent time).
(b) Any director nominee designated by Sponsor Stockholder in accordance with this Section 3.01 shall only be required to satisfy eligibility requirements, as reasonably determined by the Nominating and Governance Committee, that are generally applicable to all nominees to the Board. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Sponsor Stockholders director nominee designation and other governance rights are subject to compliance with applicable laws, including antitrust laws.
(c) With respect to any individual nominated to stand for election to the Board by Sponsor Stockholder pursuant to Section 3.01(a) of this Agreement, the Company will, subject to timely receipt of the information required pursuant to Section 3.01(d), include such Specified Directors in the Companys proxy statement and proxy card and recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of such Specified Directors in substantially the same manner as it recommends, supports and solicits proxies for the election of the Companys other director nominees.
(d) Sponsor Stockholder shall, and shall cause any individual nominated for election to the Board by Sponsor Stockholder to, timely provide the Company with accurate and complete information relating to Sponsor Stockholder and such nominee that may be required to be disclosed by the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, including such information required to be furnished by the Company with respect to such nominee in a proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-101 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and the nationality of such nominee. In addition, Sponsor Stockholder shall cause such nominee to (i) complete and execute the Companys director and officer questionnaire prior to the Companys filing of the
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preliminary proxy statement for the applicable stockholder meeting or at such other time as may be reasonably requested by the Company, (ii) consent to customary background checks and credit reviews by the Company, (iii) execute an acknowledgement that such nominee will agree to abide by the terms of the applicable governance documents of the Company, including the corporate governance guidelines, charter, bylaws, committee charters or similar agreements in effect from time to time (such acknowledgement being the same in form and substance as that executed by other director candidates), and (iv) take any other actions as may be necessary and customary for onboarding of directors and generally applicable to all directors and director candidates of the Company, including such additional documentation that may be necessary to address a lack of certain security clearances. In addition, if the Company has a form of director confidentiality agreement, each nominee shall be required to execute such agreement.
(e) If any Specified Director ceases to serve on the Board for any reason, the vacancy resulting from such Specified Director ceasing to serve on the Board may be filled by resolution of a majority of the directors then in office.
Section 3.02. Committees.
(a) The Company shall establish and maintain an audit committee of the Board (the Audit Committee), a compensation committee of the Board (the Compensation Committee), a nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board (the Nominating and Governance Committee), and such other committees of the Board as the Board deems appropriate from time to time as provided in the Bylaws. The committees shall have such customary duties and responsibilities as set forth in the charters for such committees, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and applicable laws and stock exchange regulations.
(b) Subject to applicable laws and stock exchange regulations:
(i) until the later of (x) the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date and (y) the date on which the Sponsor Stockholder Percentage ceases to be at least 25.1%, (A) the number of directors on each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee shall be four, (B) two Specified Directors who qualify as Independent Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Audit Committee, (C) two Specified Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee (and, until the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, the chair of the Compensation Committee shall be any one of such Specified Directors who is willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations), (D) two Specified Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee and (E) at least 50% of the directors appointed to serve on any committee of the Board (other than any committee formed to evaluate any transaction between Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand) shall be Specified Directors, in each case except to the extent there is an insufficient number of Specified Directors who are willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations to serve on any such committees;
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(ii) thereafter, until the Fallaway Date, with respect to each committee of the Board (other than any committee formed to evaluate any transaction between Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand), for so long as at least one Specified Director is eligible to serve on such committee pursuant to applicable law and stock exchange regulations, at least one Specified Director shall be appointed to serve on such committee, in each case except to the extent there is an insufficient number of Specified Directors who are willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations to serve on any such committees; and
(iii) until the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, (A) two Jacobs Designated Directors who qualify as Independent Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Audit Committee (and, until the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, the chair of the Audit Committee shall be any one of such Jacobs Designated Directors who is willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations), (B) two Jacobs Designated Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee, (C) two Jacobs Designated Directors shall be appointed to serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee, (D) at least 50% of the directors appointed to serve on any committee of the Board shall be Jacobs Designated Directors and (E) the Lead Independent Director or the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (but not both) will be a Jacobs Designated Director, in each case except to the extent there is an insufficient number of Jacobs Designated Directors who are willing and qualified under applicable law and stock exchange regulations to serve on any such committees.
Section 3.03. Reimbursement of Expenses. In accordance with the Bylaws, the expense reimbursement policy of the Company and any other applicable policies and practices of the Company, the Company shall reimburse each Specified Director for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Specified Director in the course of his or her service as a director, including in connection with attending regular and special meetings of the Board, any committee thereof or any board or committee of any Subsidiary of the Company, including reasonable travel, lodging and meal expenses.
Section 3.04. Confidentiality. Notwithstanding Section 3.06 of this Agreement, Sponsor Stockholder shall, and shall cause each Sponsor and its and their respective Affiliates and Representatives to, (a) keep confidential any information (including oral, written and electronic information) concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that may be furnished to Sponsor Stockholder, and Sponsor or any of its or their respective Affiliates or Representatives by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives pursuant to this Agreement, including any such
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information provided pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement (Confidential Information), (b) not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person (except pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 3.04) and (c) not use the Confidential Information except solely for the purposes of monitoring, administering or managing Sponsor Stockholders investment in the Company. Confidential Information will not include information that (i) is, was or becomes available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of any confidentiality obligation by Sponsor Stockholder or its Affiliates or Representatives), (ii) is or has been independently developed or conceived by Sponsor Stockholder without use of or reliance upon Confidential Information or (iii) is or has been made known or disclosed to Sponsor Stockholder or any of its Affiliates by a third party (other than an Affiliate of Sponsor Stockholder or a Representative of either of the foregoing) without a breach of any confidentiality obligations owed directly or indirectly to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives of such third party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.04, Sponsor Stockholder may disclose Confidential Information (A) to its Representatives, including its attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professional advisors to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring, administering or managing Sponsor Stockholders investment in the Company (provided that such recipients of such Confidential Information are subject to customary confidentiality and non-use obligations), (B) to any prospective purchaser of any shares of Common Stock from Sponsor Stockholder as long as such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by a customary confidentiality and non-use agreement (with the Company as an express third-party beneficiary of such agreement and provided that the Sponsor Stockholder shall promptly provide a copy of such executed agreement to the Company), (C) to any Sponsor or any Affiliate of Sponsor Stockholder or any Sponsor (who, for the avoidance of doubt, is subject to the confidentiality obligations in this Section 3.04), (D) any partner, member, limited partners, prospective partners or related investment fund of Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of its or their respective Affiliates, or any of their respective Representatives, in each case in the ordinary course of business (provided that the recipients of such Confidential Information are subject to customary confidentiality and non-use obligations), (E) as may be reasonably determined by Sponsor Stockholder to be necessary in connection with Sponsor Stockholders enforcement of its rights in connection with this Agreement or (F) as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process; provided that Sponsor Stockholder takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any required disclosure described in the foregoing clauses (E) and (F); provided, further, that the acts and omissions of any Person to whom Sponsor Stockholder may disclose Confidential Information pursuant to clauses (A) and (C) of this sentence shall be attributable to Sponsor Stockholder for purposes of determining Sponsor Stockholders compliance with this Section 3.04, except those who have entered into a separate confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement with the Company.
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Section 3.05. Information Rights. Prior to the Fallaway Date, in order to facilitate (i) Sponsor Stockholders compliance with legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the beneficial ownership by Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of its or their respective Affiliates of equity securities of the Company and (ii) Sponsor Stockholders oversight of its investment in the Company, the Company agrees to provide Sponsor Stockholder with the following:
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, (i) an audited, consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, (ii) an audited, consolidated income statement of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year and (iii) an audited, consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year; provided that this requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if on or prior to such date the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year with the SEC;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, (i) an unaudited, consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter, (ii) an unaudited, consolidated income statement of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and (iii) an unaudited, consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter; provided that this requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if on or prior to such date the Company files its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the applicable fiscal year with the SEC;
(c) reasonable access, to the extent reasonably requested by Sponsor Stockholder, to the offices and the properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including its and their books and records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and as often as Sponsor Stockholder may reasonably request; provided that any investigation pursuant to this Section 3.05(c) shall be conducted in a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated to provide such access or materials if the Company determines, in its reasonable judgment, that doing so could (i) materially violate applicable law, an applicable order or a contract or obligation of confidentiality owing to a third party, (ii) jeopardize the protection of an attorney-client privilege, attorney work product protection or other legal privilege, (iii) expose the Company to a material risk of liability for disclosure of personal information, or (iv) result in any violation of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).
Section 3.06. Other Governance Matters.
(a) Prior to the third anniversary of the Merger Closing Date, without the prior written consent of Sponsor Stockholder, the Company shall not amend the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws to provide the stockholders of the company with proxy access rights.
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(b) Subject to applicable law, for the term of this Agreement:
(i) subject to any contractual obligations by which the Company, Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates may be bound from time to time, including Section 3.04 and this Section 3.06, no Sponsor Related Person shall have a duty to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company or any of the Companys Affiliates, including those business activities or lines of business deemed to be competing with the Company or any of the Companys Affiliates and any Sponsor Related Person engaging in any such activities, in and of itself, shall not constitute breach of any fiduciary duty by such Sponsor Related Person;
(ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to any contractual obligations by which the Company, or any Sponsor Related Person may be bound from time to time, including Section 3.04 and this Section 3.06, no Sponsor Related Person shall have a duty to refrain from doing business with any client, customer or vendor of the Company or any of the Companys Affiliates, and without limiting Article Eleven of the Certificate of Incorporation, no Sponsor Related Person shall be deemed to have breached its, his, her or its fiduciary duties, if any, to the Company or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Company or such Affiliates stockholders or members solely by reason of engaging in any such activity;
(iii) subject to any contractual provisions by which the Company, or any Sponsor Related Person may be bound from time to time, in the event that any Sponsor Related Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any Sponsor Related Person, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, no Sponsor Related Person shall have any duty to communicate or offer such corporate opportunity to the Company or any of its Affiliates, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Sponsor Related Person shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders, or any Affiliate of the Company or such Affiliates stockholders or members, for breach of any fiduciary duty or otherwise (but subject to any contractual obligations by which the Company or any Sponsor Related Person may be bound from time to time), solely by reason of the fact that any Sponsor Related Person acquires, pursues or obtains such corporate opportunity for itself, directs such corporate opportunity to another Person, or otherwise does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company or any of its Affiliates, unless in the case of any such Sponsor Related Person who is a director or officer of the Company, such corporate opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and their respective stockholders and Affiliates) to the fullest extent permitted by law hereby waives and renounces in accordance with Section 122(17) of the DGCL any claim that such corporate opportunity constituted a corporate opportunity that should have been presented to the Company or any of its Affiliates, unless in the case of any such Sponsor Related Person who is a director or officer of the Company, such corporate opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company; and
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(iv) the Company shall not amend Article Eleven of the Certificate of Incorporation in a manner that adversely impacts Sponsor Stockholder without the prior written consent of Sponsor Stockholder.
(c) Prior to the later of (i) the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date and (ii) the date on which the Sponsor Stockholder Percentage ceases to be at least 25.1%, the removal or appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall require the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the Board excluding the Chief Executive Officer and any other recused directors.
ARTICLE IV
Transfer Restrictions
Section 4.01. Lock-up.
(a) Until after the first anniversary of the Merger Closing Date (the Lock-up Release Date), Sponsor Stockholder shall not Transfer any Common Stock or Registrable Securities to any Person; provided, however, Sponsor Stockholder may Transfer Common Stock or Registrable Securities to (i) any direct or indirect equityholder of Sponsor Stockholder who is a current or former member of management of Merger Partner or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any Person in a transaction approved by a majority of the Board that includes at least one Jacobs Designated Director or (iii) to any Sponsor Transferee in connection with the disposal by Sponsor Stockholder of substantially all of the Registrable Securities held by Merger Partner Equityholder in one or a series of related transactions.
(b) In the event of any Transfer of Common Stock or Registrable Securities to a Sponsor Transferee, (i) such Sponsor Transferee shall agree (A) to be bound by this Agreement, including this Article IV and Article V, (B) succeed to all the rights and obligations of Sponsor Stockholder under this Agreement and (C) make the representations in Article II, in each case, by execution and delivery to the Company of a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A and (ii) such Transfer shall comply with Section 7.05.
(c) In the event of a Transfer (i) pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(i) or (ii) of a number of shares of Common Stock representing 15% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to any Person or group (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act): (x) if such Transfer occurs prior to the Lock-up Release Date, such transferee or transferees shall agree to lock-up and standstill provisions no less restrictive than such provisions contained in Section 4.01(a) and Article V and (y) if such Transfer occurs after the Lock-up Release Date, such transferee or transferees shall agree to standstill provisions no less restrictive than such provisions contained in Article V.
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(d) To the extent any Transfer of shares of Common Stock held by Sponsor Stockholder is permitted by this Article IV (including any sales pursuant to Article VI), the Company shall cooperate with Sponsor Stockholder and its transfer agent to facilitate the timely preparation, delivery and Transfer of such shares of Common Stock held by Sponsor Stockholder, including by using reasonable best efforts to (i) provide an indemnity to its transfer agent such that no transferor or transferee with respect to any such Transfer of shares of Common Stock is required to provide a medallion guarantee or similar assurance to effect such Transfer or any subsequent Transfer of such Common Stock; (ii) deliver customary instruction letters by the Company or its counsel to the Companys transfer agent; (iii) deliver customary legal opinions of counsel to the Company and the Companys transfer agent in connection with the Transfer of such Common Stock; (iv) provide for the Transfer of such Common Stock without restrictive legends, to the extent no longer applicable and (v) otherwise facilitate the Transfer of such Common Stock in book-entry form. For purposes of this Section 4.01(d) only, the term Transfer shall include any action with respect to shares of Common Stock for which the Companys transfer agent may require a medallion guarantee, letter of instruction or similar assurance (e.g., moving shares of Common Stock between accounts directly owned by or in the name of the same Person).
(e) Any Transfer that does not comply with the requirements of this Article IV shall be null and void ab initio.
ARTICLE V
Standstill
Section 5.01. Standstill Period. For so long as Sponsor Stockholder is entitled to designate an individual for election to the Board pursuant to Section 3.01 (the Standstill Period), Sponsor Stockholder shall not, and shall cause each Sponsor and their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, alone or acting in concert or as a group (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) with any holders of Common Stock, but subject, in each case, to the provisions of Section 5.02:
(a) acquire, offer or seek to acquire, or agree to acquire Common Stock, any other voting securities of the Company or options, rights to acquire or other derivative instruments with respect thereto, or make any tender or exchange offer or propose any merger, consolidation or any other business combination, either publicly or in a manner that would reasonably be expected to require public disclosure by the Company or Sponsor Stockholder (the restrictions specified in this Section 5.01(a), the Acquisition Restrictions);
(b) call or seek to call a meeting of the Companys stockholders or initiate a stockholder proposal for action by the Companys stockholders;
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(c) engage in, directly or indirectly, any solicitation (as such term is defined under the Exchange Act) of proxies or consents with respect to the election or removal of directors or other matter or proposal relating to the Company or become a participant (as such term is defined in Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) in any such solicitation of proxies or consents;
(d) seek election or appointment to, or representation on, the Board, or nominate or propose the nomination of, or recommend the nomination of, any candidate to the Board other than pursuant to Section 3.01;
(e) enter into any negotiations, arrangements, discussions, agreements or understandings with (whether written or oral), or advise, finance, or solicit, or knowingly facilitate, assist, encourage or seek to persuade, in each case, any third party to take or cause any of the foregoing actions; or
(f) make any public announcement with respect to, or make any public announcement inconsistent with, or contesting the validity of, any of the foregoing.
Section 5.02. Exceptions to the Standstill. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor Transferee or any Specified Director or any of their Representatives from (i) communicating privately with the Board regarding any matter set out in Section 5.01, so long as such communications or proposals are not intended to, and would not reasonably be expected to, require any public disclosure of such communications or proposals or (ii) enforcing, or seeking to enforce, any of Sponsor Stockholders rights under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
Section 5.03. Termination.
(a) The Acquisition Restrictions shall terminate on the date after the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date.
(b) The Standstill Period shall terminate automatically in the event that:
(i) a third party (who is not an Affiliate of Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or their respective Affiliates) commences a tender offer for more than 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and the Board recommends that holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock accept such tender offer;
(ii) a third party (who is not an Affiliate of Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or their respective Affiliates) or group of such third parties (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner of more than 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement; or
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(iii) the Company enters into a definitive agreement with a third party (who is not an Affiliate of Sponsor Stockholder, any Sponsor or their respective Affiliates) in respect of a merger, consolidation or any other business combination in which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction would not beneficially own at least 75% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company (or the successor company) following such transaction.
Section 5.04. Voting and Removal for Directors. Prior to the first anniversary of the Merger Closing Date (or, in the case of the Chair (or Executive Chair) of the Board, prior to the second anniversary of the Merger Closing Date), Sponsor Stockholder (a) shall vote in favor of all Jacobs Designated Directors included in the Companys proxy statement and proxy card filed in connection with any stockholder meeting for the election of directors and (b) shall not, directly or indirectly, alone or acting in concert or as a group (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) with any holders of Common Stock, seek, propose or vote any shares of Common Stock or any other voting securities of the Company in favor of the removal of any Jacobs Designated Director from the Board, other than for cause.
Section 5.05. Third-Party Beneficiaries. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Jacobs, for one year following the Merger Closing Date, is a third-party beneficiary of the terms set forth in Section 4.01, Article V and Section 6.09.
ARTICLE VI
Registration Rights
Section 6.01. Shelf Registration.
(a) Upon the request of Sponsor Stockholder from time to time, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (as promptly as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within (i) 45 days in the case of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or (ii) 60 days in the case of a Registration Statement on Form S-1) file, following the Lock-up Release Date, a Shelf Registration Statement (which shall be on Form S-3 if the Company is then S-3 Eligible) permitting the resale from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act by Sponsor Stockholder of the Registrable Securities, which shall be filed as an automatically effective Registration Statement if the Company is then eligible for such filing, and use reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective (promptly and, in any event, no later than 60 days after such filing) and thereafter keep it effective (including by renewing or refiling upon expiration) until the expiration of the Shelf Period (as defined below). Thereafter, the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the written request of Sponsor Stockholder for a resale of Registrable Securities (a Takedown Request), but no earlier than the Lock-up Release Date, file a prospectus supplement or an amendment (a Takedown Prospectus Supplement) to such Shelf Registration Statement filed under Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act as may be necessary to enable resales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Sponsor Stockholders intended method of distribution thereof, and to the extent such Takedown Prospectus Supplement is not automatically effective upon filing, shall, subject to the terms of this Article VI, use its reasonable best efforts to cause
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such Takedown Prospectus Supplement to be declared effective under the Securities Act promptly after the filing thereof and, if required, to qualify under the blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Sponsor Stockholder or any underwriter reasonably requests. Each Takedown Request shall specify the Registrable Securities to be Registered, their aggregate amount, and the intended method or methods of distribution thereof. Sponsor Stockholder agrees to provide the Company with such information in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Takedown Request as may be reasonably requested by the Company to ensure that any Shelf Registration Statement or Takedown Prospectus Supplement complies with the requirements of the Securities Act.
(b) Following the Lock-up Release Date, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep any Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 6.01(a) continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Sponsor Stockholder to effect an offering of all or a portion of its Registrable Securities (such offering, a Shelf Take-Down) until the earlier of (i) the date as of which there are no longer any Registrable Securities and (ii) such shorter period as Sponsor Stockholder may agree in writing (such period of effectiveness, the Shelf Period).
Section 6.02. Demand Registration.
(a) Following the Lock-up Release Date, if at any time the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 6.01 is not available for the resale of the Registrable Securities, including if for any reason the Company is ineligible to maintain or use a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (as promptly as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within (i) 45 days in the case of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or (ii) 60 days in the case of a Registration Statement on Form S-1) following the written request of Sponsor Stockholder for Registration under the Securities Act of all or part of the Registrable Securities (a Demand Request), file a Registration Statement with the SEC (a Demand Registration Statement) with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Sponsor Stockholders intended method of distribution thereof, and shall, subject to the terms of this Article VI, use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act (promptly and, in any event, no later than 60 days after such filing) and, if required, to qualify under the blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Sponsor Stockholder or any underwriter reasonably requests; provided that such Demand Registration Statement shall be filed on (A) Form S-3, if the Company is then S-3 Eligible, or (B) any other appropriate form under the Securities Act for the type of offering contemplated by Sponsor Stockholder, if the Company is not then S-3 Eligible. Each Demand Request shall specify the Registrable Securities to be Registered, their aggregate amount, and the intended method or methods of distribution thereof. Sponsor Stockholder agrees to provide the Company with such information in connection with a Demand Request as may be reasonably requested by the Company to ensure that the Demand Registration Statement complies with the requirements of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall only be obligated to use reasonable best efforts to file and cause up to three Demand Registration Statements to be declared effective under the Securities Act within any 365-day period pursuant to this Section 6.02.
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(b) The Company shall be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration for purposes of this Section 6.02, Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.04(a) if the Demand Registration Statement becomes effective by the SEC and remains effective until the earlier of (i) 90 days after the effective date or (ii) such time as all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn in accordance with this Section 6.02, or if such Registration Statement relates to an Underwritten Offering (as defined below), such longer period as, in the opinion of outside legal counsel for the underwriter or underwriters, a Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer (the applicable period, the Demand Period ); provided that (i) if, during the Demand Period, such Registration or the successful completion of the relevant sale is prevented by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court, or a Blackout Period or the need to update or supplement the Registration Statement, the Demand Period shall be extended on a day-for-day basis by the number of days such Registration or successful completion is prevented and (ii) no Demand Registration shall be deemed to have been effective for purposes of Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.04(a) if the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with any Underwritten Offering pursuant to such Demand Registration are not satisfied other than by reason of a wrongful act, misrepresentation or breach of such applicable underwriting agreement by Sponsor Stockholder.
Section 6.03. Registration Obligations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 6.01 or Section 6.02, the Company shall not be obligated to prepare, file and cause to become effective (i) more than three Demand Registration Statements within any 365-day period or (ii) any Demand Registration Statement in respect of Registrable Securities if the expected proceeds from the sale thereof is less than $50,000,000 (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), Sponsor Stockholder is proposing to sell all of its remaining Registrable Securities).
(b) Any Takedown Request or Demand Request may be revoked by notice from Sponsor Stockholder to the Company at any time prior to the effective date of the corresponding Takedown Prospectus Supplement or Demand Registration Statement; provided that Sponsor Stockholder reimburses the Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such revoked Takedown Request or Demand Request (other than any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with a Takedown Request or Demand Request revoked by Sponsor Stockholder in connection with a Blackout Period or at a time one or more executive officers of the Company has determined the Company is entitled to impose a Blackout Period as set forth in Section 6.03(c)).
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(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall be entitled to postpone and delay, for reasonable periods of time not in excess of 60 days in the aggregate in any 12-month period (a Blackout Period), the filing or effectiveness of any Takedown Prospectus Supplement or Demand Registration Statement or the offer or sale of any Registrable Securities thereunder if one or more of the Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Legal Officer of the Company shall determine in good faith that such filing or effectiveness or such offering or sale of any Registrable Securities thereunder, as applicable, would (i) impede, delay or otherwise interfere with any pending or contemplated material acquisition, disposition, corporate reorganization or other similar material transaction involving the Company, (ii) based upon advice from a nationally recognized investment banker or financial advisor to the Company, materially and adversely impede, delay or otherwise interfere with any pending or contemplated financing, offering or sale of any class of securities by the Company, (iii) require Adverse Disclosure or (iv) have a material adverse effect on the Company. Upon notice by the Company to Sponsor Stockholder of any such determination, Sponsor Stockholder shall, except as required by applicable law, including any disclosure obligations under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, keep the fact of any such notice strictly confidential, and during any Blackout Period, promptly halt any offer, sale, trading or Transfer by it of any Common Stock for the duration of the Blackout Period set forth in such notice (or until such Blackout Period shall be earlier terminated by written notice by the Company to Sponsor Stockholder) and promptly halt any use, publication, dissemination or distribution of any Prospectus or prospectus supplement covering such Registrable Securities for the duration of the Blackout Period set forth in such notice (or until such Blackout Period shall be earlier terminated in writing by the Company) and, if so directed by the Company, shall deliver to the Company any copies then in its possession of any such Prospectus or prospectus supplement.
Section 6.04. Underwritten Offering.
(a) Following the Lock-up Release Date, at any time after the Shelf Registration Statement required pursuant to Section 6.01 becomes effective, or as part of a Demand Request in accordance with Section 6.02, Sponsor Stockholder may deliver a written notice to the Company (the Underwritten Offering Notice) specifying that the sale of some or all of the Registrable Securities subject to such Shelf Registration Statement or Demand Registration Statement is intended to be conducted through an underwritten offering (the Underwritten Offering); provided, however, that Sponsor Stockholder may not, without the Companys prior written consent, (i) launch an Underwritten Offering the anticipated gross proceeds of which are expected to be less than $50,000,000 (unless Sponsor Stockholder is proposing to sell all of its remaining Registrable Securities), (ii) launch more than three Underwritten Offerings within any 365-day period or (iii) launch an Underwritten Offering within a Blackout Period.
(b) In the event of an Underwritten Offering, Sponsor Stockholder shall select the managing underwriter(s) to administer the Underwritten Offering; provided that the choice of such managing underwriter(s) shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Company and Sponsor Stockholder will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering.
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(c) If, pursuant to Section 6.03(c), the Company defers any Registration of Registrable Securities in response to an Underwritten Offering Notice, Sponsor Stockholder shall be entitled to withdraw such Underwritten Offering Notice and if it does so, such request shall not be treated for any purpose as the delivery of an Underwritten Offering Notice pursuant to Section 6.04(a).
Section 6.05. Piggy-Back Registration. If, following the Lock-up Release Date, the Company at any time proposes or is required to Register any Common Stock under the Securities Act on its behalf or on behalf of any of its stockholders (including Sponsor Stockholder), on a form and in a manner that would permit Registration of the Registrable Securities (other than in connection with (i) dividend reinvestment plans, (ii) rights offerings, (iii) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar successor form or (iv) a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to which only the initial purchasers and subsequent transferees of debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock and that are initially issued pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provisions) of the Securities Act may resell such notes and sell shares of Common Stock into which such notes may be converted or exchanged; provided, that the Company may not effect any offering or Shelf Take-Down with respect to shares of Common Stock on such initial Shelf Registration Statement unless the Company provides Sponsor Stockholder with a Piggy-Back Company Notice (as defined below) with respect to (A) such offering or Shelf Take-Down or (B) a concurrent Registration Statement) then the Company shall give Sponsor Stockholder prompt written notice (a Piggy-Back Company Notice) of its intent to do so not less than 15 Business Days prior to the contemplated filing date for such Registration Statement. Upon the written request of Sponsor Stockholder (a Piggy-Back Request), given within five Business Days following the time that Sponsor Stockholder was given any such written notice (which Piggy-Back Request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities requested to be Registered on behalf of Sponsor Stockholder) (the Piggy-Back Securities), the Company shall include in such Registration Statement, subject to the provisions of this Section 6.05 and, in the case of a Registration on behalf of any of the Companys stockholders, subject to the rights of such stockholders, the number of Registrable Securities set forth in such Piggy-Back Request.
Section 6.06. Cutbacks. In the event that (x) the Company proposes or is required (other than pursuant to a Takedown Request or Demand Request) to Register Common Stock in connection with an Underwritten Offering, (y) Sponsor Stockholder has made a Piggy-Back Request in accordance with Section 6.05 with respect to such offering and (z) a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company to act as managing underwriter thereof reasonably and in good faith shall have advised the Company, Sponsor Stockholder or any other holder of Common Stock intending to offer Common Stock in the offering, as applicable (each, an Other Holder), in writing that, in its opinion, the inclusion in the Registration Statement of some or all the shares of Common Stock sought to be Registered by the Company, Sponsor Stockholder or the Other Holder(s) would adversely affect the price or success of the offering, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement such number of shares of Common Stock as the Company is reasonably advised can be sold in such offering without such an effect (the Maximum Number) as follows and in the following order of priority:
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(a) if such Registration is by the Company for its own account, (i) first, such number of shares of Common Stock as the Company proposes to Register for its own account, (ii) second, to the extent the number of shares of Common Stock to be included in the Registration pursuant to clause (i) is less than the Maximum Number, such number of Piggy-Back Securities as Sponsor Stockholder proposes to be included pursuant to a Piggy-Back Request, and (iii) third, to the extent the number of shares of Common Stock to be included in the Registration pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) is less than the Maximum Number, such number of shares of Common Stock as all Other Holders request to be included for their own account (with such number of shares allocated pro rata among the Other Holders in proportion to their respective beneficial ownership of such shares); or
(b) if such Registration is pursuant to the Demand Registration rights of one or more Other Holders, (i) first, such number of shares of Common Stock as such Other Holder(s) and Sponsor Stockholder propose to be included (with such number of shares allocated pro rata among the Other Holder(s) and Sponsor Stockholder in proportion to their respective beneficial ownership of such shares) and (ii) second, to the extent the number of shares of Common Stock to be included in the Registration pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph (b) is less than the Maximum Number, such number of shares of Common Stock as the Company requests to be included.
Section 6.07. Rule 144A and Regulation S Sales. Following the Lock-up Release Date, Sponsor Stockholder shall, in accordance with Rule 144A and/or Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor provisions), have analogous rights to sell its Registrable Securities in a marketed offering under Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provisions) under the Securities Act through one or more initial purchasers on a firm-commitment basis, using procedures that are substantially equivalent to those specified in this Article VI. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate to effect any such sales under such Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provisions). Except as may be required by Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provision), nothing in this Section 6.07 shall impose any additional or more burdensome obligations on the Company than would apply under this Article VI, in each case, mutatis mutandis in respect of a Registered Underwritten Offering (including the estimated gross proceeds minimum set forth in Section 6.04(a)), or require that the Company take any actions that it would not be required to take in an Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities.
Section 6.08. Rule 144.
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(a) With a view to making available the benefits of Rule 144 to Sponsor Stockholder, the Company agrees that, for so long as Sponsor Stockholder owns Registrable Securities, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the Lock-up Release Date; and (ii) following the Lock-up Release Date, for so long as a Sponsor Stockholder owns any Restricted Securities, furnish to Sponsor Stockholder upon written request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(b) For so long as Sponsor Stockholder owns Registrable Securities, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to take such further necessary action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request in connection with the removal of any restrictive legend on the Registrable Securities being sold, all to the extent required from time to time to enable Sponsor Stockholder to sell the Restricted Securities following the Lock-up Release Date without Registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
Section 6.09. Holdback Agreements.
(a) To the extent requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters of any Underwritten Offering and to the extent Sponsor Stockholder signs a lock-up agreement (for shares of Common Stock not covered in the Underwritten Offering other than in the case of an Underwritten Offering of all Registrable Securities held by Sponsor Stockholder), the Company agrees not to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain agreements (in the underwriters customary form) from its directors and executive officers (including any deemed officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act) not to, directly or indirectly offer, Transfer or pledge, or contract to Transfer or pledge, any equity securities of the Company, during the 90 days beginning on the pricing date of such Underwritten Offering (except as part of such Underwritten Offering or any Transfer pursuant to Registrations on Form S-8 or Form S-4) unless Sponsor Stockholder and the managing underwriter or underwriters otherwise agree to a shorter period. Each Person subject to the restrictions of the preceding sentence shall receive the benefit of any shorter lock-up period or permitted exceptions agreed to by Sponsor Stockholder and the managing underwriter or underwriters for any Underwritten Offering and the terms of such lock-up agreements shall govern such Person in lieu of the preceding sentence.
(b) To the extent requested in writing by the underwriter(s) or exchanging bank(s) in connection with a debt-for-equity exchange by Jacobs with respect to its Common Stock, the Company agrees not to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain agreements (in the underwriters or banks customary form) from their respective directors and executive officers not to, directly or indirectly offer, Transfer or pledge, or contract to Transfer or pledge, any equity securities of the Company, during the 90 days beginning on the pricing date for such debt-for-equity exchange unless the underwriters or banks otherwise agree to a shorter period. Each Person subject to the restrictions of the preceding sentence shall receive the benefit of any shorter lock-up period or permitted exceptions agreed to by the underwriters or banks for the debt-for-equity exchange and the terms of such lock-up agreements shall govern such Person in lieu of the preceding sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, the agreements described in the first sentence of this Section 6.09(b) shall not apply to restrict Sponsor Stockholder or any Common Stock held by Sponsor Stockholder.
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Section 6.10. Registration Procedures.
(a) In connection with each Registration Statement prepared pursuant to this Article VI pursuant to which Registrable Securities will be offered and sold, and in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution of the Registrable Securities as described in such Registration Statement, the Company shall:
(i) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable (and within the time requirements set out in this Article VI), prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on an appropriate Registration form of the SEC and thereafter use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act promptly after the filing thereof, which Registration Statement shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by such form to be filed therewith; provided that before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to one or more legal counsel selected by Sponsor Stockholder draft copies of all such documents proposed to be filed at least ten Business Days prior to such filing, which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of Sponsor Stockholder and its agents and Representatives and the underwriters, if any, and the Company shall not file any amendment or supplement to a Takedown Prospectus Supplement or Demand Registration Statement to which Sponsor Stockholder or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object;
(ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, furnish without charge to Sponsor Stockholder and the underwriters, if any, at least one conformed copy of the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment or supplement thereto (including all schedules and exhibits but excluding all documents incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference, unless requested in writing by Sponsor Stockholder or an underwriter, except to the extent such exhibits and schedules are currently available via the SECs Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR)) and such number of copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment or supplement thereto (excluding exhibits and schedules) and the summary, preliminary, final, amended or supplemented Prospectuses included in such Registration Statement as Sponsor Stockholder or the underwriters, if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities being sold by Sponsor Stockholder (the Company hereby consents to the use in accordance with the U.S. securities laws of such Registration Statement (or post-effective amendment thereto) and each such Prospectus (or preliminary Prospectus or supplement thereto) by Sponsor Stockholder and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus);
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(iii) use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effective Period, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration for the Effective Period and cause the Prospectus (and any amendments or supplements thereto) to be filed with the SEC;
(iv) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, Register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as are reasonably necessary, keep such Registrations or qualifications in effect for so long as the Registration Statement remains in effect, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary to enable Sponsor Stockholder or any underwriter to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to (A) qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it would not, but for the requirements of this subparagraph (iv), be required to be so qualified, (B) execute or file any general consent to service of process under the laws of any jurisdiction, (C) take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits other than those arising out of the offer and sale of the securities covered by the Registration Statement, or (D) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be obligated to do so, but for this subparagraph (iv);
(v) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, cause all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, if any, to be listed (after notice of issuance) on the NYSE or on the principal securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted;
(vi) use its reasonable best efforts to promptly notify Sponsor Stockholder and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, after becoming aware thereof, (A) when the Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the SEC or any U.S. state securities authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose or (E) within the Effective Period of the happening of any event or the existence of any fact which makes any statement in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of any
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changes in the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment thereto or any Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto so that they will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(vii) during the Effective Period, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, the withdrawal of any order enjoining or suspending the use or effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest date reasonably practicable;
(viii) use its reasonable best efforts to deliver promptly to Sponsor Stockholder and the managing underwriters, if any, copies of all correspondence between the SEC and the Company, its legal counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating to discussions with the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement (except to the extent such correspondence is currently available via EDGAR);
(ix) use its reasonable best efforts to permit Sponsor Stockholder, the underwriters(s) and its and their respective Representatives to do such reasonable investigation with respect to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement as it deems reasonably necessary for the purpose of conducting due diligence with respect to the Company;
(x) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(xi) use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Sponsor Stockholder and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or book-entry shares representing the Registrable Securities to be sold under the Registration Statement in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company not bearing any restrictive legends (other than as required by The Depository Trust Company) and not subject to any stop transfer order with any transfer agent, and cause such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and Registered in such names as the managing underwriters, if any, may request in writing or, if not an Underwritten Offering, in accordance with the instructions of Sponsor Stockholder, in each case at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities;
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(xii) in the case of a firm commitment Underwritten Offering, use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, enter into an underwriting agreement customary in form and substance (taking into account the Companys prior underwriting agreements) for firm commitment underwritten secondary offerings of the nature contemplated by the applicable Registration Statement;
(xiii) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, obtain an opinion from the Companys outside and internal legal counsel and a comfort letter (and bring-down comfort letter) from the Companys independent public accountants (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any Subsidiary of the Company, any accounting predecessor or successor to the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the SpinCo Business (as defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement)) or any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data is, or is required to be, included in the Registration Statement) in customary form and covering such matters as are customarily covered by such opinions, comfort letters and bring-down comfort letters in connection with an offering of the nature contemplated by the applicable Registration Statement;
(xiv) use its reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as reasonably practicable, provide to legal counsel to Sponsor Stockholder and to the managing underwriters, if any, and no later than the time of filing of any document which is to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or Prospectus (after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), copies of any such document;
(xv) cause its officers to fully cooperate with the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement, including, at the recommendation or request of the underwriters, making themselves available to participate in presentations (including road-shows), one-on-one, and other customary marketing activities in such locations (domestic and foreign) as recommended by the underwriter(s);
(xvi) take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act;
(xvii) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with, and cause its officers to comply with, all applicable rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (including by collecting and delivering any FINRA questionnaires requested by counsel to Sponsor Stockholder), the SEC and NYSE (or any other applicable national securities exchange);
(xviii) use its reasonable best efforts to comply with the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1) with respect to public information about the Company; and
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(xix) use its reasonable best efforts to take all other steps, at the written request of Sponsor Stockholder, as may be necessary to effect the registration and offer of the Registrable Securities as required hereby.
(b) In the event that the Company would be required, pursuant to Section 6.10(a)(vi)(E), to notify Sponsor Stockholder or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the happening of any event specified therein, the Company shall, subject to Section 6.03(c), as promptly as practicable, prepare and furnish to Sponsor Stockholder and to each such underwriter a reasonable number of copies of a Prospectus supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of Registrable Securities that have been Registered pursuant to this Agreement, such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Sponsor Stockholder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company pursuant to Section 6.10(a)(vi)(E), it shall, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to, cause any sales or placement agent or agents for the Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, to forthwith discontinue disposition of the Registrable Securities until such Person shall have received copies of such amended or supplemented Prospectus and, if so directed by the Company, to destroy all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in its possession of the Prospectus (prior to such amendment or supplement) covering such Registrable Securities as soon as practicable after Sponsor Stockholders receipt of such notice.
(c) If requested by the managing underwriter for an Underwritten Offering (primary or secondary) of any equity securities of the Company, Sponsor Stockholder agrees not to effect any Transfer of any Registrable Securities, including any sale pursuant to Rule 144, and not to effect any Transfer of any other equity security of the Company (in each case, other than as part of such underwritten public offering) during the 10 days prior to, and during the 90-day period (or such longer period as Sponsor Stockholder agrees with the underwriter of such offering) beginning on, the consummation of any underwritten public offering covered by a Registration Statement referred to in Section 6.05 if Sponsor Stockholder is permitted to include Registrable Securities thereunder.
(d) The Company hereby agrees that if it shall previously have received a request pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02 for Registration of Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering, and if such previous Registration shall not have been withdrawn or abandoned, the Company, if requested by the managing underwriter for such Underwritten Offering, shall not Transfer to a third party or third parties any Common Stock, any other equity security of the Company or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any equity security of the Company until the earlier of (i) 90 days after the effective date of such Registration Statement and (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been distributed; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may Transfer Common Stock or such other securities (A) as part of such Underwritten Offering subject to Section 6.06, (B) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4 under the Securities Act or any successor or similar form, (C) as part of a transaction under Rule 145 of the
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Securities Act, (D) in one or more private transactions that would not interfere with the method of distribution contemplated by such Registration Statement or (E) if such Transfer was publicly announced or agreed to in writing by the Company prior to the date of the receipt of such request pursuant to Section 6.01, but subject to Section 6.06 if applicable.
(e) Sponsor Stockholder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding Sponsor Stockholder and its intended method of distribution of the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing in order for the Company to comply with its obligations under all applicable securities and other laws and to ensure that the Prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities conforms to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Sponsor Stockholder shall promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by Sponsor Stockholder to the Company or of the occurrence of any event, in either case as a result of which any Prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnished information or required so that such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) In the case of any Underwritten Offering of shares of Common Stock Registered under a Takedown Prospectus Supplement or a Demand Registration Statement, or in the case of a Registration under Section 6.05 if the Company has entered into an underwriting agreement in connection therewith, all shares of Common Stock to be included in such offering or Registration, as the case may be, shall be subject to the applicable underwriting agreement and no Person may participate in such offering or Registration unless such Person agrees to sell such Persons securities on the basis provided therein and completes and executes all questionnaires, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents (other than powers of attorney) which must be executed in connection therewith, and provides such other information to the Company or the underwriter as may be reasonably requested to offer or Register such Persons Common Stock.
Section 6.11. No Inconsistent Agreements. Without the prior written consent of Sponsor Stockholder, except for the Registration Rights Agreement entered into on the date hereof, by and between Jacobs and the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement granting Registration or similar rights to any Person that are prior in right, pari passu or inconsistent with the rights under this Agreement.
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Section 6.12. Registration Expenses. In connection with any Registration and sale of any Registrable Securities by Sponsor Stockholder, the Company shall bear all reasonably incurred, out-of-pocket Registration and filing fees, printing costs and fees and expenses of its and each Sponsor Stockholders legal counsel and accountants and, to the extent not borne by the underwriters in accordance with the terms of the applicable underwriting agreement, any underwriters (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any underwriters discounts or fees), except as otherwise provided in Section 6.02 where a request is revoked at the request of Sponsor Stockholder.
Section 6.13. Indemnification; Contribution.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall, and it hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor Stockholder, each underwriter and the equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing in any offering or sale of the Registrable Securities, including pursuant to Section 6.01, Section 6.02 or Section 6.05, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, actions or proceedings (whether commenced or threatened) in respect thereof and expenses (including actual and documented out-of-pocket fees of legal counsel reasonably incurred) (collectively, Claims) to which each such indemnified party may become subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement effected with the consent of the Company as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, or any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and the Company shall, and it hereby agrees to, reimburse periodically each such indemnified Person for any actual and documented out-of-pocket legal or other actual and documented out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such Claims; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such Person in any such case to the extent that any such Claims arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, or preliminary or final Prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon written information furnished to the Company (x) by Sponsor Stockholder or any Representative of Sponsor Stockholder, expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by Sponsor Stockholder or any Representative of Sponsor Stockholder consists of the information described as such in Section 6.13(b) or (y) by or on behalf of any underwriter expressly for use therein.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Sponsor Stockholder shall, and hereby agrees to, (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees and its other equityholders and each underwriter, its partners, officers, directors, employees and controlling Persons, if any, in any offering or sale of Registrable Securities by it against any Claims to which each such indemnified party may become subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of,
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relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, or any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding Sponsor Stockholder furnished to the Company by Sponsor Stockholder or any Representative of Sponsor Stockholder expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by Sponsor Stockholder or any Representative of Sponsor Stockholder consists of the number of shares of Common Stock owned by Sponsor Stockholder, the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by Sponsor Stockholder, the name and address of Sponsor Stockholder and the method of distribution proposed by Sponsor Stockholder, and (ii) reimburse the Company for any actual and documented out-of-pocket legal or other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity or reimbursement by Sponsor Stockholder under this Section 6.13(b) exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds received by Sponsor Stockholder in respect of the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification or reimbursement obligation.
(c) Sponsor Stockholder and the Company agree that if, for any reason, the indemnification provisions contemplated by Section 6.13(a) or Section 6.13(b) are unavailable to or are insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Claims referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Party (as defined below) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Claims in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, with respect to the applicable offering of securities. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or by such indemnified party, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. If, however, the allocation in the first sentence of this Section 6.13(c) is not permitted by applicable law, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative faults, but also the relative benefits of the Indemnifying Party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 6.13(c) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 6.13(c). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Claims referred to above shall be deemed to include (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.14) any actual and documented out-of-
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pocket legal or other out-of-pocket fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action, proceeding or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Section 6.14. Indemnification Procedures.
(a) If an indemnified party shall desire to assert any claim for indemnification provided for under Section 6.13 in respect of, arising out of or involving a Claim against such indemnified party, such indemnified party shall notify the Company or Sponsor Stockholder, as the case may be (the Indemnifying Party), in writing of such Claim, the amount or the estimated amount of damages sought thereunder to the extent then ascertainable (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Claim), any other remedy sought thereunder, any relevant time constraints relating thereto and, to the extent practicable, any other material details pertaining thereto (a Claim Notice) promptly after receipt by such indemnified party of written notice of the Claim; provided, however, that failure to provide a Claim Notice shall not affect the indemnification obligations provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. The indemnified party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the indemnified partys receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the indemnified party relating to the Claim; provided, however, that failure to provide any such copies shall not affect the indemnification obligations provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(b) If a Claim is made against an indemnified party, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense thereof with separate counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Claim, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the indemnified party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless the Claim involves potential conflicts of interest or substantially different defenses for the indemnified party and the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the indemnified party shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ legal counsel, at its own expense (except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence), separate from the legal counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the actual and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of legal counsel reasonably incurred by the indemnified party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof and as otherwise contemplated by the two immediately preceding sentences. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any Claim, the other party shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution thereof. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Partys request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information that are reasonably relevant to such Claim, and use of reasonable efforts to make employees available on a
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mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Claim, the indemnified party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Claim without the Indemnifying Partys prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Indemnifying Party may pay, settle or compromise a Claim without the written consent of the indemnified party, only if such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability in respect of such Claim, (ii) does not subject the indemnified party to any injunctive relief or other equitable remedy, and (iii) does not include a statement or admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(c) The indemnification provided for under this Article VI will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party or any officer, director employee, equityholder or controlling Person of such indemnified party and will survive the registration and sale of any Registrable Securities by any Person entitled to any indemnification hereunder and the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
Section 7.01. Term. This Agreement will be effective as of the date hereof. This Agreement (other than Article VI and Article VII, which shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement indefinitely) shall terminate automatically on the Fallaway Date; provided that Section 3.04 shall survive for a period of three years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Section 7.02. Stockholder Indemnification; Limitation of Liability. The Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Sponsor Related Person from and against any Claims to which such Sponsor Related Person may become subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement effected with the consent of the Company as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of, relate to, are in connection with, or are based upon, and no Sponsor Related Person shall be personally liable to the Company or any other Sponsor Related Person for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with, (a) any Sponsor Related Persons beneficial ownership of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company or control or ability to influence the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than to the extent such Claims or actions or proceedings (i) arise out of any breach of this Agreement or other contractual obligation by a Sponsor Related Person or the breach of any fiduciary or other similar duty or obligation of such Sponsor Related Person or (ii) are directly caused by such Persons willful misconduct), or (b) the business, operations, properties, assets or other rights or liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If a Sponsor Related Person shall desire to assert any claim for indemnification provided for under this Section 7.02 in respect of, arising out of or involving a Claim against such Sponsor Related Person, the indemnification procedures contained in Section 6.14 shall govern, mutatis mutandis.
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Section 7.03. Indemnification Priority. The Company hereby acknowledges that the Sponsor Related Persons may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance provided by one or more Sponsor Related Persons (collectively, the Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitors). The Company hereby (a) agrees that the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company that provides an indemnity shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or their obligations to a Sponsor Related Person shall be primary and any obligation of any Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by a Sponsor Related Person shall be secondary), (b) agrees that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by a Sponsor Related Person and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and a Sponsor Related Person, without regard to any rights a Sponsor Related Person may have against any Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitor or their insurers, and (c) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitors on behalf of a Sponsor Related Person with respect to any claim for which such Sponsor Related Person has sought indemnification from the Company, as the case may be, shall affect the foregoing and the Sponsor Stockholder Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Sponsor Related Person against the Company.
Section 7.04. Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company and Sponsor Stockholder. No failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable law.
Section 7.05. Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided that, subject to the execution of a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A, Sponsor Stockholder may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any Sponsor Transferee without the prior written consent of the Company; provided the Sponsor Stockholder shall provide prior written notice to the Company of such Transfer and provided, further, that no such assignment shall release such assigning party from any liability or obligation under this Agreement. Any attempted assignment of rights or obligations in violation of this Section 7.05 shall be null and void ab initio. For the avoidance of doubt, any such Sponsor Transferee shall be
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subject to the restrictions in this Section 7.05. In the event of any partial assignment of the rights and obligations available to Sponsor Stockholder in this Agreement, the rights available to Sponsor Stockholder in Article III shall be held jointly by the entities constituting Sponsor Stockholder in the aggregate and in no event shall be construed as separate or multiple rights of each entity constituting Sponsor Stockholder. In the event that multiple entities constitute Sponsor Stockholder, the Company shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Companys good faith reliance upon and compliance with instructions from any entity constituting part of the group that constitutes Sponsor Stockholder, including in the event that such instructions conflict with or are inconsistent with any separate written instructions.
Section 7.06. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein, unless the severance of such provision could be in opposition to the parties intent with respect to such provision or the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby would be affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto, in which case the parties will negotiate revisions to this Agreement to preserve as nearly as possible or nearly as practicable the economic or legal substance of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
Section 7.07. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or electronic delivery (i.e., by email of a PDF signature page) and each such counterpart signature page will constitute an original for all purposes. The parties hereto hereby agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and that the electronic signature has the same binding effect as a physical signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto further agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be denied legal effect, validity or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.
Section 7.08. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement) and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable, constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto or to which they are subject and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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Section 7.09. Governing Law. This Agreement and all claims arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.
Section 7.10. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, solely if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines jurisdiction, the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court, New Castle County, or, solely if such court declines jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its Subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above-named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such above-named courts, and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this Agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 7.14 is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
Section 7.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF ANY STOCKHOLDER IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE
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ABOVE, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTY HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 7.11 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH IT IS RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 7.11 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
Section 7.12. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court set forth in Section 7.10, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Section 7.13. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Section 5.05 and except for any Person expressly entitled to indemnification rights under this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person other than (a) the parties hereto and (b) each such partys respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, all of whom shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
Section 7.14. Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via e-mail (so long as the sender of such email does not receive an automatic reply from the recipients email server indicating that the recipient did not receive such email), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
If to the Company, to:
Amentum Holdings, Inc.
4800 Westfields Boulevard
Suite #400
Chantilly, Virginia 20151
Attention: []
Email: []
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Two Manhattan West
375 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
Attention: David J. Perkins
Maurio A. Fiore
Email: dperkins@cravath.com
mfiore@cravath.com
and, solely until the Lock-up Release Date,
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David A. Katz
Karessa L. Cain
Email: DAKatz@wlrk.com
KLCain@wlrk.com
If to Sponsor Stockholder, to:
Amentum Joint Venture LP
c/o Lindsay Goldberg LLC
630 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10111
Attention: J. Russell Triedman
Vincent Ley
Lindsay Goldberg Legal
Email: triedman@lindsaygoldbergllc.com
ley@lindsaygoldbergllc.com
legal@lindsaygoldbergllc.com
and
c/o American Securities LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Benjamin Dickson
Eric L. Schondorf
Email: bdickson@american-securities.com
eschondorf@american-securities.com
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Two Manhattan West
375 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
Attention: David J. Perkins
Maurio A. Fiore
E-mail: dperkins@cravath.com
mfiore@cravath.com
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
Amentum Holdings, Inc. | ||
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Title: |
[Signature Page to the Stockholders Agreement]
Amentum Joint Venture LP | ||
By: | Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, its general partner | |
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[Signature Page to the Stockholders Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF JOINDER TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This Joinder Agreement (this Joinder Agreement) is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the Joining Party) in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of [], 2024 (as may be amended from time to time, the Stockholders Agreement), by and between Amentum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Merger Partner Equityholder and, together with any Sponsor Transferee, Sponsor Stockholder). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Stockholders Agreement.
The Joining Party hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Party shall be deemed to be a party to the Stockholders Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of Sponsor Stockholder thereunder as if it had executed the Stockholders Agreement on the date thereof. The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Stockholders Agreement. The Joining Party represents and warrants (solely as to itself) that the representations and warranties set forth in Article II of the Agreement, mutatis mutandis, are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date written below.
Date: ,
[NAME OF JOINING PARTY] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Address for notices:
[_] Attention: [_] Telephone: [_] Email: [_] |
Exhibit 10.7
FORM OF
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. Purpose. The Plan consists of two components: a component that is intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code (the 423 Component) and a component that is not intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code (the Non-423 Component). The provisions of the 423 Component will be construed in a manner consistent with Section 423 of the Code. The Non-423 Component will be subject to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Administrator that are designed to achieve tax, securities law or other objectives for the Company and Eligible Employees. Except as otherwise provided herein or as determined by the Administrator, the Non-423 Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the 423 Component.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:
(a) Administrator means the Board or any Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 14 hereof.
(b) Affiliate means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case, as determined by the Administrator.
(c) Applicable Exchange means the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or quotation system on which the shares of Common Stock may be listed or quoted.
(d) Applicable Laws means legal requirements relating to the Plan under U.S. federal and state corporate law, U.S. federal and state securities law, the Code, the Applicable Exchange and the applicable securities, exchange control, tax and other laws of any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction where options are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(e) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f) Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) a single transaction or series of related transactions in which a Person (other than any employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate, or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the Companys then-outstanding voting securities (Voting Securities), excluding any acquisition of Voting Securities directly from the Company;
(ii) a single transaction or series of related transactions in which the Company, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to another Person other than an Affiliate (a Sale);
(iii) at any time during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date) individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (the Incumbent Directors) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided, however, that, any individual becoming a member of the Board subsequent to the first day of such period whose election, or nomination for election, by the Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall be considered as though such individual were an Incumbent Director, but excluding, for purposes of this proviso, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of, or in connection with, an actual or threatened proxy contest with respect to the election or removal of members of the Board or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person or Persons (whether or not acting in concert) other than the Board;
(iv) a merger, reorganization, consolidation or similar form of business transaction directly involving the Company, indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries or, only if Voting Securities are issued or issuable, involving a Subsidiary of the Company (a Reorganization); or
(v) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control will not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of (1) the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions constituting a Reorganization or Sale (including a transaction or series of transactions described in clause (i)) immediately following which the Companys stockholders immediately prior to the transaction or series of transactions beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities, in substantially the same proportionate ownership and voting power as their ownership, immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale, of the outstanding Voting Securities, in an entity that owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such Reorganization or Sale (excluding, for such purposes, any outstanding voting securities of such entity that such beneficial owners hold immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization or Sale as a result of their ownership, prior to such consummation, of voting securities of any corporation or other entity involved in or forming part of such Reorganization or Sale other than the Company), (2) any acquisition of additional securities of the Company or voting power with respect to the Common Stock by any or some combination of the Specified Stockholders, (3) any acquisition or disposition of shares of Common Stock by the Specified Stockholders or change in the total voting
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power of the Common Stock held by the Specified Stockholders as a result of any change in the voting power of the holders of Common Stock, including solely as a result of any decrease in the total number of shares of Common Stock, as applicable, outstanding or (4) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
(g) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(h) Committee means a committee of the Board appointed in accordance with Section 14 hereof.
(i) Common Stock means the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
(j) Company means Amazon Holdco Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, together with any successor thereto; provided that, following the consummation of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), all references in the Plan to Amazon Holdco Inc. will be deemed to be references to Amentum Holdings, Inc.
(k) Compensation means the regular earnings or base salary, annual bonuses and commissions (including any commission bonus) paid to the Eligible Employee by the Company or a Designated Company, as applicable, as compensation for services to the Company or a Designated Company, as applicable, before deduction for any salary deferral contributions made by the Eligible Employee to any tax-qualified or nonqualified deferred compensation plan, including overtime, shift differentials, salaried production schedule premiums, holiday pay, vacation pay, paid time off (PTO) (including any PTO payouts), sick pay, jury duty pay, funeral leave pay, other employer-paid leave pay (including parental leave pay, bereavement leave pay and bone marrow and organ donor leave pay), volunteer time off and military pay, but excluding (i) education or tuition reimbursements, (ii) imputed income arising under any group insurance or benefit program, (iii) travel expenses, (iv) business and moving reimbursements, including tax gross ups and taxable mileage allowance, (v) income received in connection with any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards, (vi) all contributions made by the Company or any Designated Company for the Eligible Employees benefit under any employee benefit plan now or hereafter established (such as employer-paid 401(k) plan contributions), (vii) all stipends (such as health and wellness stipend, internet stipend and home office setup stipend), (viii) all payments by the state or other regulatory agencies, (ix) severance pay and (x) all other cash bonuses not mentioned above (such as referral bonuses, peer bonuses and sign-on bonuses). Compensation will be calculated before deduction of any income or employment tax withholdings. Compensation will include the net impact of any current-period payments/deductions to correct for prior-period payroll errors (unless the Administrator, in its sole discretion, elects to give such corrections retroactive effect for purposes of this Plan). The Administrator, in its discretion, may establish a different definition of Compensation for an Offering, which for the Section 423 Component will apply on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis. Further, the Administrator will have discretion to determine the application of this definition to Eligible Employees outside the United States.
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(l) Contributions means the payroll deductions and other additional payments that the Company may permit a Participant to make to fund the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan.
(m) Designated Company means each Affiliate, other than any Affiliate designated by the Administrator from time to time in its sole discretion as not eligible to participate in the Plan. For purposes of the 423 Component, only the Company, its Subsidiaries, and any Parent of the Company may be Designated Companies. The Administrator may assign each Designated Company to participate in the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component but not both. An Affiliate that is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes in respect of a Designated Company participating in the 423 Component will automatically be a Designated Company participating in the 423 Component. An Affiliate that is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes in respect of a Designated Company participating in the Non-423 Component may be excluded from participating in the Plan by the Administrator or may be assigned by the Administrator to an Offering within the Non-423 Component that is separate from the Offering to which the Administrator assigns the Designated Company with respect to which it is disregarded.
(n) Effective Date means the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
(o) Eligible Employee means any individual who is an employee providing services to the Company or a Designated Company. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship will be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on military leave, sick leave or other leave of absence that the Employer approves or is otherwise legally protected under Applicable Laws. Where the period of leave exceeds three months and the individuals right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by Applicable Laws or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have terminated three months and one day following the commencement of such leave or such other period specified under the Treasury Regulations. The Administrator may, in its discretion, from time to time prior to an Offering Start Date for all options to be granted on such Offering Start Date relating to an Offering, determine (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis or as otherwise permitted by Section 1.423-2 of the Treasury Regulations) that the definition of Eligible Employee will or will not include an individual if he or she (i) has not completed at least two years of service since his or her last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (ii) customarily works not more than 20 hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (iii) customarily works not more than five months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion) or (iv) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code (or such higher threshold as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion); provided, however, that the exclusion is applied with respect to each Offering in an identical manner to all highly compensated individuals of the Employer whose Eligible
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Employees are participating in that Offering. Each exclusion will be applied with respect to an Offering in a manner complying with Section 1.423-2(e) of the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) for purposes of any Offering under the 423 Component, the Administrator may determine that the definition of Eligible Employee will not include employees who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction (without regard to whether they are also citizens of the United States or resident aliens) if: (A) the grant of an option under the Plan or such Offering to a citizen or resident of the foreign jurisdiction is prohibited under the laws of such jurisdiction or (B) compliance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan or such Offering to violate the requirements of Section 423; and (2) for purposes of any Offering under the Non-423 Component, the Administrator may alter the definition of Eligible Employee in its discretion, provided that anyone included in the definition must be a Person to whom the issuance of stock may be registered on Form S-8 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(p) Employer means the employer of the applicable Eligible Employee(s).
(q) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(r) Fair Market Value means, as of any relevant date, the value of a share of Common Stock determined as follows: (i) the closing per-share sales price of the Common Stock as reported by the Applicable Exchange for such stock exchange for such date or if there were no sales on such date, on the closest preceding date on which there were sales of Common Stock; or (ii) in the event there shall be no public market for the Common Stock on such date, the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Committee.
(s) Merger Agreement means that Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 20, 2023 by and among the Company, Jacobs Solutions Inc., Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, and Amentum Joint Venture LP.
(t) New Purchase Date means a new Purchase Date if the Administrator shortens any Offering Period then in progress.
(u) Offering means an offer under the Plan of an option that may be exercised during an Offering Period as further described in Section 5 hereof. For purposes of the Plan, the Administrator may designate separate Offerings under the Plan (the terms of which need not be identical) in which Eligible Employees of one or more Employers will participate, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each Offering. To the extent permitted by Section 1.423-2(a)(1) of the Treasury Regulations, the terms of each Offering need not be identical; provided, however, that the terms of the Plan and an Offering together satisfy Sections 1.423-2(a)(2) and (a)(3) of the Treasury Regulations.
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(v) Offering Periods means each period during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan is outstanding. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Sections 5 and 20 hereof.
(w) Offering Start Date means the first day of an Offering Period.
(x) Parent means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(y) Participant means an Eligible Employee who participates in the Plan.
(z) Person means a person or group within the meaning of Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.
(aa) Plan means this Amentum Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as may be amended from time to time.
(bb) Purchase Date means the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period.
(cc) Purchase Period means the periods during an Offering Period during which shares of Common Stock may be purchased on a Participants behalf in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(dd) Purchase Price means, with respect to an Offering Period, an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value on the Offering Start Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, however, that a higher Purchase Price may be determined for any Offering Period by the Administrator subject to compliance with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision) or any other Applicable Laws or pursuant to Section 20 hereof.
(ee) Section 409A means Section 409A of the Code, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any state law equivalent.
(ff) Specified Stockholder means, individually or collectively (in any combination thereof), each of (i) Jacobs Solutions Inc., (ii) Amentum Joint Venture L.P. (Amentum JV) and (iii) each of the equityholders of Amentum JV, and in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, any of the entities identified in such clause. Each of the specified entities above (and any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, any of such specified entities) shall cease to constitute a Specified Stockholder immediately after it ceases to hold at least 5% of the shares of Common Stock then-outstanding.
(gg) Subsidiary means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
(hh) Trading Day means a day on which the Applicable Exchange is open for trading.
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(ii) Treasury Regulations means all proposed, temporary and final regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
3. Share Limitations; Certain Provisions Relating to Common Stock. (a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that will be made available for sale under the Plan shall be []1 shares of Common Stock.
(b) If any option granted under the Plan terminates without having been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not purchased under such option will remain available for issuance under the Plan.
(c) Until shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), a Participant will have only the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares of Common Stock, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to such shares of Common Stock.
4. Eligibility. (a) Generally. With respect to any Offering Period, those individuals who are Eligible Employees with respect to the Company or a Designated Company for such Offering Period on the applicable Offering Start Date will be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of Section 6 hereof.
(b) Limitations. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible Employee will be granted an option under the 423 Component of the Plan (i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company or any Affiliate and/or hold outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company or any Affiliate accrues at a rate that exceeds $25,000 worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the stock at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time, as determined in accordance with Section 423 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(c) Equal Rights and Privileges. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, each Eligible Employee granted an option under the 423 Component of the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to such option to the extent required under Section 423(b)(5) of the Code and Section 1.423-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations.
1 | To be equal to 1% of the fully diluted shares of the combined company as of immediately following the closing of the merger. |
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5. Offering Periods. (a) The Plan will be implemented by one or more Offering Periods. Offerings may be consecutive or overlapping as determined by the Administrator. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 20 hereof. The Administrator will have the power to establish the duration of the first Offering Period and change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future Offerings. No Offering Period may be more than 27 months in duration.
(b) Prior to the Offering Start Date of an Offering Period, the Administrator will establish the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that an Eligible Employee will be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period during such Offering Period.
6. Participation. An Eligible Employee may participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 4 hereof by (a) submitting to the Companys stock administration office (or its designee) a properly completed subscription agreement authorizing Contributions in the form provided by the Administrator for such purpose or (b) following an electronic or other enrollment procedure determined by the Administrator, in either case, on or before a date determined by the Administrator prior to (i) the applicable Offering Start Date as determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, or (ii) with respect to the first Offering Period, no later than 30 days following the Offering Start Date.
7. Contributions. (a) At the time a Participant enrolls in the Plan pursuant to Section 6 hereof, he or she will elect to have Contributions (in the form of payroll deductions or otherwise, to the extent permitted by the Administrator) made on each eligible pay day during the Offering Period equal to a whole percentage (and subject to any limit as may be set by the Administrator from time to time) of the Compensation that he or she receives on the pay day. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit all Participants in a specified Offering to contribute amounts to the Plan through payment by cash, check or other means set forth in the subscription agreement or otherwise made available by the Administrator prior to each Purchase Date of each Purchase Period. A Participants subscription agreement will remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 11 hereof.
(b) In the event Contributions are made in the form of payroll deductions, such payroll deductions for a Participant will commence on the first eligible pay day following the Offering Start Date and will end on the last eligible pay day on or prior to the last Purchase Date of such Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 11 hereof; provided, however, that for the first Offering Period, payroll deductions will not commence until such date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for administrative convenience, the Administrator (by announcement prior to the first affected Offering Period) may determine that contributions with respect to an eligible pay day occurring on a Purchase Date (or during a period of up to five business days prior to a Purchase Date) shall be applied instead to the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period.
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(c) All Contributions made for a Participant will be credited to his or her account under the Plan and Contributions will be made in whole percentages of his or her Compensation only. A Participant may not make any additional payments into such account.
(d) A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided under Section 11 hereof. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, during a Purchase Period, a Participant may not increase or decrease the rate of his or her Contributions. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for, or amend the nature and/or number of, Contribution rate changes that may be made by Participants during any Offering Period or Purchase Period and may establish other conditions, limitations or procedures as it deems appropriate for Plan administration.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 4(c) hereof, a Participants Contributions may be decreased by the Administrator to 0% at any time during a Purchase Period. Subject to Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 4(c) hereof, Contributions will recommence at the rate originally elected by the Participant effective as of the beginning of the first Purchase Period scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 11 hereof.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Plan, the Administrator may allow Participants to participate in the Plan via cash contributions instead of payroll deductions if (i) payroll deductions are not permitted (or the remittance of payroll deductions by a Designated Company to the Company is not feasible) under Applicable Laws, (ii) the Administrator determines that cash contributions are permissible under Section 423 of the Code or (iii) the Participants are participating in the Non-423 Component.
(g) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of (or any other time that a taxable event related to the Plan occurs), the Participant must make adequate provision for the Companys or Employers federal, state, local or any other tax liability payable to any authority including taxes imposed by jurisdictions outside of the U.S., national insurance, social security or other tax withholding or payment on account obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock (or any other time that a taxable event related to the Plan occurs). At any time, the Company or the Employer may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the Participants compensation the amount necessary for the Company or the Employer to satisfy applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or the Employer any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Eligible Employee. In addition, the Company or the Employer may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the proceeds of the sale of Common Stock or utilize any other method of withholding the Company deems appropriate (such as requiring a market sale of shares received under the Plan).
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8. Grant of Option. On the Offering Start Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period will be granted an option to purchase on each Purchase Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Eligible Employees Contributions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the Eligible Employees account as of the Purchase Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that such purchase will be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3, 4(c), 5(b) and 6 hereof. The Eligible Employee may accept the grant of such option by electing to participate in the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 6 hereof. Exercise of the option will occur as provided in Section 9 hereof, unless the Participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 11 hereof. The option will expire on the last day of the Offering Period.
9. Exercise of Option. (a) Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 11 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be exercised automatically on each Purchase Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to the option will be purchased for such Participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated Contributions from his or her account. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be purchased, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. Any Contributions accumulated in a Participants account at the end of an Offering Period that are not sufficient to purchase a full share will either, as the Administrator shall determine, (i) be refunded to the Participant promptly following the end of such Offering Period, or (ii) be retained in the Participants account for the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the Participant as provided in Section 11 hereof. During a Participants lifetime, a Participants option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.
(b) If the Administrator determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide that the Company will make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Purchase Date in as uniform a manner as will be practicable and as it will determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Purchase Date, and either (i) continue all Offering Periods then in effect or (ii) terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20 hereof.
10. Delivery. As soon as reasonably practicable after each Purchase Date on which a purchase of shares of Common Stock occurs, the Company will arrange the delivery to each Participant (or, if required by Applicable Laws, to the Participant and his or her spouse) of the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option in a form determined by the Administrator (in its sole discretion) and pursuant to rules established by the Administrator. The Company may permit or require that shares be deposited directly with a broker designated by the Company or to a designated agent of the Company, and the Company may utilize electronic or automated methods of share transfer. The Company may require that shares be retained with such broker or agent for a designated period of time and/or may establish other procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying or other dispositions of such shares. No Participant will have any voting, dividend, or other stockholder rights with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to any option granted under the Plan until such shares have been purchased and delivered to the Participant as provided in this Section 10.
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11. Withdrawal. (a) A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all the Contributions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option under the Plan at any time by (i) submitting to the Companys stock administration office (or its designee) a written notice of withdrawal in the form determined by the Administrator for such purpose or (ii) following an electronic or other withdrawal procedure determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may establish a reasonable deadline (such as two weeks prior to the Purchase Date) by which time withdrawals must be submitted in order for the Participant to avoid automatic exercise of his or her option on the Purchase Date (unless the Administrator in its sole discretion elects to process the withdrawal more quickly or as may be required by Applicable Laws). All of the Participants Contributions credited to his or her account and not applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be paid to such Participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such Participants option for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further Contributions for the purchase of shares will be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, Contributions will not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period, unless the Participant re-enrolls in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof.
(b) A Participants withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect on his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods that commence after the termination of the Purchase Period from which the Participant withdraws.
12. Termination and Transfer of Employment. (a) Upon a Participants ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, for any reason (including by reason of the Participants Employer ceasing to be a Designated Company or by reason of Participants transfer of employment to an Affiliate that is not a Designated Company), he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the Contributions credited to such Participants account during the Offering Period but not yet used to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan will be returned to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and such Participants option will be automatically terminated.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, a Participant whose employment transfers between entities through a termination with an immediate rehire (with no break in service) by the Company or a Designated Company will not be treated as terminated under the Plan; provided, however, that if a Participant transfers from an Offering under the 423 Component to the Non-423 Component, the exercise of the option will be qualified under the 423 Component only to the extent it complies with Section 423 of the Code, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator. If a Participant transfers from an Offering under the Non-423 Component to an Offering under the 423 Component, the exercise of the option will remain non-qualified under the Non-423 Component. The Administrator may establish additional or different rules governing employment transfers.
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13. Interest. No interest will accrue on the Contributions of a participant in the Plan, except as may be required by Applicable Laws, as determined by the Company, and if so required by the laws of a particular jurisdiction, will apply to all Participants in the relevant Offering under the 423 Component.
14. Administration. (a) The Plan will be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee will be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws. Nothing in such appointment shall preclude the Board from itself taking any administrative action set forth herein, except where such action is required by Applicable Laws to be taken by a Committee. The Administrator will have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to delegate administrative duties to any of the Companys employees, to designate separate Offerings under the Plan, to designate Affiliates as participating in the 423 Component or Non-423 Component, to determine eligibility, to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan and to establish such procedures that it deems necessary for the administration of the Plan (including, without limitation, to adopt such rules, procedures, sub-plans and appendices to the subscription agreement as are necessary or appropriate to permit the participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the U.S., the terms of which rules, procedures, sub-plans and appendices may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 3(a) hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such rules, procedures, sub-plans and appendices, the provisions of this Plan will govern the operation of such rules, procedures, sub-plans or appendices). Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the Eligible Employees eligible to participate in each sub-plan will participate in a separate Offering or in the Non-423 Component. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of Contributions, making of Contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions and, further, including making any adjustments to correctly reflect a Participants elected percentage of payroll deductions or other payments), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold Contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates that vary with applicable local requirements. The Administrator also is authorized to determine that, with respect to the 423 Component, to the extent permitted by Section 1.423-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations, the terms of an option granted under the Plan or an Offering to citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction will be less favorable than the terms of options granted under the Plan or the same Offering to employees resident solely in the U.S. Every finding, decision, and determination made by the Administrator will, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.
(b) The Administrator may delegate, on such terms and conditions as it determines in its sole and plenary discretion, to (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or (ii) one or more other senior officers of the Company, in each case, any or all of its authority under the Plan and all necessary and appropriate decisions and determinations with respect thereto.
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15. Designation of Beneficiary. (a) If permitted by the Administrator and subject to Applicable Laws, a Participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares of Common Stock and cash, if any, from the Participants account under the Plan in the event of such Participants death subsequent to a Purchase Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, if permitted by the Administrator, a Participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participants account under the Plan in the event of such Participants death prior to exercise of the option. If a Participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent will be required for such designation to be effective.
(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any time by notice in a form determined by the Administrator. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Participants death, the Company will deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.
(c) All beneficiary designations will be in such form and manner as the Administrator may designate from time to time. Notwithstanding Sections 15(a) and (b) hereof, the Company and/or the Administrator may decide not to permit such designations by Participants in non-U.S. jurisdictions to the extent permitted by Section 1.423-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations.
16. Transferability. Neither Contributions credited to a Participants account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the Participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition will be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 11 hereof.
17. Use of Funds. The Company may use all Contributions received or held by it under the Plan for any corporate purpose, and the Company will not be obligated to segregate such Contributions except under Offerings or for Participants in the Non-423 Component for which Applicable Laws require that Contributions to the Plan by Participants be segregated from the Companys general corporate funds and/or deposited with an independent third party. Until shares of Common Stock are issued, Participants will have only the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares.
18. Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each Participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Eligible Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of Contributions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.
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19. Adjustments, Dissolution, Liquidation, or Change of Control. (a) Adjustments. In the event of any extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock, the Administrator, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, shall, in such manner as it shall deem equitable, adjust the number of shares and class of Common Stock that may be delivered under the Plan, the Purchase Price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan that has not yet been exercised, and the numerical limits of Section 3 hereof and established pursuant to Sections 5(b) and 8 hereof.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event a proposed dissolution or liquidation, Change of Control or other similar transaction of the Company receives all requisite approvals under Applicable Laws, any Offering Period then in progress will be shortened by setting a New Purchase Date, and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, Change of Control or other similar transaction, as applicable, unless provided otherwise by the Administrator. The New Purchase Date will be before the date of the Companys proposed dissolution or liquidation, Change of Control or other similar transaction, as applicable. The Administrator will notify each Participant in writing or electronically, prior to the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date for the Participants option has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that the Participants option will be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 11 hereof.
20. Amendment or Termination. (a) The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the Administrator, in its discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods and their related Purchase Dates either immediately (without options being exercised) or upon completion of the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the next Purchase Date (which may be sooner than originally scheduled, if determined by the Administrator in its discretion), or may elect to permit Offering Periods to expire in accordance with their terms (and subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19 hereof). If the Offering Periods are terminated prior to expiration, all amounts then credited to Participants accounts that have not been used to purchase shares of Common Stock will be returned to the Participants (without interest thereon, except as otherwise required under Applicable Laws, as further set forth in Section 13 hereof) as soon as administratively practicable.
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(b) Without stockholder consent and without limiting Section 14(a) or Section 20(a) hereof, the Administrator will be entitled to change the Offering Periods or Purchase Periods, designate separate Offerings, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit Contributions in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Companys processing of properly completed Contribution elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with Contribution amounts, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion are advisable provided that they are consistent with the Plan.
(c) In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify, amend or terminate the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:
(i) amending the Plan to conform with the safe harbor definition under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto), including with respect to an Offering Period underway at the time;
(ii) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period or Purchase Period, including an Offering Period or Purchase Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;
(iii) shortening any Offering Period or Purchase Period by setting a New Purchase Date, including an Offering Period or Purchase Period underway at the time of the Administrator action;
(iv) reducing the maximum percentage of Compensation a Participant may elect to set aside as Contributions; and
(v) reducing the maximum number of shares of Common Stock a Participant may purchase during any Offering Period or Purchase Period.
Such modifications or amendments will not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Participants.
21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan will be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form and manner specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. (a) Shares of Common Stock will not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto will comply with all Applicable Law, and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
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(b) As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.
23. Section 409A. Options granted under the 423 Component of the Plan are exempt from the application of Section 409A and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so be exempt from Section 409A. Options granted under the Non-423 Component to U.S. taxpayers are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A under the short-term deferral exception or compliant with Section 409A and any ambiguities will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. In furtherance of the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if the Administrator determines that an option granted under the Plan may be subject to Section 409A or that any provision in the Plan would cause an option under the Plan to be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator may amend the terms of the Plan and/or of an outstanding option granted under the Plan, or take such other action the Administrator determines is necessary or appropriate, in each case, without the Participants consent, to exempt any outstanding option or future option that may be granted under the Plan from or to allow any such options to comply with Section 409A, but only to the extent any such amendments or action by the Administrator would not violate Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant will be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on such Participant or for such Participants account in connection with options under the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates will have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Participant harmless from any or all such taxes or penalties. The Company makes no representation that the options under the Plan are compliant with Section 409A.
24. Term of Plan. The Plan was approved by the Companys stockholders on [], and was adopted and became effective on the Effective Date. The Plan will remain in effect for a term of 10 years, unless terminated earlier under Section 20 hereof.
25. Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
26. Severability. If any provision of the Plan is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person, or would disqualify the Plan under any law deemed applicable by the Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the Applicable Laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Administrator, materially altering the intent of the Plan, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction or Person and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
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27. No Right to Continued Employment. Participation in the Plan by a Participant will not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may dismiss a Participant from employment at any time, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise required pursuant to Applicable Laws.
28. Compliance with Applicable Laws. The terms of this Plan are intended to comply with all Applicable Laws and will be construed accordingly.
29. Headings and Construction. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in the Plan, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words but not limited to, and the word or shall not be deemed to be exclusive. Pronouns and other words of gender shall be read as gender-neutral. Words importing the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. For the avoidance of doubt, where a term of the Plan is required by Section 423 of the Code, such term need not apply to the Non-423 Component of the Plan as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.
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Exhibit 10.8
FORM OF
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.
2024 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. | Purpose. |
The purpose of the Amentum Holdings, Inc. 2024 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), is to advance the long-term objectives of Amazon Holdco Inc. (the Company) and its Related Companies (as defined in Paragraph 2) by encouraging and enabling the acquisition of a financial interest in the Company by employees, non-employee directors, independent contractors and consultants of the Company and its Related Companies. In addition, the Plan is intended to attract and retain such persons, and to align and strengthen their interests with those of the Companys shareholders. Following the consummation of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), all references in the Plan to Amazon Holdco Inc. will be deemed to be references to Amentum Holdings, Inc.
2. | Definitions. |
The following terms, when used in this Plan, shall have the meanings set forth in this Paragraph 2.
Affiliate means any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, a reference entity.
Award means any award of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Incentive Bonus or Other Stock Award granted pursuant to the Plan.
Award Agreement means any agreement, contract document or other instrument evidencing an Award.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Cause means (unless otherwise expressly provided in an award agreement or another applicable contract or plan, including an employment agreement or severance plan) the Recipients termination of employment or other services, as applicable, with the Company and all Related Companies following the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (a) the Recipient willfully violates any law, rule or regulation in connection with the performance of his or her duties (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (b) the Recipient willfully and continually fails to substantially perform the Recipients duties with the Company or any Related Company after written notification by the Company or any such Related Company; (c) the Recipient willfully engages in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or any Related Company, monetarily or otherwise; (d) the Recipient commits an act of gross misconduct in connection with the performance of the Recipients duties or services to the Company or any Related Company; (e) the Recipients material violation of the Companys code of conduct or any employment practices or written policies of the Company or any Related Company; (f) the Recipient materially breaches any employment, confidentiality, restrictive covenant or other similar agreement between the Company or any Related Company and the Recipient; (g) the Recipient breaches any fiduciary
duties owed by the Recipient to the Company or any of the Related Companies; or (h) the Recipient fails to cooperate in good faith with a governmental or internal investigation of the Company, any Related Company or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, if the Company has requested the Recipients cooperation.
Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) | a single transaction or series of related transactions in which a Person (other than any employee benefit plan of the Company or a Related Company, or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a Related Company) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the Companys then-outstanding voting securities (Voting Securities), excluding any acquisition of Voting Securities directly from the Company; |
(b) | a single transaction or series of related transactions in which the Company, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to another Person other than a Related Company (a Sale); |
(c) | at any time during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date) individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors (the Incumbent Directors) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided, however, that, any individual becoming a member of the Board of Directors subsequent to the first day of such period whose election, or nomination for election, by the Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall be considered as though such individual were an Incumbent Director, but excluding, for purposes of this proviso, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of, or in connection with, an actual or threatened proxy contest with respect to the election or removal of members of the Board of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person or Persons (whether or not acting in concert) other than the Board of Directors; |
(d) | a merger, reorganization, consolidation or similar form of business transaction directly involving the Company, indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries or, only if Voting Securities are issued or issuable, involving a Subsidiary (a Reorganization); or |
(e) | the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change in Control will not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of (i) the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions constituting a Reorganization or Sale (including a transaction or series of transactions described in clause (a)) immediately following which the Companys stockholders immediately prior to the transaction or series of transactions beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities, in substantially the same proportionate ownership and voting power as their ownership, immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale, of the outstanding Voting Securities, in an entity that owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such Reorganization or Sale (excluding, for such purposes, any outstanding voting securities of such entity that such beneficial owners hold immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization or Sale as a result of their ownership, prior to such consummation, of voting securities of any corporation or other entity involved in or forming part of such Reorganization or Sale other than the Company), (ii) any acquisition of additional securities of the Company or voting power with respect to the Common Stock by any or some combination of the Specified Stockholders, (iii) any acquisition or disposition of shares of Common Stock by the Specified Stockholders or change in the total voting power of the Common Stock held by the Specified Stockholders as a result of any change in the voting power of the holders of Common Stock, including solely as a result of any decrease in the total number of shares of Common Stock, as applicable, outstanding or (iv) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or any committee appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Companys Bylaws from among its members for the purpose of administering the Plan.
Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.
Disabled or Disability means the Recipient meets the definition of disabled under the terms of the long-term disability plan of the Company or Related Company by which the Recipient is employed or to which the Recipient primarily provides services to, in effect on the date in question, whether or not the Recipient is covered by such plan.
Distribution means the distribution by Jacobs Solutions Inc. to its shareholders of at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Dividend Equivalent Right means a dollar amount equal to the per-Share cash dividend paid by the Company.
Effective Date means the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
Eligible Individual means any current or future Non-Employee Director, Employee or any independent contractor or consultant of the Company or a Related Company.
Employee means an employee of the Company or a Related Company.
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Employee Matters Agreement means the Employee Matters Agreement, by and among Jacobs Solutions Inc., the Company and Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, dated as of November 20, 2023, as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date means the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.
Fair Market Value means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the closing price of one Share as reported in the composite transactions report of the U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, and if such exchange is not open that day, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by reference to the closing price of the Common Stock for the immediately preceding trading day.
Good Reason means (unless otherwise expressly provided in an award agreement or another applicable contract or plan, including an employment agreement or severance plan), with respect to Employees only, without the Employees consent (a) a material reduction in the duties or responsibilities of the Employee from those in effect immediately prior to such change; (b) a material reduction in the Employees base salary; (c) a change in the geographic location of the Employees primary work facility or location by more than 50 miles from its current primary location other than travel reasonably required in the performance of the Employees responsibilities, provided such relocation also increases the Employees commute by at least 25 miles; or (d) a material breach by the Employees employer of any employment agreement between the Company or any Related Company and the Employee.
Incentive Bonus means a bonus award pursuant to which a Recipient may become entitled to receive cash payments based on satisfaction of such performance criteria as are specified in the applicable Award Agreement or subplan(s).
ISO means an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code that is granted with respect to Shares.
Majority-Owned Related Company means a Related Company in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting stock on the date an Award is granted or awarded.
Merger Agreement means that Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 20, 2023 by and among the Company, Jacobs Solutions Inc., Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, and Amentum Joint Venture LP.
Non-Employee Director means a member of the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company or any Related Company.
NQSO means a stock option granted with respect to Shares that does not constitute an ISO.
Options means ISOs and NQSOs.
Other Stock Award means an Award that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based upon, Shares.
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Performance Criteria is defined in Paragraph 11(b).
Person means a person or group within the meaning of Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.
Qualifying Termination means a termination of a Recipients services with the Company and all Related Companies (a) by the Company and the Related Companies for any reason other than (i) Cause, (ii) death or (iii) Disability or (b) in the case of an Employee only, by the Employee for Good Reason.
Recipient means an Eligible Individual who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
Related Company or Related Companies means (a) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company and (b) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case, as determined by the Committee.
Restricted Stock means a Share that is subject to certain transfer restrictions, forfeiture provisions and/or other terms and conditions specified herein and in the applicable Award Agreement.
Restricted Stock Unit or RSU means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Shares, cash, other securities or other property, subject to satisfaction of the applicable vesting conditions, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.
Retirement means the termination of a Recipients services with the Company and all Related Companies by reason of a Recipient having attained the age of 65 and completed a total of five or more consecutive years of services with the Company and the Related Companies.
Section 409A means Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
Shares means the shares of Common Stock.
Specified Converted Award means equity or equity-based awards originally granted under the long-term incentive plans of Jacobs Solutions Inc. that were converted into Awards with respect to Shares pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement.
Specified Stockholder means, individually or collectively (in any combination thereof), each of (i) Jacobs Solutions Inc. and its Affiliates, (ii) Amentum Joint Venture L.P. (Amentum JV) and (iii) each of the equityholders of Amentum JV and each of their Affiliates. Each of the specified entities above (and its Affiliates) shall cease to constitute a Specified Stockholder immediately after it ceases to hold at least 5% of the Shares then-outstanding.
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Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Shares, cash, other securities, other Awards or other property equal in value to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value per Share over the exercise price per Share of the SAR in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.
Subsidiary means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, possesses 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of its stock.
Substitute Award means any Award granted or Shares issued by the Company (a) in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any Related Company or with which the Company or any Related Company combines or (b) pursuant to any Specified Converted Award.
Treasury Regulations means the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Treasury Department, as amended.
3. | Eligibility; Award Agreements. |
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Company may, from time to time, select the Eligible Individuals to whom Awards shall be granted. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall either be in writing in a form approved by the Committee and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or an electronic notice in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system; in each case and if required by the Committee, the Award Agreement shall be executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the Recipient in such form and manner as the Committee may require. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Bonuses may be payable under subplans and shall be granted as specified therein (which may or may not require an Award Agreement), at the discretion of the Committee. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award established by the Committee and consistent with the provisions of the Plan. The terms of the Awards and the Award Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Recipient. A Recipient may hold more than one Award at the same time.
4. | Administration. |
(a) | The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Any power of the Committee may also be exercised the Board of Directors, except to the extent that the grant or exercise of such authority would cause any Award or transaction to become subject to (or lose an exemption under) the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board of Directors conflicts with actions taken by the Committee, the action of the Board of Directors shall control. |
(b) | The Committee shall have sole and plenary authority to administer the Plan, including the authority to: (i) determine the Eligible Individuals to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards will be granted; (ii) determine all terms and conditions of Awards; (iii) determine the level of achievement of performance goals applicable to Awards under the Plan, including by exercising positive or negative discretion when measuring the actual level of achievement of such goals; (iv) |
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establish rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules governing the Committees own operations; (v) appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (vi) interpret, correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement, including inconsistencies between the Plan and any Award Agreement; (vii) subject to Paragraph 18 of the Plan, amend the Plan, including, without limitation, to reflect changes in applicable law; and (vii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan, including addressing unanticipated events (including any temporary closure of the stock exchange on which the Company is listed, disruption of communications or natural catastrophe). |
(c) | Except as provided in Paragraph 18, each determination, designation, interpretation or other action made or taken by the Committee under or with respect to the Plan or any Award, including interpretations of the Plan and the specific conditions and provisions of the Awards, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons including, but without limitation, the Company, the Related Companies, Eligible Individuals and their beneficiaries, the stockholders of the Company and the respective successors in interest of any of the foregoing. |
(d) | To the extent not prohibited by law, the Committee may delegate its authority hereunder to one or more of its members or other persons (each, an Authorized Party), except that no such delegation to other persons shall be permitted with respect to Awards to Eligible Individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Any Authorized Party to whom the Committee delegates its authority pursuant to this Section 4(d) shall not be permitted to use such authority to grant Awards to itself. |
(e) | The Committee may designate the Secretary of the Company or any other Company employee to assist the Committee in the administration of the Plan, and may grant authority to such persons to execute Award Agreements or other documents entered into under the Plan on behalf of the Committee or the Company. |
(f) | The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Board of Directors, the Committee and other persons who are acting upon the authorization and direction of the Board of Directors or the Committee (the Covered Persons), from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act or omission in connection with the performance of such persons duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan, other than such liabilities, costs and expenses as may result from the bad faith, willful misconduct or criminal acts of such persons. |
5. | Shares and Share Counting. |
(a) | The Common Stock to be issued, transferred and/or sold under the Plan shall be made available from authorized and unissued Shares, from the Companys treasury shares or Shares acquired on the open market. |
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(b) | Subject to adjustment as provided in this Paragraph and Paragraph 17, the total number of Shares that may be issued or transferred under the Plan pursuant to Awards may not exceed []1 Shares (the Share Limit). In the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from an Award are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then the Shares so withheld shall again be available for Awards under the Plan. Any Awards that are forfeited (including any Shares of Restricted Stock repurchased by the Company at the same price paid by the Recipient so that such Shares are returned to the Company), expire or are settled for cash (in whole or in part), to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement will be available for future grants of Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for issuance or transfer under this Paragraph 5(b): (i) Shares tendered by the Recipient in payment of the purchase price of an Option, (ii) Shares subject to a SAR (that is, each SAR that is exercised shall reduce the number of Shares available by one Share), other than Shares that are withheld by the Company to satisfy withholding tax liabilities, as provided for above, and (iii) Shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. |
(c) | Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Share Limit or the Shares authorized for grant to an Eligible Individual in any fiscal year. |
(d) | In the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Majority-Owned Related Company or with which the Company or any Majority-Owned Related Company combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other formula used in such transaction to determine the consideration payable to the holders of the type of shares available under such plan) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Share Limit; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not eligible to participate in the Plan prior to such acquisition or combination. |
1 | To be equal to 7% of the fully diluted shares of the combined company as of immediately following the closing of the merger. |
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6. | Options. |
(a) | Grant. Options may be granted hereunder to Eligible Individuals either alone or in addition to other Awards. Any Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable. No dividends or Dividend Equivalents Rights shall be paid or accrued on Options. |
(b) | Option Price. The option price per each Share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of such Option, unless the Option was granted as a Substitute Award; provided, however, that in the case of an ISO granted to a Recipient who, at the time of the grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, the option price per Share shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant. |
(c) | Duration of Options. The duration of an Option shall be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall the duration exceed ten years from the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that the term of the Option shall not exceed five years from the date the Option is granted in the case of an ISO granted to a Recipient who, at the time of the grant, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option (i) the exercise of the Option, other than an ISO, is prohibited by applicable law or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by certain Recipients due to a black-out period pursuant to Company policy or a lock-up agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term shall be extended for a period of 30 days following the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement. |
(d) | ISOs. With respect to each grant of an Option to an Employee, the Committee may determine that such Option shall be an ISO, and, upon determining that an Option shall be an ISO, shall designate it as such in the written instrument evidencing such Option. Each written instrument evidencing an ISO shall contain all terms and conditions required by Section 422 of the Code. If the written instrument evidencing an Option does not contain a designation that it is an ISO, it shall not be an ISO. The Employee to whom an ISO is granted must be eligible to receive an ISO pursuant to Section 422 of the Code. Solely for purposes of determining whether Shares are available for the grant of ISOs under the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to ISOs granted under the Plan shall be [] Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 18. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined in each instance on the date on which an ISO is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which ISOs are first exercisable by any Employee in any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000 for such Employee. |
(e) | Exercise of Options. The Award Agreement shall specify when Options vest and become exercisable. An Option may not be exercised in a manner that will result in fractional Shares being issued. |
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(i) | Vested Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised by the Recipient (or by a legal representative, to the extent provided in an Award Agreement) as to all or part of the Shares covered thereby, by giving notice of exercise to the Company or its designated agent, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased. The notice of exercise shall be in such form, made in such manner, and shall comply with such other requirements consistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee may prescribe from time to time. |
(ii) | Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, full payment of such purchase price shall be made at the time of exercise. Payment shall be made in cash or cash equivalents (including certified check or bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds) or, if authorized by the Committee, in Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the aggregate Option exercise price in respect of the Shares subject to such exercise, including by an irrevocable commitment by a broker to pay over such amount from a sale of the Shares issuable under the Option, the delivery of previously owned Shares or the withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable upon such exercise, through any other method that may be specified by the Committee (including same-day sales through a broker) or any combination of any of the foregoing. The notice of exercise shall be delivered to the Company at its principal business office or such other office as the Committee may from time to time direct, and shall be in such form, containing such further provisions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may from time to time prescribe. |
7. | Stock Appreciation Rights. |
(a) | Grant. The Committee may grant SARs in tandem with all or part of any Award (including Options) or at any subsequent time during the term of such Award, or without regard to any other Award, in each case upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish. No dividends or Dividend Equivalents Rights shall be paid or accrued on SARs. |
(b) | Grant Price and Duration. A SAR shall have a grant price per Share of not less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant, unless the SAR was granted as a Substitute Award or, if applicable, on the date of grant of an Option with respect to a SAR granted in tandem with the Option (subject to the requirements of Section 409A), and subject to adjustments provided in Paragraph 18. A SAR shall have a term not greater than ten years. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that on the last business day of the term of a SAR (i) the exercise of the SAR is prohibited by applicable law or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by certain employees or directors of the Company due to a black-out period of a Company policy or a lock-up agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term shall be extended for a period of 30 days following the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement.
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(c) | Exercise. An Award Agreement covering a SAR shall provide when the SAR vests and becomes exercisable. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the holder shall have the right to receive the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise (or such amount less than such Fair Market Value as the Committee shall so determine at any time during a specified period before the date of exercise) over (ii) the grant price of the SAR. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether payment shall be made in cash or Shares, or any combination thereof. |
8. | Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. |
(a) | Grants. Awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Eligible Individuals either alone or in addition to other Awards (a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, respectively). |
Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be equal to one Share and shall, subject to satisfaction of any vesting and/or other terms and conditions, entitle a Recipient to the issuance of one Share (or such equivalent value in cash) in settlement of the Award. The Committee may establish procedures pursuant to which the payment of any Restricted Stock Award and/or Restricted Stock Unit Award may be deferred.
(b) | Conditions and Restrictions. Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be subject to time-based and/or performance-based vesting conditions. In the case of performance-based Awards, the performance goals to be achieved for each performance period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon the Performance Criteria or such other criteria as determined by the Committee in its discretion. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed upon Restricted Stock Awards, the Committee may require the Recipient to enter into an escrow agreement providing that the certificates representing such Restricted Stock Awards shall remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder until any or all of the conditions and restrictions imposed pursuant to the Plan expire or shall have been removed. |
(c) | Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, beginning on the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award and subject to execution of the Award Agreement, the Recipient shall become a shareholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote such Shares and the right to receive dividends and other distributions made with respect to such Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period of restriction, dividends, or other distributions that relate to a Restricted Stock Award subject to time-based or performance-based vesting criteria will be subject to the same time-based or performance-based criteria as the underlying Award and will not be distributed unless and until the underlying Award vests, and a Recipient will not be entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions that related to any Restricted Stock that is forfeited prior to vesting. |
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(d) | Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units. A Recipient who holds a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall only have those rights specifically provided for in the Award Agreement; provided, however, in no event shall the Recipient have voting rights with respect to such Award. With respect to Restricted Stock Units that vest solely based on the passage of time (Time-Based RSUs), unless the relevant Award Agreement provides otherwise, each Time-Based RSU shall entitle the Recipient to a Dividend Equivalent Right, to the extent the Company pays a cash dividend with respect to the Shares while the Time-Based RSU remains outstanding. With respect to Restricted Stock Units that vest subject to performance-based criteria (PSUs), each PSU shall entitle the Recipient to a Dividend Equivalent Right solely to the extent specifically provided for in the applicable Award Agreement. Any Dividend Equivalent Right will be subject to the same vesting, payment, and other terms and conditions as the Time-Based RSU or PSU to which it relates, and will not be paid unless and until the Time-Based RSU or PSU vests. Any Dividend Equivalent Right that vests will be paid in cash at the same time the Share underlying the Time-Based RSU or PSU to which it relates is delivered to the Recipient. A Recipient will not be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to any Time-Based RSU or PSU that, as of the record date for the relevant dividend, is no longer outstanding for any reason (e.g., because it has been settled in Shares or it has been terminated), and a Recipient will not be entitled to any payment for Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to any Time-Based RSU or PSU that terminates without vesting. |
(e) | Issuance of Shares. Any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate(s), which certificate(s) shall be held by the Company. Such book-entry registration or certificate shall be registered in the name of the Recipient and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Award. |
9. | Other Stock Awards. |
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, other forms of awards based on Shares, in whole or in part, including fully vested Shares, may be granted to Eligible Individuals either alone or in addition to other Awards. The Committee shall determine the Eligible Individuals to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards shall be granted, the number of Shares to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock Awards and the manner in which such Other Stock Awards shall be settled.
10. | Incentive Bonus Awards. |
(a) | Grants. Awards of Incentive Bonuses may be granted hereunder to Eligible Individuals either alone or in addition to other Awards. Incentive Bonuses payable hereunder may be pursuant to one or more subplans or programs. |
(b) | Payment. Each Incentive Bonus will confer upon the Recipient the opportunity to earn a future cash payment, the amount of which shall be based on the achievement of one or more objectively-determined performance goals or criteria established for a performance period determined by the Committee. |
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(c) | Performance Goals. The Committee shall establish the performance goals or criteria on which each Incentive Bonus shall be based, including, but not limited to, any Performance Criteria. The Committee shall also affirmatively determine at the end of each performance period the level of achievement of any such performance goals or criteria that shall determine the target and maximum amount payable under an Incentive Bonus, which criteria may be based on financial performance and/or personal performance evaluations. |
11. | Performance-Based Awards. |
(a) | General. The Committee may specify that an Award or a portion of an Award shall be based, in whole or in part, on one or more Performance Criteria selected by the Committee and specified at the time the Award is granted. The Committee shall determine the extent to which any Performance Criteria has been satisfied, and the amount payable pursuant to the Award, prior to payment, settlement or vesting. |
(b) | Performance Criteria. For purposes of this Plan, the term Performance Criteria may include, but shall not be limited to, any one or more of the following performance criteria, or derivations of such performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole, or to a business unit or group of business units, or Related Company, measured either annually, at a point in time during a performance period, or as an average of values determined at various points of time during a performance period, or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years (or periods) results or to a designated comparison group, or as a change in values during or between performance periods, in each case as specified by the Committee: (i) revenues; (ii) earnings from operations, earnings before or after income taxes, earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, or earnings before extraordinary or special items, earnings before income taxes and any provision for Incentive Bonuses; (iii) net earnings or net earnings per common share (basic or diluted); (iv) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on invested capital, or return on beginning, ending or average equity; (v) cash flow, cash flow from operations, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (vi) interest expense after taxes; (vii) economic value added or created; (viii) operating margin or profit margin; (ix) stock price or total shareholder return; (x) average cash balance, net cash or cash position; and (xi) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified development, strategic partnering, licensing, research and development, market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, management of employment practices and employee benefits, supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates or joint ventures. The Committee, without |
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limitation, (A) may appropriately adjust any measurement of performance under a Performance Criteria to eliminate the effects of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, unusual or nonrecurring or extraordinary items and all items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principle all as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, as well as the cumulative effect of accounting changes, in each case as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or identified in the Companys financial statements or notes to the financial statements, and (B) may appropriately adjust any measurement of performance under a Performance Criteria to exclude the effects of any of the following events that occurs during a performance period, including: (1) asset write-downs; (2) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (3) changes in tax law or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; (4) reorganization and restructuring programs; (5) payments made or due under this Plan or any other compensation arrangement maintained by the Company or any Related Company; (6) acquisitions or divestitures; (7) events not directly related to the operations of the Company or any Related Company; (8) events that have occurred that are outside of the control of the Company and management, including certain business disruptions; (9) changes in the Companys fiscal year; (10) refinancings, unbudgeted capex or the issuance or repurchase of securities; or (11) any other event or occurrence that the Committee determines does not adequately reflect the performance of the Company and the Related Companies. |
12. | Minimum Vesting Period. |
All Awards shall be subject to a minimum vesting schedule of at least 12 months following the date of grant of the Award, subject to accelerated vesting in the Committees discretion in the event of the death, Disability, Retirement or Qualifying Termination of the Recipient or a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions in the preceding sentence shall not be applicable to (a) grants of up to 5% of the number of Shares available for Awards on the effective date of the Plan or (b) any Specified Converted Awards. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the vesting restrictions and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate, subject to the minimum vesting period requirements in the prior sentence.
13. | Director Compensation Limit. |
No Eligible Individual who is a Non-Employee Director shall, in such individuals capacity as a Non-Employee Director, be paid or granted, in any single fiscal year, cash compensation and equity awards (including any Awards) with an aggregate value greater than $[750,000] (calculating the value of any Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for the Companys financial reporting purposes). The Committee may make exceptions to increase such limit to $[1,000,000] for an individual Non-Employee Director in extraordinary circumstances, such as where a Non-Employee Director serves as the non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors or lead independent director or as a member of a special litigation or transactions committee of the Board of Directors, as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion; provided that the Non- Employee Director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation involving such Non-Employee Director.
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14. | Termination of Employment and Change in Control. |
(a) | Termination of Employment. Except as may otherwise be set forth in an Award Agreement, individual employment agreement between a Recipient and the Company or a Related Company or a severance or other plan adopted by the Company or a Related Company pertaining to a Recipient, Schedule A and Schedule B, attached hereto, establish the effects of a Recipients termination of employment and other changes of employment or employer status with respect to outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock Awards, and such Schedules are hereby incorporated by reference. The Committee may approve Awards containing terms and conditions different from, or in addition to, those set forth in Schedule A and Schedule B. The effects of a termination of employment or other change of employment or employer status with respect to Incentive Bonuses shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In the case of leaves of absence, Recipients will not be deemed to have terminated service unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. |
(b) | Change in Control Assumption. Except as may otherwise be set forth in an Award Agreement, individual employment agreement between a Recipient and the Company or a Related Company or a severance or other plan adopted by the Company or a Related Company pertaining to a Recipient, in the event of a Change in Control, if the successor company assumes or substitutes for an outstanding Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and continues the Award), then such Award shall be continued in accordance with its applicable terms and vesting shall not be accelerated as described in Section 14(c) hereof. For the purposes of this Section 14(b), an Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the transaction constituting a Change in Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction or solely common stock of the successor company or cash or a combination thereof, in each case, substantially equal in value (determined as of the date of the Change in Control) to the per Share consideration received by holders of Shares in the transaction constituting a Change in Control. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. |
(c) | Change in Control No Assumption. In the event of a Change in Control, unless provision is made in connection with the Change in Control for the assumption, substitution or continuation of an outstanding Award in accordance with Section 14(b) hereof, then the vesting of such Award shall accelerate and all restrictions shall lapse as of immediately prior to the Change in Control, and (i) in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, such Award shall be exercisable as of |
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immediately prior to such Change in Control, or (ii) in the case of an Award other than an Option or a SAR, such Award shall be settled or otherwise paid to the applicable Recipient as soon as practicable following such vesting (but in no event later than 60 days following such vesting). For purposes of determining vesting and payment under this Section 14(c), all performance criteria shall be deemed achieved at the greater of (A) target levels of achievement and (B) actual levels of achievement determined by the Committee in its sole discretion as of the date of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 14(c), unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, if any amount payable pursuant to an Award constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A, then to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, such Award (and any other Awards that constitute deferred compensation that vested prior to the date of such Change in Control but are outstanding as of such date) shall vest and cease to be forfeitable but shall not be settled until the earliest permissible payment event under Section 409A on or following such Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, (x) each Option and SAR outstanding shall terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Recipient, and such Recipient shall receive, with respect to each Share subject to such Option or SAR, an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value (as determined by the Committee, in its discretion, in a manner that complies with Section 409A) of such Share immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control over the exercise price, as applicable; such amount to be payable in cash, in one or more kinds of stock or property (including the stock or property, if any, payable in the transaction) or in a combination thereof, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine and (y) each Option and SAR outstanding at such time with an exercise price per Share that exceeds the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Committee, in its discretion, in a manner that complies with Section 409A) of such Share immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control shall be canceled for no consideration. |
15. | Transferability of Awards; Non-Assignability; No-Hedging. |
No Award (or any rights and obligations thereunder) granted to any person under the Plan may be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or hedged, in any manner (including through the use of any cash-settled instrument), whether voluntarily or involuntarily and whether by operation of law or otherwise, other than (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution or (iii) to any trust established solely for the benefit of the applicable Recipient or any spouse, children or grandchildren of such Recipient, and all such Awards (and any rights thereunder) will be exercisable during the life of the Recipient only by the Recipient or the Recipients legal representative. Any sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition in violation of the provisions of this Paragraph 15 will be null and void and any Award which is hedged in any manner will immediately be forfeited. All of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreements will be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns. After the Shares subject to an Award have been issued, or in the case of Restricted Stock Awards, after the issued Shares have vested, the holder of such Shares is free to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in such Shares provided that any such actions are in compliance with the provisions herein, the terms of the Companys trading policies as may be in effect from time to time and applicable law.
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16. | Specified Converted Awards. |
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, each Specified Converted Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the prior plan and award agreement to which such Award was subject immediately prior to the Distribution, subject to the adjustment of such Award in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, provided that following the date of the Distribution, each such Award shall relate solely to Shares and be administered by the Committee in accordance with the administrative procedures in effect under this Plan.
17. | Adjustments. |
(a) | In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination of shares or spin-offs, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property, other than a regular cash dividend), stock split, reverse stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the Shares or the value thereof or otherwise (a Change in Capitalization), the Committee or the Board of Directors shall make such adjustment and other substitutions, if any, as it may deem equitable and appropriate, including such adjustments in the number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan, the number of Shares subject to any outstanding Award and the Option or SAR exercise price, if any, thereof. Any such adjustment may provide for the elimination of any fractional Shares that might otherwise become subject to any Award without payment therefore. |
(b) | Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with a Change in Capitalization, the Committee may provide, in its sole discretion, but subject in all events to the requirements of Section 409A, for the cancellation of any outstanding Award in exchange for payment in cash or other property having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares, cash or other property covered by such Award, reduced by the aggregate exercise price thereof, if any, or, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, establishing a date upon which such Award shall expire unless exercised prior thereto; provided, however, that if the exercise price of any outstanding Award is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Share, cash or other property covered by such Award, the Committee may cancel such Award without the payment of any consideration to the Recipient. |
18. | Amendments and Modifications of the Plan. |
The Committee may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for shareholder approval imposed by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are traded; provided that the Committee may not amend the Plan to: (a) without the approval of the Companys shareholders, increase the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to Paragraph 17); (b) without the approval
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of the Companys shareholders, materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan; (c) amend the Plan to eliminate the requirements relating to shareholder approval; or (d) take any other action that requires shareholder approval under by applicable law, including the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Companys Common Stock is traded. The Committee may not (except pursuant to Paragraph 17 or in connection with a Change in Control), without the approval of the Companys Board of Directors and the Companys shareholders, cancel an Option or SAR in exchange for cash when the exercise or grant price per share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share or take any action with respect to an Option or SAR that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the Shares are traded, including a reduction of the exercise price of an Option or the grant price of a SAR or the exchange of an Option or SAR for another Award. In addition, except as permitted by Paragraph 27 or as otherwise expressly authorized under the Plan, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan shall impair the rights of a Recipient in any material respect under any Award previously granted without such Recipients consent.
All outstanding Awards granted under the Plan prior to an amendment or restatement of the Plan shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan; provided, that no Awards granted or awarded prior to the effectiveness of such amendment or restatement that are materially adversely affected by the changes in the Plan shall be subject to such provisions without the prior consent of the applicable Recipient.
19. | Tax Withholding. |
To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, a Recipient (or a legal representative thereof as provided in an Award Agreement) shall be required to satisfy, in a manner satisfactory to the Company, any withholding tax obligations required to be paid or withheld as a result of (a) the grant of any Award; (b) the exercise of an Option or SAR; (c) the delivery of Shares or cash; (d) the lapse of any restrictions in connection with any Award; or (e) any other event occurring pursuant to the Plan. The Company or any Majority-Owned Related Company shall have the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to a Recipient (or a legal representative thereof as provided in an Award Agreement) such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to otherwise require the Recipient (or legal representative) to pay such withholding taxes. The Company may, at its discretion, delay the delivery of Shares or cash otherwise deliverable to a Recipient in connection with the settlement of an Award until such time arrangements have been made to ensure the remittance of all taxes due from the Recipient in connection with the Award. If the Recipient (or legal representative) shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Company or its Majority-Owned Related Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Recipient (or legal representative) or to take such other action as may be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures for election by Recipients (or legal representative) to satisfy such obligation for the payment of such taxes by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value), or by directing the Company to retain Shares (up to the maximum tax withholding rate for the Recipient or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost.
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20. | No Rights to Employment or Service; No Rights to Awards. |
Nothing in the Plan nor the grant of an Award hereunder shall confer upon any Recipient the right to continue in the employment of the Company or any Related Company or affect any right that the Company or any Related Company may have to terminate the employment of (or to demote or to exclude from future Awards under the Plan) any such Recipient at any time for any reason. In the event of a Recipients termination of employment with the Company or Related Company, neither the Company nor any Related Company shall be liable for the loss of existing or potential profit from any Award held by a Recipient immediately preceding the Recipients termination. No Eligible Individual shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Eligible Individuals under the Plan.
21. | Stop Transfer Orders |
All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed and any applicable foreign, federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
22. | Severability. |
The provisions of the Plan shall be deemed severable. If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of change in a law or regulation, such provision shall (a) be deemed limited to the extent that such court of competent jurisdiction deems it lawful, valid and/or enforceable and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect; and (b) not affect any other provision of the Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect.
23. | Construction. |
As used in the Plan, the words include and including, and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.
24. | Unfunded Status of the Plan. |
The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Recipient by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Recipient any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver the Shares or payments in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided, however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.
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25. | Non-U.S. Employees. |
The Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, whether it is desirable or feasible under local law, custom or practice to grant Awards to Eligible Individuals in countries other than the United States. In order to facilitate any such grants, the Committee may provide for such modifications and additional terms and conditions (special terms) in the grant and Award Agreements to Recipient who are employed outside the United States (or who are foreign nationals temporarily within the United States) as the Committee may consider necessary, appropriate or desirable to accommodate differences in, or otherwise comply with, local law, policy or custom or to facilitate administration of the Plan. The Committee may adopt or approve sub-plans, appendices or supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary, appropriate or desirable for purposes of implementing any special terms or facilitating the grant, without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose. The special terms and any appendices, supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions, however, shall not include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of the Plan as then in effect, unless the Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the Committee.
26. | Governing Law. |
The Plan shall be governed by and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without giving effect to its choice of law rules.
27. | Disputes; Choice of Forum. |
(a) | The Company and each Recipient, as a condition to such Recipients participation in the Plan, hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the state courts of Virginia located in Fairfax County, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan or, to the extent not otherwise specified in any individual agreement between the Company and the Recipient, any aspect of the Recipients employment with the Company or the termination of that employment. The Company and each Recipient, as a condition to such Recipients participation in the Plan, acknowledge that the forum designated by this Paragraph 27 has a reasonable relation to the Plan and to the relationship between such Recipient and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein will preclude the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any other court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Paragraph 27. |
(b) | The agreement by the Company and each Recipient as to forum is independent of the law that may be applied in the action, and the Company and each Recipient, as a condition to such Recipients participation in the Plan, (i) agree to such forum even if the forum may under applicable law choose to apply non-forum law, (ii) hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which the Company or such Recipient now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any court referred |
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to in Paragraph 27(a), (iii) undertake not to commence any action arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan in any forum other than the forum described in this Paragraph 27 and (iv) agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Recipient. |
(c) | Each Recipient, as a condition to such Recipients participation in the Plan, hereby irrevocably appoints the Corporate Secretary (or his or her successor) of the Company as such Recipients agent for service of process in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan, who will promptly advise such Recipient of any such service of process. |
(d) | Each Recipient, as a condition to such Recipients participation in the Plan, agrees to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, a dispute, controversy or claim described in Paragraph 29, except that a Recipient may disclose information concerning such dispute, controversy or claim to the court that is considering such dispute, controversy or claim or to such Recipients legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute, controversy or claim). |
(e) | This Plan does not limit or interfere with a Recipients right to communicate and cooperate in good faith with a government agency for the purpose of (i) reporting a possible violation of any U.S. federal, state, or local law or regulation, (ii) participating in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted or managed by any government agency, including by providing documents or other information or (iii) filing a charge or complaint with a government agency. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in or about this Plan prohibits a Recipient from: (1) filing and, as provided for under Section 21F of the Exchange Act, maintaining the confidentiality of a claim with the Securities & Exchange Commission (the SEC); (2) providing confidential information or information that would otherwise violate Paragraph 27(d) to the SEC to the extent permitted by Section 21F of the Exchange Act; (3) cooperating, participating or assisting in an SEC investigation or proceeding without notifying the Company; or (4) receiving a monetary award as set forth in Section 21F of the Exchange Act. Further, each Recipient is hereby notified, in accordance with the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), that (x) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (y) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; and (z) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order |
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28. | Waiver of Jury Trial. |
EACH RECIPIENT WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLAN.
29. | Waiver of Claims. |
Each Recipient recognizes and agrees that before being selected by the Committee to receive an Award an Eligible Individual has no right to any benefits under the Plan. Accordingly, in consideration of the Recipients receipt of any Award hereunder, the Recipient expressly waives any right to contest the amount of any Award, the terms of any Award Agreement, any determination, action or omission hereunder or under any Award Agreement by the Committee, the Company or the Committee, or any amendment to the Plan or any Award Agreement (other than an amendment to the Plan or an Award Agreement to which his or her consent is expressly required by Paragraph 18 of the Plan or the express terms of an Award Agreement). Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Recipient. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.
30. | No Third-Party Beneficiaries. |
Except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement, neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement will confer on any person other than the Company and the Recipient of any Award any rights or remedies thereunder. The exculpation and indemnification provisions of Paragraph 4(f) will inure to the benefit of a Covered Persons estate and beneficiaries and legatees.
31. | Successors and Assigns of the Company. |
The terms and conditions of the Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor entity, including as contemplated by the transactions described in Paragraph 17.
32. | Termination of the Plan. |
Awards may be granted under the Plan at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date, on which date the Plan will terminate except as to Awards then-outstanding under the Plan.
33. | Clawback. |
Every Award issued pursuant to the Plan is subject to potential forfeiture or recovery to the fullest extent called for by law, any applicable listing standard or any current or future clawback policy that may be adopted by the Company from time to time, including pursuant to Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act and the listing standards implementing such rule.
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34. | Section 409A. |
This Plan is intended to comply and shall be administered in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof is subject to Section 409A, the Award shall be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A, including regulations or other guidance issued with respect thereto, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Any provision of this Plan that would cause the grant of an Award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall be amended to comply with Section 409A on a timely basis, which may be made on a retroactive basis, in accordance with regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A.
If any Award is subject to Section 409A, (i) payments shall only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted under Section 409A, (ii) payments to be made upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a separation from service under Section 409A, (iii) unless the Committee determines otherwise, each installment payment shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A and (iv) in no event shall a Recipient, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year in which a payment is made except in accordance with Section 409A.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any Awards constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, if at the time of a Recipients termination of employment with the Company, the Company has securities which are publicly traded on an established securities market, the Recipient is a specified employee (as defined in Section 409A), and the deferral of the delivery of any cash or Shares payable pursuant to an Award is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, then, to the extent permitted by Section 409A, the delivery of such cash or Shares shall be delayed until the date that is six months following the Recipients termination of employment with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company and the Related Companies and their officers, directors, employees and service providers (other than Recipients with respect to their own Awards or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof) shall have no liability for adverse consequences under Section 409A.
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SCHEDULE A
TO THE
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.
2024 Stock Incentive Plan
Treatment of Options and SARs
Event |
Impact on Vesting |
Impact on Exercise Period | ||
Service terminates due to Disability, death or Retirement | All Options and SARs become immediately vested | Expiration date provided in the Award Agreement continues to apply | ||
Service terminates in a Qualifying Termination within two years following a Change in Control | All Options and SARs become immediately vested | Expire on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date provided in the Award Agreement and (2) two years from the date of termination | ||
Service terminates for reasons other than (i) a Qualifying Termination within two years following a Change in Control, (ii) Disability, (iii) Retirement, (iv) death or (v) Cause (for purposes of this section, the receipt of severance pay or similar compensation by the Recipient does not extend his or her termination date) | Unvested Options and SARs are forfeited | Expires on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date in the Award Agreement and (2) three months from the date of termination | ||
Service terminates for Cause | Unvested Options and SARs are forfeited | Expire on the date of termination | ||
Recipient is a service provider of a Related Company, and the Companys investment in the Related Company falls below 20% and the Recipient does not provide services to any other entity that remains a Related Company (this constitutes a termination of services under the Plan) | Unvested Options and SARs are forfeited | Expires on the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration date provided in the Award Agreement and (2) three months from the date of termination |
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Event |
Impact on Vesting |
Impact on Exercise Period | ||
Death after termination of services but before Option/SAR has expired | Not applicable | No change |
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SCHEDULE B
TO THE
AMAZON HOLDCO INC.
2024 Stock Incentive Plan
Treatment of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Event |
Impact on Vesting | |
Service terminates due to Disability, death or Retirement | The restrictions on all unvested Restricted Stock shall immediately lapse and unvested Restricted Stock Units become immediately vested; provided, however, that any awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria shall remain outstanding and continue to vest or become earned based upon the Companys actual performance through the end of the applicable performance period | |
Service terminates in a Qualifying Termination within two years following a Change in Control | The restrictions on all unvested Restricted Stock shall immediately lapse and unvested Restricted Stock Units become immediately vested; provided, however, that any awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria shall be paid at a level based upon the Companys actual performance as of the applicable Qualifying Termination or the Change in Control, whichever is higher. | |
Service terminates for reasons other than (i) a Qualifying Termination within two years following a Change in Control, (ii) Disability, (iii) Retirement or (iv) death (for purposes of this section, the receipt of severance pay or similar compensation by the Recipient does not extend his or her termination date) | Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are forfeited |
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Event |
Impact on Vesting | |
Recipient is a service provider of a Related Company, and the Companys investment in the Related Company falls below 20% and the Recipient does not provide services to any other entity that remains a Related Company (this constitutes a termination of service under the Plan effective as of the date the Companys investment in the Related Company falls below 20%) | Unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are forfeited |
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Exhibit 10.9
JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC.
EXECUTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN
Effective [ ]
Effective [ ] (the Adoption Date), Jacobs Technology Inc. adopts this Jacobs Technology Inc. Executive Deferral Plan (the Plan) for the benefit of a select group of management and highly compensated employees of the Company and its participating Affiliates, in order to provide such employees with certain deferred compensation benefits. The Plan is an unfunded deferred compensation plan that is intended to qualify for the exemptions provided in sections 201, 301, and 401 of ERISA. The Plan is a continuation of the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan for those employees (including former employees) aligned to the Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence government services business of Jacobs Solutions Inc. to be spun-off as a separate publicly-traded company and merged with Amentum Parent Holdings LLC; select liabilities under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan attributable to such employees were transferred to this Plan effective as of the Adoption Date.
Date: ____, 2024
Jacobs Technology Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Steve Arnette | ||
President | ||
Jacobs Technology Inc. |
Jacobs Technology Inc. Executive Deferral Plan | [ ] | |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
INTRODUCTION |
5 | |||||
ARTICLE 1 |
Definitions | 6 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 |
Selection, Enrollment, Eligibility | 15 | ||||
2.1 |
Selection by Board | 15 | ||||
2.2 |
Enrollment Requirements | 15 | ||||
2.3 |
Eligibility, Commencement of Participation | 15 | ||||
2.4 |
Participants Who Become Ineligible | 18 | ||||
2.5 |
SpinCo Employees | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 |
Deferral Election/Crediting/Taxes | 20 | ||||
3.1 |
Deferral Election | 20 | ||||
3.2 |
Timing of Deferral Elections | 21 | ||||
3.3 |
Withholding of Deferral Amounts | 22 | ||||
3.4 |
Vesting | 23 | ||||
3.5 |
Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances | 23 | ||||
3.6 |
FICA and Other Taxes | 25 | ||||
3.7 |
Distributions | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 |
Short-Term Payout; Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies | 26 | ||||
4.1 |
Short-Term Payout | 26 | ||||
4.2 |
Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Short-Term Payout | 27 | ||||
4.3 |
Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies | 27 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 |
Retirement Benefit | 28 | ||||
5.1 |
Retirement Benefit | 28 | ||||
5.2 |
Payment of Retirement Benefit | 28 | ||||
5.3 |
Death Prior to Completion of Retirement Benefit | 29 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 |
Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit | 30 | ||||
6.1 |
Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit | 30 | ||||
6.2 |
Payment of Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit | 30 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 |
Termination Benefit | 31 | ||||
7.1 |
Termination Benefit | 31 | ||||
7.2 |
Payment of Termination Benefit | 31 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 |
Beneficiary Designation | 32 | ||||
8.1 |
Beneficiary | 32 | ||||
8.2 |
Beneficiary Designation, Change, Spousal Consent | 32 | ||||
8.3 |
Acknowledgement | 32 | ||||
8.4 |
No Beneficiary Designation | 32 | ||||
8.5 |
Doubt as to Beneficiary | 32 |
Jacobs Technology Inc. Executive Deferral Plan | [ ] | |
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8.6 |
Discharge of Obligations | 32 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 |
Leave of Absence and Rehires | 33 | ||||
9.1 |
Paid Leave of Absence | 33 | ||||
9.2 |
Unpaid Leave of Absence | 33 | ||||
9.3 |
Leave of Absence Treated as a Termination of Employment | 33 | ||||
9.4 |
Reemployment following Retirement or Termination of Employment | 33 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 |
Termination, Amendment or Modification | 34 | ||||
10.1 |
Termination | 34 | ||||
10.2 |
Amendment | 34 | ||||
10.3 |
Plan Agreement | 35 | ||||
10.4 |
Effect of Payment | 35 | ||||
10.5 |
Divestitures | 35 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 |
Administration | 36 | ||||
11.1 |
Board Duties; Delegation | 36 | ||||
11.2 |
Administration Upon Change in Control | 36 | ||||
11.3 |
Agents | 37 | ||||
11.4 |
Binding Effect of Decisions | 37 | ||||
11.5 |
Indemnity of Administrator | 37 | ||||
11.6 |
Missing Payees | 37 | ||||
11.7 |
Payment Delay or Acceleration | 37 | ||||
ARTICLE 12 |
Other Benefits and Agreements | 38 | ||||
12.1 |
Coordination with Other Benefits | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE 13 |
Claims Procedures | 38 | ||||
13.1 |
Presentation of Claim | 38 | ||||
13.2 |
Notification of Decision | 38 | ||||
13.3 |
Review of a Denied Claim | 39 | ||||
13.4 |
Decision on Review | 39 | ||||
13.5 |
Legal Action | 39 | ||||
13.6 |
Payment Following Resolution of Claim | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE 14 |
Trust | 40 | ||||
14.1 |
Establishment of the Trust | 40 | ||||
14.2 |
Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust | 40 | ||||
14.3 |
Distributions From the Trust | 40 | ||||
14.4 |
Investment of Trust Assets | 40 | ||||
ARTICLE 15 |
Miscellaneous | 41 | ||||
15.1 |
Status of Plan | 41 | ||||
15.2 |
Unsecured General Creditor | 41 | ||||
15.3 |
Employers Liability | 41 | ||||
15.4 |
Nonassignability | 41 |
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15.5 |
Not a Contract of Employment | 42 | ||||
15.6 |
Furnishing Information | 42 | ||||
15.7 |
Terms | 42 | ||||
15.8 |
Captions | 42 | ||||
15.9 |
Governing Law | 42 | ||||
15.10 |
Notice | 42 | ||||
15.11 |
Successors | 44 | ||||
15.12 |
Spouses Interest | 44 | ||||
15.13 |
Validity | 44 | ||||
15.14 |
Incompetent | 44 | ||||
15.15 |
Payments to Spouses | 44 | ||||
15.16 |
Distribution in the Event of Taxation | 44 | ||||
15.17 |
Payment Delays due to Employer Insolvency | 45 | ||||
15.18 |
Insurance | 45 | ||||
15.19 |
Legal Fees to Enforce Rights After Change in Control | 45 | ||||
15.20 |
Code Section 409A | 46 |
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JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. EXECUTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN
Introduction
The purpose of this Plan is to provide specified benefits to a select group of management and highly compensated Employees who contribute materially to the continued growth, development, and future business success of the Company and its participating Affiliates. This Plan is unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA.
The Plan is a continuation of the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan for those employees (including former employees) aligned to the Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence government services business of Jacobs Solutions Inc. to be spun-off as a separate publicly-traded company and merged with Amentum Parent Holdings LLC; select liabilities under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan attributable to such employees were transferred to this Plan effective as of the Adoption Date in anticipation of the occurrence of the SpinCo Distribution Date. It is intended that the liabilities transferred to this Plan from the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan remain subject to substantially the same terms and conditions applicable to such liabilities under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan, except to the extent that this Plan explicitly provides otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the administrative provisions of this Plan document including, without limitation, Section 8.6 and Articles 10-15, apply to the liabilities transferred from the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, additional deferrals under this Plan will not be permitted, provided that, deferral elections that are in effect for the Plan Year in which the SpinCo Distribution Date occurs shall continue to be honored.
The Company, the Administrator, and the Committee reserve full discretionary authority to operate the Plan to prohibit distributions, elections, or other actions that would trigger taxation under section 409A of the Code. This authority includes, but is not limited to, the authority to stop, delay, or review elections or distribution requests.
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions
For purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the following indicated meanings:
1.1 | Account Balance shall mean, at any given time, the balance in a Participants Deferral Account and, if applicable, Employer Contribution Account. The Account Balance shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or the Participants designated Beneficiary, pursuant to this Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Account Balance of each SpinCo Employee as of the Adoption Date shall consist of such individuals Jacobs EDP Balance. |
1.2 | Administrator shall mean the administrator described in Sections 11.1 and 11.2. |
1.3 | Adoption Date shall mean [ ]. |
1.4 | Affiliate shall mean a corporation, trade or business which is, together with the Company, a member of a controlled group of corporations or an affiliated service group or under common control (within the meaning of Code Section 414(b), (c) or (m)), but only for the period during which such other entity is so affiliated with the Company. For purposes of determining a controlled group of corporations under Code Section 414(b), the language at least 50 percent shall be used instead of at least 80 percent each place it appears in Code Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3), and in applying Treas. Reg. § 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of Code Section 414(c), at least 50 percent shall be used instead of at least 80 percent each place it appears in Treas. Reg. § 1.414(c)-2. |
1.5 | Annual Bonus shall mean a Participants bonus relating to services performed during any Annual Bonus Year, whether or not paid in such Annual Bonus Year, under any Employers annual bonus, incentive bonus and cash incentive plans, to the extent such bonus is specified as eligible under the Plan. |
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1.6 | Annual Bonus Year shall mean the twelve-month period ending on or about September 30th of each calendar year. |
1.7 | Annual Installment Method shall be an annual installment payment over the number of years selected by the Participant in accordance with this Plan, calculated as follows: |
(a) | Initial Valuation Date. For the Plan Year in which payments begin, the Account Balance of the Participant (or, with respect to Equity Pay shares deferred, the number of shares payable over the installment period) shall be calculated as of the close of business on the last business day of the month immediately preceding the month in which payments are scheduled to begin. |
(b) | Subsequent Valuation Dates. For subsequent Plan Years, (1) with respect to Equity Pay shares deferred and dividend equivalents thereon, the number of shares and amount payable shall be calculated as of the close of business on the last business day of the month immediately preceding the month in which payment is scheduled, and (2) otherwise, the Account Balance of the Participant shall be calculated as of the close of business on the last business day of the preceding Plan Year. |
(c) | Amount of Annual Installment. With respect to Equity Pay shares deferred and dividend equivalents thereon, the annual installment shall be calculated as the total number of shares and amount of dividend equivalents as of the valuation date, divided by the remaining number of annual installments payable. Otherwise, the annual installment for each Plan Year shall be calculated by multiplying the balance as of the valuation date by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of monthly payments to be made during the Plan Year, and the denominator of which is the remaining number of monthly payments due the Participant or Beneficiary. For purposes of determining the number of shares payable with respect to Equity Pay, the number of shares shall be rounded down to the next highest whole number of shares. |
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By way of example, with respect to amounts other than Equity Pay, if the Participant elects a 10-year Annual Installment Method and payments begin in July 2025, the 2025 payment shall be 6/120th of the Account Balance, calculated as of June 30, 2025. In 2026, the payment shall be 12/114ths of the Account Balance, calculated as of December 31, 2025. Each annual installment paid shall be divided by the number of monthly payments to be made during the year, and the resulting number shall be the monthly installment payment that shall be paid each month of the Plan Year to which such annual installment relates. Subject to the payment provisions of Section 5.2 or 6.2, as the case may be, the monthly installment payment shall be paid on the first day of the month to which it relates.
By way of example, with respect to Equity Pay deferrals paid as shares, if the Participant elects a 10-year Annual Installment Method and payments begin in July 2025, the 2025 payment shall be 1/10th of the total number of shares, calculated as of June 30, 2025. If the total number of shares as of such date is 1,455, the 2025 payment shall be 145 shares (rounded down from 145.5). In 2026, the payment shall be 1/9th of the total number of shares, calculated as of June 30, 2026.
1.8 | Base Annual Salary shall mean the annual cash compensation relating to services performed during any calendar year, whether or not paid in such calendar year, and excluding bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation bonus and/or expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, directors fees and other fees, automobile and other allowances paid to a Participant for employment services rendered (whether or not such allowances are included in the Employees gross income). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision in Article 9, Base Annual Salary shall not include any amount paid following a Participants Separation from Service, except for Base Annual Salary paid for the pay period in which the Participants Separation from Service occurs. Base Annual Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant pursuant to all qualified or non-qualified plans of any Employer and shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the Participants gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) pursuant to plans established by any Employer; provided, however, that all such amounts will be included in compensation only to the extent that, had there been no such plan, the amount would have been payable in cash to the Employee. |
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1.9 | Beneficiary shall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates or other entities, designated in accordance with Article 8, that are entitled to receive benefits under this Plan upon the death of a Participant. |
1.10 | Beneficiary Designation Form shall mean the form (written or electronic) established from time to time by the Administrator that a Participant completes, executes and submits to the Administrator to designate one or more Beneficiaries. |
1.11 | Board shall mean, effective on and after the SpinCo Distribution Date, the board of directors (or the board of managers or similar governing body) of the Parent, provided that, if such board has not been created as of the SpinCo Distribution Date, then references to the Board herein shall refer to the Committee until such board has been created. Effective before the SpinCo Distribution Date, Board shall mean the board of directors of the Parent, provided that, prior to the SpinCo Distribution Date, all references to the Board herein, other than in Article 10 or Section 15.19, shall refer to the Committee. |
1.12 | Change in Control shall mean, with respect to the Parent, a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), provided that such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a) any person (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities representing 35% or more of the combined voting power for election of directors of the then outstanding securities of the Parent or any successor of the Parent; (b) during any period of two consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board, unless the election or nomination for election of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; (c) the consummation of any merger or consolidation as a result of which the common stock of the Parent shall be changed, converted or exchanged (other than by merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent) or any liquidation of the Parent or any sale or other |
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disposition of 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Parent; or (d) the consummation of any merger or consolidation to which the Parent is a party as a result of which the persons who were shareholders of the Parent immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation shall have beneficial ownership of less than 50% of the combined voting power for election of directors of the surviving corporation following the effective date of such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, prior to such time as a Change in Control would otherwise be deemed to have occurred, the Board determines otherwise. |
For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Spinoff nor the SpinCo Merger shall constitute a Change in Control.
1.13 | Claimant shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1. |
1.14 | Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time. |
1.15 | Committee shall mean, effective on and after the SpinCo Distribution Date, the committee appointed by the Company or the Parent to have administrative responsibility for the Plan. The Committee may consist, in part or in full, of persons who are not on the Board and may include individuals who are Participants in the Plan. Effective before the SpinCo Distribution Date, the Committee shall mean the Committee responsible for administration of the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan. |
1.16 | Company shall mean Jacobs Technology Inc., and any successor to all or substantially all of the Companys assets or business. |
1.17 | Deduction Limitation shall mean the amount above which distributions otherwise payable to a Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) under the Plan, when combined with other compensation paid to a Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) for a taxable year, would not be deductible by the Employer (or any Affiliate) by reason of the limitation imposed by Code Section 162(m). The Deduction Limitation shall be determined by the Company in good faith. Once an amount has been determined by the Company not to be deductible because of the Deduction Limitation, the Company may defer the amount that would otherwise be paid to a Participant (or his or her Beneficiary). Any amounts so deferred will remain in the Participants Account Balance, and |
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shall be entitled to continued crediting and debiting of additional amounts in accordance with Section 3.5 below. The amounts so deferred and amounts credited thereon shall be distributed to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary during the first year, as determined by the Company in good faith, in which the deductibility of such payment will not be barred by application of Code Section 162(m). Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, to the extent consistent with Section 15.20, the Deduction Limitation shall not apply to distributions that become payable after a Change in Control. |
1.18 | Deferral Account shall mean (i) the sum of all of a Participants Deferral Amounts, plus or less, as the case may be, (ii) amounts credited or debited in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the foregoing amount, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the foregoing amounts. |
1.19 | Deferral Amount shall mean that portion of a Participants Base Annual Salary, Annual Bonus, and Equity Pay that a Participant elects to have, and is, deferred in accordance with Article 3. |
1.20 | Election Form shall mean the form (or forms) established from time to time by the Administrator that a Participant completes, executes and submits to the Administrator to make an election under the Plan. |
1.21 | Employee shall mean a person who is an employee of any Employer. |
1.22 | Employer(s) shall mean the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries or direct or indirect parents (now in existence or hereafter formed or acquired) unless excluded from participation in the Plan as a sponsor by the Board. |
1.23 | Employer Contribution shall mean an amount, if any, credited to a Participants Employer Contribution Account, as determined by the Company or Employer in its discretion. Such Employer Contribution may, for example, include an additional contribution for a Plan Year or an award granted to an eligible Employee as an inducement to remain employed by the Employer for a specified period of time or subject to certain performance conditions. |
1.24 | Employer Contribution Account shall mean the (i) sum of any Employer Contributions made to the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1(d), plus or less, as the case may be (ii) amounts credited or debited in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the foregoing amount, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the foregoing amounts. |
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1.25 | Equity Pay shall mean the payments (whether payable in cash or stock) made pursuant to an equity award that is granted under the equity incentive plan maintained by the Parent, as in effect from time to time, provided that such award is designated by the Committee as eligible for deferral under this Plan. Except as designated otherwise by the Committee, Equity Pay shall include dividend equivalent rights that are payable under the equity award. |
1.26 | ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time. |
1.27 | Jacobs EDP Balance shall mean a Participants account balance attributable to those liabilities of the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan and transferred to the Plan effective on the Adoption Date in anticipation of the occurrence of the SpinCo Distribution Date; provided that such liabilities do not include any liabilities related to Deferred Equity Awards as that term is used in the SpinCo Agreements. |
1.28 | Measurement Funds shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5. |
1.29 | Parent shall mean, effective on and after the SpinCo Distribution Date, Amazon Holdco Inc. or its successor. Effective before the SpinCo Distribution Date, Parent shall mean Jacobs Solutions Inc. |
1.30 | Participant shall mean any Employee (i) who is selected by the Board to participate in the Plan, (ii) who elects to participate in the Plan, (iii) who executes an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form, (iv) whose executed Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form are accepted by the Administrator, (v) who commences participation in the Plan, and (vi) whose participation in the Plan has not terminated. A spouse or former spouse of a Participant shall not be treated as a Participant in the Plan or have an account balance under the Plan, even if he or she has an interest in the Participants benefits under the Plan as a result of applicable law or property settlements resulting from legal separation or divorce. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each SpinCo Employee shall be a Participant with respect to his or her Jacobs EDP Balance as set forth in Section 2.5.
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1.31 | Plan shall mean this Jacobs Technology Inc. Executive Deferral Plan, which shall be evidenced by this instrument, as it may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that the Plan will be treated as one or more plans to the extent such treatment, in the sole discretion of the Committee, is required or otherwise necessary or appropriate to comply with law, including Code Section 409A. Unless the context requires otherwise, any reference herein to the Plan shall include the entire Plan and each portion thereof that is a separate plan pursuant to the foregoing sentence. |
1.32 | Plan Year shall mean a period beginning on January 1 of a particular calendar year and continuing through December 31 of such calendar year. |
1.33 | Pre-2018 Jacobs EDP Grandfathered Amounts shall mean the portion of a SpinCo Employees Jacobs EDP Balance that is attributable to compensation deferred prior to January 1, 2018 and that is considered grandfathered under Code Section 409A. |
1.34 | Pre-2018 Jacobs EDP Non-Grandfathered Amounts shall mean the portion of a SpinCo Employees Jacobs EDP Balance that is attributable to compensation deferred prior to January 1, 2018 and that is not considered grandfathered under Code Section 409A. |
1.35 | Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit shall mean the benefit set forth in Article 6. |
1.36 | Retirement shall mean a Separation from Service after age 65, or after age 60 with at least ten years of Service. If a Participant is both an Employee and a member of the Board, a Retirement may occur only upon Separation from Service from the last position held. |
1.37 | Retirement Benefit shall mean the benefit set forth in Article 5. |
1.38 | Separation from Service shall mean separation from service as such term is defined in Code Section 409A and guidance thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, in determining whether a Separation from Service has occurred, the following provisions apply: |
(a) | For a Participant who provides services as an Employee, a Separation from Service shall occur when such Participant has experienced a termination of employment with the Employer and all Affiliates of the Employer. A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that either (i) no further services will be performed for the Employer and all Affiliates of the Employer after a certain date, or (ii) that the level of bona fide services the Participant will perform for the Employer and all |
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Affiliates of the Employer after such date will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed by such Participant over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Employer and all Affiliates of the Employer if the Participant has been providing services to the Employer and all Affiliates of the Employer for less than 36 months). |
(b) | If a Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, the employment relationship between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 6 months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds 6 months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such 6-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Employer. |
(c) | If a Participant provides services for an Employer as both an Employee and as a member of the Board, to the extent permitted by the Treasury Regulations, the services provided by such Participant as a director shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as an Employee. |
1.39 | Service shall mean the period of time commencing on a Participants initial date of service as an Employee, and ending on the date of the Participants Retirement, Termination of Employment, or death. In the case of a Participant who returns to service following a Termination of Employment, Service shall include both the Participants earlier Service and the period commencing on the Participants date of return and ending on the date of the Participants subsequent Retirement, Termination of Employment, or death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Service shall include any period credited as Service under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan. |
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1.40 | Short-Term Payout shall mean the payout set forth in Section 4.1. |
1.41 | SpinCo Agreements shall mean: |
(a) | The Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated November 20, 2023, by and among Jacobs Solutions Inc., Amazon Holdco Inc., Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, and Amentum Joint Venture LP; |
(b) | The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 20, 2023, by and among Jacobs Solutions Inc., Amazon Holdco Inc., Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, and Amentum Joint Venture LP; and |
(c) | The Employee Matters Agreement, dated November 20, 2023, by and among Jacobs Solutions Inc., Amazon Holdco Inc., and Amentum Parent Holdings LLC. |
1.42 | SpinCo Distribution Date shall mean the Distribution Date as defined in the SpinCo Agreements. |
1.43 | SpinCo Employees shall mean any SpinCo Employees, as defined under the SpinCo Agreements, and any Former SpinCo Employees, as defined under the SpinCo Agreements, who in each case had account balances under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan immediately prior to the Spinoff, as described in the SpinCo Agreements. |
1.44 | SpinCo Merger shall mean the Parents merger with Amentum Parent Holdings LLC as described in the SpinCo Agreements. |
1.45 | Spinoff shall mean Jacobs Solutions Inc.s spinoff of the Parent via the distribution described in the SpinCo Agreements. |
1.46 | Termination Benefit shall mean the benefit set forth in Article 7. |
1.47 | Termination of Employment shall mean a Separation from Service for any reason other than Retirement, death or an authorized leave of absence. |
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1.48 | Trust shall mean one or more trusts established to hold Plan assets (whether or not in combination with assets of another plan), including pursuant to that certain Master Trust Agreement for the Jacobs Technology Inc. Executive Deferral Plan between the Company and Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Company (conducting business under the trade name of Principal Trust Company), as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto. Effective prior to the SpinCo Distribution Date, Trust shall include that certain Master Trust Agreement for the Executive Deferral Plan, dated as of June 1, 1991 between Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and the trustee named therein, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto. |
1.49 | Unforeseeable Financial Emergency shall mean severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant or the Participants spouse or dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)) of the Participant, loss of the Participants property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. |
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ARTICLE 2
Selection, Enrollment, Eligibility
2.1 | Selection by Board. The Board, in its sole discretion, shall establish eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan (including portions of the Plan). Participation in the Plan shall be limited to a select group of management and highly compensated Employees. |
2.2 | Enrollment Requirements. As a condition to participation, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.5(a) with respect to the Jacobs EDP Balances, each Employee selected as eligible for participation in the Plan pursuant to Section 2.1 and who wishes to participate in the Plan shall complete, execute and submit to the Committee an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form, within the time period set by the Board, in its sole discretion, for the purpose of returning documents and forms. In addition, the Board shall establish from time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines in its sole discretion are necessary. |
2.3 | Eligibility; Commencement of Participation. A Participant shall commence participation in the Plan on the first day of the Plan Year following the date on which he or she has (i) satisfied all Enrollment Requirements and (ii) has had his or her Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form accepted by the Committee. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion and only to the extent consistent with Section 15.20, permit: |
(a) | a new Employee to commence participation in the Plan and defer Base Annual Salary (but not the Participants Annual Bonus) in the first pay period following his or her satisfaction of (i) and (ii) above, but only with respect to services to be performed subsequent to the election and only if the election is made within 30 days after the date the Employee becomes eligible to participate; and/or |
(b) | an Employee to commence participation in the Plan mid-Plan Year in order to defer Equity Pay in accordance with Section 3.2(b) or receive an Employer Contribution in accordance with Section 3.1(d). |
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2.4 | Participants Who Become Ineligible. If the Board determines in good faith that a Participant no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as membership in such group is determined in accordance with Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, the Board shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to prevent the Participant from making future deferral elections. However, any existing deferral elections made by the Participant will remain in effect for the remainder of the Plan Year (or other applicable deferral period) of the Participants change in status, and payment of the Participants Account Balance will proceed as set forth elsewhere in the Plan. |
2.5 | SpinCo Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the following provisions shall apply with respect to SpinCo Employees: |
(a) | Participation. SpinCo Employees shall commence participation in the Plan as of the Adoption Date with respect to their Jacobs EDP Balances. The Jacobs EDP Balances remain subject to the terms applicable to such balances under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan, except to the extent that this Plan explicitly provides otherwise. SpinCo Employees must separately meet the participation criteria set forth in Section 2.3 of this Plan in order to be eligible to elect to defer additional compensation on and after the SpinCo Distribution Date. |
(b) | Deferral Elections. Employees aligned to the Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence government services business of Jacobs Solutions Inc. as of the Fall 2023 deferral election period were not permitted to make deferral elections under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan during such election period. In the event that any SpinCo Employee has a deferral election under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan with respect to base annual compensation for 2024 or annual bonus for the fiscal year ending in 2024 (a Carryover Deferral Election), such deferral election(s) shall carry over under this Plan for the remainder of 2024 or the annual bonus year, respectively. However, SpinCo Employees must make new deferral elections under Section 3.1 of this Plan, to the extent permitted under the Plan, with respect to any additional amounts to be deferred under this Plan on or after the SpinCo Distribution Date that are not covered by a Carryover Election. |
(c) | Vesting. SpinCo Employees are 100% vested in their Jacobs EDP Balances and are subject to the vesting rules set forth in Section 3.4 of this Plan with respect to all amounts deferred under this Plan on or after the SpinCo Distribution Date. |
(d) | Crediting and Debiting. The Measurement Fund elections applicable under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan with respect to a SpinCo Employees Jacobs EDP Balance will continue to apply under this Plan until and except to the extent the Administrator establishes new Measurement Funds or a new investment election process. Only Measurement Fund elections made under Section 3.5(a) of this Plan will apply with respect to Jacobs EDP Balances and with respect to additional amounts that may be deferred under this Plan after the SpinCo Distribution Date. |
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(e) | Payouts. |
(i) | In General. The distribution elections made by SpinCo Employees under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan with respect to their Jacobs EDP Balances shall remain in effect with respect to those amounts, consistent with Articles 4 through 7 of this Plan. |
(ii) | Death Prior to Completion of Retirement Benefit and Payment of Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules under Sections 5.3 and 6.2 of this Plan shall apply to SpinCo Employees, except that: (i) any Pre-2018 Jacobs EDP Grandfathered Amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan document in effect as of immediately before the Adoption Date; and (ii) any Pre-2018 Jacobs EDP Non-Grandfathered Amounts which a Participant validly elected under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan terms then in effect to receive other than in a lump sum shall be paid in accordance with such election. Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefits governed by (i) or (ii) shall be paid or commence 30 days after the death of the SpinCo Employee. Notwithstanding the timing set forth in this paragraph, the Plan may make, or begin, payment following the Participants death to the extent that such payment is treated as being paid in compliance with applicable Treasury Regulations, which permit payment to be made by December 31 of the first calendar year following the calendar year during which the death occurs. Any payment made shall be subject to the Deduction Limitation. |
(f) | Beneficiary Designations. The Beneficiary designations made by SpinCo Employees under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan with respect to their Jacobs EDP Balances shall remain in effect with respect to those amounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SpinCo Employees may change Beneficiary designations under Section 8.2 of this Plan. |
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ARTICLE 3
Deferral Election/Crediting/Taxes
3.1 | Deferral Election. |
(a) | Minimum and Maximum Deferral Commitment. A Participant may make an irrevocable election to defer, as his or her Deferral Amount, an amount of Base Annual Salary and/or Annual Bonus that may not be less than the minimum Deferral Amount, nor more than the maximum Deferral Amount, as set by the Board prior to the beginning of the Plan Year and set forth in the Election Form for the Plan Year. In addition, a Participant may make an irrevocable election to defer Equity Pay as part of his or her Deferral Amount, subject to any minimum and/or maximum deferral set by the Board and set forth in the applicable Election Form. |
(b) | Short Plan Year. If a Participant first becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan Year, the minimum Base Annual Salary deferral shall be the minimum Deferral Amount set forth in subsection (a), unless otherwise determined by the Board. |
(c) | Other. |
(i) | Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant first becomes a Participant after the first day of a Plan Year, the maximum Deferral Amount, with respect to Base Annual Salary and Annual Bonus shall be limited to the amount of compensation not yet earned by the Participant as of the date the Participants Election Form is accepted by the Committee. |
(ii) | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, deferrals shall be a fixed percentage of the applicable Base Annual Salary, Annual Bonus or Equity Pay. Except as otherwise provided on the Election Form, for Equity Pay that is settled in shares of stock, the number of shares deferred shall be rounded down to the next highest whole number of shares. |
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(d) | Employer Contributions. The Board may elect to require that an Employer make an Employer Contribution for any Plan Year in such amount and subject to such conditions as the Board determines in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, an Employer Contribution will be paid in accordance with the Participants distribution election (or subsequent payment election in accordance with Section 5.2(b)) for the Plan Year for which such Employer Contribution is made but without regard to any Short-Term Payout election that otherwise might apply. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence and to the extent permitted by the Board and on an Election Form, a Participant may elect the time and form of payment of an Employer Contribution as a Short-Term Payout under Section 4.1, Retirement Benefit under Article 5, and/or Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit under Article 6; provided, however, that: |
(i) | Such election is made and irrevocable by the deadlines consistent with those set forth in Section 3.2 (including the fiscal year compensation, performance-based compensation, or 12-month vesting period deadlines in Section 3.2(b)); |
(ii) | The Short-Term Payout year must be no earlier than the year in which the Employer Contribution is fully vested, and payment upon Unforeseeable Financial Emergency under Section 4.3 shall be available only for fully vested amounts; and |
(iii) | To the extent that the Participant is permitted to subsequently change his or her payment election, such change may be made by the Participant submitting a new Election Form to the Committee, provided that any such Election Form is submitted at least one year prior to the otherwise applicable payment date and delays the Participants initial payment by a period of at least five years. For purposes of such election changes, the right to a series of installment payments shall be treated as the right to a single payment. |
3.2 | Timing of Deferral Elections. A Participants election must be received by the Committee no later than the deadline specified by the Board. In no event will such date be later than the last day of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the services begin to be performed for which the Base Annual Salary is paid or for which the Annual Bonus or Equity Pay is awarded (which, in the case of Equity Pay, typically is the year in which the Equity Pay is granted); provided, however: |
(a) | Newly eligible Participants may make their initial deferral elections as provided in Section 2.3; and |
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(b) | To the extent permitted by the Board, Participants may elect to defer compensation no later than the following deadline: |
(i) | the last day of the Companys taxable year that ends immediately before the start of the period for which the deferred compensation is considered fiscal year compensation (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a)(6)); |
(ii) | the date that is six months before the end of the applicable performance period, to the extent the deferred compensation is performance-based compensation (within the meaning of Code section 409A(a)(4)(B)(iii)); or |
(iii) | the 30th day after the grant date, to the extent the deferred compensation is subject to a condition requiring the Participant to continue to provide services for a period of at least 12 months from the grant date and provided that such election also is at least 12 months in advance of the earliest date at which the forfeiture condition on such deferred compensation would otherwise lapse (consistent with Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a)(5)); |
and provided further that, notwithstanding the terms of an applicable Equity Pay award agreement or other underlying deferred compensation and to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, for purposes of vesting or payment of such deferred compensation upon either disability or change in control, the terms disability and change in control shall have the applicable meanings defined in Code Section 409A, but only to the extent they would otherwise be broader than the otherwise applicable definitions and only to the minimum extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A as determined by the Committee.
3.3 | Withholding of Deferral Amounts. For each Plan Year, the Deferral Amount shall be withheld at the time the Base Annual Salary or Annual Bonus is or otherwise would be paid to the Participant. With respect to Equity Pay, the Deferral Amount shall be withheld at the time the shares underlying the Equity Pay are or would have been issued (or, if the Equity Pay is payable in cash, at the time the Equity Pay is or would otherwise have been paid). |
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3.4 | Vesting. A Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in his or her Deferral Account and will vest in his or her Employer Contribution Account in accordance with the terms of the underlying Employer Contribution. |
3.5 | Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances. In accordance with, and subject to, the rules and procedures that are established from time to time by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, Deferral Amounts shall be credited or debited to a Participants Account Balance in accordance with the rules set forth in this Section 3.5. |
(a) | Election of Measurement Funds. At the time an Employee becomes a Participant in the Plan, he or she may designate one or more Measurement Funds which shall be used to determine what additional amounts are to be credited or debited, as the case may be, to his or her Account Balance. Such designations shall apply to the Deferral Amount, as such amounts are deferred by the Participant and shall remain in force until changed by the Participant in accordance with the policies and procedures as set forth by the Administrator, from time to time, which policies and procedures may be changed, modified, and/or amended by the Administrator, without prior notice, at the Administrators sole discretion. Until changed by the Administrator: (i) Measurement Fund allocation designations must be made in whole percentage points of 1%, or multiples thereof, not to exceed 100%; (ii) a Participant may change his or her Measurement Fund allocation elections on a daily basis; and (iii) a change in Measurement Fund allocations will take effect on the next business day following the election. Notice of any change in Measurement Fund elections must be made to the Administrator, or its designee, in a form acceptable to it as determined by it in its sole discretion. If a Participant fails to designate a Measurement Fund with respect to all or a portion of his or her Account Balance, such amounts shall be deemed invested in the default Measurement Fund (or Funds) designated by the Administrator, which may be changed by the Administrator from time to time without notice to Participants. |
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(b) | Measurement Funds. A Participant may elect one or more measurement funds (the Measurement Funds) from among those selected by the Administrator for the purpose of crediting or debiting additional amounts to his or her Account Balance. As necessary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, discontinue, substitute or add Measurement Funds. In selecting the Measurement Funds that are available from time to time, neither the Administrator nor any Employer shall be liable to any Participant for such selection or adding, deleting or continuing any available Measurement Fund. |
(c) | Crediting or Debiting Method. The performance of each elected Measurement Fund (either positive or negative) will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, based on the performance of the Measurement Funds themselves. A Participants Account Balance shall be credited or debited on a daily basis based on the performance of each Measurement Fund selected by the Participant, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, as though: (i) a Participants Account Balance as of the close of business on each date were invested in the Measurement Fund(s) selected by the Participant, in the percentages applicable to such date, at the closing price on such date; (ii) the portion of the Deferral Amount (or Employer Contribution), if any, that was actually deferred on that date were invested in the Measurement Fund(s) selected by the Participant, in the percentages applicable to such date; and (iii) any distribution made to a Participant on that date ceased being invested in the Measurement Fund(s), in the percentages applicable to such date, at the closing price on such date. |
(d) | No Actual Investment. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Measurement Funds are to be used for measurement purposes only, and a Participants election of any such Measurement Fund, the allocation to his or her Account Balance thereto, the calculation of additional amounts and the crediting or debiting of such amounts to a Participants Account Balance shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of his or her Account Balance in any such Measurement Fund. In the event that the Company or the Trustee (as that term is defined in the Trust), in its own discretion, decides to invest funds in any or all of the Measurement Funds, no Participant shall have any rights in or to such investments themselves. Without limiting the foregoing, a Participants Account Balance shall at all times be a bookkeeping entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Company or the Trust; the Participant shall at all times remain an unsecured creditor of the Company. |
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(e) | Equity Pay. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan and except as otherwise determined by the Board, to the extent a Participant elects to defer Equity Pay, such portion of the Deferral Amount shall be tracked in common stock of the Parent. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, adjustments or substitutions to such shares of common stock shall be made consistent with adjustments or substitutions that are applied under the equity plan pursuant to which the Equity Pay award was originally granted. The Board may limit (or prohibit) any change in allocation to or from such Parent stock and may establish rules applicable to accounting for, crediting, or allocating any dividends payable on such Parent stock. |
3.6 | FICA and Other Taxes. For each Plan Year (or other deferral period) in which a Deferral Amount is being withheld from a Participant, the Participants Employer(s) may withhold from that portion of the Participants compensation that is not being deferred, in a manner and amount determined by the Employer(s), the Participants share of FICA, employment taxes, and other taxes on such Deferral Amount. If the amount of Base Annual Salary and Bonus that is not being deferred is insufficient to cover these amounts, the Committee may reduce the Deferral Amount or withhold from other payments made to the Participant in order to comply with this Section. The Participants Employer may withhold from or offset against any Plan accrual or Account Balance any taxes the Company determines it is required to withhold by applicable federal state, local, or foreign laws. |
3.7 | Distributions. The Participants Employer(s), or the trustee of the Trust, shall withhold from any payments made to a Participant under this Plan all federal, state and local income, employment and other taxes (domestic or foreign) required to be withheld by the Employer(s), or the trustee of the Trust, in connection with such payments, in amounts and in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Employer(s) and the trustee of the Trust, as applicable. |
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ARTICLE 4
Short-Term Payout; Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies
4.1 | Short-Term Payout. In connection with each election to defer a Deferral Amount, to the extent permitted by the Board, a Participant may elect to receive a future Short-Term Payout from the Plan with respect to such Deferral Amount. An election made pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable. Subject to the Deduction Limitation, the Short-Term Payout shall be a lump sum payment in an amount that is equal to either (i) a percentage of some or all of the Deferral Amount, as elected at the time of the deferral, or (ii) except for deferrals of Equity Pay, a stated dollar amount, as elected at the time of the deferral, not to exceed the Deferral Amount, plus, in either case, amounts credited or debited in the manner provided in Section 3.5 above on that elected amount, determined at the time that the Short-Term Payout is paid. Subject to the Deduction Limitation and the other terms and conditions of this Plan, each Short-Term Payout elected shall be paid out on the January 15th immediately after the last day of any Plan Year designated by the Participant that is at least three Plan Years after the Plan Year in which the Deferral Amount is actually deferred or with regard to a deferral of Equity Pay, the latest Plan Year in which the Equity Pay (or any portion thereof) would otherwise be paid and thus is actually deferred. By way of example: |
(a) | If a three year Short-Term Payout is elected for Deferral Amounts that are deferred in the Plan Year commencing January 1, 2025, the three year Short-Term Payout would be paid on January 15, 2029. |
(b) | If a three year Short-Term Payout is elected for Deferral Amounts that are Equity Pay and that would otherwise be payable over a four-year graded vesting schedule (25% per year) from 2023 through 2026, the three year Short-Term Payout would be paid on January 15, 2030. |
To the extent permitted by the Board and on the Election Form, a Participant may elect more than one Short-Term Payout date with respect to different percentages or dollar amounts (if applicable) of the Deferral Amount or Employer Contribution. Except as otherwise provided on the Election Form, with respect to an election to receive Equity Pay as a Short-Term Deferral, the number of shares treated as the Short-Term Deferral shall be rounded down to the next highest whole number of shares.
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4.2 | Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Short-Term Payout. Should an event occur that triggers a benefit under Article 5, 6 or 7, then any Deferral Amount or Employer Contribution, plus amounts credited or debited thereon, that is subject to a Short-Term Payout election under Section 4.1 (or that was subject to a short-term payout election under the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan, in the case of the Jacobs EDP Balances), shall not be paid in accordance with Section 4.1 (or the short-term payout provisions of the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan, in the case of the Jacobs EDP Balances) but shall be paid in accordance with the other applicable Article (or provision of the Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan, in the case of the Jacobs EDP Balances). |
4.3 | Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies. If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may petition the Administrator to (i) cancel any deferrals required to be made by a Participant and, if such cancellation is insufficient to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, (ii) receive a partial or full payout from the Plan. The payout shall not exceed the lesser of the Participants vested Account Balance, calculated as if such Participant were receiving a Termination Benefit, and the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the participants assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship). If the Administrator determines that an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency exists, cancellation shall take effect upon the date of such determination, and any payout shall be made 30 days after such date. The payment of any amount under this Section 4.3 shall not be subject to the Deduction Limitation and any partial payout shall be deducted from a Participants existing Account Balance on a pro rata basis. |
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ARTICLE 5
Retirement Benefit
5.1 | Retirement Benefit. Subject to the Deduction Limitation, a Participant who Retires shall receive, as a Retirement Benefit, his or her vested Account Balance. |
5.2 | Payment of Retirement Benefit. |
(a) | Initial Election. A Participant, in connection with his or her annual (or otherwise applicable) deferral election, shall elect on an Election Form to receive the Retirement Benefit attributable to the election in a lump sum or pursuant to an Annual Installment Method of up to 15 years, to the extent permitted by the Board. To the extent permitted by the Board and on an Election Form, a Participant may choose different forms of payment for Deferral Amounts attributable to different Plan Years (or the applicable deferral period), for different portions of Deferral Amounts (such as Equity Pay), or for Employer Contributions. |
(b) | Changing Election. After the deferral election is irrevocable, the Participant may make an election to change an existing payment election to an allowable alternative payout period by submitting a new Election Form to the Administrator, provided that any such Election Form is submitted at least one year prior to the Participants Retirement and delays the Participants initial payment by a period of at least five years. For purposes of such election changes, the right to a series of installment payments shall be treated as the right to a single payment. |
(c) | Default Election. If a Participant does not make any election with respect to the payment of a Deferral Amount or Employer Contribution (or, in either case, a portion thereof), then such amount shall be payable in a lump sum. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to a subsequent deferral election described above, the lump sum payment shall be made, or installment payments shall commence 30 days after the date which is six months after the Participants Retirement. Any payment made shall be subject to the Deduction Limitation. |
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5.3 | Death Prior to Completion of Retirement Benefit. Except as provided in Section 2.5(e), if a Participant dies after commencing, but prior to complete payout of, the Participants Retirement Benefit, the Participants remaining unpaid Retirement Benefit payments shall be paid to the Participants Beneficiary in a single lump sum as soon as practicable after the Participants death. The Plan may make, or begin, payment following the Participants death to the extent that such payment is treated as being paid in compliance with applicable Treasury Regulations, which permit payment to be made by December 31 of the first calendar year following the calendar year during which the death occurs. Any payment made shall be subject to the Deduction Limitation. |
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ARTICLE 6
Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit
6.1 | Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit. Subject to the Deduction Limitation, the Participants Beneficiary shall receive a Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit equal to the Participants vested Account Balance if the Participant dies while in the employ of any Employer or otherwise before Retirement. |
6.2 | Payment of Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit. . Except as provided in Section 2.5(e), if a Participant dies while employed by the Employer or otherwise before Retirement, then the Participants Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit shall be paid to the Participants Beneficiary in a single lump sum as soon as practicable after the Participants death. The Plan may make, or begin, payment following the Participants death to the extent that such payment is treated as being paid in compliance with applicable Treasury Regulations, which permit payment to be made by December 31 of the first calendar year following the calendar year during which the death occurs. Any payment made shall be subject to the Deduction Limitation. |
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ARTICLE 7
Termination Benefit
7.1 | Termination Benefit. Subject to the Deduction Limitation, the Participant shall receive a Termination Benefit, which shall be equal to the Participants vested Account Balance if a Participant experiences a Termination of Employment prior to his or her Retirement or death. |
7.2 | Payment of Termination Benefit. The Participants Termination Benefit shall be paid in a lump sum. The lump sum payment shall be made thirty days after the date which is six months after the date the Participant experiences the Termination of Employment. Any payment made shall be subject to the Deduction Limitation. |
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ARTICLE 8
Beneficiary Designation
8.1 | Beneficiary. Each Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate his or her Beneficiary(ies) (both primary as well as contingent) to receive any benefits payable under the Plan to a beneficiary upon the death of a Participant. The Beneficiary designated under this Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary designation under any other plan of an Employer in which the Participant participates. |
8.2 | Beneficiary Designation; Change; Spousal Consent. A Participant shall designate his or her Beneficiary or Beneficiaries by completing and executing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and submitting it to the Administrator or its designated agent. A Participant shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Administrators rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time. Upon the acceptance by the Administrator of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be canceled. The Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Participant and accepted by the Administrator prior to his or her death. |
8.3 | Acknowledgment. No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received and acknowledged in writing by the Administrator or its designated agent. |
8.4 | No Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided in Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 above or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participants benefits, then the Participants Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Participants estate. |
8.5 | Doubt as to Beneficiary. If the Administrator has any doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to this Plan, the Administrator shall have the right, exercisable in its discretion, to cause the Participants Employer to withhold such payments until this matter is resolved to the Administrators satisfaction. |
8.6 | Discharge of Obligations. The payment of benefits under the Plan to a Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge all Employers and the Administrator from all further obligations under this Plan with respect to the Participant, and that Participants participation shall terminate upon such full payment of benefits. |
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ARTICLE 9
Leave of Absence and Rehires
9.1 | Paid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is authorized by the Participants Employer for any reason to take a paid leave of absence from the employment of the Employer, the Participant shall continue to be considered employed by the Employer and the Deferral Amount shall continue to be withheld during such paid leave of absence in accordance with Section 3.2. |
9.2 | Unpaid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is authorized by the Participants Employer for any reason to take an unpaid leave of absence from the employment of the Employer, deferrals of the Participants Base Annual Salary shall automatically cease during such period because the leave of absence is unpaid. However, the Participants deferral election shall remain in effect with respect to Annual Bonus and Equity Pay paid during such period. Upon the Participants return to paid employment status, deferrals of the Participants Base Annual Salary shall resume for the remaining portion of the Plan Year in which the return occurs, based on the deferral election, if any, made for that Plan Year. If no election was made for that Plan Year, no deferral shall be withheld. |
9.3 | Leave of Absence Treated as a Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.1 and 9.2, to the extent required by Code Section 409A and IRS guidance thereunder, a leave of absence, whether paid or unpaid, shall be treated as a Termination of Employment (or Retirement, to the extent the Participant is eligible to Retire), and payments shall commence as set forth in Articles 4-7. However, the Participants deferral election shall remain in effect unless and until the Participant receives a lump sum payment of his or her entire vested Account Balance. |
9.4 | Reemployment following Retirement or Termination of Employment. If a Participant Retires or has a Termination of Employment and subsequently becomes an Employee, payment of benefits accrued during the Participants earlier period of service shall continue to be made as if the Participant had remained Retired or Terminated. However, to the extent permitted by the other provisions of this Plan, the Participant may accrue additional benefits under the Plan with respect to the subsequent period of service and may make new elections with respect to the timing and form of payment of such amounts. |
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ARTICLE 10
Termination, Amendment or Modification
10.1 | Termination. Although it is anticipated that the Plan will continue for an indefinite period of time, there is no guarantee that the Company will continue the Plan. Accordingly, the Company reserves the right to discontinue its sponsorship of the Plan and/or to terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any Employer by action of the Board. In general, upon the termination of the Plan with respect to any Employer, the affected Participants who are employed by that Employer shall receive payment of their benefits in accordance with the terms of Articles 4-7. However, the Company may, in its discretion, terminate the Plan, in whole or in part, and pay each Participant a single lump-sum distribution of his or her entire Account Balance, to the extent consistent with Section 15.20. |
10.2 | Amendment. The Company may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan, in whole or in part, with respect to any or all Employers; provided, however, that: (i) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease or restrict the value of a Participants Account Balance in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made, calculated as if the Participant had experienced a Termination of Employment as of the effective date of the amendment or modification or, if the amendment or modification occurs after the date upon which the Participant was eligible to Retire, the Participant had Retired as of the effective date of the amendment or modification, and (ii) no amendment or modification to clause (i) of this Section 10.2 or of Section 11.2 of the Plan shall be effective. |
Such amendment may be adopted by: (a) the Board; (b) a committee of the Board with authority over compensation matters, provided that no such amendment may increase or decrease the aggregate cost to the Company and any other Employers of maintaining the Plan by more than $25 million on an annual basis; or (c) the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent, or the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Parent, or such other officers of the Parent with primary authority over financial or compensation matters, provided that such amendment either (i) consists of changes that are reasonably necessary or desirable to comply with applicable law, or (ii) does not increase or decrease the aggregate cost to the Company and any other participating employers of maintaining the Plan by more than $5 million on an annual basis.
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10.3 | Plan Agreement. The terms of any Plan agreement between any Participant and his or her Employer may provide additional benefits not set forth in the Plan or limit the benefits otherwise provided under the Plan; provided, however, that any such additional benefits or benefit limitations must be agreed to by both the Employer and the Participant and approved by the Board. Despite the provisions of Sections 10.1 and 10.2 above, if a Participants Plan agreement contains benefits or limitations that are not in this Plan document, the Employer may only amend or terminate such provisions with the consent of the Participant and the Board. |
10.4 | Effect of Payment. The full payment of the applicable benefit under Articles 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the Plan shall completely discharge all obligations to a Participant and his or her designated Beneficiaries under this Plan and the Participants Plan participation shall terminate. |
10.5 | Divestitures. Certain Participants may terminate their employment with the Company as part of the sale or spin-off of part of the Companys business operations, or of one or more of the Companys subsidiaries or affiliates, to another company. As part of these transactions, a Participants benefits under the Plan, including the Employers liability for payment thereof, may be transferred to a plan of the acquiring company. All rights of any such Participant and his or her Beneficiary(ies) under the Plan or Trust, and any liabilities of the Plan, Trust, Company or Employer, terminate effective upon such a transfer of benefits and liabilities. |
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ARTICLE 11
Administration
11.1 | Board Duties; Delegation. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 11, this Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board shall also have the discretion and authority to (i) make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and (ii) decide or resolve any and all questions including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate to the Committee all or a portion of its authority under this Plan, subject to any conditions or requirements imposed by the Board on the exercise of such delegated authority, and the Board or the Committee may delegate or further delegate, as applicable, any such authority to one or more officers of the Parent, the Company or any Employer, subject to any conditions or requirements imposed on the exercise of such delegated authority. Any individual serving on the Committee who is a Participant shall not vote or act on any matter relating solely to himself or herself. When making a determination or calculation, the Board shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by a Participant or the Company. |
11.2 | Administration Upon Change in Control. For purposes of this Plan, the Company (via the Board) shall be the Administrator at all times prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control. Upon and after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall be an independent third party selected by the Trustee and approved by the individual who, immediately prior to such event, was the Parents Chief Executive Officer or, if not so identified, the Parents highest ranking officer (the Ex-CEO). The Administrator shall have the discretionary power to determine all questions arising in connection with the administration of the Plan and the interpretation of the Plan and Trust including, but not limited to benefit entitlement determinations; provided, however, upon and after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall have no power to direct the investment of Plan or Trust assets or select any investment manager or custodial firm for the Plan or Trust. Upon and after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company must: (1) pay all reasonable administrative expenses and fees of the Administrator; (2) indemnify the Administrator against any costs, expenses and liabilities including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of |
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the Administrator hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator or its employees or agents; and (3) supply full and timely information to the Administrator or all matters relating to the Plan, the Trust, the Participants and their Beneficiaries, the Account Balances of the Participants, the date of circumstances of the Retirement, death or Termination of Employment of the Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Administrator may reasonably require. Upon and after a Change in Control, the Administrator may be terminated (and a replacement appointed) by the Trustee only with the approval of the Ex-CEO. Upon and after a Change in Control, the Administrator may not be terminated by the Company. |
11.3 | Agents. In the administration of this Plan, the Administrator may, from time to time, delegate to employees of an Employer or other agents it employs such administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to any Employer. |
11.4 | Binding Effect of Decisions. The decision or action of the Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan. |
11.5 | Indemnity of Administrator. All Employers shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Board, any employee to whom the duties of the Board may be delegated, and the Administrator against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Board, any of its members, any such employee or the Administrator. |
11.6 | Missing Payees. If the Administrator cannot locate any person or estate entitled to payment of a Plan benefit after a reasonable search, the Administrator may at any time thereafter treat such benefit as forfeited. If the person or estate should later make a valid claim for the benefit or otherwise be located, any amounts so forfeited shall be reinstated (without any interest or earnings adjustment) and paid to the person or estate, as otherwise provided by this Plan, unless the benefit has been escheated to a state government. |
11.7 | Payment Delay or Acceleration. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Administrator may, in its sole and absolute discretion, delay or accelerate payments under the Plan to the extent consistent with Section 15.20. |
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ARTICLE 12
Other Benefits and Agreements
12.1 | Coordination with Other Benefits. The benefits provided for a Participant and Participants Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan or program for employees of the Participants Employer. The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided. |
ARTICLE 13
Claims Procedures
13.1 | Presentation of Claim. Any Participant or Beneficiary of a deceased Participant (such Participant or Beneficiary being referred to below as a Claimant) may deliver to the Administrator a written claim for a determination with respect to the amounts distributable to such Claimant from the Plan. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within 60 days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant. |
13.2 | Notification of Decision. The Administrator shall consider a Claimants claim within a reasonable time, and shall notify the Claimant in writing: |
(a) | that the Claimants requested determination has been made, and that the claim has been allowed in full; or |
(b) | that the Administrator has reached a conclusion contrary, in whole or in part, to the Claimants requested determination, and such notice must set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant: |
(i) | the specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim, or any part of it; |
(ii) | specific reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based; |
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(iii) | a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and |
(iv) | an explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 13.3 below. |
13.3 | Review of a Denied Claim. Within 60 days after receiving a notice from the Administrator that a claim has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimants duly authorized representative) may file with the Administrator a written request for a review of the denial of the claim. In conjunction with filing an appeal (but no later than the date the appeal is filed), the Claimant (or the Claimants duly authorized representative): |
(a) | may review pertinent documents; |
(b) | may submit written comments or other documents; and/or |
(c) | may request a hearing, which the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may grant. |
13.4 | Decision on Review. The Administrator shall render its decision on review promptly, and not later than 60 days after the filing of a written request for review of the denial, unless a hearing is held or other special circumstances require additional time, in which case the Administrators decision must be rendered within 120 days after such date. Such decision must be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and it must contain: |
(a) | specific reasons for the decision; |
(b) | specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based; and |
(c) | such other matters as the Administrator deems relevant. |
13.5 | Legal Action. A Claimants compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article 13 is a mandatory prerequisite to a Claimants right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan. |
13.6 | Payment Following Resolution of Claim. If a Participant is entitled to a payment following the resolution of a claim pursuant to this Article 13, such payment will be made during the calendar year in which the claim is finally and conclusively resolved, or, if later, at the time set forth under Articles 4-7. |
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ARTICLE 14
Trust
14.1 | Establishment of the Trust. The Company has established the Trust, and each Employer shall at least annually transfer over to the Trust such assets as the Board determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary to provide, on a present value basis, for its respective future liabilities created with respect to the Deferral Amounts and Employer Contributions for such Employers Participants for all periods prior to the transfer, as well as any debits and credits to the Participants Account Balances for all periods prior to the transfer, taking into consideration the value of the assets in the trust at the time of the transfer. |
14.2 | Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust. The provisions of the Plan shall govern the rights of a Participant to receive distributions pursuant to the Plan. The provisions of the Trust shall govern the rights of the Employers, Participants and the creditors of the Employers to the assets transferred to the Trust. Each Employer shall at all times remain liable to carry out its obligations under the Plan. |
14.3 | Distributions From the Trust. Each Employers obligations under the Plan may be satisfied with Trust assets distributed pursuant to the terms of the Trust, and any such distribution shall reduce the Employers obligations under this Plan. |
14.4 | Investment of Trust Assets. The Trustee of the Trust shall be authorized, upon written instructions received from the Administrator or investment manager appointed by the Administrator, to invest and reinvest the assets of the Trust in accordance with the applicable Trust Agreement, including the disposition of stock and reinvestment of the proceeds in one or more investment vehicles designated by the Administrator. |
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ARTICLE 15
Miscellaneous
15.1 | Status of Plan. The Plan is not intended to qualify under Code Section 401(a). The Plan is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1). The Plan shall be administered and interpreted to the extent possible in a manner consistent with that intention. |
15.2 | Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in any property or assets of any Employer, including any assets held in the Trust. For purposes of the payment of benefits under this Plan, any and all of an Employers assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the Employer. An Employers obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. |
15.3 | Employers Liability. An Employers liability for the payment of benefits shall be defined only by the Plan and any Plan agreement entered into between the Employer and a Participant. An Employer shall have no obligation to a Participant under the Plan except as expressly provided in the Plan. |
15.4 | Nonassignability. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are expressly declared to be, unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person or be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participants or any other persons bankruptcy or insolvency. |
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15.5 | Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment or retention between any Employer (or any of its Affiliates) and the Participant. Such employment is hereby acknowledged to be an at will employment relationship that can be terminated at any time for any reason, or no reason, with or without cause, and with or without notice, unless expressly provided in a written employment agreement. Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of any Employer (or any of its Affiliates), either as an employee or otherwise, or to interfere with the right to discipline or discharge the Participant at any time. |
15.6 | Furnishing Information. A Participant or his or her Beneficiary will cooperate with the Administrator by furnishing any and all information requested by the Administrator and take such other actions as may be requested in order to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the payments of benefits hereunder, including but not limited to taking such physical examinations as the Administrator may deem necessary. |
15.7 | Terms. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply. |
15.8 | Captions. The captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of this Plan are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions. |
15.9 | Governing Law. Subject to ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. |
15.10 | Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Board under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the address below: |
If prior to the SpinCo Distribution Date, to:
Jacobs Technology Inc.
600 William Northern Blvd.
Tullahoma, TN 37388
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If on or following the SpinCo Distribution Date, to:
Amentum Holdings, Inc.
4800 Westfields Blvd.
Chantilly, VA 20151
Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.
Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Participant.
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15.11 | Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Participants Employer and its successors and assigns and the Participant and the Participants designated Beneficiaries. |
15.12 | Spouses Interest. The interest in the benefits hereunder of a spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouses will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession. |
15.13 | Validity. In case any provision of this Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein. |
15.14 | Incompetent. If the Administrator determines in its discretion that a benefit under this Plan is to be paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that persons property, the Administrator may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable person. The Administrator may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any payment of a benefit shall be a payment for the account of the Participant and the Participants Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount. |
15.15 | Payments to Spouses. The Plan will not honor domestic relations orders, except as determined by the Administrator. |
15.16 | Distribution in the Event of Taxation. |
(a) | In General. If, for any reason, all or any portion of a Participants benefits under this Plan becomes taxable to the Participant under Code Section 409A prior to receipt, an amount equal to the taxable portion of his or her benefit will be distributed immediately to the Participant in the form of a lump sum (which amount shall not exceed the Participants unpaid vested Account Balance under the Plan). Such a distribution shall affect and reduce the benefits to be paid under this Plan. |
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(b) | Trust. If the Trust terminates on account of failing to be considered a grantor trust or on account of the IRS determining the trust interest to be taxable to one or more Participants or Beneficiaries and benefits are distributed from the Trust to a Participant in accordance with such termination, the Participants benefits under this Plan shall be reduced to the extent of such distributions. |
15.17 | Payment Delays due to Employer Insolvency. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, payment of a Participants benefits will be delayed in the event that making the payment will jeopardize the ability of the Employer to continue as a going concern. A payment delayed pursuant to this Section 15.17 will be made during the first calendar year in which making the payment would not have such effect. |
15.18 | Insurance. The Employers, on their own behalf or on behalf of the trustee of the Trust, and, in their sole discretion, may apply for and procure insurance on the life of the Participant, in such amounts and in such forms as the Employers may choose. The Employers or the trustee of the Trust, as the case may be, shall be the sole owner and beneficiary of any such insurance. The Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in any such policy or policies, and at the request of the Employers shall submit to medical examinations and supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by the insurance company or companies to whom the Employers have applied for insurance. |
15.19 | Legal Fees to Enforce Rights After Change in Control. The Company and each Employer is aware that upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Board or the board of directors of a Participants Employer (which might then be composed of new members) or a shareholder of the Parent or the Participants Employer, or of any successor corporation, or the Administrator or the Committee, might then cause or attempt to cause the Company, the Participants Employer or such successor to refuse to comply with its obligations under the Plan and might cause or attempt to cause the Company or the Participants Employer to institute, or may institute, litigation seeking to deny Participants the benefits intended under the Plan. In these circumstances, the purpose of the Plan could be frustrated. Accordingly, if, following a Change in Control, it should appear to any Participant that the Company, the Participants Employer or any successor corporation, or the |
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Administrator or any member of the Committee, has failed to comply with any of its obligations under the Plan or any agreement thereunder or, if the Company, such Employer or any other person takes any action to declare the Plan void or unenforceable or institutes any litigation or other legal action designed to deny, diminish or to recover from any Participant the benefits intended to be provided, then the Company and the Participants Employer irrevocably authorize such Participant to retain counsel of his or her choice at the expense of the Company and the Participants Employer (who shall be jointly and severally liable) to represent such Participant in connection with the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company, the Participants Employer or any director, officer, shareholder or other person affiliated with the Company, the Participants Employer or any successor thereto in any jurisdiction. In order to be eligible for counsel at the expense of the Company or successor (or reimbursement of counsel fees to the extent the Company or successor initially refuses to pay such expenses) pursuant to this Section 15.19, fees and expenses must be incurred on or after a Change in Control and before the later of (i) the closing of the Participants estate, and (ii) the closing of the estate of each Beneficiary. Any payment made on behalf of a Participant or to which a Participant is entitled pursuant to this Section must be made no later than the last day of the Participants taxable year following the taxable year in which the related fee or expense is incurred. |
15.20 | Code Section 409A. The Plan is intended to avoid any plan failures within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(1). The Plan shall be interpreted and administered, to the extent possible, in accordance with this intention. |
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ADDENDUM 1
DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Employees in a Domestic Partnership with a Domestic Partner will be entitled to the same Plan benefits available to Employees married to a Spouse, except to the extent that the extension of such benefit with respect to a Domestic Partner is prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA, would result in the imposition of additional taxation, or would otherwise increase the risk of non-compliance with the Code, ERISA, or other applicable law. This Addendum is intended to comply with, and shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with, the requirements of Chapter 12B of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
For these purposes:
(a) | Domestic Partner means the person, other than a Spouse, with whom the Employee or Participant is either (i) registered as a couple with any government body pursuant to state or local law authorized to perform such registrations, or (ii) substantiated as a couple in accordance with requirements and criteria determined by the Plan Administrator including, for example, use of a notarized affidavit in a form approved by the Plan Administrator. |
(b) | Domestic Partnership means the relationship between the Employee or Participant and their Domestic Partner. Any requirements for proof of relationship for Domestic Partnerships will be comparable to those for marriage. |
In illustration of the foregoing:
(1) | Where the Plan requires Spousal consent with respect to an Employee who is married, the Plan also requires Domestic Partner consent with respect to an Employee who is in a Domestic Partnership. |
(2) | Where the Plan provides that a married Employees Spouse would be the default beneficiary (for example, if the Employee dies without a valid beneficiary on file), the Plan similarly will provide that an Employees Domestic Partner would be the default beneficiary. |
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(3) | Where the Plan recognizes an Employees divorce from their Spouse, the Plan similarly will recognize the termination of an Employees Domestic Partnership for example, in canceling the Employees beneficiary designation but not with respect to recognizing a domestic relations order, which is limited to spouses under applicable Code and ERISA rules. |
(4) | Consistent with Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(3)(i), unforeseeable emergency withdrawals triggered by an illness or accident of the Domestic Partner, or similar event, will be limited to situations where the Domestic Partner is a tax dependent. |
(5) | Consistent with the foregoing examples, references to spouse in the Plan document will mean spouse or domestic partner, as applicable. |
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Exhibit 10.10
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Indemnification Agreement (this Agreement) is made as of ________________ by and between AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and ____________ (Indemnitee).
RECITALS
A. The Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance or indemnification, due to exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and due to the fact that the exposure frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers;
B. The statutes and judicial decisions regarding the duties of directors and officers are often difficult to apply, ambiguous, or conflicting, and therefore fail to provide such directors and officers with adequate, reliable knowledge of legal risks to which they are exposed or information regarding the proper course of action to take;
C. Plaintiffs often seek damages in such large amounts, and the costs of litigation may be so enormous (whether or not the case is meritorious), that the defense and/or settlement of such litigation is often beyond the personal resources of officers and directors;
D. The Company believes that it is unfair for its directors and officers to assume the risk of huge judgments and other expenses which may occur in cases in which the director or officer received no personal profit and in cases where the director or officer was not culpable;
E. The Company recognizes that the issues in controversy in litigation against a director or officer of a corporation such as the Company or a subsidiary of the Company are often related to the knowledge, motives and intent of such director or officer, that she or he is usually the only witness with knowledge of the essential facts and exculpating circumstances regarding such matters, and that the long period of time which usually elapses before the trial or other disposition of such litigation often extends beyond the time that the director or officer can reasonably recall such matters; and may extend beyond the normal time for retirement for such director or officer with the result that she or he, after retirement or in the event of his or her death, his or her spouse, heirs, executors or administrators, may be faced with limited ability and undue hardship in maintaining an adequate defense, which may discourage such a director or officer from serving in that position;
F. For these and other reasons, the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) has concluded that, to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and to encourage such individuals to take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company, it is necessary for the Company to contractually indemnify such officers and directors and to assume for itself maximum liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims against such officers and directors in connection with their service to the Company and its subsidiaries, and has further concluded that the failure to provide such contractual indemnification could result in great harm to the Company and its stockholders;
G. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (Section 145), under which the Company is organized, empowers the Company to indemnify its officers, directors and employees by agreement and to indemnify persons who serve, at the request of the Company, as the directors, officers and employees of other corporations or enterprises, and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by Section 145 is not exclusive;
H. The Company, after reasonable investigation, believes that the interests of its stockholders would best be served by a combination of such liability insurance coverage as the Company may from time to time obtain and the indemnification by the Company of the directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries;
I. The Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries free from undue concern for claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the Company;
J. The Company, after reasonable investigation, believes that it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as a supplement to and in furtherance of Article VI, Section 2 of the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Certificate of Incorporation) and Article VII of the Companys Amended and Restated By-laws (By-laws), so that Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that Indemnitee will not be so indemnified and entitled to the advancement of expenses; and
K. The Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve, the Company and/or such subsidiaries, provided that he or she is furnished the indemnity provided for in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained in this Agreement and the Indemnitees continued service after the date of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Services to the Company. In consideration of the protection afforded by this Agreement, if Indemnitee is a director of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, he or she agrees to serve as a director of the Company until the earliest of his or her resignation, death, disability or election and qualification of a successor. If Indemnitee is an officer of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, he or she agrees to serve in such capacity until the earliest of his or her resignation, termination, death or disability. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any employment relationship or any right to continued employment or other service of Indemnitee and this Agreement shall not be deemed an employment or other service contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director or officer, as applicable, of the Company and its subsidiaries.
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Section 2. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement:
(a) Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act)), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company or the Sponsor Stockholder (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the total voting power represented by the Companys then outstanding Voting Securities (as defined below), (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, (iii) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than a merger, consolidation or similar transaction which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company.
(b) Corporate Status describes the status of a person as a current or former director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.
(c) Disinterested Director shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(d) Enforcement Expenses shall include all reasonable attorneys fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with an action to enforce indemnification, advancement, contribution or any other right provided by this Agreement, or an appeal from such action, including, without limitation, the premium, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under Section 14(e) of this Agreement.
(e) Enterprise shall mean any corporation (other than the Company), limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other legal entity of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee.
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(f) Expenses shall include all reasonable attorneys fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding or an appeal resulting from a Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
(g) Independent Counsel means a law firm, or a partner (or, if applicable, member) of such a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company, any Enterprise or Indemnitee in any matter material to any such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Independent Counsel shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitees rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. For purposes of this definition, a material matter shall mean any matter for which billings exceeded or are expected to exceed $100,000.
(h) Liabilities shall mean judgments, damages, deficiencies, liabilities, losses, penalties, excise taxes, fines, assessments and amounts paid in settlement, including any interest and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payment under this Agreement.
(i) The term Proceeding shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, pending, threatened or completed proceeding (including, without limitation, stockholder claims, actions, demands, suits, proceedings, investigations and arbitrations), whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer, as applicable, of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any Enterprise or by reason of any action taken by him or her or of any action taken on his or her part while acting as director or officer of the Company or while serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any
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liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement; provided, however, that the term Proceeding shall not include any action, suit or arbitration, or part thereof, initiated by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitees rights under this Agreement as provided for in Section 14(e) of this Agreement.
(j) Voting Securities means any securities of an entity which vote generally in the election of directors of such entity.
Section 3. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a witness or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein to the fullest extent permitted by law. Indemnitee shall not enter into any settlement in connection with a Proceeding without ten days prior notice to the Company.
Section 4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement and except as provided in Section 8, to the extent that Indemnitee is a party to or a participant in and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
Section 6. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness or in Response to a Subpoena. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party and is not threatened to be made a party or receives a subpoena in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he or she shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in connection therewith.
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Section 7. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses and/or Liabilities, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 8. Additional Indemnification.
(a) Except as provided in Section 9, notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4 or 5, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws if Indemnitee is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the Proceeding.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the meaning of the phrase to the fullest extent permitted by law shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) to the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL or such provision thereof; and
(ii) to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.
Section 9. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement:
(a) to make any indemnity for amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise;
(b) to make any indemnity for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor law or similar provisions of state statutory or common law;
(c) to make any indemnity or advancement for any Proceeding or part of any Proceeding initiated or brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board has authorized or consented to the initiation of the Proceeding or such part of any Proceeding or (ii) the Proceeding was commenced following a Change in Control; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9(c) shall limit the right of the Indemnitee to be indemnified under Section 14; or
(d) to make any indemnity or advancement that is prohibited by applicable law or listing standard of any exchange on which the Companys securities are then listed.
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Section 10. Advances of Expenses. The Company shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by law or the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within 20 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditures made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice) from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitees ability to repay the expenses and without regard to Indemnitees ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to the fullest extent required by law to repay the advance if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The right to advances under this Section 10 shall in all events continue until final disposition of any Proceeding, including any appeal therein. Nothing in this Section 10 shall limit Indemnitees right to advancement pursuant to Section 14(e) of this Agreement.
Section 11. Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim.
(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor and, if Indemnitee so chooses pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement, such written request shall also include a request for Indemnitee to have the right to indemnification determined by Independent Counsel.
(b) The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.
(c) The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment shall be successful for purposes of Section 5 if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such Proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion, by clear and convincing evidence.
(d) Indemnitee shall have the sole right and obligation to control the defense or conduct of any claim or Proceeding with respect to Indemnitee. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which Indemnitee is or could reasonably become a party or which potentially or actually imposes any Expenses, Liabilities, exposure or burden on Indemnitee unless (i) such settlement solely involves the payment of money or performance of any obligation by persons other than Indemnitee and includes an unconditional, full release of Indemnitee by all relevant parties from all liability on any matters that are the subject of such Proceeding and an acknowledgment that Indemnitee denies all wrongdoing in connection with such matters and (ii) the Company has fully indemnified Indemnitee with respect to, and held Indemnitee harmless from and against, all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding.
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Section 12. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.
(a) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if such determination is required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitees entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case: (i) by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum or (ii) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or if there has been a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control that has been approved by a majority of the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), by Independent Counsel in a written opinion. In the case that such determination is made by Independent Counsel, a copy of Independent Counsels written opinion shall be delivered to Indemnitee and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Independent Counsel or the Company, as applicable, making such determination with respect to Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification, including providing to Independent Counsel or the Company, upon reasonable advance request, any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Independent Counsel or the Company shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(b) In the event that the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Sections 11(a) and 12(a)(i), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee. The Company may, within 10 days after written notice of such selection, deliver to Indemnitee a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of Independent Counsel as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of (i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification and Independent Counsel pursuant to Sections 11(a) and 12(a)(i) hereof, respectively, and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, including any appeal therein, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected without objection, Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company to the selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate. The person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12(a) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).
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Section 13. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, it shall be presumed that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither (i) the failure of the Company or of Independent Counsel to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company or by Independent Counsel that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of guilty, nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
(c) The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.
(d) Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to not have had a reasonable cause to believe such Indemnitees conduct was unlawful for purposes of indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitees actions are based on the records or books of account of the Company, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors, officers, agents or employees of the Company in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company or on information or records given or reports made to the Company by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Company. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 13(d) are satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee did not have a reasonable cause to believe such Indemnitees conduct was unlawful. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion, by clear and convincing evidence.
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Section 14. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) Subject to Section 14(f), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 or 6 or the last sentence of Section 11(a) of this Agreement within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 8 of this Agreement is not made within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 14(a); provided, however, that the foregoing time limitation shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 5 of this Agreement. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitees right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.
(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitees statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law, any listing standard of any exchange on which the Companys securities are then listed, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws.
(d) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding or enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Enforcement Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within 10 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, such Enforcement Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors and officers liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be, in the suit for which indemnification or advancement is being sought.
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(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding, including any appeal therein.
Section 15. Security. To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may, as permitted by applicable securities laws, at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Companys obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.
Section 16. Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.
(a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of the Board, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
(b) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, agents or trustees of the Company or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee, agent or trustee under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
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(c) [Subject to Section 16(e)], in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
(d) [Subject to Section 16(e)], the Companys obligation to provide indemnification or advancement hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement from such other Enterprise.
(e) The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses and/or insurance provided by [ ] and certain of its affiliates (excluding the Company and its subsidiaries) (collectively, the Principal Stockholder Indemnitors). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws, the Company hereby agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company: (i) is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or its insurers obligations to advance Expenses and to indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred, are primary and any obligation of the Principal Stockholder Indemnitors or their insurers to advance Expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee is secondary and excess), (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Principal Stockholder Indemnitors or their insurers, and, (iii) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Principal Stockholder Indemnitors and such insurers from any and all claims against the Principal Stockholder Indemnitors or such insurers for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Principal Stockholder Indemnitors or their insurers on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding or claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company (including in connection with a Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement to enforce Indemnitees rights hereunder) shall affect the foregoing, and in the event of any such advancement or payment, the Company shall promptly reimburse such Principal Stockholder Indemnitor or such insurer and such Principal Stockholder Indemnitor or such insurer shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the claims or rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Principal Stockholder Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 16(e).
Section 17. Duration of Agreement. Due to the uncertain application of any statutes of limitations that may govern any Proceeding, this Agreement shall be of indefinite duration. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his or her heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall require and cause any successor, and any direct or indirect parent of any successor, whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
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Section 18. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
Section 19. Enforcement.
(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer, as applicable, of the Company or any Enterprise, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer, as applicable, of the Company or any Enterprise.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.
Section 20. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitees spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of three years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such three-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall govern.
Section 21. Modification and Waiver. Except as provided by Section 16(a) with respect to changes in applicable law that broaden the rights of Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, no supplement, modification or amendment, or waiver of any provision, of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
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Section 22. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement as provided hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise. Upon notification, the Secretary of the Company shall notify the Board of any such notice.
Section 23. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by email when delivered (so long as the sender of such email does not receive an automatic reply from the recipients email server indicating that the recipient did not receive such email), and shall be given:
(a) If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Company.
(b) If to the Company, to:
Amentum Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Secretary
4800 Westfields Blvd.
Suite 400
Chantilly, VA 20151
Email: []
or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.
Section 24. Contribution.
(a) Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 3, 4, 5 or 6 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The right of the Company to enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) is subject to the requirements of Section 11(c) of this Agreement.
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(b) To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances in order to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company or the applicable Enterprise other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction from which such Proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company or the applicable Enterprise and all officers, directors or employees of the Company or the applicable Enterprise other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the events that resulted in such Expenses or Liabilities, as well as any other equitable considerations which the law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company or the applicable Enterprise and all officers, directors or employees of the Company or the applicable Enterprise other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary, and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.
(c) The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company or the applicable Enterprise (other than Indemnitee) who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.
Section 25. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the Delaware Court), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) consent to service of process at the address set forth in Section 23 of this Agreement with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
Section 26. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
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Section 27. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
[Indemnitee] | ||
[Name] |
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Exhibit 21.1
Expected Subsidiaries of SpinCo Immediately Following the Separation
The following entities are expected to be subsidiaries of SpinCo upon completion of the separation described in the information statement:
Name |
State or Country of Incorporation or Organization | |
Advanced Range Enterprise Solutions LLC | Delaware | |
Aeroptic, LLC | Massachusetts | |
Alkali Metal Processing Limited | United Kingdom | |
Alliance for Space Communications to Enable New Discovery, LLC | Florida | |
Amazon Finance LLC | Delaware | |
ASCEND Aerospace and Technology LLC | Florida | |
Automotive Testing Operations, LLC | Delaware | |
Blue Canopy Group, LLC | Virginia | |
Buffalo Group LLC | Delaware | |
Canadian National Energy Alliance Ltd. | Canada | |
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. | California | |
Carondelet Energy Readiness LLC | Delaware | |
Cavendish Dounreay Partnership Limited | United Kingdom | |
CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley, L.L.C | Delaware | |
CH2M HILL GmbH | Germany | |
CH2M Hill IDC SARL | France | |
CH2M HILL International Nuclear Services Ltd | United Kingdom | |
CH2M Hill New York Inc. | New York | |
CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company | Washington | |
CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC | Idaho | |
Critical Mission Services sp. z.o.o (Poland NewCo) | Poland | |
Cumbria Nuclear Solutions Limited | United Kingdom | |
Energy, Safety & Risk Consultants (UK) Limited | United Kingdom | |
Energy, Security and Technology Canada Ltd. | Canada | |
Energy, Security and Technology LLC (dba ES&T North America) | Delaware | |
Energy, Security and Technology UK Limited | United Kingdom | |
Fast Reactor Technology Limited | United Kingdom | |
Federal Network Systems LLC | Delaware | |
Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC | Delaware | |
Idaho Environmental Coalition LLC | Delaware | |
Jacobs Aerospace Test Operations LLC | Delaware | |
Jacobs Asia K.K. | Japan | |
Jacobs Australia Pty Limited | Australia | |
Jacobs Clean Energy France SAS | France | |
Jacobs Clean Energy International Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Clean Energy Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Clean Energy s.r.o | Czech Republic | |
Jacobs Clean Energy SA (PTY) Ltd | South Africa | |
Jacobs E&C Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Field Services Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Multiconsult Decommissioning ANS | Norway | |
Jacobs Nucleaire | France | |
Jacobs Slovakia s.r.o. | Slovakia | |
Jacobs Stobbarts Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Technology Inc. | Tennessee | |
Jacobs Telecommunications Inc. | New Jersey | |
Mission Conversion Services Alliance, LLC | Delaware | |
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC | Delaware | |
Momentum SNC | France | |
National Nuclear Corporation Limited | United Kingdom | |
National Security Technologies, LLC | Delaware | |
OneAim | Unincorporated joint venture |
Pantex Mission Alliance LLC | Delaware | |
PUMMA | Unincorporated joint venture | |
PWR Power Projects Limited | United Kingdom | |
Quality Systems Engineering Consortium, LLC | California | |
SafeG | Unincorporated joint venture | |
Savannah River Completion Alliance, LLC | Delaware | |
Savannah River Remediation LLC | Delaware | |
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. | Delaware | |
The KeyW Corporation | Maryland | |
The KeyW Holding Corporation | Maryland | |
Triple20 LLC | Maryland | |
UCOR LLC (fka URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC) | Tennessee | |
United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC | Delaware | |
Washington Closure Hanford LLC | Delaware | |
West Valley Cleanup Alliance LLC | Delaware |
Expected Subsidiaries of Combined Co Immediately Following the Merger
Entity Name |
State or Country of Incorporation
or | |
AC First, LLC | Delaware | |
Advanced Range Enterprise Solutions LLC | Delaware | |
Advanced Range Enterprise Solutions LLC | Delaware | |
Aeroptic, LLC | Massachusetts | |
Afghan Holdco LLC | Delaware | |
Africa Expeditionary Services LLC | Delaware | |
AGS Sudan Limited | South Sudan | |
Airport & MRO Facilities Nigeria Limited | Nigeria | |
Alkali Metal Processing Limited | United Kingdom | |
Alliance for Space Communications to Enable New Discovery, LLC | Florida | |
Amazon Finance LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum (UK) Ltd. | United Kingdom | |
Amentum Business Support Services Inc. | Philippines | |
Amentum Commercial Operations, Inc. | Delaware | |
Amentum Environment & Energy, Inc. | Ohio | |
Amentum Facility Management UK Ltd. | United Kingdom | |
Amentum Global Services - Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | |
Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum Government Services Holdings Sub LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum Government Services Parent Holdings LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum Government Services, Inc. | Delaware | |
Amentum Holdings LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum International Holdings UK Ltd. | United Kingdom | |
Amentum N&E Holdings LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum N&E UK Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | |
Amentum National Security Programs, Inc. | Virginia | |
Amentum Nuclear & Environment Holdings, Inc. | Delaware | |
Amentum Operaciones Comerciales | Mexico | |
Amentum Operaciones Comerciales CR | Costa Rica | |
Amentum Services Canada, Inc. | Canada |
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Amentum Services Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | |
Amentum Services SDN. BHD. | Malaysia | |
Amentum Services, Inc. | Delaware | |
Amentum Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | |
Amentum Spaceport LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum Special Mission Services, Inc. | Pennsylvania | |
Amentum SPV LLC | Delaware | |
Amentum Technical Services LLC | Delaware | |
ASCEND Aerospace and Technology LLC | Florida | |
Augility Pty Limited | Australia | |
Augility Services Pty Limited | Australia | |
Automotive Testing Operations, LLC | Delaware | |
Avicom do Brasil Manutencao de Aeronaves Ltda | Brazil | |
Blue Canopy Group, LLC | Virginia | |
Bravour Leistungen GmbH | Germany | |
Buffalo Group LLC | Delaware | |
Canadian National Energy Alliance Ltd. | Canada | |
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. | California | |
Carondelet Energy Readiness LLC | Delaware | |
Casals & Associates, Inc. | Virginia | |
Cavendish Dounreay Partnership Limited | United Kingdom | |
Centra Services Corporation | Massachusetts | |
Centra Technology, Inc. | Maryland | |
CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley, L.L.C | Delaware | |
CH2M HILL GmbH | Germany | |
CH2M Hill IDC SARL | France | |
CH2M HILL International Nuclear Services Ltd | United Kingdom | |
CH2M Hill New York Inc. | New York | |
CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company | Washington | |
CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC | Idaho | |
CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC | Idaho | |
Courage Services, Inc. | Virginia | |
Critical Mission Services sp. z.o.o (Poland NewCo) | Poland | |
Culpeper National Security Solutions LLC | Delaware | |
Cumbria Nuclear Solutions Limited | United Kingdom | |
Defense Support Services International 3 LLC | Delaware | |
Defense Support Services International, LLC | Delaware | |
Delta Bridge, Inc. | Virginia | |
DTS Aviation Services LLC | Nevada | |
DynCorp Aerospace Operations LLC | Delaware | |
DynCorp International Business Services Private Limited | India | |
DynCorp International LLC | Delaware | |
DynCorp International Services GmbH | Germany | |
DynCorp International Services LLC | Virginia | |
DynCorp LLC | Delaware | |
DZSP 21 LLC | Delaware |
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EG&G Defense Materials, Inc. | Utah | |
Energy, Safety & Risk Consultants (UK) Limited | United Kingdom | |
Energy, Security and Technology Canada Ltd. | Canada | |
Energy, Security and Technology LLC (dba ES&T North America) | Delaware | |
Energy, Security and Technology UK Limited | United Kingdom | |
Equitas International LLC | Delaware | |
Fast Reactor Technology Limited | United Kingdom | |
Federal Network Systems LLC | Delaware | |
Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC | Delaware | |
Future Investment Group LLC | Egypt | |
GL Systems LLC | Delaware | |
Global Linguist Solutions LLC | Delaware | |
Global Linguist Solutions Turkey Tercüme Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi | Turkey | |
Global Management Services GmbH | Germany | |
Global Sourcing Solutions | Cayman Islands | |
Greenline Systems Canada Ulc | Canada | |
Idaho Environmental Coalition LLC | Delaware | |
Jacobs Aerospace Test Operations LLC | Delaware | |
Jacobs Asia K.K. | Japan | |
Jacobs Australia Pty Limited | Australia | |
Jacobs Clean Energy France SAS | France | |
Jacobs Clean Energy International Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Clean Energy Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Clean Energy s.r.o | Czech Republic | |
Jacobs Clean Energy SA (PTY) Ltd | South Africa | |
Jacobs E&C Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Field Services Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Multiconsult Decommissioning ANS | Norway | |
Jacobs Nucleaire | France | |
Jacobs Slovakia s.r.o. | Slovakia | |
Jacobs Stobbarts Limited | United Kingdom | |
Jacobs Technology Inc. | Tennessee | |
Jacobs Telecommunications Inc. | New Jersey | |
JT4, LLC | Delaware | |
Lear Siegler Logistics International, Inc. | Delaware | |
Macfadden & Associates, Inc. | Virginia | |
Macfadden International Suarl | Tunisia | |
McNeil Security, Inc. | Virginia | |
Mission Conversion Services Alliance, LLC | Delaware | |
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC | Delaware | |
Momentum SNC | France | |
MS Federal Services, Inc. | Nevada | |
MSFS Holdings US, Inc. | Nevada | |
MT Holding Corp. | Delaware | |
National Nuclear Corporation Limited | United Kingdom | |
National Security Technologies, LLC | Delaware |
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OneAim | Unincorporated joint venture | |
Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC | Delaware | |
Pacific Operations Maintenance Company | California | |
PAE (Australia) Pty. Limited | Australia | |
PAE Applied Technologies International LLC | Delaware | |
PAE Applied Technologies LLC | Delaware | |
PAE Canada, Inc. | California | |
PAE Colombia Ltda. | Colombia | |
PAE Design and Facility Management | California | |
PAE Foundation | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
PAE Global Support LLC | Delaware | |
PAE Government Services Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | |
PAE Government Services Mexico, S. De R.L. De C.V. | Mexico | |
PAE Government Services, Inc. | California | |
PAE Humanitarian Response LLC | Delaware | |
PAE India Support Center LLP | India | |
PAE International | California | |
PAE Justice Support | Virginia | |
PAE LLC | Delaware | |
PAE Logistics LLC | California | |
PAE Services Canada Inc. | Canada | |
PAE Shared Services LLC | Delaware | |
PAE Shield Acquisition Company LLC | Delaware | |
PAE Training Services, LLC | Delaware | |
PAE Worldwide Incorporated | Delaware | |
PAE-Perini LLC | Delaware | |
Pantex Mission Alliance LLC | Delaware | |
Phoenix Consulting Group, LLC | Alabama | |
PUMMA | Unincorporated joint venture | |
PWR Power Projects Limited | United Kingdom | |
Quality Systems Engineering Consortium, LLC | California | |
SafeG | Unincorporated joint venture | |
Savannah River Completion Alliance, LLC | Delaware | |
Savannah River Remediation LLC | Delaware | |
Service Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | |
Services International LLC | Delaware | |
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. | Delaware | |
TATE, Incorporated | Maryland | |
The KeyW Corporation | Maryland | |
The KeyW Holding Corporation | Maryland | |
Triple20 LLC | Maryland | |
UCOR LLC (fka URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC) | Tennessee | |
United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC | Delaware | |
URS Federal Project Services, LLC | Maryland | |
URS Federal Services International, Inc. | Delaware |
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USA Repository Services LLC |
Delaware | |
Washington Closure Hanford LLC |
Delaware | |
Washington Demilitarization Company, LLC |
Delaware | |
Washington Government Environmental Services Company LLC |
Delaware | |
Washington Savannah River Company LLC |
Delaware | |
West Valley Cleanup Alliance LLC |
Delaware | |
West Valley Nuclear Services Company LLC |
Delaware | |
WGI Global Inc. |
Nevada | |
Worldwide For General Services, Construction And Engineering Services And Subsistence Services LLC |
Iraq | |
Worldwide Management and Consulting Services LLC |
Delaware | |
Worldwide Recruiting and Staffing Services LLC |
Delaware | |
WSMS-MK LLC |
Tennessee |
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Exhibit 99.1
[ ], 2024
Dear Jacobs Solutions Inc. Shareholder:
I am writing to let you know about an important change for Jacobs Solutions Inc. (Jacobs) that will result in shareholders of Jacobs receiving shares in a newly formed company. In November 2023, Jacobs announced its plan to spin off and combine its Critical Mission Solutions business and portions of its Divergent Solutions business, including the Cyber & Intelligence business, with Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (Amentum), a leading global engineering and technology solutions provider, to create a new, publicly traded government services provider. The spin-off will occur through a distribution by Jacobs to current Jacobs shareholders of at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of a newly formed company named Amazon Holdco Inc. (SpinCo), which will hold our Critical Mission Solutions business and portions of our Divergent Solutions business, which we refer to as the Cyber & Intelligence business (the separation and distribution). Immediately following the distribution, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger (the merger and such surviving entity, Combined Co) as a public company. After completion of the separation and distribution and the merger with Amentum, Jacobs and its shareholders are expected to own between 58.5% and 63% of the issued and outstanding shares of the common stock of Combined Co depending on achievement of certain fiscal year 2024 operating profit targets of the SpinCo Business. Following the transactions, Jacobs shareholders are expected to hold at least 51% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. The separation and distribution and the merger will result in two world class public companies well positioned to pursue their respective growth plans. As leading standalone companies, Jacobs and Combined Co will benefit from the following attributes:
| Scaled Pure-Play Government Services Provider. As a result of the transactions, Combined Co will be a leading pure-play government services provider to the U.S. federal government and its allies. |
| Highly Diversified Business Profile. The transactions are expected to significantly enhance and de-risk Combined Cos contract portfolio through favorable diversification across customers, geographies, and cost-types. Combined Cos significant positioning with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will provide a balanced business mix in addition to numerous military and Intelligence Community customers. |
| Attractive Competitive Positioning. Combined Co will have outstanding capabilities to win new contracts as a premier government services provider. |
| Synergies. We expect the combination of the SpinCo Business and Amentum to provide opportunities for cost savings and operating synergies, which we currently estimate at $125-175 million gross and $50-70 million, net of benefit to cost-reimbursable contracts, on a run-rate annual basis within 24 months following the transactions. |
| Strategic Focus and Flexibility. Following the transactions, Jacobs and Combined Co will each have a more focused business and be better able to dedicate financial and human capital resources to pursue appropriate growth opportunities and execute strategic plans. The transactions will also allow Jacobs and the SpinCo Business (as part of Combined Co) increased strategic flexibility to be able to respond to their respective industry dynamics. |
| Enhanced Management Focus. The transactions will permit each of Jacobs and Combined Co to be led by a separate, dedicated board of directors and management team, enabling the board of directors and management team of each company to more effectively conform its management systems and processes to those targeted at its specific growth and market strategies. |
| Employee Incentives, Recruitment and Retention. The transactions will enable Combined Co to create incentives for its management and employees that are more closely tied to its business performance and |
stockholder expectations. Similarly, recruitment and retention is expected to be enhanced by more consistent talent requirements across the businesses, allowing both recruiters and applicants greater clarity and understanding of talent needs and opportunities associated with the core business activities, principles and risks of each company. |
| Tailored Capital Structure and Distinct Investment Profiles Appealing to Different Long-Term Investor Bases. The markets in which Jacobs and Combined Co expect to operate have historically had different growth profiles and cash flow dynamics. The transactions will allow each of Jacobs and Combined Co to separately manage their capital strategies and cost structures and will allow investors to make independent investment decisions with respect to Jacobs and Combined Co, including the ability for Combined Co to attract investment from a shareholder base with investment goals aligned to its profile. Investment in one or the other company may appeal to investors with different goals, strategies and interests. |
| Creation of Independent Equity Currencies. The separation will create independent equity securities for SpinCo and Jacobs, aligned with each companys respective industry, affording Combined Co direct access to the capital markets and the opportunity to use its own industry-focused stock for future acquisitions or other transactions that are more closely aligned with its strategic goals and expected growth opportunities. |
Upon completion of the separation and distribution, each Jacobs shareholder as of the close of business on [ ], the record date for the distribution, will receive one share of SpinCo common stock for every share of Jacobs common stock held as of such time, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. SpinCo common stock will be issued in book-entry form only, which means that no physical share certificates will be issued. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the separation and distribution is intended to be generally tax-free to Jacobs shareholders.
No vote of Jacobs shareholders is required or sought for the separation and distribution or to approve the merger. You do not need to take any action to receive shares of SpinCo common stock to which you are entitled as a Jacobs shareholder, and you do not need to pay any consideration or surrender or exchange your Jacobs common stock to receive your shares of SpinCo common stock. Amentum has already obtained all requisite approvals from its shareholders for the merger.
SpinCo has applied to have its common stock authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AMTM. Following the separation and distribution, Jacobs common stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol J.
We encourage you to read the attached information statement, which is being made available to Jacobs shareholders as of the record date for the distribution. The information statement describes the separation and distribution and the merger in detail and contains important business and financial information about SpinCo, Amentum and Combined Co.
We believe the separation and distribution and the merger provide tremendous opportunities for our businesses, as we work to continue to build long-term value. We appreciate your continuing support of Jacobs and look forward to your future support of Jacobs and Combined Co.
Sincerely, |
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Bob Pragada |
Chief Executive Officer |
Jacobs Solutions Inc. |
Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A Registration Statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Preliminary and Subject to Completion, Dated September 9, 2024
INFORMATION STATEMENT
Amazon Holdco Inc.
This information statement is being furnished in connection with the distribution by Jacobs Solutions Inc. (Jacobs) to its shareholders of at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Amazon Holdco Inc. (SpinCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs that will hold Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions business (the CMS Business) and portions of Jacobs Divergent Solutions (DVS) business (referred to herein as the Cyber & Intelligence business or the C&I Business and, together with the CMS Business, the SpinCo Business). Jacobs will distribute at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock on a pro rata basis to Jacobs shareholders in a distribution that is intended to qualify as generally tax-free to Jacobs shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Following the distribution and prior to the merger (defined below), Jacobs will own up to 19.9% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Immediately following the distribution, Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (Amentum) will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger (the merger). Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Joint Venture LP (Amentum Equityholder) have entered into a separation and distribution agreement and a merger agreement, which provide, among other things, for the separation and distribution and the merger, as described under the section entitled The Transactions.
For every share of Jacobs common stock held of record by you as of the close of business on [ ], 2024, which is the record date for the distribution, you will receive one share of SpinCo common stock. You will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of SpinCo common stock that you would have received after application of the above ratio. As discussed under The TransactionsTrading Between the Record Date and Distribution Date, if you sell your shares of Jacobs common stock in the regular-way market after the record date and before the distribution date, you also will be selling your right to receive shares of SpinCo common stock in connection with the distribution. We expect the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed by Jacobs to you at [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024. We refer to the date of the distribution of the SpinCo common stock as the distribution date.
Immediately prior to the merger, Amentum Equityholder will contribute to Amentum $235.0 million in cash (the Amentum Equityholder contribution amount). At the effective time of the merger, all issued and outstanding Amentum equity interests will be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, (i) a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of SpinCo common stock equal to 37% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock immediately following the merger (the base merger consideration) and (ii) if applicable, any additional shares of SpinCo common stock to which Amentum Equityholder may be entitled (and which would reduce Jacobs retained stake in Combined Co) based on the performance of the SpinCo Business relative to certain specified operating profit targets before the closing (such additional shares, the additional merger consideration and together with the base merger consideration, collectively, the merger consideration), in each case rounded down to the nearest whole share and subject to the adjustment provision described in the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsMerger AgreementMerger Consideration.
After the merger and any post-closing adjustments necessary to address the additional merger consideration, if any, Jacobs shareholders will own at least 50.1%, and are expected to own between 51% and 55%, of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Jacobs is expected to retain at least 7.5%, and has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8%, of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any additional shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed to Jacobs shareholders at the time of, or as soon as reasonably practicable following, the consummation of the transactions. Depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock following the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any.
No vote of Jacobs shareholders is required or sought for the transactions. Therefore, you are not being asked for a proxy, and you are requested not to send Jacobs a proxy, in connection with the distribution or the merger. You do not need to pay any consideration, exchange or surrender your existing shares of Jacobs common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of SpinCo common stock.
There is no current trading market for SpinCo common stock, although we expect that a limited market, commonly known as a when-issued trading market, will develop three business days prior to the distribution and we expect regular-way trading of SpinCo common stock to begin on the first trading day following the completion of the distribution. We intend to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol AMTM. Following the distribution, Jacobs common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol J.
In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under the section entitled Risk Factors.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
The date of this information statement is [ ], 2024.
This information statement will be made publicly available on or about [ ]. Notice of this information statements availability will be first sent to Jacobs shareholders on or about [ ].
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Presentation of Information
Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires:
| Amentum refers to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its consolidated subsidiaries. |
| Amentum credit facilities refers to the revolving credit facility and the term loan facilities under the existing Amentum credit agreements (or, from and after the consummation of the Amentum refinancing transactions, the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility under the new Amentum credit agreement (as defined below)). |
| Amentum Business refers to Amentums business. |
| Amentum Equityholder refers to Amentum Joint Venture LP, a Delaware limited partnership and the sole equityholder of Amentum. |
| Amentum equity interests refers to the equity interests of Amentum. |
| combined backlog refers to the sum of the backlog of the SpinCo Business and Amentum. |
| Combined Co refers to SpinCo following the consummation of the transactions, which will conduct both the SpinCo Business and the Amentum Business. |
| Critical Mission Solutions business or CMS Business refers to the Critical Mission Solutions business of Jacobs that will be transferred to SpinCo in connection with the separation. |
| Cyber & Intelligence business or C&I Business refers to the portions of the Divergent Solutions (DVS) business of Jacobs that will be transferred to SpinCo in connection with the separation. |
| distribution refers to the distribution by Jacobs of at least 80.1% of SpinCos outstanding shares of common stock to Jacobs shareholders as of the close of business on [ ], which is the record date for the distribution. |
| Jacobs refers to Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the SpinCo Business prior to completion of the separation. |
| Jacobs Business refers to Jacobs businesses other than the SpinCo Business. |
| Lindsay Goldberg refers to Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC. |
| merger refers to the merger of Amentum with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger. |
| merger agreement refers to the merger agreement, dated November 20, 2023 and as amended on August 26, 2024, by and among Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum, and Amentum Equityholder, which contains, among other things, key provisions relating to the merger. |
| pro forma backlog coverage refers to the combined backlog of Amentum and the SpinCo Business divided by pro forma revenue of Combined Co. |
| separation refers to the separation of the SpinCo Business from Jacobs other businesses and the creation, as a result of the distribution, of an independent, publicly traded company, SpinCo, to hold the assets and liabilities associated with the SpinCo Business after the distribution. |
| separation and distribution agreement refers to the separation and distribution agreement, dated November 20, 2023, by and among Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, which contains, among other things, key provisions relating to the separation of the SpinCo Business from the Jacobs Business and the distribution of at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock to holders of Jacobs common stock entitled to such distribution. |
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| SpinCo, we, us, our, our company and the company refer to Amazon Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. |
| SpinCo common stock refers to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SpinCo. |
| SpinCo employees refers to employees who primarily devote their working time to the SpinCo Business and certain other employees who occupy certain roles or positions providing support to the SpinCo Business. |
| Sponsors refers to ASP Amentum Investco LP and LG Amentum Holdings LP and their respective limited partners. |
| transactions refers to the separation and distribution, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, the separation and distribution agreement and the other transaction documents. |
| transaction documents refers to the merger agreement, the separation and distribution agreement, the employee matters agreement, the tax matters agreement, the transition services agreement, the project services agreement, the stockholders agreement, the registration rights agreement and the other agreements between Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder (as applicable) in connection with the transactions, including all annexes, exhibits, schedules, attachments and appendices thereto, and any certificate or other instrument delivered by any party to any other party under such agreements. |
| SpinCos per-share data assume a distribution ratio of one share of SpinCo common stock for each share of Jacobs common stock. |
| References in this information statement to SpinCos historical assets, liabilities, solutions, businesses or activities generally refer to the historical assets, liabilities, solutions, businesses or activities of the SpinCo Business as conducted by Jacobs prior to the completion of the separation. |
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Trademarks, Trade Names and Service Marks
We own or have rights to various trademarks, trade names and service marks that we use in connection with the operation of our business. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this information statement may appear without the ®, or SM symbols, but such references or the absence of such references do not constitute a waiver of any rights that might be associated with the respective trademarks, trade names and service marks included or referred to in this information statement. This information statement also contains additional trademarks, trade names and service marks belonging to other parties. We do not intend our use or display of these other parties trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, such other parties.
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Industry Information
Unless indicated otherwise, the information concerning the industries in which SpinCo and Amentum participate contained in this information statement is based on SpinCos and Amentums general knowledge of and expectations concerning the industry. SpinCos and Amentums market position, market share and the industry market size are based on estimates using internal data and estimates, data from various industry analyses, internal research and adjustments and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. Data regarding industry, size and SpinCos and Amentums market position and market share within such industry provide general guidance but are inherently imprecise. While we believe such information is reliable, we have not independently verified any third-party information, and our internal company research and estimates have not been verified by any independent source. Further, these estimates and assumptions involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in the Risk Factors section. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates and assumptions.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS
The following provides only a summary of the terms of the separation and distribution, the merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. You should read the sections entitled The Transactions, Description of Material Indebtedness, Description of Capital Stock, Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions and Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences below in this information statement for a more detailed description of the matters described below.
What is SpinCo and why is Jacobs separating the SpinCo Business and distributing SpinCo common stock? | SpinCo, which is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs, was formed to hold Jacobs SpinCo Business. Jacobs intends to separate the SpinCo Business from the rest of Jacobs by distributing at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock to Jacobs shareholders as of the record date for the distribution on a pro rata basis. The separation and distribution are intended to facilitate the combination of Amentum and the SpinCo Business. The transactions, together, are expected to create a leading pure play government prime contractor. Combined Co would have generated approximately $13 billion in pro forma revenue for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023. Combined Co is expected to have the potential to create meaningful value for all stakeholders, including customers, employees and shareholders. Jacobs expects that the separation and distribution and the merger will result in enhanced long-term performance of both the Jacobs business and Combined Co for the reasons discussed in the section entitled The TransactionsReasons for the Transactions. | |
Why am I receiving this document? | Jacobs is delivering this document to you because you are a holder of shares of Jacobs common stock. If you are a holder of shares of Jacobs common stock as of the close of business on [ ], 2024, the record date of the distribution, you will be entitled to receive one share of SpinCo common stock for every share of Jacobs common stock that you hold at such time. This document will help you understand how the transactions will affect your post-separation ownership in Jacobs and Combined Co. | |
How will the separation of the SpinCo Business from the Jacobs Business work? | As part of the separation and prior to the distribution, Jacobs and its subsidiaries expect to complete an internal reorganization, which may include transfers of securities and assets, formation of new entities or other actions (and which we refer to as the internal reorganization), to transfer the SpinCo Business to SpinCo (the contribution) in exchange for the assumption of liabilities by SpinCo, the issuance by SpinCo to a subsidiary of Jacobs (the contributing subsidiary) or, alternatively, the effecting of a stock split by SpinCo, such that the contributing subsidiary holds a number of shares of SpinCo common stock sufficient to complete the distribution (accounting for the retained shares) (such issuance or stock split, the SpinCo common stock increase), and a cash payment by SpinCo to Jacobs of $1.0 billion (subject to adjustment based on the levels of cash, debt and working capital in the SpinCo Business at closing, which payment we refer to as the SpinCo cash payment). | |
What is the distribution? | After the separation, Jacobs will distribute at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock to Jacobs shareholders as of the record date on a pro rata basis in a distribution intended to be generally tax-free to Jacobs and Jacobs shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. | |
The number of shares of Jacobs common stock you own will not change as a result of the separation and distribution. For more information on the shares being distributed in the distribution, see Description of Capital StockAuthorized Capital StockCommon Stock. |
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What is the merger? | Immediately following the distribution, and subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger. Following the effective time of the merger, SpinCo will continue to be a separately traded public company and will hold the combined businesses of Amentum and the SpinCo Business. At the effective time of the merger, all issued and outstanding Amentum equity interests will be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, (i) a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of SpinCo common stock equal to the base merger consideration and, (ii) if applicable, any additional merger consideration, in each case rounded down to the nearest whole share. | |
After the merger and any post-closing adjustments necessary to address the additional merger consideration, if any, Jacobs shareholders are expected to own between 51% and 55% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Jacobs is expected to retain at least 7.5%, and has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8%, of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any additional shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed to Jacobs shareholders at the time of, or as soon as reasonably practicable following, the consummation of the transactions. Depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock following the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. | ||
If the amount of merger consideration is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then the parties intend for 4.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo Common Stock to be held in escrow pending the determination of whether Amentum Equityholder is entitled to such consideration (the escrow holding). | ||
What is a Reverse Morris Trust transaction? | A Reverse Morris Trust transaction structure, sometimes called a spin-merge, allows a parent company (in this case, Jacobs) to divest a subsidiary (in this case, SpinCo) in a tax-efficient manner. The first step of such a transaction is a distribution of the subsidiarys stock to the parent company shareholders (in this case, Jacobs distribution of the SpinCo common stock on a pro rata basis without consideration to Jacobs shareholders, with cash in lieu of fractional shares, in the distribution). The distributed subsidiary then combines with a third party (in this case, Amentum through the merger). Such a transaction can qualify as generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the parent company and its shareholders if the transaction structure meets the applicable requirements, including that the parent company shareholders will own more than 50% of the stock of Combined Co immediately after the business combination. For information about the material tax consequences resulting from the transactions, see the section entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.
The parties determined that a Reverse Morris Trust transaction structure was an effective and efficient choice for the transactions because, among other things, it provides a tax-efficient method to separate the SpinCo Business from the rest of Jacobs and combine Amentum and the SpinCo Business. | |
How will SpinCo shareholders be affected by the merger? | Upon completion of the merger, each SpinCo shareholder will hold the same number of shares of SpinCo common stock that such shareholder held immediately |
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prior to completion of the merger. As a result of the merger, SpinCo shareholders will own shares in a larger company with more assets. However, because SpinCo will be issuing additional shares of SpinCo common stock to the Amentum Equityholder in exchange for the Amentum Equityholders equity interests in Amentum in connection with the merger, each outstanding share of SpinCo common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will represent a smaller percentage of the aggregate number of shares of SpinCo common stock outstanding after the effective time of the merger. | ||
What is the record date for the distribution? | The record date for the distribution will be the close of business on [ ], 2024. | |
When will the distribution occur? | The distribution is subject to a number of conditions, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions, it is expected that the distribution will occur at [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024, to holders of record of shares of Jacobs common stock at the close of business on [ ], 2024, the record date for the distribution. | |
What do Jacobs shareholders need to do to participate in the distribution? | Shareholders of Jacobs as of the record date for the distribution are not required to take any action to receive SpinCo common stock in the distribution, but you are urged to read this entire information statement carefully. No Jacobs shareholder approval is required or sought for the distribution, and you are not being asked for a proxy. You do not need to pay any consideration, exchange or surrender your existing shares of Jacobs common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of SpinCo common stock. Please do not send in your Jacobs stock certificates. The distribution will not affect the number of outstanding shares of Jacobs common stock or any rights of Jacobs shareholders, although it is expected to affect the market value of each outstanding share of Jacobs common stock. | |
How will the rights of Jacobs shareholders change after the separation and distribution and the merger? | Following the completion of the transactions, Jacobs shareholders will continue to own all of their shares of common stock of Jacobs. Their rights as Jacobs shareholders will not change. However, Jacobs will no longer own 100% of the SpinCo Business. Jacobs shareholders as of the record date for the distribution will also separately receive shares of SpinCo common stock. See How will shares of SpinCo common stock be distributed? | |
Are any Jacobs shareholder or SpinCo shareholder approvals required in connection with the separation and distribution and the merger? | No. Neither Jacobs shareholder nor SpinCo shareholder approvals are required in connection with the transactions. Jacobs, as the sole shareholder of SpinCo at the time the merger agreement and separation and distribution agreement were executed, has already approved the transactions (subject to any further action required, if applicable, to determine the structure of the distribution, the record date of the distribution and the distribution date, and to declare the distribution). | |
How will shares of SpinCo common stock be distributed? | You will receive shares of SpinCo common stock through the same channels that you currently use to hold or trade shares of Jacobs common stock, whether through a brokerage account or other channels. Receipt of shares of SpinCo common stock will be documented for you in the same manner that you typically receive shareholder updates, such as monthly broker statements. |
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If you own shares of Jacobs common stock as of the close of business on the record date for the distribution, including shares owned in certificate form, Jacobs, with the assistance of Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the distribution agent for the distribution (the distribution agent), will electronically distribute shares of SpinCo common stock to you or to your brokerage firm on your behalf in book-entry form. The distribution agent will mail you a book-entry account statement that reflects your shares of SpinCo common stock, or your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the shares. | ||
How many shares of SpinCo common stock will I receive in the distribution? | You are entitled to receive one share of SpinCo common stock for every share of Jacobs common stock held by you as of close of business on the record date for the distribution. For additional information on the distribution, see the section entitled The Transactions. For additional information on the capitalization and expected ownership of SpinCo common stock following the transactions, see the sections entitled Capitalization and Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of SpinCo. | |
Will fractional shares of SpinCo common stock be distributed in the distribution? | No fractional shares will be distributed in the distribution. Fractional shares that Jacobs shareholders would otherwise have been entitled to receive will be aggregated and sold in the public market by the distribution agent. The net cash proceeds of these sales (after any tax withholding, brokerage charges, commissions and conveyance and similar taxes) will be distributed pro rata (based on the fractional share such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive) to those shareholders who would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractional shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any interest on the amounts paid in lieu of fractional shares. A U.S. holder (as defined in Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences) that receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of SpinCo common stock in the distribution will generally be treated as having received such fractional share pursuant to the distribution and then as having sold such fractional share for cash. See the section entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsequencesTreatment of the Separation and Distribution. | |
What are the conditions to the distribution? | The distribution is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Jacobs in its sole and absolute discretion) of certain conditions, including each of the following:
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declaring effective the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part in accordance with the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act); there being no order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement in effect; and there being no proceedings for such purposes instituted or threatened by the SEC;
the completion of the internal reorganization substantially in accordance with the separation step plan as set forth under the merger agreement (the separation step plan) (other than any steps that are expressly contemplated to occur at or after the distribution);
the SpinCo common stock increase, and SpinCo making the SpinCo cash payment;
the receipt of one or more opinions from an independent appraisal firm to the Jacobs Board of Directors as to the solvency of SpinCo and the solvency and surplus of Jacobs, in each case after giving effect to the consummation of the SpinCo financing, the SpinCo cash payment and the consummation of the distribution, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Jacobs in its sole |
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discretion, and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn, rescinded or modified in any respect materially adverse to Jacobs;
the receipt by Jacobs of tax opinions from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Wachtell Lipton) and a nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Jacobs (the Accounting Firm) regarding certain federal income tax aspects of the distribution and, in the case of the Accounting Firm, certain internal reorganization transactions (each, a distribution tax opinion and together, the distribution tax opinions);
the receipt by Jacobs and continuing validity of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS), in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Jacobs, regarding certain federal income tax aspects of the transactions (the IRS ruling) (Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing);
the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution;
the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement (see below), other than the condition requiring that the internal reorganization and the distribution and other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement be consummated and those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied substantially contemporaneously with the distribution and/or the merger, provided that such conditions are capable of being satisfied at such time; and
Amentum making an irrevocable confirmation to Jacobs that each condition to Amentums obligations to effect the merger has been satisfied, will be satisfied at the time of the distribution and/or the merger, or has been waived by Amentum (other than the condition requiring that the internal reorganization and the distribution and other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement be consummated).
We cannot assure you that any or all of these conditions will be met, or that the separation or the distribution will be consummated even if all of the conditions are met. In addition, Jacobs may waive any of the conditions to the distribution, except the condition that the SEC has declared effective the registration statement, which may not be waived without Amentums written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to the termination of the merger agreement. For a complete discussion of all of the conditions to the distribution, see the section entitled The TransactionsConditions to the Distribution. | ||
What are the conditions to the merger? | The merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of certain conditions, including each of the following:
the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 Act (HSR), which expired on February 16, 2024, and receipt of certain other required regulatory approvals, consents or non-actions, each of which has been received prior to the date of this information statement;
the internal reorganization and the separation and distribution as contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement having been consummated in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement in all material respects; |
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the effectiveness of the registration statement in accordance with the Exchange Act and the registration statement not being subject to any stop order by the SEC or any actual or threatened proceedings by a governmental authority seeking such stop order;
there being no law or injunction in effect restraining, enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the internal reorganization, the distribution or the merger;
the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance;
the parties performing and complying in all material respects with their respective obligations, covenants and agreements under the merger agreement;
the accuracy of each partys representations and warranties (subject to certain materiality or other qualifications);
the receipt of the other partys certificate signed by an executive officer to the effect that the relevant conditions set forth in the merger agreement have been satisfied;
the receipt of tax opinions from Wachtell Lipton and Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP (Cravath), in each case, to the effect that the merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) (each a merger tax opinion and together, the merger tax opinions); and
each partys execution and delivery of the applicable transaction documents and material compliance with the obligations, covenants and agreements thereunder, and each agreement being in full force and effect.
SpinCo and Jacobs obligation to consummate the merger is also subject to Jacobs receipt of the IRS ruling, which ruling continues to be valid and in full force and effect. Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing.
We cannot assure you that any or all of these conditions will be met, or that the merger will be consummated even if all of the conditions are met. Jacobs and Amentum may waive any of their respective conditions to the merger to the extent permitted by applicable law. For a complete discussion of all of the conditions to the merger, see the section entitled The TransactionsConditions to the Merger. | ||
What is the expected date of completion of the separation and distribution and merger? | The completion and timing of the separation and distribution is dependent upon a number of conditions. It is currently expected that the shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed by Jacobs at [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024, to the holders of record of shares of Jacobs common stock at the close of business on [ ], 2024, the record date for the distribution. However, no assurance can be provided as to the timing of the distribution or that all conditions to the distribution will be met.
It is expected that, at [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo with SpinCo continuing as the surviving entity. However, no assurance can be provided as to the timing of the merger or that all conditions to the merger will be met. For additional information on the separation and distribution and merger, see the section entitled The Transactions. |
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Will the distribution and merger occur on the same day? | The merger is expected to occur immediately following the distribution on the same day. | |
What if I want to sell my Jacobs common stock or my SpinCo common stock? | You should consult with your financial advisors, such as your stock broker, bank or tax advisor. If you sell your shares of Jacobs common stock in the regular-way market after the record date and before the distribution date, you also will be selling your right to receive shares of SpinCo common stock in connection with the distribution. | |
What is regular-way and ex-distribution trading of Jacobs common stock? | During a period beginning three business days prior to the distribution and ending on the distribution date, Jacobs expects that there will be two markets in shares of Jacobs common stock: a regular-way market and an ex-distribution market. Shares of Jacobs common stock that trade in the regular-way market will trade with an entitlement to shares of SpinCo common stock distributed pursuant to the distribution. Shares of Jacobs common stock that trade in the ex-distribution market will trade without an entitlement to SpinCo common stock distributed pursuant to the distribution. If you are the registered holder or beneficial owner of your shares of Jacobs common stock and want to sell your shares, you should determine whether you want to sell your shares with or without an entitlement to shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution, and make any trades in the regular-way or ex-distribution market accordingly. If you decide to sell any shares of Jacobs common stock before the distribution date and hold your shares in street name, you should make sure your stockbroker, bank or other nominee understands whether you want to sell your shares of Jacobs common stock with or without your entitlement to SpinCo common stock pursuant to the distribution. | |
Where will I be able to trade shares of SpinCo common stock? | Currently, there is no public market for SpinCo common stock. We have applied to list SpinCo common stock on the NYSE under the symbol AMTM. It is anticipated that trading in shares of SpinCo common stock will begin on a when-issued basis three days prior to the distribution and will continue up to and through the distribution date, and that regular-way trading in SpinCo common stock will begin on the first trading day following the completion of the distribution. If trading begins on a when-issued basis, you may purchase or sell shares of SpinCo common stock up to and through the distribution date, but your transaction will not settle until after the distribution date. We cannot predict the trading prices for shares of SpinCo common stock before, on or after the distribution date. | |
What will happen to the listing of Jacobs common stock? | Jacobs common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE after the distribution under the symbol J. | |
Will the number of shares of Jacobs common stock that I own change as a result of the distribution? | No. The number of shares of Jacobs common stock that you own will not change as a result of the distribution. |
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Will the distribution affect the market price of my Jacobs common stock? | Yes. As a result of the distribution, it is expected that the trading price of shares of Jacobs common stock immediately following the distribution will be different from the regular-way trading price of such shares immediately prior to the distribution, because the trading price of Jacobs common stock will no longer reflect the full value of the SpinCo Business. We cannot assure you whether the sum of the market value of the Jacobs common stock and the SpinCo common stock following the distribution will be higher or lower than the market value of Jacobs common stock if the distribution did not occur. This means, for example, that the combined trading prices of one share of Jacobs common stock and one share of SpinCo common stock after the distribution may be equal to, greater than or less than the trading price of one share of Jacobs common stock before the distribution. Furthermore, until the market has fully analyzed the value of Jacobs common stock without the SpinCo Business, the trading price of shares of Jacobs common stock may fluctuate. | |
What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the separation and distribution and the merger? | The consummation of the separation and distribution is conditioned upon, among other things, the receipt of the IRS ruling and the distribution tax opinions. If Jacobs receives the distribution tax opinions, and the IRS ruling continues to be valid and in full force and effect, then, in general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of, U.S. holders (as defined in Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences) of shares of Jacobs common stock upon the receipt of shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution or in any disposition of shares of SpinCo common stock that Jacobs holds following the distribution through one or more pro rata distributions to Jacobs shareholders (any such disposition, a clean-up distribution).
The consummation of the merger is conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement and the IRS ruling continuing to be valid and in full force and effect, as well as the receipt by Jacobs and Amentum of the merger tax opinions. The issuance of shares of SpinCo common stock in the merger is not expected to have any U.S. federal income tax consequences for SpinCo or U.S. holders that receive shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution. Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing.
Tax matters are complicated, and the tax consequences of the separation and distribution, the merger and related transactions to a particular Jacobs shareholder will depend on the facts of such shareholders situation. See the section entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences for additional information on the tax consequences of the separation and distribution, the merger and related transactions. Shareholders are urged also to consult their tax advisors as to the specific tax consequences of the transactions to them. | |
What will SpinCos relationship be with Jacobs following the distribution? | After the distribution, SpinCo and Jacobs will be separate companies with separate management teams and separate boards of directors. SpinCo and Jacobs have entered into a separation and distribution agreement to effect the separation and distribution, a merger agreement to effect the merger of SpinCo with Amentum, and an employee matters agreement to, among other things, allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefits plans, and other related matters. Jacobs has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders. |
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If the amount of merger consideration (including any additional merger consideration) is finally determined by the effective time of the merger, the distribution will be calculated such that Jacobs does not hold more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the effective time of the merger and, in such case, no follow-on distribution will be necessary.
If the amount of merger consideration (including any additional merger consideration) is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then, once a final determination is made, a subsequent distribution may be made (any such subsequent distribution, the follow-on distribution). In the follow-on distribution any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders as of a record date that will be set once the final determination is made and will be close in time to the follow-on distribution. The follow-on distribution would occur as soon as reasonably practicable following the consummation of the transactions. Any follow-on distribution will be pro rata, without consideration, and part of the same transaction as the distribution whereby Jacobs formed SpinCo to distribute SpinCo common stock, for which the registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement forms a part, is effective and describes both the distribution and potential follow-on distribution. Therefore any follow-on distribution will meet the conditions set forth in Staff Legal Bulletin No. 4 and will not constitute a sale of securities within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and will not require registration under the Securities Act.
In addition, we do not expect to depend on Jacobs to conduct our business following the distribution apart from certain limited transitional support services as well as certain shared commercial services provided for under a project services agreement. In order to govern the ongoing relationships between us and Jacobs after the separation and distribution and the merger, and to facilitate an orderly transition, we and Jacobs intend to enter into agreements providing for various services and rights following the separation and distribution and the merger and under which we and Jacobs will agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. These agreements include a transition services agreement, a project services agreement, a tax matters agreement, a stockholders agreement with Amentum Equityholder and a registration rights agreement with Jacobs. For additional information regarding the transaction agreements, see the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions. We also describe some of the risks of these arrangements under Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Transactions. | ||
What is the current relationship between SpinCo and Amentum? | SpinCo is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs and was formed as a Delaware corporation on November 17, 2023, to hold the assets and liabilities associated with the SpinCo Business. Other than in connection with the transactions, there is no relationship between SpinCo and Amentum. | |
How will Jacobs vote any shares of SpinCo common stock it retains? | Jacobs will agree to vote any shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains in proportion to the votes cast by SpinCos other shareholders and is expected to grant SpinCo a proxy to vote Jacobs shares of SpinCo common stock in such proportion. For additional information on these voting arrangements, see the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions. |
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What does Jacobs intend to do with any shares of SpinCo common stock it retains? | Jacobs currently intends to dispose of all of the shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains after the separation and distribution and the merger, which dispositions may include one or more exchanges for Jacobs debt or distributions to Jacobs shareholders. It is anticipated that the shares of SpinCo common stock will be disposed of within 12 months of the completion of the separation and distribution. | |
Who will serve as directors of SpinCo after the separation and distribution and the merger? | We currently expect that upon completion of the separation and distribution, our Board of Directors will consist of 13 directors: the Chief Executive Officer of Amentum, five individuals proposed by Amentum Equityholder and seven other individuals proposed by Jacobs. For additional information regarding SpinCos directors, see the section entitled Directors Following the Transactions. | |
Who will manage SpinCo after the separation and distribution and the merger? | Our management team will possess deep knowledge of the government contracting industry and be led by John Heller, Chief Executive Officer of Amentum, who will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Combined Co; Stephen Arnette, Executive Vice President and President of the Critical Mission Solutions business, who will serve as Chief Operating Officer of Combined Co; Travis Johnson, Chief Financial Officer of Amentum, who will serve as Chief Financial Officer of Combined Co; and Steven Demetriou, current Executive Chair and former Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs, who will serve as the Executive Chair of Combined Co. For additional information regarding Combined Cos management, see the section entitled Management Following the Transactions. | |
Who will own SpinCo following the merger? | Immediately following the merger and any post-closing adjustments for additional merger consideration, Jacobs shareholders will own at least 50.1%, and are expected to own between 51% and 55%, of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Jacobs is expected to retain at least 7.5%, and has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8%, of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any additional shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed to Jacobs shareholders at the time of, or as soon as reasonably practicable following, the consummation of the transactions. Depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock following the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. | |
Are there risks associated with owning shares of SpinCo common stock? | Yes. Ownership of shares of SpinCo common stock is subject to both general and specific risks and uncertainties relating to our businesses, the industry in which we operate, our ongoing contractual relationships with Jacobs and our status as a separate, publicly traded company. Ownership of shares of SpinCo common stock is also subject to risks relating to the separation and distribution. Certain of these risks are described in the Risk Factors section of this information statement. We encourage you to read that section carefully. | |
Does Amentum have to pay a termination fee to Jacobs if the merger agreement is terminated? | No. For a discussion of the terms of the merger agreement, see the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with Jacobs Merger Agreement. |
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Does SpinCo plan to pay dividends? | After the transactions, we do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends on our common stock. Any future determination as to the timing, declaration, amount and payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will depend upon, among other things, our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements of our operating subsidiaries, regulatory constraints, industry practice, ability to access capital markets, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors, including legal and contractual restrictions. Moreover, if we determine to pay any dividends in the future, we cannot assure you that we will continue to pay such dividends or the amount of such dividends. See the section entitled Dividend Policy. | |
What are the financing plans for SpinCo, and what will be the indebtedness of Combined Co following the completion of the Transactions? | In connection with the transactions, SpinCo has obtained financing commitments from certain financial institutions that will permit SpinCo to incur borrowings of senior secured first lien term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1.13 billion (subject to certain conditions). Whether or not such financing commitments are drawn, we expect to incur approximately $1.13 billion of senior secured first lien term loans (the SpinCo financing) to distribute the SpinCo cash payment of approximately $1.0 billion to Jacobs in connection with the separation. As a result of such transactions, we expect to have approximately $1.13 billion of outstanding indebtedness upon completion of the distribution. If the Amentum refinancing transactions (as defined below) are not consummated, following the merger, Combined Co would establish the SpinCo financing as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement (as defined below), dated January 31, 2020, which would replace and supersede the original credit agreement that governs the SpinCo financing. In the event the SpinCo financing is not established and documented as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement, the SpinCo financing would remain outstanding under its original credit agreement. As of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, Amentum had approximately $3.27 billion and $3.29 billion, respectively, of first lien term facilities outstanding under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement and $735.0 million and $885.0 million, respectively of second lien term facilities outstanding under its existing Amentum second lien credit agreement (as defined below), with no amounts borrowed under its revolving facility (as defined below) as of both dates. Following the merger, the obligations under the revolving facility, including the incremental revolving facility (as defined below), the first lien term facilities, including the SpinCo financing, the second lien term facilities and certain designated cash management and hedging obligations, would be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the SpinCo Loan Parties (as defined below), including the Amentum Guarantors (as defined below), subject to customary exceptions. However, in connection with the transactions, Amentum currently expects to consummate the Amentum refinancing transactions substantially concurrently with the consummation of the merger, as described below.
In connection with the transactions, Amentum expects to refinance the existing Amentum credit facilities (as defined below) as part of the new Amentum credit agreement (as defined below) and replace or separately document the SpinCo term facility (as defined below) as part of the new SpinCo credit agreement (as defined below). On July 30, 2024, Amentum Escrow Corporation, a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Amentum, priced $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 7.250% Senior Notes due 2032 (the Amentum notes) in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (the notes offering). The notes offering closed on August 13, 2024. The proceeds of the notes offering were funded into escrow and will be released from escrow substantially concurrently with the consummation of the merger, subject to each of SpinCo and each wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiary of SpinCo that is a guarantor or borrower under the Amentum credit facilities (the Combined Co Obligors) becoming party to the indenture that will govern the Amentum notes as issuer or guarantor, as applicable, substantially concurrently with the release. In addition, SpinCo and Amentum have syndicated and, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the transactions, SpinCo expects |
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to enter into, a new first lien credit agreement (the new Amentum credit agreement) providing for a first lien term facility of approximately $3.75 billion maturing 2031 (inclusive of the SpinCo term facility, as described herein). The new Amentum credit agreement is also expected to include a first lien revolving facility of approximately $850 million maturing 2029 (together with the first lien term facility of approximately $3.75 billion, the new Amentum credit facilities). SpinCo also expects to enter into a new SpinCo credit agreement solely to document the SpinCo term facility thereunder (the new SpinCo credit agreement), approximately $1.00 billion of the proceeds of which are expected to be used to fund the distribution of the SpinCo cash payment to Jacobs. Upon closing of the transactions, the new SpinCo credit agreement is expected to be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the new Amentum credit agreement and the SpinCo term facility is expected to become part of the first lien term loan facility under the new Amentum credit agreement. The net proceeds of the Amentum notes and the term facilities under the new Amentum credit agreement (not including the proceeds of the SpinCo term facility) would be used (i) to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings under the existing Amentum credit facilities (as defined below) and to pay related fees and expenses, which would result in the repayment in full and termination of the existing Amentum credit facilities and (ii) in the case of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes (collectively, the Amentum refinancing transactions). For more information, see the sections entitled Description of Material Indebtedness, Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Transactions and Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Indebtedness and Credit Markets. | ||
Who will be the distribution agent for the distribution and transfer agent and registrar for SpinCo common stock? | The distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for the SpinCo common stock will be Equiniti Trust Company, LLC. For questions relating to the transfer or mechanics of the stock distribution, you should contact Equiniti Trust Company, LLC toll free at (877) 248-6417, non-toll free at (718) 921-8317 or by email at helpast@equiniti.com. | |
Do I have appraisal rights in connection with the distribution? | No. Holders of Jacobs common stock are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the distribution. | |
Where can I find more information about Jacobs and SpinCo? | Before the closing date, if you have any questions relating to SpinCos business performance, you should contact: | |
Amazon Holdco Inc. c/o Jacobs Solutions Inc. 1999 Bryan Street Suite 3500 Dallas, TX 75201 Attention: Investor Relations | ||
After the closing date, SpinCo shareholders who have any questions relating to SpinCos business performance should contact SpinCo at: | ||
Amentum Holdings, Inc. 4800 Westfields Blvd., Suite #400 Chantilly, VA 20151 Attention: Investor Relations | ||
The Combined Co investor website after the closing date will be www.amentum.com/investor-relations. The Combined Co website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into this information statement or the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, or in any other filings with, or any information furnished or submitted to, the SEC. |
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The following is a summary of selected information discussed in this information statement. This summary may not contain all of the details concerning the separation and distribution and the merger or other information that may be important to you. To better understand the transactions and our business and financial position, you should carefully review this entire information statement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement about SpinCo assumes the completion of all of the transactions referred to in this information statement in connection with the separation and distribution and the merger. Unless the context otherwise requires, or when otherwise specified, references in this information statement to SpinCo, we, us, our, our company and the company refer to Amazon Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. When referring to periods or circumstances after the completion of the transactions, we, us, our and our company refer to Combined Co. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to Jacobs refer to Jacobs Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the SpinCo Business prior to completion of the separation and distribution.
Unless the context otherwise requires, or when otherwise specified, references in this information statement to our historical assets, liabilities, solutions, businesses or activities of our businesses are generally intended to refer to the historical assets, liabilities, solutions, businesses or activities of the SpinCo Business as conducted by Jacobs prior to completion of the separation and distribution.
Business Overview
After completing the transactions, Combined Co will be a global engineering and technology solutions provider to a broad base of U.S. and allied government agencies. This newly created platform brings together two premier government services companies with complementary capabilities and a deep understanding of our customers missions and priorities developed over a century-plus history as trusted engineering and technical experts. We have supported our customers most consequential and technically challenging accomplishments, including the design of the Hoover Dam and providing design, development and testing services in support of the Apollo program. Our history as a trusted partner to the U.S. federal government and deep technical and engineering expertise enable us to lead and support our customers most complex programs. Our broad capabilities support technology-driven, full mission lifecycle solutions that align with modernization priorities for a wide array of customers across energy and environmental, space, intelligence, defense and civilian markets. We believe our scale and breadth of capabilities position us well in the marketplace as our customers requirements increasingly necessitate a highly diversified, full lifecycle partner to solve their most complicated challenges.
Combined Cos workforce of more than 53,000 will continue to be rooted in a strong purpose-driven culture. Our mission-oriented and highly skilled personnel enable us to serve a diverse range of mission requirements for our customers. In the U.S., these customers include the Department of Energy (DOE), the Intelligence Community (consisting of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP)), the Department of Defense (DOD), NASA, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as well as other government and certain commercial customers. We will also be well-positioned internationally with employees across approximately 80 countries, supporting international customers and contracts in regions with growing mission demand, such as Europe and the Indo-Pacific, and with key allied government agencies, including the U.K. Ministry of Defence (U.K. MOD) and the Australian Department of Defence (Australian DOD). We support these customers by providing solutions to pressing challenges, from energy transition and environmental remediation to cybersecurity and digital modernization.
Combined Cos solutionsbacked by a robust network of engineers, cleared employees and technical subject matter expertswill continue to be critical to our customers priorities. These include addressing global environmental challenges and supporting energy transition, creating digital decision advantages, advancing
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Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) initiatives and enhancing space superiority. Examples of our solutions addressing these priorities include development of new clean energy technologies for the DOE and international customers, threat recognition and analytics for the Intelligence Community, engineering advanced systems for the DOD, research and development solutions for the DHS, and science, engineering, and technology development for NASA. Across our customer set, our solutions span all aspects of the programmatic lifecycle, including design, development, engineering, integration, operations, and sustainment.
With approximately $13 billion in pro forma revenue for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, Combined Co will be a compelling industry platform of scale with excellent revenue visibility supported by approximately $47 billion of combined backlog as of September 29, 2023 and attractive growth opportunities. Our scale is an asset that will position us as a turn-key solutions provider capable of pursuing our customers largest and most complex contracts. The ability to pursue any contract, while maintaining a large base of revenue in backlog, reflects the agility of our business development engine. We believe our scale, efficiency and diversity will enable Combined Co to generate substantial free cash flow while driving growth.
Our Competitive Advantage
Combined Cos revenue will continue to be generated from a recurring, long-term contract base that is balanced across both customers and the government acquisition lifecycle. Combined Co will have a strong base of contracts across a diverse range of customers. As of September 29, 2023, our largest contract contributed approximately 4% of revenue, our second through fifth largest contracts contributed in the aggregate approximately 10% of revenue and our sixth through tenth largest contracts contributed in the aggregate approximately 8% of revenue, in each case, for Amentum and the SpinCo Business on a pro forma basis. Additionally, our broad-based contract positions across the programmatic lifecycle are expected to allow Combined Co to capitalize upon government funding tailwinds while mitigating risk during periods of political transition. This stable and diversified base, when combined with our anticipated scale, serves as a strong growth platform. Our global reach is extensive with an employee presence in approximately 80 countries and 26% of employees positioned internationally. Our international customers benefit from our expansive technical capabilities, proven expertise and longstanding customer relationships. Each of these advantages will help Combined Co to win and execute our customers largest and most complex missions.
Our combined expertise is broadly applicable to many of the governments highest priority areas including command, control, communications, computer, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (collectively, C5ISR), R&D testing and evaluation, energy, space, and digital modernization. Solutions in these areas include our environmental remediation and engineering capabilities supporting the DOE and the U.K. MOD, which are further expanding in support of customers pursuing emerging, clean energy technologies; our digital modernization and cyber capabilities, which can be customized to current customers under existing programs; our expertise in space operations, developed via our longstanding trusted relationship with NASA, which will help foster the development of next-generation commercial space programs; and our knowledge of emerging 5G technologies, which are primarily deployed for commercial customers today and may enhance our ability to improve government telecommunications systems.
Combined Co will have the ability to serve as a prime contractor across a diverse array of customers, capabilities and missions, especially as our customers increasingly migrate to a solutions-oriented procurement model with more services consolidated under a single contract to drive efficiency. We believe our customers prefer the technical and engineering expertise of our highly skilled workforce that underpins these solutions. We have pride in our people and our culturewe foster an entrepreneurial approach to innovation and respond with agility to deliver exceptional performance.
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We will continue to drive success with our highly competent and diverse workforce. Our commitment to our people is demonstrated by our Mission First, People Always approach, which will support our future operations for decades to come.
End Market Overview
The U.S. federal government represents one of the worlds largest customers of specialized engineering and technology solutions. On a pro forma basis for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, Combined Co generated 46% of its revenue from defense agencies (including approximately 15% from the U.S. Army, 11% from the U.S. Air Force, 9% from the U.S. Navy, 8% from other U.S. DOD customers, and 3% from international defense customers), 15% from energy and environmental-related customers, 11% from space-related agencies, 11% from the Intelligence Community, and 17% from federal civilian agencies and other commercial markets. Our international customers, which accounted for 9% of fiscal year 2023 Combined Co pro forma revenue, have increased demand specifically with respect to environmental remediation and energy transition. On a pro forma basis for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, Combined Co generated 72% of its revenue from North America, 12% from Europe, 6% from the Middle East and Africa, 4% from Asia and the Pacific, and 6% from other, classified areas.
Enhanced Leadership in Core Markets
Combined Co stands to benefit from continued tailwinds as U.S. federal budget growth supports the core of our business. According to the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. federal governments total spending for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, was $6.1 trillion. In March 2024, President Biden signed into law the fiscal year 2024 funding package, including $824 billion for the DOD, $50 billion for the DOE, $25 billion for NASA and $62 billion for the DHS.
Our global markets represent a substantial opportunity, marked by longstanding leadership in the U.K. energy and defense markets and the Australian defense market. We possess unique experience that includes the management of the U.K.s principal facility for low-level waste disposal and the development of solutions across environmental remediation projects. Our leadership extends to Australia through the Australian DOD and the United Kingdom through the U.K. MOD, which has 2024 budgets of AU$52 billion and £57 billion, respectively, representing year-over-year growth of 7% and 8%, respectively. The trilateral security partnership that enables the U.S. and U.K. to assist Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines (AUKUS) also represents a sizeable area of growth estimated at $268 to $368 billion. We have extensive experience with AUKUS, including: specialized research and development (R&D) activities with the DODs Underwater Launch Test Facility; research and technical services with the U.K.s naval nuclear propulsion program; and positioning as one of four strategic partners for the Australian DOD Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, supporting the government with all of the platforms and systems required to support their national defense. We have longstanding, trusted relationships with the United Kingdom and Australia, spanning many decades in the U.K. and nearly 30 years in Australia.
We believe Combined Cos core technical expertise and technology solutions will also enable us to continue serving commercial customers in the areas of commercial space, cybersecurity, electric vehicle transition, clean energy and telecommunications.
Shift Towards Modernization
Increasing government budgets provide opportunities for growth, driven by heightened geopolitical tensions and modernization initiatives. The DOD budget proposal of $850 billion for fiscal year 2025 includes a commitment to invest $143 billion in RDT&E. We believe that Combined Co will have an advantage in creating digital decision advantages, advancing RDT&E initiatives, delivering space superiority, addressing global
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environmental challenges and supporting energy transition due to our scale and capabilities across key government modernization priorities. The breadth of our solutions enables us to capitalize on these modernization priorities from early-stage development through sustainment.
Indexed to High Growth Sub-Markets
Within our core markets, we identified key areas that are expected to experience outsized growth and are central to our growth strategy. Our technology capabilities, agility, track record of renewal rates and new program wins will make Combined Co a logical partner for customers in these key growth markets, including cybersecurity; hypersonics; autonomy; space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); environmental remediation and energy transition and deployment of 5G technologies. The identification of additional growth areas is a key pillar of our strategy as we continue to enhance our capabilities to access new and emerging markets.
We develop new technologies and innovative solutions for both government and commercial customers that are transferrable and tailorable across domains. We provide solutions to various commercial markets including commercial aerospace, space, automotive, and telecommunications. Our agility and technical expertise have given us ample opportunity to apply solutions from our government customers to commercial customers, including leveraging digital modernization for commercial space to improve a manufacturers operations and using our ISR capabilities to help streamline autonomous driving solutions provided by the automotive industry. We expect to leverage additional cross selling opportunities in support of our combined customer base.
Business Strategy
Combined Co will continue to be active in market sectors that are large and fragmented, providing significant opportunities for continued business growth. Combined Co will leverage its history of executing complex engineering and technology solutions for its largest customers to win new contracts. Combined Cos business strategy includes the following elements:
| Win and successfully execute the largest, most complex programs for the government, specifically within energy and environmental, intelligence, space, defense and civilian end markets. The scale and diversity of our solutions, capabilities, geographies, workforce and contract vehicles are central to our strategy and position us for outsized growth with our customers. As of the end of fiscal year 2023, we held at least 27 contracts with greater than $1 billion total contract value, a testament to Combined Cos proven ability to win across scaled, diversified contracts. We believe the U.S. federal government is increasingly looking to large, diversified providers for comprehensive solutions, for which Combined Co will offer a breadth and depth of proven expertise that is unique in the government services industry. |
| Increase our penetration with existing, well-funded customers, where our current long-term contracts, combined backlog of approximately $47 billion with pro forma backlog coverage of approximately 3.5x revenues as of September 29, 2023, and relationships provide a stable base for on-contract growth and expanded new opportunities. For example, Combined Co will have the opportunity to leverage a diverse set of digital modernization and cyber capabilities with longstanding government relationships to grow more broadly in the federal information technology market. Combined Cos scale and capability set will have broad access to major government Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles with over $450 billion in total ceiling value, providing us with access to opportunities for on-contract growth. |
| Expand into high-growth and adjacent markets by leveraging technologies and innovation backed by our highly skilled workforce, mission expertise, and ecosystem of trusted partners. Some of these high-growth areas include hypersonics, autonomous systems, sustainable energy, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. We believe our extensive RDT&E capabilities and our customers increasing focus on efficiency will enable us to compete effectively. We have successfully implemented this strategy |
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with takeaway wins against longtime incumbents on Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the United States Space Force (USSF), and NASA programs. Our ability to replicate modernization efforts across new end markets and various stages of programmatic lifecycle will expand our addressable market and enable growth in excess of our customers underlying budgets. |
| Utilize combined core competencies to drive revenue synergies generated from our enhanced capabilities, relationships, and past performance credentials. These combined core competencies position us to bid and win opportunities, and our increased scale and competitive cost structure drive operational efficiencies, without compromising the quality of our solutions. Examples of areas where we will combine past performance qualifications with longstanding customer relationships include intelligence analytics, C5ISR engineering & integration, and digital modernization. Our comprehensive offerings will support the U.S. and its allies in maintaining a competitive advantage, utilizing innovative solutions to remain well ahead of the technology curve. |
| Apply our business development engine to continue winning the largest and most complex programs. We complement our strong base of contracts with a proven business development engine that allows us to successfully bid and win new awards. We tailor each proposal to the needs of our customers, including providing the customer on-contract access to additional solutions as needed. We invest in and maintain a high level of collaboration between our operations and business development teams, which helps us retain our long-term contracts and ensure that we are integrating technological advances into our business development process. |
| Strategic capital allocation through Combined Cos asset-light business model and disciplined capital allocation policy will prioritize reducing debt in the near-term and delivering long-term value to stakeholders. |
Key Capabilities
The combination of Amentum and the SpinCo Business brings together a complementary suite of capabilities that Combined Co can leverage to capture large, complex contracts for a wide range of customers.
Environmental Solutions and Energy Transition
Combined Co will have a long history of providing innovative solutions to energy and environmental customers. We work to make the world safer, more secure and cleaner by eliminating environmental hazards and strengthening national security. Our capabilities include environmental remediation, site revitalization, nuclear non-proliferation and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) solutions. Our core services within this capability are focused on environmental remediation for the DOE across various sites, including at Savannah River, Hanford, Oak Ridge, Portsmouth and the Idaho Cleanup Project. Combined Co also will have extensive experience in research and lab operations, fusion energy and other advanced clean energy technologies. In Europe, Combined Co will continue to provide high-value consulting and proprietary technologies through the entire nuclear energy lifecycle, including design, operations management, decommissioning and regeneration solutions, as well as serving multiple government IDIQs remediating the effects of radioactive material from legacy sites and programs. Combined Co has also been involved in the development of technology that will enable the energy transition and decarbonization, as we are currently working with eight different Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) working to develop Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
Space Solutions
Heightened geopolitical competition has increased our customers need for a wide range of space capabilities, and Combined Co is well positioned to benefit from increasing customer budgets as evidenced by NASA and USSFs combined $55 billion fiscal year 2025 request. Our largest customer in this market, NASA, has a 2025 budget request of $25 billion.
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We specialize in delivering comprehensive launch to landing solutions on highly technical and mission-critical contracts. As a leading services provider for NASA, we provide solutions across the full spectrum of design, base, mission and launch operations. Our space solutions and engineering capabilities include ISR integration, radio frequency signal processing, ground systems development, launch and landing operations, satellite payloads and sensor engineering. These are demonstrated through various contracts including NASAs Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test (COMET) contract and NASAs JSC Engineering, Technology, and Science (JETS) II contract. Our core capabilities of launch support, digital modernization, on-orbit operations, program management and systems engineering are directly aligned to the highest growth budget priorities at NASA, the MDA and the USSF. In the longer term, we see additional opportunities in providing similar services and capabilities to a broader customer base, including other government agencies and commercial entities accessing space.
Intelligence, Cyber and Digital Engineering
We are at the forefront of wide-ranging cyber, digital services and modern software engineering providing enhanced data ingestion, collection, security and storage solutions for government agency customers spanning the Intelligence Community, the DOD and federal civilian markets.
Our intelligence capabilities support the Intelligence Community in addition to the greater defense and space community with demonstrated ability to provide technology-based solutions including intelligence analytics, intelligence collection training, C5ISR, threat recognition and analytics, in additional to intelligence operations management. Our ability to combine in depth analytics with next-generation technology provides critical and innovative solutions with notable expertise across the intelligence collection domain including signals intelligence, human intelligence, and geospatial intelligence.
Our cyber capabilities extend across multiple markets and enable greater delivery of next generation solutions into multi-domain operations across our government customers. Our offerings focus on the information environment, which includes assets such as networks, technology, infrastructure, and data. Specifically, Combined Cos services will continue to include development, security, and operations, full lifecycle software development, data integration and analytics, information assurance, digital maintenance, robotic and process automation, as well as physical and cyber resiliency.
Our digital engineering and integration capabilities support a variety of our customers missions. Our Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) solutions span the lifecycle from a document-centric approach to a model-centric approach, using formalized digital models and our proven digital engineering playbook. These solutions are aligned with key DOD focus areas including the National Defense strategy: a digital engineering strategy focused on modernizing defense systems and speed of delivery to be able to fight and win the wars of the future. We also create virtual environments that enable advanced simulation techniques to evaluate the performance efficacy of candidate future systems.
Our intelligent asset management solutions enhance our customers return on investment as we address every aspect of asset management from concept to retirement. We provide comprehensive, technology-based supply chain management and sustainment solutions that are critical to helping our customers drive long-term cost reductions. In addition, our leading-edge remote expert technology and our global positioning within all DOD geographical areas of responsibility (AORs) afford us the ability to provide timely support to the urgent needs of our U.S. federal government customers and allied partners around the world.
We provide lifecycle IT services as a mission partner, including both enterprise IT and mission IT with embedded digital transformation upgrades. Our services include network engineering, platform engineering, unified communications engineering, infrastructure optimization, and managed services migration.
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Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Our leading RDT&E capabilities provide our customers with advanced solutions in R&D engineering, testing, evaluation and training. These diverse capabilities include rapid prototyping, integrated sustainment and advanced engineering solutions. Combined Co will continue to be a key provider of design, delivery and operations of advanced mission systems engineering and test infrastructure across the DOD. Our strength in these capabilities is evident through alignment with key government growth trends including joint domain operations (through our multi-domain live virtual and constructive (LVC) solutions) and emerging regions. Combined Co will continue to be positioned at the forefront of regional-based innovative advancements (i.e., the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)) that will be required for the U.S. and allied nations to keep their competitive advantage against near-peer adversaries.
Customers
The U.S. federal government represents an approximate $510 billion annual market for services and is the largest consumer of specialized engineering and technology services. Combined Co will continue to maintain significant and long-term relationships with the DOE, the Intelligence Community, the DOD, NASA, the DHS, the U.K. MOD, the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the Australian DOD, as well as commercial customers in the aerospace, automotive, clean energy and telecommunications industries. Today, we believe Combined Cos total addressable annual market equates to $320 billion across U.S. federal, international, and commercial customers, comprised of total addressable annual markets of approximately $81 billion for the environmental sector, $19 billion for space, $15 billion for intelligence, $134 billion for defense, and $71 billion for the civilian sector. Our total addressable market is based on third-party estimates resulting from studies commissioned by Amentum for the analysis of government spending data on contract services outsourcing opportunities. With strong, deep-rooted relationships with most federal agencies across the government services ecosystem and broader commercial industries, we are well-positioned to continue serving these well-funded customers and maximizing growth opportunities through our combined capabilities.
Competitors
We compete against well-established corporations as well as smaller, more specialized companies that concentrate their resources on particular areas. Many contracts require teaming relationships and strategic partnerships that allow us to both partner with competitors while at the same time competing in other areas. We compete on various factors, including technical capabilities, successful performance history, qualified/security-cleared personnel, reputation with customers, price, geographic presence, and size.
Combined Cos primary competitors will continue to include Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., CACI International Inc., KBR Inc., Leidos Holdings Inc., ManTech International Corporation, Parsons Corporation, Peraton Corporation and Science Applications International Corporation. Our domestic competition also includes large defense contractors such as Boeing Co., BAE Systems plc, General Dynamics Corporation, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and RTX Corporation. In our U.K. defense market, our competitors include Babcock International Group plc, BAE Systems plc, Mott MacDonald Group Limited, Serco Group plc and Mace Group. Competitors for our global environmental business include Atkins Canada, Bechtel Global Corporation, BWX Technologies Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Fluor Corporation and Westinghouse Electric. Combined Co will also continue to compete against small businesses that cater to specific customers, capabilities and geographies.
The Transactions
On November 20, 2023, Jacobs announced entry into a merger agreement (as amended on August 26, 2024) and separation and distribution agreement which set out a plan to spin-off and combine the SpinCo Business with
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Amentum, a leading global engineering and technology solutions provider, to create a new, publicly traded government services provider. Jacobs intends to effect the separation through a pro rata distribution to Jacobs shareholders of at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of SpinCo, a new entity formed to hold the assets and liabilities associated with the SpinCo Business. Upon completion of the distribution and prior to the merger, Jacobs will own up to 19.9% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock and SpinCo will be a separate public company. In connection with the distribution, it is expected that:
| Jacobs will complete the internal reorganization as a result of which SpinCo will become the parent company of the Jacobs operations currently comprising, and the entities that will conduct, the SpinCo Business; |
| SpinCo will incur the SpinCo financing; and |
| using all or a portion of the proceeds from the SpinCo financing, SpinCo will distribute to Jacobs the SpinCo cash payment. |
Immediately following the completion of the distribution, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger. Jacobs currently intends to dispose of all the shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains after the distribution and the merger (expected to be between 7.5% and 8% of the issued and
outstanding shares of SpinCo Common Stock), which dispositions may include one or more exchanges for Jacobs debt or distributions to Jacobs shareholders.
The transactions are structured as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. For more information, see the section entitled The Transactions.
SpinCos Post-Separation Relationship with Jacobs
After the distribution, SpinCo and Jacobs will be separate companies with separate management teams and separate boards of directors. SpinCo and Jacobs have entered into a separation and distribution agreement to effect the separation and distribution, a merger agreement to effect the merger of SpinCo with Amentum, and an employee matters agreement to, among other things, allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefits plans, and other related matters. In addition, we do not expect to depend on Jacobs to conduct our business following the distribution apart from certain limited transitional support services as well as certain shared commercial services provided for under a project services agreement. In order to govern the ongoing relationships between us and Jacobs after the separation and distribution and the merger, and to facilitate an orderly transition, we and Jacobs intend to enter into agreements providing for various services and rights following the separation and distribution and the merger and under which we and Jacobs will agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. These agreements include a transition services agreement, a project services agreement, a tax matters agreement, a stockholders agreement with Amentum Equityholder and a registration rights agreement with Jacobs. For additional information regarding the transaction agreements, see the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions. We also describe some of the risks of these arrangements under Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Transactions.
Reasons for the Transactions
The Jacobs Board of Directors believes that each of the separation and merger of the SpinCo Business with Amentum is in the best interests of Jacobs and its shareholders for a number of reasons, including:
Reasons for the Separation
| Strategic Focus and Flexibility. Following the transactions, Jacobs and Combined Co will each have a more focused business and be better able to dedicate financial and human capital resources to pursue |
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appropriate growth opportunities and execute strategic plans. The transactions will also allow Jacobs and the SpinCo Business (as part of Combined Co) increased strategic flexibility to be able to respond to their respective industry dynamics. |
| Enhanced Management Focus. The transactions will permit each of Jacobs and Combined Co to be led by a separate, dedicated board of directors and management team, enabling the board of directors and management team of each company to more effectively conform its management systems and processes to those targeted at its specific growth and market strategies. |
| Employee Incentives, Recruitment and Retention. The transactions will enable Combined Co to create incentives for its management and employees that are more closely tied to its business performance and stockholder expectations. Similarly, recruitment and retention is expected to be enhanced by more consistent talent requirements across the businesses, allowing both recruiters and applicants greater clarity and understanding of talent needs and opportunities associated with the core business activities, principles and risks of each company. |
| Tailored Capital Structure and Distinct Investment Profiles Appealing to Different Long-Term Investor Bases. The markets in which Jacobs and Combined Co expect to operate have historically had different growth profiles and cash flow dynamics. The transactions will allow each of Jacobs and Combined Co to separately manage their capital strategies and cost structures and will allow investors to make independent investment decisions with respect to Jacobs and Combined Co, including the ability for Combined Co to attract investment from a shareholder base with investment goals aligned to its profile. Investment in one or the other company may appeal to investors with different goals, strategies and interests. |
| Facilitate the Merger. The separation and distribution will facilitate the merger, as Amentum desires to combine with the SpinCo Business but not the other businesses of Jacobs. Thus, the separation and distribution facilitate the attainment of the benefits described below as reasons for the merger. |
| Creation of Independent Equity Currencies. The separation will create independent equity securities for SpinCo and Jacobs, aligned with each companys respective industry, affording Combined Co direct access to the capital markets and the opportunity to use its own industry-focused stock for future acquisitions or other transactions that are more closely aligned with its strategic goals and expected growth opportunities. |
Reasons for the Merger
| Scaled Pure-Play Government Services Provider. As a result of the transactions, Combined Co will be a leading pure-play government services provider to the U.S. federal government and its allies. The combined business had pro forma revenue of approximately $13 billion for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, combined backlog of approximately $47 billion, pro forma backlog coverage of approximately 3.5x revenues as of September 29, 2023, and a highly skilled and diverse workforce of more than 53,000. |
| Highly Diversified Business Profile. The transactions are expected to significantly enhance and de-risk Combined Cos contract portfolio through favorable diversification across customers, geographies, and cost-types. Combined Cos significant positioning with the DOE, the DHS and NASA will provide a balanced business mix in addition to numerous military and Intelligence Community customers. Combined Co will continue to have a substantial portion of revenue attributed to multiple international regions including key growth geographies such as Asia-Pacific and international renewable energy markets. This diversification and specialization help lower recompete risk and increase win rates. |
| Attractive Competitive Positioning. Combined Co will have outstanding capabilities to win new contracts as a premier government services provider. We stand to benefit from enhanced diversification, with access to major U.S. federal government customers through strong relationships, |
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positions on many of the U.S. federal governments largest contract vehicles, and a track record of superb contract performance. We will be better positioned to win emerging contract opportunities because of our complementary capabilities. Our substantial combined backlog and backlog coverage are a testament to our ability to win large-scale, long-term contracts, and provides significant revenue visibility for the future. |
| Synergies. We expect the combination of the SpinCo Business and Amentum to provide opportunities for cost savings and operating synergies, which we currently estimate at $125-175 million gross and $50-70 million, net of benefit to cost-reimbursable contracts, on a run-rate annual basis within 24 months following the transactions. Synergies will be enabled through the consolidation and integration of enterprise systems and technology infrastructure, an efficient management and operating structure, facility optimization initiatives, and enhanced purchasing power. Given the nature of U.S. federal government contracting arrangements, a portion of the realized cost synergy savings will be passed on in the form of lower prices to our customers over time, particularly on cost-reimbursable contracts. Our increased scale and position within government contracting will allow us to be more cost competitive and offer more comprehensive solutions to customers in a broader range of addressable market segments. As a result, we believe that this will make us more competitive within a larger market than either business could address on its own, as we will be able to deliver to our customers our unmatched solutions more efficiently. |
In determining to pursue the transactions, the Jacobs Board of Directors also considered a number of potentially negative factors in evaluating the transactions, but concluded that the potential benefits of the transactions outweighed such factors. For additional information, see the sections entitled Risk Factors and The TransactionsReasons for the Transactions included elsewhere in this information statement.
Reasons for Jacobs Retention of Up to 8% of the Shares of SpinCo Common Stock
In considering the appropriate structure for the transactions, Jacobs determined that, immediately after the distribution is effective, Jacobs will retain up to 19.9% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. At the effective time of the merger, all issued and outstanding Amentum equity interests will be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, (i) a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of SpinCo common stock equal to the base merger consideration and, (ii) if applicable, any additional merger consideration, in each case rounded down to the nearest whole share. Depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, (a) Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock following the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any, and (b) Jacobs will be entitled to between 7.5% and 12.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock.
Jacobs has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders as described in the section entitled Questions and Answers About the TransactionsWhat will SpinCos relationship be with Jacobs following the distribution?
If the amount of merger consideration is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then the parties intend to deliver the additional merger consideration (if any) through the escrow holding described above. Jacobs currently intends to dispose of all the shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains after the distribution and the merger. Such dispositions may include one or more exchanges for Jacobs debt or distributions to Jacobs shareholders. Jacobs retention of shares of SpinCo common stock is expected to support the establishment of tailored capital structures for each of Jacobs and SpinCo by (i) providing Jacobs with a valuable asset that can be used to reduce its pro forma debt burden and aggregate liabilities, allowing Jacobs the opportunity to capitalize on strategic opportunities, improve its liquidity, strengthen its balance sheet, achieve its desired leverage target and
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obtain a more secure credit rating and (ii) providing a means for Jacobs to increase its financial flexibility without increasing the amount of leverage that SpinCo would incur, thereby providing SpinCo with a stronger balance sheet and greater ability to fund growth.
Corporate Information
Amentum
Amentum is a premier contractor and trusted partner delivering solutions to all levels of the U.S. federal government and its allies, supporting programs of critical national importance across energy and environmental, intelligence, defense and civilian end markets. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia with over 35,000 employees located across the United States and an employee presence in approximately 75 countries, Amentum possesses over a century-long heritage serving the U.S. federal government with engineering and technical expertise that traces back to predecessor companies such as AECOM, URS, EG&G, and Westinghouse. Amentum offers a broad range of capabilities including environment and climate sustainability solutions; intelligence and counter threat solutions; data and analytics; engineering and integration; RDT&E; and citizen systems.
SpinCo Business
The SpinCo Business is a leading provider of a full spectrum of solutions for customers to address evolving challenges in the areas of space exploration, national security and defense, cybersecurity and intelligence, digital transformation and modernization, intelligent infrastructure and asset management, the clean energy transition, environmental remediation, and advanced telecommunications.
With over 18,000 employees worldwide, SpinCo is a scaled global services provider leveraging our deep experience to support U.S. federal government, international governments, and commercial customers in the defense, aerospace, energy, intelligence, automotive, and telecommunications sectors, helping our customers to develop lasting solutions in the communities where we live and work. The business takes a partnership approach with its customers, serving as a trusted and close partner and advisor in completing their most critical missions.
SpinCo was incorporated in Delaware for the purpose of holding the CMS Business and C&I Business that constitute the SpinCo Business in connection with the transactions described in this information statement. Prior to the transfer of the SpinCo Business to us by Jacobs, which will occur prior to the distribution, SpinCo will have no operations other than those incidental to the separation. The address of Combined Cos principal executive offices will be 4800 Westfields Blvd., Suite 400, Chantilly, VA 20151. Combined Cos telephone number after the distribution will be (703) 579-0410. Combined Cos internet site at www.amentum.com/investor-relations will be maintained. This website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into this information statement or the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, or in any other filings with, or any information furnished or submitted to, the SEC.
Reason for Furnishing this Information Statement
This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information to Jacobs shareholders who will receive shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution. It is not, and is not to be construed as, an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any of SpinCos securities. The information contained in this information statement is believed by SpinCo to be accurate as of the date set forth on its cover. Changes may occur after that date, and neither Jacobs nor SpinCo will update the information except as may be required in the normal course of their respective disclosure obligations and practices.
Summary of Risk Factors
There are a number of risks that Jacobs shareholders should consider in connection with the transactions. These risks are discussed more fully in the section entitled Risk Factors. Any of these risks could materially
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adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of the SpinCo Business, Amentum or Combined Co and the actual outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made in this prospectus. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
Risks Related to Combined Cos Business
Risks Related to Combined Cos Operations
| We generate substantially all of our revenues from contracts with the U.S. federal government. If the U.S. federal government significantly decreased or ceased doing business with us, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected. |
| A delay in the completion of the U.S. federal governments budget process, a decline in the U.S. federal government budget, changes in spending or budgetary priorities or delays in contract award may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. |
| The contracts in our backlog may be adjusted, canceled or suspended by our customers and, therefore, our backlog is not necessarily indicative of our future revenues or earnings. |
| Employee, agent or partner misconduct, or our overall failure to comply with laws or regulations, could weaken our ability to win contracts, which could result in reduced revenues and profits. |
| Cybersecurity or privacy breaches, or systems and information technology interruption or failure could adversely impact our ability to operate or expose us to significant financial losses and reputational harm. |
Risks Related to International Operations
| Our international operations are exposed to additional risks and uncertainties, including unfavorable political developments and weak foreign economies. |
| Changes in domestic and foreign governmental laws, regulations and policies, changes in statutory tax rates and laws, and unanticipated outcomes with respect to tax audits could adversely affect our business, profitability and reputation. |
Risks Related to Acquisitions, Investments, Joint Ventures and Divestitures
| Our use of joint ventures, partnerships and strategic investments in entities exposes us to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. |
| An impairment charge on our goodwill or intangible assets could have a material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations. |
Risks Related to Regulatory Compliance
| As a U.S. federal government contractor, we are subject to various procurement and other laws and regulations and could be adversely affected by a failure to comply with these laws and regulations or changes in such laws and regulations. |
| Current and future environmental, health, and safety laws could require significant additional costs to achieve or maintain compliance and/or to address liabilities. |
| The U.S. federal government may adopt new contract rules and regulations or revise its procurement practices in a manner adverse to us at any time. |
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Risks Related to Our Indebtedness and Credit Markets
| Following the completion of the transactions, Combined Co will have a significant amount of indebtedness, which could adversely affect Combined Cos financial condition or decrease its business flexibility. |
| Restrictions will be imposed by Combined Cos indebtedness outstanding from time to time (initially expected to be the Amentum credit facilities and the Amentum notes) that will limit the ability of Combined Co to operate its business and to finance its future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. |
Risks Related to the Transactions
| Even if the transactions are completed, SpinCo may not realize the anticipated financial and other benefits, including growth opportunities, expected from the transactions. |
| If the distribution does not qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355 of the Code, including as a result of actions taken in connection with the separation and distribution or the merger or as a result of subsequent acquisitions of shares of Jacobs or SpinCo, then Jacobs and/or Jacobs shareholders that received SpinCo common stock in the distribution could be required to pay substantial U.S. federal income taxes, and, in certain circumstances, SpinCo could be obligated to indemnify Jacobs for any tax liability imposed on Jacobs arising from SpinCos or Amentum Equityholders actions or inactions. |
| Under the tax matters agreement, SpinCo and Amentum Equityholder will be restricted from taking certain actions that could adversely affect the intended tax treatment of the transactions, and such restrictions could limit SpinCos ability to implement strategic initiatives that otherwise would be beneficial. |
| The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Combined Co are based in part on certain assumptions regarding the transactions and may not be indicative of Combined Cos future operating performance. |
| Jacobs may fail to perform under various transaction agreements that will be executed as part of the separation, or we may fail to have the necessary systems and services in place when the transition services agreement expires. |
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
| Amentum Equityholder is expected to own a significant percentage of our common stock. |
| Our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly, which could have a material negative effect on the price of our common stock. |
| A significant number of shares of our common stock may be sold or otherwise disposed of following the distribution, including the shares of our common stock that Jacobs initially expects to retain after the distribution, which may cause our stock price to decline. |
| No market for our common stock currently exists and an active trading market may not develop or be sustained after the separation. Following the separation, our stock price may be volatile. |
Agreements with Jacobs
This information statement includes summaries of agreements that outline the terms and conditions of the transactions and provide a framework for the relationship among Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and their respective affiliates after the transactions. These summaries are qualified in their entireties by reference to the full text of
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the applicable agreements, copies or forms of which have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this information statement is a part and which are incorporated by reference into this information statement. These summaries have been included in this information statement to provide information regarding the terms of these agreements. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum, Amentum Equityholder, their respective affiliates, the SpinCo Business or the Amentum Business. Certain of these agreements contain representations and warranties of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder that are solely for the benefit of Jacobs and SpinCo, as applicable, and representations and warranties of Jacobs and SpinCo that are solely for the benefit of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, as applicable. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are or may be qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules that the parties have exchanged or will exchange in connection with execution of the applicable agreements. Moreover, any representations and warranties in these agreements were made or will be made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and were or will be used for the purpose of allocating risk among the respective parties. Therefore, you should not treat them as categorical statements of fact. Moreover, these representations and warranties may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be material to Jacobs shareholders and were or will be made only as of dates that have been or will be specified in these agreements and that are or will be subject to more recent developments. Accordingly, information concerning the subject matter of these representations and warranties may have changed or may change since any date that has been or will be specified in these agreements, and you should read the representations and warranties in these agreements not in isolation but only in conjunction with the other information about Jacobs, Amentum and their respective subsidiaries that is included in this information statement and other reports and statements that have been or will be filed by Jacobs or SpinCo with the SEC.
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You should carefully consider the following risks and other information in this information statement, including the combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business and related notes and the consolidated financial statements of Amentum and related notes, in evaluating Combined Co and our common stock. The risks described below are material risks, although not the only risks, relating to our business, the transactions, and our common stock. The occurrence of one or more of the events or circumstances described in these risk factors, alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, may adversely affect our ability to complete or realize the anticipated benefits of the transactions, and may have an adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of Combined Co. We may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, which may also impair our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Risks Related to Combined Cos Business
Risks Related to Combined Cos Operations
We generate substantially all of our revenues from contracts with the U.S. federal government. If the U.S. federal government significantly decreased or ceased doing business with us, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.
The federal government is our primary customer, with revenues from U.S. federal government contracts, either as a prime contractor or a subcontractor, which represented approximately 90% of Combined Cos pro forma revenue in fiscal year 2023 from contracts with agencies including the DOD, U.S. Intelligence Community, NASA and the DOE. We expect that U.S. federal government contracts will continue to be the primary source of our revenues for the foreseeable future. Negative press reports or publicity, which could pertain to employee or subcontractor misconduct, conflicts of interest, termination of a contract or task order, poor contract performance, legal violations or investigations, deficiencies in services, reports or other deliverables, information security breaches or other aspects of our business, regardless of accuracy, could harm our reputation with the U.S. federal government. Due to the sensitive nature of our work and our confidentiality obligations to our customers, we may be unable or limited in our ability to respond to such negative publicity. In addition, the mishandling or the perception of mishandling sensitive information, such as our failure to maintain the confidentiality of the existence of our business relationships with certain of our customers, including as a result of misconduct or other improper activities by our employees or subcontractors, or a failure to maintain adequate protection against security breaches, including those resulting from cyberattacks, could harm our relationship with U.S. federal government agencies. Our ability to hire or retain employees and our standing in professional communities, to which we contribute and receive expert knowledge, could be diminished. If we were suspended or debarred from contracting with the federal government or any significant agency including the DOD, U.S. Intelligence Community, NASA and the DOE, if our reputation or relationship with government agencies was impaired, or if the government otherwise ceased doing business with us or significantly decreased the amount of business it does with us, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.
Contracts with the U.S. federal government and other governments and their agencies pose additional risks compared to contracts with private sector customers.
We depend on contracts with the U.S. federal government and other governments and their agencies. The U.S. federal government represented approximately 90% of Combined Cos pro forma revenue in fiscal year 2023. These contracts, which are a significant source of our revenue and profit, are subject to additional risks compared to contracts with private sector customers:
| Some of our contracts are long-term government contracts, which are only funded on an annual basis. If appropriations for funding are not made in subsequent years of a multiple-year contract, we may not |
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be able to realize all of our anticipated revenue and profits from that project. U.S. federal government shutdowns or any related disruption or under-staffing of the government departments or agencies that interact with our business could result in program cancellations, disruptions and/or stop work orders, could limit the governments ability to effectively progress programs and make timely payments, and could limit our ability to perform on our existing U.S. federal government contracts and successfully compete for new work. Governments are typically under no obligation to maintain funding at any specific level, and funds for government programs may even be eliminated. The U.S. federal government may also shift its spending focus away from areas aligned to our expertise, such as defense and space exploration, and toward other areas in which we do not currently provide services. |
| Most contracts with the U.S. federal government, and many contracts with other government entities, permit the government customer to terminate the contract at any time for the convenience of the government or for default by the contractor. Governmental agencies may modify, curtail or terminate our contracts with little or no notice at any time prior to their completion and, if we do not replace them, we may suffer a decline in revenue. In addition, for some assignments, the U.S. federal government may attempt to insource the services to government employees rather than outsource to a contractor. |
| Most government contracts are awarded through a rigorous competitive process, which may emphasize price over other qualitative factors. The U.S. federal government has increasingly relied upon multiple-year contracts with multiple contractors that generally require those contractors to engage in an additional competitive procurement process for each task order issued under a contract. This process may result in us facing significant additional pricing pressure and uncertainty and incurring additional costs. See We engage in a highly competitive business. If we are unable to compete effectively, we could lose market share and our business and results of operations could be negatively impacted. |
| We may not be awarded government contracts because of existing policies designed to protect small businesses and under-represented minorities. |
| Government contracts are subject to specific procurement regulations and a variety of other socio-economic requirements, which affect how we transact business with our customers and, in some instances, impose additional costs on our business operations. For example, for contracts with the U.S. federal government, we must comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and numerous regulations governing environmental protection and employment practices. Government contracts also contain terms that may expose us to heightened levels of risk and potential liability than non-government contracts. |
| U.S. federal government customers may pursue rapid acquisition pathways and procedures for new technologies, including through so-called other transaction (OT) agreements. OT agreements are exempt from many traditional procurement laws, including the FAR, and an OT award may be subject, in certain cases, to the condition that a significant portion of the work under the OT agreement is performed by a non-traditional defense contractor or that a portion of the cost of the prototype project is funded by nongovernmental sources. If we cannot successfully adapt to our customers rapid acquisition processes, then we may lose strategic new business opportunities in high-growth areas, and our business, financial condition and results of operation could be materially adversely affected. |
| Many of our U.S. federal government contracts require our employees and facilities to have security clearances, which can be difficult and time consuming to obtain. If our employees or our facilities are unable to obtain or retain the necessary security clearances, our customers could terminate or not renew existing contracts or award us new contracts, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted. Our government contracts may also involve classified information and security restrictions, which may limit our ability to provide information about these classified programs, their risks or any disputes or claims relating to such programs. As a result, investors may have less insight into our business with respect to these programs. |
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In addition, many of our U.S. federal government contracts contain organizational conflict of interest (OCI) clauses that may limit our ability to compete for or perform certain other contracts or other types of services for particular customers. An OCI arises when we engage in activities that may make us unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the U.S. federal government, impair our objectivity in performing contract work or provide us with an unfair competitive advantage. OCIs may arise as a result of our relationship with Jacobs and in instances where the SpinCo Business and Amentum work for the same customer. Existing OCIs, and any OCIs that may develop, could preclude our competition for or performance on a significant contract, which could limit our opportunities.
These various uncertainties, restrictions, and regulations including oversight audits by government authorities as well as profit and cost controls, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our U.S. federal government contract work is regularly reviewed and audited by the U.S. federal government, U.S. federal government auditors and others, and these reviews can lead to withholding or delay of payments to us, non-receipt of award fees, legal actions, fines, penalties and liabilities and other remedies against us.
U.S. federal government contracts are subject to specific laws and regulations such as the FAR, the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act, the CAS, the Service Contract Act and DOD security regulations. Failure to comply with any of these regulations, requirements or statutes may result in contract price adjustments, financial penalties or contract termination. Our U.S. federal government contracts are subject to audits, cost reviews and investigations by U.S. federal government contracting oversight agencies such as the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). The DCAA reviews the adequacy of, and our compliance with, our internal control systems and policies, including our labor, billing, accounting, purchasing, property, estimating, compensation and management information systems. The DCAA has the authority to conduct audits and reviews to determine if we are complying with the requirements under the FAR and CAS, pertaining to the allocation, period assignment and allowability of costs assigned to U.S. federal government contracts. The DCAA presents its report findings to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). Should the DCMA determine that we have not complied with the terms of our contract or applicable statutes and regulations, payments to us may be disallowed, which could result in retroactive adjustments to previously reported revenues and refunding of previously collected cash proceeds.
Given the demands of working for the U.S. federal government, we may have disagreements or experience performance issues. When performance issues arise under any of our U.S. federal government contracts, the U.S. federal government retains the right to pursue remedies, which could include termination under any affected contract. If any contract were so terminated, our ability to secure future contracts could be adversely affected. Other remedies that could be sought by our U.S. federal government customers for any improper activities or performance issues include sanctions such as forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspensions or debarment from doing business with the U.S. federal government. Further, the negative publicity that could arise from disagreements with our customers or sanctions as a result thereof could have an adverse effect on our reputation in the industry, reduce our ability to compete for new contracts and may also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. See Our professional reputation and relationships with government agencies are critical to our business, and any harm to our reputation or relationships could decrease the amount of business that governments do with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
A delay in the completion of the U.S. federal governments budget process, a decline in the U.S. federal government budget, changes in spending or budgetary priorities or delays in contract award may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
To the extent the U.S. Congress is unable to approve the annual federal budget or raise the debt ceiling on a timely basis, and enacts a continuing resolution, funding for new projects may not be available and funding on
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contracts we are already performing may be delayed. If Congressional efforts to approve such funding fail, and Congress is unable to craft a long-term agreement on the U.S. federal governments ability to incur indebtedness in excess of its current limits, the U.S. federal government may not be able to fulfill its current funding obligations and there could be significant disruption to all discretionary programs, which would have corresponding impacts on us and our industry. Any such delays would likely result in new business initiatives being delayed or canceled and a reduction in our backlog, and could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and operating results. The delay or cancellation of key programs or the delay of contract payments may have a material adverse effect on our revenue and operating results.
Additionally, levels of U.S. federal government defense spending are difficult to predict and subject to significant risk. Pressures on and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. federal governments budget, and potential changes in budgetary priorities and defense spending levels, could adversely affect the funding for individual programs and delay purchasing or payment decisions by our customers. Current U.S. federal government spending levels for defense-related or other programs may not be sustained, and future spending and program authorizations may not increase or may decrease or shift to programs in areas where we do not provide services or are less likely to be awarded contracts. Considerable uncertainty exists regarding how future budget and program decisions will unfold, including the defense spending priorities of the U.S. presidential administration and Congress and what challenges budget reductions will present for us and our industry generally. The U.S. federal government also conducts periodic reviews of U.S. defense strategies and priorities, which may shift defense or other budgetary priorities, reduce overall U.S. federal government spending or delay contract or task order awards for defense-related or other programs from which we would otherwise expect to derive a significant portion of our future revenues. significant decline in overall U.S. federal government spending, including in the areas of national security, intelligence and homeland security, a significant shift in its spending priorities, the substantial reduction or elimination of particular defense-related programs or significant delays in contract or task order awards for large programs could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
A significant portion of our revenue is derived from task orders under IDIQ contract vehicles where we perform in either a prime or subcontractor position.
IDIQ contracts are often used by customers, including the U.S. federal government, to obtain commitments from contractors to provide certain services or solutions on pre-established terms and conditions. These contracts often contain multi-year terms and unfunded ceiling amounts, which allow but do not commit the U.S. federal government to purchase products and services from contractors. Our ability to generate revenue under these types of contracts depends on our ability to be awarded task orders to purchase the specific services or solutions needed. IDIQ contracts are awarded to one or more contractors following a competitive procurement process. Under a single award IDIQ contract, all task orders under that contract are awarded to one pre-selected contractor. Under a multi-award IDIQ contract, task orders can be awarded to any of the preselected contractors. Multiple contractors must often compete under multiple award IDIQ contracts for task orders to provide particular services, and contractors earn revenue only to the extent that they successfully compete for these task orders. While such task orders are not included in our backlog until they are awarded, a failure to be awarded task orders or to win new task orders to replace lost or expiring task orders under such contracts would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, our ability to maintain our existing business and win new business depends on our ability to maintain our prime and subcontractor positions on these contracts. The loss, without replacement, of certain of these contract vehicles could have a material adverse effect on our ability to win new business.
A reduction in the amount of available governmental funding could materially affect our results of operations.
Historically, we have benefited from both domestic and international government programs that provide funding for our services, and we expect to continue to benefit from such spending initiatives. While spending and
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stimulus bills may provide funding in many of the markets in which we operate, we may not be able to obtain the expected benefits from these bills or similar bills in the future. In addition, the timing of funding awards under these bills is uncertain. A reduction in the amount of governmental funding available could materially affect our results of operations.
Our professional reputation and relationships with government agencies are critical to our business, and any harm to our reputation or relationships could decrease the amount of business that governments do with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
A significant portion of our revenue is earned directly or indirectly from various government agencies. For example, in fiscal year 2023, approximately 90% of Combined Cos pro forma revenue was earned directly or indirectly from agencies of the U.S. federal government. The federal government has also in the past accounted, and may in the future account for a significant portion of the revenue and/or backlog for us, our subsidiaries or companies in which we have made strategic investments, in any one year or over a period of several consecutive years. If our reputation or relationships with these agencies were harmed, our future revenue and growth prospects would be materially and adversely affected. Our reputation and relationship with these government agencies is a key factor in maintaining and growing revenue under our government contracts. Negative press reports regarding poor contract performance, employee misconduct, information security breaches, engagements in or perceived connections to politically or socially sensitive activities, or other aspects of our business, or regarding government contractors generally, could harm our reputation. In addition, to the extent our performance under a contract does not meet a government agencys expectations, the customer might seek to terminate the contract prior to its scheduled expiration date, provide a negative assessment of our performance to government-maintained contractor past-performance data repositories, fail to award us additional business under existing contracts or otherwise, and direct future business to our competitors. If our reputation or relationships with these agencies is negatively affected, or if we are suspended or debarred from contracting with government agencies for any reason, such actions would decrease the amount of business that the government agency does with us. If we, or any of our subsidiaries or companies in which we have made strategic investments, lose, or experience a significant reduction in business from the government, this could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We engage in a highly competitive business. If we are unable to compete effectively, we could lose market share and our business and results of operations could be negatively impacted.
We face intense competition to provide engineering and technology solutions to customers. The markets we serve are highly competitive, and we compete against a large number of regional, national and multinational companies, many of whom may have greater financial resources, name recognition and a larger pool of technical staff. The extent and type of our competition varies by industry, geographic area and project type.
Our projects are frequently awarded through a competitive procurement process, which involves risks and substantial costs, including the cost and managerial time to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that we may not be awarded or may be split among competitors, the risk of inaccurately estimating the resources required to fulfil a contract we are awarded, the difficulty of execution, cost overruns and loss of committed costs, and any opportunity cost of not bidding and winning other contracts we might have otherwise pursued. With respect to U.S. federal government customers, the procurement process may change. See The U.S. federal government may adopt new contract rules and regulations or revise its procurement practices in a manner adverse to us at any time.
Furthermore, even after being awarded a contract, we may encounter significant delay, expense, contract modifications or even contract loss as a result of bid protests from unsuccessful bidders. It can take many months for the relevant U.S. federal government agency to resolve protests by one or more of our competitors of contract awards we receive. Bid protests may result in significant expense to us, contract modification, or loss of an awarded contract as a result of the award being overturned. Even where a bid protest does not result in a renewed competition, the resolution typically extends the time until the contract activity can begin.
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We are constantly competing for project awards based on pricing, schedule and the breadth and technical sophistication of our services. Some of our competitors have made or could make acquisitions of businesses or establish agreements among themselves or third parties, which could allow them to offer more competitive and comprehensive solutions. As a result, our competitors may be able to accelerate the adoption of new technologies that better address customer needs, expand their offerings more quickly than we do, limit our access to certain suppliers or devote more significant resources than us. Competition can place downward pressure on our contract prices and profit margins, which increases the risk that, among other things, we may not realize profit margins at the same rates as we have seen in the past or may become responsible for costs or other liabilities we have not accepted in the past. If we are unable to compete effectively, we may experience a loss of market share or reduced profitability or both, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
A preference for minority-owned, small, or small disadvantaged businesses could impact our ability to be a prime contractor on certain governmental procurements.
As a result of the Small Business Administration set-aside program and similar programs, the U.S. federal government may decide to restrict certain procurements only to bidders that meet certain qualifications, such as minority-owned, small or small disadvantaged businesses. As a result, we would not be eligible to perform as a prime contractor on those programs and in general would be restricted to no more than 49% of the work as a subcontractor on those programs. An increase in the amount of procurements under set-aside programs may impact our ability to bid on new procurements as a prime contractor or restrict our ability to recompete on incumbent work that is placed in the set-aside programs. In addition, even if we are qualified to work on a U.S. federal government contract, we may not be awarded the contract because of existing government policies designed to assist small businesses and other designated classifications of businesses.
Our results of operations depend on the award of new contracts and the timing of the award of these contracts.
Our revenues depend on new contract awards. Delays in the timing of the awards or cancellations of such projects as a result of economic conditions, material and equipment pricing and availability or other factors could impact our long-term projected results. It is particularly difficult to predict whether or when we will receive contracts for large-scale projects as these contracts frequently involve a lengthy and complex procurement and selection process, which is affected by a number of factors, such as market conditions or environmental and other governmental approvals. Since a significant portion of our revenues is generated from such projects, our results of operations and cash flows can fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter depending on the timing of our contract awards and the commencement or progress of work under awarded contracts.
The uncertainty of our contract award timing can also present difficulties in matching workforce size with contract needs. In some cases, we maintain and bear the cost of a ready workforce that is larger than necessary under existing contracts in anticipation of future workforce needs for expected contract awards. When an expected contract award is delayed or not received, we incur additional costs resulting from reductions in staff or redundancy of facilities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Demand for our services is impacted by economic downturns, reductions in government or private spending and times of political uncertainty.
We provide full spectrum engineering and technology solutions to customers operating in a number of sectors and industries, including programs for various national governments, including the United States, United Kingdom and Australia; aerospace; automotive; pharmaceuticals and biotechnology; infrastructure; environmental; nuclear decommissioning; and other general industrial and consumer businesses and sectors. These sectors and industries and the resulting demand for our services have been, and we expect will continue to
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be, subject to significant fluctuations due to a variety of factors beyond our control, including economic conditions and changes in customer spending, particularly during periods of economic or political uncertainty. Consequently, our results have varied, and may continue to vary, depending upon the demand for future projects in the markets and the locations in which we operate.
Uncertain global economic, socioeconomic and political conditions may negatively impact our customers ability and willingness to fund their projects, including their ability to raise capital and pay, or timely pay, our invoices. These factors may also cause our customers to reduce their capital expenditures, alter the mix of services purchased, seek more favorable pricing and other contract terms and otherwise slow their spending on our services. For example, in the public sector, declines in tax revenues as well as other economic declines may result in lower government spending. In addition, under such conditions, many of our competitors may be more inclined to take greater or unusual risks or accept terms and conditions in contracts that we might not deem acceptable. These conditions may reduce the demand for our services, which may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Additionally, uncertain economic, socioeconomic and political conditions may make it difficult for our customers, our vendors, and us to accurately forecast and plan future business activities. We cannot predict the outcome of changing trade policies or other unanticipated socioeconomic or political conditions, nor can we predict the timing, strength or duration of any economic recovery or downturn worldwide or in our customers markets. Weak economic conditions could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, if a significant portion of our projects are concentrated in a specific geographic area or industry, our business may be disproportionately affected by regional conflicts, negative trends or economic downturns in those specific geographic areas or industries.
Continuing inflation, rising or continued high interest rates, and/or costs could reduce the demand for our services as well as decrease our profit on our existing contracts, in particular with respect to our fixed-price contracts.
Rising inflation, interest rates, and/or costs could reduce the demand for our services. In addition, we bear all of the risk of high inflation with respect to those contracts that are fixed-price. Because a significant portion of our revenues are earned from cost-reimbursable type contracts (approximately 65% of Combined Cos pro forma revenue for fiscal year 2023), the effects of inflation on our financial condition and results of operations over the past few years have been generally minor. Additionally, we are typically able to price fixed-price and time-and-materials (T&M) contracts in a manner that accommodates inflation and cost increases over the period of performance. However, if we continue to experience inflationary pressures, inflation may have a larger impact on our results of operations in the future, particularly if we expand our business into markets and geographic areas where fixed-price work is more prevalent. Therefore, continued inflation, rising or continued high interest rates and/or construction costs could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Many of our work sites are workplaces with inherent safety and environmental risks. The occurrence of an accident or safety incident involving employees, contractors or others can result in injuries, disabilities or even loss of life, which could expose us to significant financial losses and reputational harm, as well as civil and criminal liabilities.
At work sites, our employees, contractors and others may be in close proximity with large pieces of mechanized equipment, moving vehicles, chemical and manufacturing processes and hazardous and highly regulated materials, such as nuclear and radioactive materials, in a challenging environment and often in geographically remote locations. We are responsible for safety on some of those project sites, and, accordingly, we have an obligation to comply with applicable laws, including to implement effective safety policies and procedures and to provide appropriate personal protective equipment. The failure by us or others working at such sites to comply with such laws, to implement effective safety procedures, to provide necessary equipment, to
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protect other contractors at work sites we manage or to conduct work in a safe manner, may result in injury, disability or loss of life, which may result in investigations, claims or litigation or result in delays in the completion or commencement of our projects. Unsafe work sites also have the potential to increase employee turnover, increase the cost of a project to our customers and raise our operating and insurance costs. In addition, releases of hazardous materials or nuclear wastes, or fires, explosions or other incidents, may result in environmental damages, or public safety concerns, and the related costs and liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations.
Our safety record is critical to our reputation. Many of our customers require that we meet certain safety criteria to be eligible to bid for contracts, and our contracts may provide for automatic termination or forfeiture of some or all of our contract fees or profit in the event we fail to meet certain measures.
For all of the foregoing reasons, if we fail to maintain adequate safety standards, we could suffer harm to our reputation, reduced profitability or the loss of projects or customers, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our failure to meet performance requirements or contractual schedules could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Many of our contracts require us to satisfy specific progress or performance milestones in order to receive payment from the customer. As a result, we often incur significant costs for engineering, materials, components, equipment, labor or subcontractors prior to receipt of payment from a customer, which may impact our liquidity. In some circumstances, we may incur penalties if we do not achieve completion by a scheduled date. In some cases, the occurrence of delays may be due to factors outside of our control, such as due to supply chain shortages.
The contracts in our backlog may be adjusted, canceled or suspended by our customers and, therefore, our backlog is not necessarily indicative of our future revenues or earnings.
Backlog represents estimates of the total dollar amount of revenues we expect to record in the future as a result of performing work under contracts that have been awarded to us. As of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, backlog for Amentum totaled approximately $27 billion for both periods, backlog for the SpinCo Business totaled approximately $19 billion and $21 billion, respectively, and backlog for Combined Co on a combined basis totaled approximately $46 billion and $47 billion, respectively. We cannot assure you that backlog will actually be realized as revenues in the amounts reported or, if realized, will result in profits. In accordance with industry practice, substantially all of our contracts, including our U.S. federal government work, are subject to cancellation, termination, or suspension at the discretion of the customer, and may be subject to changes in the scope of services to be provided, as well as adjustments to the costs relating to the contracts or other contingencies such as congressional appropriations. The maximum contract value specified under a government contract or task order awarded to us is not necessarily indicative of the revenues that we will realize under that contract. For example, many government contracts are made with multiple providers, meaning that the government could turn to other companies to fulfill the contract. Action by the government to obtain support from other contractors or failure by the government to order the quantity of work anticipated could reduce revenues realized under a particular contract. Our unfunded backlog contains managements estimate of amounts expected to be realized on unfunded contract work that may never be realized as revenues. In the event of a contract cancellation, we would generally have no contractual right to the revenue reflected in our backlog. Contracts can remain in backlog for extended periods of time because of the nature of the project and the timing of the particular services required by the contract. The risk of contracts in backlog being canceled or suspended generally increases during periods of widespread economic slowdowns or in response to changes in commodity prices.
In some markets, there is a continuing trend toward cost-reimbursable contracts with incentive-fee arrangements. Typically, our incentive fees are based on such things as achievement of target completion dates or
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target costs, overall safety performance, overall customer satisfaction and other performance criteria. If we fail to meet such targets or achieve the expected performance standards, we may receive a lower, or even zero, incentive fee, resulting in lower gross margins. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the contracts in backlog, assuming they produce the revenues currently expected, will generate gross margins at the rates we have realized in the past.
The provision of our services may expose us to significant monetary damages or even criminal violations in the event of liabilities resulting from our activities, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements, and our insurance policies may not provide adequate coverage. The outcome of pending and future claims and litigation could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and damage our reputation.
We provide services that are subject to professional standards and qualifications, including providing services that are based on our professional engineering expertise, as well as our other professional credentials. These services must comply with various professional standards, duties and obligations regulating the performance of such services. Our business, for example, may involve professional judgments regarding the planning, design, development, construction, operations and management of government and industrial facilities. While we do not generally accept liability for consequential damages in our contracts, and although we have adopted a range of insurance, risk management and risk avoidance programs designed to reduce potential liabilities, we may be deemed to be responsible for these professional judgments, recommendations or opinions if they are later determined to be inaccurate, or if a catastrophic event or other failure occurs at one of our work sites. Any unfavorable legal ruling against us could result in substantial monetary damages, disqualification to perform services in the future, or even criminal violations.
Such events could result in significant professional liability and warranty or other claims against us that could be highly publicized and have reputational harm, especially if public safety is impacted. We could also be liable to third parties, including through class actions, even if we are not contractually bound to those third parties. These liabilities could exceed our insurance limits or the fees we generate, may not be covered by insurance at all due to various exclusions in our coverage and could impact our ability to obtain insurance in the future. Further, even where coverage applies, the policies have limits and deductibles or retentions, which could result in our assumption of exposure for certain amounts with respect to any claim filed against us. In addition, indemnification from customers or subcontractors may not be available. An uninsured claim, either in part or in whole, as well as any claim covered by insurance but subject to a policy limit, high deductible and/or retention, if successful and of a material magnitude, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are a party to claims and litigation in the normal course of business, including litigation inherited through acquisitions. Our business operations can result in substantial injury or damage to employees or others, and expose us to substantial claims and litigation and investigations relating to, among other things, personal injury, loss of life, business interruption, property damage, or pollution and environmental damage. We can also be exposed to claims if we agreed that our work will achieve certain performance standards or satisfy certain technical requirements and those standards or requirements are not met. In many of our contracts with customers, subcontractors and vendors, we agree to retain or assume potential liabilities for damages, penalties, losses and other exposures relating to projects that could result in claims that greatly exceed the anticipated profits relating to those contracts. In addition, while customers and subcontractors may agree to indemnify us against certain liabilities, such third parties may refuse or be unable to pay us.
With a Combined Co workforce of more than 53,000 people globally, we are also party to labor and employment claims in the normal course of business. Certain of these claims relate to allegations of harassment and discrimination, pay equity, denial of benefits, wage and hour violations, whistleblower protections, concerted protected activity, and other employment protections, and may be pursued on an individual or class action basis depending on applicable laws and regulations. Some of such claims may be insurable, while other such claims may not.
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In addition, claims received from subcontractors or made by us for change orders can be the subject of lengthy negotiations, arbitration or litigation proceedings, which could result in the investment of significant amounts of working capital pending the resolution of the relevant change orders and claims. A failure to promptly recover on these types of claims could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity and financial results. Additionally, irrespective of how well we document the nature of our claims and change orders, the cost to prosecute and defend claims and change orders can be significant.
Litigation and regulatory proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings can and do occur. Pending or future claims against us could result in professional liability, product liability, criminal liability, warranty obligations, default under our indebtedness from time to time outstanding and other liabilities which, to the extent we are not insured against a loss or our insurer fails to provide coverage, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and damage our reputation.
We are dependent on third parties to complete many of our contracts.
Third-party subcontractors we hire perform a significant amount of the work performed under our contracts. We also rely on third-party equipment manufacturers or suppliers to provide much of the equipment and materials used for projects. If we are unable to hire qualified subcontractors or find qualified equipment manufacturers or suppliers, our ability to successfully complete a project will be impaired. If we are not able to locate qualified third-party subcontractors or the amount we are required to pay for subcontractors or equipment and supplies exceeds what we have estimated, especially in a fixed-price contract, we may suffer losses on these contracts. If a subcontractor, supplier, or manufacturer fails to provide services, supplies, parts or equipment as required under a contract for any reason, or fails to provide such services, supplies, parts or equipment in accordance with applicable quality standards as required by the contract or regulation, we will be required to source these services, equipment, parts or supplies from other third parties on a delayed basis or on less favorable terms, which could impact contract profitability and/or could result in claims against us for damages. We are subject to disputes with our subcontractors from time to time relating to, among other things, the quality and timeliness of work performed, customer concerns about the subcontractor, or our failure to extend existing task orders or issue new task orders under a contract. In addition, faulty workmanship, equipment or materials would likely impact the overall project, which could result in claims against us for failure to meet required project specifications.
In an uncertain or downturn economic environment, third parties may find it difficult to obtain sufficient financing to help fund their operations. The inability to obtain financing could adversely affect a third-partys ability to provide materials, equipment or services which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, a failure by a third-party subcontractor, supplier or manufacturer to comply with applicable laws, regulations or customer requirements could negatively impact our business and, for government customers, could result in fines, penalties, suspension or even debarment being imposed on us, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Employee, agent or partner misconduct, or our overall failure to comply with laws or regulations, could weaken our ability to win contracts, which could result in reduced revenues and profits.
We are subject to the risk of misconduct, fraud, non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations, or other improper activities by one of our employees, agents or partners, which could have a significant negative impact on our business and reputation. Such misconduct includes the failure to comply with government procurement regulations, regulations regarding the protection of classified information, regulations prohibiting bribery and other corrupt practices, regulations regarding the pricing of labor and other costs in government contracts, regulations on lobbying or similar activities, regulations pertaining to the internal controls over financial reporting, regulations pertaining to export control, environmental laws, employee wages, pay and
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benefits, and any other applicable laws or regulations. For example, we routinely provide services that may be highly sensitive or that relate to critical national security matters; if a security breach were to occur, our ability to receive future government contracts could be severely limited. The precautions we take to prevent and detect these activities may not be effective and we could face unknown risks or losses. Our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or acts of misconduct subjects us to the risk of fines and penalties, cancellation of contracts, loss of security clearance and suspension or debarment from contracting, any of which could damage our reputation, weaken our ability to win contracts and result in reduced revenues and profits and could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. See Risks Related to Regulatory Compliance.
Cybersecurity or privacy breaches, or systems and information technology interruption or failure could adversely impact our ability to operate or expose us to significant financial losses and reputational harm.
We are subject to certain risks related to interruptions, errors and delays in our information technology systems. In the event we are unable to maintain or improve the efficiency and efficacy of our systems, the operation of such systems could result in the material loss, corruption, or release of data. In addition, our computer and communication systems and operations could be damaged or interrupted by natural disasters, force majeure events, telecommunications failures, power loss, acts of war or terrorism, computer viruses, malicious code, physical or electronic security breaches, intentional or inadvertent user misuse or error or similar events or disruptions. Any of these or other events could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, protection of personal data and intellectual property and results of operations, as well as those of our customers.
As a government contractor and a provider of information technology services operating in multiple regulated industries and geographies, we and our service providers, suppliers and subcontractors collect, store, transmit and otherwise process personal, confidential, proprietary and sensitive information, including classified information. As a result, our information technology systems, including those provided by third-party cloud providers or other infrastructure-as-a-service providers, which have grown over time, including through acquisitions, have, and will continue to experience threats, including unauthorized access, computer hackers, computer viruses, malicious code, ransomware, phishing, organized cyber-attacks and other security problems and system disruptions, including unauthorized access to and disclosure of our and our customers proprietary, classified or other protected information. Such threats have caused, and may also seek to cause in the future, payments due to or from us to be misdirected to fraudulent accounts, which may not be recoverable by us.
While we have security measures and technology in place designed to protect our and our customers proprietary, classified and other protected information, there can be no assurance that our efforts will prevent all threats to our computer systems. Recently, the U.S. federal government has raised concerns about a potential increase in cyber-attacks generally as a result of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the related sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries. In addition, the rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may intensify our cybersecurity risks. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or sabotage systems change frequently, become more sophisticated and generally are not identified until they are launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. As a result, we may be required to expend significant resources to protect against the threat of system disruptions and security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by these disruptions and breaches. Any of these events could damage our reputation, cause us to incur significant liability and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We continuously evaluate the need to upgrade and/or replace our systems and network infrastructure to protect our computing environment and information technology systems, to stay current on vendor supported products and to improve the efficiency of our systems and for other business reasons, including due to the rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and especially as we continue to operate under a hybrid working model under which employees can work and access our technology infrastructure remotely. The implementation of new systems and information technology could adversely impact
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our operations by imposing substantial capital expenditures, demands on management time and risks of delays or difficulties in transitioning to new systems. In addition, our systems implementations may not result in productivity improvements at the levels anticipated. Systems implementation disruption and any other information technology disruption, if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
In addition, laws and regulations governing data privacy and the unauthorized disclosure of personal data, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the United Kingdom Data Protection Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act, the California Privacy Rights Act, and other emerging U.S. state and global privacy laws pose increasingly complex compliance challenges and potentially elevate costs and may require changes to our business practices resulting from the variation of regulatory requirements and increased enforcement frequency. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations, including related regulatory enforcement and/or private litigation resulting from a potential privacy breach, could result in governmental investigations, significant fines and penalties, damages from private causes of action, or reputational harm. Additionally, we are subject to laws, rules, and regulations regarding cross-border transfers of personal data, including laws relating to transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area. If we cannot rely on existing mechanisms for transferring personal data, we may be unable to transfer personal data of employees and customers in those regions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
For additional information on the regulatory requirements governing data privacy and security, see Risks Related to Regulatory ComplianceOur business is subject to complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding data privacy and security which could subject us to investigations, claims or monetary penalties against us, require us to change our business practices or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not be able to protect our intellectual property or that of our customers.
Our technology and intellectual property provide us, in certain instances, with a competitive advantage. Although we seek to protect our intellectual property through registration, enforcement, licensing, contractual arrangements, security controls and similar mechanisms, we may not be able to successfully preserve our rights, and they could lapse, expire or be invalidated, narrowed in scope, circumvented, challenged or become obsolete. Trade secrets are generally difficult to protect. We implement technical and administrative measures to protect our confidential information and trade secrets, including by requiring our employees and contractors be subject to confidentiality and invention assignment obligations, but such measures may be inadequate to deter or prevent misappropriation of our confidential information or otherwise protect our intellectual property. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries in which we operate do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. If we are unable to enforce, protect and maintain our intellectual property rights or if there are any successful intellectual property challenges or infringement proceedings against our intellectual property or us, our ability to differentiate our service offerings could be reduced. Litigation to enforce our intellectual property against third parties, to defend against third-party claims of intellectual property infringement, or to determine or challenge the scope, validity or enforceability of intellectual property rights, even if we ultimately prevail, could be costly and could divert our leaderships attention away from other aspects of our business.
We also hold licenses to third-party technology or intellectual property which may be utilized in our business operations. If we are no longer able to license such technology or intellectual property on commercially reasonable terms or at all, our business and financial performance could be adversely affected.
We may use third-party open source software in our products. Some open source licenses, such as copyleft open source licenses, require end-users who distribute software and services that include open source software to also make available all or part of such softwares source code. If our activities were determined to be non-compliant with the terms of any applicable copyleft open source licenses, we may be required to publicly release all or part of our proprietary source code for limited or no cost and our business and financial performance could be adversely affected.
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If our intellectual property rights or work processes become obsolete, we may not be able to differentiate our service offerings and some of our competitors may be able to offer more attractive services to our customers. Our competitors may independently attempt to develop or obtain access to technologies that are similar or superior to our technologies.
We will also need to continue to respond to and anticipate changes resulting from artificial intelligence and other similarly disruptive technologies. If we are not successful in preserving and protecting our intellectual property rights and licenses, including trade secrets, or in staying ahead of developing artificial intelligence technologies, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Our customers or other third parties may also provide us with their proprietary technology and intellectual property. There is a risk we may not sufficiently protect our or their information from improper use or dissemination and, as a result, could be subject to claims and litigation and resulting liabilities, loss of contracts or other consequences that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Government authorities may obtain certain information related to, or rights in or to the intellectual property in, our products or services. This may allow government authorities to disclose such information or license such intellectual property to third parties, including our competitors, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Indemnity provisions in various agreements to which we are party potentially expose us to substantial liability for infringement, misappropriation or other violation of intellectual property rights, data protection and other losses.
Our agreements with our customers and other third parties may include indemnification provisions under which we agree to indemnify or otherwise be liable to them for losses suffered or incurred as a result of claims of infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of intellectual property rights, data protection, compliance with laws, damages caused by us to property or persons, or other liabilities relating to or arising from our products or services, our acts or omissions under such agreements, or other contractual obligations. Any dispute with a customer or other third party with respect to such obligations could have adverse effects on our relationship with such customer or other third party and other existing or prospective customers, reduce demand for our products or services, and adversely affect our business, financial conditions, and results of operations.
If we do not have adequate indemnification for our nuclear services, it could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act, commonly called the Price-Anderson Act (PAA), is a U.S. federal law, which, among other things, regulates radioactive materials and the nuclear energy industry, including liability and compensation in the event of nuclear related incidents. The PAA provides certain protections and indemnification to nuclear energy plant operators and DOE contractors. The PAA protections and indemnification apply to us as part of our services to the U.S. nuclear energy industry and DOE for new facilities, maintenance, modification, decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear energy, weapons and research facilities.
We offer similar services in other jurisdictions outside the U.S. For those jurisdictions, varying levels of nuclear liability protection is provided by international treaties, and/or domestic laws, such as the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act of Canada and the Nuclear Installations Act of the United Kingdom, insurance and/or assets of the nuclear installation operators (some of which are backed by governments) as well as under appropriate enforceable contractual indemnifications and hold-harmless provisions. These protections and indemnifications, however, may not cover all of our liabilities that could arise in our performance of these services. To the extent the PAA or other protections and indemnifications do not apply to our services, the cost of losses associated with liability not covered by the available protections and indemnifications, or by virtue of our loss of business because of these added costs could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Impairment of long-lived assets or restructuring activities may require us to record a significant charge to earnings.
Our long-lived assets, including our lease right-of-use assets, equity investments and others, are subject to periodic testing for impairment. Failure to achieve sufficient levels of cash flow at the asset group level has resulted in, and could result in additional, impairment of our long-lived assets. Further changes in the business environment could lead to changes in the scope of operations of our business. These changes, including the closure of one or more offices, could result in restructuring and/or asset impairment charges.
Our benefit plan expenses and obligations may fluctuate depending on various factors, including inflation and changes in levels of interest rates.
Following the closing of the transactions, we will have various employee benefit plan obligations that require us to make contributions to satisfy, over time, our underfunded benefit obligations, which are generally determined by calculating the projected benefit obligations minus the fair value of plan assets. We may have to contribute additional cash to meet any underfunded benefit obligations. If we are required to contribute a significant amount of the deficit for underfunded benefit plans, our cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
Additionally, we provide health care and other benefits to our employees. In recent years, costs for health care have increased more rapidly than general inflation in the U.S. economy. If this trend in health care costs continues, our cost to provide such benefits could increase, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
We are also a participating employer in various Multi-Employer Pension Plans (MEPPs) associated with some of the work we perform on a union basis, which MEPPs are managed by third-party trusts and over which we have no control, including as to how the MEPPs are managed or financial investment decisions are made. If any of these MEPPs is underfunded, we could face the imposition of underfunded liability or withdrawal liability at a materially adverse level.
Our businesses could be materially and adversely affected by events outside of our control.
Extraordinary or force majeure events beyond our control, such as natural or human caused disasters and geopolitical conflicts, could negatively impact our ability to operate. As an example, from time to time we face unexpected severe weather conditions that may result in weather-related delays that are not always reimbursable under a fixed-price contract; evacuation of personnel and curtailment of services; increased labor and material costs in areas resulting from weather-related damage and subsequent increased demand for labor and materials for repairing and rebuilding; inability to deliver materials, equipment and personnel to work locations in accordance with contract schedules; and loss of productivity.
When making contract proposals, we rely heavily on our estimates of costs and timing to complete the associated projects, as well as assumptions regarding technical issues. However, we may remain obligated to perform our services after any natural or human caused event, unless a force majeure clause or other contractual provision provides us with relief from our contractual obligations. Our profitability may be adversely affected when we incur contract costs that we cannot bill to our customers. If we are not able to react quickly to such events, or if a high concentration of our projects is in a specific geographic region that suffers from a natural or human caused catastrophe, our operations may be significantly affected, which could have a material adverse impact on our operations. In addition, if we cannot complete our contracts on time, we may be subject to potential liability claims by our customers which may reduce our profits.
Our earnings and profitability may vary based on the mix of our contracts and may be adversely affected by our failure to accurately estimate and manage costs, time and resources.
We generate revenues under various types of contracts, which include cost-reimbursable, T&M and fixed-price contracts. Our earnings and profitability may vary materially depending on changes in the
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proportionate amount of revenues derived from each type of contract, the nature of services or solutions provided, as well as the achievement of performance objectives and the stage of performance at which the right to receive fees, particularly under incentive and award fee contracts, is finally determined. Cost-reimbursable and T&M contracts generally have lower profitability than fixed-price contracts.
To varying degrees, each of our contract types involves some risk that we could underestimate the costs and resources necessary to fulfill the contract. Our profitability is adversely affected when we incur costs on cost-reimbursable and T&M contracts that we cannot bill to our customers. While fixed-price contracts allow us to benefit from cost savings, these contracts also increase our exposure to the risk of cost overruns. Revenues derived from fixed-price contracts represented approximately 21% of Combined Cos revenue on a pro forma basis for fiscal year 2023. When making proposals on fixed-price contracts, we rely heavily on our estimates of costs and timing for completing the associated projects, as well as assumptions regarding technical issues. Both fixed-price and many cost-reimbursable contracts require us to estimate the total cost of the work in advance of our performance. Fixed-price contracts are established in part on information in customer solicitations, which may be partial or incomplete; cost and scheduling estimates that are based on a number of assumptions, including those about future economic conditions, commodity and other materials pricing; and cost and availability of labor (including the cost of any related benefits or entitlements), equipment and materials and other exigencies. Our contracts that are fundamentally cost reimbursable in nature may also present a risk to the extent the final cost on a contract exceeds the amount the customer expected or budgeted. In each case, our failure to accurately estimate costs or the resources and technology needed to perform our contracts or to effectively manage and control our costs during the performance of work could result, and in some instances has resulted, in reduced profits or in losses. These risks are exacerbated for projects with long-term durations because there is an increased risk that the circumstances on which we based our original estimates will change in a manner that increases costs. More generally, any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of our contracts, including costs and delays caused by contractual disputes or other factors outside of our control (such as performance failures of our subcontractors, rising inflation, natural disasters or other force majeure events) could make our contracts less profitable than expected or unprofitable.
A failure to attract, train, retain and utilize skilled employees and our senior management team would adversely affect our ability to execute our strategy and may disrupt our operations.
The success of our business is dependent upon our ability to hire, retain and utilize qualified personnel, including engineers, architects, designers, craft personnel and corporate leadership professionals who have the required experience and expertise at a reasonable cost. Competition for skilled personnel is intense, and competitors aggressively recruit key employees. In addition, many U.S. federal government programs require contractors to have security clearances and specialized training. Depending on the level of required clearance, security clearances can be difficult and time-consuming to obtain and personnel with security clearances are in great demand. Particularly in highly specialized areas, it has become more difficult to retain employees and meet all of our needs for employees in a timely manner, which may affect our growth in the current and future fiscal years. Although we intend to continue to devote significant resources to recruit, train and retain qualified employees, we may not be able to attract, effectively train and retain these employees. Any failure to do so could impair our ability to efficiently perform our contractual obligations, meet our customers needs in a timely manner and ultimately win new business, all of which could adversely affect our future results. In addition, salaries and related costs are a significant portion of the cost of providing our services and, accordingly, our ability to efficiently utilize our workforce impacts our profitability. If our employees are under-utilized, our profitability could suffer.
We believe that our success also depends on the continued employment of a highly qualified and experienced senior management team and that teams ability to retain existing business and generate new business. The loss of key personnel in critical functions could lead to lack of business continuity or disruptions in our business until we are able to hire and train replacement personnel.
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The expiration of our collective bargaining agreements could result in increased operating costs or work disruptions, which could potentially affect our results of operations.
Some of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements with unions. The length of these agreements varies. We cannot predict how stable our union relationships will be or whether we will be able to successfully negotiate successor agreements without impacting our financial condition, and may, in the future, experience labor disruptions associated with the expiration or renegotiation of collective bargaining agreements or otherwise, which may cause a significant disruption of operations. In addition, we may face increased operating costs as a result of higher wages or benefits paid to union members, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to work with complex and rapidly changing technologies to meet the needs of our customers.
We design and develop technologically advanced and innovative products and services utilized by our customers in various environments. The needs of our customers change and evolve regularly, including in response to complex and rapidly evolving technologies. Our success depends upon our ability to identify emerging technological trends, develop technologically advanced, innovative and cost-effective products and services and market these products and services to our customers. Our success also depends on our continued access to suppliers of important technologies and components. Many of our contracts contain performance obligations that require innovative design capabilities, are technologically complex, or depend on factors not wholly within our control. Problems and delays in development or delivery as a result of issues with respect to design, technology, licensing and intellectual property rights, labor, learning curve assumptions or materials and components could prevent us from achieving such contractual requirements. Failure to meet these obligations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our offerings cannot be tested and proven in all situations and are otherwise subject to unforeseen problems that could negatively affect revenue and profitability, such as problems with quality and workmanship, country of origin and delivery of subcontractor services. Among the factors that may affect revenue and profits could be unforeseen costs and expenses not covered by insurance or indemnification from the customer, diversion of management focus in responding to unforeseen problems, loss of follow-on work, and, in the case of certain contracts, repayment to the government customer of contract costs and fee payments we previously received.
We may use artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and similar technologies in our business, and challenges with properly managing such technologies could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, and legal liability, and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and similar technologies (collectively, AI) may be enabled by, or integrated into, some of our solutions or may be used in the development of our solutions. As with many developing technologies, AI presents risks and challenges that could affect its further development, adoption, and use, and therefore our business. AI algorithms may be flawed or biased. Datasets used to train or develop AI systems may be insufficient, unlawfully obtained, of poor quality, or contain biased information. Such datasets may also contain personal data or other protected information or third-party content for which insufficient rights, including intellectual property rights, have been obtained. The use or integration of AI systems trained on such datasets, or of the outputs generated by such systems, may result in the infringement or other violation of third-party rights (including intellectual property or data privacy rights), and may otherwise result in liability, including legal liability, or adversely affect our business, reputation, brand, financial condition and results of operations. Inappropriate, biased, discriminatory, illegal or otherwise wrongful practices by data scientists, engineers, and end-users of our systems or elsewhere (including the integration or use of third-party AI tools) could impair the acceptance of AI solutions and could result in burdensome new regulations that may limit our ability to use existing or new AI technologies. If the recommendations, forecasts, analyses, or other content that AI applications produce or assist in producing are, or are alleged to be, deficient, inaccurate, unfair, discriminatory, biased, or otherwise wrongful or unlawful we could be subject to competitive harm, legal
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liability, and brand or reputational harm. In addition, we expect that there will continue to be new laws or regulations concerning the use of AI. It is possible that certain governments may seek to regulate, limit, or block the use of AI in our products and services or otherwise impose other restrictions that may affect or impair the usability or efficiency of our services for an extended period of time or indefinitely. Our competitors or other third parties may incorporate AI into their product development, product offerings, technology and infrastructure products more quickly or more successfully than us, which could impair our ability to compete effectively and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Increasing scrutiny and changing and conflicting expectations from governmental organizations, customers, and our employees with respect to our ESG and diversity and inclusion-related practices may impose additional costs on us or expose us to new or additional risks.
There is increased scrutiny from governmental organizations, customers, and employees on companies environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices and disclosures, including with respect to inclusion and diversity. If our ESG practices, including our goals for inclusion and diversity, do not meet evolving rules and regulations or stakeholder expectations and standards (or if we are viewed negatively based on positions we do or do not take or work we do or do not perform or cannot publicly disclose for certain customers and industries), then our reputation, our ability to attract or retain leading experts, employees and other professionals and our ability to attract new business and customers could be negatively impacted, as could our attractiveness as an investment, service provider, employer, or business partner. Similarly, any failure or perceived failure in our efforts to execute our ESG strategy or our diversity and inclusion strategy and achieve our current or future related goals, targets, and objectives, or to satisfy various reporting standards within the timelines expected by stakeholders or at all, could also result in similar negative impacts. Organizations that provide information to investors on corporate governance and related matters have developed rating processes for evaluating companies on their approach to ESG matters, and unfavorable ratings of our ESG efforts may lead to negative investor sentiment, diversion of investment to other companies, and difficulty in hiring skilled employees. In addition, complying or failing to comply with existing or future federal, state, local, and foreign legislation and regulations applicable to our ESG efforts, which may conflict with one another, could cause us to incur additional compliance and operational costs or actions and suffer reputational harm, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We maintain our cash at financial institutions, often in balances that exceed federally insured limits.
The majority of our cash is held in accounts at U.S. banking institutions that we believe are of high quality. Cash held in depository accounts may at times exceed the $250,000 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. If such banking institutions were to fail, we could lose all or a portion of those amounts held in excess of such insurance limitations. Any material loss that we may experience in the future could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and could materially impact our ability to pay our operational expenses or make other payments. Banking institution failures, or changes in legislation and regulation, may adversely impact other entities that would, in turn, impact us. If our customers, suppliers, insurers, joint venture partners, sureties, or other parties with whom we do business with are affected by issues in the banking industry it may have an adverse impact on our operational and financial performance.
Risks Related to International Operations
Our international operations are exposed to additional risks and uncertainties, including unfavorable political developments and weak foreign economies.
For fiscal year 2023, approximately 9% of Combined Cos pro forma revenue was earned from customers outside the U.S. Our business is dependent on the continued success of our international operations, and we expect our international operations to continue to account for a significant portion of our revenue. Our international operations are subject to a variety of risks, including:
| recessions and other economic crises in other regions, such as Europe, Asia or other specific foreign economies and the impact on our costs of doing business in those countries; |
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| difficulties in staffing and managing foreign personnel and operations, including challenges related to logistics, communications and professional licensure of our international workforce; |
| unexpected changes in foreign government policies and regulatory requirements; |
| potential non-compliance with a wide variety of laws and regulations, including anti-corruption, export control and anti-boycott laws and similar non-U.S. laws and regulations; |
| potential non-compliance with regulations and evolving industry standards regarding consumer protection and data use and security, including the GDPR approved by the European Union and the Data Protection Act approved by the United Kingdom; |
| lack of developed legal systems to enforce contractual or intellectual property rights; |
| expropriation and nationalization of our assets in a foreign country; |
| renegotiation or nullification of our existing contracts; |
| the adoption of new, and the expansion of existing, trade or other restrictions; |
| embargoes, duties, tariffs or other trade restrictions, including sanctions; |
| geopolitical developments that impact our or our customers ability to operate in a foreign country; |
| changes in labor conditions; |
| acts of war, aggression between nations, civil unrest, force majeure, and terrorism; |
| the ability to finance efficiently our foreign operations; |
| social, political, and economic instability; |
| changes to tax policy; |
| currency exchange rate fluctuations; |
| limitations on the ability to repatriate foreign earnings; and |
| U.S. federal government policy changes in relation to the foreign countries in which we operate. |
The lack of a well-developed legal system in some of these countries may make it difficult to enforce our contractual rights. In addition, military action, geopolitical shifts or continued unrest, particularly in the Middle East, could disrupt our operations in the region and elsewhere and may also impact the supply or pricing of oil, increase our security costs and cost of compliance with local laws, and present risks to our reputation. Additionally, recent events, including changes in U.S. trade policies and responsive changes in policy by foreign jurisdictions and similar geopolitical developments, the U.K.s exit from the E.U., commonly referred to as Brexit, and uncertainty in the E.U., Asia and elsewhere, have increased levels of political and economic unpredictability globally, and may increase the volatility of global financial markets and the global and regional economies.
To the extent our international operations are affected by unexpected or adverse economic, political and other conditions, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Changes in domestic and foreign governmental laws, regulations and policies, changes in statutory tax rates and laws, and unanticipated outcomes with respect to tax audits could adversely affect our business, profitability and reputation.
Our domestic and international sales and operations are subject to risks associated with changes in laws, regulations and policies (including environmental and employment requirements, export/import laws, tax policies and other similar legal requirements). Failure to comply with any of the foregoing laws, regulations and policies could result in civil and criminal, monetary and non-monetary penalties, as well as damage to our reputation. In addition, our costs of complying with new and evolving regulatory reporting requirements and current or future
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laws, including environmental protection, employment, data security, data privacy and health and safety laws, may exceed our estimates. While these risks or the impact of these risks are difficult to predict, any one or more of them could adversely affect our business, results of operations and reputation.
We are subject to taxation in a number of jurisdictions. Accordingly, our effective tax rate is impacted by changes in the mix among earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates. A material change in the statutory tax rate or interpretation of local law in a jurisdiction in which we have significant operations could adversely impact our effective tax rate and impact our financial results.
Our tax returns are subject to audit and taxing authorities could challenge our operating structure, taxable presence, application of treaty benefits or transfer pricing policies. If changes in statutory tax rates or laws or audits result in assessments different from amounts estimated, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. In addition, changes in tax laws could have an adverse effect on our customers, resulting in lower demand for our products and services.
We work in international locations where there are high security risks, which could result in harm to our employees or unanticipated costs.
Some of our services are performed in high-risk locations, where the country or location is subject to political, social or economic risks, or war, terrorism or civil unrest. In those locations where we have employees or operations, we may expend significant efforts and incur substantial security costs to maintain the security of our personnel. Despite these activities, in these locations, we cannot always guarantee the security of our personnel. Acts of terrorism, threats of armed conflicts and human rights violations in or around various areas in which we operate could limit or disrupt markets and our operations, including disruptions resulting from the evacuation of personnel or the cancellation of contracts, and in some instances, cause damage to our reputation. The loss of key employees or contractors, whether as a result of injury, death or attrition, may adversely impact our business operations.
Risks Related to Acquisitions, Investments, Joint Ventures and Divestitures
Our use of joint ventures, partnerships and strategic investments in entities exposes us to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control.
As is common in our industry, we perform certain contracts as a member of joint ventures, partnerships, and similar arrangements. This situation exposes us to a number of risks, including the risks that our partners may be unable to fulfill their obligations to us or our customers and that our reputation may be negatively affected due to the actions of our joint venture or other partner.
Further, we have limited ability to control the actions of our joint venture partners, including with respect to nonperformance, default, bankruptcy or legal or regulatory compliance. Our partners may be unable or unwilling to provide the required levels of financial support to the partnerships. If these circumstances occur, we may be liable for claims and losses attributable to the partner by operation of law or contract. These circumstances could also lead to disputes and litigation with our partners or customers, all of which could have a material adverse impact on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.
We depend on the management effectiveness of our joint venture partners. Differences in views among the joint venture participants may result in delayed decisions or in failures to agree on major issues, which could materially affect the business and operations of these ventures. In addition, in many of the countries in which we engage in joint ventures, it may be difficult to enforce our contractual rights under the applicable joint venture agreement. If we are not able to enforce our contractual rights, we may not be able to realize the benefits of the joint venture or we may be subject to additional liabilities.
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We participate in joint ventures and similar arrangements in which we are not the controlling partner. In these cases, we have limited control over the actions of the joint venture. These joint ventures may not be subject to the same requirements regarding internal controls and internal control over financial reporting that we follow. To the extent the controlling partner makes decisions that negatively impact the joint venture or internal control problems arise within the joint venture, it could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The failure by a joint venture partner to comply with applicable laws, regulations or customer requirements could negatively impact our business and, for government customers, could result in fines, penalties, suspension or even debarment being imposed on us, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
An impairment charge on our goodwill or intangible assets could have a material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations.
Because we have grown in part through acquisitions, goodwill and intangible assets represent a substantial portion of our assets. As of June 28, 2024, Combined Co, on a pro forma basis, had $5.9 billion of goodwill, representing 47.7% of our total assets of $12.4 billion. Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), we are required to test goodwill carried in our Consolidated Balance Sheets for possible impairment on an annual basis, and whenever events occur, or circumstances change, that indicate impairments could exist and that the carrying value of such goodwill may not be recoverable, based upon a fair value approach. These impairment tests are based on several factors requiring judgment. We also assess the recoverability of the unamortized balance of our intangible assets when indications of impairment are present based on expected future probability and undiscounted expected cash flows and their contribution to our overall operations. We have chosen to perform our annual impairment reviews of goodwill at the beginning of the fiscal fourth quarter.
If our market capitalization drops significantly below the amount of net equity recorded on our balance sheet, it might indicate a decline in our fair value and would require us to further evaluate whether our goodwill has been impaired. If the fair value of our reporting units is less than their carrying value, we could be required to record an impairment charge. For example, Amentum recorded non-cash impairment charges of approximately $186 million and $108 million in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2022, respectively, while the SpinCo Business recorded cumulative impairment losses of $304 million within the C&I Business reporting unit in the periods prior to October 3, 2020. The amount of any combined company impairment could be significant and could have a material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations for the period in which the charge is taken. For a further discussion of goodwill impairment testing, please see the section entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the SpinCo Business and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Amentum Business.
Our business strategy relies in part on acquisitions and strategic investments to sustain our growth. These transactions present certain risks and uncertainties.
Our business strategy involves growth through, among other things, the acquisition of, and strategic investments in, other companies. These transactions, as well as transactions we may engage in in the future, present a number of risks, including:
| assumption of liabilities of an acquired business, including liabilities that were unknown at the time the particular transaction was negotiated, such as if the target company failed to comply with U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations and/or contractual requirements with government customers; |
| valuation methodologies may not accurately capture the value of the target companys business; |
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| failure to realize anticipated benefits, such as cost savings, synergies, business opportunities and growth opportunities within the anticipated time-frame or at all; |
| the loss of key customers or suppliers, including as a result of any actual or perceived conflicts of interest; |
| difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approvals, licenses and permits; |
| the effects of diverting leaderships attention from day-to-day operations to matters involving the integration of target companies; |
| potentially substantial transaction costs associated with business combinations, strategic investments and/or divestitures; |
| potential impairment resulting from the overpayment for an acquisition or investment or post-closing deterioration in the target companys business; |
| difficulties relating to assimilating the leadership, personnel, benefits, services, and systems of an acquired business and to assimilating marketing and other operational capabilities; |
| increased financial and accounting challenges and complexities in areas such as tax planning, treasury management, financial and non-financial (e.g., climate change disclosure-related) reporting and internal controls; and |
| the potential for claims for damages by the sellers of any business if we enter into an acquisition agreement that we do not ultimately consummate, or if disputes arise post-closing relating to post-closing covenants or payment obligations. |
While we may obtain indemnification rights from the sellers of acquired businesses and/or insurance that could mitigate certain of these risks, such rights may be difficult to enforce, the losses may exceed any dedicated escrow funds and the indemnitors may not have the ability to financially support the indemnity, or the insurance coverage may be unavailable or insufficient to cover all losses.
If our leadership is unable to successfully integrate acquired companies or implement our growth strategy with respect to acquisitions and/or strategic investments, our operating results could be harmed. Moreover, we cannot assure you that we will continue to successfully expand or that growth or expansion will result in profitability.
In addition, we cannot assure you that we will continue to locate suitable acquisition or investment targets or that we will be able to consummate any such transactions on terms and conditions acceptable to us. Existing cash balances and cash flows from operations, together with borrowing capacity under our credit facilities, may be insufficient to make acquisitions and/or strategic investments. Future acquisitions and/or strategic investments may require us to obtain additional equity or debt financing, which may not be available on attractive terms, or at all. Acquisitions and/or strategic investments may also bring us into businesses we have not previously conducted and expose us to additional business risks that are different than those we have traditionally experienced.
Risks Related to Regulatory Compliance
As a U.S. federal government contractor, we are subject to various procurement and other laws and regulations and could be adversely affected by a failure to comply with these laws and regulations or changes in such laws and regulations.
U.S. federal government contractors must comply with many significant procurement regulations and other specific legal requirements. These regulations and requirements, although customary in U.S. federal government
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contracting, increase our performance and compliance costs and are regularly evolving. We are subject to and expected to perform in compliance with a vast array of federal and state civil and criminal laws, including:
| the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data requirements (commonly referred to as the Truth in Negotiations Act); |
| the Procurement Integrity Act; |
| the Anti-Kickback Act; |
| the Cost Accounting Standards; |
| the FAR and agency FAR supplements; |
| the International Traffic in Arms Regulations promulgated under the Arms Export Control Act; |
| the Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act; |
| the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); |
| the Service Contract Act; |
| the Davis-Bacon Act; and |
| federal and state employment laws and regulations (including equal opportunity and affirmative action requirements). |
Additionally, we are subject to the False Claims Act (the FCA), which provides for substantial damages and penalties where, for example, a contractor presents a false or fraudulent claim to the government for payment or approval. Actions under the FCA may be brought by the government or by individuals (including employees or former employees) on behalf of the government (who may then share a portion of any recovery). If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we may also suffer harm to our reputation, which could impair our ability to win awards of contracts in the future or receive renewals of existing contracts. If we are subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions or suffer harm to our reputation, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. We are currently, and may, from time to time, be subject to government investigation or litigation brought by or on behalf of the government under the FCA. Because of the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we are unable to predict the outcome of these proceedings, though we believe that the resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on our results of operations. However, we may be subject to additional FCA litigation, which could include claims for treble damages, and these suits may remain under seal (and hence, be unknown to us) for some time while the U.S. federal government decides whether to intervene on behalf of the plaintiff.
Under our U.S. federal government contracts, we are required to report significant overpayments we receive from the U.S. federal government and other specified violations to the relevant agency inspector general. In addition, compliance with procurement laws and regulations, as well as performance under the terms of government contracts and subcontracts, is periodically reviewed by U.S. federal government agencies.
If we are found to have violated the law, or are found not to have acted responsibly as defined by the law, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or prohibition from doing business with the U.S. federal government, any of which could have an adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
Compliance with diverse and changing legal requirements is costly, time-consuming and requires significant resources. We conduct business in certain identified growth areas, such as national security and national intelligence, that are highly regulated and may expose us to increased compliance risk. New laws, regulations, or procurement requirements, or changes to current laws and regulations and requirements (including, for example,
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regulations relating to allowability of compensation costs, counterfeit parts, specialty metals and conflict minerals), can increase our costs and risks and reduce our profitability. U.S. federal government contract violations could result in the imposition of civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or prohibition from doing business with the U.S. federal government. We could also suffer serious harm to our reputation. Any interruption or termination of our ability to bid on U.S. federal government contracts could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Current and future environmental, health, and safety laws could require significant additional costs to achieve or maintain compliance and/or to address liabilities.
We are subject to environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things, discharges to air and water, the handling, storage and disposal of hazardous or nuclear wastes or substances, the remediation of contamination and the protection of human health and safety in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. These laws and regulations and the risk of attendant litigation can cause significant delays to a project and add significantly to its cost. Violations of these regulations could subject us and our management to civil and criminal penalties and other liabilities, including claims for personal injury or property or environmental damages. Failure to comply with any environmental, health, or safety laws or regulations, whether actual or alleged, may expose us to fines, penalties or potential litigation liabilities, including costs, settlements and judgments, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Various U.S. federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations may impose liability for property or environmental damages, including natural resources damages, as well as the investigation and cleanup of hazardous or nuclear wastes or substances on property currently or previously owned by us, or by third parties, or otherwise arising out of our waste management and disposal or environmental remediation activities. These laws may impose responsibility and liability without regard to knowledge of or fault in connection with the presence of contaminants. Liabilities incurred under these laws may be retroactive, as well as joint and several. We have potential liabilities associated with our past waste management and other activities and with our current and prior ownership of various properties. The discovery of additional contaminants or the future imposition of new or unanticipated clean-up obligations at these or other sites could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
Future changes to health, safety, and environmental laws and regulations could affect us in significant and currently unpredictable ways. Such changes could, for example, result in the relaxation or repeal of laws and regulations relating to the environment, which could decrease our compliance costs but also result in a decline in the demand for our environmental services and, in turn, could negatively impact our revenue. New environmental laws and regulations, remediation obligations, enforcement actions, as well as stricter standards or stricter interpretations of existing requirements, or the future discovery of contamination or claims for damages to persons, property, natural resources or the environment could result in material costs and liabilities that we currently do not anticipate. At this time, it is not possible for us to predict the extent to which any such changes, if enacted, would result in operational or business risks or opportunities for the company.
If we fail to comply with any governmental requirements, our business may be adversely affected.
We are subject to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations that affect our business, including data privacy and security, employment and labor relations, immigration, taxation, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, import-export controls, trade restrictions, internal and disclosure control obligations, securities regulation and anti-competition. For example, our global operations require importing and exporting goods and technology across international borders which requires compliance with both export regulatory laws and International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Although we have policies and procedures to comply with U.S. and foreign international trade laws, the violation of such laws could subject Combined Co and its employees to civil or criminal penalties, including substantial monetary fines, or other adverse actions including
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denial of import or export privileges or debarment from participation in U.S. federal government contracts, and could damage our reputation and our ability to do business. Similarly, the companies we acquire may have issues with regulatory compliance and the integration of those companies may present challenges, which could risk violations of governmental requirements.
In addition, we and many of our customers operate in highly regulated environments, which requires us or our customers to obtain, and to comply with, federal, state and local government permits and approvals. These permits or approvals are subject to denial, revocation or modification under various circumstances. Failure to obtain or comply with, or the loss or modification of, the conditions of permits or approvals subjects us to the risk of penalties or other liabilities, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and result of operations.
We could be adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws.
The FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Our policies mandate compliance with these anti-bribery laws, including the requirements to maintain accurate information and internal controls. We operate in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree and in certain circumstances; strict compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices. Despite our training and compliance programs, there is no assurance that our internal control policies and procedures will protect us from acts committed by our employees or agents. The recent passage of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which criminalizes a foreign government officials solicitation of improper payments from U.S. companies or individuals in exchange for conferring an improper advantage, may have the effect of increasing enforcement of the FCPA or other applicable anti-corruption laws and could amplify exposure for U.S. companies. If we are found to be liable for FCPA or other violations (either due to our own acts or our inadvertence, or due to the acts or inadvertence of others), we could suffer from civil and criminal penalties or other sanctions, including contract cancellations or debarment and loss of reputation, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The U.S. federal government may adopt new contract rules and regulations or revise its procurement practices in a manner adverse to us at any time.
Our industry continues to experience significant changes to business practices as a result of an increased focus on affordability, efficiencies and recovery of costs, among other items. U.S. federal government agencies may face restrictions or pressure regarding the type and amount of services that they may obtain from private contractors. Legislation, regulations and initiatives dealing with procurement reform, mitigation of potential organizational conflicts of interest, deterrence of fraud, and stricter environmental compliance or sustainability requirements could have an adverse effect on us. Federal and state laws, regulations and mandates relating to climate change that require greenhouse gas (GHG) remissions reductions, carbon-free electricity, net-zero emissions from vehicles, buildings, procurement and operations or similar initiatives could diminish or weaken our ability to obtain new contracts or garner renewals. As a government services provider, we anticipate that requirements around supply chain management and specific procurement strategies to reduce contractor GHG emissions and GHG emissions associated with products used or acquired could impair us from effectively competing. Further, requirements around the disclosure of GHG emissions, particularly Scope 3 emissions, emission reduction targets, climate change related-risks and other climate change initiatives may lead us to expend substantial management resources and related costs for external support that could potentially have a negative impact on our business and our ability to secure certain contracts or contract renewals. New, rapidly shifting or revised government policies relating to such matters could have an equally adverse effect on us, as a government contractor. Moreover, shifts in the buying practices of U.S. federal government agencies (such as increased usage of fixed-price contracts, multiple award contracts and small business set-aside contracts) could
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have adverse effects on government contractors, including us. Any of these changes could impair our ability to obtain new contracts or contract renewals. Any new contracting requirements or procurement methods, including those related to climate change, could be costly or administratively difficult for us to implement and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business is subject to complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding data privacy and security which could subject us to investigations, claims or monetary penalties against us, require us to change our business practices or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the U.S., at the federal, state and local levels and abroad relating to data privacy and security. These laws and regulations are complex, constantly evolving, and may be subject to significant change in the future. In addition, the application, interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations are often uncertain, particularly in new and rapidly evolving areas of technology, and may differ in material respects among jurisdictions, interpreted and applied inconsistently among jurisdictions or in a manner that is inconsistent with our current policies and practices, all of which can make compliance challenging and costly, and expose us to related risks and liabilities.
As a contractor supporting defense and national security customers, we are also subject to certain additional, specific regulatory compliance requirements relating to data privacy and security. Under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and other federal regulations, we are required to implement the security and privacy controls in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publications on certain of our networks and information technology systems. To the extent that we do not comply with applicable security and control requirements, and there is unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information (including personal information), this could potentially result in a contract termination or information security issues, which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results and lead to reputational harm. We will also be subject to the DOD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements, which will require contractors processing critical national security information on their information technology systems to receive specific third-party certifications relating to specified cybersecurity standards to be eligible for contract awards. In addition, our subcontractors, and in some cases our vendors, also may be required to adhere to the CMMC program requirements and, potentially, to achieve certification. Should our supply chain fail to meet compliance requirements or achieve certification, this may adversely affect our ability to receive awards or execute on relevant government programs. We are in the process of evaluating our readiness and preparing for the CMMC, but to the extent we are unable to achieve certification in advance of contract awards that specify the requirement in the future, we will be unable to bid on such contract awards or follow-on awards for existing work with the DOD, depending on the level of standard as required for each solicitation, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any obligations that may be imposed on us under the CMMC may be different from or in addition to those otherwise required by applicable laws and regulations, which may cause additional expense for compliance.
The overarching complexity of data privacy and security laws and regulations around the world poses a compliance challenge that could manifest in costs, damages or liability in other forms as a result of failure to implement proper programmatic controls, failure to adhere to those controls, or the breach of applicable data privacy and security requirements by us, our employees, our business partners (including our service providers, suppliers or subcontractors) or our customers. We also expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws, regulations and industry standards concerning data privacy and security, and we cannot yet determine the impact such future laws, regulations and standards, or amendments to or re-interpretations of existing laws, regulations or standards, may have on our business. Any failure or perceived failure by us, our service providers, suppliers, subcontractors or other business partners to comply with applicable laws, regulations, our public privacy policies and other public statements about data privacy and security and other obligations in these areas could result in regulatory or government actions lawsuits against us (including civil claims, such as representative actions and other class action-type litigation), legal liability, monetary penalties, fines, sanctions, damages and other costs, orders to cease or change our processing of data, changes to our business practices, diversion of internal
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resources, and harm to our reputation, all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may also incur substantial expenses in implementing and maintaining compliance with such laws, regulations and other obligations.
Risks Related to Climate Change
Climate change-related weather issues could have a material adverse impact on our, or our customers, equipment and infrastructure which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Climate change-related events, such as increased frequency and severity of storms, floods, wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, freezing conditions, excessive heat and other natural disasters, may have a long-term impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, access to clean water and reliable energy in the locations where we conduct our services is critical to our operations. Flooding, high winds and fires could damage our equipment, or infrastructure at our customer sites, causing safety hazards and environmental damage. Accordingly, a natural disaster, such as a severe storm, flood or electrical blackout due to severe heat, has the potential to disrupt our and our customers businesses and may cause us to experience work stoppages, project delays, financial losses and additional costs to resume operations, including increased insurance costs or loss of coverage, legal liability and reputational losses.
Further, the risks caused by climate change span across the full spectrum of the industry sectors we serve. The direct physical risks that climate change poses to infrastructure through chronic environmental changes, such as rising sea levels and temperatures, and acute events, such as hurricanes, droughts and wildfires, exist in each of these sectors. Infrastructure owners could face increased costs to maintain their assets, which could result in reduced profitability and fewer resources for our services and solutions. These types of physical risks could in turn lead to or be accompanied by transitional risks (i.e., societal changes in response to the threat of climate change), such as market and technology shifts, including decreased demand for our services and solutions, reputational risks, such as how our values and practices regarding a low carbon transition are viewed by external and internal stakeholders, as well as policy and legal risks, such as the extent to which low-carbon transitions are driven by the governments in the jurisdictions in which we operate around the globe, all of which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be affected by market or regulatory responses to climate change.
Growing public concern about climate change has resulted in increased focus by local, state, regional, national and international regulatory bodies on GHG emissions and climate change issues, which impacts our operations globally. For example, the U.S. federal government has made addressing climate change and, in particular, reducing GHG emissions, a primary objective. New regulatory requirements, as well as related policy changes, could increase the costs of the contracts we conduct for our customers or, in some cases, prevent a program from going forward, thereby potentially reducing the demand for our services, which could in turn have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. However, policy changes and climate legislation could also increase the overall demand for our services as our customers and partners work to decarbonizing their industries, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources and developing integrated and sustainable solutions, which could have a positive impact on our business. We cannot predict when or whether any of these various proposals may be enacted or what the precise effects may be on us or on our customers.
We may also incur additional expenses as a result of U.S. and international regulators requiring additional public disclosures regarding GHG emissions, and/or broader environmental, social or governance-related performance indicators and other factors. The financial and management resources required to achieve and maintain compliance with such regulations may be significant, particularly given the fact that various countries and regions are implementing different, and in some cases conflicting, requirements.
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We may be unable to achieve our climate commitments and targets.
Our climate commitments and related targets are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that are outside of our control, for example: our ability to execute our operational strategies and achieve our goals within the currently projected costs and the expected timeframes; the availability and cost of alternative fuels, global electrical charging infrastructure, off-site renewable energy and other materials and components; unforeseen design, operational and technological difficulties; the outcome of research efforts and future technology developments, including the ability to scale projects and technologies on a commercially viable or competitive basis such as carbon sequestration and/or other related processes; compliance with, and changes or additions to, global and regional regulations, taxes, charges, mandates or requirements relating to GHG emissions, carbon costs or climate-related goals; labor-related regulations and requirements that restrict or prohibit our ability to impose requirements on third-party contractors; our ability to adapt products to customer preferences and customer acceptance of sustainable supply chain solutions; the actions of competitors and competitive pressures; and an acquisition of or merger with another company that has not adopted similar GHG reduction goals or whose progress toward reaching its GHG reduction goals is not as advanced as ours. If we fail to successfully execute our operational strategies and achieve our climate commitments and targets, or we are perceived to have failed in that execution or achievement, we may experience reduced customer demand for our services, or damage our reputation and our customer and other stakeholder relationships. Further, investors have recently increased their focus on environmental, social and governance matters, including practices related to GHGs and climate change. An increasing percentage of the investment community considers sustainability factors in making investment decisions, and an increasing number of entities are considering sustainability factors in awarding business. If we are unable to meet our climate commitments and targets and appropriately address sustainability enhancement, we may lose investors, customers, or partners, our stock price may be negatively impacted, our reputation may be negatively affected, and it may be more difficult for us to compete effectively, all of which would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Risks Related to Our Indebtedness and Credit Markets
Following the completion of the transactions, Combined Co will have a significant amount of indebtedness, which could adversely affect Combined Cos financial condition or decrease its business flexibility.
Amentum has a significant amount of indebtedness, and Combined Co will incur additional indebtedness as a result of the transactions. As of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023 and as described in the section entitled Description of Material Indebtedness, Amentum had approximately $3.27 billion and $3.29 billion, respectively, of first lien term facilities outstanding under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement and $735.0 and $885.0 million, respectively, of second lien term facilities outstanding under the existing Amentum second lien credit agreement, with no amounts borrowed under the revolving facility as of both dates (collectively, the existing Amentum credit facilities). As described in the section entitled Description of Material Indebtedness, in connection with the transactions, Amentum expects to refinance the existing Amentum credit facilities with the proceeds from the notes offering and the term loans under the new Amentum credit agreement. Also in connection with the transactions, SpinCo (or the SpinCo Borrower, if the Amentum refinancing transactions are not consummated) will incur $1.13 billion of indebtedness under a senior secured first lien term loan facility (the SpinCo term facility) prior to the closing of the transactions to (1) distribute the SpinCo cash payment to Jacobs and (2) pay fees and expenses related to the transactions on the closing date. In the event the Amentum refinancing transactions are completed, it is expected that (i) SpinCo, rather than the SpinCo Borrower, will be the borrower under the SpinCo term facility, (ii) the new Amentum credit agreement will supersede and replace in its entirety the new SpinCo credit agreement and (iii) upon the consummation of the transactions, the SpinCo term facility obtained under the new SpinCo credit agreement will cease to be outstanding under and governed by the new Spinco credit agreement and instead would constitute part of the term facility under the new Amentum credit agreement.
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Upon completion of the transactions, Combined Co expects to support the Amentum credit facilities (including the SpinCo term facility), the Amentum notes and other indebtedness outstanding from time to time. Combined Cos level of indebtedness could have important consequences, including, but not limited to:
| reducing Combined Cos flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions, and increasing Combined Cos vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; |
| requiring Combined Co to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flows from operations to make debt service payments, thereby reducing the availability of cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, dividends, share repurchases, acquisitions and investments and other general corporate purposes; |
| limiting Combined Cos flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, challenges and opportunities, and changes in Combined Cos businesses and the markets in which Combined Co operates; |
| limiting Combined Cos ability to obtain additional financing to fund its working capital, capital expenditures, dividends, acquisitions and debt service requirements and other financing needs; |
| increasing Combined Cos vulnerability to increases in interest rates in general because a substantial portion of Combined Cos indebtedness is expected to bear interest at floating rates; and |
| placing Combined Co at a competitive disadvantage to its competitors that have less debt. |
Combined Cos ability to service its indebtedness will depend on its future operating performance and financial results, which will be subject, in part, to factors beyond its control, including interest rates and general economic, financial and business conditions. If Combined Co does not have sufficient cash flow to service its indebtedness, it may need to refinance all or part of its indebtedness, borrow more money or sell securities or assets, some or all of which may not be available to Combined Co at acceptable terms or at all. In addition, Combined Co may need to incur additional indebtedness in the future. Although the terms of Combined Cos indebtedness are expected to allow Combined Co to incur additional indebtedness, this would be subject to certain limitations which may preclude Combined Co from incurring the amount of indebtedness it otherwise desires.
Restrictions will be imposed by Combined Cos indebtedness outstanding from time to time (initially expected to be the Amentum credit facilities and the Amentum notes) that will limit the ability of Combined Co to operate its business and to finance its future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities.
The terms of the new Amentum credit agreement, the indenture that will govern the Amentum notes and our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time are expected to restrict (or if the new Amentum credit agreement is not entered into prior to closing, the terms of the existing Amentum credit agreements will restrict), Combined Co from engaging in specified types of transactions. For example, the restrictions under the new Amentum credit agreement and the indenture that will govern the Amentum notes are expected to include (or if the new Amentum credit agreement is not entered into prior to closing, the restrictions under the existing Amentum credit agreements and the SpinCo term facility will include), covenants limiting the ability of Combined Co and its restricted subsidiaries, among other things, to:
| incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; |
| create or incur liens; |
| pay dividends on capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire capital stock, warrants or indebtedness, as applicable; |
| enter burdensome agreements restricting non-loan parties; |
| make investments, loans, advances and acquisitions; |
| sell assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries; |
| consolidate or merge; |
| engage in sale and lease-back transactions; |
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| engage in transactions with Combined Cos affiliates; and |
| amend Combined Cos organizational documents, change its fiscal year or engage in different, material lines of business. |
In addition, the revolving facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement contains, and the revolving facility under the new Amentum credit agreement is expected to contain, a financial maintenance covenant. Combined Cos ability to comply with any of the covenants described above may be affected by events beyond its control, and Combined Co may not be able to maintain compliance with them. A breach of this covenant or any of the covenants described above could result in an event of default.
If an event of default occurs under the Amentum credit facilities or the indenture that will govern the Amentum notes, the relevant lenders or noteholders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the relevant indebtedness to be immediately due and payable and/or exercise their rights under the related security documents. If the indebtedness under any of the Amentum credit facilities or the indenture were to be accelerated, Combined Cos assets may not be sufficient to repay such indebtedness in full. Any acceleration of amounts due under the relevant credit facility or indenture, or the substantial exercise by the relevant lenders or noteholders of their respective rights under the respective security documents, would have a material adverse effect on SpinCo and Combined Co. In addition, an event of default under the Amentum credit facilities or the indenture may also be triggered by an event of default under other debt instruments.
The new Amentum credit agreement is expected to include (or if the new Amentum credit agreement is not entered into prior to closing, the existing Amentum credit facilities and the SpinCo term facility include), variable rates, which will subject Combined Co to interest rate risk and could cause Combined Cos debt service obligations to increase and net income and cash flows to correspondingly decrease.
Borrowings under the new Amentum credit agreement are expected to be (or if the new Amentum credit agreement is not entered into prior to closing, borrowings under the existing Amentum credit facilities and the SpinCo term facility are expected to be) at variable rates of interest and expose Combined Co to interest rate risk. In the recent past, inflation and other factors have resulted in an increase in interest rates generally. If interest rates were to continue to increase, Combined Cos debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness referred to above would increase even if the principal amount borrowed remained the same, and Combined Cos net income and cash flows would correspondingly decrease.
In addition, the new Amentum credit agreement is expected to reference (or if the new Amentum credit agreement is not entered into prior to closing, the existing Amentum credit facilities and the SpinCo term facility reference), the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as the primary benchmark rate for Combined Cos variable rate indebtedness. SOFR is a relatively new reference rate with a limited history, and changes in SOFR have, on occasion, been more volatile than changes in other benchmark or market rates. As a result, the amount of interest payable on Combined Cos variable rate indebtedness is difficult to predict.
If the financial institutions that are part of the syndicate of Amentums revolving facility fail to extend credit under that facility, Combined Cos liquidity and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Combined Co will have access to capital through the revolving facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement or, if the Amentum refinancing transactions are completed, under the new Amentum credit agreement. Each financial institution that is part of the syndicate for the revolving facility is or will be responsible on a several, and not joint, basis for providing a portion of the loans to be made under the revolving facility. If any financial institution or group of financial institutions with a significant portion of the commitments in the revolving facility fails to satisfy its or their respective obligations to extend credit under the revolving facility and Combined Co is unable to find a replacement for such participant or participants on a timely basis (if at all), Combined Cos liquidity and results of operations may be adversely affected.
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Risks Related to the Transactions
The transactions may not be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, or at all.
The consummation of the transactions is subject to certain conditions, as described in this information statement. For example, conditions to the distribution include: (1) the SEC declaring effective the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, and there being no SEC stop order or related proceedings; (2) the completion of the separation step plan; (3) the SpinCo common stock increase; (4) SpinCo making the SpinCo cash payment; (5) the receipt of a solvency opinion; (6) receipt by Jacobs of the distribution tax opinions; (7) receipt by Jacobs of the IRS ruling (Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing); (8) the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the NYSE (the NYSE listing); and (9) Amentum making certain irrevocable confirmations to Jacobs regarding satisfaction of Amentums obligations to effect the merger. Conditions to the merger include: (1) the expiration or termination of the HSR waiting period, which expired on February 16, 2024, and receipt of certain other regulatory approvals, each of which has been received prior to the date of this information statement; (2) the separation and distribution having taken place in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement; (3) the effectiveness of the registration statement in accordance with the Exchange Act; (4) there being no applicable law or injunction in effect; (5) the NYSE listing; (6) the parties performing and complying with their respective obligations under the merger agreement; (7) the accuracy of each partys representations and warranties (subject to certain materiality or other qualifications); (8) the receipt of certain closing certificates; (9) the receipt of the merger tax opinions; (10) each partys execution and delivery of the applicable transaction documents and compliance therewith; and (11) receipt of the IRS ruling (Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing). See the sections entitled The TransactionsConditions to the Distribution and The TransactionsConditions to the Merger. We cannot assure you that any or all of these conditions will be met or that the transactions will be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, or at all.
Jacobs and Amentum have expended, and will continue to expend, significant management time and resources and have incurred and will continue to incur significant expenses related to the transactions, including legal, advisory, printing and financial services fees related to the transactions. Many of these expenses must be paid regardless of whether the transactions are consummated. Even if the transactions are completed, any delay in the completion of the transactions could diminish the anticipated benefits of the transactions or result in additional transaction expenses, loss of revenue or other effects associated with uncertainty about the transactions. See the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsMerger AgreementFees and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances.
Even if the transactions are completed, SpinCo may not realize the anticipated financial and other benefits, including growth opportunities, expected from the transactions.
SpinCo expects that Combined Co will realize synergies, growth opportunities and other financial and operating benefits as a result of the transactions. The success of Combined Co in realizing these benefits, and the timing of their realization, depends, among other things, on the successful integration of Amentum and the SpinCo Business. Even if Combined Co is able to integrate Amentum and the SpinCo Business successfully, we cannot predict with certainty if or when these synergies, growth opportunities and other benefits will be realized, or the extent to which they will actually be achieved. For example, the benefits from the transactions may be offset by costs incurred in integrating Amentum and the SpinCo Business or in otherwise consummating the transactions. Realization of any synergies, growth opportunities or other benefits could be affected by the factors described in other risk factors and a number of factors beyond SpinCos control, including, without limitation, general economic conditions, increased operating costs and regulatory developments. Following the separation, any contractual arrangements between SpinCo and Jacobs may be on less favorable terms than the existing intercompany arrangements from which the SpinCo Business benefits, may not efficiently mitigate dis-synergies arising from the separation, and may be inadequate to provide for the ongoing operation and growth of SpinCos business, preserve continuity for customers, deliver key capabilities or otherwise provide for continued cooperation in relevant business areas. Following the transactions, each of Jacobs and SpinCo may also be more
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susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than if they remained a combined company because the business of each entity will be less diversified than Jacobs business prior to the completion of the separation.
The integration of Amentum with the SpinCo Business following the transactions may present significant challenges, and the failure to successfully integrate could have a material adverse effect on Combined Cos business, financial condition or results of operations.
There is a significant degree of difficulty inherent in the process of integrating Amentum and the SpinCo Business. These difficulties include:
| the integration of Amentum and the SpinCo Business while carrying on the ongoing operations of all businesses; |
| managing a significantly larger company than before the consummation of the transactions; |
| integrating the business cultures of each of Amentum and the SpinCo Business, which could prove to be incompatible; |
| creating uniform standards, controls, procedures, policies and information systems and controlling the costs associated with such matters; |
| the ability to ensure the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting across Combined Co; |
| integrating certain information technology, purchasing, accounting, finance, sales, billing, human resources, payroll and regulatory compliance systems; and |
| the potential difficulty in retaining key officers and personnel of Amentum and the SpinCo Business. |
The process of integrating operations could result in significant costs and cause an interruption of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of Amentum and the SpinCo Business. Members of Combined Cos senior management following the transactions may be required to devote considerable amounts of time to this integration process, which could decrease the time they will have to manage Combined Cos business, serve the existing business or operations of Amentum or the SpinCo Business, or develop new products or strategies. If Combined Cos senior management is not able to effectively manage the integration process, or if any significant business activities are interrupted as a result of the integration process, the existing business of Amentum or the SpinCo Business could be materially adversely affected.
We cannot assure you that Amentum and the SpinCo Business will be successfully integrated together. The failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on Combined Cos business, financial condition or results of operations after the transactions.
If the distribution does not qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355 of the Code, including as a result of actions taken in connection with the separation and distribution or the merger or as a result of subsequent acquisitions of shares of Jacobs or SpinCo, then Jacobs and/or Jacobs shareholders that received SpinCo common stock in the distribution could be required to pay substantial U.S. federal income taxes, and, in certain circumstances, SpinCo could be obligated to indemnify Jacobs for any tax liability imposed on Jacobs arising from SpinCos or Amentum Equityholders actions or inactions.
The consummation of the distribution is conditioned upon, among other things, the receipt by Jacobs of (1) the IRS ruling and (2) the distribution tax opinions from Wachtell Lipton and the Accounting Firm. Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, and although a private letter ruling from the IRS generally is binding on the IRS, if the factual representations or assumptions made in the letter ruling request are untrue or incomplete in any material respect or if undertakings made to the IRS in connection with the letter ruling request are or have been violated, then Jacobs will not be able to rely on the IRS ruling. In addition, the distribution tax opinions will be based on, among other things, the IRS ruling as to the matters addressed by such ruling, current law and certain representations made by Jacobs and SpinCo and certain assumptions. Any change in currently applicable law,
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which may be retroactive, or the failure of any representation or assumption to be true, correct and complete in all material respects, could adversely affect the conclusions reached by Wachtell Lipton and the Accounting Firm in the distribution tax opinions. The distribution tax opinions will represent Wachtell Liptons and the Accounting Firms respective judgment and will not be binding on the IRS or the courts, and the IRS or the courts may not agree with the conclusions reached in such opinions.
In general, if the distribution were determined not to qualify as a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code, for U.S. federal income tax purposes each U.S. holder (as defined in Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences) who receives SpinCo common stock in the distribution would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of the SpinCo common stock received by the U.S. holder, which would generally result in: (1) a taxable dividend to the U.S. holder to the extent of the U.S. holders pro rata share of Jacobs current and accumulated earnings and profits; (2) a reduction in the U.S. holders basis (but not below zero) in Jacobs common stock to the extent the amount received exceeds the U.S. holders share of Jacobs earnings and profits; and (3) a taxable gain from the exchange of Jacobs common stock to the extent the amount received exceeds the sum of the U.S. holders share of Jacobs earnings and profits and the U.S. holders basis in its Jacobs common stock. Further, if Jacobs undertook a clean-up distribution, each U.S. holder who receives SpinCo common stock in the clean-up distribution would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of the SpinCo common stock received by the U.S. holder in the clean-up distribution.
In addition, if the contribution and certain related transactions in the internal reorganization were determined not to qualify as a transaction described in Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or if the distribution were determined not to qualify as a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Jacobs generally would recognize taxable gain with respect to the transfer of SpinCo common stock in the distribution and in any clean-up distribution (or in prior steps of the internal reorganization), which could result in significant tax to Jacobs.
Even if the contribution and certain related transactions in the internal reorganization, otherwise qualify as a transaction described in Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and the distribution otherwise qualifies as a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code, the distribution (or prior steps of the internal reorganization) would nonetheless be taxable to Jacobs (but not to U.S. holders of Jacobs common stock) pursuant to Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Jacobs or SpinCo, directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the distribution. For purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, any acquisitions of Jacobs or SpinCo stock, directly or indirectly, within the period beginning two years before the distribution and ending two years after the distribution are generally presumed to be part of such a plan, although Jacobs may, depending on the facts and circumstances, be able to rebut that presumption. Further, for purposes of this test, the merger will be treated as part of a plan that includes the distribution, but it is expected that the merger, standing alone, will not cause the distribution to be taxable to Jacobs under Section 355(e) of the Code because Jacobs shareholders will own at least 50.1% of the common stock of SpinCo following the merger. However, if the IRS were to determine that other acquisitions of Jacobs stock, either before or after the distribution, or SpinCo stock, after the merger, were part of a plan or series of related transactions that included the distribution, such determination could result in the recognition of a significant amount of taxable gain by Jacobs (but not by Jacobs shareholders) for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355(e) of the Code. See the section entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsequencesTreatment of the Separation and Distribution.
Under the tax matters agreement, SpinCo may be obligated, in certain cases, to indemnify Jacobs against taxes and certain tax-related losses in connection with the transactions that arise as a result of SpinCos or Amentum Equityholders actions, or failure to act. See the sections entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsequencesTreatment of the Separation and Distribution and Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsTax Matters Agreement. Any such indemnification obligation likely would be substantial and likely would have a material adverse effect on SpinCo.
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Under the tax matters agreement, SpinCo and Amentum Equityholder will be restricted from taking certain actions that could adversely affect the intended tax treatment of the transactions, and such restrictions could limit SpinCos ability to implement strategic initiatives that otherwise would be beneficial.
The tax matters agreement generally restricts SpinCo, Amentum Equityholder and their affiliates from taking certain actions after the distribution that could adversely affect the intended tax treatment of the transactions. In particular, for a two-year period following the distribution date, except as described below:
| SpinCo will continue the active conduct of its trade or business and the trade or business of certain SpinCo subsidiaries; |
| SpinCo will not voluntarily dissolve or liquidate or permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to voluntarily dissolve or liquidate; |
| SpinCo will not enter into, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to enter into, any transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding, or arrangement) as a result of which one or more persons would acquire (directly or indirectly) stock comprising 50% or more of the vote or value of SpinCo (taking into account the stock acquired pursuant to the merger) or such SpinCo subsidiaries; |
| SpinCo will not engage in, or permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to engage in, certain mergers or consolidations; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of 30% or more of the gross assets of SpinCo, such subsidiaries, the SpinCo group (as defined below) or the active trade or business of SpinCo or certain SpinCo subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, redeem or repurchase stock or rights to acquire stock; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, permit any shareholder of SpinCo or of such SpinCo subsidiaries to become a controlling shareholder within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, amend their certificates of incorporation (or other organizational documents) or take any other action affecting the voting rights of any stock or stock rights of SpinCo or such SpinCo subsidiaries; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit any member of the SpinCo group to, take any other action that would, when combined with any other direct or indirect changes in ownership of SpinCo stock (including pursuant to the merger), have the effect of causing one or more persons to acquire stock representing 50% or more of the vote or value of SpinCo, or otherwise jeopardize the tax-free status (as defined below) of the transactions; |
| Amentum Equityholder will not, and will not permit its direct owners or its affiliates to, directly or indirectly acquire any stock of SpinCo and certain SpinCo subsidiaries; and |
| Amentum Equityholder will not, and will not permit its direct owners or its affiliates to, permit SpinCo or certain SpinCo subsidiaries to enter into any transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding, or arrangement) as a result of which one or more persons would acquire (directly or indirectly) stock comprising 50% or more of the vote or value of SpinCo (taking into account the stock acquired pursuant to the merger) or such SpinCo subsidiaries; |
unless, in each case (except with respect to the second-to-last bullet above), prior to taking any such action, (1) SpinCo or Amentum Equityholder, as applicable, shall have requested that Jacobs obtain a private letter ruling from the IRS and Jacobs shall have received such private letter ruling in form and substance satisfactory to Jacobs in its sole and absolute discretion, (2) SpinCo or Amentum Equityholder, as applicable, shall have provided Jacobs with an unqualified tax opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Jacobs in its sole and
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absolute discretion, or (3) Jacobs shall have waived the requirement to obtain such private letter ruling or unqualified tax opinion. Failure to adhere to these requirements could result in tax being imposed on Jacobs for which SpinCo could bear responsibility and for which SpinCo could be obligated to indemnify Jacobs under the tax matters agreement. Any such indemnification obligation would likely be substantial and would likely have a material adverse effect on SpinCo. In addition, even if SpinCo is not responsible for tax liabilities of Jacobs under the tax matters agreement, SpinCo nonetheless could be liable under applicable tax law for such liabilities if Jacobs were to fail to pay such taxes. Moreover, these restrictions could have a material adverse effect on SpinCos liquidity and financial condition, and otherwise could impair SpinCos ability to implement strategic initiatives and SpinCos indemnity obligation to Jacobs might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control that SpinCo shareholders may consider favorable. See Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsTax Matters Agreement.
The pendency of the transactions could have an adverse effect on SpinCos business, financial condition and results of operations.
The announcement and pendency of the transactions could disrupt our business in negative ways. For example, customers and other third-party business partners of the SpinCo Business could seek to terminate or renegotiate their relationships with us as a result of the transactions, whether pursuant to the terms of their existing agreements or otherwise. In addition, our current and prospective employees may experience uncertainty regarding their future roles with Combined Co, which might adversely affect our ability to retain, recruit and motivate key personnel. Should they occur, any of these events could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
SpinCo will incur significant costs related to the transactions and its transition to becoming a standalone public company, which could have a material adverse effect on its liquidity, cash flows and operating results.
We expect to incur significant one-time costs in connection with the transactions and the transition to SpinCo becoming a standalone public company, which may include accounting, tax, legal and other professional services costs, recruiting and relocation costs associated with hiring key senior management personnel who are new to SpinCo, tax costs and costs to separate information systems, and such costs or other dis-synergies arising from the separation (including costs of related restructuring or financing transactions) may exceed anticipated amounts. These costs have been, and will continue to be, substantial and, in many cases, will be borne by us if the merger is completed. A substantial portion of these one-time costs will be transaction-related fees and expenses and include, among others, antitrust- and foreign investment law-related filing fees, SEC filing fees relating to the transactions, and printer costs in connection with the filing of the registration statements. While we expect to be able to fund these one-time costs using cash from operations and/or borrowings under existing and anticipated credit sources, these costs could negatively impact our liquidity, cash flows and results of operations.
We may be unable to make, on a timely or cost-effective basis, the changes necessary to operate as an independent publicly traded company, and we may experience increased costs after the separation.
The SpinCo Business has historically operated as part of Jacobs corporate organization, and Jacobs has provided the SpinCo Business with various corporate functions. Following the separation and distribution, the SpinCo Business will become part of Combined Co, and Jacobs will have no obligation to provide us with assistance other than the transition services described under the sections entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsTransition Services Agreement and Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsProject Services Agreement. These services do not include every service that the SpinCo Business has received from Jacobs in the past, and Jacobs is only obligated to provide these services for limited periods following completion of the separation and distribution. Accordingly, following the separation and distribution, we will need to provide internally or obtain from unaffiliated third parties certain services the SpinCo Business currently receives from Jacobs following the end of the term of the transition services agreement or project services agreement, as applicable. These services
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include IT, tax administration, accounting, benefits administration, legal and compliance administration, the effective and appropriate performance of which are critical to our operations. We may be unable to replace these services in a timely manner or on terms and conditions as favorable as those we receive from Jacobs. Because the SpinCo Business has historically operated as part of the wider Jacobs organization, we may be unable to successfully establish the infrastructure or implement the changes necessary to operate independently, or may incur additional costs that could adversely affect our business. As part of Jacobs, the SpinCo Business has benefited from Jacobs size and purchasing power in procuring certain goods and services such as insurance and health care benefits, and technology such as computer software licenses. If we fail to obtain the quality of services necessary to operate effectively or incur greater costs in obtaining goods and services, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. See The SpinCo Business may be negatively impacted if SpinCo is unable to provide benefits and services, or access to equivalent financial strength and resources, to the SpinCo Business that historically have been provided by Jacobs.
Our accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately prepared to meet the financial reporting and other requirements to which we will be subject as a standalone, publicly traded company following the transactions. Fulfilling our obligations incident to being a public company, including with respect to remediating the material weakness identified in connection with preparation for the separation, and implementing the requirements of and related rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is expensive and time-consuming, and any delays or difficulty in satisfying these obligations could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations and our stock price.
As a public company, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations of the SEC, as well as the New York Stock Exchange rules, require us to implement various corporate governance practices and adhere to a variety of reporting requirements and complex accounting rules. Compliance with these public company obligations requires us to devote significant management time and place significant additional demands on our finance, accounting, and legal staff and on our management systems, including our financial, accounting and information systems. Other expenses associated with being a public company include increased auditing, accounting, and legal fees and expenses, investor relations expenses, increased directors fees and director and officer liability insurance costs, registrar and transfer agent fees, listing fees, as well as other expenses.
In particular, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to document and test the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with an established internal control framework, and to report on our conclusions as to the effectiveness of our internal controls. It also requires an independent registered public accounting firm to test our internal control over financial reporting and report on the effectiveness of such controls. In addition, we are required under the Exchange Act to maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Due to the inherent limitations in any internal control environment, there can be no assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, errors or misstatements, if any, within Combined Co have been or will be detected on a timely basis. Such deficiencies could result in the correction or restatement of financial statements of one or more periods.
As previously disclosed in Jacobs financial statements for the quarterly period ended December 29, 2023, Jacobs recognized a pre-tax non-cash charge associated with an inventory write down during such quarterly period comprised of adjustments of immaterial cumulative inventory misstatements previously reported by Jacobs which would not have been material to any prior period of Jacobs financial statements. While such misstatements were immaterial to Jacobs financial statements, the circumstances leading to such write-down constituted a material weakness in SpinCos internal control over financial reporting arising from a failure to prevent or detect misstatements related to inventory balances in the SpinCo Businesss Rapid Solutions unit, which is part of the C&I Business. Specifically, the SpinCo Business did not perform appropriate assessments of the net realizable value of inventory in a timely manner, did not properly verify existence of inventory at each reporting date and also incorrectly capitalized certain research and development costs incurred prior to the product manufacturing phase. The above mentioned adjustments have been reflected in the audited combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business included in this information statement. Although SpinCo is in the
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process of remediating this material weakness, we cannot assure you that the measures taken to date, together with any measures we may take in the future, will be sufficient to remediate this material weakness or to avoid potential future material weaknesses.
Any failure to maintain effective controls, or if we are unable to successfully remediate the identified SpinCo material weakness or any future Combined Co material weakness, the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities laws or NYSE listing requirements, our reported financial results may be materially misstated, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and the price of SpinCo common stock may decline as a result. We also rely on third parties for certain calculations and other information that support our accounting and financial reporting, which includes reports from such organizations on their controls and systems that are used to generate this data and information. Any failure by such third parties to provide us with accurate or timely information or to implement and maintain effective controls may cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations as a publicly traded company. In addition, as we operate our financial management systems, we could experience deficiencies in their operation that could have an adverse effect on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide us with an unqualified report regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our consolidated financial statements, which could result in a decrease in the value of our common stock. Failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange, or other regulatory authorities.
The transactions could discourage other companies from trying to acquire SpinCo before or for a period of time following completion of the transactions.
Certain provisions in the merger agreement could discourage a third party from submitting an alternative transaction proposal prior to the completion of the transactions. The merger agreement generally prohibits Jacobs from soliciting or engaging in discussions with respect to any acquisition proposal during the pendency of the transactions. In addition, certain provisions of the tax matters agreement, which are intended to preserve the intended tax treatment of certain aspects of the separation and the distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes, could discourage acquisition proposals for a period of time following the transactions. SpinCo currently expects to issue approximately 90,018,579 shares of its common stock in respect of the base merger consideration.
In connection with the separation, SpinCo will be responsible for all SpinCo Liabilities following the completion of the transactions, and is acquiring the SpinCo Assets on an as is, where is basis.
As described in the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsSeparation and Distribution Agreement, in connection with the separation, SpinCo will generally assume and be responsible for any liabilities that arise relating to the ownership, operations or conduct of the SpinCo Business following the distribution. The separation and distribution agreement also provides that the SpinCo Assets are being conveyed to SpinCo on an as is and where is basis. Although Jacobs is subject to certain indemnification obligations in favor of SpinCo under the separation and distribution agreement, these are generally limited to indemnification for certain indemnifiable losses to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any breach by Jacobs of any provision of the transaction documents after the effective time of the distribution or specified liabilities of the SpinCo Business arising prior to the separation and distribution. See Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsSeparation and Distribution Agreement for a detailed description of the liabilities that SpinCo is assuming in the transactions.
In addition, although the merger agreement contains certain representations and warranties about Amentum and the Amentum Business, the representations and warranties were made only as of the times set forth therein
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and will not survive the effective time of the merger. Accordingly, SpinCo will have no remedies with respect to any breach of Amentum and Amentum Equityholders representations made in the merger agreement after the effective time of the merger, except for certain rights under applicable law to bring a claim for intentional fraud with respect to any representation or warranty made in the merger agreement.
As such, notwithstanding whether any SpinCo Liability or any issue with a SpinCo Asset is related to a breach of a representation or warranty in the merger agreement, SpinCo, and by virtue of the merger, Amentum, will bear full responsibility for any and all SpinCo Liabilities and any liabilities, contingencies or other losses with respect to SpinCo Assets following the completion of the transactions. To the extent any such SpinCo Liabilities are larger than anticipated, or any liability, contingency or loss with respect to a SpinCo Asset prohibits the SpinCo Business from operating as planned, they could have a material adverse impact on the business, financial condition and results of operations of Combined Co.
SpinCo and Jacobs (with respect to the SpinCo Business) is required to abide by potentially significant restrictions which could limit its ability to undertake certain corporate actions that otherwise could be advantageous prior to the completion of the transactions.
The merger agreement restricts SpinCo from taking specified actions without Amentums prior written consent until the transactions are completed or the merger agreement is terminated, including making certain acquisitions or investments, incurring certain indebtedness, materially adversely modifying or terminating certain material contracts other than in the ordinary course, divesting certain assets and making certain non-ordinary course changes to employee compensation and benefit plans. These restrictions and others, which are more fully described in The Merger AgreementConduct of Business Pending the Merger could affect SpinCos ability to execute its business strategies and attain its financial and other goals and could impact SpinCos business, financial condition and results of operations.
The SpinCo Business may be negatively impacted if SpinCo is unable to provide benefits and services, or access to equivalent financial strength and resources, to the SpinCo Business that historically have been provided by Jacobs.
The SpinCo Business has historically received benefits and services from Jacobs and has benefited from Jacobs financial strength and extensive network of service offerings. After the transactions, the SpinCo Business will become part of Combined Co, and the SpinCo Business will no longer benefit from Jacobs services or financial strength (other than transition services provided pursuant to the transition services agreement) or have access to Jacobs extensive business relationships outside of its SpinCo Business. While Jacobs has agreed to provide certain transition services to SpinCo for a period of time following the consummation of the transactions, we cannot assure you that we will be able to adequately or timely replace or provide resources formerly provided by Jacobs, or replace them at the same or lower cost. If we are not able to replace the resources provided by Jacobs or are unable to replace them without incurring significant additional costs or are delayed in replacing the resources provided by Jacobs, our results of operations may be negatively impacted.
We have no recent operating history as an independent publicly traded company, and the historical financial information of the SpinCo Business may not be representative of its results if it had been operated as a standalone business or as part of a combined company with Amentum, and as a result, may not be a reliable indicator of future results of the SpinCo Business as a part of Combined Co.
The financial information of the SpinCo Business included in this prospectus has been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Jacobs and reflects assumptions and allocations made by Jacobs. The financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the SpinCo Business presented may be materially different from those that would have resulted if the SpinCo Business had been operated as a standalone company or by a company other than Jacobs. For example, in preparing the financial statements of the SpinCo Business, Jacobs made an allocation of Jacobs costs and expenses that are attributable to the SpinCo
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Business. However, these costs and expenses reflect the costs and expenses attributable to the SpinCo Business as part of a larger organization and do not necessarily reflect costs and expenses that would be incurred by the SpinCo Business had it been operated as part of an organization of the nature, size and scale of Combined Co, and thus may not reflect costs and expenses that would have been incurred had the SpinCo Business been operated as a part of Combined Co. As a result, the historical financial information of the SpinCo Business may not be a reliable indicator of the future results of the SpinCo Business as a part of Combined Co, or the results the SpinCo Business would have historically achieved for the periods indicated therein as a standalone business.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Combined Co are based in part on certain assumptions regarding the transactions and may not be indicative of Combined Cos future operating performance.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements presented in this information statement combine the separate historical financial statements of Amentum and the SpinCo Business that are included in this information statement and are not necessarily indicative of what the financial position or the results of operations of Combined Co, operating as a separate, publicly traded company, would have been had the transactions occurred as of the date or for the periods presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared reflecting the acquisition method of accounting, with Amentum treated as the acquirer of SpinCo for accounting purposes. Following the effective date of the merger, Amentum will complete the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of SpinCo after determining the fair value of SpinCos assets and liabilities. The final purchase price allocation may be different than the preliminary one reflected in the unaudited pro forma purchase price allocation presented in this information statement, and this difference may be material.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect the costs of any integration activities or incremental capital expenditures that SpinCo and, after the transactions, Combined Co management may believe are necessary to realize the anticipated synergies from the transactions. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements included in this information statement do not reflect what Combined Cos results of operations or operating condition would have been had Amentum and the SpinCo Business been a consolidated entity during all periods presented, or what Combined Cos results of operations and financial condition will be in the future.
Amentum and the SpinCo Business may have difficulty attracting, motivating and retaining executives and other employees in light of the transactions.
Uncertainty about the effect of the transactions on current employees of Amentum and the SpinCo Business may have an adverse effect on Combined Co. This uncertainty may impair the ability of Amentum and the SpinCo Business to attract, retain and motivate personnel. Employee retention may be particularly challenging during the pendency of the transactions, as employees may feel uncertain about their future roles with Combined Co after their combination. If large numbers of employees or a concentration of critical employees of Amentum or the SpinCo Business depart because of issues relating to the uncertainty or perceived difficulties of integration or a desire not to become employees of Combined Co after the transactions, our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the transactions could be materially adversely affected.
Jacobs shareholders will not be entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the transactions.
Appraisal rights are statutory rights that, if applicable under law, enable shareholders to dissent from an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, and to demand that the corporation pay the fair value for their shares as determined by a court in a judicial proceeding instead of receiving the consideration offered to shareholders in connection with the extraordinary transaction. Jacobs shareholders (including in their capacity as SpinCo shareholders following the distribution) are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the transactions.
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Some of the contracts to be transferred or assigned to us contain provisions requiring the consent of third parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by the internal reorganization and the distribution. If these consents are not obtained, we may be unable to enjoy the benefit of these contracts in the future.
Some of the contracts to be transferred or assigned to us in connection with the internal reorganization and distribution contain provisions that require the consent of third parties to the internal reorganization, the distribution, or both. Failure to obtain such consents on commercially reasonable and satisfactory terms may impair our entitlement to the benefit of these contracts in the future.
We expect to enter into one or more agreements with the U.S. federal government to effect the transfer of our federal contracts from Jacobs to one of our operating subsidiaries. We are in the process of completing the administrative tasks relating to completion of the process for those contracts and contract vehicles. While we do not expect the completion of the process to delay payments to us in any material respect on contracts transferred to us by Jacobs, we may experience protest by competitors of new awards of contracts to us on grounds relating to the separation and distribution.
We may have been able to receive better terms from unaffiliated third parties than the terms we receive in our agreements with Jacobs that are based on the costs historically allocated to us by Jacobs.
We have entered into, and will enter into, agreements with Jacobs related to our separation from Jacobs, including the separation and distribution agreement, transition services agreement, tax matters agreement, employee matters agreement, project services agreement and any other agreements, while we are still part of Jacobs, in certain cases, that are based on the costs historically allocated to us by Jacobs. Accordingly, these agreements may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arms-length negotiations among unaffiliated third parties. The terms of these agreements will relate to, among other things, allocations of assets, liabilities, rights, indemnifications and other obligations between Jacobs and us. We may have received better terms from third parties. See Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with Jacobs.
After the separation, certain of our directors and officers may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their current or former positions with or financial interests in Jacobs.
Because of their current or former positions with Jacobs, certain of our expected directors and officers will own Jacobs common stock after the separation and distribution. Following the separation and distribution, even though our board of directors will consist of a majority of directors who are independent, some of our directors will continue to have a financial interest in Jacobs common stock. Continuing ownership of Jacobs common stock could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest if we have disagreements with Jacobs about the contracts between us that continue or face decisions that could have different implications for us and Jacobs.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain a provision renouncing our interest and expectancy in corporate opportunities.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide for the allocation of certain corporate opportunities between us and affiliates of Amentum Equityholder. Under these provisions, subject to any contractual provisions between Amentum Equityholder or its affiliates and SpinCo, neither Amentum Equityholder, its affiliates and subsidiaries, nor any of its or their officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members or partners will have any duty to communicate or offer any corporate opportunity to us and to the fullest extent of the law shall not be liable to us or our shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty or otherwise solely by reason of the fact that Amentum Equityholder or its affiliate acquires a corporate opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person or otherwise does not communicate such opportunity to us. For instance, a director of our company who also serves as a director, officer or employee of an affiliate of Amentum Equityholder may pursue certain acquisitions or other opportunities that may be complementary to our business and, as a result, such acquisition or other opportunities may not be available to us. These potential conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations if
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attractive corporate opportunities are allocated by affiliates of Amentum Equityholder to itself or its subsidiaries or affiliates instead of to us. The terms of our certificate of incorporation are more fully described in Description of Capital Stock.
Delaware law and anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated articles of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, stockholders agreement and other governance documents may impede or discourage a takeover or change of control and limit the power of our shareholders.
We are a Delaware corporation. Certain anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware general corporation law impose restrictions on the ability of others to acquire control of us. In addition, certain provisions of our governance documents may impede or discourage a takeover. For example:
| vacancies occurring on our board can be filled only by our Board of Directors; |
| increasing or decreasing the size of the Board of Directors will require the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the members of the Board of Directors at such time; |
| prior to the first anniversary of the closing date, Sponsor Stockholder (as defined in the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with AmentumStockholders Agreement) must vote its Combined Co common stock in favor of directors on the initial Board of Directors that were proposed by Jacobs and shall not seek, propose or vote its Combined Co common stock in favor of the removal of such directors, other than for cause; |
| prior to the second anniversary of the closing date, Sponsor Stockholder must vote its Combined Co common stock in favor of the Executive Chair of the Board of Directors and shall not seek, propose or vote its Combined Co common stock in favor of their removal, other than for cause; |
| shareholders do not have the right to call a special meeting or to act by written consent; |
| certain of the provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will require supermajority shareholder approval for amendments; |
| shareholders will have to follow certain procedures and notice requirements in order to present certain proposals or nominate directors for election at shareholder meetings; |
| the stockholders agreement will prohibit, for three years following the closing of the transactions, amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws to provide the stockholders of Combined Co with proxy access rights; and |
| our Board of Directors has the power to designate and issue, without any further vote or action by our shareholders, shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series. |
In addition, we will be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, which could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control that you may favor. Section 203 provides that, subject to limited exceptions, persons that acquire, or are affiliated with persons that acquire, more than 15% of the outstanding voting stock of a Delaware corporation may not engage in a business combination with that corporation, including by merger, consolidation or acquisitions of additional shares, for a three-year period following the date on which that person or any of its affiliates becomes the holder of more than 15% of the corporations outstanding voting stock. For more information, see the section entitled Description of Capital StockSection 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
These types of provisions, as well as the stockholders agreement, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if the acquisition would be beneficial to our shareholders. Accordingly, shareholders may be limited in the ability to obtain a premium for their shares. See Description of Capital StockCertain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Our Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Stockholders Agreement and Delaware Law.
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Shareholder litigation could prevent or delay the closing of the transactions or otherwise negatively impact the business and operations of Amentum, Jacobs or the SpinCo Business.
The parties may incur costs in connection with the defense or settlement of any shareholder lawsuits filed in connection with the transactions. Such litigation could have an adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of Amentum, Jacobs or the SpinCo Business and could prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions.
Jacobs may fail to perform under various transaction agreements that will be executed as part of the separation, or we may fail to have the necessary systems and services in place when the transition services agreement expires.
In connection with the separation and prior to the distribution, Jacobs and SpinCo have entered or intend to enter into the merger agreement, separation and distribution agreement, transition services agreement, tax matters agreement, employee matters agreement, project services agreement, stockholders agreement and registration rights agreement. These agreements, together with the documents and agreements by which the internal reorganization will be effected, determine the allocation of assets and liabilities between Jacobs and SpinCo following the separation. For example, the transition services agreement provides for the performance of certain services by Jacobs for the benefit of SpinCo and by SpinCo for the benefit of Jacobs for a period of time after the separation. If Jacobs is unable or unwilling to satisfy its obligations under these agreements, we could incur operational difficulties or losses. We are in the process of creating systems and services to replace many of the systems and services that Jacobs currently provides to us. However, we may not be successful in implementing these systems and services in a timely manner or at all, we may incur additional costs in connection with, or following, the implementation of these systems and services, and we may not be successful in transitioning data from Jacobs systems to ours.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Amentum Equityholder is expected to own a significant percentage of our common stock.
Upon consummation of the transactions, depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Amentum Equityholder also holds the right to nominate members to stand for election to our Board of Directors. As a result, Amentum Equityholder could have a significant influence on matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and other corporate decisions. Amentum Equityholder (including its affiliates) may have interests that differ from other shareholders. This will limit shareholders ability to influence corporate matters, and as a result, actions may be taken that shareholders may not view as beneficial and may also adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
Affiliates of Amentum Equityholder are private equity firms in the business of making investments in entities in a variety of industries. Conflicts of interest could arise in the future between us, on the one hand, and the affiliates of Amentum Equityholder, on the other hand, including the portfolio companies of such equityholders, concerning among other things, potential competitive business activities or business opportunities. The other portfolio companies of the affiliates of Amentum Equityholder may compete with us for investment or business opportunities. These conflicts of interest may not be resolved in our favor. We have also renounced our interest in certain business opportunities. See Risks Related to the TransactionsOur amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain a provision renouncing our interest and expectancy in corporate opportunities.
In addition, Amentum Equityholder, as Sponsor Stockholder (as defined below) under the stockholders agreement, will have certain rights, including with respect to director nominations. In particular, Amentum Equityholder will have the right to nominate a specified number of directors for election to the Board of Directors of Combined Co, depending on its level of ownership of SpinCo common stock. Specifically, if
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Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate to stand for election five individuals, two of whom must qualify as independent, to a 13-member Board of Directors of Combined Co. If Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 15% but less than 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate to stand for election three individuals, none of whom must qualify as independent, to a 13-member Board of Directors of Combined Co. If Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 5% but less than 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate to stand for election one individual to a 13-member Board of Directors of Combined Co. If the Board of Directors of Combined Co consists of a number of directors other than 13, then the number of individuals Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate, if any, will be adjusted to be 5/12ths of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, 1/4th of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 15% but less than 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock or 1/12th of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 5% but less than 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, in each case, rounded down to the nearest whole number, provided that, prior to the date on which the Sponsor Stockholder no longer owns at least 5% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the Fallaway Date), if rounding down would otherwise result in Amentum Equityholder being entitled to designate a total of zero director nominees on the Board of Directors of Combined Co, such adjustment will instead be rounded up to one director nominee. For the absence of doubt, in no event will Amentum Equityholder be entitled to designate more than 5/12ths of the number of directors on the Board of Directors of Combined Co. From and after the Fallaway Date, Amentum Equityholder will no longer be entitled to nominate any individuals to the Board of Directors of Combined Co. See the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with AmentumStockholders Agreement.
Our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly, which could have a material negative effect on the price of our common stock.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly or fall below the expectations of securities analysts, which could have a material adverse impact on the price of our common stock. Fluctuations are caused by a number of factors, including:
| legal proceedings, disputes and/or government investigations; |
| fluctuations in the spending patterns of our government and commercial customers; |
| U.S. federal government budgetary process, including potential government shutdowns; |
| the number and significance of contracts executed during a quarter; |
| unanticipated changes in contract performance, particularly with contracts that have funding limits; |
| the timing of resolving change orders, requests for equitable adjustments and other contract adjustments; |
| delays incurred in connection with a contract; |
| changes in prices of commodities or other supplies; |
| changes in foreign currency exchange rates; |
| weather conditions that delay work at work sites; |
| the timing of expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions or other corporate initiatives; |
| the decision by the Board of Directors to begin or cease paying a dividend, and the expectation that if we pay dividends, we will declare dividends at the same or higher levels in the future; |
| natural disasters or other crises; |
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| staff levels and utilization rates; |
| changes in prices of services offered by our competitors; and |
| general economic and political conditions. |
There can be no assurance that we will pay dividends on our common stock.
We do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends on our common stock. Any future determination as to the timing, declaration, amount and payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will depend upon, among other things, our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements of our operating subsidiaries, regulatory constraints, industry practice, ability to access capital markets and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors, including legal and contractual restrictions. Moreover, if we determine to pay any dividends in the future, there can be no assurance that we will continue to pay such dividends or the amount of such dividends. For additional information, see the section entitled Dividend Policy.
Your percentage of ownership in SpinCo may be diluted in the future.
Your percentage ownership in SpinCo may be diluted in the future by the equity awards that we expect to grant to our directors, officers and other employees. Prior to completion of the distribution, we expect to approve an incentive plan that will provide for the grant of common stock-based equity awards to our directors, officers and other employees. In addition, we may issue equity as all or part of the consideration paid for acquisitions and strategic investments that we may make in the future or as necessary to finance our ongoing operations.
A significant number of shares of our common stock may be sold or otherwise disposed of following the distribution, including the shares of our common stock that Jacobs initially expects to retain after the distribution, which may cause our stock price to decline.
Any sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, whether in connection with the transactions or otherwise, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline. Upon completion of the transactions, we expect that we will have an aggregate of approximately 243,293,457 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Shares distributed to Jacobs shareholders in the transactions will generally be freely tradeable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for shares owned by our affiliates, as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
We cannot predict whether large amounts of our common stock will be sold in the open market following the transactions. We are also unable to predict whether a sufficient number of buyers of our common stock to meet the demand to sell shares of our common stock at attractive prices would exist at that time.
In addition, Jacobs has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders as described in the section entitled Questions and Answers About the TransactionsWhat will SpinCos relationship be with Jacobs following the distribution?
If the amount of merger consideration is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then the parties intend to deliver the additional merger consideration (if any) through the escrow holding described above. Jacobs currently intends to dispose of all the shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains after the distribution and the merger, which dispositions may include one or more exchanges for Jacobs debt or distributions to
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Jacobs shareholders. We will agree that, upon the request of Jacobs or Amentum Equityholder and pursuant to the terms of the stockholders agreement and registration rights agreement, we will use our reasonable best efforts to effect a registration under applicable federal and state securities laws of any shares of our common stock retained by Jacobs or Amentum Equityholder, as applicable, to the extent that it wishes to sell the shares of our common stock it retains in a registered offering. Any dispositions of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including the disposition of the shares held by Jacobs after the merger, or the perception that such dispositions might occur, in connection with the distribution or otherwise, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
No market for our common stock currently exists and an active trading market may not develop or be sustained after the separation. Following the separation, our stock price may be volatile.
There is currently no public market for our common stock. We intend to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. We anticipate that before the distribution date, trading of shares of our common stock will begin on a when-issued basis and this trading will continue up to and including the distribution date. However, an active trading market for our common stock may not develop as a result of the separation and distribution or may not be sustained in the future. The lack of an active market may make it more difficult for shareholders to sell our shares and could lead to our share price being depressed or volatile.
We cannot predict the prices at which our common stock may trade after the separation and distribution. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate widely, depending on many factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:
| actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results due to factors related to our business; |
| success or failure of our business strategies; |
| our quarterly or annual earnings, or those of other companies in our industry; |
| our ability to obtain financing as needed; |
| announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions or dispositions; |
| changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles; |
| the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock after the separation and distribution; |
| changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates; |
| the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies; |
| investor perception of our company and our industry; |
| overall market fluctuations; |
| results from any material litigation or government investigation; |
| changes in laws and regulations (including tax laws and regulations) affecting our business; |
| changes in capital gains taxes and taxes on dividends affecting shareholders; and |
| general economic conditions and other external factors. |
Furthermore, our business profile and market capitalization may not fit the investment objectives of some Jacobs shareholders and, as a result, these Jacobs shareholders may sell their shares of our common stock after the separation and distribution. Low trading volume for our stock, which may occur if an active trading market does not develop, among other reasons, would amplify the effect of the above factors on our stock price volatility.
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Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will designate certain courts within the State of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, and the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act, which could limit our shareholders ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will require, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Combined Co, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or shareholders to us or our shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws or the DGCL, or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and (iv) any other action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case, may be brought only in specified courts in the State of Delaware. As described below, this provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also will provide that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act. However, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides that federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over lawsuits brought pursuant to the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the exclusive forum provision restricts the courts in which claims arising under the Securities Act may be brought, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the foregoing provisions; provided, however, that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. This provision does not apply to claims brought under the Exchange Act.
We recognize that the forum selection clause in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may impose additional litigation costs on shareholders in pursuing any such claims, particularly if the shareholders do not reside in or near the State of Delaware. Additionally, the forum selection clause in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may limit our shareholders ability to bring a claim in a forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may be costlier and may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, employees and agents even though an action, if successful, might benefit our shareholders, although such shareholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a shareholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our shareholders.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This information statement contains or incorporates by reference statements that relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements under the securities laws, including statements regarding the transactions. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words believe, project, expect, anticipate, estimate, forecast, outlook, target, endeavor, seek, predict, intend, strategy, plan, may, could, should, will, would, will be, will continue, will likely result, or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements, other than historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the expected timing and structure of the transactions, the ability of the parties to complete the transactions, the expected benefits of the transactions, including future financial and operating results and strategic benefits, the tax consequences of the transactions, and Combined Cos plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, legal, economic and regulatory conditions, and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, are forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include, among others:
| changes in global economic, financial, business and political conditions, including those resulting from a global health crisis, a recession, changes in inflation, deflation and interest rates, changes in either or both the U.S. and international lending, capital and financial markets or currency fluctuations, or changes to governmental budget constraints or changes to governmental budgetary priorities, which could increase the cost of operating our business, weaken demand for our solutions and services, negatively impact consumer spending levels and the prices we can charge for our solutions and services; |
| the timing of the award of projects and funding and potential changes to the amounts provided for, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as well as other legislation related to governmental spending; |
| our ability to comply with the various procurement and other laws and regulations that we are required to comply with as a U.S. federal government contractor and to mitigate risks of noncompliance; |
| our inability to mitigate the additional risks posed by contracts with governmental entities; |
| reviews and audits by the U.S. federal government, U.S. federal government auditors and others, which could lead to withholding or delay of payments to us, non-receipt of award fees, legal actions, fines, penalties, liabilities or other remedies; |
| the inability of governments in certain of the countries in which we operate to effectively mitigate the financial or other impacts of any future pandemics or infectious disease outbreaks on their economies and workforces and our operations therein; |
| changes to our professional reputation and relationship with government agencies; |
| continuing inflation, rising or continued high interest rates, and/or costs reducing demand for our services or decreasing our profit on existing contracts; |
| the occurrence of an accident or safety incident involving employees, contractors or others, which could expose us to significant financial losses and reputational harm, as well as civil and criminal liabilities; |
| the ability of Combined Co to control costs, meet performance requirements or contractual schedules, compete effectively or implement its business strategy; |
| the ability of Combined Co to retain and hire key personnel, and retain and engage key customers and suppliers while the transactions are pending, or for Combined Co to retain, hire and engage such personnel, customers and suppliers after the transactions are completed; |
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| difficulties and delays in Combined Co achieving revenue and cost synergies; |
| that one or more conditions to closing the transactions may not be satisfied or waived on a timely basis or otherwise, including that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval of or any tax ruling required for the consummation of the transactions; |
| the risk that the transactions may not be completed on the terms or in the time frame expected by the parties, or at all; |
| the risk that any consents or approvals required in connection with the transactions, including required regulatory approvals, may not be received; |
| unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the transactions; |
| uncertainty of the expected financial performance of Combined Co following completion of the transactions; |
| risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the transactions; |
| failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the transactions, including as a result of delay or failure in completing the transactions or integrating Amentum and the SpinCo Business; |
| the occurrence of any event that could give rise to termination of the transactions; |
| the risk that shareholder litigation in connection with the transactions or other settlements or investigations may affect the timing or occurrence of the transactions or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; |
| evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes that may adversely impact our future financial positions or results of operations, financial market risks that may affect Combined Co, including by affecting Combined Cos access to capital, the cost of such capital and/or Combined Cos funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; |
| changes in general economic and/or industry specific conditions; |
| actions by third parties, including governmental authorities; and |
| other factors described in this information statement and from time to time in documents that we and Jacobs file with the SEC. |
We cannot assure you that the separation and distribution, the merger, or any other transaction described above will in fact be consummated in the manner described or at all. The above list of factors is not exhaustive or necessarily in order of importance. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see the discussions under the section entitled Risk Factors in this information statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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Background
On November 20, 2023, Jacobs announced entry into a merger agreement (as amended on August 26, 2024) and separation and distribution agreement, which set out a plan to spin-off and combine the SpinCo Business with Amentum, a leading global engineering and technology solutions provider, to create a new, publicly traded government services provider. Jacobs intends to effect the separation through a pro rata distribution to Jacobs shareholders of at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of SpinCo, a new entity formed to hold the assets and liabilities associated with the SpinCo Business. Upon completion of the distribution and prior to the merger, Jacobs will own up to 19.9% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock and SpinCo will be a separate public company. Immediately following the completion of the distribution, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger.
After the merger and any post-closing adjustments necessary to address the additional merger consideration, if any, Jacobs shareholders are expected to own between 51% and 55% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Jacobs is expected to retain at least 7.5%, and has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8%, of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any additional shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed to Jacobs shareholders at the time of, or as soon as reasonably practicable following, the consummation of the transactions. Depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock following the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any.
Jacobs currently intends to dispose of all the shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains after the distribution and the merger (expected to be between 7.5% and 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo Common Stock), which dispositions may include one or more exchanges for Jacobs debt or distributions to Jacobs shareholders.
In connection with the distribution, it is expected that:
| Jacobs will complete the internal reorganization as a result of which SpinCo will become the parent company of the Jacobs operations currently comprising, and the entities that will conduct, the SpinCo Business; |
| SpinCo will incur the SpinCo financing; and |
| using all or a portion of the proceeds from the SpinCo financing, SpinCo will distribute the SpinCo cash payment. |
The transactions are structured as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. This transaction structure allows a parent company (in this case, Jacobs) to divest a subsidiary (in this case, SpinCo) in a tax-efficient manner. The first step of such a transaction is a distribution of the subsidiarys stock to the parent company shareholders (in this case, Jacobs distribution of the SpinCo common stock to Jacobs shareholders in the distribution). The distributed subsidiary then combines with a third party (in this case, Amentum through the merger). Such a transaction can qualify as generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the parent company and its shareholders if the transaction structure meets the applicable requirements, including that the parent company shareholders own more than 50% of the stock of Combined Co immediately after the business combination. For information about the material tax consequences resulting from the transactions, see the section entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.
The Reverse Morris Trust transaction structure for the transactions provides a tax-efficient method to separate the SpinCo Business from the rest of Jacobs and combine Amentum and the SpinCo Business.
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On [ ], 2024, the Jacobs Board of Directors approved the distribution of [ ]% of SpinCos issued and outstanding shares of common stock to Jacobs shareholders on the basis of one share of SpinCo common stock for every share of Jacobs common stock held as of the close of business on [ ], 2024, the record date for the distribution.
At [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024, the distribution date, each Jacobs shareholder as of the record date will receive one share of SpinCo common stock for every share of Jacobs common stock held at the close of business on the record date for the distribution, as described below. Jacobs shareholders will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of SpinCo common stock that they would have received after application of this ratio. Upon completion of the separation and distribution, each Jacobs shareholder as of the record date will continue to own shares of Jacobs common stock and will receive a proportionate share of the outstanding common stock of SpinCo to be distributed. You will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your Jacobs common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution. The distribution of SpinCo common stock as described in this information statement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. For a more detailed description of these conditions, see the section entitled The TransactionsConditions to the Distribution below.
SpinCos Post-Separation Relationship with Jacobs
After the distribution, SpinCo and Jacobs will be separate companies with separate management teams and separate boards of directors. SpinCo and Jacobs have entered into a separation and distribution agreement to effect the separation and distribution, a merger agreement to effect the merger of SpinCo with Amentum, and an employee matters agreement to, among other things, allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefits plans, and other related matters. In addition, we do not expect to depend on Jacobs to conduct our business following the distribution apart from certain limited transitional support services as well as certain shared commercial services provided for under a project services agreement. In order to govern the ongoing relationships between us and Jacobs after the separation and distribution and the merger, and to facilitate an orderly transition, we and Jacobs intend to enter into agreements providing for various services and rights following the separation and distribution and the merger and under which we and Jacobs will agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. These agreements include a transition services agreement, a project services agreement, a tax matters agreement, a stockholders agreement with Amentum Equityholder and a registration rights agreement with Jacobs. For additional information regarding the transaction agreements, see the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions. We also describe some of the risks of these arrangements under Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Transactions.
Reasons for the Transactions
The Jacobs Board of Directors believes that each of the separation and merger of the SpinCo Business with Amentum is in the best interests of Jacobs and its shareholders for a number of reasons, including:
Reasons for the Separation
| Strategic Focus and Flexibility. Following the transactions, Jacobs and Combined Co will each have a more focused business and be better able to dedicate financial and human capital resources to pursue appropriate growth opportunities and execute strategic plans. The transactions will also allow Jacobs and the SpinCo Business (as part of Combined Co) increased strategic flexibility to be able to respond to their respective industry dynamics and global mega trends. In particular, it will enable each of the two companies to maintain a sharper focus on strengthening its core business and growth opportunities, pursuing distinct paths to long-term growth and profitability, and addressing its unique operating and other needs. Each company will also have increased operational flexibility to design and implement corporate strategies based on the particular characteristics of the industry in which each business operates. |
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| Enhanced Management Focus. The transactions will permit each of Jacobs and Combined Co to be led by a separate, dedicated board of directors and management team, enabling the board of directors and management team of each company to more effectively conform its management systems and processes to those targeted at its specific growth and market strategies. |
| Employee Incentives, Recruitment and Retention. The transactions will enable Combined Co to create incentives for its management and employees that are more closely tied to its business performance and stockholder expectations. The separation will allow each of Jacobs and SpinCo to more effectively attract, incentivize and retain employees through the use of equity-based and other incentive compensation arrangements that more closely reflect and align management and employee incentives with each companys specific growth objectives, financial goals and business performance. In addition, the separation will allow incentive structures and targets at each company to be better aligned with each underlying business. Similarly, recruitment and retention is expected to be enhanced by more consistent talent requirements across the businesses, allowing both recruiters and applicants greater clarity and understanding of talent needs and opportunities associated with the core business activities, principles and risks of each company. |
| Tailored Capital Structure and Distinct Investment Profiles Appealing to Different Long-Term Investor Bases. The markets in which Jacobs and Combined Co expect to operate have historically had different growth profiles and cash flow dynamics. The transactions will allow each of Jacobs and Combined Co to separately manage their capital strategies and cost structures and will allow investors to make independent investment decisions with respect to Jacobs and Combined Co, including the ability for Combined Co to attract investment from a shareholder base with investment goals aligned to its profile. Investment in one or the other company may appeal to investors with different goals, strategies and interests. In addition, after the separation, the SpinCo Business will no longer be required to compete internally with Jacobs other businesses for capital and other corporate resources, or be limited by capital structure constraints arising from the needs of other of Jacobs businesses. As an independent entity, SpinCo will be free to invest capital for its own organic and inorganic opportunities in order to accelerate growth and expand its leadership for the benefit of customers and to drive shareholder value. |
| Facilitate the Merger. The separation and distribution will facilitate the merger, as Amentum desires to combine with the SpinCo Business but not the other businesses of Jacobs. Thus, the separation and distribution facilitate the attainment of the benefits described below as reasons for the merger. |
| Creation of Independent Equity Currencies. The separation will create independent equity securities for SpinCo and Jacobs, aligned with each companys respective industry, affording Combined Co direct access to the capital markets and the opportunity to use its own industry-focused stock for future acquisitions or other transactions that are more closely aligned with its strategic goals and expected growth opportunities. |
Reasons for the Merger
| Scaled Pure-Play Government Services Provider. As a result of the transactions, Combined Co will be a leading pure-play government services provider to the U.S. federal government and its allies. The combined business had pro forma revenue of approximately $13 billion for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, combined backlog of approximately $47 billion, pro forma backlog coverage of approximately 3.5x revenues as of September 29, 2023, and a highly skilled and diverse workforce of more than 53,000. |
| Highly Diversified Business Profile. The transactions are expected to significantly enhance and de-risk Combined Cos contract portfolio through favorable diversification across customers, geographies, and cost-types. Combined Cos significant positioning with the DOE, the DHS and NASA will provide a balanced business mix in addition to numerous military and Intelligence Community customers. Combined Co will continue to have a substantial portion of revenue attributed to multiple international |
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regions including key growth geographies such as Asia-Pacific and international renewable energy markets. This diversification and specialization help lower recompete risk and increase win rates. |
| Attractive Competitive Positioning. Combined Co will have outstanding capabilities to win new contracts as a premier government services provider. We stand to benefit from enhanced diversification, with access to major U.S. federal government customers through strong relationships, positions on many of the U.S. federal governments largest contract vehicles, and a track record of superb contract performance. We will be better positioned to win emerging contract opportunities because of our complementary capabilities. Our substantial combined backlog and pro forma backlog coverage are a testament to our ability to win large-scale, long-term contracts, and provides significant revenue visibility for the future. |
| Synergies. We expect the combination of the SpinCo Business and Amentum to provide opportunities for cost savings and operating synergies, which we currently estimate at $125-175 million gross and $50-70 million, net of benefit to cost-reimbursable contracts, on a run-rate annual basis within 24 months following the transactions. Synergies will be enabled through the consolidation and integration of enterprise systems and technology infrastructure, an efficient management and operating structure, facility optimization initiatives, and enhanced purchasing power. Given the nature of federal government contracting arrangements, a portion of the realized cost synergy savings will be passed on in the form of lower prices to our customers over time, particularly on cost-reimbursable contracts. Our increased scale and position within government contracting will allow us to be more cost competitive and offer more comprehensive solutions to customers in a broader range of addressable market segments. As a result, we believe that this will make us more competitive within a larger market than either business could address on its own, as we will be able to deliver to our customers our unmatched solutions more efficiently. |
The Jacobs Board of Directors, as applicable, also considered a number of potentially negative factors in evaluating the transactions, including:
| Risk of Failure to Achieve Anticipated Benefits of the Transactions. The anticipated benefits of the transactions may not be achieved for a variety of reasons, including, among others, that the separation will demand significant management resources and require significant amounts of management time and effort, which may divert management attention from operating the businesses of Jacobs and SpinCo. |
| Loss of Diversification and Increased Susceptibility to Market Fluctuations. Following the transactions, each of Jacobs and SpinCo may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than if they remained a combined company because the business of each entity will be less diversified than Jacobs business prior to the completion of the separation. |
| Loss of Scale and Increased Administrative Costs. As part of Jacobs, SpinCo currently takes advantage of Jacobs size and negotiating power in procuring certain services and technologies. After the separation, as standalone companies, each of Jacobs and SpinCo may be unable to obtain these services and technologies at prices or on terms as favorable as those Jacobs obtained prior to completion of the separation. In addition, as part of Jacobs, SpinCo benefits from certain functions performed by Jacobs, such as accounting, tax, legal, human resources and other general and administrative functions. After the separation, Jacobs will not perform these functions for SpinCo, other than certain functions that will be provided for a limited time pursuant to the transition services agreement, and SpinCos cost of performing such functions could be higher than the amounts reflected in its historical financial statements, which could cause SpinCos profitability to decrease. |
| Disruptions and Costs Related to the Transactions. The actions required to separate SpinCo from Jacobs could disrupt each companys operations. In addition, Jacobs and SpinCo will incur costs and expenses in connection with the separation and the transition to SpinCo becoming a standalone public company, which may include accounting, tax, legal and other professional services costs, recruiting and |
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relocation costs associated with hiring key senior management personnel who are new to SpinCo, tax costs and costs to separate information systems, and such costs or other dis-synergies arising from the separation (including costs of related restructuring or financing transactions) may exceed anticipated amounts. |
| Limitations on Strategic Transactions. Under the terms of the tax matters agreement that SpinCo will enter into with Jacobs, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, SpinCo will be restricted from taking certain actions that could cause the transactions to fail to qualify as tax-free transactions under applicable law. These restrictions may not efficiently mitigate dis-synergies arising from the transactions and may limit for a period of time SpinCos ability to pursue certain strategic transactions and equity issuances or engage in other transactions that might increase the value of SpinCos business. |
| Risk of Inadequate Commercial Arrangements. Following the separation, any contractual arrangements between SpinCo and Jacobs may be on less favorable terms than the existing intercompany arrangements from which the SpinCo Business benefits, may not efficiently mitigate dis-synergies arising from the separation, and may be inadequate to provide for the ongoing operation and growth of SpinCos business, preserve continuity for customers, deliver key capabilities or otherwise provide for continued cooperation in relevant business areas. |
In determining to pursue the transactions, the Jacobs Board of Directors concluded that the potential benefits of the separation and the transactions outweighed the foregoing factors. See the section entitled Risk Factors included elsewhere in this information statement.
Reasons for Jacobs Retention of Up to 8% of the Shares of SpinCo Common Stock
In considering the appropriate structure for the transactions, Jacobs determined that, immediately after the distribution is effective, Jacobs will retain up to 19.9% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. At the effective time of the merger, all issued and outstanding Amentum equity interests will be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, (i) a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of SpinCo common stock equal to the base merger consideration and, (ii) if applicable, any additional merger consideration, in each case rounded down to the nearest whole share. Depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, (a) Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock following the merger and any post-closing adjustments to the merger consideration, if any, and (b) Jacobs will be entitled to between 7.5% and 12.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock.
Jacobs has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders as described in the section entitled Questions and Answers About the TransactionsWhat will SpinCos relationship be with Jacobs following the distribution?
If the amount of merger consideration is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then the parties intend to deliver the additional merger consideration (if any) through the escrow holding described above. Jacobs currently intends to dispose of all the shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains after the distribution and the merger. Such dispositions may include one or more exchanges for Jacobs debt or distributions to Jacobs shareholders. Jacobs retention of shares of SpinCo common stock is expected to support the establishment of tailored capital structures for each of Jacobs and SpinCo by (i) providing Jacobs with a valuable asset that can be used to reduce its pro forma debt burden and aggregate liabilities, allowing Jacobs the opportunity to capitalize on strategic opportunities, improve its liquidity, strengthen its balance sheet, achieve its desired leverage target and obtain a more secure credit rating and (ii) providing a means for Jacobs to increase its financial flexibility without increasing the amount of leverage that SpinCo would incur, thereby providing SpinCo with a stronger balance sheet and greater ability to fund growth.
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Formation of SpinCo
SpinCo was formed in Delaware on November 17, 2023, for the purpose of holding Jacobs SpinCo Business. As part of the plan to separate the SpinCo Business from the remainder of Jacobs businesses, in connection with the internal reorganization, Jacobs plans to transfer the equity interests of certain entities and the assets and liabilities of the SpinCo Business to SpinCo prior to the distribution. For additional information, see the section entitled The TransactionsInternal Reorganization below.
When and How You Will Receive the Distribution
Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the distribution, Jacobs expects to distribute at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock at [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024, the distribution date, to all holders of outstanding Jacobs common stock as of the close of business on [ ], 2024, the record date for the distribution. Equiniti Trust Company, LLC will serve as the settlement and distribution agent in connection with the distribution and the transfer agent and registrar for SpinCo common stock.
If you own Jacobs common stock as of the close of business on the record date for the distribution, SpinCo common stock that you are entitled to receive in the distribution will be issued electronically, as of the distribution date, to you in direct registration form or to your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf. If you are a registered holder, the distribution agent will then mail you a direct registration account statement that reflects your shares of SpinCo common stock. If you hold your Jacobs shares through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the shares of SpinCo common stock. Direct registration form refers to a method of recording share ownership when no physical share certificates are issued to shareholders, as is the case in this distribution. If you sell Jacobs common stock in the regular-way market up to the distribution date, you will be selling your right to receive shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution.
Commencing on or shortly after the distribution date, if you hold physical share certificates that represent your Jacobs common stock and you are the registered holder of the shares represented by those certificates, the distribution agent will mail to you an account statement that indicates the number of shares of SpinCo common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name.
Most Jacobs shareholders hold their common stock through a bank or brokerage firm. In such cases, the bank or brokerage firm is said to hold the shares in street name and ownership would be recorded on the bank or brokerage firms books. If you hold your Jacobs common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the SpinCo common stock that you are entitled to receive in the distribution. If you have any questions concerning the mechanics of having shares held in street name, please contact your bank or brokerage firm.
Transferability of Shares You Receive
Shares of SpinCo common stock distributed to holders in connection with the distribution will be transferable without registration under the Securities Act, except in certain cases for shares received by persons who may be deemed to be SpinCos affiliates. Persons who may be deemed to be SpinCos affiliates after the distribution generally include individuals or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with SpinCo, which may include certain of its executive officers or directors. Securities held by SpinCos affiliates will be subject to resale restrictions under the Securities Act. SpinCos affiliates will be permitted to sell shares of SpinCo common stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
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Number of Shares of SpinCo Common Stock You Will Receive
For every share of Jacobs common stock that you own at the close of business on [ ], 2024, the record date for the distribution, you will receive one share of SpinCo common stock on the distribution date. No fractional shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed. Instead, if you are a registered holder, the distribution agent will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the aggregate cash proceeds (net of discounts and commissions) of the sales pro rata (based on the fractional share such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive) to each holder who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the distribution. The distribution agent, in its sole discretion, without any influence by Jacobs or SpinCo, will determine when, how, and through which broker-dealer and at what price to sell the whole shares. Any broker-dealer used by the distribution agent will not be an affiliate of either Jacobs or SpinCo, and the distribution agent is not an affiliate of either Jacobs or SpinCo. Neither SpinCo nor Jacobs will be able to guarantee any minimum sale price in connection with the sale of these shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any interest on the amounts paid in lieu of fractional shares.
The net cash proceeds of these sales (after any tax withholding, brokerage charges, commissions and conveyance and similar taxes) of fractional shares will be taxable to U.S. holders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See the section entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsequencesTreatment of the Separation and Distribution for an explanation of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution. If you hold physical certificates for shares of Jacobs common stock and are the registered holder, you will receive a check from the distribution agent in an amount equal to your pro rata share of the net cash proceeds of the sales. SpinCo estimates that it will take approximately two weeks from the distribution date for the distribution agent to complete the distribution of the net cash proceeds. If you hold your shares of Jacobs common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will receive, on your behalf, your pro rata share of the net cash proceeds of the sales and will electronically credit your account for your share of such proceeds.
Treatment of Jacobs Equity Awards Held by SpinCo Employees and Transferring Directors
The employee matters agreement provides that a portion of the unvested Jacobs restricted stock units (RSUs) held by SpinCo employees will accelerate and vest and be settled in Jacobs common stock shortly prior to the record date for the distribution. The accelerated portion of each award is generally a prorated portion that corresponds to the portion of the vesting period that has elapsed prior to the record date for the distribution, based on actual performance for the portion of the performance period that has elapsed prior to the record date for the distribution for performance-based awards, except that certain one-time awards will vest in full, provided that any awards that are scheduled to vest in November 2024 will vest in full, and the portion that accelerates for performance awards scheduled to vest in 2025 and 2026 will be no less than two-thirds and one-third, respectively. The remaining unvested portion of each Jacobs equity award that is not accelerated prior to the distribution will convert to a SpinCo RSU in a manner intended to preserve its value (with any applicable performance metrics deemed met based on actual performance for the portion of the performance period that has elapsed prior to the record date for the distribution) and continue to vest based on service to SpinCo. All Jacobs RSUs held by non-employee directors of Jacobs that will transfer to SpinCo in connection with the transactions (Transferring Directors) will accelerate in full and vest and be settled in Jacobs common stock shortly prior to the record date for the distribution.
In addition to the foregoing, all obligations to issue shares in settlement of any Jacobs deferred share awards, including deferred Jacobs RSUs, will be assumed or retained, as applicable, by the entity that assumes or retains the relevant deferred compensation obligations under the applicable deferred compensation plan, as determined in accordance with the provisions of the employee matters agreement. In the case of any such obligations assumed by SpinCo, the deferred share awards will be converted into awards denominated in shares of SpinCo common stock in a manner intended to preserve the awards value.
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All other Jacobs equity awards, including any Jacobs stock options, will remain Jacobs equity awards, subject to any adjustments that Jacobs determines necessary to preserve the value of such awards.
Internal Reorganization
As part of the separation, and prior to the distribution, Jacobs and its subsidiaries expect to complete an internal reorganization in order to transfer the SpinCo Business to SpinCo and its subsidiaries in exchange for the assumption of liabilities by SpinCo, the SpinCo common stock increase and the SpinCo cash payment. Among other things, the internal reorganization is expected to result in SpinCo owning, directly or indirectly, the operations currently comprising, and the entities that will conduct the SpinCo Business. The internal reorganization is expected to include various restructuring transactions pursuant to which (1) the operations, assets and liabilities of Jacobs and its subsidiaries used to conduct the SpinCo Business will be separated from the operations, assets and liabilities of Jacobs and its subsidiaries used to conduct the Jacobs Business and (2) such SpinCo Business operations, assets and liabilities will be contributed, transferred or otherwise allocated to SpinCo or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries. These restructuring transactions may take the form of asset or equity transfers, mergers, demergers, distributions, contributions and similar transactions, and may involve the formation of new subsidiaries in U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions to own and operate the SpinCo Business or Jacobs Business in such jurisdictions.
Following the completion of the internal reorganization and immediately prior to the distribution, SpinCo will be the parent company of the entities that are expected to conduct the SpinCo Business, and Jacobs will remain the parent company of the entities that are expected to conduct the Jacobs Business.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Separation and Distribution and the Merger
The consummation of the separation and distribution is conditioned upon, among other things, the receipt of the IRS ruling and the distribution tax opinions. If Jacobs receives the distribution tax opinions, and the IRS ruling continues to be valid and in full force and effect, then, in general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is expected that no gain or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of, U.S. holders of Jacobs common stock upon the receipt of SpinCo common stock in the distribution or in any clean-up distribution. Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing. The IRS ruling relies on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from SpinCo, Jacobs, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder regarding the past and future conduct of their respective businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are incorrect or not otherwise satisfied, Jacobs may not be able to rely on the IRS ruling.
The consummation of the merger is conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement and the IRS ruling continuing to be valid and in full force and effect, as well as the receipt by Jacobs and Amentum of the merger tax opinions. The issuance of SpinCo common stock in the merger is not expected to have any U.S. federal income tax consequences for SpinCo or U.S. holders that receive SpinCo common stock in the distribution.
Tax matters are complicated, and the tax consequences of the separation and distribution, the merger and related transactions to a particular Jacobs shareholder will depend on the facts of such shareholders situation. See the section entitled Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences for additional information on the tax consequences of the separation and distribution, the merger and related transactions. Shareholders are urged also to consult their tax advisors as to the specific tax consequences of the transactions to them.
Results of the Distribution
After the distribution, SpinCo will be an independent, publicly traded company. The actual number of shares to be distributed will be determined no later than immediately prior to the distribution, and will reflect any Jacobs shares issued under Jacobs equity compensation awards and Jacobs share repurchases between the date on which the Jacobs Board of Directors declares the distribution and the record date for the distribution. The distribution will not affect the number of outstanding shares of Jacobs common stock or any rights of Jacobs shareholders. No fractional shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed.
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We have entered into a separation and distribution agreement to effect the separation and distribution and to provide a framework for our relationship with Jacobs after the separation and distribution, a merger agreement to effect the merger, and an employee matters agreement to, among other things, allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefits plans and related matters. We will enter into certain other agreements, including a transition services agreement, a project services agreement, a tax matters agreement, a stockholders agreement with Amentum Equityholder and a registration rights agreement with Jacobs. These agreements will provide for the allocation between SpinCo and Jacobs of the assets, employees, liabilities and obligations of Jacobs and its subsidiaries attributable to periods prior to, at and after our separation from Jacobs and will govern the relationship between SpinCo and Jacobs subsequent to the completion of the separation and distribution. For additional information regarding the separation and distribution agreement and other transaction agreements, see the sections entitled Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Transactions and Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.
Market for SpinCo Common Stock
As of the date of this information statement, SpinCo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs. Accordingly, no public market for SpinCo common stock currently exists, although a when-issued market in SpinCo common stock may develop three business days prior to the distribution. See the section entitled The TransactionsTrading Between the Record Date and Distribution Date below. We intend to list our common stock on the NYSE under the symbol AMTM. We have not and will not set the initial price of our common stock. The initial price will be established by the public markets.
Neither Jacobs nor SpinCo can predict the price at which SpinCo common stock will trade after the distribution. The combined trading prices, after the distribution, of the shares of SpinCo common stock that each Jacobs shareholder will receive in the distribution, together with the Jacobs common stock held at the record date for the distribution, may not necessarily equal the regular-way trading price of the Jacobs common stock immediately prior to the distribution. The price at which SpinCo common stock trades may fluctuate significantly, particularly until an orderly public market develops. Trading prices for SpinCo common stock will be determined in the public markets and may be influenced by many factors. See the section entitled Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Common Stock.
Incurrence of Debt
We expect to incur borrowings of senior secured first lien term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1.13 billion (subject to certain conditions) to raise the SpinCo financing. Approximately $1.00 billion of the proceeds of such financings will be used to distribute the SpinCo cash payment to Jacobs. As a result of such transactions, SpinCo anticipates having approximately $1.13 billion of indebtedness upon completion of the distribution. If the Amentum refinancing transactions are not completed, following the merger, Combined Co would expect to establish the SpinCo financing as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement (as defined below), dated January 31, 2020, which would replace and supersede the original credit agreement that governs the SpinCo financing. If the Amentum refinancing transactions are not completed and the SpinCo financing is not established and documented as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement, the SpinCo financing would remain outstanding under its original credit agreement. As of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, Amentum had approximately $3.27 billion and $3.29 billion, respectively, of first lien term facilities outstanding under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement and $735.0 million and $885.0 million, respectively, of second lien term facilities outstanding under the existing Amentum second lien credit agreement, with no amounts borrowed under the revolving facility as of both dates. Following the merger, the obligations under the revolving facility, including the incremental revolving facility (as defined below), the first lien term facilities, including the SpinCo financing, the second lien term facilities and certain designated cash management and hedging obligations, would be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the SpinCo Loan Parties (as defined below), including the Amentum Guarantors, subject to customary exceptions.
In connection with the transactions, Amentum expects to refinance the existing Amentum credit facilities with the proceeds from the new Amentum credit agreement and replace or separately document the SpinCo term
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facility as part of the new SpinCo credit agreement. On July 30, 2024, Amentum Escrow Corporation, a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Amentum, priced the Amentum notes in the notes offering, which notes offering closed on August 13, 2024. The proceeds of the notes offering were funded into escrow and will be released from escrow substantially concurrently with the consummation of the merger, subject to the Combined Co Obligors becoming party to the related indenture as issuer or guarantor, as applicable, substantially concurrently with the release. In addition, SpinCo and Amentum have syndicated a $3.75 billion first-lien term facility (inclusive of the SpinCo facility) and, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the transactions, SpinCo expects to enter into, the new Amentum credit agreement. SpinCo also expects to enter into the new SpinCo credit agreement immediately prior to the merger solely to document the SpinCo term facility thereunder, approximately $1.00 billion of the proceeds of which are expected to be used to fund the distribution of the SpinCo cash payment to Jacobs. Upon closing of the transactions, the new SpinCo credit agreement is expected to be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the new Amentum credit agreement and the SpinCo term facility is expected to become part of the first lien term loan facility under the new Amentum credit agreement. The net proceeds of the Amentum notes and the term facilities under the new Amentum credit agreement (not including the proceeds of the SpinCo facility) would be used (i) to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings under the existing Amentum credit facilities and to pay related fees and expenses, which would result in the repayment in full and termination of the existing Amentum credit facilities and (ii) in the case of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes. For more information, see the sections entitled Description of Material Indebtedness, Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Transactions and Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Indebtedness and Credit Markets.
Trading Between the Record Date and Distribution Date
During a period beginning three business days prior to the distribution and ending on the distribution date, Jacobs expects that there will be two markets in Jacobs common stock: a regular-way market and an ex-distribution market. Jacobs common stock that trades on the regular-way market will trade with an entitlement to SpinCo common stock distributed in the distribution. Jacobs common stock that trades on the ex-distribution market will trade without an entitlement to SpinCo common stock distributed in the distribution. Therefore, if you sell shares of Jacobs common stock in the regular-way market up to and including through the distribution date, you will be selling your right to receive shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution. If you own Jacobs common stock at the close of business on the record date and sell those shares on the ex-distribution market up to and including through the distribution date, you will receive the shares of SpinCo common stock that you are entitled to receive pursuant to your ownership of shares of Jacobs common stock as of the record date.
Furthermore, during a period beginning three business days prior to the distribution and ending on the distribution date, we expect that there will be a when-issued market in our common stock. When-issued trading refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally because the security has been authorized but not yet issued. The when-issued trading market will be a market for SpinCo common stock that will be distributed to holders of Jacobs common stock on the distribution date. If you owned Jacobs common stock at the close of business on the record date for the distribution, you would be entitled to SpinCo common stock distributed pursuant to the distribution. You may trade this entitlement to shares of SpinCo common stock, without trading the Jacobs common stock you own, on the when-issued market. On the first trading day following the distribution, when-issued trading with respect to SpinCo common stock will end, and regular-way trading with respect to SpinCo common stock will begin.
Conditions to the Distribution
The distribution will be effective at [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024, which is the distribution date, provided that the conditions set forth in the separation and distribution agreement have been satisfied (or waived by Jacobs in its sole and absolute discretion, except the condition that the SEC has declared effective the registration statement, which may not be waived without Amentums written consent (not to be
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unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to the termination of the merger agreement), including, among others:
| the SEC declaring effective the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part in accordance with the Exchange Act; there being no order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement in effect; and there being no proceedings for such purposes instituted or threatened by the SEC; |
| the completion of the internal reorganization substantially in accordance with the separation step plan as set forth under the merger agreement (other than any steps that are expressly contemplated to occur at or after the distribution); |
| the SpinCo common stock increase and SpinCo making the SpinCo cash payment; |
| the receipt of one or more opinions from an independent appraisal firm to the Jacobs Board of Directors as to the solvency of SpinCo and the solvency and surplus of Jacobs, in each case after giving effect to the consummation of the SpinCo financing, the SpinCo cash payment and the consummation of the distribution, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Jacobs in its sole discretion, and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn, rescinded or modified in any respect materially adverse to Jacobs; |
| the receipt by Jacobs of the distribution tax opinions; |
| the receipt by Jacobs and continuing validity of the IRS ruling (Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing); |
| the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution; |
| the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement (see below), other than the condition requiring that the internal reorganization and the distribution and other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement be consummated and those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied substantially contemporaneously with the distribution and/or the merger, provided that such conditions are capable of being satisfied at such time; and |
| Amentum making an irrevocable confirmation to Jacobs that each condition to Amentums obligations to effect the merger has been satisfied, will be satisfied at the time of the distribution and/or the merger, or has been waived by Amentum (other than the condition requiring that the internal reorganization and the distribution and other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement be consummated). |
Jacobs will have sole and absolute discretion to waive any of the conditions to the distribution, except the condition that the SEC has declared effective the registration statement, which may not be waived without Amentums written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to the termination of the merger agreement. Jacobs does not intend to notify its shareholders of any modifications to the terms of the separation, the distribution or the merger that, in the judgment of its Board of Directors, are not material. For example, the Jacobs Board of Directors might consider material such matters as significant changes to the distribution ratio and the assets to be contributed or the liabilities to be assumed in the separation. To the extent that the Jacobs Board of Directors determines that any modifications by Jacobs materially change the material terms of the distribution, Jacobs will notify Jacobs shareholders in a manner reasonably calculated to inform them about the modification as may be required by law, by, for example, publishing a press release, filing a current report on Form 8-K or circulating or otherwise making available a supplement to this information statement.
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Conditions to the Merger
The merger will be effective at [ ], Eastern Time, on [ ], 2024, provided that the conditions set forth in the merger agreement have been satisfied (or waived by Jacobs in its sole and absolute discretion), including, among others:
| the expiration or termination of the HSR waiting period, which expired on February 16, 2024, and receipt of certain regulatory approvals, each of which has been received prior to the date hereof; |
| the internal reorganization and distribution as contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement having been consummated in all material respects; |
| the effectiveness of the registration statement in accordance with the Exchange Act, and there being no stop order by the SEC or any actual or threatened proceedings by a governmental authority seeking such stop order; |
| there being no law or injunction restraining, enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the internal reorganization, the distribution or the merger; and |
| the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. |
Additional Conditions to the Obligations of SpinCo and Jacobs
Our and Jacobs obligations to consummate the merger are subject to the fulfillment of the following additional conditions:
| each of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder performing and complying in all material respects with their respective obligations, covenants and agreements required under the merger agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the effective time of the merger; |
| the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder (subject to certain materiality or other qualifications); |
| the delivery of a certificate signed by an executive officer of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder to the effect that the relevant conditions set forth in the preceding two bullets have been satisfied; |
| the receipt of a merger tax opinion from Wachtell Lipton; |
| Jacobs receipt of the IRS ruling, which IRS ruling continues to be valid and in full force and effect (Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing); and |
| Amentum and Amentum Equityholders execution and delivery of the applicable transaction documents and material compliance with the obligations, covenants and agreements thereunder, and each agreement being in full force and effect. |
Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder
Amentums obligations to consummate the merger are subject to the fulfillment of the following additional conditions:
| each of SpinCo and Jacobs performing and complying in all material respects with their respective obligations, covenants and agreements required under the merger agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the effective time of the merger; |
| the accuracy of the representations and warranties of SpinCo and Jacobs (subject to certain materiality or other qualifications); |
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| the delivery of a certificate signed by an executive officer of Jacobs to the effect that the relevant conditions set forth in the two preceding bullets have been satisfied and the internal reorganization and the distribution and the other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement to occur prior to the distribution shall have been consummated; |
| SpinCos and Jacobs execution and delivery of the applicable transaction documents and material compliance with the obligations, covenants and agreements thereunder, and each agreement being in full force and effect; and |
| the receipt of a merger tax opinion from Cravath. |
Each party may waive any of the conditions to its obligations to consummate the merger to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Corporate Information
SpinCo was incorporated in Delaware for the purpose of holding the SpinCo Business in connection with the separation and distribution described in this information statement. Prior to the transfer of the SpinCo Business to SpinCo by Jacobs, which will occur prior to the distribution, SpinCo will have no operations other than those incidental to the separation. The address of Combined Cos principal executive offices will be 4800 Westfields Blvd., Suite 400, Chantilly, VA 20151. Its telephone number after the distribution will be (703) 579-0410. Combined Cos internet site after the closing will be www.amentum.com/investor-relations. This website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into this information statement or the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, or in any other filings with, or any information furnished or submitted to, the SEC.
Regulatory Approvals
The merger is subject to the HSR Act, which provides that certain transactions may not be completed until Notification and Report Forms are furnished to the Antitrust Division of the DOJ and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the applicable HSR waiting period is terminated or expires. Each of Amentum and Jacobs filed their respective Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act and the applicable HSR waiting period expired on February 16, 2024.
The merger is also subject to certain other regulatory approvals, each of which has been received prior to the date of this information statement.
Reasons for Furnishing This Information Statement
We are furnishing this information statement solely to provide information to Jacobs shareholders who will receive shares of our common stock in the distribution. You should not construe this information statement as an inducement or encouragement to buy, hold, or sell any of our securities or any securities of Jacobs. No Jacobs shareholder approval is required or sought for the distribution, and you are not being asked for a proxy.
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After the separation and distribution, we do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends on our common stock. Any future determination as to the timing, declaration, amount and payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will depend upon, among other things, our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements of our operating subsidiaries, regulatory constraints, industry practice, ability to access capital markets, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors, including legal and contractual restrictions. Moreover, if we determine to pay any dividends in the future, we cannot assure you that we will continue to pay such dividends or the amount of such dividends.
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The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of the SpinCo Business and Amentum as of June 28, 2024, on a historical basis and an unaudited pro forma basis to give effect to the separation and distribution, the merger and the Amentum refinancing transactions, as if they had occurred on June 28, 2024. The historical combined balance sheet data in the following table are derived from the unaudited condensed combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Amentum that are included elsewhere in this information statement. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information was prepared using the purchase method of accounting, with Amentum treated as the acquirer of SpinCo for accounting purposes. The merger transaction accounting adjustments presented below includes the impact of preliminary purchase accounting adjustments. The information presented below does not necessarily reflect what the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of Combined Co would have been if the transactions had been completed as of June 28, 2024. In addition, the information presented below is not indicative of the future cash and cash equivalents and capitalization of the SpinCo Business, Amentum or Combined Co and may not reflect the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization that would have resulted if Combined Co had operated as an independent, publicly traded company as of June 28, 2024. The pro forma information presented below is derived from the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements that are included elsewhere in this information statement. The following table should be read in conjunction with the sections of this information statement entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the SpinCo Business and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Amentum Business, as well as the historical unaudited condensed combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business and the notes thereto and the historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Amentum and the notes thereto that are included elsewhere in this information statement.
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$ | 196 | $ | 93 | $ | 289 | $ | 271 | $ | 235 | $ | (370 | ) | $ | 425 | |||||||||||||
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$ | | $ | 1,093 | $ | 1,093 | $ | 3,947 | $ | | $ | (362 | ) | $ | 4,678 | |||||||||||||
Common stock ($0.01 par value per share, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 243,293,457 shares issued and outstanding, in each case, pro forma for distribution and merger) |
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Members equity |
3,317 | (1,015 | ) | 2,302 | 223 | (2,525 | ) | | | |||||||||||||||||||
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
(109 | ) | | (109 | ) | 41 | 109 | | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total stockholders equity attributable to common stockholders |
3,208 | (1,015 | ) | 2,193 | 264 | 2,349 | | 4,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
43 | | 43 | 37 | | | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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3,251 | (1,015 | ) | 2,236 | 301 | 2,349 | | 4,886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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SUMMARY HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA OF THE SPINCO BUSINESS
The summary historical combined statement of operations data of the SpinCo Business for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, the summary historical combined statement of cash flows data for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 and the summary historical combined balance sheet data as of June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 set forth below have been derived from the audited combined financial statements and the unaudited condensed combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business that are included elsewhere in this information statement. The SpinCo Business believes these condensed combined financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the results of the interim periods. The summary historical combined financial data of the SpinCo Business does not necessarily reflect what the results of operations and financial position of the SpinCo Business would have been if the transactions had been completed as of the periods presented and Combined Co had been operated as an independent, publicly traded company during such periods. In addition, the summary historical combined financial data of SpinCo does not reflect changes that we expect the SpinCo Business to experience in the future as a result of the transactions, including changes in the financing, operations, cost structure and personnel needs of the SpinCo Business. Further, the summary historical combined financial data of the SpinCo Business includes allocations of certain Jacobs corporate expenses. The management of the SpinCo Business believes the assumptions and methodologies underlying the allocation of these expenses are reasonable. However, such expense may not be indicative of the actual level of expense that the SpinCo Business would have incurred if transactions had been completed as of the periods presented and Combined Co had been operated as an independent, publicly traded company or of the costs expected to be incurred in the future. Accordingly, these historical results should not be relied upon as indicators of future performance. The summary historical combined financial data of the SpinCo Business should be read in conjunction with the section of this information statement entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the SpinCo Business as well as the audited combined financial statements and the unaudited condensed combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business and the notes thereto that are included elsewhere in this information statement.
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$ | 1,355 | $ | 1,398 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 4,059 | ||||||||
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SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF AMENTUM
The summary historical consolidated statement of operations data of Amentum for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, the summary historical consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 and the summary historical consolidated balance sheet data as of June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 set forth below have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Amentum that are included elsewhere in this information statement. Amentum believes these condensed combined financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the results of the interim periods. The summary historical consolidated financial data of Amentum does not necessarily reflect what the results of operations and financial position of Amentum would have been if the transactions had been completed as of the periods presented and the combined business had been operated as a publicly traded company during such periods. In addition, the summary historical consolidated financial data of Amentum does not reflect changes that we expect Amentum to experience in the future as a result of the transactions, including changes in the financing, operations, cost structure and personnel needs of Amentum. Accordingly, these historical results should not be relied upon as indicators of future performance. The summary historical consolidated financial data of Amentum should be read in conjunction with the section entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Amentum Business, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Amentum and the notes thereto that are included elsewhere in this information statement.
For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Results of Operations: |
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Revenues |
$ | 2,141,924 | $ | 1,956,475 | $ | 6,175,880 | $ | 5,728,160 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues |
(1,936,244 | ) | (1,779,629 | ) | (5,576,680 | ) | (5,188,709 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
(57,071 | ) | (74,469 | ) | (171,035 | ) | (223,777 | ) | ||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
(77,034 | ) | (60,204 | ) | (215,849 | ) | (198,277 | ) | ||||||||
Earnings from equity method investments |
17,444 | 17,352 | 51,379 | 45,952 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment charges |
| | | (186,381 | ) | |||||||||||
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Operating income (loss) |
89,019 | 59,525 | 263,695 | (23,032 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net |
(110,980 | ) | (90,263 | ) | (332,946 | ) | (285,428 | ) | ||||||||
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(Loss) before income taxes |
(21,961 | ) | (30,738 | ) | (69,251 | ) | (308,460 | ) | ||||||||
Benefit (provision) for income taxes |
(2,210 | ) | 707 | (36,089 | ) | 10,563 | ||||||||||
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Net (loss) |
(24,171 | ) | (30,031 | ) | (105,340 | ) | (297,897 | ) | ||||||||
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Noncontrolling interests |
(1,457 | ) | (2,889 | ) | (2,861 | ) | (9,886 | ) | ||||||||
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Net (loss) attributable to Amentum |
$ | (25,628 | ) | $ | (32,920 | ) | $ | (108,201 | ) | $ | (307,783 | ) | ||||
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Cash Flow Data: |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
159,991 | (65,153 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net cash (used in) investing activities |
(8,386 | ) | (11,672 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net cash (used in) financing activities |
(189,267 | ) | (97,156 | ) |
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September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Results of Operations: |
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Revenues |
$ | 7,864,933 | $ | 7,675,956 | $ | 5,886,978 | ||||||
Cost of revenues |
(7,083,326 | ) | (6,905,231 | ) | (5,253,145 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
(298,258 | ) | (272,178 | ) | (228,717 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
(296,552 | ) | (340,111 | ) | (249,352 | ) | ||||||
Earnings from equity method investments |
56,127 | 38,460 | 10,992 | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment charges |
(186,381 | ) | (107,961 | ) | | |||||||
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Operating income |
56,543 | 88,935 | 166,756 | |||||||||
Interest expense, net |
(396,920 | ) | (153,119 | ) | (137,720 | ) | ||||||
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(Loss) income before income taxes |
(340,377 | ) | (64,184 | ) | 29,036 | |||||||
Benefit (provision) for income taxes |
18,979 | (14,114 | ) | 4,654 | ||||||||
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Net (loss) income |
(321,398 | ) | (78,298 | ) | 33,690 | |||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
7,698 | (6,125 | ) | (32,795 | ) | |||||||
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Net (loss) income attributable to Amentum |
$ | (313,700 | ) | $ | (84,423 | ) | $ | 895 | ||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 67,394 | $ | 126,019 | $ | 247,118 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) investing activities |
(17,526 | ) | (1,786,834 | ) | (1,027,654 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(111,827 | ) | 1,724,227 | 867,624 |
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September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Balance Sheet Data: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 271,052 | $ | 304,835 | $ | 366,196 | ||||||
Goodwill |
2,890,785 | 2,890,785 | 3,001,818 | |||||||||
Total assets |
6,069,238 | 6,412,953 | 6,896,643 | |||||||||
Long-term debt, including current portion |
3,947,293 | 4,112,119 | 4,186,201 | |||||||||
Total liabilities |
5,767,963 | 5,997,776 | 6,190,914 | |||||||||
Total equity |
301,275 | 415,177 | 705,729 |
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and notes thereto of Combined Co present the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 28, 2024, and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and for the year ended September 29, 2023. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses, in order to give effect to the Pro Forma Transactions (as defined and described below) and the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Combined Co.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, has been derived from the historical unaudited condensed combined statement of operations of the SpinCo Business and the historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of Amentum for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, which are included elsewhere in this information statement.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 28, 2024, has been derived from the historical unaudited condensed combined balance sheet of the SpinCo Business and the historical unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of Amentum as of June 28, 2024, which are included elsewhere in this information statement.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the year ended September 29, 2023, and nine months ended June 28, 2024, give effect to the separation and distribution, the merger and the Amentum refinancing transactions (as further described below and jointly referred to as the Pro Forma Transactions) as if they occurred as of October 1, 2022. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheets as of June 28, 2024, give effect to the transactions as if they had occurred on June 28, 2024.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and for the year ended September 29, 2023, and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 28, 2024, have been prepared reflecting the acquisition method of accounting, with Amentum treated as the acquirer of SpinCo for accounting purposes. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of SpinCo will be recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. As of the date of this information statement, Amentum has used currently available information to determine the preliminary fair value estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. As a result of the foregoing, the transaction accounting adjustments are preliminary and subject to change as additional information becomes available and additional analysis is performed.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been adjusted to give effect to the Pro Forma Transactions, including the following adjustments:
Effect of Separation and Distribution on SpinCo
| The contribution of the CMS Business and the C&I Business by Jacobs to SpinCo; |
| the effect of SpinCos anticipated post-separation capital structure, including the incurrence of indebtedness of approximately $1,130 million in aggregate principal amount (the SpinCo term facility as described herein) and the distribution of approximately $1,000 million of the proceeds thereof to Jacobs in connection with the transactions; and |
| other adjustments described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. |
Merger Transaction Accounting
| The merger of SpinCo with Amentum in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, with Amentum treated as the acquirer of SpinCo for accounting purposes and Combined Co surviving the merger. Following |
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the merger, Jacobs and its shareholders are expected to own between 58.5% and 63.0% of Combined Cos outstanding shares of common stock, and Amentum will own no less than 37.0% of Combined Cos outstanding shares. The ownership by Jacobs and Amentum, respectively, will be determined based on the extent to which the SpinCo Business meets certain operating profit targets in fiscal year 2024; |
| the contribution by Amentums existing shareholders of an amount equal to $235.0 million, immediately prior to the merger; and |
| other adjustments described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. |
Financing Adjustments
| The issuance of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior notes due 2032 (the Amentum notes) by Amentum Escrow Corporation, a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Amentum (the escrow issuer), which notes offering closed on August 13, 2024; |
| the entry into the new Amentum credit agreement consisting of a first lien term facility of approximately $3,750 million maturing 2031 (inclusive of the SpinCo term facility, as described herein) and a first lien revolving facility of approximately $850 million maturing 2029 (the new Amentum credit agreement); |
| The SpinCo term facility (comprised of $1,130 million of senior secured first lien term loans) has been reflected in the Effect of Separation and Distribution on SpinCo columns of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations given that it is a consequence of the effects of the reorganization. The remainder of the senior secured first lien term loans (or $2,620 million of senior secured first lien term loans) under the new Amentum credit agreement are reflected in the Financing Adjustments columns of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations; |
| the merger of the escrow issuer with and into SpinCo with SpinCo continuing as the surviving company and becoming the issuer of the Amentum notes; and |
| the net proceeds of the Amentum notes and the term facilities under the new Amentum credit agreement (not including the proceeds of the SpinCo term facility) being used to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings under the existing Amentum credit facilities and to pay related fees and expenses, which would result in the repayment in full and termination of the existing Amentum credit facilities. |
For additional information on the Amentum notes and the new Amentum credit agreement, see the section entitled Description of Material Indebtedness in this information statement.
The tax matters agreement, stockholders agreement, registration rights agreement and certain other ancillary transaction agreements have not yet been executed. Although those agreements have not yet been executed, the material terms of such agreements have been agreed and such agreements are not expected to result in any material incremental recurring income or expenses to Combined Co following the consummation of the separation and distribution and the merger (relative to the income and expenses allocated to the SpinCo Business in the preparation of its historical combined financial statements). Accordingly, the pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect any adjustments to reflect those agreements. After the separation, subject to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, all costs and expenses related to ongoing support of a standalone company, including certain one-time separation costs incurred after the distribution date, will be the responsibility of Combined Co.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for informational purposes only and does not purport to represent what Combined Cos financial position and results of operations actually would
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have been had the separation and distribution of SpinCo and the merger occurred on the dates indicated, or to project Combined Cos financial performance for any future period. The pro forma adjustments are based on the information currently available, and the assumptions and estimates underlying the pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions within the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information. The audited annual combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business have been derived from Jacobs historical accounting records and reflect certain allocations of expenses. All of the allocations and estimates in such financial statements are based on assumptions that Jacobs management believes are reasonable. The historical combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business, which were the basis for the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, were prepared on a carve-out basis as we did not operate as a standalone combined entity for the periods presented. Accordingly, such financial information does not purport to reflect the financial position or results of operations of Combined Co had it been a standalone company during the periods or at the dates presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to the potential impact of current financial conditions, or any anticipated costs of operating as a standalone company, dis-synergies, revenue enhancements, cost savings or operational efficiencies that may result from the separation and distribution or the merger. No assurances of the timing or the amount of any cost synergies able to be captured, or the costs necessary to achieve those cost synergies, can be provided.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical combined financial statements, Capitalization, Summary Historical Combined Financial Data of the SpinCo Business, Summary Historical Financial Data of Amentum, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the SpinCo Business, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Amentum Business and Description of Material Indebtedness included elsewhere in this information statement.
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF JUNE 28, 2024
(in millions)
Effects of Reorganization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amentum | SpinCo, As Reclassified (Note 3) |
Effect of Separation and Distribution on SpinCo |
Item in Note 4 |
Adjusted SpinCo Following Separation and Distribution |
Merger Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Item in Note 5 |
Financing Adjustmentsg |
Item in Note 6 |
Pro Forma for Separation and Distribution, Merger and Financing |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 271 | $ | 196 | $ | 93 | A | $ | 289 | $ | 235 | A | $ | (370 | ) | A | $ | 425 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
1,410 | 1,079 | (5 | ) | B | 1,074 | | | 2,484 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
160 | 37 | | 37 | | | 197 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total current assets |
1,842 | 1,312 | 88 | 1,400 | 235 | (370 | ) | 3,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
74 | 71 | | 71 | | | 145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease right- of-use assets |
159 | 82 | | 82 | 12 | B | | 253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity method investments |
112 | 26 | | 26 | | | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
2,891 | 2,230 | | 2,230 | 791 | C | | 5,912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net |
819 | 276 | | 276 | 1,534 | D | | 2,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long- term assets |
172 | 55 | (15 | ) | B | 40 | | E | 8 | B | 220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total assets |
$ | 6,069 | $ | 4,052 | $ | 73 | $ | 4,125 | $ | 2,572 | $ | (362 | ) | $ | 12,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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LIABILITIES |
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Current liabilities: |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
$ | 42 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (32 | ) | C | $ | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable |
537 | 201 | (5 | ) | B | 196 | 34 | F | | 767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
424 | 224 | | 224 | | | 648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract liabilities |
99 | 48 | | 48 | | | 147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other accrued liabilities |
223 | 132 | | 132 | | | 355 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
45 | 24 | | 24 | | | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total current liabilities |
1,371 | 629 | (5 | ) | 624 | 34 | (32 | ) | 1,996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
3,905 | | 1,093 | C | 1,093 | | (330 | ) | D | 4,668 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities |
127 | 70 | | 70 | | | 197 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
123 | 93 | | 93 | 189 | E | | 405 |
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Effects of Reorganization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amentum | SpinCo, As Reclassified (Note 3) |
Effect of Separation and Distribution on SpinCo |
Item in Note 4 |
Adjusted SpinCo Following Separation and Distribution |
Merger Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Item in Note 5 |
Financing Adjustmentsg |
Item in Note 6 |
Pro Forma for Separation and Distribution, Merger and Financing |
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Other long- term liabilities |
242 | 9 | | 9 | | | 251 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total liabilities |
$ | 5,768 | $ | 801 | $ | 1,088 | $ | 1,889 | $ | 223 | $ | (362 | ) | $ | 7,517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Common stock ($0.01 par value per share, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 243,293,457 shares issued and outstanding, in each case, pro forma for distribution and merger) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 2 | G | $ | | $ | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members equity |
223 | 3,317 | (1,015 | ) | D | 2,302 | (2,525 | ) | G | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
| | | | 4,763 | G | | 4,763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
41 | (109 | ) | | (109 | ) | 109 | G | | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total stockholders equity attributable to common stockholders |
264 | 3,208 | (1,015 | ) | 2,193 | 2,349 | | 4,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noncontrolling interests |
37 | 43 | | 43 | | | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total stockholders equity |
301 | 3,251 | (1,015 | ) | 2,236 | 2,349 | | 4,886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 6,069 | $ | 4,052 | $ | 73 | $ | 4,125 | $ | 2,572 | $ | (362 | ) | $ | 12,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 28, 2024
(in millions, except share and per share data)
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Amentum | SpinCo, As Reclassified (Note 3) |
Effect of Separation and Distribution on SpinCo |
Item in Note 4 |
Adjusted SpinCo Following Separation and Distribution |
Merger Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Item in Note 5 |
Financing Adjustments |
Item in Note 6 |
Pro Forma for Separation and Distribution, Merger and Financing |
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Revenues |
$ | 6,176 | $ | 4,117 | $ | | $ | 4,117 | $ | | $ | | $ | 10,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues |
(5,577 | ) | (3,648 | ) | | (3,648 | ) | | | (9,225 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
(171 | ) | (43 | ) | | (43 | ) | (135 | ) | H | | (349 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
(216 | ) | (191 | ) | | (191 | ) | 2 | I, J | | (405 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from equity method investments |
51 | 29 | | 29 | | | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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263 | 264 | | 264 | |
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Interest expense, net |
(333 | ) | 3 | (68 | ) | E, F | (65 | ) | | 149 | E | (249 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
(70 | ) | 267 | (68 | ) | 199 | |
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149 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Provision) benefit for income taxes |
(36 | ) | (67 | ) | 16 | G | (51 | ) | 84 | K | (36 | ) | F | (39 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net (loss) income |
(106 | ) | 200 | (52 | ) | 148 | (49 | ) | 113 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
(3 | ) | (10 | ) | | (10 | ) | | | (13 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (109 | ) | $ | 190 | $ | (52 | ) | $ | 138 | $ | (49 | ) | $ | 113 | $ | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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243,293,457 |
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial information
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
(in millions, except share and per share data)
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Amentum | SpinCo, As Reclassified (Note 3) |
Effect of Separation and Distribution on SpinCo |
Item in Note 4 |
Adjusted SpinCo Following Separation and Distribution |
Merger Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Item in Note 5 |
Financing Adjustments |
Item in Note 6 |
Pro Forma for Separation and Distribution and Merger |
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Revenues |
$ | 7,865 | $ | 5,506 | $ | | $ | 5,506 | $ | | $ | | $ | 13,371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues |
(7,083 | ) | (4,879 | ) | | (4,879 | ) | | | (11,962 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
(298 | ) | (56 | ) | | (56 | ) | (195 | ) | H | | (549 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
(297 | ) | (273 | ) | | (273 | ) | (32 | ) | I, J | | (602 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | 30 | | 30 | | | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(397 | ) | (5 | ) | (92 | ) | E, F | (97 | ) | | 150 | E | (344 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 | (77 | ) | 22 | G | (55 | ) | 76 | K | (36 | ) | F | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(321 | ) | 246 | (70 | ) | 176 | (151 | ) | 114 | (182 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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243,293,457 |
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial information
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF COMBINED CO
(in millions, except share and per share data)
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of Amentum and the SpinCo Business referenced below:
| Amentums unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the year ended September 29, 2023, included elsewhere in this information statement. |
| The SpinCo Businesss unaudited combined financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and audited combined financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the year ended September 29, 2023, included elsewhere in this information statement. |
The historical combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Jacobs, as if SpinCo Businesss operations had been conducted independently from those of Jacobs. The combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business are presented on a carve-out basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The historical combined balance sheets include all assets and liabilities that reside within the SpinCo Business legal entities. Assets and liabilities in shared entities were included in the historical combined balance sheets to the extent the asset or liability is primarily used by the SpinCo Business. The historical combined statements of operations include all revenues and costs directly attributable to the SpinCo Business, as well as an allocation of expenses related to corporate finance, human resources, business development, legal, treasury, real estate, external affairs, compliance, and other shared services. Expenses that are specifically identifiable to the SpinCo Business are directly recorded to the combined statement of operations. The remaining expenses are allocated on the basis of the relative percentage of revenues, direct expenses, headcount, or capital assets. The SpinCo Business considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, the SpinCo Business. These allocations may not reflect the expenses Combined Co would have incurred as a standalone entity for the periods presented. As a result, the combined financial statements may not be indicative of Combined Cos financial condition, results of operations or cash flows had it operated as a standalone entity during the periods presented, and the results stated in the combined financial statements are not indicative of Combined Cos future financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Following the Pro Forma Transactions, the SpinCo Business will need to replace the shared services received from Jacobs either by obtaining them internally from Amentums existing services or by obtaining them from unaffiliated third parties. These services include certain corporate level functions, the effective and appropriate performance of which is critical to the operations of Combined Co following the transactions. Jacobs will provide certain services on a transitional basis pursuant to the transition services agreement. Such services generally will commence on the distribution date and terminate no later than 24 months following the distribution date. Following the transactions, Combined Co may be unable to replace these services in a timely manner or on terms and conditions as favorable as those the SpinCo Business previously received from Jacobs.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended September 29, 2023, and nine months ended June 28, 2024, as well as the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 28, 2024, have been prepared reflecting the acquisition method of accounting, with Amentum treated as the accounting acquirer of SpinCo for accounting purposes. The assets and liabilities of the SpinCo Business have been measured at fair value, based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that Amentums management believes are reasonable utilizing information currently available. As of the date of this information statement, the accompanying unaudited pro forma purchase price allocation is preliminary and is subject to further adjustments as additional information becomes available and as additional analyses and final valuations are completed. The potential changes to the purchase price allocation and related pro forma adjustments could be material.
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Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting policies used in the preparation of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are those set out in Amentums audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended September 29, 2023, and Amentums unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended June 28, 2024. Amentums management has preliminarily determined that there were no significant accounting policy differences between Amentum and the SpinCo Business and, therefore, no adjustments were made to conform the SpinCo Businesss financial statements to the accounting policies used by Amentum in the preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
Upon consummation of the merger, as part of the application of ASC 805, Amentum will continue to conduct a more detailed review of the SpinCo Business to determine if differences in accounting policies require further reclassification or adjustment of the SpinCo Businesss results of operations, assets or liabilities to conform to Amentums accounting policies and classifications. Therefore, Amentum may identify additional differences between the accounting policies of the two companies that, when conformed, could have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
Note 3 Reclassification Adjustments
Balance Sheet
The SpinCo Businesss balance for accounts receivables and contract assets and a portion of the SpinCo Businesss balance for affiliate receivables, previously disclosed as separate components of the SpinCo Businesss combined balance sheet, have been reclassified to accounts receivable, net, as follows (in millions):
June 28, 2024 |
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$ | 1,074 | ||
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June 28, 2024 |
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$ | 33 | ||
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The SpinCo Businesss balances for deferred income tax assets, affiliate long-term receivable, and the remaining portion of miscellaneous, excluding the balance attributable to unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method, previously disclosed as separate components of the SpinCo Businesss combined balance sheet, have been reclassified to other long-term assets, as follows (in millions):
June 28, 2024 |
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$ | 4 | ||
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15 | |||
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The SpinCo Businesss balance for affiliate accounts payable of $5 million, previously disclosed as a separate component of the SpinCo Businesss combined balance sheet, has been reclassified to accounts payable.
The SpinCo Businesss balance for accrued liabilities of $356 million, previously disclosed as a separate component of the SpinCo Businesss combined balance sheet, consisted of $132 million reclassified to accrued compensation and benefits and the remaining $224 million reclassified to other accrued liabilities.
The SpinCo Businesss balance for operating lease liabilities of $24 million, previously disclosed as a separate component of the SpinCo Businesss combined balance sheet, has been reclassified to current portion of operating lease liabilities.
The SpinCo Businesss balance for long-term operating lease liabilities of $70 million, previously disclosed as a separate component of the SpinCo Businesss combined balance sheet, has been reclassified to operating lease liabilities.
The SpinCo Businesss balance for net parent investment of $3,317 million, previously disclosed as a separate component of the SpinCo Businesss combined balance sheet, has been reclassified to members equity.
Statement of Operations
The SpinCo Businesss affiliate revenue of $9 million and $11 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, previously disclosed as a separate component on the SpinCo Businesss combined statements of operations, has been reclassified to revenues.
The SpinCo Businesss direct cost of contracts and affiliate direct cost of contracts previously disclosed as a separate component on the SpinCo Businesss combined statements of operations, has been reclassified to cost of revenues, as follows (in millions):
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The SpinCo Businesss amortization of intangibles of $43 million and $56 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, previously reported in SG&A expenses, has been reclassified to amortization of intangibles.
The SpinCo Businesss interest income, miscellaneous income (expense), net and affiliate interest income previously disclosed as a separate component on the SpinCo Businesss combined statements of operations, has been reclassified to interest expense, net, as follows (in millions):
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The SpinCo Businesss income from equity method joint ventures of $29 million and $30 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, previously reported in revenue, were reclassified to earnings from equity method investments.
The SpinCo Businesss income tax expense of $67 million and $77 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, previously disclosed as a separate component on the SpinCo Businesss combined statements of operations, were reclassified to benefit (provision) for income taxes.
Note 4 Effects of the Separation and Distribution
Immediately prior to the merger and pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, Jacobs will, among other things, and subject to the terms and conditions of the separation and distribution agreement, transfer the SpinCo Business to SpinCo in exchange for the assumption of liabilities by SpinCo, the SpinCo common stock increase and a cash payment of $1,000 million, subject to adjustment based on the levels of cash, debt and working capital in the SpinCo Business at closing. The SpinCo cash payment is assumed to be financed by SpinCo through a $1,130 million senior secured first lien term loan facility. The interest rate, maturity and other terms of the long-term debt of SpinCo at the time of the transactions will depend on the type, amount and timing of borrowings SpinCo undertakes in connection with the transactions, but for purposes of these pro forma financial statements have been estimated based on the terms of the new SpinCo credit agreement.
In connection with the Pro Forma Transactions, a portion of each unvested Jacobs RSU held by SpinCo employees or Transferring Directors will accelerate and vest and be settled in shares of Jacobs common stock shortly prior to the record date for the distribution. The portion that remains unvested will convert to SpinCo RSUs in a manner intended to preserve its value (with any applicable performance metrics deemed met based on actual performance for the portion of the performance period that has elapsed prior to the record date for the distribution) and continue to vest based on service to SpinCo. All Jacobs RSUs held by Transferring Directors will accelerate in full and vest and be settled in Jacobs common stock shortly prior to the record date for the Distribution. Additional details regarding the accelerated vesting and conversion are provided in the section of this information statement entitled Treatment of Jacobs Equity Awards Held by SpinCo Employees and Transferring Directors. SpinCo expects to incur incremental stock compensation costs in the first year following the closing of the Pro Forma Transactions, in connection with the converted RSUs and any equity awards issued to SpinCo employees after the distribution. No pro forma adjustments were made to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations as the expenses associated with the treatment of the Jacobs RSUs in the Pro Forma Transactions are not material.
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Balance Sheet
A. | The adjustment to cash and cash equivalents represents $1,093 million of estimated net proceeds from the SpinCo Businesss term loan borrowing, reduced by the SpinCo cash payment to Jacobs equal to $1,000 million pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement. As the actual levels of cash, debt and working capital of the SpinCo Business are not known until the closing, the pro forma adjustment assumes that the SpinCo cash payment is equal to $1,000 million, thus the actual amount may differ significantly from the amount shown herein. |
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B. | The adjustments of $5 million to accounts receivable, net, $15 million to other long-term assets, and $5 million to accounts payable reflect the forgiveness of intercompany receivables and payables between the SpinCo Business and Jacobs that will be settled contemporaneously with the separation and distribution. |
C. | The adjustment to long-term debt, net of current portion of $1,093 million reflects indebtedness totaling $1,130 million, net of expected loan issuance costs of $37 million, to be incurred by SpinCo to finance the SpinCo cash payment. The SpinCo term facility is expected to bear interest at the SOFR plus a spread of 2.25%, with a maturity of 7 years. For purposes of the adjustment, the unaudited pro forma financial information assumes SOFR equal to 5.36%. In connection with the entry into the merger agreement, SpinCo entered into a commitment letter with certain financial institutions pursuant to which the financial institutions party thereto severally agreed to provide a subsidiary of SpinCo, subject to certain customary conditions, a new senior secured first lien term loan facility of $1,130 million, the proceeds of which will be used by SpinCo to pay the SpinCo cash payment and to pay certain fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs. However, in connection with the Amentum refinancing transactions, SpinCo expects to separately document the SpinCo term facility as part of the new SpinCo credit agreement, which is expected to be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the new Amentum credit agreement and the SpinCo term facility is expected to become part of the first lien term loan facility under the new Amentum credit agreement. |
D. | The adjustments to members equity represents the following adjustments: |
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$ | (1,000 | ) | |
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E. | The adjustment to interest expense, net of $67 million and $90 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and the year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, represents an estimate of interest expense calculated using the effective interest method plus related debt issuance costs on the SpinCo term facility to be incurred in connection with the merger. The adjustment to interest expense is calculated using SOFR on July 31, 2024, of 5.36% plus a spread of 2.25%. A 1/8th percentage point change to the interest rate would result in a $1 million change and a $1 million change to the interest expense adjustment for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and the year ended September 29, 2023, respectively. |
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F. | The adjustment to interest expense, net of $1 million and $2 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and the year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, reflects the removal of interest income associated with the intercompany receivables and payables between the SpinCo Business and Jacobs that will be settled contemporaneously with the separation and distribution. |
G. | The adjustment to benefit (provision) for income taxes of $16 million and $22 million for and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and the year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, reflects an income tax benefit as a result of the incremental interest expense recognized as a result of the SpinCo indebtedness incurred to finance the SpinCo cash payment, as well as an income tax benefit as a result of the removal of interest income associated with the intercompany receivables and payables between the SpinCo Business and Jacobs that will be settled contemporaneously with the separation and distribution. |
Note 5 Merger Transaction Accounting Adjustments
Estimated Preliminary Purchase Price
The transaction between the SpinCo Business and Amentum is a reverse merger acquisition, with SpinCo representing the legal acquirer and Amentum representing the accounting acquirer. While purchase consideration transferred in a business combination is typically measured by reference to the fair value of equity issued or other assets transferred by the accounting acquirer, Amentum is not issuing any consideration in the merger. Accordingly, the fair value of the purchase consideration transferred was measured based on the number of shares of common stock Amentum would have to issue to give the shareholders of SpinCo the same ownership interest in Combined Co that results from the reverse merger acquisition. As a result of the merger, Jacobs and its shareholders are expected to own no less than 58.5% of Combined Co. At the effective time of the merger, all issued and outstanding Amentum equity interests will be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, (i) a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock equal to 37% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately following the merger and (ii) if applicable, any additional shares of common stock to which Amentum Equityholder may be entitled (and which would reduce Jacobs retained stake in Combined Co). After the merger and any post-closing adjustments necessary to address the additional merger consideration, if any, Jacobs shareholders will own at least 50.1%, and are expected to own between 51% and 55%, of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Jacobs is expected to retain at least 7.5%, and has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8%, of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock after the merger and any post-closing adjustments, if any. Any additional shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock will be distributed to Jacobs shareholders at the time of, or as soon as reasonably practicable following, the consummation of the Pro Forma Transactions.
The additional merger consideration may be issued at or after the closing, and the amount will be determined based on the extent to which the SpinCo Business meets certain operating profit targets in fiscal year 2024. For the purposes of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, the preliminary purchase price is calculated assuming that SpinCo and its shareholders will own 58.5% of Combined Co, therefore the actual amount of consideration transferred, inclusive of the additional merger consideration (if any), may be materially different. The consideration transferred was utilized in the estimated preliminary purchase price allocation and calculation of goodwill for inclusion in the pro forma financial statements.
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The estimated preliminary purchase price (in millions), calculated as of July 31, 2024 is as follows:
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Estimated fair value of Combined Cos Common Stock |
$ | 7,267 | ||
SpinCo Business minimal ownership of Combined Co |
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A 10% increase or decrease in the estimated preliminary purchase price paid will increase or decrease goodwill by approximately $426 million. Such variability in the estimated purchase price may materialize as a result of various factors, including (but not limited to):
| Trading price of Combined Cos common stock on the date of the effective time of the merger that results in the fair value of Combined Cos common stock that is different from the assumption reflected in the table above; |
| Less additional merger consideration received by Amentum Equityholder as a result of the SpinCo Business meeting certain operating profit targets in fiscal year 2024; and |
| Finalization of the analysis as to whether a portion of fair value of SpinCos equity-based compensation awards relates to precombination vesting and is therefore included in the estimated preliminary purchase price. |
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Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
The pro forma balance sheet has been adjusted to reflect the allocation of the estimated preliminary purchase price to identifiable assets to be acquired and liabilities to be assumed, with the excess recorded as goodwill. The final purchase price allocation may be different than that reflected in the pro forma estimated preliminary purchase price allocation presented herein, and these differences may be material. The purchase price allocation in these unaudited pro forma financial statements is based upon an estimated preliminary purchase price of approximately $4,300 million. This amount was derived based on comparable company multiple analysis, as described above and is subject to adjustment based on SpinCo Business working capital in accordance with the terms of the separation and distribution agreement. The following table provides a summary of the estimated preliminary purchase price allocation by major categories of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on Amentums managements preliminary estimate of their respective fair values (in millions):
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Total estimated preliminary purchase price |
$ | 4,265 | ||
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$ | 289 | ||
Accounts receivable |
1,074 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
37 | |||
Property and equipment |
71 | |||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
94 | |||
Equity method investments |
26 | |||
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1,810 | |||
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196 | |||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
224 | |||
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48 | |||
Other accrued liabilities |
132 | |||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
24 | |||
Long-term debt, net of current portion |
1,093 | |||
Operating lease liabilities |
70 | |||
Deferred tax liabilities |
358 | |||
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The purchase price allocation presented above has not been finalized as of the date of this information statement. The final determination of the allocation of the purchase price will be completed no later than 12 months following the effective time of the merger. The final determination of these estimated fair values, the
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assets useful lives and the depreciation and amortization methods are dependent upon certain valuations and other analyses that have not yet been completed, and as previously stated could differ materially from the amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the net assets acquired, as compared to the information shown herein, could change the portion of the purchase consideration allocable to goodwill and could impact the operating results of Combined Co following the merger due to differences in the allocation of the purchase consideration, as well as changes in the depreciation and amortization related to the acquired assets.
Balance Sheet
The pro forma adjustments reflect the effect of the merger on Amentums and the SpinCo Businesss historical consolidated and combined balance sheets as if the merger occurred on June 28, 2024.
Assets
A. | The adjustment to cash and cash equivalents represents the pre-closing cash contribution of $235 million from Amentum Equityholder to Amentum, as contemplated in the merger agreement. |
B. | The adjustment to operating lease right-of-use assets of $12 million represents the impact of the remeasurement of the SpinCo Businesss operating lease right-of-use asset in connection with the merger. |
C. | The adjustment to goodwill represents the elimination of the historical goodwill amount of $2,230 million and the recognition of estimated goodwill that would have been recorded if the merger occurred on June 28, 2024. We have preliminarily assigned the purchase price to the net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values at the closing date of the merger. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill as of June 28, 2024. The calculated value is preliminary and subject to change and could vary materially from the final purchase price assignment. |
D. | The adjustment to intangible assets, net reflects the removal of the historical intangible assets of the SpinCo Business of $276 million, and recognition of the fair value of the identifiable intangible assets of $1,810 million expected to be recognized in connection with the merger, consisting of the following (in millions): |
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E. | The pro forma adjustment to deferred tax liabilities represents the impact of the pro forma fair value adjustments to assets to be acquired and liabilities to be assumed. The estimated deferred tax effect of the pro forma adjustments was determined based on the financial statement reporting value and tax basis differences attributable to the identifiable intangible assets acquired and goodwill based on the estimated blended global statutory tax rate of Combined Co of approximately 24%. The estimates |
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surrounding the deferred income tax assets and liabilities are preliminary and are subject to change after the closing of the merger and based upon managements final determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired or assumed by jurisdiction. |
Additionally, a $76 million pro forma adjustment was recognized to release a valuation allowance historically recorded against Amentums disallowed interest carryforward, which is offset in members equity. Taking into consideration all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and pro forma results of the Combined Co operations, it is anticipated that the operations of the Combined Co support the realization of its deferred tax asset.
Liabilities
F. | The pro forma adjustment for accounts payable represents $34 million of estimated transaction-related costs to be incurred by Amentum which have not yet been reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements of Amentum. |
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(b) | Represents the pre-closing cash contribution of $235 million from Amentum Equityholder to Amentum, as contemplated in the merger agreement. |
Statements of Operations
The pro forma adjustments reflect the effect of the merger on Amentums and the SpinCo Businesss historical consolidated and combined statements of operations as if the merger occurred on October 1, 2022.
Expenses
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the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and year ended September 29, 2023, respectively. The amortization is based on expected discounted cash flows generated from each respective intangible asset. These preliminary estimates of fair value and estimated useful lives will likely differ from final amounts that Combined Co will calculate after completing a detailed valuation analysis and the difference could have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. |
An increase (decrease) of 10% in the estimated fair value allocated to intangible assets, net would result in an increase (decrease) in the nine-month pro forma amortization expense of $18 million, and an increase (decrease) in the 12-month pro forma amortization expense of $25 million.
I. | The pro forma adjustment to SG&A expenses reflects the adjustment for transaction-related costs of $34 million for the year ended September 29, 2023, resulting from estimated transaction-related costs that are not currently reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements of Amentum. |
J. | The pro forma adjustment reflects the incremental operating lease expense of $2 million and $2 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and for the year ended September 29, 2023, respectively due to the remeasurement of the operating lease right-of-use asset. |
K. | Reflects the income tax effect of pro forma adjustments using an estimated blended global statutory tax rate of approximately 24% based upon the jurisdictions in which the adjustments are expected to occur and a deferred tax benefit for the release of the valuation allowance in Amentums historical financial statements against the disallowed interest carryforward as a result of the deferred tax liabilities established related to the pro forma fair value adjustments. Of the $84 million adjustment for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, $32 million relates to the statutory tax rate and $52 million relates to the release of the valuation allowance. Of the $76 million adjustment for the year ended September 29, 2023, $53 million relates to the statutory tax rate and $23 million relates to the release of the valuation allowance. The total effective tax rate of Combined Co could be significantly different depending on the post-acquisition geographical mix of income and other factors. |
The assumptions and expectations relating to the respective cash and cash equivalents, long-term debt (including debt issuance costs) and interest expense of the SpinCo Business and Amentum on a pro forma basis are subject to change and could vary significantly from what is assumed herein, including based on the type, amount and timing of borrowings the SpinCo Business and Amentum determine to undertake in connection with the transactions and changes relative to assumed interest rates and debt issuance costs.
Note 6 Financing Adjustments
In connection with the Pro Forma Transactions, the escrow issuer priced the Amentum notes in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, which notes offering closed on August 13, 2024. SpinCo and Amentum have also syndicated and, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Pro Forma Transactions, SpinCo expects to enter into, the new Amentum credit agreement providing for a first lien term facility of approximately $3,750 million maturing 2031 (inclusive of the SpinCo term facility, as described herein) (the new Amentum term facility below). The new Amentum credit agreement is also expected to include a first lien revolving facility of approximately $850 million maturing 2029 (the new Amentum revolving credit facility below). SpinCo also expects to enter into the new SpinCo credit agreement solely to document the SpinCo term facility thereunder (as further discussed in Note 4 above), approximately $1,000 million of the proceeds of which are expected to be used to fund the distribution of the SpinCo cash payment to Jacobs. Upon closing of the transactions, the new SpinCo credit agreement is expected to be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the new Amentum credit agreement and the SpinCo term facility is expected to become part of the first lien term loan facility under the new Amentum credit agreement. The net proceeds of the Amentum notes and the new Amentum term facility under the new Amentum credit agreement (not including the proceeds of the SpinCo term facility) would be used (i) to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings under the existing Amentum credit facilities (the historical Amentum debt below) and to pay
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related fees and expenses, which would result in the repayment in full and termination of the existing Amentum credit facilities and (ii) in the case of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes.
The pro forma adjustments relating to the new Amentum credit facilities (inclusive of the SpinCo term facility), the new Amentum revolving credit facility and the Amentum notes (collectively, the New Debt) are further described below. For additional information on the financing, see section entitled Description of Material Indebtedness in this information statement.
Balance Sheet
A. | Adjustments to cash and cash equivalents consists of the following (in millions): |
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Statement of Operations
E. | The adjustment to interest expense represents an estimate of interest expense calculated using the effective interest method plus related debt issuance costs on the New Debt. The adjustment to interest expense is calculated using a fixed interest rate of 7.25% for the Amentum notes. The adjustment to interest expense for the new Amentum term facility is calculated using a historical average of fixed swap rates plus a spread of 2.25% for the portion of the facility that falls under Amentums existing interest rate swap arrangements and an interest rate of SOFR on July 31, 2024, of 5.361% plus a spread of 2.25% for the remaining portion of the Amentum term facility. Adjustments to Interest expense, net represents the following (in millions): |
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F. | Adjustments (in millions) to recognize the income tax impacts of the pro forma adjustments using a U.S. federal and state statutory tax rate of 24%. This rate may vary from the effective tax rates of the businesses. |
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Note 7 Earnings per Share
Pro forma basic and diluted (loss) income per share and pro forma weighted-average basic and diluted shares outstanding for the year ended September 29, 2023, and for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, reflect the estimated number of shares of common stock that may be outstanding upon completion of the merger between the SpinCo Business and Amentum. For this purpose, the estimated number of shares of SpinCo common stock outstanding upon completion of the merger is estimated to be 243,293,457 shares of SpinCo common stock, which includes 124,079,663 shares of SpinCo common stock expected to be distributed to current Jacobs shareholders, 18,247,009 shares of SpinCo common stock expected to be retained by Jacobs, 90,018,579 shares of SpinCo common stock expected to be issued in the merger to Amentum Equityholder and certain current and former members of Amentum management and 10,948,206 shares of SpinCo common stock expected to represent additional merger consideration. The actual number of our shares of common stock outstanding following the closing of the Pro Forma Transactions may be different and will not be finally determined until [ ], 2024, the record date for the distribution.
The unaudited pro forma basic (loss) income per common share and pro forma weighted-average basic shares outstanding give effect to the portion of the unvested Jacobs RSUs held by SpinCo employees or non-employee directors of Jacobs that will transfer to SpinCo that, as described above, will vest and be settled in shares of Jacobs common stock shortly prior to the record date for the distribution.
The unaudited pro forma diluted (loss) income per common share and pro forma weighted-average diluted shares outstanding exclude effects to the potential dilution from shares of common stock related to Jacobs RSUs
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that will convert into SpinCo RSUs at the distribution, as described above, as the effect is not material. Amentum does not have any outstanding equity-based awards that would be entitled to the issuance of any additional shares of Combined Co common stock in connection with the transactions. The unaudited pro forma diluted (loss) income per common share is therefore equivalent to the unaudited pro forma basic (loss) income per common share.
Basic and diluted (loss) income per share were calculated by dividing the pro forma adjusted net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders by the pro forma weighted-average shares outstanding.
The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma net (loss) income per common share for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and for the year ended September 29, 2023, as if the Pro Forma Transactions occurred on October 1, 2022 (in millions, except for share and per share amounts):
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SPINCO BUSINESS
Overview
The SpinCo Business provides a full spectrum of solutions for customers to address evolving challenges in the areas of space exploration, national security and defense, cybersecurity and intelligence, digital transformation and modernization, intelligent infrastructure and asset management, the clean energy transition, environmental remediation, and advanced telecommunications.
The SpinCo Businesss core capabilities span a broad array of engineering, technical, and consulting services, including systems engineering and integration services; software development and application integration services and consulting; enterprise level IT operations and mission IT services; engineering, design, development, delivery, and integration of specialized technical facilities and systems; testing and mission integration; enterprise operations and maintenance; program management; research, development, test and evaluation services; specialized training and mission operations; expertise across the full lifecycle of nuclear energy; innovation, development and deployment of next-generation technologies, software and data as a service, data analytics and cybersecurity and intelligence solutions; and other highly technical consulting solutions.
With approximately $5.5 billion in fiscal year 2023 revenue and over 18,000 employees, we are a scaled global services provider leveraging our deep experience to support U.S. federal government, international governments, and commercial customers in the defense, aerospace, energy, intelligence, automotive, and telecommunications sectors, helping our customers to develop lasting solutions in the communities where we live and work. We take a partnership approach with our customers, serving as a trusted and close partner and advisor in completing their most critical missions.
History
The SpinCo Business has a long heritage of providing differentiated services to the government and commercial services sectors. Since the 1950s, the SpinCo Business and its predecessor companies served vital roles in innovative projects including the design, development, operations, and maintenance of first-of-their kind aerodynamic test facilities for the United States Air Force (USAF); supporting the development of NASA test facilities needed for the Apollo Program; designing the launch complex for the Space Shuttle; and supporting the next generation of human space exploration as a prime contractor for NASAs Artemis mission. SpinCo has also supported the clean energy transition, playing a key role in the development of each of the existing nuclear power stations in the U.K. and in the remediation of complex nuclear sites across the U.S. and U.K. Along the way, the SpinCo Business has grown through organic investment and selective acquisitions to ensure it has had and will continue to have the comprehensive strategic capabilities to meet customers evolving needs.
As reported in fiscal year 2022, the SpinCo Business consists of the CMS Business, not including the Jacobs Software Engineering Center and BlackLynx businesses. Beginning in fiscal year 2023, Jacobs began reporting results for the C&I Business, which were previously reported as part of the fiscal year 2022 Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions operating segment, under the DVS operating segment, which includes other businesses in addition to those historically a part of the SpinCo Business. Despite the recent reorganization of reportable segments, the SpinCo Business has historically operated and continues to operate as an integrated entity with a shared functional support center and the audited financial statements for the SpinCo Business in this information statement pertains to the CMS Business as reported in 2022, excluding the Jacobs Software Engineering Center and BlackLynx businesses. Our parent company, Jacobs, was founded in 1947 and was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in 1987.
Our Competitive Strengths
Significant Scale with Recurring, Diverse Contract Base: We are a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that are essential for our customers success on their most complex and challenging enterprise
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programs. Our highly technical and comprehensive suite of capabilities are strategically aligned to capitalize on megatrends such as energy transition, advanced nuclear modernization, space exploration, digital transformation, cybersecurity, advanced robotics, and artificial intelligence. We have a stable and predictable revenue base that is underpinned by an extensive backlog of long-term mission-centric contracts that span multiple sectors and geographies. As of September 29, 2023, we had a backlog of approximately $20.7 billion, along with a robust pipeline.
Long-Term Trusted Partner with Proven Track Record of Performance and Safety: We are a top contractor to major government agencies with deep relationships going back decades, including an approximately 70-year relationship with the DOD, approximately 60-year relationships with NASA and the U.K. MOD, and approximately 25-year relationships with the DOE and the Australian DOD. These long-term relationships reflect our project execution excellence and customer satisfaction, which have led to industry-leading Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System scores. Safety is also a key pillar of our culture, resulting in a low total recordable incident rate in each of the past three years.
Complementary and Synergistic Breadth of Service Capabilities: We drive compounding success through our Virtuous Cycle of capabilities, where each project expands our suite of technical capabilities, thereby helping us win and retain additional engagements with existing and new customers, including long-term engagements supporting U.S. federal government customers most critical missions. We utilize our knowledge base and delivery expertise developed over decades to drive continuous development of next-generation technologies and seek to deploy these differentiated capabilities with customers in higher-margin, discrete opportunities.
Efficient Cost Structure: Our cost structure enables differentiated bidding on key customer contracts, driven by our technical know-how and operational expertise. Our efficient cost structure enables us to strategically target fixed-price contract opportunities with higher margin potential including profitable execution on select fixed-price components of larger U.S. federal government enterprise contracts, and our fixed-price project portfolio has been refined based on a long track record driving increased operating leverage and margin expansion.
Talented workforce with deep domain, technical and scientific expertise: We have a team of talented and passionate professionals who possess industry-recognized engineering, scientific and technical expertise, which they deploy in many of the worlds most critical missions with a successful track record. Our employees are committed to our customers missions and energized to create long-term value for our customers and our company. Our leadership team promotes an uncompromising commitment to support our customers missions in a partnered approach, earning trust for the company. Our employees are deeply embedded in our customer missions in positions of trust, as more than 50% of our U.S. employees have a security clearance.
Our Strategy for Growth
Expand offerings within existing relationships: We leverage our long-standing relationships and proven track record of execution with space, defense, energy and commercial customers as a foundation to increase our wallet share of individual customer expenditure. Additionally, we identify opportunities to leverage advanced technologies and solutions from adjacent business areas to sustain increasing value delivery for each customer over time. Following the transactions, as an independent organization, the SpinCo Business expects to sell more of our differentiated capabilities to our existing customers to take advantage of secular growth trends in the space, hypersonics, cybersecurity and intelligence, nuclear energy, and telecommunications sectors.
Focus investments in expanding capabilities: Our business is anchored in market-leading engineering, scientific and technology know-how, and our separation as an independent organization will facilitate improved deployment of our investments to further enhance these strengths. Our strategic planning process includes focused allocation of resources through centralized decision-making functions and streamlining processes to evaluate investment returns, and the transactions will enable a more strategic focus on our specific business as opposed to the SpinCo Businesss current role within a larger and more diverse corporation.
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Pursue new customers: As an independent organization, we will target expanded business opportunities with customers through increased focus of investments and management. We have a broad repository of capabilities and service offerings that are transferrable to other government customers that are currently underserved and where we currently have limited penetration or historical contracts. For example, we can leverage our knowledge of digital engineering and IT and operational technology convergence to government customers in this market that are underserved by us, such as the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps and Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) as well as federal civilian agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In addition, the commercial space and renewable power sectors represent attractive addressable opportunities in which we are focusing our efforts to provide more of our capabilities to new customers in these nascent markets. Furthermore, we see emerging opportunities in the commercial economy for advanced cybersecurity and data analytics solutions, and our existing business operations in support of the commercial telecommunications and automotive industries will benefit our entry into these opportunities.
Multi-speed, relationship-based sales approach: Our business has the strength and stability of large, multi-year enterprise contracts that drive consistent and contracted cash flow. However, we also have a sales engine that allows us to successfully bid and win more short cycle and IDIQ contracts. We call this approach multi-speed as we tailor our time and resources to the nature of the opportunity and it has been proven to be effective in expanding our penetration of smaller, shorter-term contracts that are additive to revenue and profitability. Our approach is divided into three tiers based on the sales cycle and nature of the customer relationship:
| +5 years: On our current enterprise contracts with existing customers, we engage in proactive dialogue regarding successor programs well in advance of bid submissions. This is a critical foundation of our sales approach that not only positions us for key recompete opportunities, but also allows on-contract growth for existing mission-critical programs. Our proactive and collaborative approach includes discussions with our customers involving both our sales and operations teams to explore how best to manage and navigate change, adopt new, innovative and value-add solutions, and offer input on how our customers can best design procurement programs to achieve their mission. |
| +2 years: On new enterprise contracts with existing customers or new customer relationships, we engage in proactive dialogue in advance of bid submissions. We identify and pursue new opportunities where we are favorably positioned and we have a proven process for developing highly-tailored solutions based on customer needs that we articulate in compelling proposal offerings. |
| <1 year: On short-cycle, large volume opportunities, principally IDIQ contracts, we mobilize, respond, and win bids and task orders quickly. We have integrated sales and operational functions to develop and propose solutions to meet rapid procurement cadence. |
Strategic pipeline development and our multi-speed sales model allow us to achieve growth across various sectors. We also invest in expanding our capacity and enhancing our relationship-based sales skills, which enable us to win more customers and offer better value propositions. We invest in and maintain a high level of collaboration between our operations and sales teams, which helps us retain our long-term contracts and ensure that we are integrating appropriate technology advances into our sales process. Our pipeline, which consists of both enterprise and IDIQ contracts, represents long-term margin upside.
Our Core Capabilities
Across our various geographies and customers, we organize our capabilities across seven primary types of services:
Complex, large-scale critical mission and enterprise-wide programs: We specialize in delivering long-term, large-scale mission-critical contracts that typically range from $100 million to over $300 million of revenue per year. These enterprise contracts typically have a broad scope and involve both high-tech/specialty areas requiring novel R&D, system integration, intelligent asset management and mission innovation, as well as infrastructure solutions.
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As one of NASAs leading services providers, we deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions of full lifecycle aerospace capabilities, including design, base, mission and launch operations, sustaining capital maintenance, secure and intelligent asset management, and development, modification and testing processes for fixed assets.
We partner with the MDA to handle their needs in the area of missile defense, supporting research and development, system-level test and evaluation and operational training. We provide 24/7 support to MDAs integration and operation center, including enterprise solutions to support concurrent tests, training and operations for flight and ground test systems, hardware-in-the-loop tests, execution and control, as well as war games. We also provide the MDA with IT, cybersecurity and telecommunication solutions.
Development and delivery of innovative, next-generation cloud, cyber, and data technologies: We are a leader in advancing next-gen capabilities in digital, cyber, and intelligence. Our services include development, security, and operations, full lifecycle software development, agile software development, cloud services, application transformation, data analytics and business intelligence, identity intelligence and counterintelligence, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and a full suite of cybersecurity operations. We deliver and implement next generation solutions into two different types of military and intelligence operations, multi-domain and joint all domain operations, for mission-critical government agency customers spanning the Intelligence Community, defense and federal civilian end markets. Our cyber service offerings focus on information environment that includes assets such as networks, technology, infrastructure, and data. Our intelligence service offerings focus on all-source intelligence, counter-terrorism, space resiliency, and open source and social media analysis. We are at the forefront of wide-ranging cyber, digital services and modern software engineering that support geospatial intelligence for accessing and delivering digital intelligence and collection automation.
Advanced Engineering & Science: We deliver solutions for our customers most demanding and emerging missions in the fields of robotics, hypersonics, fusion energy, hydrogen fuel, chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear remediation, propulsion, cryogenics, and aerodynamics. Our services include engineering, design and software development, light fabrication, facility and system integration, R&D and science operations, as well as complete sustainment solutions for these unique assets.
At the Marshall Space Flight Center, our propulsion engineers helped develop and test NASAs first full-scale rotating detonation rocket engine. This produces more power while using less fuel and has the potential to power both human landers and interplanetary vehicles to deep space destinations.
We are also a leader in space payload development and launch, bringing more than 25 years of airborne and terrestrial radio frequency, synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication payload hardware and processing expertise. We are developing and demonstrating a suite of space and airborne radar systems hardware and software planning and processing tools for ground, air and space intelligence.
In our clean energy end market, we support the worlds most advanced fusion projects. Since our partnership with the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) in the 1980s with work on the Joint European Torus project, we have remained at the forefront of design and engineering supporting the commercialization of fusion power. We are the delivering organization for UKAEAs CHIMERA, a world-first machine for testing fusion energy components, and we have collaborated with International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, an international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject, from its inception to the present day, providing engineering integration, project delivery and management.
RDT&E: We provide new product and solution R&D engineering, testing and evaluation services for recognized customers in the defense, aerospace, clean energy, and commercial end markets. This includes diverse capabilities such as: the design, delivery, and operation of military ranges and advanced test facilities (including many of the leading R&D and test facilities in the critical areas of supersonics and hypersonics,
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atmospheric re-entry, nuclear fusion, motorsports, electric vehicles, and other areas of particle physics and material science), payload integration and processing for aeronautics and space exploration applications, development, testing and servicing and testing of flight hardware and, propulsion systems (both air-breathing and rocket engines), and thermal protection systems development and International Space Station research in support of the NASA mission.
Our expertise around the development of R&D testing facilities has been built over decades primarily through our partnerships with USAF and NASA. Since 1998, we have supported NASA Ames Research Center by providing design, development, testing, operations, and maintenance services for aerospace test facilities including wind tunnels, high-enthalpy, and high-speed Arc Jet test facilities. We leverage this experience to provide wind tunnel services to government agencies and commercial customers in the aerospace, automotive, freight trucking, and motorsports sectors.
IT systems support and digital engineering and modernization: We also provide lifecycle IT services as a mission partner, including both enterprise IT and mission IT with embedded digital transformation upgrades. Our services include network engineering, platform engineering, unified communications engineering, infrastructure optimization, intelligent asset management, and managed services migration. We also provide extensive digital engineering capabilities (digital twin and model-based systems engineering) in support of advanced government missions, including the development of next-generation space architectures and capabilities and the creation of virtual environments that enable advanced simulation techniques to evaluate the performance efficacy of future systems.
Intelligent Asset Management: We provide lifecycle sustainment and intelligent asset management solutions for our customers legacy system and equipment maintenance needs, in scientific research and teaching centers, advanced research laboratories, mission critical facilities and commercial automotive and aerospace test facilities.
For example, at the NASA Langley Research Center, we deployed technologies to enable real-time monitoring and analytics of critical assets, improving efficiency, reliability, and availability. In our work with the NDA, we are leading the digital transformation of their asset management function and digital capabilities to connect people to data across 17 sites.
Full lifecycle nuclear generation, operations management, and remediation services: Closely collaborating with regulators, developers, governments and utilities, we are uniquely positioned to provide design, operations management, decommissioning and regeneration solutions for nuclear power installations, building upon extensive experience with large, remediation projects in North America and our unique résumé and relationships with the U.K. government. We have leading technical and scientific expertise, with over 6,000 specialists, including international technical leaders in their field.
We helped design the first and second generation nuclear power plants in the U.K., and we are working with new nuclear nations, such as Poland and the United Arab Emirates, on developing their first ever programs to expand nuclear energy. We continue to remain at the forefront of advanced science and technology, engaging with developers of AMRs, SMRs and micro-modular reactors. Our work on these next generation reactors includes designing reactor cores and containment, steam generators, control and instrumentation, refueling systems, and providing materials and chemistry and scientific expertise.
In addition to design, we help extend the operation of complex nuclear assets beyond original design life. Our leading capabilities in the management of aging and obsolescence allows us to design cost-effective solutions to improve operability, generation, and ultimately extend plant life.
We have decades of experience in remediation of nuclear assets, drawing from our work at the worlds most complex nuclear sites. At Fukushima, we supported Tokyo Electric Power Company with program and project management services, including long-term decommissioning planning and waste management strategy.
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At the Hanford site in Washington, in partnership with the DOEs Office of Environmental Management, we treated more than 12 billion gallons of groundwater between 2015 and 2020.
Our Market Opportunities
Our opportunities are based on the alignment of our core capabilities with trends affecting our customers most critical priorities in the Space, Defense, Intelligence, Energy and Commercial end markets in the United States and other key allied nations, including the U.K. and Australia.
Space. Our Space end market comprises the defense space market, including NASA and the USAF, which is benefiting from an expanding budget, along with an emerging commercial space market where we are able to leverage our existing relationships and offer extensive experience with design, construction and operation of rocket engine test facilities and space launch infrastructure. Our largest customer in this market, NASA, has a 2025 budget request of $25 billion based on prioritization of the Artemis I launch, the goal to return to the moon by 2025, and growth in the defense space segment (e.g., our Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment and Space Support Contract II and Integrated Research Development for Enterprise Solutions contracts). Together, NASA and the USSF represent a combined approximately $55 billion fiscal year 2025 request. Our core capabilities of launch support, digital modernization, on-orbit operations, program management, systems engineering, and R&D are well-aligned to key priorities of NASA, USSF and DOD. In fiscal year 2023, our Space end market represented approximately 18% of our total revenue.
Defense. Our Defense end market focuses on unmanned aircraft, hypersonic systems and specialized RDT&E facilities where we leverage our extensive experience designing high-tech R&D facilities, and can take advantage of expansive growth due to evolving peer threats. We have an established and respected presence in all three AUKUS nations (Australia, United Kingdom, United States), delivering a broad range of work for the sovereign defense departments, including support for both nuclear (U.S. and U.K.) and conventional (Australia) submarines. The U.S. Defense budget is $841 billion in fiscal year 2024, representing 7% annual growth over the past two years, and the DODs budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 is $850 billion, including a commitment to invest $143 billion in RDT&E. Global geopolitics have driven increasing defense spending in both Australia and the U.K., which has 2024 budgets of AU$52 billion and £57 billion, respectively. We see additional market opportunity via further geographic expansion in locations such as the Middle East and Asia. In addition, the capabilities of unmanned aircraft and hypersonics are vastly expanding, leading to increased demand and impacting both offensive and defensive spending priorities among our customers and driving next generation solutions such as C5ISR and advanced aeronautical and aerothermal testing, respectively. In fiscal year 2023, our Defense end market represented approximately 31% of our total revenue.
Intelligence. Our Intelligence end market focuses on providing cybersecurity services and support to the Intelligence Community, where we believe we are well-positioned to capture a large and growing opportunity, as customers increase efforts to immediately respond to cyber threats, reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities and ensure information superiority. In fact, the U.S. fiscal year 2025 budget request includes $73 billion for NIP and $28 billion for MIP, totaling approximately $102 billion. Cybersecurity and intelligence are mission critical to U.S. national security as cybersecurity threats continue to increase in both volume and sophistication. Not only has global connectivity and the rise of social media led to an explosion in the amount of available and exploitable data, but aggressive nation state and non-state actor cyber activity has also been on the rise. In fiscal year 2023, our Intelligence end market represented approximately 10% of our total revenue.
Energy. Our Energy end market focuses on environmental remediation and clean energy solutions. Trends impacting this end market include the continued environmental remediation of legacy government sites and research and development of fission and fusion energy technologies to accelerate the global energy transition. We combine strong customer relationships and our capabilities across the nuclear energy lifecycle, including consulting, testing, and science and engineering capabilities, such as technology development applications to serve our customers. Our customers have decades-long initiatives to manage and upgrade existing energy infrastructure, develop SMRs and AMRs, and decommission and remediate end-of-life assets. The U.S. fiscal
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year 2025 budget request for the DOE is $51 billion, supporting cutting-edge research at DOEs 17 National Laboratories and universities. Of that budget request, approximately $9 billion is budgeted towards Environmental Management (EM). The budget also prioritizes the Departments environmental cleanup and disposal liabilities of $520 billion as well as increased spending on clean energy, including approximately $3 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In fiscal year 2023, our Energy end market represented approximately 29% of our total revenue.
Commercial. Our Commercial end market focuses on delivery of our specialized services to commercial (non-government) customers, including telecommunications infrastructure build-out from 4G to 5G cellular technology, testing and evaluation, wind tunnel design, R&D facility support, and advanced RDT&E services supporting global electric vehicle growth. Like our government services customers, our commercial customers are seeking ways to modernize capabilities, reduce maintenance costs and enable advanced product development with advanced research and development systems and facilities. In fiscal year 2023, our Commercial end market represented approximately 11% of our total revenue.
Longstanding Relationships with Industry and Customers
We have strong and long-standing relationships with our customers, including over 60 years with NASA, over 25 years with the DOE and over 60 years supporting the U.K. nuclear power fleet. Other customers include the DOD, the U.S. military, the U.S. Intelligence Community, the U.K. MOD, the NDA and the Australian DOD, as well as private sector customers, mainly in the aerospace, automotive, motorsports, energy and telecom sectors.
The U.S. federal government is the worlds largest buyer of engineering and technology services, and in fiscal year 2023, approximately 74% of our revenue was earned from serving multiple agencies and departments. Our largest customers include the DOD, NASA and the DOE.
We serve as the prime contractor on 82% of our work globally and on 90% of our work in the U.S. Our unique capabilities, proprietary processes and tools developed over decades-long support of our customers missions and mission-centric focus make it difficult for our competitors to displace us.
Contracts
We generate revenues under several types of contract pricing structures, including the following:
| Cost-reimbursable contracts provide for reimbursement of our direct contract costs and allocable indirect costs, plus a fee (contract profit). Some of our cost-reimbursement contracts have award fee or incentive fee components, which are awarded, subject to the attainment of pre-specified thresholds, such as targets for factors like cost, quality, schedule, and performance, that are stipulated in each contract. |
| T&M contracts typically provide for negotiated fixed hourly rates for specified categories of direct labor plus reimbursement of other direct costs. On T&M contracts, we assume the risk of providing appropriately qualified staff to perform these contracts at the hourly rates set forth in the contracts over their period of performance. |
| Fixed-price contracts provide for a predetermined price for specific solutions. These contracts offer us potential increased profits if we can complete the work at lower costs than planned. |
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The following tables set forth the percentages of revenues represented by these types of contracts for the three months and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and each of the last three fiscal years:
For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Cost-reimbursable |
64 | % | 63 | % | 64 | % | 64 | % | ||||||||
Time-and-materials |
14 | % | 14 | % | 14 | % | 15 | % | ||||||||
Fixed-price |
22 | % | 23 | % | 22 | % | 21 | % |
For the Fiscal Years Ended | ||||||||||||
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Cost-reimbursable |
68 | % | 63 | % | 65 | % | ||||||
Time-and-materials |
14 | % | 17 | % | 17 | % | ||||||
Fixed-price |
18 | % | 20 | % | 18 | % |
Additionally, the predominant contracting methods through which U.S. federal government agencies procure services and solutions include the following:
| Single Award Contracts. Services and solutions procured through single award contracts specify the scope of work that will be delivered and identify the contractor that will provide the specified services. When an agency has a requirement, interested contractors are solicited, qualified and then provided with a request for proposal. |
| Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts. IDIQ contracts are used to obtain commitments from contractors to provide certain services or solutions on pre-established terms and conditions. The U.S. federal government then issues task orders under the IDIQ contracts to purchase the specific services or solutions it needs. IDIQ contracts are awarded to one or more contractors following a competitive procurement process. Under a single award IDIQ contract, all task orders under that contract are awarded to one pre-selected contractor. Under a multi-award IDIQ contract, task orders can be awarded to any of the preselected contractors, which can result in further limited competition for the award of task orders. Multi-award IDIQ contracts that are open for any government agency to use for the procurement of services are commonly referred to as government-wide acquisition contracts. |
Competitive Landscape
We compete against well-established corporations as well as smaller, more specialized companies to provide services to government and private sector customers both in the U.S. and globally.
We compete with U.S. federal government service focused providers such as Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI, SAIC, Peraton and KBR. In our U.K. defense market, our competitors include Babcock International, BAE Systems, Mott MacDonald, Mace Group QinetiQ and Atkins. In our Australian defense market, our competitors include KBR, Nova Systems and Downer Group.
Our competition also includes large defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Boeing and General Dynamics. Across our space, defense, and energy end markets, we compete with large diversified engineering and program management service providers, including Parsons and Fluor. Specifically in our U.S. energy segment, we regularly compete with BWX Technologies, Fluor, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, Bechtel and Westinghouse Electric. In the U.K. energy market, our competitors include Assystem, Orano and Cavendish. In addition, we face competition from small businesses because of existing policies designed to protect and encourage competition for government contracts by small businesses and businesses owned by under-represented minorities.
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Human Capital Management
As of September 29, 2023, the SpinCo Business had a talent force of more than 18,000 people worldwide. These personnel are assigned in all 50 U.S. states and 12 other countries. Over 50% of the SpinCo Businesss global employees have a security clearance.
The SpinCo Businesss people and culture are fundamental to what truly makes our business special. Authentic leadership and a commitment to living our core values every day create a culture of trust, respect and empowerment across our business to help us deliver the best outcomes for all our stakeholders. Together, we deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow. Our strategy further connects our people to our purpose and helps us continue to evolve our culture to support, empower and enable our talent to thrive.
Attracting, Engaging, and Developing our Workforce
Our success is dependent on our ability to hire, retain, engage and leverage highly qualified employees, across the full spectrum of technical, professional, scientific, and consulting disciplines. By fostering learning and unlocking career opportunities for our people, we attract and retain the best talent to deliver for our customers and fuel long-term growth. Our global learning and development resources help our talent grow and develop their careers while also sharing expertise and specialized skills. Our people can pursue different careers and lifelong professional opportunities. We promote and foster agile careers enabling employees to develop new skills and accelerate learning in different areas of our business.
Focus on Inclusion and Diversity
Our approach is to live inclusion every day and enable broad-based diversity and equity globally. Integral to our strategy and how our culture continues to evolve, our approach supports a workplace where our people are curious, embrace different perspectives and harness new ideas to bring the innovative, extraordinary solutions customers demand from us. We know that if our people feel connected and valued and that they belong, then there is no limit to who they can be and what we can achieve together. Our people can collaborate and drive pivotal initiatives within our organization that directly impact our customers and create a workplace where everyone thrives. We tackle topics that are important to our employees such as equality, conscious inclusion and allyship. While providing training and resources to our people is important, equally effective are the regular authentic and courageous conversations our grassroots employee networks are creating around these topics.
Tangible leadership commitment and accountability helps drive our culture. Our leaders play an important role in our commitment to inclusion by making sure that broad-based-diversity is reflected in their actions, their teams and the way we operate. Our leaders are encouraged to mentor junior members of staff, including those who have a different background/lived experience from themselves. This framework supports our inclusion and diversity priorities, such as recruiting, developing and retaining outstanding veteran talent, advancing the rights of LGBTQ+ people and creating an environment where people living with disabilities participate fully and meaningfullyand ensures that we are propelling a new generation of visionary thinkers throughout our company.
We will continue to focus on inclusion, belonging and diversity by:
| Striving to create a more gender-balanced and a more racially/ethnically diverse workforce around the globe to more closely reflect the labor markets and communities in which we live and serve; |
| Amplifying our culture of belonging and helping all employees see the various communities they can engage with so that everyone has a sense of belonging; |
| Following through on our priority areas; |
| Identifying, developing and promoting allies across the SpinCo Business; and |
| Increase overall diversification of our supply chain to improve our impact. |
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Our Employees Wellbeing and Resilience
We also believe in a comprehensive approach to our employees resilience that covers physical, emotional, financial, and social dimensions. Our programs, tools and benefits prioritize our people, equipping them with the resources and support they need to excel in all aspects of life. Our new global financial counseling benefit is designed to help our employees manage their finances confidently and be financially resilient, both in the present and the future. Additionally, we provide inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits for all paths to parenthood. We have also expanded our parental leave policies in the U.S. to further support our growing families.
Organizationally, as global challenges to our security, wellbeing and ability to operate evolve, we stay focused on managing risks effectively and building our resilience by leveraging our culture to deliver the best outcomes for our people, the environment, and our company. Our safety program continues to drive a safer, more secure, healthier, and more resilient future for our organization, our communities, and the environment. The physical resilience of our employees at work is demonstrated though our commitment to safety excellence with another year of zero employee fatalities at work.
Intellectual Property
Our services and solutions are not generally dependent upon patent protection, although we selectively seek certain patent protections.
For our work under U.S. federal government funded contracts and subcontracts, the U.S. federal government obtains certain rights to data, software and related information or intellectual property developed under such contracts or subcontracts. These rights may allow the U.S. federal government to disclose or license such data, software and related information or intellectual property to third parties.
Seasonality
Our business may experience seasonality due to the U.S. federal governments fiscal year ending on September 30 of each year. It is not uncommon for U.S. federal government agencies to award extra task orders or complete other contract actions in the weeks before the end of its fiscal year in order to avoid the loss of unexpended fiscal year funds.
Environmental Matters
From the way we operate our business, to the sustainability solutions we co-create with our customers and other organizations, we look for ways to make a positive environmental, societal and economic impact for our people, businesses, governments and communities around the world. As an industry-leading environmental company, the protection of the environment is an inherent consideration in all the work we do. Across all our projects, our strong environmental business unit provides a distinct advantage through a network of hundreds of environmental experts.
Our approach is to integrate sustainability throughout our operations and customer solutionsplanning beyond today for a more sustainable future for everyone, in alignment with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have identified six core SDGs that are most significant to our business, including SDG 7Affordable and Clean Energy, SDGs 14 and 15Life Below Water and Life on Land. Additionally, we remain committed to contribute toward all 17 of the UN SDGs.
Our operations are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations. In addition, our operations may become subject to future laws and regulations, including those related to climate change and environmental sustainability. See the Risk Factors section for additional information. Although we do not currently anticipate that the costs of complying with, or the liabilities associated with, environmental laws will materially and adversely affect us, we could incur unanticipated material environmental costs or liabilities in the future.
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Regulatory Matters
As a U.S. federal government contractor, our business is heavily regulated and, as a result, its need for compliance awareness and business and employee support is significant. Specifically, our industry is governed by various laws and regulations, including but not limited to laws and regulations relating to: the formation, administration, and performance of contracts; the security and control of information and information systems; international trade compliance; human trafficking; and the mandatory disclosure of credible evidence of a violation of certain criminal laws, receipt of significant overpayments, or violations of the civil False Claims Act.
In addition, U.S. federal government contractors are generally subject to other federal and state laws and regulations relating to the award, administration and performance of U.S. federal government and other contracts. These regulations set forth policies, procedures and requirements for the acquisition of goods and services by the U.S. federal government and impose a broad range of requirements, many of which are unique to government contracting and include procurement, import and export, security, contract termination and adjustment, and audit requirements. These laws and regulations impose specific cost accounting practices that may increase accounting and internal control costs associated with compliance with government standards. These regulations include:
| the FAR, agency supplements to the FAR, and related regulations, which regulate the formation, administration, and performance of U.S. federal government contracts; |
| the civil False Claims Act, which allows the government and whistleblowers filing on behalf of the government to pursue treble damages, civil penalties, and sanctions for the provision of false or fraudulent claims to the U.S. federal government. |
| the Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of cost and pricing data in connection with the negotiation of certain contracts, modifications, or task orders; |
| the Procurement Integrity Act, which regulates access to competitor bid and proposal information, as well as certain internal government procurement sensitive information. In addition, this act regulates our ability to provide compensation to certain former government procurement officials; |
| laws and regulations restricting the ability of a contractor to provide gifts or gratuities to employees of the U.S. federal government; |
| post-government employment laws and regulations, which restrict the ability of a contractor to recruit and hire current employees of the U.S. federal government and deploy former employees of the U.S. federal government; |
| laws, regulations, and executive orders restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes or determined to be controlled unclassified information or for official use only; |
| laws and regulations relating to the export of certain products, services, and technical data, including requirements regarding any applicable licensing of our employees involved in such work; |
| laws, regulations, and executive orders regulating the handling, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information in the course of performing a U.S. federal government contract; |
| laws, regulations, and executive orders governing organizational conflicts of interest that may prevent us from bidding for or restrict its ability to compete for certain U.S. federal government contracts because of the work that we currently perform for the U.S. federal government; |
| laws, regulations, and executive orders that mandate compliance with requirements to protect the government from risks related to our supply chain; |
| laws, regulations, and mandatory contract provisions providing protections to employees or subcontractors seeking to report alleged fraud, waste, and abuse related to a government contract; |
| the Contractor Business Systems Rule, which authorizes DOD agencies to withhold a portion of our payments if we are determined to have a significant deficiency in any of our accounting, cost estimating, purchasing, earned value management, material management and accounting, or property management systems; and |
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| the Cost Accounting Standards and Cost Principles, which impose accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based U.S. federal government contracts and require consistency of accounting practices over time. |
The U.S. federal government may revise its procurement practices or adopt new contract rules and regulations at any time. Our compliance with these regulations is monitored by the DCMA and the DCAA.
We are also subject to oversight by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for federal contract and affirmative action compliance, including the following areas: affirmative action plans; applicant tracking; compliance training; customized affirmative action databases and forms; glass ceiling and compensation audits; desk and on-site audits; conciliation agreements; disability accessibility for applicants and employees; diversity initiatives; Equal Employment Opportunity compliance; employment eligibility verification; internal affirmative action audits; internet recruiting and hiring processes; OFCCP administrative enforcement actions; record-keeping requirements; and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
In general, we are subject to and affected by laws and regulations of U.S. federal, state and local governmental authorities, as well as the laws and regulations of other countries and international bodies such as the United Kingdom and the European Union, including data privacy and security, employment and labor relations, immigration, taxation, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, import-export controls, trade restrictions, occupational health and safety, internal and disclosure control obligations, securities regulation, anti-competition and a variety of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. For example, our global operations require importing and exporting goods and technology across international borders which requires compliance with both export regulatory laws and ITAR. For more information on applicable legal and regulatory regimes, see the section entitled Risk Factors.
Properties
Our properties consist primarily of office space within general, commercial office buildings located in major cities primarily in the following countries: United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. We also lease smaller offices located in certain other countries. Such space is used for operations (providing technical, professional, and other home office services), sales and administration. We continue to evaluate our real estate needs in connection with changes in the SpinCo Businesss use of leased space and as part of our overall strategic organizational changes.
As of September 29, 2023, we conducted our operations in approximately 90 owned or leased locations occupying a total of approximately 1.9 million square feet, principally in the United States and United Kingdom. We have other facilities located in continental Europe, Australia, South Africa and Japan. We consider our facilities to be well-maintained and adequate to meet our current needs.
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The following summary includes properties we own or lease that are 10,000 square feet and above:
Properties Owned |
Approximate Square Footage |
General Use | ||||
Tullahoma, Tennessee |
129,000 | Office, Lab | ||||
Jaslovské Bohunice, Slovakia |
10,225 | Office, Lab, Workshop, Rig Facilities, Warehouse | ||||
Properties Leased (U.S.) |
Approximate Square Footage |
General Use | ||||
Arizona |
25,000 | Office | ||||
Colorado |
96,000 | Office | ||||
Florida |
70,000 | Office | ||||
Illinois |
47,000 | Office | ||||
Massachusetts |
19,000 | Office | ||||
Maryland |
350,000 | Office, Warehouse | ||||
Michigan |
23,000 | Office | ||||
Minnesota |
31,000 | Office, Warehouse | ||||
Ohio |
11,000 | Warehouse | ||||
Pennsylvania |
58,000 | Office, Warehouse | ||||
Tennessee |
73,000 | Office, Warehouse | ||||
Texas |
171,000 | Office | ||||
Virginia |
183,000 | Office, Warehouse | ||||
Properties Leased (International) |
Approximate Square Footage |
General Use | ||||
Australia |
16,000 | Office | ||||
Slovakia |
17,000 | Office, Warehouse | ||||
United Kingdom |
518,000 | Office, Lab, Warehouse |
Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of business, we make contractual commitments, and on occasion we are a party in litigation or arbitration proceedings. The litigation in which we are involved primarily includes personal injury claims, professional liability claims, and breach of contract claims. We are also routinely subject to investigations and audits.
We maintain insurance coverage for most insurable aspects of our business and operations. Our insurance programs have varying coverage limits depending upon the type of insurance, and include certain conditions and exclusions that insurance companies may raise in response to any claim that we bring.
We believe, after consultation with counsel, that such litigation, U.S. federal government contract-related audits, investigations and claims, and income tax audits and investigations should not have a material adverse effect on our combined financial statements, beyond amounts currently accrued.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE AMENTUM BUSINESS
Throughout this section, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this section to Amentum, we, us, our, the company and other similar terms refer to Amentum and its subsidiaries.
Overview
Amentum is a premier contractor and trusted partner delivering solutions to all levels of the U.S. federal government and its allies, supporting programs of critical national importance across energy and environmental, intelligence, defense and civilian end markets. We offer a broad range of capabilities including environment and climate sustainability; intelligence and counter threat solutions; data and analytics; engineering and integration; research, development, test & evaluation; and citizen systems. As a leading provider of differentiated technology solutions, we have built a repertoire of deep customer knowledge, enabling us to engage our customers across multiple capability areas and market segments. Underpinned by a strong culture of ethics, safety and inclusivity, Amentum is committed to operational excellence and successful execution.
Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia with over 35,000 employees located across the United States and in approximately 75 countries, we are well positioned to help our customers modernize their most critical missions anywhere in the world. We possess over a century-long heritage serving all levels of the U.S. federal government with engineering and technical expertise that traces back to predecessor companies such as AECOM, URS, EG&G, and Westinghouse. Our scale, breadth of capabilities, and depth of experience give us a deep understanding of our customers evolving needs. We are qualified to perform large-scale, long-term contracts at the forefront of emerging technologies, and we currently serve as a contractor to a substantial portion of all major federal government agencies.
Our contracts are broad as we serve a variety of missions across industry verticals. Some notable contracts include the Savannah River Site program serving the DOE, the J-Tech contract providing various RDT&E solutions across the defense landscape, and the Application Support Centers contract for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is part of the DHS.
In 2021, Amentum, in a joint venture with BWX Technologies and Fluor, was awarded a 10-year, $21 billion single-award IDIQ contract to lead the Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion Contract. Ongoing solutions at this site include project management and engineering services; waste management, stabilization, and disposition; and environmental and groundwater remediation and decontamination. Amentums 50 year relationship with the DOE, including recent projects at Hanford and Oak Ridge, was key to being selected for this contract and is instrumental for consideration in future opportunities.
Through the 15-year, over $3 billion J-Tech contract awarded in 2018, Amentum manages an expansive area across six test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, the USSF, and the U.S. Navy. Amentum provides engineering and technical solutions for RDT&E, equipment, and infrastructure to support pre-mission, mission, and post-mission requirements across R&D, test and evaluation, and training. Amentums over 60 years of expertise in electronic warfare led to this contract award.
In support of USCIS, Amentum leverages advanced biometrics technology to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the United States immigration application process. As part of the Application Support Center (ASC) contract, which Amentum has held since 2013, Amentum operates approximately 130 ASC locations in the United States and U.S. territories. Amentum uses technology solutions to enhance applicant services and applies commercial best practices and technologies to improve operations. Amentum also applies rigorous, proprietary training across the workforce to ensure a consistent applicant experience and high-level of service.
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History
Amentum and its predecessor companies have built customer trust by providing exceptional solutions for over a century.
On January 31, 2020, Amentum Equityholder purchased the Management Services business of AECOM and formed Amentum as the parent holding company of the acquired business. Through its subsequent acquisitions, Amentum enhanced its capabilities with a full suite of solutions including intelligence analytics, counter-terrorism solutions, supply chain management, aviation solutions, business process solutions, and defense readiness capabilities.
Amentums heritage stretches back to companies founded at the dawn of the twentieth century. This legacy encompasses many notable achievements, including design and development of the Hoover Dam, demilitarization of the United States chemical weapons stockpile, and environmental management support following the Manhattan Project during World War II. Some of the prominent companies that are part of Amentums history include EG&G, Morrison-Knudsen, Westinghouse Government Services, URS, Lear Siegler Services, DynCorp International LLC (DynCorp), and Pacific Architects and Engineers.
The composition of our business today reflects the evolving needs of the U.S. and other allied governments for a contractor that can provide comprehensive solutions to address their most significant and complex challenges.
Our Competitive Strengths
Amentum has succeeded as a leader in the government services market by leveraging four key competitive strengths: our scale and global presence; a balanced and diverse contract portfolio; an outstanding business development and customer relationship management; and a highly capable workforce and leadership team.
Scale and Global Presence: With approximately $7.9 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2023 and a workforce of over 35,000 highly skilled employees, our scale enables us to lead sizeable, complex contracts and invest in our talent and technology to better align with key customer priorities. In addition to a strong U.S. footprint, we have proven our expertise and operational excellence through relationships with allied nations across the globe. Amentums global presence, with active contracts across all seven continents and employees in approximately 75 countries, positions us for success in key regions of strategic priority, including the Indo-Pacific and regions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Diversified Contract Base Across the Acquisition Lifecycle: We hold meaningful contract positions across the acquisition lifecycle including development, engineering, integration, and operations. Additionally, our diversified base of energy, intelligence, defense, and civilian customers creates stability and strategic agility to withstand changes to U.S. federal government administrations and their differing budgetary priorities. Our backlog consists of approximately 1,500 contracts (including task orders), and we also hold positions on multiple award IDIQ contracts with an approximate total ceiling value of $400 billion, which provides stability to Amentums portfolio and enhances our ability to win recompetes.
Outstanding Business Development Engine: Our longstanding and trusted relationships with a diverse set of U.S. federal government agencies and allied nations make us the partner of choice for solving the most complex, critical engineering and technical problems for our customers. Coupled with our track record of superior contract execution, which garners consistently high customer award fee scores, this business development process yields a sustained ability to win both contract recompetes and new opportunities. This has enabled us to build a backlog of approximately $26.8 billion, representing approximately 3.4x fiscal year 2023 revenue coverage.
Highly Skilled Workforce and Strong Management Team: Individuals with expertise across the industry comprise the Amentum team. Approximately one-half of Amentums employees have security clearances, allowing us to provide capable and highly sought-after personnel in support of our customers most sensitive missions. Our talent strategy allows us to be a leader in the industry, and we prioritize building a diverse base of employees on the Amentum team, including over one-quarter military veterans and over 40% ethnically diverse.
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Additionally, our management has a strong history of executing large scale integrations comprising thousands of employees and driving organic growth and successful recruitment and retention.
Our Strategy for Growth
In order to leverage our competitive strengths to drive best-in-class growth, we developed a strategy comprised of three key elements: win and successfully operate the largest, most complex programs for the U.S. federal government and allied nations; increase our penetration with existing, well-funded customers; and expand into adjacent growing markets:
Win and successfully operate the largest, most complex programs for the U.S. federal government and allied nations: The breadth and diversity of our solutions, capabilities, geographies, workforce, and contract vehicles provide us a unique set of foundational attributes that are central to our strategy and position us for outsized growth within the energy, intelligence, defense, and civilian end markets.
Increase our penetration with existing, well-funded customers: Our current long-term contracts and relationships provide a stable base for on-contract growth and expanded contract opportunities. Our operational excellence and agility allow us to quickly adapt to changing customer priorities while remaining focused on delivering differentiated solutions.
Expand into adjacent growing markets: We aim to leverage our differentiated mission expertise and track record, highly-skilled talent, innovative technologies, and ecosystem of partners to support our customers modernization initiatives in adjacent growing markets. These potential growth markets include areas such as autonomous systems, sustainable energy, and artificial intelligence. Our expertise in successfully operating large, complex programs in other areas of the government positions Amentum as a trusted partner for our customers as they embark on modernization of their capabilities.
Our Core Capabilities
Amentum delivers innovative solutions to the U.S. federal government and allied nation customers across six distinct capability areas: environment and climate sustainability; intelligence and counter threat; data fusion and analytics; engineering and integration; research, development, test and evaluation; and citizen systems.
Amentums core capabilities and solutions areas are described below:
Capability | ||||||||||
Environment and |
Intelligence and |
Data Fusion and |
Engineering and |
Research, |
Citizen Systems | |||||
Environmental Remediation
Energy Consulting
Laboratory & Research Operations
Clean Energy Solutions
Nuclear Engineering & Operations Management |
Counter-Intelligence
All-source Intelligence Analysis
Intelligence & Special Forces Training
Non-Proliferation & Threat Reduction
Counter-Threat & Security Engineering |
Data Integration & Analytics
Software Engineering
IT Modernization & Management
Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Network & Satellite Communication |
Research & Development
Test & Evaluation
Systems Engineering
Prototyping & Integration
Digital Engineering
Electronic Warfare & C5ISR
Design Engineering |
Training System Development and Range Operations
Critical Infrastructure Modernization
Supply Chain Management
Space Operations
Platform Sustainment
Autonomous & Counter Autonomous Solutions |
Business Process Automation
Claims Processing Services
Emergency Operations & Disaster Recovery
Expeditionary Medical Solutions
Diplomacy & Development |
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Amentums capability areas are strategically aligned to sustainable, long-term priorities for the federal government, allied nations and commercial customers.
Environment and Climate Sustainability
Amentum has been providing innovative solutions to our energy and environmental customers for decades. We are recognized for safe and innovative management of highly complex projects and programs for the DOE, the NDA and other allied governments. Our solutions in this area span environmental remediation, energy consulting, lab and research operations, engineering and clean energy solutions. Amentum supports the DOEs facilities and provides decontamination and remediation services to both commercial and government customers worldwide. Amentum is a top contractor for the DOEs approximately $8 billion EM budget, which in recent years has grown steadily at a rate of approximately 3% per annum in part due to the DOEs ongoing clean-up of hazardous and radioactive waste from energy research and weapons production dating back to World War II. Based on a 2021 Government Accounting Office report, the estimated future cost of this clean-up equates to approximately $512 billion, which offers a significant opportunity for Amentum. Amentum is the prime contractor or partner on multiple distinct Tier 1 U.S. and U.K. energy government contracts. Amentum is a longstanding leader in this space, with unique experience that includes the management of the U.S.s only deep geologic repository for nuclear waste, as well as the U.K.s principal facility for low-level waste disposal. Moreover, Amentum led the decommissioning, deactivation, demolition and remediation of the worlds first uranium gaseous diffusion plant at Oak Ridge. Amentum was also among the first to develop and execute the vitrification of high-level waste, or the conversion of nuclear liquid waste into a stable glass form for long-term safe storage.
We intend to expand on these capabilities as the increased global demand for clean and environmentally sustainable solutions creates a significant opportunity for Amentum. Amentum works closely with our customers to provide a comprehensive approach to reducing GHG emissions, developing clean energy infrastructure and enhancing energy resilience technologies. In the areas of energy resiliency and sustainability, we provide innovative solutions to support our customers evolving focus on emerging technologies such as distributed energy systems, microgrids, fusion and alternative energy sources. Amentum is accelerating our customers clean energy transition through fusion energy research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and advanced nuclear energy development at Idaho National Laboratory, aiming to bring clean energy project solutions to the field.
Intelligence and Counter Threat
Amentum delivers a diverse set of intelligence and counter threat solutions for the U.S. Intelligence Community and the DOD. Operating across the globe, we provide intelligence analysis, operational support, supply chain management, training, and counter-terrorism solutions across multiple directorates at major U.S. national intelligence customers. In addition to our capabilities in intelligence analysis, Amentum provides advanced specialized training to improve intelligence capabilities among servicemembers. Our technical proficiency and ability to provide highly skilled and security-cleared personnel bolsters our performance track record.
The U.S. Intelligence Community has consistently relied on contractors to provide specialized, niche expertise to drive specific missions. We believe rising geopolitical threats and evolving strategic relationships among nation-states will continue to support strong demand for its intelligence and counter threat solutions. Our global footprint and mission expertise positions Amentum to meet our customers increased demand for additional forms of intelligence collection and analysis in response to the emergence of near-peer and non-state adversaries.
For example, at the DTRA, Amentum supports the cooperative mission of reducing threats from weapons of mass destruction and related materials, technologies, facilities, and expertise. Amentum works with partner
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nations in preventing the proliferation and facilitating the elimination, safe and secure transportation, and storage of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. Recent developments in Europe, Africa, and Asia highlight the enduring need to protect and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by securing and eliminating chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear material and infrastructure.
Data Fusion and Analytics
Amentums information-based capabilities span the entire data analytics lifecyclefrom ingestion, collection, security, and storage, to processing and analysis. Our innovative, extensive data integration and analytics capabilities involve multiple domains and data sources that allow Amentum to continuously provide effective solutions for our civil, defense, and intelligence customers. These solutions include software engineering, cybersecurity, data integration, and IT modernization. We integrate emerging technologies with data visualization to help our customers make complex, mission critical decisions. Amentums predictive analytics solution for the sustainment of forward deployed ground platforms has helped the U.S. Army improve operational efficiency. Moreover, Amentum continuously incorporates the latest emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, into our data analytics solutions to provide our customers the insight required to solve their most complex and urgent problems.
Data-driven decisions, protection, and interoperability are long-term priorities for the federal government, particularly in response to emerging technologies such as advanced analytics, the internet of things, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. To combat data and information overload, the federal government is seeking data fusion tools for searching, triaging, and visualizing information to drive specific missions. Application and system integration support will be needed to enable cross-application data fusion and sharing across the entire federal government. Amentum is well positioned to benefit from these trends due to our established reputation for providing innovative fusion and analytical solutions across a diverse set of traditional and non-traditional data sources.
As an example, Amentum currently supports the U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence by providing a full range of state-of-the-art investigative and analytic solutions to counter cyber-enabled financial crime under a five-year, $500 million dollar contract. Through this contract, Amentum will provide intelligence, financial, and investigative expertise and technology-enabled approaches including sanctions investigation and enforcement, transaction licensing, and investigation of financial crimes.
Engineering and Integration
Our skilled workforce analyzes, plans, designs, builds, and integrates some of the most complex systems and platforms for the U.S. federal government and allied nations. These systems and platforms span land, air, maritime, cyber and space domains for defense, civilian and intelligence customers. We provide our customers a unique set of engineering and integration solutions that are supported by decades of experience in key technology areas such as microelectronics, unmanned, autonomous, electromagnetic spectrum, and directed energy. Moreover, our longstanding relationships with R&D-focused customers like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) allow us to stay at the forefront of disruptive technologies and develop technical advancements that can modernize and deliver mission advantages to our customers.
We believe our engineering and integration capabilities are strategically aligned key areas of U.S. federal government budgetary focus. The DOD received appropriations of $148 billion for RDT&E in fiscal year 2024, signaling a long-term focus on modernization and advancement of new technologies. In fiscal year 2023, the DODs $1.1 billion R&D budget for microelectronics more than doubled compared to the previous year.
MBSE is at the center of our digital engineering and integration focus. Our MBSE framework migrates systems engineering and design projects across the life cycle from a document-centric approach to a model-centric approach, using formalized digital models and our proven digital engineering playbook. Our engineers
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use these digital models and data to provide a common operating picture or authoritative source-of-truth, enabling decision-makers, designers, testers, production teams, and users to communicate and collaborate more effectively. Amentums MBSE Collaboration Center is a state-of-the-art lab and training center that brings together top private-sector and government engineers, the latest tools, and advanced digital engineering models to enhance collaboration and visual solutions to defeat emerging threats. The Center creates new engineering capabilities to benefit the greater DOD customer base in the application and practice of MBSE and related digital tools. Digital engineering has become a priority for the U.S. federal government, in particular the DOD. As part of the National Defense Strategy, the DOD released a digital engineering strategy focused on modernizing defense systems and speed of delivery to be able to fight and win the wars of the future. Consequently, the DOD is transforming its engineering practices to digital engineering, incorporating technological innovations into an integrated, digital, model-based approach. Amentum believes the DODs priority in digital engineering is well aligned with the companys long-term strategic focus.
Amentum also supports a wide range of C5ISR initiatives for the DOD. For the U.S. Army, we are responsible for supporting the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center Prototyping Integration and Testing Division for C5ISR systems. Amentum is a leader in the engineering, integration, analysis, tracking, and fielding of advanced systems across a vast joint test bed spanning Utah, Nevada, and California. Additionally, we have a strong reputation with the U.S. Navy as a leader in naval electronic warfare engineering and integration solutions driven by a longstanding history in areas such as adversarial electromagnetic attack, unintentional electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic environmental effects.
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation
Amentum has a long and proven legacy of providing advanced RDT&E capabilities to the DOD and civilian agencies, including over 65 years of providing multi-domain solutions to all major DOD customers. Our RDT&E programs are long-term contracts that provide modernization solutions for RDT&E, LVC training missions, and related activities for 6 test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, USSF, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. Additionally, we provide best-in-class, comprehensive technology-based supply chain management and sustainment solutions for the DOD. These solutions are critically important to the DOD given the departments long-term focus on lowering costs and enhancing readiness and sustainment of its people, platforms and systems. Amentum provides augmented reality solutions to the U.S. Army to ensure the readiness of complex ground platform systems from remote forward deployed locations. Amentum is applying leading-edge remote expert technology to save lives, reduce sustainment costs, and increase platform readiness. Our global positioning within DOD AORs affords Amentum the ability to provide exceptional, rapid support to our U.S. federal government customers and allied partners urgent needs anywhere in the world.
One example of this is our current support in the INDOPACOM region. Today, we provide RDT&E and infrastructure related solutions to help optimize the effectiveness of the DODs mission in the INDOPACOM AOR. As geopolitical threats continue to rise, Amentum is well positioned to partner with the U.S. federal government and allies on priorities including the growing $10 billion Pacific Deterrence Initiative recently submitted in the fiscal year 2025 budget request.
We are also trusted by our government and commercial customers to manage and operate their mission critical infrastructure. We provide turnkey, site-wide infrastructure solutions for various DOD, NASA, and Department of State (DOS) customers. Commercially, we leverage these same world-class capabilities to manage critical infrastructure for Fortune 500 customers. We are also a leader in the aviation sector where we deliver full-spectrum services and solutions that include LVC pilot training, sustainment, field engineering, repair, and overhaul, and integrated flight operations for both manned and unmanned aircraft. As of May 2023, Amentum was the largest non-OEM unmanned aircraft solutions provider to the U.S. federal government, with over 15 years of experience supporting unmanned systems such as the MQ-1, MQ-9, and RQ-4 aircraft and
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associated ground control stations and special support equipment for the United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Since 2010, Amentum has been the prime enabler of global long-haul communications, network engineering support, command and control, and associated classified disciplines that permit remote split operations of remotely piloted aircraft supporting DOD and other national security customers. Over the last five years the U.S. federal government has spent over $12 billion on unmanned aircraft systems.
Citizen Systems
Our government customers rely on a range of business process solutions to improve the citizen experience for the people of the United States and our allies. Our ability to integrate a people-first experience, secured data, business processes, and technologies enables us to deliver efficient and effective citizen-based solutions for our customers. We support a diverse set of civilian customers including but not limited to the Department of Justice (DOJ), DHS, Department of Treasury, U.S. Postal Service and DOS. We design, develop, and deliver innovative solutions by leveraging emerging technologies to improve citizen engagement across a wide range of critical federal programs. These programs range from automated litigation support at the DOJ to integrating and implementing advanced biometrics technologies to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the immigration application process at DHS. Our longstanding history providing various business process solutions coupled with integrating leading-edge technologies positions us well as the U.S. federal government continues to move from human-engaged processing services to more technology-based approaches. We also provide a variety of rapid response, global humanitarian and peacekeeping solutions for the DOD and State Department customers. These include integrated medical solutions, training, life support, translation, and advisory care services to the U.S. and its allies across the world. We partner with the U.S. federal government to deliver a better, safer, and smarter experience for Americans and allies across the world.
Our Market Opportunities
Amentum primarily serves four customer-based end markets: energy, intelligence, defense, and civilian. Amentum defines these end markets primarily by the mission focus areas and funding sources of its end-customers. Across these markets, Amentums primary customer is the U.S. federal government, which represented approximately 89% of Amentums revenue in fiscal year 2023. According to third-party estimates resulting from studies Amentum commissioned, the U.S. federal governments total addressable market was approximately $510 billion for outsourced contractor services in U.S. fiscal year 2023. We expect the DOE, IC, DOD, and DHS budgets, which are core funding sources across these four end markets, to continue to experience bipartisan tailwinds in fiscal year 2024 and beyond. Between 2014 and 2024, each of these budgets have grown and are expected to grow at a 4%6% CAGR. Our core capabilities and end markets address a significant portion of these budgets, illustrating significant long-term growth opportunities.
Energy
Amentum is strongly positioned to leverage its existing capabilities and U.S. federal government footprint to support the energy transition enabled by billions of dollars in new funding.
The DOE is Amentums key customer in this market segment. The DOE advances the energy, environmental and nuclear security of the United States. The U.S. fiscal year 2025 budget request for the DOE is $51 billion, supporting cutting-edge research at DOEs National Laboratories and universities, in addition to building and operating world-class scientific user facilities. Of that budget request, approximately $9 billion is allocated to the EM budget. The EM budget also prioritizes the DOEs environmental cleanup and disposal liabilities of approximately $520 billion as well as increased spending on clean energy, budgeting approximately $3 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Moreover, the budget addresses the DOEs Environment, Health, Safety and Security efforts to address environmental and health concerns associated with PFAS, an area in which Amentum has been able to leverage its capabilities.
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Amentum maintains a strong relationship with the DOE with five decades of experience remediating the environmental impact of the U.S. federal government nuclear complex and providing engineering and consulting solutions for complex remediation challenges. Some notable DOE contracts include the Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion contract for liquid waste operations and the Oak Ridge Reservation cleanup contract. Our broad capability set that spans materials, facilities, and technologies positions us to continue participating in the ongoing cleanup, operation and management of critical government owned nuclear sites, laboratories and manufacturing complexes by the DOE and other agencies. In fiscal year 2023, our Energy end market represented approximately 6% of our total revenue.
Intelligence
Amentum holds a leadership position within the Intelligence Community (IC) and supports a wide range of Intelligence Community-related missions. We believe we can leverage the combination of our intelligence and national security capabilities and operations to further expand and develop solutions for the Intelligence Community.
The U.S. intelligence market is comprised of 18 agencies and organizations, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). These agencies are funded by the National Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Program budgets. The U.S. fiscal year 2025 budget request includes $73 billion for NIP and $28 billion for MIP, totaling approximately $102 billion. The U.S. fiscal year 2025 budget request represents a 4.2% CAGR compared to fiscal year 2022 appropriations. Budget priorities in the IC highlight the U.S. federal governments focus on innovation and keeping pace with the complex, rapidly changing technological environment and the evolving nature of the threats to our national security. In fiscal year 2023, our Intelligence end market represented approximately 11% of our total revenue.
Defense
Amentums defense capabilities and position at the forefront of technological innovation help maintain a strong relationship with the DOD. U.S. defense agencies within the DOD rely on large and complex systems that span multiple agencies, programs, and missions. The U.S. fiscal year 2025 budget request includes $850 billion for DOD, representing 4% annualized growth since U.S. fiscal year 2023, including a commitment to invest $338 billion for operations and maintenance and $143 billion in RDT&E. In fiscal year 2023, our Defense end market represented approximately 56% of our total revenue.
As the U.S. continues to bolster national security and prepare for current and evolving adversaries, DOD is prioritizing modernization and innovation as laid out in the 2022 National Defense Strategy. The latest fiscal year budget includes an emphasis on improving DOD operations, investing in emerging technologies, developing cutting-edge warfighting capabilities, responding to the cyber threat environment and enhancing DODs information technology and data management capabilities, among other priorities.
Amentums diverse capability set spans a wide spectrum of technologies and is strategically aligned to DOD priorities. We have a renowned track record with a variety of DOD agencies supporting their respective modernization efforts and are well positioned to deliver critical solutions for these customers both now and in the future.
Civilian
Amentum provides highly complex, mission-critical solutions to a large number of the U.S. federal governments key federal civilian agencies, including the DHS, DOS, DOJ and NASA as well as commercial end-customers. In fiscal year 2023, our Civilian end market represented approximately 27% of our total revenue.
The demand for Amentums services is driven by the budgets and outsourcing opportunities of these customers. One of Amentums largest customers is the DHS. The proposed U.S. fiscal year 2025 budget for the
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DHS is $108 billion, representing 2.8% compounded annual growth since 2023, of which approximately $20 billion is budgeted for CBP and approximately $7 billion for USCIS. Amentum has a long-standing relationship with the DHS and was recently awarded multiple contracts, including the National Aviation Maintenance and Logistics Services contract to manage and maintain the entire CBP aircraft fleet, USCIS contract to enhance the efficiency of the immigration application process at ASC and the DHS Science & Technology contract to develop and deploy emerging capabilities and prototypes for countering uncrewed systems threats.
Another key customer in the Civilian market is the DOS. The DOS budget proposal for U.S. fiscal year 2025 is $64 billion, representing 1% growth from estimated 2023 levels. Amentum holds several contracts with the DOS, including the Operations, Maintenance and Sustainment Service contract for embassy support services.
The Civilian market also includes the DOJ. The DOJ is tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States. The DOJs budget proposal for U.S. fiscal year 2025 is approximately $38 billion, representing 0.5% growth from estimated 2023 levels. Amentum was recently awarded the MEGA V contract to provide information technology and automated litigation support solutions to DOJ offices, boards and divisions as well as other federal government agencies.
Longstanding Relationships with Industry and Customers
Amentums reputation and foundation have been built over more than 110 years of experience solving complex problems and challenges for a diverse set of energy, intelligence, defense, and civilian customers.
Some examples of Amentums long-term customer partnerships include:
| U.S. Department of Defense: 70+ years |
| U.S. Intelligence Community: 50+ years |
| U.S. Department of Energy: 50+ years |
| U.S. Department of Justice: 25+ years |
| U.S. Department of State: 60+ years |
| U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Agency: 40+ years |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security: 20+ years |
Specific examples of Amentums significant accomplishments include:
| completing the first-ever decommissioning, deactivation, demolition, and remediation of the worlds first uranium gaseous diffusion plant at the Oak Ridge Site; |
| remediation and destruction of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile; |
| pioneering the threat financial intelligence analytics market for the DOD and Civilian agencies since inception approximately a decade ago; |
| delivering remote tele-maintenance and distribution support for ground platforms in Europe to the U.S. Army through use of phones, tablets, encrypted chatrooms, and hands-free augmented reality headsets to provide in-country expertise; |
| providing technical and engineering support to DARPA for approximately 30 years on emerging technology and R&D-related projects including hypersonics, autonomous systems, directed energy, and classified space systems; |
| worldwide operational support on key unmanned aircraft programs of record including MQ-1, MQ-9, and RQ-4; |
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| supplying engineering support for the U.S. Navy & U.S. Marine Corps over decades, with various submarine classes served and over 500 electromagnetic environmental effect test events on over 200 ships; |
| managing more than 17,000 personnel on the U.S. Navys largest base operations contract at Joint Region Marianas in Guam, a center point for DODs INDOPACOM strategy; |
| supporting over 200 launches at Kennedy Space Center in the manufacture, processing, and distribution of liquid propellants, pressurants, chemicals and special fluids for spaceport customers and to provide life support services to customers working in toxic or oxygen-deficient environments; |
| providing advanced technologies to support the annual collection of over two million biometric analyses for DHS USCIS; and |
| providing reliable and secure, specialized communication solutions across over 1,000 network installations and operations in over 30 countries. |
Contracts
We have been awarded contracts across a diverse group of customers across the end markets we serve. We currently have work under approximately 1,500 contracts (including task orders); this includes nearly 20 single-award contracts that each have an initial total contract value of over $1 billion. We currently hold over 40 multiple award IDIQ contracts with a collective total ceiling value of approximately $400 billion. Our contracts represent approximately $26.9 billion worth of backlog as of June 28, 2024, with backlog coverage of approximately 3.4x revenues, providing expected stability to our business.
We contract with our customers generally under one of three types of price structures: cost-reimbursable, fixed-price and T&M contracts.
| Cost-reimbursable contracts provide for reimbursement of our direct contract costs and allocable indirect costs, plus a fee (contract profit). Some of our cost-reimbursement contracts have award fee or incentive fee components, which are awarded, subject to the attainment of pre-specified thresholds, such as targets for factors like cost, quality, schedule, and performance, that are stipulated in each contract. |
| Fixed-price contracts provide for a predetermined price for specific solutions. These contracts offer us potential increased profits if we can complete the work at lower costs than planned. |
| T&M contracts typically provide for negotiated fixed hourly rates for specified categories of direct labor plus reimbursement of other direct costs. On T&M contracts, we assume the risk of providing appropriately qualified staff to perform these contracts at the hourly rates set forth in the contracts over their period of performance. |
The following tables set forth the percentages of revenues represented by these types of contracts for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and each of the last three fiscal years:
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Time-and-materials |
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63 | % | 69 | % | 69 | % | ||||||
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26 | % | 23 | % | 25 | % | ||||||
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Competitive Landscape
We compete against well-established corporations as well as smaller, more specialized companies that concentrate their resources on particular areas. Many contracts require a diverse set of capabilities and requirements that allow us to partner with competitors while at the same time competing in other areas. We compete on various factors, including technical capabilities, successful performance history, qualified/security-cleared personnel, reputation with customers, price, geographic presence, and size.
Amentums primary competitors include Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI, KBR, Leidos, ManTech International, Parsons, Peraton, and SAIC. Our competition also includes large defense contractors such as Boeing, BAE Systems, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman, and RTX. Competitors for our energy business include Atkins, BWX Technologies, Honeywell International, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Fluor. Amentum also competes against small businesses that cater to specific customers, capabilities, and geographies.
Human Capital Management
Our People and Culture
Our team of experienced senior executives leads Amentum with a history of developing, engineering, and delivering complex technical and management solutions to our U.S. federal government customers and allied governments worldwide. With an average of a quarter century of experience in relevant industries or roles, this team is respected by customers, business partners and employees for their technical expertise across the defense, security, intelligence, energy and environmental markets. Recognized for their ethical behavior, focus on employee safety, commitment to inclusion and collaboration, and personal embrace of Amentums core values; they lead by example in support of their leadership brand.
Our team is focused on delivering purpose-driven solutions. We hold ourselves accountable to our team, customers, company, and communities and innovate as a team of curious and action-oriented workforce passionate about making a difference in an ever-changing world. Our culture and values embrace inclusion and collaboration, which serve as a beacon for sharing our continued story of success and experience to all our customers missions.
We have created a values-driven culture by fostering a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. Our high-performing culture supports a best-in-class employee experience devoted to growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. Through our employee resource networks (ERNs), including the Black Excellence, NextGen, Veterans, Womens, and Neurodiverse ERNs, we aim to tangibly foster community and inclusion in our workforce. In combination, our ethics & compliance program, high-performing culture, and core values framework provide our workforce with clarity on what is expected to be successful as an Amentum employee.
As of September 29, 2023, Amentum had over 35,000 employees, which excludes employees of our joint ventures. These personnel are assigned in all 50 U.S. states and approximately 75 other countries.
Over one-quarter of Amentums workforce is made up of veterans who served in our nations armed forces and approximately 50% of our U.S. employees have a security clearance.
Creating a Smarter, Safer, Cleaner World
Amentum has an ESG Steering Committee with representation from across our organization to ensure we continue to drive change, engage employees and partners and hold ourselves accountable for the goals we set.
Ethics & Compliance
Our code of conduct makes clear our expectations for ethical leadership, performance with integrity, fair and honest business dealings, and compliance with all company policies and the law.
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Core Values
Amentums core values further strengthen our ethical expectations, providing the framework to drive performance and decision making. These core values celebrate our high-performing culture and emphasize our fierce commitment to deliver on our promises and be accountable to our teams, customers, company, and communities. They also highlight the creation of trailblazing solutions as a team of curious and inventive doers passionate about making a difference in an ever-changing world, acting at all times ethically and with unwavering integrity while embracing inclusion and collaboration.
Security
We remain committed to protecting information and property, customer and company property, electronic assets, data privacy, and classified and national security information with controls, processes, training, and procedures implemented to continuously monitor and ensure the companys security posture.
Outstanding Talent
We recruit talent into the organization in accordance with our recruiting strategy, which observes a multi-pronged sourcing approach to include a proven talent acquisition team; robust applicant tracking system; effective use of available job boards; broad digital marketing campaigns, and targeted job fairs. Additionally, Amentum observes a strong military outreach program to attract our veteran population, and a robust university relations program to attract emerging talent and specialty skilled personnel. To measure impact and progress towards our talent-related goals, we have implemented a listening strategy and surveying tool to capture employee sentiment across a variety of topics.
Talent Development
Amentum focuses on engaging and further developing our employees by promoting an environment of continuous learning through the availability of multiple training and development offerings to build skills and expand knowledge. Additionally, Amentum uses succession planning to identify key talent to drive current and future business strategy to include the identification of immediate, near- and long-term successors and high-potential employees.
Intellectual Property
Our proprietary intellectual property portfolio covers products, technical solutions, consulting, methodologies, and know-how. Although we have selectively sought patent protection, Amentums services and solutions do not generally depend on patent protection. The portfolio is protected by non-disclosure agreements and contractual arrangements, as well as one or more of the following: trade secret, patent, copyright, and trademark protections. Some of the companys intellectual property may contain licensed third-party and open-source components.
For our work under U.S. federal government funded contracts and subcontracts, the U.S. federal government obtains certain rights to data, software and related information or intellectual property developed under such contracts or subcontracts. These rights may allow the U.S. federal government to disclose or license such data, software, and related information or intellectual property to third parties. When we are acting as a subcontractor, our prime contractor may also have certain rights to data, information, and products that we develop under the subcontract.
Seasonality
Our business may experience seasonality due to the U.S. federal governments fiscal year ending in the third calendar quarter, as well as the number of working days in a given quarter. U.S. federal government agencies may award extra tasks or complete other contract actions in the weeks before the end of a U.S. federal governments
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fiscal year to avoid the loss of unexpended funds, which may favorably impact our fiscal fourth quarter. In addition, revenues may be unfavorably impacted in the summer and holiday seasons as a result of a greater number of holidays and a higher utilization of vacation time.
Environmental Matters
Our business and mission success are dependent upon safeguarding our employees, contractors, customers and the communities in which we work. We support our customers and communities by protecting the environment through the pursuit and implementation of sustainable business practices that enhance our operational capabilities. To that end, Amentums management and administration of environment, health and safety processes for operational execution have been certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
Amentums operations are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations. Although we currently are not aware of any material environmental or regulatory compliance costs or liabilities, or any risks associated with climate change that would be materially adverse to the company, it is possible that we may incur material costs or liabilities in the future. These regulations and risks are described in more detail under Risk Factors.
Amentum is committed to being a good steward of the environment through assessing, mitigating and reducing the impact we have on climate change and the physical environment in which we operate. In addition to complying with the regulations applicable in the jurisdictions in which we operate, we set self-imposed goals relating to the reduction of GHG emissions, energy conservation and other important environmental initiatives. The company recently released its first Corporate Responsibility and ESG Report, in which it announced a goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Amentum measures, monitors and tracks our GHG emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and publicly discloses those estimated emissions on our corporate website.
Actions Amentum is taking to reduce the environmental impact of its activities include increasing the number of electric vehicles in our fleet, improving the energy efficiency of our buildings and implementing a centralized fleet program that will optimize the management of owned and leased vehicles to reduce GHG emissions.
Regulatory Matters
As a government contractor, Amentums business is heavily regulated and, as a result, its need for business and employee support for regulatory compliance is significant. Specifically, Amentums industry is governed by various laws and regulations, including but not limited to laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration, and performance of government contracts; the security and control of information and information systems; international trade compliance; combatting human trafficking; and the mandatory disclosure of credible evidence of criminal law violations or receipt of significant overpayments.
Such laws and regulations may potentially impose added costs on Amentums business. Amentums failure to ensure regulatory compliance may lead to civil or criminal penalties, termination of its government contracts, and/or suspension or debarment from contracting with customers.
When working with U.S. federal government agencies and entities, one of the primary regulations that Amentum must comply with is the FAR. The FAR, which mandates uniform policies and procedures for U.S. federal government acquisitions and purchased services, governs the majority of Amentums contracts. Individual agencies may also have acquisition regulations that supplement the FAR and with which Amentum must also comply.
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In addition, U.S. federal government contractors are generally subject to other federal and state laws and regulations, including those that: (a) require certification and disclosure of cost or pricing data in connection with contract negotiations; (b) govern reimbursement rights under cost-based contracts; (c) allow the government and whistleblowers filing on behalf of the government to pursue treble damages, civil penalties, and sanctions for the provision of false or fraudulent claims to the U.S. federal government; (d) regulate wages and fringe benefits paid to certain employees on U.S. federal government contracts; and (e) restrict the use, dissemination and exportation of products and information for national security purposes. These laws include the False Claims Act, the Procurement Integrity Act, the Service Contract Act, the Davis Bacon Act, Cost Accounting Standards, and associated implementing regulations.
Amentum is also subject to oversight by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs for federal contract and affirmative action compliance, including with respect to affirmative action plans, diversity initiatives, and recruiting and hiring processes.
The U.S. federal government may revise its procurement practices or adopt new contract rules and regulations at any time. In order to help ensure compliance with these complex laws and regulations, all of our employees are required to complete ethics training and other compliance training relevant to their position.
Amentums work for customers in jurisdictions outside the United States is subject to substantially equivalent laws and regulations as those discussed above. Amentum seeks to comply with all such requirements in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
For more information on risks relating to U.S. federal government contracts, see Risk Factors.
Properties
As of September 30, 2023, Amentum conducted its operations in approximately 215 leased locations occupying approximately five million square feet. Amentums major organizational support locations are in Virginia, Maryland, Nevada, and Texas, where it occupies approximately 300,000 square feet, collectively. Amentum has additional significant business operations and support facilities located in Virginia, Maryland, Colorado, Indiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Connecticut, New Zealand, Dubai and India where it occupies an additional approximately 430,000 square feet collectively. Dedicated business performance facilities account for the remaining leased square feet in the portfolio.
Additionally, across seven facilities, Amentum has an aggregate of approximately 20,000 square feet of customer-accredited Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, which are highly specialized, secure facilities used to perform classified work. Amentum also has employees working at customer sites throughout the U.S. and in other countries.
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The following summary includes office properties Amentum leases that are 10,000 square feet and above, excluding customer facilities:
Properties Leased |
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General Use | ||||
Aiken, SC |
20,000 | Business Operations/Organizational Support | ||||
Alexandria, VA |
13,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Annapolis Junction, MD |
17,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Arlington, VA |
46,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Arlington, VA |
41,000 | Business Operations/Organizational Support | ||||
Chantilly, VA |
46,000 | Major Organizational Support/Headquarters | ||||
Dahlgren, VA |
25,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Englewood, CO |
30,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Falls Church, VA |
36,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Fort Worth, TX |
119,000 | Major Organizational Support | ||||
Germantown, MD |
36,000 | Major Organizational Support | ||||
Groton, CT |
13,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Huntsville, AL |
17,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Ijamsville, MD |
14,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Las Vegas, NV |
95,000 | Major Organizational Support | ||||
Norfolk, VA |
53,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Odon, IN |
26,000 | Business Operations | ||||
Dubai, UAE |
18,000 | Organizational Support | ||||
Bangalore, India |
12,000 | Organizational Support | ||||
Christchurch, New Zealand |
51,000 | Organizational Support |
Legal Proceedings
Amentums performance under its government contracts and its compliance with the terms of those contracts and applicable laws and regulations are subject to various audits, reviews, and investigations by its governmental customers. Amentum may also be involved in litigation relating to its government contracts, including claims, protests, and False Claims Act proceedings. In addition, Amentum is from time to time involved in legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business, including those relating to employment matters, relationships with customers and contractors, IP disputes, and other business matters. The outcome of any such matter is inherently uncertain and may be materially adverse, including potentially adverse impacts from publicity surrounding legal proceedings. We maintain insurance coverage with third-party insurers as part of our overall risk management strategy and because some of our contracts may require us to maintain specific insurance coverage limits. Not every risk or liability is or can be protected by insurance, and, for those risks we insure, the limits of coverage that are reasonably obtainable may not be sufficient to cover all actual losses or liabilities incurred, including due to deductibles or retentions.
Based on current information, Amentums management does not expect any of the currently ongoing matters to have a material adverse effect on Amentums financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. For a discussion of these items, refer to Note 15Legal Proceedings and Commitments and Contingencies of the notes to Amentums audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE SPINCO BUSINESS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this information statement, including Risk Factors, Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, including the unaudited condensed combined financial statements and notes thereto and the audited combined financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and other factors described throughout this information statement and particularly in the sections entitled Risk Factors and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. References to SpinCo Business, we or us in this section refer to the SpinCo Business prior to the distribution and the transactions.
Overview
The SpinCo Business provides a full spectrum of solutions for customers to address evolving challenges in the areas of space exploration, national security and defense, cybersecurity and intelligence, digital transformation and modernization, intelligent infrastructure and asset management, the clean energy transition, environmental remediation, and advanced telecommunications.
The SpinCo Businesss core capabilities span a broad array of engineering, technical, and consulting services, including systems engineering and integration services; software development and application integration services and consulting; enterprise level IT operations and mission IT services; engineering, design, development, delivery, and integration of specialized technical facilities and systems; testing and mission integration; enterprise operations and maintenance; program management; research, development, test and evaluation services; specialized training and mission operations; expertise across the full lifecycle of nuclear energy; innovation, development and deployment of next-generation technologies, software and data as a service, data analytics and cybersecurity and intelligence solutions; and other highly technical consulting solutions.
With approximately $5.5 billion in fiscal year 2023 revenue and over 18,000 employees, we are a scaled global services provider leveraging our deep experience to support U.S. federal government, international governments, and commercial customers in the Space, Defense, Intelligence, Energy, and Commercial sectors, helping our customers to develop lasting solutions in the communities where we live and work. We take a partnership approach with our customers, serving as a trusted and close partner and advisor in completing their most critical missions.
Operating Segments
Critical Mission Solutions
The CMS Business provides a full spectrum of solutions for customers to address evolving challenges like digital transformation and modernization, national security and defense, space exploration, digital asset management, the clean energy transition, and nuclear decommissioning and cleanup. Our core capabilities include systems and software development and application integration services and consulting; enterprise level IT operations and mission IT services; engineering, design and construction of specialized technical facilities and systems; testing and mission integration; enterprise operations and maintenance; program management; research, development, test and evaluation services; specialized training and mission operations; environmental remediation; and other highly technical consulting solutions to government agencies as well as commercial customers in the U.S. and international markets. The CMS Business operating segment represented $1,161 million and $107 million of revenue and operating profit for the three months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, represented $3,532 million and $308 million of revenue and operating profit for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, and represented $4,719 million and $384 million of revenue and operating profit for the year ended September 29, 2023, respectively.
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Cyber & Intelligence
The C&I Business focuses on services for information environments that include networks, technology, infrastructure and data and, for the Intelligence Community, services focused on all-source intelligence, space/counterspace, geospatial, counterintelligence and counter-terrorism. In cyber operations, we support offensive cyberspace operations that deliver capabilities, research and development, operations support and intelligence analysis and defensive cyberspace operations and training focused on capabilities development, secure mobile communication and software and hardware security engineering. In intelligence operations, we provide advanced solutions for collecting, processing, exploiting and disseminating geospatial intelligence using various collection systems, such as: imaging systems, radar systems and precision geo-location products. Also in our intelligence operations, we provide operations and analysis services for classified missions, systems and facilities designed to collect, analyze, process and use products of various intelligence sources. The C&I Business segment represented $194 million and $14 million of revenue and operating profit for the three months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, represented $605 million and $54 million of revenue and operating profit for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, and represented $806 million and $61 million of revenue and operating profit for the year ended September 29, 2023, respectively.
Business Drivers
We generate revenue by providing services on a variety of contract types. These vary in duration from one-month contracts to longer duration multi-year contracts. The majority of these contracts are between three and five years in duration. Factors affecting revenue include our ability to:
| bid on and win new contract awards; |
| satisfy existing customers to obtain add-on business and win contract recompetes; |
| compete on services offered, delivery models offered, technical ability and innovation, quality, flexibility, experience, and results created; and |
| identify, integrate, and leverage acquisitions to generate new revenues. |
In addition to the revenue factors above, factors affecting our earnings include our ability to:
| control costs, particularly labor costs, subcontractor expenses, and overhead costs, including healthcare, and general and administrative costs; |
| manage costs and minimize cost overrun risks on our fixed-price contracts; |
| accurately estimate various pricing factors incorporated in contract bids and proposals, particularly for fixed-price and time and material contracts; |
| determine the overall proportion of cost-reimbursable contracts and fixed-price contracts; and |
| anticipate talent needs to avoid staff shortages or excesses. |
In addition to the earnings factors above, the following factors affect our cash flows:
| our ability to manage the timing of receivables and payables, which impacts our ability to invoice our customers, and may impact our eligibility for certain milestone payments or may result in the imposition of certain penalties; |
| our ability to meet existing contractual obligations, which impacts our ability to invoice our customers, and may impact our eligibility for certain milestone payments or may result in the imposition of certain penalties; |
| our tax obligations; |
| availability of investment opportunities, particularly business acquisitions; and |
| our ability to deploy capital efficiently for software, property, and equipment. |
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Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
The following table presents our results of operations for the periods presented:
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$ | 1,355 | $ | 1,398 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 4,059 | ||||||||
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(1,151 | ) | (1,194 | ) | (3,540 | ) | (3,488 | ) | ||||||||
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Net earnings attributable to the SpinCo Business for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were $60 million and $190 million, respectively, a decrease of $2 million and an increase of $24 million, from net earnings of $62 million and $166 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. The decrease for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year was due to the recompete loss of a significant DOD contract. The increase for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year was due to increased volume in the nuclear remediation sector in the U.S. and U.K. as well as strong performance in space, defense, and energy markets partially offset by the significant recompete loss.
Other income (expense) for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were $1 million and $3 million, respectively, compared to $(1) million and $1 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. The recent results reflected a $1 million increase to interest income for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and a $2 million increase in interest income for the nine months ended June 28, 2024; interest income was $1 million and $2 for the corresponding periods in the prior year. Affiliate interest income for both the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were zero, compared to zero and $1 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year.
See Segment Financial Information below for further information on the SpinCo Businesss results of operations at the operating segment level.
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Income taxes increased by $1 million to $22 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, which was primarily attributable to an increase in U.S. state income tax expense.
Income taxes increased by $11 million to $67 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, which was primarily attributable to an increase in pre-tax book income.
Backlog at June 28, 2024, was $19,495 million, reflecting a $1,750 million decrease from $21,245 million at June 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily driven by delays of programs awaiting recompete awards.
Results of Operations
Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2023
Revenues for the three months ended June 28, 2024 were $1,355 million, a decrease of $43 million, or 3% from $1,398 million for the corresponding period in the prior year. For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, revenues were $4,137 million, an increase of $78 million, or 2% from $4,059 million for the corresponding period in the prior year. Revenue decreases for the three months ended June 28, 2024 were due mainly to the recompete loss of a significant DOD contract. For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, increased spending in the U.S. federal government business sector, which was primarily attributable to growth in the nuclear remediation market, contributed to favorable revenue growth. Additionally, the change in revenues for the three months and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were partially driven by a favorable impact of foreign currency translation of $1 million and $25 million, respectively in the international businesses, compared to the unfavorable impact of $3 million and $61 million for in the corresponding periods in the prior year.
Gross profit for the three months ended June 28, 2024 was $201 million, a decrease of $1 million, or 1%, from $202 million from the corresponding period in the prior year, with gross profit margins of 15% and 14% for each respective period. Gross profit for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 was $587 million, an increase of $23 million, or 4%, from $564 million from the corresponding period in the prior year, with gross margins of 14% for each respective period. The increase in gross profit for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year was attributable mainly due to revenue growth as mentioned above.
SG&A expenses for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were $116 million and $323 million respectively, compared to $114 million and $333 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year, representing an increase of $2 million and a decrease of $10 million or 2% and 3%, respectively. SG&A expenses for the three months ended June 28, 2024 were consistent with levels in the corresponding period in the prior year. The decrease in SG&A expenses for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year were related to the restructuring of the C&I Business and ERP implementation project timing.
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Results of Operations for the Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021
The following table presents our results of operations for the periods presented:
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2023 Overview
Net earnings attributable to the SpinCo Business for fiscal year 2023 were $233 million, an increase of $10 million, or 4%, from $223 million for the prior year. Fiscal year 2023 results reflected higher year-over-year operating profit of $41 million. Fiscal year 2023 was positively impacted by higher revenue driven by increased spending in the U.S. federal government business sector, which was primarily attributable to fiscal year 2022 contract awards for the DOE, as well as growth from contracts in the U.K., and reduced general and administrative expenses due to organizational streamlining.
Other income (expense), net declined by $22 million to an expense of $5 million in fiscal year 2023 from fiscal year 2022, due to higher interest expense of $2 million in fiscal year 2023 due to higher interest rates compared to fiscal year 2022, while fiscal year 2022 benefited from a $14 million pre-tax gain related to a cost method investment sold during the fiscal year 2022 and a $3 million gain related to an asset sale in fiscal year 2022, neither of which recurred in fiscal year 2023.
Income taxes increased by $11 million to $77 million in fiscal year 2023 compared to fiscal year 2022, which was primarily attributable to shifts in pre-tax book income, dividends, and nondeductible activity. The year-over-year increase in domestic pre-tax book income led to a $5 million increase in income tax expense. Conversely, there was a $3 million decrease in income tax benefit for fiscal year 2023 compared to fiscal year 2022, related to noncontrolling interest, non-taxable income, and foreign dividend deductions. The fiscal year 2023 increase in global intangible low-taxed income and the meals and entertainment addback resulted in an additional $1 million of expense.
Backlog at September 29, 2023, was $20,685 million, reflecting a $238 million increase from $20,447 million at September 30, 2022.
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Results of Operations
Fiscal Year 2023 Compared to Fiscal Year 2022
Revenues for the year ended September 29, 2023 were $5,525 million, an increase of $349 million, or 7%, from $5,176 million for the year ended September 30, 2022. The increase in revenues was due mainly to improved performance of the CMS Business and in addition, to a smaller degree, other increases in the C&I Business. The CMS Business showed improved performance resulting from increased spending in the U.S. federal government business sector, which was primarily attributable to fiscal year 2022 contract awards for the DOE, as well as growth from contracts in the U.K. Additionally, the increase in revenues for fiscal year 2023 were partially offset by an unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation of $47 million in the international businesses, which was less than an unfavorable impact of $69 million for fiscal year 2022.
Gross profit for the year ended September 29, 2023 was $771 million, up $17 million, or 2%, from $754 million for the year ended September 30, 2022. Fiscal year 2023 gross profit was positively affected by revenue growth, and, as mentioned above, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation impacts. The SpinCo Businesss gross profit margins were 14% and 15% for the years ended September 29, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively, which was driven by a lower gross profit margin contract mix compared to the prior year.
SG&A expenses for the year ended September 29, 2023 were $443 million, a decrease of $24 million, or 5%, from $467 million for the year ended September 30, 2022 as a result of operational efficiency initiatives in the business. SG&A expenses benefited from favorable foreign exchange impacts of $2 million for the year ended September 29, 2023.
Miscellaneous (expense) income, net for the year ended September 29, 2023 was an expense of $10 million, representing an unfavorable year over year change of $23 million as compared to income of $13 million for the year ended September 30, 2022. Fiscal year 2022 included a $14 million pre-tax gain related to a cost method investment sold during the year and a $3 million gain related to an asset sale in one division of the SpinCo Business, and no such gain occurred in fiscal year 2023.
Fiscal Year 2022 Compared to Fiscal Year 2021
Revenues for the year ended September 30, 2022 were $5,176 million, an increase of $96 million, or 2%, from $5,080 million from the year ended October 1, 2021. The increase in revenues was due mainly to fiscal year 2022 incremental revenues from the Buffalo Group acquisition in November 2020, as well as revenue benefits from increased spending by the U.S. federal government business sector customer base. Additionally, fiscal year 2022 was unfavorably impacted by certain large contract wind downs in the U.S. and foreign currency translation of $69 million in the international business, compared to favorable impacts of $63 million for the year ended October 1, 2021.
Gross profit for the year ended September 30, 2022 was $754 million, down $33 million, or 4%, from $787 million for the year ended October 1, 2021. The SpinCo Businesss gross profit margins declined to 15% for the year ended September 30, 2022, from 16% for the year ended October 1, 2021. The decrease in gross profit in fiscal year 2022 was attributable to large contract wind downs in the U.S. mentioned above.
SG&A expenses for the year ended September 30, 2022 were $467 million, an increase of $15 million, or 3%, from $452 million for the year ended October 1, 2021. The increase was primarily due to standard annual salary raises along with favorable foreign exchange impacts of $4 million for the year ended September 30, 2022.
Miscellaneous income (expense), net for the year ended September 30, 2022 was income of $13 million, an increase of $63 million as compared to expense of $50 million for the year ended October 1, 2021. The increase from fiscal year 2021 was due to an other-than-temporary impairment charge on the SpinCo Businesss investment in AWE Management Ltd (Defence Contractor Management and Operations Limited) of $39 million
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Tax Information
Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
The SpinCo Businesss combined effective income tax rates for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were 25.6% and 24.1%, respectively. The most significant item contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Businesss effective tax rate for the three months ended June 28, 2024 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $3 million. This expense item is expected to have a continuing impact on the SpinCo Businesss effective tax rate for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The most significant item contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Businesss effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2023 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $3 million.
The SpinCo Businesss combined effective income tax rates for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were 25.1% and 24.1%, respectively. The most significant item contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Businesss effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $8 million. This expense item is expected to have a continuing impact on the SpinCo Businesss effective tax rate for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The most significant item contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Businesss effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $7 million.
Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021
The following table reconciles total income tax expense using the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the combined income tax expense shown in the accompanying Combined Statements of Earnings for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 (dollars in millions):
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The SpinCo Businesss combined effective income tax rate for the year ended September 29, 2023 increased to 24% from 22% for the year ended September 30, 2022. The key driver for the year-over-year increase relates to changes in the pre-tax book income mix of earnings. The SpinCo Businesss combined effective income tax rate for the year ended September 30, 2022 decreased to 22% from 29% for the year ended October 1, 2021. The key driver for the year-over-year decrease relate to the establishment of a valuation allowance against a capital loss carryforward for the year ended October 1, 2021.
Segment Financial Information
Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
The following tables present revenues and segment operating profit for each reportable segment and includes a reconciliation of segment operating profit to total GAAP operating profit by including certain corporate-level expenses and transaction costs.
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CMS Business segment revenues for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were $1,161 million and $3,532 million respectively, a decrease of $31 million and an increase of $63 million, or 3% and 2%, from $1,192 million and $3,469 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. Revenue decreases for the three months ended June 28, 2024, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year were due mainly to the recompete loss of a significant DOD contract. Revenue increases for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year were primarily attributable to growth from contracts in the nuclear remediation sector in the U.S. and U.K as well as strong performance in space, defense, and energy markets. Foreign currency translation had approximately $1 million and $24 million in favorable impacts on revenues for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, compared to $3 million and $61 in unfavorable impacts in the corresponding periods for the prior year.
Operating profit for the CMS Business segment for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 was $107 million and $308 million respectively, up $4 million and $25 million, or 4% and 9%, from $103 million and $283 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. Operating profit level trends were favorably impacted by revenue growth in U.S. environmental remediation, U.S. federal government market, U.K. clean energy and U.K. defense markets. Foreign currency translation did not have a material impact on revenues in the CMS Business segment for the three month period ended June 28, 2024 and the corresponding period in the prior year. Foreign currency translation had approximately $3 million in favorable impact on operating profit for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, compared to $7 million in unfavorable impacts in the corresponding period for the prior year.
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$ | 194 | $ | 206 | $ | 605 | $ | 590 | ||||||||
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14 | 18 | 54 | 42 |
Revenues for the C&I Business segment for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were $194 million and $605 million, representing a decrease of $12 million and an increase of $15 million, or (6%) and 3%, from $206 million and $590 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. Revenue decreases for the three months ended June 28, 2024, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year were due to projects ending. Revenue increases for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 were due to increased spending by the U.S. federal government business sector customer base. Foreign currency translation did not have a material impact on revenues in the C&I Business segment for either period presented.
Operating profit for the C&I Business segment for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 was $14 million and $54 million, a decrease of $4 million and an increase of $12 million, or (22%) and 29%, from $18 million and $42 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. Operating profit for the three months ended June 28, 2024 decreased compared to the corresponding period in the prior year due mainly to lower revenue impacts mentioned above. Operating profit for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in the prior year increased due to a reduction in SG&A and a mix of contracts expiring and higher margin new business. Foreign currency translation did not have a material impact on operating profit in the C&I Business segment for either period presented.
Other Expenses
Other expenses for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were $36 million and $98 million, respectively, representing an increase of $3 million and $4 million, or 9% and 4%, from $33 million and $94 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year, with these increases due to slightly higher levels of personnel and administrative costs year over year.
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The following tables present revenues and segment operating profit for each reportable segment (in millions) and includes a reconciliation of segment operating profit to total GAAP operating profit by including certain corporate-level expenses and transaction costs (in millions).
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(2) | Amounts in the year ended September 30, 2022 are mainly comprised of $14 million related to the sale of a legacy KeyW investment and a $3 million gain related to an asset sale. Amounts in the year ended October 1, 2021 are mainly comprised of $39 million in charges related to the impairment of our AWE Management Ltd. (Defence Contractor Management and Operations Limited) investment. |
In evaluating the SpinCo Businesss performance by operating segment, the Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews various metrics and statistical data for each Line of Business, but focuses primarily on revenues and operating profit. As discussed above, segment operating profit includes not only local SG&A expenses but the SG&A expenses of the SpinCo Businesss support groups that have been allocated to the segments. In addition, the SpinCo Business attributes each segments specific incentive compensation plan costs to the segments (including stock-based compensation expense). The methods for recognizing revenue, incentive fees, project losses and change orders are consistent among the segments.
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Fiscal Year 2023 Compared to Fiscal Year 2022
CMS Business segment revenues for the year ended September 29, 2023 were $4,719 million, up $327 million, or 7%, from $4,392 million for the year ended September 30, 2022. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to growth from contracts in the nuclear remediation sector in the U.S. and U.K. and were offset in part by a large contract wind down. Impacts on revenues from unfavorable foreign currency translation were approximately $47 million for the year ended September 29, 2023, compared to $69 million in unfavorable impacts in the prior year.
Operating profit for the CMS Business segment was $384 million for the year ended September 29, 2023, up $28 million, or 8%, from $356 million for the year ended September 30, 2022. Operating profit level trends year over year were favorably impacted by revenue growth in U.S. environmental remediation, U.S. federal government market, U.K. clean energy and U.K. defense markets, and were partially offset by a large contract wind down in early fiscal year 2022. Impacts on operating profit from unfavorable foreign currency translation were approximately $5 million for the year ended September 29, 2023, compared to $8 million in unfavorable impacts in the prior year.
Fiscal Year 2022 Compared to Fiscal Year 2021
CMS Business segment revenues for the year ended September 30, 2022 were $4,392 million, up $128 million, or 3%, from $4,264 million for the year ended October 1, 2021. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to contract awards, including the DOE environmental remediation program, offset in part by a large contract winding down in the U.S. that earned a higher profit margin. Impacts on revenues from unfavorable foreign currency translation were approximately $69 million for the year ended September 30, 2022, compared to $63 million in favorable impacts in fiscal year 2021.
Operating profit for the CMS Business segment was $356 million for the year ended September 30, 2022, essentially unchanged from operating profit of $360 million for the year ended October 1, 2021. Operating profit in fiscal year 2022 was unfavorably impacted by the large contract wind down mentioned above, partly offset by new business and U.S. federal government contract awards during fiscal year 2022. Impacts on operating profit from unfavorable foreign currency translation were approximately $8 million for the year ended September 30, 2022, compared to $4 million in favorable impacts in fiscal year 2021.
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Fiscal Year 2023 Compared to Fiscal Year 2022
Revenues for the C&I Business segment for the year ended September 29, 2023 were $806 million, up $22 million, or 3%, from $784 million for the year ended September 30, 2022. Revenue increased due to spending by the U.S. federal government business sector customer base. Foreign currency translation did not have a material impact on revenues in the C&I Business segment for either period.
Operating profit for the C&I Business segment for the year ended September 29, 2023 was $61 million, an increase of $12 million, or 24%, from $49 million, for the year ended September 30, 2022. Operating profit increased due to additional spending by the U.S. federal government and SG&A expenses declined due to organizational streamlining. Foreign currency translation did not have a material impact on operating profit in the C&I Business segment for either period.
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Fiscal Year 2022 Compared to Fiscal Year 2021
Revenues for the C&I Business segment for the year ended September 30, 2022 were $784 million, down $32 million, or 4%, from $816 million for the year ended October 1, 2021. The decrease in revenues was due mainly to certain large contract wind downs in the U.S. fiscal year 2022 offset by incremental revenues from the Buffalo Group acquisition, as well as revenue benefits from increased spending by the U.S. federal government business sector customer base.
Operating profit for the segment for the year ended September 30, 2022 was $49 million, a decrease of $30 million, or 38%, from $79 million, for fiscal year 2021. The decrease in operating profit was due mainly to large contract wind downs in the U.S.
Other Expenses
Other expenses were $117 million, $118 million and $104 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively. The increase from fiscal year 2021 was due to an other-than-temporary impairment charge on the SpinCo Businesss investment in AWE Management Ltd (Defence Contractor Management and Operations Limited) of $39 million. Additionally, fiscal year 2022 included a $14 million pre-tax gain related to a cost method investment sold during the period and a $3 million gain related to an asset sale.
Backlog Information
Backlog represents revenue the SpinCo Business expects to realize for work to be completed by its combined subsidiaries (including revenue from consolidated joint ventures) and the proportionate share of earnings to be realized by unconsolidated joint ventures, Because of variations in the nature, size, expected duration, funding commitments, and the scope of services required by the SpinCo Businesss contracts, the amount and timing of when backlog will be recognized as revenue includes significant estimates and can vary greatly between individual contracts.
Consistent with industry practice, substantially all of the SpinCo Businesss contracts are subject to cancellation or termination at the option of the customer, including U.S. federal government work. While management uses all information available to determine backlog, at any given time the SpinCo Businesss backlog is subject to changes in the scope of services to be provided as well as increases or decreases in costs relating to the contracts included therein. Backlog is not necessarily an indicator of future revenues.
Because certain contracts (e.g., contracts relating to large engineering projects as well as national government programs) can cause large increases to backlog in the fiscal period in which the SpinCo Business recognizes the award, and because many contracts require the SpinCo Business to provide services that span over several fiscal quarters (and sometimes over fiscal years), backlog is presented on a year-over-year basis, rather than on a sequential, quarter-over-quarter basis.
Backlog as presented herein for the SpinCo Business has been calculated to align with Amentum and does not reflect the approach by which Jacobs calculates and presents backlog.
Backlog differs from the SpinCo Businesss remaining performance obligations as defined by ASC 606 primarily because the remaining performance obligations represent a measure of the total dollar value of work to be performed on contracts awarded and in progress, whereas backlog also includes unexercised option periods.
Please refer to the section entitled Risk Factors, above, for a discussion of other factors that may cause backlog to not ultimately fully convert into revenues.
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Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
The following table summarizes the SpinCo Businesss backlog at June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023:
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C&I Business backlog as of June 28, 2024 was approximately $2.3 billion compared to $2.6 billion as of June 30, 2023, which decreased primarily due to delays in programs awaiting recompete awards and recompete losses.
As of June 28, 2024, the SpinCo Business had total backlog of approximately $19.5 billion, compared with approximately $21.2 billion as of June 30, 2023, a decrease of approximately $1.7 billion.
Years Ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022
The following table summarizes the SpinCo Businesss backlog for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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CMS Business backlog as of September 29, 2023 was approximately $18.0 billion compared to $17.9 billion as of September 30, 2022, which increased primarily from awards and funding increases in the U.S. aerospace sector and the nuclear remediation sector in the U.S. and U.K.
C&I Business backlog as of September 29, 2023 was approximately $2.7 billion compared to $2.6 billion as of September 30, 2022, which increased primarily from awards and funding increases.
As of September 29, 2023, the SpinCo Business had total backlog of approximately $20.7 billion, compared with approximately $20.5 billion as of September 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $0.2 billion. Funded backlog as of September 29, 2023 was approximately $5.0 billion; unfunded backlog as of September 29, 2023 was approximately $15.7 billion.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
At June 28, 2024, the SpinCo Businesss principal sources of liquidity consisted of $196 million in cash and cash equivalents. The SpinCo Business finances much of the operations and growth through cash generated by operations and through liquidity provided by Jacobs.
Cash and cash equivalents at June 28, 2024 represented an increase of $40 million from $156 million at September 29, 2023, the reasons for which are described below.
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The SpinCo Businesss net cash flow provided by operations of $247 million during the nine months ended June 28, 2024 was favorable by $74 million compared to the cash flow provided by operations of $173 million for the corresponding period in the prior year. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by an improvement in net earnings of $24 million, the collection of receivables and contract assets of $13 million and an increase in accrued liability activity of $106 million, offset partially by an increase in accounts payable payments of $34 million during the nine months ended June 28, 2024.
The SpinCo Businesss net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 was $77 million compared to net cash used for investing activities of $12 million for the corresponding period in the prior year, which was primarily attributable to proceeds and payments related to long-term affiliate receivables.
The SpinCo Businesss net cash used for financing activities of $287 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 was attributable to net transfers to Jacobs. Cash used for financing activities for the corresponding period in the prior year was $170 million which was also attributable to net transfers to Jacobs.
At June 28, 2024, the SpinCo Business had approximately $79 million in cash and cash equivalents held in the U.S. and $117 million held outside of the U.S. (primarily in the U.K.), which is used primarily for funding operations in those regions. Other than the tax cost of repatriating funds to the U.S., (see Note 5Income Taxes of the notes to SpinCos unaudited combined financial statements for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023), as of June 28, 2024, there were no material impediments to repatriating these funds to the U.S.
The SpinCo Business believes it has adequate liquidity and capital resources to fund projected cash requirements for the next 12 months based on the liquidity provided by cash and cash equivalents on hand, borrowing capacity and cash from operations.
Years Ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022
At September 29, 2023, the SpinCo Businesss principal sources of liquidity consisted of $156 million in cash and cash equivalents. The SpinCo Business finances much of the operations and growth through cash generated by operations and through liquidity provided by Jacobs.
Cash and cash equivalents at September 29, 2023 represented a decrease of $51 million from $207 million at September 30, 2022, the reasons for which are described below.
The SpinCo Businesss net cash flow provided by operations of $278 million during fiscal year 2023 increased by $85 million compared to the cash flow provided by operations of $193 million for the prior year. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by increased collection of receivables and contract assets of $235 million and partially offset by payments of accrued liabilities of $138 million resulting in the overall net favorable working capital performance in fiscal year 2023.
The SpinCo Businesss net cash used for investing activities for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023 was $65 million compared to net cash provided by investing activities for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 of $45 million, which was primarily attributable to proceeds and payments related to long-term affiliate receivables.
The SpinCo Businesss net cash used for financing activities for the fiscal year ended 2023 of $272 million and for the fiscal year ended 2022 of $179 million, was attributable to net transfers to Jacobs.
At September 29, 2023, the SpinCo Business had approximately $58 million in cash and cash equivalents held in the U.S. and $98 million held outside of the U.S. (primarily in the U.K.), which is used primarily for funding operations in those regions. Other than the tax cost of repatriating funds to the U.S. (see Note 6Income Taxes of the notes to SpinCos audited combined financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023), as of September 29, 2023, there were no material impediments to repatriating these funds to the U.S.
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On November 24, 2020, the SpinCo Business completed the acquisition of Buffalo Group, a leader in advanced cyber and intelligence solutions which enabled the SpinCo Business to further expand its cyber and intelligence solutions offerings to government customers. The SpinCo Business paid total consideration of $190 million, which was comprised of approximately $182 million in cash to the former owners of Buffalo Group and contingent consideration of $8 million which was subsequently recognized in fiscal year 2021 as an offset to selling, general and administrative expense when it was determined no amounts would be paid. See Note 10Business Combination in the notes to the SpinCo Businesss audited combined financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023.
Commitments and Contingencies
The SpinCo Business is involved in various claims, disputes, lawsuits, investigations, audits, administrative proceedings and similar matters arising in the normal course of business. Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from such matters and other sources are recorded when it is probable that an unfavorable result and/or liability will be incurred and the cost of the unfavorable result or liability can be reasonably estimated. The SpinCo Business believes, after consultation with counsel, that such litigation, U.S. federal government contract-related audits, investigations and claims, and income tax audits and investigations should not have a material adverse effect on the combined financial statements, beyond amounts currently accrued.
For a discussion of these items, refer to Note 13Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations and Insurance of the notes to the SpinCo Businesss audited combined financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023 and Note 9Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations and Insurance of the notes to the SpinCo Businesss unaudited condensed combined financial statements for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 included elsewhere in this information statement.
Non-GAAP Measures
This information statement includes the presentation and discussion of the SpinCo Businesss Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should be considered only as supplements to, and should not be considered in isolation or used as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the SpinCo Businesss combined financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliations herein to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, provide useful information to management, investors and other users of the SpinCo Businesss financial information in evaluating operating results and understanding operating trends by adjusting for the effects of items management of the SpinCo Business does not consider to be indicative of the SpinCo Businesss ongoing performance, the inclusion of which can obscure underlying trends. Additionally, management of the SpinCo Business uses such measures in its evaluation of business performance, particularly when comparing performance to past periods, and believes these measures are useful for investors because they facilitate a comparison of financial results from period to period. The computation of non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, thus limiting their use for comparability. For the SpinCo Business:
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as GAAP Net Earnings adjusted for interest income, affiliate interest income, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization, and excludes the following discrete items:
| Non-cash GAAP chargesRepresents non-cash impairment charges related to the SpinCo Businesss investment in AWE Management Ltd. |
| Share-based compensationRepresents non-cash compensation expenses recognized for share based arrangements. |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues.
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The following tables provide a reconciliation of net earnings (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net earnings margin (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
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$ | 1,355 | $ | 1,398 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 4,059 | ||||||||
Net Earnings |
$ | 64 | $ | 66 | $ | 200 | $ | 176 | ||||||||
Net Earnings margin(1) |
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no significant changes to SpinCos critical accounting policies as described in its audited combined financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023.
In order to better understand the changes that occur to key elements of the SpinCo Businesss financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, a reader of this Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be aware of the critical accounting policies the SpinCo Business applies in preparing the combined financial statements.
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The combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business were prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of the combined financial statements of the SpinCo Business and the financial statements of any business performing long-term professional services and engineering-type contracts requires management to make certain estimates and judgments that affect both the entitys results of operations and the carrying values of its assets and liabilities. Although the SpinCo Businesss significant accounting policies are described in Note 2Significant Accounting Policies of the notes to the SpinCo Businesss audited combined financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023, the following discussion is intended to highlight and describe those accounting policies that are especially critical to the preparation of the combined financial statements.
Revenue Accounting for Contracts
The SpinCo Business recognizes engineering contract revenue over time, as performance obligations are satisfied, due to the continuous transfer of control to the customer in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Contracts that include engineering services are generally accounted for as a single deliverable (a single performance obligation). In some instances, the SpinCo Businesss services associated with a construction activity are limited only to specific tasks such as customer support, consulting or supervisory services. In these instances, the services are typically identified as separate performance obligations.
The SpinCo Business recognizes revenue using the percentage-of-completion method, based primarily on contract costs incurred to date compared to total estimated contract costs. Estimated contract costs include the SpinCo Businesss latest estimates using judgments with respect to labor hours and costs, materials, and subcontractor costs. The percentage-of-completion method (an input method) is the most representative depiction of the SpinCo Businesss performance because it directly measures the value of the services transferred to the customer. Subcontractor materials, labor and equipment and, in certain cases, customer-furnished materials and labor and equipment are included in revenue and cost of revenue when management believes that the company is acting as a principal rather than as an agent (e.g., the company integrates the materials, labor and equipment into the deliverables promised to the customer or is otherwise primarily responsible for fulfilment and acceptability of the materials, labor and/or equipment). Under the typical payment terms of the SpinCo Businesss engineering contracts, amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms at periodic intervals (e.g., biweekly or monthly) and customer payments are typically due within 30 to 60 days of billing, depending on the contract.
For service contracts, the SpinCo Business recognizes revenue over time using the cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion method. In some instances where the SpinCo Business is standing ready to provide services, the SpinCo Business recognizes revenue ratably over the service period. Under the typical payment terms of the SpinCo Businesss service contracts, amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, and customer payments are typically due within 30 to 60 days of billing, depending on the contract.
Direct costs of contracts include all costs incurred in connection with and directly for the benefit of customer contracts, including depreciation and amortization relating to assets used in providing the services required by the related projects. The level of direct costs of contracts may fluctuate between reporting periods due to a variety of factors, including the amount of pass-through costs incurred during a period. On those projects where the SpinCo Business is acting as principal for subcontract labor or third-party materials and equipment, the SpinCo Business reflects the amounts of such items in both revenues and costs (and the SpinCo Business refers to such costs as pass-through costs).
The nature of the SpinCo Businesss contracts gives rise to several types of variable consideration, including claims and unpriced change orders; awards and incentive fees; and liquidated damages and penalties. The SpinCo Business recognizes revenue for variable consideration when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. The SpinCo Business estimates the amount of revenue to be recognized on variable consideration using the expected value (i.e., the sum of a probability-weighted
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amount) or the most likely amount method, whichever is expected to better predict the amount. Factors considered in determining whether revenue associated with claims (including change orders in dispute and unapproved change orders in regard to both scope and price) should be recognized include the following: (a) the contract or other evidence provides a legal basis for the claim, (b) additional costs were caused by circumstances that were unforeseen at the contract date and not the result of deficiencies in the SpinCo Businesss performance, (c) claim-related costs are identifiable and considered reasonable in view of the work performed, and (d) evidence supporting the claim is objective and verifiable. If the requirements for recognizing revenue for claims or unapproved change orders are met, revenue is recorded only when the costs associated with the claims or unapproved change orders have been incurred and only up to the amount of cost incurred which generally represents the amount of consideration that is not probable of reversal. See Note 3Revenue Accounting for Contracts in the notes to the SpinCo Businesss audited combined financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023 for further discussion.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired business over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The SpinCo Business recognizes purchased intangible assets in connection with business acquisitions at fair value on the acquisition date.
The goodwill carried on the combined balance sheets is assessed at least annually, or more frequently, if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit were less than its carrying value. For purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is assigned to the applicable reporting units based on the current reporting structure. In performing the annual impairment test, the SpinCo Business evaluates the goodwill at the reporting unit level.
The SpinCo Business evaluates impairment of goodwill either by assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, or by performing a quantitative assessment. Qualitative factors include industry and market considerations, overall financial performance, and other relevant events and circumstances affecting the reporting unit. If the SpinCo Business chooses to perform a qualitative assessment and after considering the totality of events or circumstances, it determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the SpinCo Business would perform a quantitative fair value test.
GAAP does not prescribe a specific valuation method for estimating the fair value of reporting units. Any valuation technique used to estimate the fair value of a reporting unit requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates, operating margins, discount rates and future market conditions, among others.
The SpinCo Business uses income and market approaches to test the goodwill for possible impairment which requires the SpinCo Business to make estimates and judgments. Under the income approach, fair value is determined by using the discounted cash flows of the reporting units. The SpinCo Businesss discount rate reflects a weighted average cost of capital for a peer group of companies representative of the SpinCo Businesss respective reporting units. Under the market approach, the fair values of the SpinCo Businesss reporting units are determined by reference to publicly traded guideline companies that are reasonably comparable to the reporting units; the fair values are estimated based on the valuation multiples of the invested capital associated with the guideline companies. In assessing whether there is an indication that the carrying value of goodwill has been impaired, the SpinCo Business utilizes the results of both valuation techniques and considers the range of fair values indicated.
In the periods prior to October 3, 2020, the SpinCo Business recorded cumulative impairment losses of $304 million within the C&I reporting unit. The SpinCo Business determined that the fair value of the CMS Business reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value for the combined balance sheets presented and any analysis beyond the qualitative level was not considered necessary.
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Given the impairment taken in C&I reporting unit in previous periods. The SpinCo Business performed quantitative analyses resulting in relatively small cushions of 7% and 5% for the periods ending September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022.
It is possible that changes in facts and circumstances, judgments and assumptions used in estimating the fair value, which includes, but not limited to, market conditions and the economy, could change. This would result in a possible future impairment of goodwill that could be material to the SpinCo Business. The fair values resulting from the valuation techniques used are not necessarily representative of the values the SpinCo Business might obtain in a sale of the reporting units to willing third parties.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading, speculation or other similar purposes that would expose the SpinCo Business to market risk. In the normal course of business, our results of operations are exposed to risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE AMENTUM BUSINESS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this information statement, including our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, Risk Factors, and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be materially affected by the uncertainties and other factors described throughout this information statement and particularly in the sections entitled Risk Factors and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. You should review those sections for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
Solely in this section, references to Amentum, the company, we, our or us refer to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries unless otherwise stated or indicated by context.
Overview
We are a premier contractor and trusted partner delivering solutions to all levels of the U.S. federal government and its allies, supporting programs of critical national importance across energy, intelligence, defense, civilian and commercial end markets. We offer a broad reach of capabilities including environment and climate sustainability, intelligence and counter threat solutions, data fusion and analytics, engineering and integration, advanced test, training and readiness and citizen solutions. As a leading provider of differentiated technology solutions, we have built a repertoire of deep customer knowledge, enabling us to engage our customers across multiple capabilities and market segments. Underpinned by a strong culture of ethics, safety and inclusivity, Amentum is committed to operational excellence and successful execution.
Budgetary Environment
In fiscal year 2023, we generated more than 85% of our revenues from contracts with the U.S. federal government, either as a prime contractor or a subcontractor to other contractors engaged in work for the U.S. federal government. We carefully follow the U.S. federal budget, legislative and contracting trends and activities and evolve our strategies accordingly.
The U.S. federal government fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill was passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in March 2024. The final bill was consistent with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of June 2023. Defense discretionary spending saw a 3.3% increase to $886 billion, while non-defense discretionary spending remained flat at $703 billion.
The U.S. federal government fiscal year 2025 budget request was submitted to Congress in March 2024 and maintained the levels set in the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The budget request would increase defense discretionary spending from $886 billion to $895 billion and non-defense discretionary spending from $703 billion to $710 billion. The budget request also includes a $25 billion increase to DOD spending. In April 2024, President Biden signed the Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific national security supplemental bill, providing approximately $95 billion in assistance for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific to counter foreign aggression. Much of the funding will go to DOD for operations and maintenance.
While we view the budget environment as constructive and believe core funding sources for our four primary customer-based markets will continue to experience bipartisan tailwinds, there can be no certainty about the level of funding for any particular U.S. federal government fiscal year or that appropriations bills will be passed in a timely manner. During those periods of time when appropriations bills have not been passed and
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signed into law, government agencies operate under a continuing resolution, a temporary measure allowing the government to continue operations at prior year funding levels. Depending on their scope, duration, and other factors, continuing resolutions can negatively impact our business due to delays in new program starts, delays in contract awards decisions, and other factors.
Market Environment
We believe our scale, breadth of capabilities, and depth of experience give us a robust understanding of our customers evolving needs. Given our portfolio diversity, we believe our total addressable market, and associated growth rate, are sufficient to support our strategic growth plans.
We believe Amentums capabilities are strategically aligned to well-funded, long-term priorities for the federal government, allied nations, and commercial customers. Specifically, we believe we are well positioned to continue to win new business driven by the following trends in our addressable market:
| Increasing demand for outsourced services and solutions with federal government customers; |
| Increased global demand for clean and environmentally sustainable solutions; |
| Increased spending on government-wide modernization priorities; |
| Increasing government focus on near-peer competitors and other nation state threats; |
| Increasing discretionary spending for Indo-Pacific regional activities and initiatives; and |
| Increased investment in advanced technologies (e.g., hypersonics, microelectronics, unmanned, electromagnetic spectrum). |
On February 15, 2022, we acquired PAE Incorporated (PAE), a leading global provider of integrated solutions, including defense readiness, diplomacy and peacekeeping solutions, intelligence analytics, business process outsourcing, counter-terrorism solutions, peacekeeping, supply chain management and infrastructure modernization.
On November 20, 2020, we acquired DefCo Holdings, Inc., the holding company of DynCorp, a leading provider of advanced aviation solutions, diplomacy solutions, logistics, infrastructure operations and linguist solutions.
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Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
The following table presents our results of operations:
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(1,936,244 | ) | (90.4 | ) | (1,779,629 | ) | (91.0 | ) | (5,576,680 | ) | (90.3 | ) | (5,188,709 | ) | (90.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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RevenuesThe increase in revenues was primarily attributable to new contract awards and growth on existing contracts.
Cost of revenuesThe increase in cost of revenues was primarily driven by increased revenue volume.
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles primarily relates to the amortization of our backlog and customer-related intangible assets, which decreased as a result of the accelerated method of amortization used on our intangibles.
Selling, general, and administrative expensesThe change in SG&A as a percentage of revenues increased from 3.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to 3.6% for the three months ended June 28, 2024 primarily due to an increase in acquisition and integration costs. For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, SG&A as a percentage of revenues remained consistent with the prior year period.
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Earnings from equity method investmentsEarnings from equity method investments include our proportionate share of the income of our equity method investments and was consistent with the prior year period.
Goodwill impairment chargesDuring the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, we performed an interim goodwill impairment test which concluded that the carrying value of one reporting unit exceeded its fair value. As a result, a non-cash impairment charge of $186.4 million was recognized during the nine months ended June 30, 2023. There was no impairment of goodwill during the nine months ended June 28, 2024.
Interest expense, netThe increase in interest expense, net, is primarily due a reduced benefit from our interest rate swaps, for the three months ended June 28, 2024. For the nine months ended, June 28, 2024, the increase in interest expense is primarily due to an increase in interest rates on our variable rate debt partially offset by a reduced benefit from our interest rate swaps compared with the prior year period.
Benefit (provision) for income taxesThe effective tax rate for the three months ended June 28, 2024 was (10.1)%, as compared to 2.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change in the effective tax rate is primarily due an increase in the valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset related to disallowed interest expense during the three months ended June 28, 2024. For the nine months ended, June 28, 2024, the effective tax rate was (52.1)%, as compared to 3.4% for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. The change in the effective tax rate is primarily due an increase in the valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset related to disallowed interest expense during the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and the impact of goodwill impairment charges that are nondeductible for income tax purposes recognized in the nine months ended June 30, 2023.
Noncontrolling interestsNoncontrolling interests for the three months ended June 28, 2024 remained consistent with the prior year period. Noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 decreased primarily due to the transition of a certain contract from a consolidated to an unconsolidated joint venture.
Results of Operations for the Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021
The following table presents our results of operations for the periods presented:
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RevenuesThe increase in revenues was primarily attributable to a full year of performance on legacy PAE contracts contributing $0.9 billion as well as new contract awards and growth on existing programs of $0.5 billion, partially offset by the completion of certain contracts which totaled $1.2 billion, including a follow-on contract that transitioned from a consolidated joint venture to an equity method investment.
Cost of revenuesThe increase in cost of revenues was primarily driven by increased revenue volume. As a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues was 90.1% and 90.0% for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles primarily relates to the amortization of our backlog and customer-related intangible assets, which increased as a result of a full year of amortization of PAE acquired intangible assets.
Selling, general, and administrative expensesThe decrease in SG&A was primarily attributable to the absence of the acquisition and integration costs associated with the acquisition of PAE during fiscal year 2022. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A was 3.8% and 4.4% for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Earnings from equity method investmentsEarnings from equity method investments include our proportionate share of the income from equity method investments, which increased due to a full year of performance on new equity method investments that started during fiscal year 2022 partially offset by the completion of certain contracts.
Goodwill impairment chargesDuring the first quarters of the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, we performed interim goodwill impairment tests which concluded that the carrying value of certain reporting units exceeded fair value. As a result, non-cash impairment charges of $186.4 million and $108.0 million were recognized during the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Interest expense, netThe increase in interest expense, net was primarily due to additional interest on the new first and second lien borrowings obtained to acquire PAE, an increase in interest rates on our variable rate debt, and a reduced benefit from our interest rate swaps.
Benefit (provision) for income taxesThe effective tax rate for the year ended September 29, 2023 was 5.6%, as compared to (22.0)% for the year ended September 30, 2022. The change in the effective tax rate was
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Noncontrolling interestsNoncontrolling interests include the minority interests in our consolidated joint ventures that are not wholly owned, which decreased due to the completion of a contract which transitioned to an equity method investment.
Results of Operations September 30, 2022 vs October 1, 2021
RevenuesThe increase in revenues was primarily attributable to the acquisition of PAE contributing $1.5 billion as well as new contract awards and growth on existing programs of $0.7 billion, partially offset by the completion of certain contracts which totaled $0.4 billion including a follow-on contract that transitioned from a consolidated joint venture to an equity method investment.
Cost of revenuesThe increase in cost of revenues was primarily driven by the increased revenues discussed above. As a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues was 90.0% and 89.2% for the years ended September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles increased primarily as a result of amortization from PAE acquired intangible assets.
Selling, general, and administrative expensesThe increase in SG&A was primarily attributable to acquisition and integration costs associated with the acquisition of PAE. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A was 4.4% and 4.2% for the years ended September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
Earnings from equity method investmentsEarnings from equity method investments increased primarily due to new contract awards, performance on legacy PAE equity method investments, and the ramp up of certain contracts.
Goodwill impairment chargesDuring the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, we performed an interim goodwill impairment test which concluded that the carrying value of one reporting unit exceeded its fair value. As a result, a non-cash impairment charge of $108.0 million was recognized during the year ended September 30, 2022. There was no impairment of goodwill during the year ended October 1, 2021.
Interest expense, netThe increase in interest expense, net, was primarily due to additional interest on the new first and second lien borrowings obtained to acquire PAE partially offset by a benefit from our interest rate swaps.
Benefit (provision) for income taxesThe effective tax rate for the year ended September 30, 2022 was (22.0)%, as compared to (16.0)% for the year ended October 1, 2021. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the impact of goodwill impairment charges that are nondeductible for income tax purposes recognized in the year ended September 30, 2022, and changes in the valuation allowance against a deferred tax asset related to net operating loss carryforwards and nontaxable noncontrolling interests relative to the total (loss) income before income taxes.
Noncontrolling interestsNoncontrolling interests decreased primarily due to the completion of a contract in which the follow-on contract was awarded to an equity method investment.
Backlog
The companys backlog represents the estimated amount of future revenues to be recognized under negotiated contracts. The companys backlog includes unexercised option years and excludes the value of task orders that may be awarded under multiple award IDIQ vehicles until such task orders are issued.
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The companys backlog is either funded or unfunded:
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As of June 28, 2024, the company had total backlog of $26.9 billion, compared with $27.0 billion as of June 30, 2023, a decrease of $0.1 billion. Funded backlog as of June 28, 2024 was $3.1 billion.
There is no assurance that all backlog will result in future revenues being recognized, and the backlog balance is subject to increases or decreases based on the execution of new contracts, contract modifications or extensions, deobligations, early terminations, and other factors.
Revenues by Contract Type for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
Our earnings and profitability may vary materially depending on changes in the proportionate amount of revenues derived from each type of contract. For a discussion of the types of contracts under which we generate revenues, see Critical Accounting Policies below. The following table summarizes revenues by contract type for the periods presented:
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Given the nature of our operations and contract type mix, we expect the impact of inflation on our business may be limited for some of our contracts. During the nine months ended June 28, 2024, 61% of our revenues was generated under cost-plus-fee type contracts that have limited inflation risk as they include provisions that adjust revenues to cover costs affected by inflation. The remainder of our revenues was generated under time-and-materials or fixed-price type contracts which we have historically been able to price in a manner that accommodates inflation and cost increases over the period of performance but changes in our expectations with respect to inflation rates or in the overall mix of our contract types could cause future results to differ substantially.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Existing cash and cash equivalents and cash generated by operations are our primary sources of liquidity, as well as sales of receivables under our Master Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement (MARPA) (as discussed in Note 5Sales of Receivables in Amentums unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023) and available borrowing capacity under the revolving facility provided for in the Amentum first lien credit agreement (as discussed in Note 8Debt in Amentums unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023).
The Amentum first lien credit agreement consists of the revolving facility, which includes a revolving facility, a swingline subfacility and a letter of credit subfacility, the first lien tranche 1 term facility and the first lien tranche 3 term facility (collectively, the first lien facilities). The revolving facility matures on January 31, 2025. The first lien tranche 1 term facility and the first lien tranche 3 term facility mature on January 31, 2027 and February 15, 2029, respectively, and collectively require quarterly principal amortization payments of $8.4 million with the remainder of the principal thereunder being due at maturity.
The company is also party to the Amentum second lien credit agreement consisting of the second lien tranche 1 term facility and the second lien tranche 2 term facility, which mature on January 31, 2028 and February 15, 2030, respectively. Neither of the second lien term facilities requires us to make a principal amortization payment prior to maturity. However, during the nine months ended June 28, 2024, we made a $150.0 million voluntary principal payment on the second lien tranche 1 term facility.
As of June 28, 2024, $3.27 billion and $735.0 million were outstanding under the first lien term facilities and second lien term facilities, respectively, with no amounts borrowed under the revolving facility.
The first lien facilities and the second lien term facilities are guaranteed on a senior basis by substantially all of our wholly owned material domestic restricted subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions set forth in the Amentum credit agreements. The first lien facilities and the second lien term facilities are secured by first-priority security interests (subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions) in substantially all of the assets of the borrowers and the guarantors thereunder. The liens securing the second lien term facilities are junior in priority to those securing the first lien facilities pursuant to the terms of a customary intercreditor agreement.
The interest rates applicable to the first lien facilities are floating interest rates equal to an Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR plus an applicable margin based upon our first lien net leverage ratio. The interest rates applicable to the Second Lien Term Facilities are floating interest rates equal to an Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR plus an applicable margin.
Each of the Amentum credit agreements requires us to comply with certain representations and warranties, customary affirmative and negative covenants and, in the case of the revolving facility, under certain circumstances, a financial covenant. Since the inception of the Amentum credit agreements, we have been in compliance with all such covenants.
In connection with the transactions, Amentum expects to refinance the existing Amentum credit facilities as part of the new Amentum credit agreement. On July 30, 2024, Amentum Escrow Corporation, a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Amentum, priced $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 7.250% Senior Notes due 2032 in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The notes offering closed on August 13, 2024. The proceeds of the notes offering were funded into escrow and are expected to be released from escrow substantially concurrently with the consummation of the merger. In addition, SpinCo and Amentum have syndicated and, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the transactions, SpinCo expects to enter into, the new Amentum credit agreement providing for a first lien term facility of approximately $3.75 billion maturing 2031. The new Amentum credit agreement is also expected to include a first lien revolving facility of approximately
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$850 million maturing 2029. The net proceeds of the Amentum notes and the term facilities under the new Amentum credit agreement would be used (i) to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings under the existing Amentum credit facilities and to pay related fees and expenses, which would result in the repayment in full and termination of the existing Amentum credit facilities and (ii) in the case of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes. For more information, see the section entitled Description of Material Indebtedness included elsewhere in this information statement.
We believe that the combination of internally generated funds, available bank borrowings, and cash and cash equivalents on hand will provide the required liquidity and capital resources necessary to fund on-going operations, customary capital expenditures, debt service obligations, acquisitions, and other working capital requirements over at least the next 12 months. Over the longer term, our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations necessary to fulfill the obligations under the first lien facilities, the second lien term facilities and any other indebtedness we may incur will depend on our future financial performance which could be affected by factors outside of our control, including worldwide economic and financial market conditions.
For a further description of the companys debt refer to Note 8Debt in Amentums unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 included elsewhere in this information statement.
Cash Flow Information for the Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
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$ | 159,991 | $ | (65,153 | ) | |||
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities increased by $225.1 million primarily due to cash inflows from sales of receivables under the MARPA during the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and a Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act payment during the nine months ended June 30, 2023.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $3.3 million primarily due to reduced capital expenditures and the absence of capital contributions and returns of capital from our equity method investments.
Net cash used in financing activities increased by $92.1 million primarily due to the $150.0 million voluntary principal payment on the second lien tranche 1 term facility during the nine months ended June 28, 2024 partially offset by the full payoff of borrowings under the SPV loan during the nine months ended June 30, 2023.
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Cash Flow Information for the Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021
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$ | 67,394 | $ | 126,019 | $ | 247,118 | ||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $58.6 million primarily as a result of higher interest payments and the timing of collections, partially offset by an increase related to the timing of vendor payments.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $1.769 billion primarily as a result of the acquisition of PAE in fiscal year 2022.
Net cash used in financing activities increased by $1,836.1 million primarily as a result of new borrowings associated with the acquisition of PAE partially offset by repayment of the First Lien Tranche 2 Term Loan. Cash used in financing activities during the year ended September 29, 2023 was primarily used toward debt repayments.
Cash FlowsSeptember 30, 2022 vs October 1, 2021
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $121.1 million primarily as a result of higher interest payments and timing of vendor payments, partially offset by strong cash collections.
Net cash used in investing activities increased by $759.2 million primarily as a result of the acquisition of PAE in fiscal year 2022 as compared to the acquisition of DefCo Holdings, Inc. in fiscal year 2021.
Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $856.6 million primarily due to new borrowings associated with the acquisition of PAE partially offset by repayment of the First Lien Tranche 2 Term Loan.
Non-GAAP Measures
This information statement includes the presentation and discussion of Amentums Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should be considered only as supplements to, and should not be considered in isolation or used as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management believes these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with Amentums consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliations herein to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, provide useful information to management, investors and other users of Amentums financial information in evaluating operating results and understanding operating trends by adjusting for the effects of items management of Amentum does not consider to be indicative of Amentums ongoing performance, the inclusion of which can obscure underlying trends. Additionally, management of Amentum uses such measures in its evaluation of
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business performance, particularly when comparing performance to past periods, and believes these measures are useful for investors because they facilitate a comparison of financial results from period to period. The computation of non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, thus limiting their use for comparability. For Amentum:
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as GAAP net (loss) income attributable to Amentum adjusted for interest expense, net, (benefit) provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and excludes the following discrete items:
| Acquisition, transaction, and integration costsRepresents acquisition, transaction and integration costs, including severance, retention, and other adjustments related to acquisition and integration activities. |
| Non-cash GAAP chargesRepresents non-cash goodwill impairment charges. |
| Utilization of certain fair market value adjustments assigned in purchase accountingRepresents the periodic utilization of the fair market value adjustments assigned to certain equity method investments and noncontrolling interests based on the remaining period of performance for the related contract. |
| Share-based compensationRepresents non-cash compensation expenses recognized for share based arrangements. |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of net (loss) income attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net (loss) income margin (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
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$ | 2,141,924 | $ | 1,956,475 | $ | 6,175,880 | $ | 5,728,160 | ||||||||
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$ | (25,628 | ) | $ | (32,920 | ) | $ | (108,201 | ) | $ | (307,783 | ) | ||||
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(1) | Calculated as net (loss) income attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC divided by revenues. |
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$ | (313,700 | ) | $ | (84,423 | ) | $ | 895 | ||||
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(1) | Calculated as net (loss) income attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC divided by revenues. |
Contractual Obligations
For a description of Amentums contractual obligations related to debt, pensions, leases, and retirement plans refer to Note 8Debt in Amentums unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, Note 10Retirement Plans, Note 11Pension Benefit Obligations and Note 16Leases in Amentums audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023 included elsewhere in this information statement.
Commitments and Contingencies
Amentum is involved in various claims, disputes, lawsuits, investigations, audits, administrative proceedings and similar matters arising in the normal course of business. Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from such matters and other sources are recorded when it is probable that an unfavorable result and/or liability will be incurred and the cost of the unfavorable result or liability can be reasonably estimated. Management is of the opinion that any liability or loss associated with such matters, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on Amentums operations and liquidity.
For a discussion of these items, refer to Note 10Legal Proceedings and Commitments and Contingencies of the notes to Amentums unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 included elsewhere in this information statement.
Critical Accounting Policies
There have been no significant changes to Amentums critical accounting policies as described in its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023.
The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions to determine reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure
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of related contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and assumptions are based on information available at the time of the estimates or assumptions, including our historical experience, where relevant. Significant estimates and assumptions are reviewed quarterly by management. The evaluation process includes a thorough review of key estimates and assumptions used in preparing our financial statements. Because of the uncertainty of factors surrounding the estimates, assumptions and judgments used in the preparation of our financial statements, actual results may materially differ from the estimates.
Our critical accounting policies and estimates are those policies and estimates that are both most important to our financial condition and results of operations and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments on the part of management in their application, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.
We believe the following accounting policies require significant judgment due to the complex nature of the underlying transactions:
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenues in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which establishes principles for recognizing revenues upon the transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the expected consideration received in exchange for those goods or services. The company generally recognizes revenues over time as performance obligations are satisfied and measures its progress towards completion using an input measure of total costs incurred divided by total costs expected to be incurred. The majority of our contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the respective goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and is therefore not distinct.
Recognition of revenues is dependent upon a number of factors, including facts and circumstances that may impact certain estimates at the balance sheet date. Additionally, the company is required to make estimates for the amount of consideration to be received, including award or incentive fees. Management continuously monitors factors that may affect the quality of its estimates, and material changes in estimates are disclosed accordingly.
Our business is generally performed under cost-plus-fee, fixed-price, and time-and-materials contracts:
Cost-plus-fee Contracts
Cost-plus-fee contracts provide for payment of allowable incurred costs, including both direct and indirect costs, to the extent prescribed in the contract, plus a fixed-fee, award-fee, incentive-fee or a combination thereof. Award-fees or incentive-fees are generally based upon various objective and subjective criteria, such as meeting performance or cost targets. Revenues on cost-plus-fee contracts are recorded as contract allowable costs are incurred and fees are earned. Revenues are recognized over time using costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress toward satisfying our performance obligations. Variable consideration, typically in the form of award or incentive fees, is included in the estimated transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of revenues will not occur and there is a basis to reasonably estimate the amount of the fee. These estimates are based on historical award experience, anticipated performance and our best judgment based on current facts and circumstances.
Fixed-Price Contracts
In a fixed-price contract, the price is generally not subject to adjustment based on costs incurred, which can favorably or adversely impact our profitability depending upon our performance of the contracted service. Our fixed-price contracts may include firm fixed-price, fixed-price with economic adjustment, and fixed-price
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incentive elements. Revenues on fixed-price contracts are recorded as work is performed over the period of performance. Revenues are recognized over time using costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress toward satisfying our performance obligations. Incurred cost represents work performed, which corresponds with the transfer of control to the customer. For such contracts, we estimate total costs at the inception of the contract based on our assumptions of the cost elements required to complete the associated tasks of the contract and assess the impact of the risks on our estimates of total costs to complete the contract. Our cost estimates are based on assumptions that include the complexity of the work, our employee labor costs, the cost of materials, and the performance of our subcontractors. These cost estimates are subject to change as we perform under the contract and as a result, the timing of revenues and amount of profit on a contract may change as there are changes in estimated costs to complete the contract. Such adjustments are recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period we identify the changes. The transaction price may include variable consideration.
Time-and-Materials Contracts
Time-and-materials contracts provide for acquiring supplies or services on the basis of direct labor hours at fixed rates plus materials at cost. Revenues for time-and-materials contracts are recorded based on the amount for which we have the right to invoice our customers, because the amount directly reflects the value of our work performed for the customer. Revenues are recorded on the basis of contract allowable labor hours worked multiplied by the contract defined billing rates, plus the direct costs and indirect cost burdens associated with materials and subcontract work used in performance on the contract. Generally, profits from time-and-materials contracts result from the difference between the cost of services performed and the contractually defined billing rates for these services.
Business Combinations
The company records all tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination at fair value as of the acquisition date, with any excess purchase consideration recorded as goodwill. Determining the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities assumed, including intangible assets, requires management to make significant judgments about expected future cash flows, weighted-average cost of capital, discount rates, customer attrition rates, useful lives of assets and expected long-term growth rates. During the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the company may adjust provisional amounts recorded to reflect new information subsequently obtained regarding facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of amounts paid over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired from an acquisition. The company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually on the first day of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year or whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
The evaluation includes a qualitative or quantitative assessment that compares the estimated fair value of the relevant reporting unit to its respective carrying value, including goodwill, and utilizes both market and income approaches. Under the market approach, we estimate the fair value of a reporting unit based on comparable public companies within our industry that have operations with observable and comparable economic characteristics and are similar in nature, scope and size to the reporting unit being compared. Under the income approach, we estimate the fair value of a reporting unit using a discounted cash flow model which includes significant judgments and assumptions about expected long-term growth rates, terminal earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margins, discount rates based on weighted-average cost of capital, assumptions regarding future capital expenditures and observable inputs of other comparable companies. The fair value of each reporting unit is compared to the carrying amount of the reporting unit and if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value, then an impairment loss is recognized for the difference.
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The company did not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements subsequent to the issuing of its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 29, 2023.
Accounting Developments
For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements, refer to Note 2Recent Accounting Pronouncements in Amentums unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 included elsewhere in this information statement.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The interest rates on both the first lien facilities and the second lien term facilities are affected by changes in market interest rates. We use derivative financial instruments as part of a strategy to manage exposure to market risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. As of June 28, 2024, we have entered into floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements for an aggregate notional amount of $1.9 billion, which hedge a portion of our variable rate debt. The swaps mature at various dates through 2027 and are designated and accounted for as cash flow hedges.
All remaining balances under the first lien facilities and second lien term facilities, and any additional amounts that may be borrowed under the revolving facility, are currently subject to interest rate fluctuations. With every one percent fluctuation in the applicable interest rates, interest expense on our variable rate debt for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 would have fluctuated by approximately $31.5 million.
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MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING THE TRANSACTIONS
Executive Officers Following the Transactions
The following table sets forth information regarding the individuals who are currently expected to serve as our executive officers following the transactions.
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John Heller |
Chief Executive Officer | 62 | ||||
Stephen A. Arnette |
Chief Operating Officer | 56 | ||||
Travis B. Johnson |
Chief Financial Officer | 39 | ||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
Executive Chair | 65 | ||||
Sean Mullen |
Chief Growth Officer | 57 | ||||
Stuart I. Young |
Chief Legal Officer | 66 | ||||
Jill Bruning |
Chief Technology Officer | 66 |
John Heller. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Heller will serve as our Chief Executive Officer and as a director on our Board of Directors. Mr. Heller currently serves as the chief executive officer of Amentum and is a non-voting member of the board of managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, the general partner of Amentum Equityholder. Mr. Heller has served as the chief executive officer of Amentum since 2022. Prior to joining Amentum, Mr. Heller served as the president and chief executive officer of PAE and predecessor companies from 2013 to 2021. He previously served as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Engility Corporation from 2012 to 2013 following its separation from L-3 Communications and as president of the professional support services division of L-3 Communications prior to the separation in 2012. He held several leadership positions at Harris Corporation from 2007 to 2012, including president of Harris IT Services. He also served as chief executive officer of Netco, Inc. from 2004 to 2006 and president and chief operating officer of Multimax, Inc. from 2006 to 2007. Additionally, Mr. Heller serves as a member of the global advisory council to the chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh and as the vice chair for the Professional Services Council. Mr. Heller is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served on active duty in the U.S. Army for five years. He subsequently earned an M.B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Heller brings more than 39 years of leadership experience in providing technology and management services to governments worldwide to our Board of Directors, including over 14 years in the role of chief executive officer.
Stephen A. Arnette. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Dr. Arnette will serve as our Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Arnette joined Jacobs in 1995 and has served as the Executive Vice President and President of the Critical Mission Solutions Business since 2022. Dr. Arnettes career at Jacobs has spanned more than 25 years in several senior leadership positions, crossing multiple sectors and operations. Prior to his current role, he led the Critical Mission Solutions businesss largest business unit as Senior Vice President of Advanced Engineering, Research & Operations, serving public and private sector customers around the globe with solutions for complex, mission-essential programs and projects in aerospace, automotive, defense and telecommunications sectors. Dr. Arnette holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a M.S. degree and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Ohio State University.
Travis B. Johnson. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Johnson will serve as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johnson joined Amentum in 2023 and currently serves as its chief financial officer. Prior to joining Amentum, Mr. Johnson served as senior vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer of CACI International Inc, as vice president and chief accounting officer of FLIR Systems, Inc. and as the chief accounting officer of KeyW Corporation. Mr. Johnson also held several finance and accounting leadership positions at Leidos and began his career as a public accountant at RSM. Mr. Johnson has approximately 17 years of experience in financial strategy, mergers and acquisitions, treasury and capital markets, investor relations, business transformation, financial planning and analysis, and accounting and finance operations. Mr. Johnson holds a bachelors degree in business administration from James Madison University and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
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Steven J. Demetriou. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Demetriou will serve as a director and as Executive Chair on our Board of Directors. Mr. Demetriou has served as a director on Jacobs Board of Directors since 2015 and has served as the executive chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors since 2016. We expect that prior to or upon the completion of the transactions, Mr. Demetriou will resign from Jacobs Board of Directors. He served as chief executive officer of Jacobs from 2015 to 2023. Prior to joining Jacobs, Mr. Demetriou served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Aleris Corporation from 2004 to 2015. He served as the chief executive officer of Noveon Inc. from 2001 to 2004. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Demetriou served as the executive vice president of IMC Global Inc. He also held various leadership positions with Cytec Industries Inc. and ExxonMobil Corporation from 1981 to 1999. Mr. Demetriou currently serves as a director of Arcosa, Inc. and FirstEnergy Corp. He is a member of several private boards including Cuyahoga Community College Foundation and Dallas Citizens Council. He also serves as a director of PA Consulting Group Limited and the co-chairman of the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council. Mr. Demetriou previously served on the boards of C5 Acquisition Corp., Kraton Performance Polymers, Foster-Wheeler and OM Group. Mr. Demetriou brings international business perspectives and more than 35 years of experience in leadership and senior management roles to our Board of Directors, including over 20 years in the role of chief executive officer. Over the course of his career, he has gained experience in a variety of industries. His breadth of experience is particularly valuable, given the variety of industries in which our customers operate.
Sean Mullen. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Mullen will serve as our Chief Growth Officer. Mr. Mullen joined Amentum in 2022 and currently serves as its Executive Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining Amentum, Mr. Mullen was the Growth Officer at Perspecta and was part of the executive leadership team through its public listing in 2018 and merger with Peraton in 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Mullen was the head of public sector growth at HP Enterprise Services from 2014 to 2018. Mr. Mullen also held leadership positions at Northrop Grumman from 2005 to 2010 and began his career as a civilian employee with the U.S. Air Force in 1989. Mr. Mullen has over 30 years of industry experience with over 20 years driving growth and strategy with public and privately owned companies. Mr. Mullen holds a B.S degree in Management from Merrimack College and an M.B.A degree from the University of Massachusetts.
Stuart I. Young. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Young will serve as our Chief Legal Officer. Mr. Young has served continuously at Amentum and its predecessor companies since becoming General Counsel of EG&G Technical Services, Inc. in 1999 and was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Amentum in 2020. Prior to joining Amentum, Mr. Young served as Assistant General Counsel at the General Services Administration and as Assistant General Counsel at DynCorp. Mr. Young started his career in private practice and has approximately 40 years of experience providing legal support in the areas of government contracts, litigation, procurement, international law and regulatory issues. Mr. Young is active in professional associations including the American Bar Association Public Contracts Section and the Association of Corporate Counsel, National Capital Region, and appears at seminars and other speaking engagements relevant to government contracts and corporate law issues. Mr. Young is an active member of the Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia bar associations. Mr. Young holds a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of Rochester and a J.D. degree from the George Washington University Law School.
Jill Bruning. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Ms. Bruning will serve as our Chief Technology Officer. Ms. Bruning has served continuously at Amentum and its predecessor companies since 2013 and has served as President of Amentums Engineering, Science and Technology Group since 2022. Previously, Ms. Bruning was President of Amentums Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Security, Services and Solutions strategic business unit from 2017 to 2022 and General Manager of Amentums Intelligence Community Services organization from 2014 to 2017. Prior to joining Amentum, Ms. Bruning served as the Chief Operating Officer for NJVC, an information technology provider to the Intelligence Community and Defense markets from 2006 to 2012. Ms. Bruning has also held leadership positions at Computer Sciences Corporation from 2000 to 2006 and Nichols Research Corporation from 1985 to 2000. She brings over 40 years of experience in leading advanced engineering and technology services, research and development, technology
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integration and modernization, data analytics, cyber security and information technology. Ms. Bruning holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among any of our expected executive officers or director nominees.
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DIRECTORS FOLLOWING THE TRANSACTIONS
Board of Directors Following the Transactions
The following table sets forth information regarding those persons who are currently expected to serve on our Board of Directors following completion of the transactions and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
Upon completion of the transactions, our Board of Directors is expected to consist of 13 directors, each of whom will be elected to serve one-year terms: Five directors proposed by Amentum Equityholder; John Heller, Chief Executive Officer of Amentum; and seven other directors (none of whom were proposed by Amentum Equityholder). NYSE listing standards require that the board have a majority of independent directors, and we expect our board to include a majority of independent directors and requisite board committees to be composed solely of independent directors immediately following the transactions. We expect that each director other than Mr. Heller and Mr. Demetriou will qualify as independent under the applicable NYSE listing standards.
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Position |
Age | Board Committees | |||||
John Heller |
Chief Executive Officer and Director Nominee |
62 | ||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
Executive Chair and Director Nominee |
65 | ||||||
General Vincent K. Brooks |
Director Nominee |
65 | Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance | |||||
Benjamin Dickson |
Director Nominee |
43 | Compensation | |||||
General Ralph E. Eberhart |
Director Nominee |
77 | Compensation | |||||
Alan E. Goldberg |
Director Nominee |
69 | ||||||
Leslie Ireland |
Director Nominee |
64 | Audit; Compensation | |||||
Barbara L. Loughran |
Director Nominee |
60 | Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance | |||||
Sandra E. Rowland |
Director Nominee |
53 | Audit | |||||
Christopher M.T. Thompson |
Director Nominee |
76 | ||||||
Russell Triedman |
Director Nominee |
54 | Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance | |||||
John Vollmer |
Director Nominee |
65 | ||||||
Connor Wentzell |
Director Nominee |
34 | Nominating and Corporate Governance |
John Heller. Mr. Hellers biography is included in the section entitled Management Following the Transactions.
Steven J. Demetriou. Mr. Demetrious biography is included in the section entitled Management Following the Transactions.
General Vincent K. Brooks (U.S. Army, Retired). We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, General Brooks will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. General Brooks has served as a director on Jacobs Board of Directors since 2020. We expect that prior to or upon the completion of the transactions, General Brooks will resign from Jacobs Board of Directors. General Brooks has served as a principal of WestExec Advisors since 2020. He is a former 4-Star General in the United States Army, from which he retired in 2019. He served as Commander of Korean and U.S. combined forces in the Republic of Korea from 2016 to 2018, and held numerous high-level command and staff positions within the Armed Forces from 1980 to 2019. He currently serves as a director of Verisk and as the chair and on the nominating and corporate governance committee of Diamondback Energy Inc. General Brooks is a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and serves as the Class of 1951 chair for the study of leadership at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He also serves a vice chairman of the Gary Sinise Foundation and is
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a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, is a visiting senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs) and distinguished fellow at the University of Texas at Austin (Clements Center for National Security, and Strauss Center for International Security and Law). General Brooks holds a B.S. degree in Engineering from West Point Military Academy and a Masters degree of Military Art and Science from U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. General Brooks brings valuable leadership skills developed through his military service. His areas of expertise include leadership in complex organizations, inclusion and diversity, national security, international relations, military operations, combating terrorism and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. His 44-year military career provides our Board of Directors with valuable experience and knowledge of government and the military, which is particularly valuable given our government and national security customers and international operations.
Benjamin Dickson. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Dickson will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Mr. Dickson currently serves as a managing director of American Securities LLC, which has arrangements with Lindsay Goldberg as partners in Amentum Equityholder, and as a voting member of the board of managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, the general partner of Amentum Equityholder. Mr. Dickson has worked at American Securities LLC since 2011. Mr. Dickson has extensive experience serving as a director of private companies. In addition to serving on the board of managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, Mr. Dickson serves on the board of directors of several current American Securities LLC portfolio companies, including serving as chairman of the board of directors of NAPA and SimonMed and as a director of The Aspen Group. Prior to joining American Securities LLC, Mr. Dickson served as a director of corporate development at Active Interest Media, as an investment professional with GTCR and Wind Point Partners and as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Dickson holds a B.S. degree in Accounting and Finance from Indiana Universitys Kelley School of Business and an M.B.A. degree from Northwestern Universitys Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Dickson brings more than 18 years of private equity investing and director experience in the government services, aerospace and defense and healthcare industries to our Board of Directors.
General Ralph E. (Ed) Eberhart (U.S. Air Force, Retired). We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, General Eberhart will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. General Eberhart has served as a director on Jacobs Board of Directors since 2012. We expect that prior to or upon the completion of the transactions, General Eberhart will resign from Jacobs Board of Directors. He is a former General Officer of the United States Air Force, a position he served in from 1997 to 2005. General Eberhart also held numerous high-level command and staff positions within the Air Force and the Department of Defense from 1968 to 2005. He is a former Commander of the U.S. Northern Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Space Command, Air Force Space Command, Air Combat Command & U.S. Forces, Japan. He also served as vice chief of the United States Air Force. He has served as the chair of the board of VSE Corporation since 2019, and has served on its board since 2007. He also serves on the board of Segs4Vets. In the past, General Eberhart previously served as the chair of the board of Triumph Group, Inc. and on the boards of TERMA North America Inc. and Rockwell Collins. General Eberhart is the chair of the American Air Museum in Britain, serves on the board of trustees of Palmer Land Conservancy and a trustee of the Air Force Academy Endowment. He is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and the Colorado Thirty Group. General Eberhart brings extensive leadership skills developed through his military service. General Eberhart holds a B.S. degree in Political Science from the United States Air Force Academy and a Masters degree in Political Science from Troy State University. His 36-year military career provides our Board of Directors with valuable insights and knowledge of government and the military, which is particularly valuable given our government and military contracts.
Alan E. Goldberg. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Goldberg will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Mr. Goldberg currently serves as the co-founder and chief executive officer of Lindsay Goldberg, and is indirectly the controlling member of Lindsay Goldberg, which has arrangements with American Securities LLC as partners in Amentum Equityholder. Mr. Goldberg has served as the co-founder and chief executive officer of Lindsay Goldberg since the firms inception in 2001. Prior to co-founding Lindsay Goldberg, Mr. Goldberg held several leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, including serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley Private Equity. Mr. Goldberg has extensive experience serving as a
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director on the boards of directors of private and public companies, including most recently serving as director on the boards of directors of Reign Research Holdings and Stelco Holdings Inc. (TSX: STLC). Mr. Goldberg holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Philosophy and an M.B.A. degree from New York University and a J.D. from Yeshiva University. Mr. Goldberg brings more than 40 years of investing and public and private company director experience in the industrials, professional services and healthcare industries to our Board of Directors.
Leslie Ireland. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Ms. Ireland will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Ms. Ireland has worked in the Intelligence Community for approximately 31 years. In her final assignment in federal service, Ms. Ireland served as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis and the DNI National Intelligence Manager for Threat Finance. Before joining the Treasury in 2010, Ms. Ireland was the Presidents Daily Intelligence Briefer for President Barack Obama. She also served as the Iran Mission Manager, responsible for overseeing the intelligence process on Iran for the entire US government. Ms. Ireland worked at the Central Intelligence Agency for 25 years in positions of increasing responsibility, including work on assignments focused on the Middle East and Weapons of Mass Destruction. Ms. Ireland retired from federal service in November 2016. Since 2017, Ms. Ireland has served as the President of her consulting firm Leslie Ireland Associates, LLC. Ms. Ireland has served as a director of Citigroup Inc. since October 2017. In addition, Ms. Ireland serves on the board of the Stimson Center, a non-profit organization. She is a member of the Cyber Advisory Board for the CEO of Chubb Insurance and Chubbs Executive Management Team. Ms. Ireland is also a member of Tapestry Networks Cyber Risk Director Network. Ms. Ireland holds a bachelors degree from Franklin and Marshall College and a masters degree from Georgetown University. Ms. Ireland brings more than 30 years of in-depth experience working in the Intelligence Community to our Board of Directors.
Barbara L. Loughran. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Ms. Loughran will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Ms. Loughran has served as a director on Jacobs Board of Directors since 2019. We expect that prior to or upon the completion of the transactions, Ms. Loughran will resign from Jacobs Board of Directors. Ms. Loughran worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) from 1985 to 2018 and became Partner in 1998. She has served in a number of leadership roles, including PwCs Industrial Products Business Unit Leader for NY Metro from 2013 to 2015, and PwCs NY Metro Retail and Consumer Business Development Leader from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, from 2000 to 2003 and again from 2015 to 2018, she served as a partner in PwCs National Office working with the Securities and Exchange Commission and customers as they accessed the capital markets and responded to regulatory requirements, and later consulted on complex financial control matters. She has served on the board of Armstrong World Industries since 2019. Ms. Loughran previously served as treasurer, assistant treasurer and on the board of United Way of Morris County, where she served on the executive committee, audit committee and as chair of the finance committee (chair). Ms. Loughran holds a B.A. degree from Franklin & Marshall College and an M.B.A. degree from University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School. Ms. Loughran brings more than 30 years of experience working with Fortune 500 executives and boards as they navigated strategic, transformational and operational issues. Ms. Loughrans broad industry experience brings our Board of Directors in-depth knowledge in the professional services, manufacturing, technology and consumer products sectors.
Sandra E. Rowland. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Ms. Rowland will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. From 2020 to 2023, Ms. Rowland served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Xylem Inc. a leading water technology company, during which she played a central role in the companys $7.5 billion acquisition and integration of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. and served as a senior advisor from 2023 to 2024. From 2015 to 2020, Ms. Rowland served as executive vice president, and chief financial officer of Harman International Industries Inc., a global leader in connected car and audio solutions, and from 2012 to 2014 led corporate development and investor relations. Prior to her experience at Harman, Ms. Rowland held various financial leadership positions at Eastman Kodak Company. Earlier in her career, Ms. Rowland held a range of positions of increasing responsibility at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Ms. Rowland currently serves on the board of directors and the audit and human resources committees of Oshkosh Corporation, a leading innovator of purpose-built vehicles and equipment. She also serves as board member and chair of the audit committee of Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, a portfolio company of KKR & Company Inc. Ms. Rowland holds a bachelors degree in Economics and Business from Lafayette College and a M.B.A. degree from University of Rochesters William E. Simon School of Business. Ms. Rowland brings more than 30 years of experience in financial strategy, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, and accounting and finance operations to our Board of Directors.
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Christopher M.T. Thompson. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Thompson will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Mr. Thompson has served as a director on Jacobs Board of Directors since 2012, and as lead independent director of Jacobs since 2019. We expect that prior to or upon the completion of the transactions, Mr. Thompson will resign from Jacobs Board of Directors. Mr. Thompson has served on the boards of directors of Royal Gold, Inc. from 2013 to 2020, Golden Star Resources Ltd. from 2010 to 2015, Teck Resources Limited from 2003 to 2014. Additionally, from 2002 to 2005, Mr. Thompson served as chairman of the World Gold Council and from 1998 to 2005, Mr. Thompson served as director, chairman and chief executive officer of Gold Fields Ltd., a gold mining company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Thompson founded and led the formation of Castle Group Inc., a manager of institutionally funded venture capital partnerships that invested in the development of new gold mines globally, from 1992 to 1998. Prior to his experience at Castle Group Inc., Mr. Thompson was a mining analyst, partner and director of Gordon Securities in Toronto from 1978 to 1982. In addition, from 1971 to 1978, Mr. Thompson worked for the Anglo American Corporation in South Africa and Canada as assistant divisional manager of the Gold Division and, subsequently, the Finance Division. He has also served on private boards of directors and engaged with the community, including, from 2013 to 2017, as a member of the board of directors of The Colorado School of Mines Foundation, and from 1998 to 2002, as a member of the board of directors and vice president of the South African Chamber of Mines and a member of the board of directors of Business Against Crime South Africa. Mr. Thompson holds a bachelors degree in Law and Economics from Rhodes University, South Africa, and a masters degree in Business Management from Bradford University, United Kingdom. Mr. Thompson has an extensive background in international operations, finance and strategic leadership in a range of industries, including investments and mining. Mr. Thompson brings valuable insight and independent leadership to our Board of Directors regarding the day-to-day operations of large global organizations, risk management and corporate best practices.
Russell Triedman. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Triedman will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Mr. Triedman currently serves as a manager of Lindsay Goldberg, which has arrangements with American Securities LLC as partners in Amentum Equityholder, and as a voting member of the board of managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, the general partner of Amentum Equityholder. Mr. Triedman has worked at Lindsay Goldberg since its inception in 2001. Mr. Triedman has extensive experience serving as a director of private companies. In addition to serving on the board of managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, Mr. Triedman serves as a director on the boards of directors of several of Lindsay Goldbergs current portfolio companies, including Aspire Bakeries, Golden West Packaging, Kleinfelder, Liquid Tech Solutions, Pike Corporation, stayAPT Suites and Ultra Clean Express. Mr. Triedman holds a Sc.B. degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. Mr. Triedman brings more than 20 years of investing and director experience in the industrials, government contracting, and other professional services industries to our Board of Directors.
John Vollmer. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Vollmer will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Mr. Vollmer currently serves as the chairman and non-voting member of the board of managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, the general partner of Amentum Equityholder. Mr. Vollmer has served in this role since 2022. Previously, Mr. Vollmer served as chief executive officer of Amentum from 2020 to 2022, as president of the AECOM Management Services Group from 2016 to 2020 and as group and executive vice president and chief operating officer of URS Corporation Federal Services from 2009 to 2015. Additionally, Mr. Vollmer serves as a director on the board of directors of Yellow Ribbon Fund Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports wounded service members and their families. He graduated from Flagler College with a degree in business economics. Mr. Vollmer brings more than 40 years of experience working with military and other federal agency clients providing IT, communications and command and control solutions globally to our Board of Directors.
Connor Wentzell. We expect that, following the completion of the transactions, Mr. Wentzell will serve as a director on our Board of Directors. Mr. Wentzell currently serves as a principal of American Securities LLC, which has arrangements with Lindsay Goldberg as partners in Amentum Equityholder, and as a voting member of the board of managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, the general partner of Amentum Equityholder. Mr. Wentzell has worked at American Securities LLC since 2014. In addition to serving on the board of
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managers of Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, Mr. Wentzell has experience serving as a director of American Securities LLC portfolio companies, including currently serving as a director of Learning Care Group and previously serving as a director of Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ: BLBD). Prior to joining American Securities LLC, Mr. Wentzell worked at Evercore Partners from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Wentzell holds an A.B. degree in Economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School of Business. Mr. Wentzell brings more than 10 years of private equity investing and director experience in the government services, aerospace and defense and financial services industries to our Board of Directors.
Director Independence
Combined Cos Corporate Governance Guidelines will contain guidelines (the Director Independence Guidelines) that will set forth certain criteria to assess the independence of directors of Combined Co. Under the Director Independence Guidelines, which will conform to the corporate governance listing standards of the NYSE, a director will not be considered independent unless the Board of Directors affirmatively determines that the director meets the independence criteria of the NYSE and any other independence standards applicable to independent members of the Board of Directors as may be in effect from time to time under applicable laws, rules or regulations, and that the director has no other direct or indirect material relationship with Combined Co or its management. In assessing the materiality of any existing or proposed directors relationship with Combined Co, the Board of Directors will consider all relevant facts and circumstances.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among any of our expected executive officers or director nominees.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Effective upon the completion of the distribution, Combined Cos Board of Directors will have the following standing committees, each of which will operate under a written charter that will satisfy the applicable NYSE listing standards and be posted to Combined Cos website: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Until at least the second anniversary of the consummation of the transactions, unless the right to equal nomination to committees is waived, each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will have an equal number of directors proposed or nominated by Amentum and directors proposed by Jacobs. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsStockholders Agreement.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee will be established in accordance with Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the listing rules of the NYSE. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee will be more fully described in the Audit Committee charter. We anticipate that the responsibilities of the Audit Committee will include, among others:
| assist the Board of Directors in overseeing (i) the integrity of our financial statements, (ii) the independence, qualifications and performance of our independent auditor and (iii) the performance of our internal audit function; |
| appointing an accounting firm to serve as the independent auditor and maintaining responsibility for compensation, retention and oversight of the independent auditor; |
| reviewing and discussing with management and the independent auditor our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements; and |
| discussing our earnings press releases, risk assessment and risk management policies. |
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Ms. Rowland, General Brooks, Ms. Ireland and Ms. Loughran are expected to be the members of the Audit Committee. Ms. Rowland is expected to be the Audit Committee Chair. Each member of the Audit Committee is expected to be financially literate, and our Board of Directors is expected to determine that at least one member of the Audit Committee is an audit committee financial expert for purposes of the rules of the SEC. In addition, we expect that our Board of Directors will determine that each of the members of the Audit Committee will be independent, as defined by the rules of the NYSE and Section 10A(m)(3) of the Exchange Act.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee will have the responsibilities set forth in the charter of such committee. We anticipate that the responsibilities of the Compensation Committee will include, among others:
| reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officers compensation, and evaluating our Chief Executive Officers performance in light of such goals and objectives; and |
| reviewing the compensation of all of our other executive officers and incentive-compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to approval by the Board of Directors. |
Mr. Triedman, General Eberhart, Ms. Ireland and Mr. Dickson are expected to be the members of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Triedman is expected to be the Chair of such committee. Our Board of Directors is expected to determine that each member of the Compensation Committee will be independent, as defined by the rules of the NYSE, Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and in accordance with our Director Independence Guidelines. In addition, we expect that the members of the Compensation Committee will qualify as non-employee directors for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will have the responsibilities set forth in the charter of such committee. We anticipate that the responsibilities of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will include, among others:
| identifying and selecting or recommending to our Board of Directors qualified individuals to be nominated for election as directors; |
| developing and recommending to the Board of Directors our Corporate Governance Guidelines; |
| overseeing the evaluation of our Board of Directors and management; and |
| annually evaluating the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees performance. |
Ms. Loughran, General Brooks, Mr. Triedman and Mr. Wentzell are expected to be the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Loughran is expected to be the Chair of such committee. Our Board of Directors is expected to determine that each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be independent, as defined by the rules of the NYSE and in accordance with our Director Independence Guidelines.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, SpinCo was not an independent company and did not have a compensation committee or any other committee serving a similar function. Decisions as to the compensation of those individuals who currently serve as SpinCos executive officers were made by Jacobs, as described in the section of this information statement entitled Executive Compensation.
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Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are intended to provide, along with the charters of the committees of our Board of Directors, a framework for the functioning of our Board of Directors and its committees and to establish a common set of expectations as to how our Board of Directors should perform its functions. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are expected to address, among other things, the composition of our Board of Directors, the selection of directors, the functioning of our Board of Directors, the committees of our Board of Directors, the evaluation and compensation of directors and the expectations of directors, including ethics and conflicts of interest.
The Corporate Governance Guidelines will set forth the Board of Directors views and practices regarding a number of governance topics, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will assess the Corporate Governance Guidelines on an ongoing basis in light of current practices.
A copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines will be available on the Combined Co website after the closing.
The Combined Co website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into this information statement or the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, or in any other filings with, or any information furnished or submitted to, the SEC.
Board of Directors Leadership Structure
Consistent with the merger agreement, it is expected that Mr. Demetriou will serve as the Executive Chair of the Board of Directors for two years following the consummation of the transactions.
Combined Cos Corporate Governance Guidelines are expected to provide for the appointment of a Lead Independent Director whenever the Executive Chair of the Board of Directors is not independent, as defined by the rules of the NYSE and in accordance with our Director Independence Guidelines. Immediately following the consummation of the transactions, Mr. Demetriou is expected to serve as the Executive Chair of the Board of Directors and will not be independent in accordance with the rules of the NYSE and in accordance with our Director Independence Guidelines. Therefore, Mr. Dickson is expected to serve as the Lead Independent Director at the time of the distribution. Consistent with the merger agreement, it is expected that until the second anniversary of the consummation of the transactions, the Lead Independent Director will be a director that was proposed or nominated by the Amentum Equityholder (and reasonably acceptable to Jacobs), while the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be a director that was not proposed or nominated by the Amentum Equityholder.
Nominating Board of Directors CandidatesProcedures and Director Qualifications
Shareholder Recommendations for Director Nominees
To recommend a candidate for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a shareholder should submit a written statement of the qualifications of the proposed nominee, including full name and address, to: Amentum Holdings, Inc., Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, c/o Corporate Secretary, 4800 Westfields Blvd., Suite 400, Chantilly, VA 20151. The written submission should comply with all requirements set forth in Combined Cos amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. The committee will consider all candidates recommended by shareholders in compliance with the foregoing procedures and who satisfy the minimum qualifications for director nominees and Board of Directors member attributes.
Code of Conduct
In connection with the consummation of the transactions, SpinCo intends to adopt and maintain a code of conduct (Code of Conduct) that is applicable to all directors, officers and employees of Combined Co. The
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purpose of the Code of Conduct will be to: (i) promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of conflicts of interest; (ii) promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure; (iii) promote compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; (iv) ensure the protection of our legitimate business interests, including corporate opportunities, assets and confidential information; and (v) deter wrongdoing.
Communications with Directors
The Board of Directors will be committed to meaningful engagement with our shareholders and will welcome input and suggestions. Shareholders and other interested parties wishing to contact the independent Chair or the non-management directors as a group will be able to do so by sending a written communication to the attention of the Corporate Secretary c/o Amentum Holdings, Inc., Corporate Secretarys Office, 4800 Westfields Blvd., Suite 400, Chantilly, VA 20151.
Communications addressed to the Board of Directors or to a member of the Board of Directors will be distributed to the Board of Directors or to any individual director or directors as appropriate, depending upon the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication.
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We expect that, in connection with the completion of the transactions, we will implement a director compensation program for our non-employee directors, consisting of:
| an annual cash retainer for each non-employee director of $125,000; |
| an annual grant of RSUs for each non-employee director with a grant value of $190,000; |
| an additional annual cash retainer for the chair of each committee of $25,000; |
| an additional fee of $2,000 per meeting for each non-employee director for each meeting of the full Board of Directors or a standing committee that is in excess of eight meetings for the year and for each meeting of a special committee that is in excess of two meetings for the year; and |
| an additional annual retainer for the Lead Independent Director, if any, of $100,000. |
RSUs will generally be granted on or around our annual shareholder meeting and vest upon the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date and the date of the annual shareholder meeting following the grant date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we expect that the members of our Board of Directors who are employees of any of the Sponsors will receive an additional cash retainer in lieu of RSUs (equal to the grant value of the RSUs) and will pay all cash retainers received to an affiliate of the Sponsors, as applicable.
We also expect to adopt stock ownership guidelines pursuant to which each non-employee member of our Board of Directors must, no later than the fifth anniversary of his or her election or appointment to our Board of Directors, hold shares of our common stock or its economic equivalent with a market value of at least five times the annual cash retainer (or $625,000).
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Executive Summary
As discussed above, we are currently wholly owned by Jacobs and our Compensation Committee has not yet been formed. Decisions about our compensation and benefits programs to date have been made by the Human Resource and Compensation Committee of the Jacobs Board of Directors (Jacobs Compensation Committee) and Jacobs senior management. Accordingly, this discussion focuses on Jacobs compensation and benefit programs and decisions for fiscal year 2023. We expect that our Compensation Committee, once formed, will review our compensation and benefit programs on a periodic basis and determine the appropriate compensation and benefits for our executive officers. Therefore, our executive compensation and benefits programs following the completion of the transactions may not be the same as those discussed below.
As of the date of this information statement, the following individuals are expected to serve as executive officers of Combined Co, and therefore SpinCo, immediately following the transactions and, based on their roles and/or fiscal year 2023 compensation, such individuals would have constituted the named executive officers of SpinCo had it been an independent public company prior to the date of this information statement:
| John Heller, who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Amentum and who is expected to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Combined Co; |
| Stephen Arnette, who currently serves as Executive Vice President and President, Critical Mission Solutions of Jacobs and who is expected to serve as Chief Operating Officer of Combined Co; |
| Travis Johnson, who currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Amentum and who is expected to serve as Chief Financial Officer of Combined Co; |
| Steven Demetriou, who currently serves as Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors and who is expected to serve as Executive Chair of Combined Co; and |
| Jill Bruning, who currently serves as President of the Engineering, Science and Technology Group of Amentum and who is expected to serve as Chief Technology Officer of Combined Co. |
Since Messrs. Heller and Johnson and Ms. Bruning were not employed or compensated by SpinCo or Jacobs in fiscal year 2023, they are generally omitted from the discussion below and references to named executive officers or NEOs shall refer only to Messrs. Arnette and Demetriou unless otherwise indicated. A discussion of the compensation of all of the named executive officers, including Messrs. Heller and Johnson and Ms. Bruning, has not been included as compensation arrangements have not yet been entered into, but once finalized, will be provided and filed in accordance with applicable SEC rules.
Jacobs Executive Compensation Philosophy
Jacobs operates with a pay-for-performance executive compensation philosophy in a challenging, highly competitive and rapidly evolving global environment. Jacobs pay-for-performance philosophy is designed to attract and retain the worlds best talent throughout the company, including at its executive level.
Jacobs vision is to provide superior customer value based on long-term relationships and favorable returns to its shareholders through profitable growth. Jacobs Compensation Committee adheres to a compensation program that drives this vision by attracting and retaining highly qualified employees and motivating them to deliver value to its customers and shareholders.
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Accordingly, Jacobs executive compensation program:
✓ | Provides executives with target total compensation that is competitive with the market; |
✓ | Rewards executives for Jacobs superior annual performance through its Leadership Performance Plan (LPP), a short-term cash incentive program that places a substantial component of pay at risk, with specific measures and targets assigned to each participant based on their role at Jacobs; and |
✓ | Aligns Jacobs executives interests with those of its shareholders through long-term equity-based awards. |
Guide to CD&A
WHAT DID JACOBS CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR 2023? | ✓ | Annual Bonus Plan: Replaced the plans individual strategic non-financial goals for Jacobs officers with a Corporate Scorecard for Jacobs strategic and ESG goals applying to all plan participants. Includes (i) a composite score based on the results of questions in its annual culture survey related to inclusion and (ii) the operating profit attributable to certain business units of Divergent Solutions, one of Jacobs operating segments for fiscal year 2023. This change was designed to provide alignment for all plan participants across Jacobs to key initiatives. | ||
✓ | In response to Jacobs shareholder feedback, the lock-in feature was eliminated for all newly awarded performance-based restricted stock unit (PSU) grants, which now have a three-year performance period. | |||
HOW DOES JACOBS DETERMINE PAY? |
✓ | Pay programs are designed to reward executives for positive Jacobs financial results and other strategic and ESG initiatives and align with shareholder interests by having a significant portion of compensation composed of equity-based long-term incentive awards. | ||
✓ | Pay levels are set commensurate with market performance to attract and retain high quality talent. | |||
✓ | The advice of an independent compensation consultant is considered, along with internal pay equity among executives and the alignment of total pay opportunity and pay outcomes with performance and market benchmarks. | |||
HOW DID JACOBS PAY ITS NEOS? |
✓ | Base salaries reflect each NEOs role, responsibility, experience, individual performance and market conditions. | ||
✓ | Fiscal year 2023 short- and long-term incentive payouts aligned with Jacobs fiscal year 2023 performance. | |||
✓ | Annual incentive payouts were earned at 103.5% of target, based on achievement of Jacobs performance objectives and the results of its Corporate Scorecard. | |||
✓ | Long-term equity incentives were granted in fiscal year 2023 at target levels, using a portfolio of PSUs and time-based restricted stock units (RSUs). | |||
HOW DOES JACOBS ADDRESS RISK AND GOVERNANCE? |
✓ | Provide an appropriate balance of short- and long-term compensation, with payouts based on Jacobs achievement of certain financial metrics and specific business area objectives. | ||
✓ | Follow practices that promote good governance and serve the interests of Jacobs shareholders, with maximum payout caps for annual cash incentives and long-term performance awards, and policies on clawbacks, anti-pledging, anti-hedging, insider trading and stock ownership. | |||
✓ | Annual say-on-pay shareholder vote and an annual compensation risk assessment of Jacobs compensation program, pursuant to which Jacobs independent compensation consultant confirmed that none of Jacobs compensation plans encourage undue risk-taking. |
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Jacobs Executive Compensation Program and Practices
Jacobs Compensation Committee believes that Jacobs executive compensation program is appropriately designed to advance the interests of its shareholders and other stakeholders. The key components and associated purposes of Jacobs compensation program are as follows:
Type | Component | Purpose | Performance Metric | Description | ||||
Short-Term/Annual | Base Salary | Provides the security of a competitive fixed cash payment | Reviewed annually by Jacobs Compensation Committee and adjusted based on competitive market practices, experience and individual performance | Fixed | ||||
Short-Term/Annual | LPP (Annual Bonus Plan) | Encourages superior performance and accountability by tying payouts to achievement of pre-established annual metrics assigned to participants based on their role at Jacobs | Fiscal year 2023 Metrics include: Consolidated/Line of Business Operating Profit DSO* (days sales outstanding) GP In Backlog* (gross profit in backlog) Corporate Scorecard: A composite Score based on results of inclusion questions in Jacobs annual culture survey DVS B/U OP* (operating profit from certain business units in Divergent Solutions)
Awards typically are paid in cash on an annual basis. |
Variable/At-Risk | ||||
Long-Term | Performance -Based Restricted Stock Units (60% of the long-term equity award for Dr. Arnette) | Aligns interests of executives with long-term shareholder interests. Retains executives and motivates them to build shareholder value over the life of the grants | Awards vest and settle after three years if performance targets are met. Metrics used for all outstanding PSUs: Adjusted EPSfocuses on profitability and financial achievements ROIC (return on invested capital)focuses on capital efficiency and generation of returns that exceed the cost of capital |
Variable/At-Risk | ||||
Long-Term | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (40% of the long-term equity award for Dr. Arnette) | Retains executives and motivates them to build shareholder value over the life of the grants | Awards vest ratably over four years. Ties management compensation directly to shareholder outcomes | Variable/At-Risk |
* | Definitions of DSO, GP in Backlog and DVS B/U OP are provided below. |
Jacobs remains committed to executive compensation practices that drive performance and that align the interests of its leadership team with the interests of its shareholders and other stakeholders. Below is a summary of best practices that Jacobs has implemented and practices that it avoids with respect to the compensation of its named executive officers.
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WHAT JACOBS DOES | WHAT JACOBS DOES NOT DO | |
Pay-for-PerformanceA significant majority of Jacobs executives target compensation is at risk, including stock-based and/or performance-based compensation tied to pre-established performance goals aligned with its short- and long-term objectives.
Compensation Recoupment PoliciesIn accordance with SEC and NYSE rules, Jacobs has adopted a clawback policy that requires it to recover erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation to its executive officers in the event that Jacobs is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws. Jacobs also has an additional clawback policy for select Jacobs executives that applies in the event of such executives violation of restrictive covenants or other misconduct. This policy is further described under Clawback Policy below.
Stock Ownership GuidelinesJacobs Board of Directors has established robust stock ownership guidelines applicable to its members and executives as described under Stock Ownership Guidelines below.
Thorough Compensation BenchmarkingJacobs Compensation Committee reviews publicly available information to evaluate how its named executive officers compensation compares to that of executives in comparable positions at Jacobs peer companies as described under Assessing Compensation Competitiveness below.
Independent Compensation ConsultantJacobs Compensation Committee benefits from its use of an independent compensation consulting firm, which provides no other services to Jacobs.
Annual Pay-for-Performance and Risk ReviewWith the help of its independent compensation consultant, Jacobs Compensation Committee analyzes the alignment of realizable pay and performance on an annual basis to ensure that Jacobs incentive programs are working as intended and do not encourage excessive risk-taking.
Vesting Conditions on Dividend EquivalentsJacobs imposes the same vesting conditions on dividend equivalents as on the underlying RSUs. |
No Tax Gross-UpsJacobs does not have tax reimbursements or gross-ups on severance or other payments. See Other Benefits-Perquisites below.
No Pension Plans or Special Retirement Programs for Executive OfficersJacobs does not have a defined benefit pension plan or supplemental retirement plan for its executive officers.
No Excessive PerquisitesJacobs does not offer excessive executive perquisites such as personal use of airplanes at Jacobs expense, Jacobs-provided automobiles or auto allowances (except for expatriates) or payment of club dues.
No Speculative TradingJacobs executive officers are prohibited from short-selling Jacobs stock and buying or selling puts and calls of Jacobs stock. See Insider Trading and Policy on Hedging or Pledging of Stock below.
No HedgingJacobs executive officers are prohibited from engaging in hedging transactions that could eliminate or limit the risks and rewards of owning Jacobs stock. See Insider Trading and Policy on Hedging or Pledging of Stock below.
No Use of Jacobs Stock as Collateral for Margin LoansJacobs executive officers are prohibited from using Jacobs stock as collateral for any margin loan. See Insider Trading and Policy on Hedging or Pledging of Stock below. |
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The Compensation Decision Process
Jacobs Compensation Committee may, from time to time, directly retain the services of independent consultants and other experts to assist in fulfilling its responsibilities. In fiscal year 2023, Jacobs Compensation Committee engaged the services of Farient Advisors (the Jacobs Independent Consultant), a global executive compensation consulting firm, to review and provide recommendations concerning all components of Jacobs executive compensation programs. The Jacobs Independent Consultant performs services on behalf of Jacobs Compensation Committee and has no relationship with Jacobs or its executives except as it may relate to performing such services. Jacobs Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of the Jacobs Independent Consultant pursuant to the rules of the SEC and the NYSE and concluded that the Jacobs Independent Consultant is independent, and no conflict of interest exists with respect to the services provided by the Jacobs Independent Consultant to Jacobs Compensation Committee.
During fiscal year 2023, members of Jacobs senior executive team worked with Jacobs Compensation Committee to help ensure that its executive compensation programs were competitive, ethical, and aligned with Jacobs values. For fiscal year 2023, compensation decisions with respect to Dr. Arnette were made by Jacobs Compensation Committee after consultation with Jacobs CEO, and compensation decisions with respect to Mr. Demetriou were approved by the full Jacobs Board of Directors upon recommendation from Jacobs Compensation Committee. At Jacobs 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, approximately 96% of Jacobs shareholders approved its executive compensation program by voting in favor of Jacobs say-on-pay proposal.
Jacobs also takes shareholder feedback into account when making decisions about its executive compensation program. For fiscal year 2023, in response to shareholder feedback and in an effort to reduce the complexity of Jacobs long-term incentive plan design, a full three-year performance period was applied to all PSU grants beginning with those awarded in fiscal year 2023. This change resulted in the removal of the lock-in component for new PSU grants, which allowed for awards to be locked in and no longer forfeitable if Jacobs met certain performance targets in years one or two of the three-year performance period, and if the employee did not have a separation of service prior to the vesting date.
Following the separation and distribution and the merger, compensation decisions regarding our Named Executive Officers will be made by our Compensation Committee, subject to approval by our full Board of Directors where appropriate.
Assessing Compensation Competitiveness
Jacobs Compensation Committee, with the help of the Jacobs Independent Consultant, regularly updates, and uses a peer group to benchmark, Jacobs compensation program. For fiscal year 2023, as part of its annual review, Jacobs Compensation Committee determined that the Jacobs peer group should comprise (1) companies from a range of industries, including professional services, technology, defense and engineering that are competitive with Jacobs for business and executive management talent or (2) companies that provide IT consulting or technical services to government and large commercial customers. For fiscal year 2023, Jacobs peers were generally within one-quarter to four times the size of Jacobs in terms of revenue and market capitalization.
To assess compensation competitiveness compared to the peer group, the Jacobs Independent Consultant utilized comparative data disclosed in publicly available proxy statements, other documents filed with the SEC, and data from a comprehensive database of pay survey information.
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The following chart shows Jacobs fiscal year 2023 industry peer group, including relevant size and performance data to illustrate Jacobs relative position.
Revenue (Most Recently Available | Market Capitalization as of | |||||||
Four Quarters as of December 5, 2023) (in millions) |
September 29, 2023 ($, in millions) |
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Accenture PLC-CL A |
$ | 64,112 | 193,939 | |||||
General Dynamics Corporation |
$ | 41,455 | 66,601 | |||||
Northrop Grumman Corporation |
$ | 38,685 | 60,334 | |||||
Quanta Services Inc. |
$ | 19,515 | 34,212 | |||||
Cognizant Tech Solutions-A |
$ | 19,434 | 32,932 | |||||
L3Harris Technologies Inc. |
$ | 18,657 | 27,162 | |||||
Jacobs |
$ | 15,945 | 17,639 | |||||
Leidos Holdings Inc. |
$ | 15,155 | 17,188 | |||||
Fluor Corporation |
$ | 15,013 | 15,477 | |||||
DXC Technology Company |
$ | 14,039 | 14,327 | |||||
AECOM |
$ | 13,962 | 12,658 | |||||
Textron Inc. |
$ | 13,427 | 11,520 | |||||
WSP Global Inc. |
$ | 10,134 | 7,952 | |||||
Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings |
$ | 10,031 | 7,157 | |||||
CACI International Inc. |
$ | 6,947 | 5,873 | |||||
KBR Inc. |
$ | 6,834 | 5,701 | |||||
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. |
$ | 5,933 | 5,262 | |||||
Parsons Corporation |
$ | 5,052 | 4,274 | |||||
75th Percentile |
$ | 19,240 | 31,489 | |||||
Median |
$ | 14,526 | 14,902 | |||||
25th Percentile |
$ | 10,057 | 7,356 | |||||
Jacobs Percentile* |
67 | % | 61 | % |
* | Percentile rank calculation includes Jacobs. |
Source: Bloomberg
For fiscal year 2024, as part of its annual peer group review, Jacobs Compensation Committee, in consultation with the Jacobs Independent Consultant, maintained the peer group used in fiscal year 2023. In connection with, or shortly following, the completion of the separation and distribution and the merger, we will engage an independent compensation consultant and establish a peer group in order to assist with reviewing and updating our executive compensation program.
Compensation Elements
During fiscal year 2023, Jacobs Compensation Committee utilized findings by the Jacobs Independent Consultant to determine that Jacobs executive compensation program continued to be both reasonable in relation to competitive pay levels and appropriate in supporting business objectives, and a positive performance-based culture. Variable/at risk compensation represents the majority of the total target direct compensation of Jacobs NEOs.
Jacobs total target direct compensation refers to base salary, short-term incentive compensation (measured at target for the fiscal year) and long-term equity incentive compensation based on grant date fair values (measured at target for PSUs). In determining an executives overall compensation, Jacobs Compensation Committee considers the absolute and relative value of each compensation component and the overall mix. Jacobs Compensation Committee allocated the annual long-term incentive awards for Dr. Arnette with 60% of the value as PSUs and 40% of the value as RSUs in accordance with Jacobs philosophy to emphasize pay for performance. Given his position as Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors, Mr. Demetrious long-term incentive award consisted of 100% RSUs.
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In determining the amount of each component of compensation, Jacobs Compensation Committee also considers the fact that Jacobs provides limited perquisites. This stems from Jacobs Compensation Committees belief that focusing on the three core elements of compensation (base salary and short- and long-term incentive compensation) results in a transparent and easier-to-administer pay system that is consistent with Jacobs culture. For example, Jacobs currently available retirement program in the U.S. consists solely of a tax-qualified 401(k) plan with matching contributions and a non-qualified deferred compensation plan that provides non-enhanced market returns. Perquisites are generally limited to financial planning and annual health assessments.
Base Salary
After considering proxy data from Jacobs peer group and other market survey information, including information provided by the Jacobs Independent Consultant, in November 2022, Jacobs Compensation Committee adjusted the base salary for our NEOs for fiscal year 2023.
The following table sets forth the base salary of our NEOs for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023.
Named Executive Officer | Fiscal Year 2022 Base Salary |
Fiscal Year 2023 Base Salary |
Percentage Increase |
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Stephen A. Arnette(1) |
$ | 500,000 | $ | 540,000 | 8.0 | % | ||||||
Steven J. Demetriou(2) |
$ | 1,425,000 | $ | 1,250,000 | (12.3 | )% |
(1) | Salary change was effective on December 17, 2022 for Dr. Arnette. |
(2) | Mr. Demetriou served as CEO of Jacobs until January 24, 2023, when he was succeeded in such role by Robert V. Pragada and became Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors. Mr. Demetrious salary was decreased on the date of the transition to reflect the change in his role. |
Short-Term Incentives
Jacobs LPP is designed to reinforce Jacobs commitment to profitable growth and effective cash management using specific measures and targets assigned to each participant based on his or her respective role in the organization. As described below, Jacobs LPP provides for cash incentive payouts to eligible employees based on the level of achievement of certain Jacobs-wide and line of business-specific target goals and the results of the Jacobs Corporate Scorecard.
For fiscal year 2023, select officers and leaders of Jacobs, including Messrs. Arnette and Demetriou, were eligible to participate in Jacobs LPP. Dr. Arnettes target LPP award was calculated by multiplying (1) his annual base salary as of July 1 of the applicable fiscal year by (2) his target bonus percentage. For the calculation of Mr. Demetrious target award, the base salary amounts and target bonus percentages were pro-rated based on the amount of time Mr. Demetriou served in the positions of CEO of Jacobs and Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors during the fiscal year. The NEOs actual LPP award amount was calculated by multiplying (1) the NEOs target LPP award by (2) Jacobs corporate performance achievement factor, which includes the results of Jacobs Corporate Scorecard.
Fiscal year 2023 LPP targets were unchanged from fiscal year 2022 for Dr. Arnette. The LPP target was changed for Mr. Demetriou in connection with his transition to Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors, commencing on January 24, 2023. Jacobs believes that the targets tie the executives compensation to Jacobs performance and reasonably reflect market practice.
Named Executive Officer | Annual Incentive Target as a % of Base Salary | |||||||
Fiscal Year 2022 | Fiscal Year 2023(1) | |||||||
Stephen A. Arnette |
100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
165 | % | 100 | % |
(1) | Target percentages reflected in this column represent the percentages as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The annual target for Mr. Demetriou was adjusted in connection with the change to his role from CEO of |
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Jacobs to Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors and the target percentage was pro-rated based on the amount of time in each position during the fiscal year. |
Fiscal Year 2023Corporate Performance Achievement Factor Results
Each year, Jacobs establishes performance achievement factors for each participant based on his or her role at Jacobs. The NEOs bonus opportunities for fiscal year 2023 were tied entirely to Jacobs company-wide metrics and the results of Jacobs Corporate Scorecard. The fiscal year 2023 performance achievement factor results are reflected in the tables below.
Performance Metrics |
2023 Actual Results (in millions) |
Performance Levels | 2023 Actual Performance Level Achievement(1) (% of Payout) |
Relative Weighting (%) |
2023 Actual Performance Achievement (% of Target) |
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Minimum (25% Payout) (in millions) |
Target (100% Payout) (in millions) |
Maximum (200% Payout) (in millions) |
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Consolidated Operating Profit |
$ | 1,432.4 | $ | 1,223.9 | $ | 1,439.9 | $ | 1,655.9 | 97.4 | % | 60 | % | 58.4 | % | ||||||||||||||
Consolidated DSO |
59.1 | 62.8 | 59.8 | 56.8 | 123.4 | % | 10 | % | 12.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated GP in Backlog |
6,552.3M | 6,323.7 | 6,656.5 | 6,989.3 | 76.5 | % | 15 | % | 11.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
DVS B/U OP |
26.9M | 22.5 | 26.4 | 30.4 | 112.6 | % | 10 | % | 11.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Culture Survey Inclusion Composite Score(2) |
77.3 | 73.8 | 74.5 | 76.0 | 200.0 | % | 5 | % | 10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
100 | % | 103.5 | % |
(1) | Actual performance level achievement is calculated by linear interpolation between approved performance levels to determine the payout percentages. |
(2) | See below for more information about Jacobs Culture Survey Inclusion Composite Score. |
Fiscal Year 2023 LPP Payout
For fiscal year 2023, Jacobs Compensation Committee established the minimum, target and maximum performance levels under Jacobs LPP for each NEO in November 2022, based on the following Jacobs-wide metrics:
| Consolidated Operating Profit; |
| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO); |
| Gross Profit (GP) in Backlog; and |
| Jacobs Corporate Scorecard: |
| Jacobs Culture Survey Inclusion Composite Score based on the results of questions in Jacobs annual culture survey related to inclusion; and |
| DVS B/U OP. |
The corresponding fiscal year 2023 actual results, performance levels, relative weighting and actual performance achievement percentages are shown in the table above.
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Fiscal Year 2023 NEO LPP Awards
As noted in the table below, the fiscal year 2023 Total Funding Factor for Jacobs LPP was 103.5% of target for our NEOs. The calculation of target LPP awards and actual LPP awards for each NEO for fiscal year 2023 is shown below.
Named Executive Officer | Base Salary(1) ($) |
Target(2) % | 2023 Target ($) |
Performance (% of Target) |
2023 Final LPP Award(4) ($) |
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Stephen A. Arnette |
$ | 540,000 | 100 | % | $ | 540,000 | 103.5 | % | $ | 559,003 | ||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
$ | 1,305,441 | 122.5 | % | $ | 1,598,881 | 103.5 | % | $ | 1,655,146 |
(1) | For Mr. Demetriou, reflects base salary as adjusted for the above-described proration. |
(2) | For Mr. Demetriou, reflects target percentage as adjusted for the above-described proration. |
(3) | Target for Mr. Demetriou reflects his transition from CEO of Jacobs to Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors and is prorated based on the portion of the year in those respective roles. |
(4) | The calculation of the 2023 final LPP award may result in slight differences due to rounding of the performance achievement factor. |
For purposes of calculating the payouts for the 2023 LPP awards:
| Consolidated Operating Profit means total Jacobs GP less SG&A expenses, including unallocated corporate costs, as adjusted for special items that are unusual, non-recurring or otherwise not indicative of Jacobs normal operations and which were not anticipated in setting the original targets, and exclusion of amortization of purchased intangibles. Any such adjustments must be approved by Jacobs Compensation Committee. For example, such adjustments may include, without limitation: (1) charges for restructurings; (2) gains or losses on the disposal of a segment of the business or in connection with discontinued operations; (3) charges for the impairment of goodwill or other long-lived assets; (4) gains/losses on the sale of assets; (5) major litigation settlements and/or other judgments; (6) the effects of changes in accounting principles, laws or regulations affecting reported results; and (7) costs and expenses relating to acquisitions, including integration, divestments and/or strategic investments. |
| Consolidated DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) means the average of Jacobs DSO from the four quarters of the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, of (1) accounts receivable (including billings in excess) of Jacobs at the end of each quarter divided by (2) the daily sales for each quarter. |
| GP in Backlog (Gross Profit in Backlog) means for each of Jacobs line of business, starting GP in Backlog for such applicable line of business as adjusted for (1) new awards, (2) scope increases of new and existing work, (3) cancellations and corrections of understatements/overstatements, (4) acquisitions and divestitures, and (5) the foreign exchange effect, less the GP burn for the fiscal year. GP in Backlog must follow Jacobs backlog rules for various contract types. |
| Corporate Scorecard: |
| Culture Survey Inclusion Composite Score is based on results of specific questions in Jacobs annual culture survey, which were pre-selected for Jacobs 2023 Culture Survey in November 2022. These questions reinforce Jacobs focus on inclusion and measure and evaluate leadership behaviors from year to year. Jacobs Inclusion Composite Score is calculated by comparing the results for the pre-selected questions from Jacobs 2022 Culture Survey to the results from Jacobs 2023 Culture Survey. An Inclusion Composite Score reflecting 0% growth results in the minimum funding amount, 1% growth results in the target funding amount and 3% growth results in the maximum funding amount, as compared to Jacobs fiscal year 2022 Inclusion Composite Score of 73.8. The pre-selected questions from Jacobs 2023 Culture Survey included the following: |
| Advancement is based on fair and transparent criteria. |
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| I am treated equitably and fairly. |
| I am comfortable being myself at work. |
| DVS B/U OP (Operating Profit attributable to Divergent Solutions Technology & Innovative Solutions and Platform Technologies & Software Solutions Business Units) means GP less SG&A of such business units, including unallocated corporate costs, as adjusted for special items that are unusual, non-recurring or otherwise not indicative of the business units normal operations and which were not anticipated in setting the original targets, and exclusion of amortization of purchased intangibles. Any such adjustments must be approved by Jacobs Compensation Committee. Achieving minimum performance levels results in a payout of 25% of target; achieving target performance levels results in a payout of 100% of target; and achieving maximum performance levels results in a payout of 200% of target. Actual award payments are calculated by linear interpolation for achievement of goals unless otherwise specified. |
Equity-Based Compensation
Jacobs Compensation Committee believes that long-term equity incentives should comprise the majority of compensation for Jacobs senior leadership, including our NEOs. Jacobs Compensation Committee considers alignment with shareholder and other stakeholder interests and overall competitiveness in determining grant values. Jacobs Compensation Committee generally awards equity incentives to senior leadership, including our NEOs, in November of each fiscal year.
To determine the dollar value of awards to be granted to its senior executives, Jacobs Compensation Committee received recommendations from its CEO with respect to equity incentives for executive officers other than himself and Mr. Demetriou. These recommendations were provided alongside market ranges developed by the Jacobs Independent Consultant to provide recommendations in a market context. Determination of award levels also took into account Jacobs 2022 performance. Jacobs Compensation Committee recommended grants for Mr. Demetriou as part of his overall pay package to be approved by the Jacobs Board of Directors.
In fiscal year 2023, the annual equity-based compensation for Dr. Arnette consisted of the following awards:
Forms of 2023 Long-Term Incentive Grants | Weight | Performance Metrics and Vesting Period | ||||
PSUs |
60 | % | Performance Metrics: - 50% to vest based upon Adjusted EPS growth over 3-year period - 50% to vest based upon ROIC over 3-year period | |||
RSUs |
40 | % | 25% annual vesting over 4-year period |
Mr. Demetrious fiscal year 2023 annual equity-based compensation consisted of 100% RSUs with a one-year vesting period.
In addition, in November 2022, due to ongoing economic uncertainty, and in particular the impact of global economic conditions on Jacobs performance in the second half of the fiscal year, and Jacobs efforts to manage costs, Jacobs Compensation Committee exercised negative discretion in the payout of the fiscal year 2022 LPP awards and determined that approximately 55% of the payout would be made in the form of cash. Rather than reduce the payout to that amount, however, Jacobs Compensation Committee determined that to incentivize retention, the remaining 45% would be made in the form of a one-time special grant of time-based RSUs with a three-year ratable vesting schedule under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan). These grants, which were made on December 1, 2022, provide for accelerated vesting in the event of Retirement, death or Disability, an involuntary termination other than for Cause (each as defined in the Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan), or as otherwise provided in Jacobs Executive Severance Plan.
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A summary of the equity awards granted in fiscal year 2023 to each NEO is provided below:
Named Executive Officer | Grant Date | Type of Grant | Target PSUs Awarded(1) |
Target PSU Value |
RSUs Awarded(2) |
RSU Value Awarded(2) |
Total Value of All |
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Stephen A. Arnette |
11/16/2022 | Annual Grant | 5,766 | $ | 720,058 | 4,245 | $ | 530,116 | ||||||||||||||||
12/01/2022 | Fiscal Year 2022 LPP Award | 1,312 | $ | 163,396 | $ | 1,463,647 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
11/16/2022 | Annual Grant | 20,020 | $ | 2,500,098 | |||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2022 | Fiscal Year 2022 LPP Award | 7,473 | $ | 930,687 | $ | 3,430,785 |
(1) | Represents the target payout shares as described under Executive Compensation2023 Grants of Plan Based Awards below. PSUs can payout from 0-200% of target. |
(2) | Represents the grant date fair value of PSUs (assuming target level of shares) and RSUs granted (including the fiscal year 2022 LPP awards) under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The grant date fair value per share for the November 16, 2022 awards was $124.88 and the grant date fair value per share for the December 1, 2022 awards was $124.54. For RSUs and PSUs containing service and performance conditions, Jacobs calculates fair value based on the closing stock price on the date of grant, adjusted for the expected level of achievement for any performance conditions. The fair value is recognized as a non-cash cost on a straight-line basis over the period the individual provides services, which is typically the vesting period of the award with the exception of awards containing an internal performance measure, such as EPS growth and ROIC, which are recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period subject to the probability of meeting the performance requirements and adjusted for the number of shares expected to be earned. See Compensation Discussion and AnalysisCompensation ElementsEquity-Based CompensationDividend Equivalent Rights for more information regarding dividend equivalents. Amounts reported in this column represent the combined value of the annual grant and the fiscal year 2022 LPP grant. |
Fiscal Year 2023 Equity Awards
The following sections describe the terms of equity awards granted by Jacobs to our NEOs in fiscal year 2023 as in effect on the date of grant. In connection with the separation and distribution and the merger, the terms and conditions of the awards will be modified as described further below in the section entitled Treatment of Equity Awards in Connection with the Separation and Distribution and the Merger.
PSU Awards
Jacobs granted fiscal year 2023 PSU awards to Dr. Arnette with vesting conditioned on achievement of the following performance metrics during a 3-year performance period (starting on the first day of fiscal year 2023 and ending on the last day of fiscal year 2025):
| Jacobs level of achievement of a specified adjusted EPS goal over the 3-year performance period (the EPS Based PSU Awards), which determines the vesting of 50% of the PSUs; and |
| Jacobs level of achievement of a specified ROIC goal over the 3-year performance period (the ROIC Based PSU Awards), which determines the vesting of the remaining 50% of the PSUs. |
The payout is determined by linear interpolation for performance achievement between the approved ranges for the 3-year performance period.
EPS Based PSU Awards:
Jacobs Compensation Committee believes that Adjusted EPS is a key indicator of a companys performance for shareholders. It is the predominant metric used in performance-based equity awards of Jacobs
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peers and its use by Jacobs is intended to improve the focus on profitability, growth, and financial discipline, while aligning the interests of Jacobs senior executives with the long-term interests of shareholders.
For awards made in fiscal year 2023 to Dr. Arnette, the number of EPS Based PSU Awards that would vest (and the corresponding number of shares that would be issued) is based on Jacobs average adjusted EPS measured at the end of fiscal year 2025. For grants made in fiscal year 2022 and previous years, Jacobs average adjusted EPS is measured at the end of each fiscal year and amounts are locked in annually but are not distributed until after the 3-year performance period.
For purposes of calculating the payouts for the EPS Based PSU Awards:
Adjusted EPS for any fiscal period is computed by dividing Adjusted Net Earnings by the weighted average number of shares of Jacobs common stock outstanding during the period.
Adjusted Net Earnings means the net earnings attributable to Jacobs as reported in its consolidated financial statements for such period determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) (A) as may be adjusted to eliminate the effects of (1) costs associated with restructuring and integration activities; and (2) gains or losses associated with discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, but limited to the first reporting period an operation is determined to be discontinued and all subsequent periods (i.e., there will be no retroactive application of the adjustment); (B) as adjusted for all gains or losses associated with events or transactions that Jacobs Compensation Committee has determined are unusual in nature, infrequently occurring and otherwise not indicative of Jacobs normal operations, and therefore, not indicative of its underlying performance (for these purposes, such events or transactions could include: (1) settlements of claims and litigation, (2) disposals of operations including a disposition of a significant amount of Jacobs assets, (3) losses on sales of investments, (4) changes in laws and/or regulations, and (5) acquisitions, dispositions and/or strategic investments); and (C) exclusion of amortization of purchased intangibles.
The EPS Performance Multiplier is determined by straight line interpolation between established minimum, target and maximum goals, based upon Jacobs Adjusted EPS as measured against the indicated fiscal periods. Jacobs Compensation Committee set these metrics based on Jacobs business plan at the time of grant.
ROIC Based PSU Awards:
Jacobs Compensation Committee believes that ROIC is an effective means of linking executive compensation to value creation that holds leaders accountable for the efficient use of capital.
For grants made in fiscal year 2023 to Dr. Arnette, the number of ROIC Based PSU Awards that would vest (and the corresponding number of shares that would be issued) is based on Jacobs average adjusted ROIC measured at the end of fiscal year 2025. For grants made in fiscal year 2022 and previous years, Jacobs average adjusted ROIC is measured at the end of each fiscal year and amounts are locked in annually but are not distributed until after the 3-year performance period.
For purposes of calculating the payouts for the ROIC Based PSU awards:
Return on Invested Capital, or ROIC, is computed by dividing Jacobs Adjusted Net Earnings by the average of beginning and ending invested capital during the period, and where invested capital is the sum of Jacobs equity plus long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents.
The ROIC Performance Multiplier is determined by straight line interpolation between established minimum, target and maximum goals, based upon Jacobs average ROIC over the relevant fiscal periods. Jacobs Compensation Committee set these metrics based on Jacobs business plan at the time of grant.
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RSU Awards
Vesting of RSU Awards
The annual RSU grants awarded to Dr. Arnette on November 16, 2022 vest 25% per year on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Dr. Arnettes continuous employment through each such vesting date other than in the case of death, disability or a qualified termination event, in which case vesting will accelerate. The RSUs granted to Mr. Demetriou on November 16, 2022 vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. The RSUs awarded to Messrs. Arnette and Demetriou on December 1, 2022 as part of the fiscal year 2022 LPP award vest 33 1/3% per year on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date subject to the NEOs continuous employment through each such vesting date other than in the case of death, disability, retirement or a qualified termination event, in which case vesting will accelerate.
Dividend Equivalent Rights
All RSU awards are entitled to accumulated dividend equivalent rights that are subject to the same vesting, payment and other terms and conditions as the underlying award to which the dividend equivalent relates. The crediting of dividend equivalents is intended to treat the equity award holders consistently with Jacobs shareholders and preserve the equity-based incentives intended by Jacobs when the awards were granted. The dividend equivalents pay in cash upon the vesting and settlement of the underlying RSUs and are forfeited if the underlying RSUs are forfeited.
Long-Term Incentive Plan Metrics and Performance Attainment-PSUs with Performance Periods Ending on the Last Day of Fiscal Year 2022
Messrs. Arnette and Demetriou both served as executive officers of Jacobs in fiscal year 2020 and received grants of PSUs at that time. The 2020 PSUs awards were based on a 3-year performance period. If certain thresholds of performance were not attained, then no payout was earned for the awards. The performance metrics associated with these PSUs, as well as weighting and the associated performance period, are shown below:
Performance Metric |
Weighting | Performance Period | ||||
EPS |
50 | % | Beginning on the first day of fiscal year 2020 and ending on the last day of fiscal year 2022 | |||
ROIC |
50 | % | Beginning on the first day of fiscal year 2020 and ending on the last day of fiscal year 2022 |
2020 EPS Based PSU Awards
The 2020 EPS Based PSU Awards were tied to Compounded Annual Adjusted EPS Growth over a 3-year performance period:
| The performance period began in Q1 2020 and ended Q4 2022 |
| The total number of PSUs awarded accumulated over the 3-year performance period in independent segments: |
| 1/3 of the 2020 EPS Based PSUs were based on Adjusted EPS Growth baseline from fiscal year 2019 to fiscal year 2020; |
| 2/3 of the 2020 EPS Based PSUs were based on the Compounded Annual Adjusted EPS Growth Rate from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2021; and |
| The final determination as to Jacobs shares to be distributed pursuant to the 2020 EPS Based PSUs was based on the Compounded Annual EPS Adjusted Growth Rate from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2022. |
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The first two years of the program were considered a lock in period, meaning it was possible to lock in vesting of up to two-thirds of the total potential award based on Adjusted EPS Growth during that period. The EPS Performance Multiplier was determined by linear interpolation for growth rates between the approved ranges for each year.
The following chart summarizes Jacobs average Adjusted EPS Growth during the performance period and the resulting vesting under the approved performance criteria:
Performance Period |
Adj. EPS |
Average Annual Adjusted EPS Growth |
Approved Range | EPS Performance Multiplier |
Lock-In PSUs(1) |
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Baseline Earnings |
FY19 | $ | 4.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year 1 |
FY20 | $ | 5.48 | 16.1 | % | 13.2 | % | 16.5 | % | 19.8 | % | 91 | % | 30 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Year 2 |
FY20 - FY21 | $ | 6.29 | 15.4 | % | 10.6 | % | 13.3 | % | 16.0 | % | 179 | % | 89 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Year 3 |
FY20 - FY22 | $ | 6.93 | 13.7 | % | 9.8 | % | 12.2 | % | 14.6 | % | 162 | % | 42.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 161.8 | % |
(1) | Percentages in this column represent (i) for Year 1, the product of the EPS Performance Multiplier for Year 1 times 1/3rd of the Target 2020 EPS Based PSU Award, (ii) for Year 2, the product of the EPS Performance Multiplier for Year 2 times 2/3rds of the Target 2020 EPS Based PSU Award, less the percentage of Lock-In PSUs for Year 1 and (iii) for Year 3, the product of the EPS Performance Multiplier for Years 1-3 times the total Target 2020 EPS Based PSU Award, less the percentage of Lock-In PSUs for Years 1 and 2. |
As a result of the Adjusted EPS performance over the 3-year performance period, our NEOs received 161.8% of the shares underlying the Target 2020 EPS Based PSU Awards, as shown in the following table:
Participant Name | Vesting Date | EPS Based Awards Granted |
% of Target Earned |
Earned EPS PSU Shares |
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Stephen A. Arnette |
11/13/2022 | 966 | 161.8 | % | 1,561 | |||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
11/13/2022 | 37,010 | 161.8 | % | 59,882 |
2020 ROIC Based PSU Awards
The 2020 ROIC Based PSU Awards were tied to average ROIC over a 3-year performance period:
| The performance period began in Q1 2020 and ended Q4 2022 |
| The total number of PSUs awarded accumulated over the 3-year performance period in independent segments: |
| 1/3 of the 2020 ROIC Based PSUs were based on fiscal year 2020 ROIC. |
| 2/3 of the 2020 ROIC Based PSUs were based on ROIC from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2021; and |
| The final determination as to shares to be distributed pursuant to the 2020 ROIC Based PSUs was based on the ROIC from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2022. |
The first two years of the program were considered a lock in period, meaning it was possible to lock in vesting of up to two-thirds of the total potential award based on ROIC during that period. The ROIC Performance Multiplier was determined by linear interpolation for results between the approved ranges for each year.
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The following chart summarizes Jacobs ROIC during the performance period and the resulting vesting under the approved performance criteria:
Performance Period |
ROIC | Average Annual ROIC |
Min | Approved Range | ROIC Performance Multiplier |
Lock-In PSUs(1) |
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Target | Max | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baseline |
FY19 | 10.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year 1 |
FY20 | 11.1 | % | 11.1 | % | 9.1 | % | 10.7 | % | 12.3 | % | 125 | % | 42 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Year 2 |
FY20-FY21 | 11.4 | % | 11.3 | % | 9.4 | % | 11.0 | % | 12.6 | % | 119 | % | 36 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Year 3 |
FY20-FY22 | 11.1 | % | 11.2 | % | 9.5 | % | 11.2 | % | 12.9 | % | 100 | % | 22.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 100.7 | % |
(1) | Percentages in this column represent (i) for Year 1, the product of the ROIC Performance Multiplier for Year 1 times 1/3 of the Target 2020 ROIC Based PSU Award, (ii) for Year 2, the product of the ROIC Performance Multiplier for Year 2 times 2/3 of the Target 2020 ROIC Based PSU Award, less the percentage of Lock-In PSUs for Year 1 and (iii) for Year 3, the product of the ROIC Performance Multiplier for Years 1-3 times the total Target 2020 ROIC Based PSU Award, less the percentage of Lock-In PSUs for Years 1 and 2. |
As a result of the ROIC performance, our NEOs received 100.7% of the shares underlying the 2020 ROIC Based PSUs, as shown in the following table:
Named Executive Officer | Vesting Date | ROIC Based Awards Granted |
% Target Earned | ROIC PSU Shares Earned | ||||
Stephen A. Arnette |
11/13/2022 | 966 | 100.7% | 972 | ||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
11/13/2022 | 37,010 | 100.7% | 37,268 |
ROIC for the 2020 ROIC Based PSUs is computed by dividing Jacobs Adjusted Net Earnings by the average of invested capital from the first day of fiscal year 2020 to the last day of fiscal year 2022. Invested capital is the sum of Jacobs equity plus long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents.
Treatment of Equity Awards in Connection with the Separation
In connection with the separation and distribution and the merger, the employee matters agreement provides that a portion of each unvested equity award with respect to shares of Jacobs common stock held by SpinCo employees, including the NEOs, will accelerate and vest and be settled in Jacobs common stock shortly prior to the record date for the distribution. The accelerated portion of each award is generally a prorated portion (based on actual performance for performance-based awards) that corresponds to the portion of the vesting period (or performance period for performance-based awards) that has elapsed prior to the record date for the distribution (or, if later, through November 2024), except that certain one-time awards will vest in full. The remaining unvested portion of each Jacobs equity award that is not accelerated prior to the distribution will convert to a corresponding SpinCo equity award (with any applicable performance metrics deemed met based on actual performance for the portion of the performance period that has elapsed prior to the record date for the distribution) and continue to vest based on service to SpinCo.
Other Benefits
Benefits Programs
Except for Jacobs Non-Qualified Executive Deferral Plan, which is generally available to most of its senior leadership, the Jacobs Executive Severance Plan and certain expatriate arrangements, Jacobs provides its U.S.-based executives with the same benefit plans offered generally to U.S. employees.
401(k) Plan: During fiscal year 2023, our NEOs were eligible to participate in Jacobs 401(k) plan. The plan provided a match by Jacobs equal to $0.75 of every dollar contributed up to the first 6% of eligible pay
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(currently up to a 4.5% maximum match). Jacobs does not have any defined benefit retirement or supplemental benefit plans available for our NEOs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans: Jacobs has qualified employee stock purchase plans in which all Jacobs employees meeting certain minimum eligibility requirements in certain countries are eligible to participate. Jacobs adopted a safe-harbor plan design in 2006 that provides for a 5% discount from the closing price of a share of common stock at the end of each purchase period. The safe-harbor plan results in no accounting cost to Jacobs.
Non-Qualified Executive Deferral Plan: Select employees, including our NEOs, meeting certain compensation minimums may elect to participate in Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan (EDP) whereby a portion of compensation (including salary, bonus and/or equity compensation) is deferred and paid to the employees at a future date, including upon retirement or death. Participant deferrals are credited with earnings and losses based upon the actual performance of the deemed investments selected by participants with equity compensation deferrals generally being credited with earnings and losses based on the actual performance of Jacobs common stock. See Executive CompensationNon-Qualified Deferred Compensation below for a further description of the EDP.
Executive Severance Plan: Jacobs has adopted an Executive Severance Plan that provides severance benefits to certain key executives of Jacobs designated by Jacobs Compensation Committee from time to time, including our NEOs, in the event of either (1) a qualifying termination of employment by Jacobs that is unrelated to a change of control of Jacobs or (2) a qualifying termination of employment by Jacobs during the two-year period following a change of control of Jacobs.
Perquisites
Jacobs provides limited perquisites to its executives. They may have spousal travel paid for by Jacobs only for an approved business purpose, in which case a related tax gross-up is provided. Our NEOs are also provided with financial planning assistance and annual health assessment benefits.
Jacobs leases a private aircraft to allow certain executive officers, primarily its Executive Chair and its CEO, and if approved by its CEO, its CFO, to travel for business purposes safely and efficiently. Use of a private aircraft provides a confidential and highly productive environment for executive officers to conduct business while traveling. We do not allow personal usage of the private aircraft at Jacobs expense. Incidental travel by family members of an executive officer in connection with such executives business travel is permitted so long as the executive reimburses Jacobs for the reasonable cost of such travel.
Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
Executive Severance Plan: Jacobs provides an Executive Severance Plan that includes the following severance benefits to certain key executives, including the NEOs, in the event of either (1) a qualifying involuntary termination of employment that is unrelated to a change in control of Jacobs (as defined in Jacobs Executive Severance Plan) or (2) a qualifying termination of employment during the two-year period following a change in control of Jacobs. Payments under the plan are conditioned upon the receipt of a customary waiver and general release of claims from the executive. In addition, following termination, the executives will be subject to restrictive covenants, including non-disclosure of confidential information, non-disparagement restrictions and 12-month non-competition and non-solicitation obligations. Payments under this plan do not include any tax gross-ups.
| Non-Change in Control Severance BenefitsFor fiscal year 2023, in the event of a termination of the participants employment by Jacobs other than for cause (as defined in Jacobs Executive Severance Plan), the participant will be entitled to receive the following benefits: (1) a lump-sum cash payment |
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equal to the sum of the participants (x) base salary and (y) target annual incentive award, multiplied by 1.5 for Mr. Demetriou; (2) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the participants annual incentive award based on actual performance, pro-rated based on the number of days the participant was employed during the fiscal year of termination; and (3) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x) the annual premium for continued participation in Jacobs group health plans under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and (y) the annual fee for continued receipt of financial advisory services, multiplied by 1.5 in the case of Mr. Demetriou. In addition, the participants unvested and outstanding equity awards that are scheduled to vest within the nine-month period following the date of termination will remain outstanding and continue to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedule. |
| Change in Control Severance Benefits In the event of a termination of the participants employment by Jacobs other than for cause or by the participant for good reason (as defined in Jacobs Executive Severance Plan), in each case within the two-year period after a change in control of Jacobs, the participant will be entitled to receive the following benefits: (1) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of the participants (x) base salary and (y) target annual incentive award, multiplied by two in the case of Mr. Demetriou; and (2) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the participants annual incentive award based on actual performance, prorated based on the number of days the participant was employed during the fiscal year of termination; and (3) a lump-sum cash payment equal the sum of (x) the annual COBRA premium for continued participation in Jacobs group health plans and (y) the annual fee for continued receipt of financial advisory services, multiplied by two in the case of Mr. Demetriou. In the event such termination occurs, unvested and outstanding equity awards are governed by Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan, as described below. |
Stock Incentive Plan: Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan provides that all plan participants, including our NEOs, who retire from Jacobs will receive a pro-rata portion of their outstanding PSUs, which will remain outstanding and will be eligible to vest as provided in the applicable grant agreement, with the final determination of the payout, if any, generally determined at the end of the applicable three-year performance period. In the case of a participant whose employment is terminated due to death or Disability (as defined in Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan), the expiration date provided in the grant agreement will continue to apply for outstanding stock options, outstanding RSUs will vest on an accelerated basis as provided in the applicable grant agreement, and PSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to vest as provided in the applicable grant agreement, with the final determination of the payout, if any, generally determined at the end of the applicable three-year performance period. Additionally, the terms of stock options, RSUs and PSUs provide for potential double-trigger equity acceleration upon certain terminations following a change in control (as defined in Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan) of Jacobs as a means of focusing executive officers on shareholder interests when considering strategic alternatives. This means that if the executive officers employment is terminated without Cause or for Good Reason (each as defined in Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan) within two years following a change in control of Jacobs, then the executive officers awards will vest in full. In addition, if a change in control of Jacobs occurs and certain options, RSUs and PSUs are not assumed and continued by the acquiring or surviving corporation in the transaction (or a parent corporation thereof), then such awards will vest immediately, with awards that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria paid at a level based upon Jacobs actual performance as of the date of the change in control.
The estimated payments and benefits provided in each of the covered circumstances may be found under Executive CompensationCompensation Under Various Termination Scenarios below.
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Other Policies
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Jacobs has established the following stock ownership guidelines for our NEOs:
Position | Multiple of Base Salary |
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Executive Vice President |
3x | |||
Executive Chair |
6x |
Jacobs Compensation Committee reviews each executive officers shareholdings of Jacobs stock with respect to these ownership guidelines each year.
Insider Trading and Policy on Hedging or Pledging of Stock
Jacobs insider trading policy contains stringent restrictions on transactions in Jacobs common stock by its executive officers and directors. All trades by Jacobs executive officers and directors must be pre-cleared and are subject to black-out periods. The executive officers and directors are not permitted to trade in puts or calls of Jacobs common stock, engage in short sales of Jacobs common stock, hedge or pledge Jacobs common stock or use Jacobs common stock as loan collateral or as part of a margin account.
Clawback Policy
In accordance with SEC and NYSE rules, Jacobs Compensation Committee adopted a clawback policy, effective as of September 30, 2023 (the Effective Date). Pursuant to the policy, Jacobs is required to recover or clawback any erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation to its executive officers in the event that Jacobs is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements, or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period. This policy applies to all incentive-based compensation received by an executive officer of Jacobs during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date that Jacobs is required to prepare a restatement and after the Effective Date. In addition, Jacobs has an additional clawback policy for select top executives that allows Jacobs Compensation Committee to clawback all time-based and incentive-based compensation in the event of such executives violation of restrictive covenants or other misconduct, such as failure to supervise or conduct causing material financial, reputational or other harm to Jacobs or its business activities. In connection with the separation and distribution, Combined Co will implement a clawback policy that applies to our executive officers in accordance with SEC and NYSE rules.
Compensation Risk Assessment
As part of its oversight, Jacobs Compensation Committee considers the impact of Jacobs executive compensation program, and the incentives created by the compensation awards that it administers, on Jacobs risk profile. Jacobs Compensation Committee also retains the Jacobs Independent Consultant to assist Jacobs Compensation Committee with an annual risk assessment of Jacobs compensation policies and practices. In addition, Jacobs reviews all its compensation policies and practices, including incentive plan design and factors that may affect the likelihood of excessive risk taking, to determine whether they present a significant risk to Jacobs. Jacobs pay philosophy provides an effective balance in cash and equity award mix, short- and long-term performance periods, financial and non-financial performance, and allows for Jacobs Compensation Committees discretion to make positive and negative adjustments to payouts under Jacobs compensation plans. Further, policies to mitigate compensation-related risk include stock ownership guidelines vesting periods on equity awards, insider-trading prohibitions, and independent oversight by Jacobs Compensation Committee. Based on this review, Jacobs and the Jacobs Independent Consultant concluded that the risks arising from Jacobs compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Jacobs.
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Summary Compensation Table
The table below summarizes the total compensation earned by our NEOs in fiscal year 2023.
Name & Principal Position(1) |
Salary(2) ($) |
Stock Awards(3) ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation(4) ($) |
All Other ($) |
Total ($) | |||||||||||||||
Stephen A. Arnette Executive Vice President, President, Critical Mission Solutions |
530,769 | 1,413,570 | 559,003 | 28,408 | 2,531,751 | |||||||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou(6) Executive Chair |
1,307,211 | 3,430,785 | 1,655,146 | 40,632 | 6,433,775 |
(1) | Principal Position refers to the NEOs title with Jacobs at the end of fiscal year 2023. As noted above, Messrs. Heller and Johnson and Ms. Bruning are not included in these or other tables below because they were not employed by, and did not receive any compensation from, Jacobs in fiscal year 2023. |
(2) | Consists of base salary earned during the fiscal year including any time off with pay. |
(3) | Represents the grant date fair value of stock awards granted under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Stock Compensation (FASB ASC Topic 718). For RSUs and PSUs containing service and performance conditions, Jacobs calculates fair value based on the closing stock price on the date of grant, adjusted for the expected level of achievement for any performance conditions. The fair value is recognized as a non-cash cost on a straight-line basis over the period the individual provides services, which is typically the vesting period of the award with the exception of awards containing an internal performance measure, such as EPS growth and ROIC, which is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period subject to the probability of meeting the performance requirements and adjusted for the number of shares expected to be earned. This column reflects the combined value of RSUs and PSUs granted in November and December 2022 (with PSUs reflecting target performance). For Dr. Arnette, at the highest level of performance, the value of his fiscal year 2023 PSUs on the grant date would be $1,440,116. |
(4) | Represents the annual incentive awards earned in respect of fiscal year 2023 pursuant to Jacobs LPP, as determined by Jacobs Compensation Committee. See Compensation Discussion and AnalysisCompensation ElementsShort-Term Incentives for a description of how non-equity incentive plan compensation is determined for our NEOs. There were no earnings on non-equity incentive plan compensation earned or paid to the NEOs in or for fiscal year 2023. |
(5) | For fiscal year 2023: Dr. Arnette received $10,675 associated with Jacobs 401(k) match, $706 for basic life insurance premiums paid for by Jacobs and $17,027 for financial planning assistance; and Mr. Demetriou received $14,850 associated with Jacobs 401(k) match, $65 for basic life insurance premiums paid for by Jacobs, $19,455 for financial planning assistance and associated expenses, $5,096 for an annual health assessment and a gift valued at $854 and $312 in taxes associated with the gift. |
(6) | Mr. Demetriou stopped serving as CEO of Jacobs effective as of January 24, 2023 and is currently serving as Executive Chair of the Jacobs Board of Directors. |
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
Payment of Dividends and Dividend Equivalent Rights
Jacobs currently pays a quarterly cash dividend. With respect to RSUs, when Jacobs pays a cash dividend on its outstanding common stock, each holder of RSUs is credited with a dollar amount equal to (1) the per-share cash dividend, multiplied by (2) the total number of RSUs held by such individual on the record date for that dividend. These are referred to as dividend equivalents. Dividend equivalents vest on the same schedule as the RSU to which they relate and will be paid to the award holder in cash when the share of common stock (or, in the case of a cash-settled RSU, the cash) underlying the RSU is delivered to the award holder.
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2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The table below summarizes all grants of plan-based awards to the NEOs in fiscal year 2023:
Name | Grant Date | Estimated Future Payouts
under ($) |
Estimated Future Payouts under Equity Incentive Plan Awards(2) |
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units(3) |
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock |
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Threshold ($) |
Target ($) | Maximum ($) |
Threshold (#) |
Target (#) |
Maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen A. Arnette |
11/16/2022 | 4,245 | 530,116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/16/2022 | 721 | 2,883 | (4) | 5,766 | (4) | 360,029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/16/2022 | 721 | 2,883 | (5) | 5,766 | (5) | 360,029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2022 | 1,312 | 163,396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
135,000 | 540,000 | 1,080,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen J. Demetriou |
11/16/2022 | 20,020 | 2,500,098 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2022 | 7,473 | 930,687 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
399,720 | 1,598,881 | 3,197,762 |
(1) | Amounts represent the 2023 projected award under the Leadership Performance Plan (LPP) based on Jacobs internal plan at the start of fiscal year 2023. See Compensation Discussion and AnalysisCompensation ElementsShort-Term Incentives above for a description of Jacobs LPP and the way bonuses are computed. The amounts reported in the Threshold, Target and Maximum columns reflect estimated future payouts under Jacobs LPP. |
(2) | Amounts represent the threshold, target and maximum payout shares of awards of EPS Based PSUs and ROIC Based PSUs granted under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan in fiscal year 2023. |
(3) | Represents the RSUs granted under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan. |
(4) | Represents the threshold, target and maximum payout shares of the grants of the EPS Based PSUs that Dr. Arnette could earn under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan. The number of shares ultimately issued, which could be greater or less than target, will be based on achieving specific performance conditions. Please refer to Compensation Discussion and AnalysisCompensation ElementsEquity Based CompensationFiscal Year 2023 Equity AwardsEPS Based Awards for a discussion of how the number of shares ultimately issued will be determined. |
(5) | Represents the threshold, target and maximum payout shares of the grants of the ROIC Based PSUs that Dr. Arnette could earn under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan. The number of shares ultimately issued, which could be greater or less than target, will be based on achieving specific performance conditions. Please refer to Compensation Discussion and AnalysisCompensation ElementsEquity Based CompensationFiscal Year 2023 Equity AwardsROIC Based Awards for a discussion of how the number of shares ultimately issued will be determined. |
(6) | Represents the grant date fair value of RSUs and PSUs granted (assuming target level of shares) under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The grant date fair value for those awards granted on November 16, 2022 was $124.88 per share, and the grant date value for the awards granted on December 1, 2022 was $124.54 per share. For RSUs and PSUs containing service and performance conditions, Jacobs calculates fair value based on the closing stock price on the date of grant, adjusted for the expected level of achievement for any performance conditions. The fair value is recognized as a non-cash cost on a straight-line basis over the period the individual provides services, which is typically the vesting period of the award with the exception of awards containing an internal performance measure, such as EPS growth and ROIC, which is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period subject to the probability of meeting the performance requirements and adjusted for the number of shares expected to be earned. See Compensation Discussion and AnalysisCompensation ElementsEquity-Based CompensationDividend Equivalent Rights above for more information regarding dividend equivalents. |
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Outstanding Equity Awards of the NEOs at 2023 Fiscal Year-End
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End for 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Name/Grant Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested(1) (#) |
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested(2) ($) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested(3) (#) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested(4) |
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Stephen A. Arnette |
11/13/2019 | 322 | 43,953 | |||||||||||||||||
11/18/2020 | 618 | 84,357 | 927 | 253,071 | ||||||||||||||||
11/18/2020 | 927 | 126,536 | ||||||||||||||||||
03/04/2021 | 443 | 60,470 | ||||||||||||||||||
11/17/2021 | 671 | 91,592 | 671 | 91,592 | ||||||||||||||||
11/17/2021 | 671 | 91,592 | ||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2022 | 1,601 | 218,537 | 1,601 | 218,537 | ||||||||||||||||
03/02/2022 | 1,601 | 218,537 | ||||||||||||||||||
11/16/2022 | 4,245 | 579,443 | 2,883 | 393,530 | ||||||||||||||||
11/16/2022 | 2,883 | 787,059 | ||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2022 | 1,312 | 179,088 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
11/13/2019 | 12,337 | 1,684,001 | |||||||||||||||||
11/18/2020 | 21,855 | 2,983,208 | 32,783 | 8,949,759 | ||||||||||||||||
11/18/2020 | 32,783 | 4,474,880 | ||||||||||||||||||
11/17/2021 | 24,758 | 3,379,467 | 24,758 | 3,379,467 | ||||||||||||||||
11/17/2021 | 24,758 | 3,379,467 | ||||||||||||||||||
11/16/2022 | 20,020 | 2,732,730 | ||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2022 | 7,473 | 1,020,065 |
(1) | Represents the number of unvested shares of RSUs granted under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs awarded on December 1, 2022 recognize earnings as part of the fiscal year 2022 LPP award and vest ratably over 3 years beginning with the first anniversary of the grant date. The RSUs granted on November 16, 2022 to Dr. Arnette vest ratably over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the RSUs granted to Mr. Demetriou on November 16, 2022 vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. RSU grants include dividend equivalent rights that accumulate and vest on the same schedule as the RSU to which they relate and will be paid to the award holder in cash at the same time the share of common stock underlying the RSU is delivered to the award holder. |
(2) | The market value of outstanding awards of RSUs is computed using the closing price of Jacobs common stock as quoted by the NYSE Composite Price History on September 29, 2023, which was $136.50. |
(3) | Represents the number of unvested target shares of PSUs (EPS Based PSUs and ROIC Based PSUs) granted under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan. The awards of PSUs vest based on actual performance over a three-year performance period. |
(4) | The market value of outstanding PSUs (EPS Based PSUs and ROIC Based PSUs) was computed by using $136.50, the closing price of a share of Jacobs common stock as quoted by the NYSE Composite Price History on September 29, 2023. |
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal Year 2023
The following table provides information on stock options that were exercised and on RSUs and PSUs that vested in fiscal year 2023 for our NEOs:
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||
Name | Number of (#) |
Value Realized on Exercise ($) |
Number of (#) |
Value Realized on Vesting(1) ($) |
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Stephen A. Arnette |
4,389 | 544,780 | ||||||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
102,259 | 8,304,454 | 141,641 | 17,628,583 |
(1) | Value is based on the closing price of a share of Jacobs common stock as quoted on the NYSE Composite Price History on the vesting date. |
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
As described above, Jacobs employees meeting certain compensation minimums may elect to participate in Jacobs executive deferral plans (EDPs), whereby a portion of compensation (including salary, bonus and/or equity compensation) is deferred and paid to the employee at some future date. The EDPs are non-qualified deferred compensation programs that provide benefits payable to Jacobs directors, officers, and certain key employees or their designated beneficiaries at specified future dates, and upon retirement or death. Participant contributions are credited with earnings and losses based upon the actual performance of the deemed investments selected by participants.
For the EDPs in which our NEOs participate (the Variable Plans), accounts are credited (or debited) based on the actual earnings (or losses) of the deemed investments selected by the individual participants. Participation in the EDPs is voluntary. All EDPs operate under a single trust. Although there are certain change-in-control features within the EDPs with respect to Jacobs, no benefit enhancements occur upon a change in control of Jacobs. The investment options are notional and used for measurement purposes only. Our NEOs do not own any units in the actual funds. In general, the investment options consist of several mutual and index funds comprising stocks, bonds, and money market accounts.
The following table shows the EDP account activity during fiscal year 2023 for our NEOs.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation for 2023
Name | Deferred Compensation Plan |
Executive Contribution During Last Fiscal Year ($) |
Aggregate Earnings During Last Fiscal Year(1) |
Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions During Last Fiscal Year |
Aggregate Balance at Last Fiscal Year End(2) |
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Stephen A. Arnette |
Variable Plans | 70,955 | 0 | 682,667 | ||||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
Variable Plans | 46,413 | 0 | 433,637 |
(1) | Earnings are included in the Summary Compensation Table to the extent they exceed 120% of the IRS-prescribed applicable federal rate. |
(2) | Balances at the end of the fiscal year consist of (a) salary, bonus and equity compensation deferrals, and associated accumulated dividends, made by the executive over time, beginning when the executive first joined the plan, plus (b) all earnings and losses credited on all deferrals, less (c) all pre-retirement distributions, if any, taken by the executive since the executive first joined the plan. |
Compensation Under Various Termination Scenarios
The following table quantifies the estimated severance and benefits payable to our NEOs as a result of the following terminations of employment on September 29, 2023: (a) qualifying termination in connection with a
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change in control of Jacobs; (b) termination due to death or disability; (c) retirement approved by Jacobs Compensation Committee; and (d) involuntary termination by Jacobs without cause (in the absence of a change in control of Jacobs).
Change in ($) |
Death or ($) |
Retirement(6) ($) |
Involuntary Termination(7) ($) |
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Stephen A. Arnette |
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Non-Equity Incentive Compensation(1) |
| 540,000 | | | ||||||||||||
Unvested RSUs(2) |
1,257,438 | 1,257,438 | | 424,242 | ||||||||||||
Unvested PSUs(3) |
1,450,973 | 725,862 | | 289,387 | ||||||||||||
Cash Severance Benefits |
1,679,960 | 2,700,000 | | 1,679,960 | ||||||||||||
Total |
4,388,371 | 5,223,300 | | 2,393,589 | ||||||||||||
Steven J. Demetriou |
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Non-Equity Incentive Compensation(1) |
| 1,598,881 | 1,655,146 | | ||||||||||||
Unvested RSUs(2) |
11,799,470 | 11,799,470 | | 7,374,822 | ||||||||||||
Unvested PSUs(3) |
14,336,722 | 12,304,704 | 12,304,704 | 9,757,830 | ||||||||||||
Cash Severance Benefits |
7,422,042 | 1,301,000 | | 5,980,318 | ||||||||||||
Total |
33,558,234 | 27,004,054 | 13,959,849 | 23,112,970 |
(1) | The amount of annual incentive compensation that would be paid to the NEOs assuming a termination of employment as of September 29, 2023. |
(2) | Under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan, the amount that would be earned related to unvested RSUs as of September 29, 2023. Value is computed by using the $136.50 closing price of a share of Jacobs common stock as quoted by the NYSE Composite Price History on September 29, 2023. |
(3) | Under Jacobs Stock Incentive Plan, the amount that would be earned related to unvested PSUs as of September 29, 2023. Upon a qualifying termination of employment during the two-year period following a Change in Control of Jacobs, outstanding PSUs would vest and be earned based on actual performance at the time of the qualifying termination of employment. Upon death or disability, PSUs would remain outstanding and became earned based on actual performance at the end of the performance period. Upon an involuntary termination of employment without cause, in the absence of a Change in Control of Jacobs, PSUs that are scheduled to vest within the nine-month period following the date of termination will remain outstanding and become earned based upon actual performance, as provided for in Jacobs Executive Severance Plan. The amounts reported in the table reflect actual performance achievement results for the most recently completed three-year performance period, and forecasted performance achievement results for all other outstanding PSUs. The resulting number of PSUs is then multiplied by the $136.50 closing price of a share of Jacobs common stock as quoted by the NYSE Composite Price History on September 29, 2023. |
(4) | In the event of a qualifying involuntary termination during the 2-year period following a Change in Control of Jacobs (as defined in Jacobs Executive Severance Plan), the NEOs would receive the following benefits under Jacobs Executive Severance Plan: (i) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of the participants (x) base salary and (y) target annual incentive award, multiplied by two in the case of Mr. Demetriou and multiplied by 1.0 in the case of Dr. Arnette; (ii) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the participants annual incentive award based on actual performance, pro-rated based on the number of days the participant was employed during the fiscal year of termination; and (iii) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x) the annual COBRA premium for continued participation in Jacobs group health plans and (y) the annual fee for continued receipt of financial advisory services, multiplied by two in the case of Mr. Demetriou and multiplied by 1.0 in the case of Dr. Arnette. In addition, the participants unvested and outstanding equity awards would vest in full, with PSUs vesting based on actual performance as of the date of such qualifying termination of employment. |
(5) | In the event of a termination of employment due to death or disability, the NEOs would receive the following benefits: (i) an amount equal to the NEOs target annual incentive award, prorated for the number of days worked during the fiscal year; and (ii) accelerated vesting of all outstanding options and RSUs, and outstanding PSUs will remain outstanding and become earned based on actual performance at the end of the |
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applicable performance period, prorated for the number of days worked during the vesting period. Additionally, in the event of an NEOs death, the NEO will receive a life insurance amount, as elected by the NEO. |
(6) | Upon retirement, Mr. Demetriou would be eligible to receive his fiscal year 2023 LPP payment based on actual performance. In addition, Mr. Demetrious outstanding PSUs would remain outstanding and become earned based on actual performance at the end of the applicable performance period, prorated for the number of days worked during the vesting period. Dr. Arnette did not qualify for Retirement benefits during fiscal year 2023. |
(7) | In the event of a qualifying involuntary termination of employment unrelated to a change in control of Jacobs, the NEOs would receive the following benefits under Jacobs Executive Severance Plan: (i) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of the participants (x) base salary and (y) target annual incentive award, multiplied by 1.5 in the case of Mr. Demetriou and 1.0 in the case of Dr. Arnette; (ii) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the participants annual incentive award based on actual performance, pro-rated based on the number of days the participant was employed during the fiscal year of termination; and (iii) a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x) the annual COBRA premium for continued participation in Jacobs group health plans and (y) the annual fee for continued receipt of financial advisory services, multiplied by 1.5 in the case of Mr. Demetriou and 1.0 in the case of Dr. Arnette. In addition, the participants unvested and outstanding equity awards that are scheduled to vest within the nine-month period following the date of termination would continue to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedule. |
Compensation Programs Following the Separation and Distribution and the Merger
As described above, in connection with the completion of the separation and the distribution, we will establish the Compensation Committee, which will review the compensation programs we expect to inherit from Jacobs and Amentum and determine and establish our go-forward compensation program. By offering compensation to our key employees that is directly linked to the performance of our business following the separation and the distribution and the merger, we expect to enhance our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel and serve the interests of our shareholders. A discussion of the compensation of all of the NEOs, including Messrs. Heller and Johnson and Ms. Bruning, has not been included as compensation arrangements have not yet been entered into, but once finalized, will be provided and filed in accordance with applicable SEC rules.
Amentum Holdings, Inc. 2024 Stock Incentive Plan
In connection with the transactions, we expect to implement a stock incentive plan, which we refer to as the Amentum Incentive Plan. The Amentum Incentive Plan is expected to become effective as of the closing. The following summary describes the expected material terms of the Amentum Incentive Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amentum Incentive Plan, a form of which is included as Exhibit 10.8 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part.
Administration
The Amentum Incentive Plan will be administered by our Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors (as applicable, the Administrator). Subject to the provisions of the Amentum Incentive Plan, the Administrator will be authorized and empowered to do all things that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of the Amentum Incentive Plan. To the extent not prohibited by law, the Administrator will be able to delegate its authority to one or more of its members or other persons, except that no such delegation will be permitted with respect to awards granted to Recipients (as defined below) who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Subject to the provisions of the Amentum Incentive Plan, the Administrator will have the authority, among others, to select eligible persons to receive awards, determine the terms and conditions of awards, approve award
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agreements and the rules and regulations for the administration of the Amentum Incentive Plan, construe and interpret the Amentum Incentive Plan and award agreements, and make all other determinations as the Administrator may deem necessary or desirable for the administration of the Amentum Incentive Plan.
The Amentum Incentive Plan will provide that, as a general matter, we will indemnify the Administrator and those individuals acting upon the authorization of the Administrator from any liabilities they may incur in connection with the performance of their duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Amentum Incentive Plan, other than where the liabilities resulted from bad faith, willful misconduct or criminal acts.
Eligible Participants
Our employees and non-employee directors and consultants (and those of our subsidiaries and affiliates) will be eligible to participate in the Amentum Incentive Plan. An eligible employee or non-employee director or consultant will become a recipient (Recipient) if he or she receives an award under the Amentum Incentive Plan.
Aggregate Number of Shares
The maximum aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the Amentum Incentive Plan will be 7% of our fully diluted share count as of immediately following the merger.
Shares subject to awards that are withheld to satisfy taxes, forfeited, expire or are settled for cash will be available for issuance in connection with future grants of awards under the Amentum Incentive Plan. However, (1) shares subject to stock-settled stock appreciation rights awards (SARs), other than shares that are withheld by the Company to satisfy withholding tax liabilities; (2) shares used to pay the purchase price of an option; and (3) shares repurchased on the open market with cash proceeds from the exercise of an option will not be added back to the shares available for issuance under the Amentum Incentive Plan. Any shares delivered under the Amentum Incentive Plan upon the exercise or satisfaction of a substitute award granted in connection with any acquisition, merger, consolidation or otherwise (Substitute Award), including Jacobs RSUs that are converted into SpinCo RSUs in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement (Specified Converted Awards), will not reduce the shares available for issuance under the Amentum Incentive Plan.
Certain Award Limitations
Minimum Vesting Requirement
All awards granted under the Amentum Incentive Plan (other than awards representing a maximum of 5% of the shares reserved for issuance under the Amentum Incentive Plan) will be granted subject to a minimum vesting schedule of at least 12 months following the date of grant of the award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may accelerate vesting in the event of a Recipients death, disability, retirement, qualifying termination of services of a change in control of the company.
Director Compensation Limit
No non-employee director will, in his or her capacity as a non-employee director, be paid or granted, in any single fiscal year, cash compensation and equity-based awards (including any awards issued under the Amentum Incentive Plan) with an aggregate grant date value greater than $750,000. The Administrator may make exceptions to increase such limit to $1,000,000 for an individual non-employee director in extraordinary circumstances, such as where a non-employee director serves as the non-executive chair of the Board of Directors or lead independent director or as a member of a special litigation or transactions committee of the Board of Directors, as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion; provided that the non-employee director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation.
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Incentive Stock Option Limit
The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to grant of incentive stock options (ISOs) will not exceed 17,500,000.
Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization
In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination of shares or spin-offs, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property, other than a regular cash dividend), stock split, reverse stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the shares or the value thereof or otherwise (a Change in Capitalization), the Administrator may make any adjustment and other substitutions as it may deem equitable and appropriate (including adjustments in the number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Amentum Incentive Plan, the number of shares subject to any outstanding award and any option or SAR exercise price).
In addition, in connection with a Change in Capitalization, the Administrator may provide, in its sole discretion, for the cancellation of any outstanding award in exchange for payment in cash or other property having an aggregate fair market value equal to the fair market value of shares of our common stock, cash or other property covered by such award, reduced by the aggregate exercise price thereof, if any, or, in the case of an outstanding option or SAR, establishing a date upon which such award will expire unless exercised thereto; provided that if the exercise price of any outstanding award is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the shares of our common stock, cash or other property covered by such award, the Administrator may cancel such award without the payment of any consideration to the Recipient.
Adjustments Upon Change of Control
In the event that a Change in Control (as defined in the Amentum Incentive Plan) occurs and an award is assumed or substituted, then such award will be continued in accordance with its applicable terms and vesting will not be accelerated unless the applicable Recipient experiences an involuntary termination due to death or disability or without cause or a voluntary termination for good reason (each as defined in the Amentum Incentive Plan) within two years following the Change of Control. In the case of such termination, the vesting of each award held by the terminated Recipient will fully accelerate as of the date of such termination, with any applicable performance goals deemed achieved at actual levels of achievement (based on actual performance as of the qualifying termination or the Change in Control, whichever is higher) and, if such award constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, it will be settled on the earliest permissible payment event date following such termination. If an award is not assumed or substituted for, generally it will vest and all restrictions will lapse as of immediately prior to the Change in Control, and if the award is a performance award then all performance criteria will be deemed achieved at the greater of (1) target levels of achievement and (2) actual levels of achievement determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion as of the date of the Change in Control.
Awards
Stock Options
The Administrator will establish the exercise price per share under each option, which unless such option was granted as a Substitute Award, will not be less than the fair market value of a share on the date the option is granted. The Administrator will establish the term of each option, which in no case may generally not exceed a period of 10 years from the date of grant. Options may either be ISOs or nonqualified stock options, and in the case of ISOs granted to certain individuals where it is relevant to comply with tax law, the exercise price must be at least 110% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant and the term of the option may not exceed five years.
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SAR Awards
A SAR provides the right to the monetary equivalent of the increase in value of a specified number of shares of our common stock over a specified period of time after the SAR is granted. SARs will be granted subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to options as set forth in the preceding section and in the Amentum Incentive Plan.
Restricted Shares and RSUs
An award of restricted shares is an award or issuance of shares, the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and transferability of which is subject during specified periods of time to conditions (including continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the Administrator deems appropriate. RSUs are awards denominated in shares under which the issuance of shares, cash or a combination thereof is subject to conditions (including continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the Administrator deems appropriate. Participants holding restricted shares granted under the Amentum Incentive Plan will be able to exercise full voting rights with respect to those shares during the period of restriction. Participants will have no voting rights with respect to shares underlying RSUs unless and until such shares are reflected as issued and outstanding shares on our stock ledger.
Dividends and Dividend Equivalent Rights
Any right to receive dividends or distributions with respect to restricted shares, RSUs or other stock-based awards will be treated as described in the applicable award agreement and the Administrator will determine whether any such dividends or distributions will be (1) automatically reinvested in additional awards of the same type that are subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions on transferability as the awards with respect to which they were distributed or (2) accrued and paid in cash at the same time (and to the extent) that the awards with respect to which they were distributed are vested and/or settled, as applicable. As a general matter, any dividends or dividend equivalents received with respect to an award will be subject to the same vesting conditions as the underlying award.
Other Stock-Based Awards
In addition to the awards described above, other forms of equity-based awards based on shares, including fully vested shares, will be eligible to be granted to Recipients, either alone or in addition to other awards under the Amentum Incentive Plan.
Cash Awards
Awards that are payable solely in cash will be eligible to be granted to Recipients under the Amentum Incentive Plan. Cash awards may be granted with value and payment contingent upon the attainment of performance or the satisfaction of other terms and conditions, as determined by the Administrator.
Termination and Amendments
The Administrator may, from time to time, amend, alter or terminate the Amentum Incentive Plan, subject to any requirement for shareholder approval imposed by applicable law or the rules of any securities exchange on which our shares of common stock are listed; provided that no such amendment, alteration or termination of the Amentum Incentive Plan may be made which would: (1) without the approval of our shareholders, increase the maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the Amentum Incentive Plan (except to the extent such amendment is made pursuant to a Change in Capitalization); (2) without the approval of our shareholders, materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Amentum Incentive Plan; (3) amend the Amentum Incentive Plan to eliminate the requirements relating to shareholder approval; or (4) take
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any other action that requires shareholder approval under applicable law. No termination or amendment to the Amentum Incentive Plan may be made which would impair the rights of a Recipient in any material respect under any award granted prior to the date of such termination or amendment. Unless terminated earlier by the Administrator, the Amentum Incentive Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date it became effective.
Specified Converted Awards
Each Specified Converted Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the prior plan and award agreement to which such award was subject immediately prior to the distribution, subject to the adjustment of such award in accordance with the terms of the employee matters agreement, provided that following the date of the distribution, each such award shall relate solely to shares of our common stock and be administered by the Administrator in accordance with the administrative procedures in effect under the Amentum Incentive Plan.
Clawback
Awards issued pursuant to the Amentum Incentive Plan will be subject to potential forfeiture or recovery to the fullest extent called for by law, any applicable listing standard or any current or future clawback policy that we may adopt from time to time, including pursuant to Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act and the listing standards implementing such rule.
Amentum Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In connection with the transactions, we expect to adopt the Amentum Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which we refer to as the ESPP. The ESPP is expected to become effective as of the closing, although no offerings or purchase periods will commence under the ESPP until so authorized by our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee. The following summary describes the expected material terms of the ESPP and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the ESPP, a form of which is included as Exhibit 10.7 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part.
The ESPP will be intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code (the 423 Component) and will also authorize the grant of purchase rights under a component that is not intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.
Generally, employees, including executive officers, employed by us or by any of our designated affiliates will be eligible to participate in the ESPP. However, the Administrator, in its discretion, will be permitted to exclude certain employees from participating to the extent permitted under Section 423 of the Code.
The maximum number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP will be equal to 1% of our fully diluted share count as of immediately following the merger.
Our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee will administer the ESPP (as applicable, the Administrator). The Administrator will have full and exclusive discretionary authority to, among other things, construe, interpret and apply the terms of the ESPP, delegate ministerial duties to any of our employees, designate separate offerings under the ESPP, designate our subsidiaries and affiliates as participating in the ESPP, determine eligibility, adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the ESPP and establish procedures that it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the ESPP, including adopting such procedures, sub-plans and appendices to the enrollment agreement as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the ESPP by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States.
The ESPP will be implemented through a series of discrete offerings with durations designated by the Administrator (not to exceed 27 months), which may be concurrent or overlapping and consist of one or more purchase periods. The ESPP provides participants the opportunity to purchase shares (an ESPP option) of our
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common stock upon completion of an offering through contributions (in the form of payroll deductions or otherwise to the extent permitted by the Administrator) of a whole percentage of their eligible compensation at a price per share determined under the terms of the applicable offering, which may be at a discount from the trading price of our common stock on the start date of the offering period or the date of purchase. The maximum discount permissible under the ESPP for offerings under the Section 423 Component is the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the start date of an offering and the date of purchase, whichever is lower.
A participant in the Section 423 Component will be permitted to purchase no more than $25,000 worth of shares of our common stock under the ESPP for each calendar year in which a purchase right is outstanding and will have the same rights and privileges as other participants to the extent required under Section 423 of the Code. During each purchase period, a participant will not be permitted to purchase more shares of our common stock than the limit determined by the Administrator prior to the commencement of the applicable offering.
Participants will be permitted to end their participation at any time during an offering period and will be paid their accrued contributions that have not yet been used to purchase shares of our common stock. Participation will end automatically upon termination of employment with us.
ESPP options will not be permitted to be transferred, unless permitted by the Administrator, in which case, rights cannot be transferred by any manner other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution or by beneficiary designation, or as otherwise provided under the ESPP options.
In the event of an extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares or other securities or property), recapitalization, rights offering, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of our common stock or our other securities or other change in our corporate structure affecting our common stock, the Administrator will equitably adjust the maximum number of shares and/or class of shares reserved under the ESPP, the number of shares and purchase price of each option under the ESPP that has not yet been exercised, and the other numerical share limits specified by the ESPP.
The ESPP will provide that in the event of our proposed dissolution or liquidation, change of control (as defined in the ESPP) or other similar transaction, the current purchase period will be shortened by setting a new purchase date.
The ESPP has a term of 10 years, unless it is terminated earlier by our Board of Directors. The Administrator has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate the ESPP at any time, subject to stockholder approval as required under Section 423 of the Code.
Amentum Executive Deferral Plan
In accordance with the terms of the employee matters agreement, we plan to adopt a non-qualified deferred compensation plan no later than the date of the distribution with substantially the same terms as Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan (the Amentum Executive Deferral Plan). The Amentum Executive Deferral Plan will assume the liabilities, excluding any liabilities related to deferred equity awards, under Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan for the benefits received by current and former SpinCo employees. A form of the Amentum Executive Deferral Plan is included as Exhibit 10.9 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Following the separation and distribution, each of Combined Co and Jacobs will operate separately as an independent public company. Immediately after the distribution is effective, Jacobs will retain up to 19.9% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Jacobs has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the merger and any adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders as described in the section entitled Questions and Answers About the TransactionsWhat will SpinCos relationship be with Jacobs following the distribution?
If the amount of merger consideration is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then the parties intend to deliver the additional merger consideration (if any) through the escrow holding described above. Jacobs currently intends to dispose of all the shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains after the separation and distribution and the merger, which dispositions may include one or more exchanges for Jacobs debt or distributions to Jacobs shareholders.
Agreements with Jacobs
We, Jacobs, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, in each case as applicable, have entered into, or before the consummation of the transactions will enter into, a merger agreement, separation and distribution agreement, employee matters agreement and other agreements that will outline the terms and conditions of the transactions and provide a framework for our relationship with Jacobs after the transactions.
The summaries of each of the agreements set forth below are qualified in their entireties by reference to the full text of the applicable agreements, copies or forms of which have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this information statement is a part and which are incorporated by reference into this information statement.
These summaries have been included in this information statement to provide information regarding the terms of these agreements. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum, Amentum Equityholder, their respective affiliates, the SpinCo Business or the Amentum Business. Certain of these agreements contain representations and warranties of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder that are solely for the benefit of Jacobs and SpinCo, as applicable, and representations and warranties of Jacobs and SpinCo that are solely for the benefit of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, as applicable. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are or may be qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules that the parties have exchanged or will exchange in connection with execution of the applicable agreements. Moreover, any representations and warranties in these agreements were made or will be made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and were or will be used for the purpose of allocating risk among the respective parties. Therefore, you should not treat them as categorical statements of fact. Moreover, these representations and warranties may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be material to Jacobs shareholders and were or will be made only as of dates that have been or will be specified in these agreements and that are or will be subject to more recent developments. Accordingly, information concerning the subject matter of these representations and warranties may have changed or may change since any date that has been or will be specified in these agreements, and you should read the representations and warranties in these agreements not in isolation but only in conjunction with the other information about Jacobs, Amentum and their respective subsidiaries that is included in this information statement and other reports and statements that have been or will be filed by Jacobs or SpinCo with the SEC.
Merger Agreement
The following is a summary of the material provisions of the merger agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the merger agreement and the amendment to the merger agreement, dated August 26, 2024 (the Merger Amendment), which are included as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, to the registration statement of
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which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein. You are urged to read the merger agreement in its entirety. This summary of the merger agreement has been included to provide Jacobs shareholders with information regarding its terms. The rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the express terms of the merger agreement and not by this summary or any other information included in this information statement. This summary is not intended to provide any other factual information about Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum or Amentum Equityholder. Information about Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder can be found elsewhere in this information statement and in the documents incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part.
Pre-Closing Contribution; the Merger
Following the separation and prior to the effective time of the merger, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the merger agreement, Amentum Equityholder will contribute to Amentum the Amentum Equityholder contribution amount of $235.0 million in cash. Immediately following Amentum Equityholders contribution to Amentum, Amentum will, at the effective time of the merger and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the merger agreement, merge with and into SpinCo in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the DLLCA). As a result of the merger, the separate corporate existence of Amentum will cease, and SpinCo will continue as the surviving corporation. In accordance with the DGCL and the DLLCA, SpinCo will succeed to and assume all the rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all of the obligations of Amentum. SpinCo will take such action necessary such that its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, by virtue of the merger, will be amended and restated in a manner consistent with the applicable terms of the governance term sheet to be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation and to rename the surviving entity to Amentum Holdings, Inc.
Closing; Effective Time
Under the terms of the merger agreement, the closing of the merger will take place on the date that is three business days after the date on which all conditions precedent to the merger have been satisfied, or, where permissible under applicable law, waived (other than those, including the separation and the distribution, that are to be satisfied or, where permissible under applicable law, waived at or immediately before the closing). Pursuant to the Merger Amendment, the parties have agreed to use best efforts to close the merger on September 27, 2024.
At the closing of the merger, SpinCo will file a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the merger. The merger will become effective at the time of filing of the certificate of merger or at such later time as SpinCo and Amentum agree and specify in the certificate of merger.
Merger Consideration
At the effective time of the merger, all issued and outstanding Amentum equity interests will be automatically converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of SpinCo common stock equal to the merger consideration, which consideration will be comprised of (i) a number of shares of SpinCo common stock equal to the base merger consideration and (ii) the additional merger consideration, in each case rounded down to the nearest whole share and subject to the adjustment provision described below.
Immediately following the merger, Jacobs shareholders will own at least 50.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the amount of additional merger consideration, if any, to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled may be determined at or within a specified time after the effective time of the merger. Depending on the amount of additional merger consideration to which Amentum Equityholder may become entitled, Amentum Equityholder will hold between 37% and 41.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, and as separately disclosed, Jacobs has determined that it does not intend to retain more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of
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SpinCo common stock after the merger and any adjustments to the merger consideration, if any. Any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders. If the amount of merger consideration (including any additional merger consideration) is finally determined by the effective time of the merger, the distribution will be calculated such that Jacobs does not hold more than 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock after the effective time of the merger and, in such case, no follow-on distribution will be necessary. If the amount of merger consideration (including any additional merger consideration) is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then, once a final determination is made, the follow-on distribution may be made. In the follow-on distribution any shares to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled in excess of 8% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock will be distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders as of a record date that will be set once the final determination is made and will be close in time to the follow-on distribution. The follow-on distribution would occur as soon as reasonably practicable following the consummation of the transactions. Any follow-on distribution will be pro rata, without consideration, and part of the same transaction as the distribution whereby Jacobs formed SpinCo to distribute SpinCo common stock, for which the registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement forms a part, is effective and describes both the distribution and potential follow-on distribution. Therefore any follow-on distribution will meet the conditions set forth in Staff Legal Bulletin No. 4 and will not constitute a sale of securities within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act and will not require registration under the Securities Act.
Also as separately agreed, if the amount of merger consideration is not finally determined by the effective time of the merger, then the parties intend to deliver the additional merger consideration (if any) through the escrow holding described above. SpinCo currently expects to issue approximately 90,018,579 shares of SpinCo common stock to Amentum Equityholder in respect of the base merger consideration.
The Jacobs shareholders that will receive shares of SpinCo common stock in the distribution will own, with respect to SpinCo common stock received in the distribution but not acquired directly or indirectly pursuant to a plan (or series of related transactions) that includes the distribution (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) (such SpinCo common stock, the qualified SpinCo common stock), at least 50.1% of the common stock of Combined Co following both the distribution and the merger. Pursuant to an adjustment provision in the merger agreement, if immediately after the merger Jacobs shareholders would own a number of shares of qualified SpinCo common stock that constitutes less than 50.1% of all outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, as determined after giving effect to the shares of SpinCo common stock to be issued in the merger and before any modification pursuant to this adjustment provision (such percentage ownership, the applicable percentage), then: (1) Jacobs will reduce its number of retained shares of SpinCo common stock and increase the number of shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed to Jacobs shareholders in the distribution until either (x) the applicable percentage (after giving effect to such increase in the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed to Jacobs shareholders in the distribution) equals 50.1% or (y) the number of retained shares of SpinCo common stock is reduced to zero; and (2) solely if the applicable percentage (after giving effect to the reduction in the number of retained shares of SpinCo common stock to zero and corresponding increase in the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed to Jacobs shareholders in the distribution) would still be less than 50.1%, then the number of shares of SpinCo common stock to be issued to Amentum Equityholder as merger consideration will be decreased by no more than the number of shares of SpinCo common stock having an aggregate value equal to the Amentum Equityholder contribution amount, and the Amentum Equityholder contribution amount will be reduced as described in the merger agreement.
No fractional shares of SpinCo common stock will be issued pursuant to the merger. Each of SpinCo, Jacobs and Amentum will be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable under the merger agreement to Amentum Equityholder such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any applicable tax law.
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Distribution of Merger Consideration
At the effective time of the merger, (a) all issued and outstanding Amentum equity interests will be canceled and cease to exist and will be automatically converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, a number of shares of SpinCo common stock equal to the merger consideration as described under Merger Consideration and (b) SpinCo will issue to Amentum Equityholder a number of shares of SpinCo common stock equal to the base merger consideration and, if Amentum Equityholder becomes entitled to any additional merger consideration at or prior to the effective time of the merger, a number of shares of SpinCo common stock equal to such additional merger consideration.
Post-Closing Board of Directors and Officers of Combined Co
Following the closing, John Heller, Chief Executive Officer of Amentum, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Combined Co. Stephen Arnette, Executive Vice President and President of the Critical Mission Solutions business, will serve as Chief Operating Officer of Combined Co. Travis Johnson, Chief Financial Officer of Amentum, will serve as Chief Financial Officer of Combined Co. Steven Demetriou, current Executive Chair and former Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs, will serve as Executive Chair of Combined Co.
Amentum Equityholder, as Sponsor Stockholder under the stockholders agreement, will have a right to nominate a specified number of directors for election to the Board of Directors of Combined Co, depending on its level of ownership of SpinCo common stock. Specifically, if Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate to stand for election five individuals, two of whom must qualify as independent, to a 13-member Board of Directors of Combined Co. If Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 15% but less than 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate to stand for election three individuals to a 13-member Board of Directors of Combined Co, none of whom must qualify as independent. If Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 5% but less than 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate to stand for election one individual to a 13-member Board of Directors of Combined Co. If the Board of Directors of Combined Co consists of a number of directors other than 13, then the number of individuals Amentum Equityholder is entitled to nominate, if any, will be adjusted to be 5/12ths of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, 1/4th of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 15% but less than 25.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock or 1/12th of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Amentum Equityholder beneficially owns at least 5% but less than 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock, in each case, rounded down to the nearest whole number, provided that, prior to the Fallaway Date, if rounding down would otherwise result in Amentum Equityholder being entitled to designate a total of zero director nominees on the Board of Directors of Combined Co, such adjustment will instead be rounded up to one director nominee. For the absence of doubt, in no event will Amentum Equityholder be entitled to designate more than 5/12ths of the number of directors on the Board of Directors of Combined Co. From and after the Fallaway Date, Amentum Equityholder will no longer be entitled to nominate any individuals to the Board of Directors of Combined Co.
No Shareholders Meeting
No shareholders meeting is required to effect the merger. Each of the Jacobs and SpinCo Board of Directors has approved the merger agreement, separation and distribution agreement and other transaction documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and declared these to be advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Jacobs, SpinCo and their respective shareholders. Pursuant to the merger agreement, SpinCos sole shareholder has approved and adopted the merger agreement, the transaction documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger and the SpinCo common stock increase in connection with the merger. Each of Amentum Equityholder, as sole member and manager of Amentum, and the board of managers of the general partner of Amentum Equityholder, has
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approved the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, and declared such transactions to be advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder.
Representations and Warranties
In the merger agreement, each of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder has made representations and warranties to Jacobs and SpinCo relating to Amentum and its business, and each of Jacobs and SpinCo, as applicable, has made representations and warranties to Amentum and Amentum Equityholder relating to Jacobs, SpinCo and the SpinCo Business, each relating to, among other things:
| organization, good standing and qualification; |
| authority to enter into the merger agreement and the other transaction documents; |
| capital structure; |
| governmental consents and approvals; |
| absence of conflicts with or violations of governance documents, other obligations or laws; |
| financial statements and the absence of undisclosed liabilities; |
| absence of certain changes or events; |
| national security matters; |
| facility security clearances; |
| legal proceedings and orders; |
| interests in real property and leaseholds; |
| tax matters; |
| material contracts; |
| intercompany arrangements; |
| employee compensation, labor relations and benefit plans; |
| compliance with certain legal, licensing and related requirements; |
| intellectual property matters; |
| environmental matters; |
| affiliate matters; |
| the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part; |
| board and equityholder approvals and the required SpinCo shareholder approval, as applicable; |
| certain financing arrangements in connection with the transactions; |
| government contracting matters; |
| compliance with export control laws; |
| payment of fees to brokers or finders in connection with the transactions; and |
| data privacy matters. |
Amentum and Amentum Equityholder also made representations and warranties to Jacobs and SpinCo regarding the acquisition of the SpinCo common stock (including that the SpinCo common stock will have restrictions on transfer and was obtained for investment purposes and not with a view to any distribution thereof except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act).
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Jacobs also made representations and warranties to Amentum relating to the sufficiency of assets to be transferred to SpinCo in connection with the separation.
Many of the representations and warranties contained in the merger agreement are subject to a material adverse effect standard (that is, they will not be deemed to be untrue or incorrect unless their failure to be true or correct, individually or in the aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Amentum, Jacobs or SpinCo, as applicable), knowledge qualifications, or both, and none of the representations and warranties will survive the effective time of the merger. The merger agreement does not contain any post-closing indemnification obligations with respect to these matters (but refers to the indemnification obligations set forth in the separation and distribution agreement, as discussed below in the section entitled Separation and Distribution Agreement).
Under the merger agreement, a material adverse effect means, with respect to SpinCo and Amentum, as applicable, any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect that (a) has or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations, or (b) has or would reasonably be expected to materially impair or materially delay the ability of such person to perform by the outside date its obligations under the merger agreement or under the separation and distribution agreement, or to consummate the transactions by the outside date. However, with respect to both SpinCo and Amentum, none of the following, either alone or in combination, will be deemed either to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there is, a material adverse effect under the foregoing clause (a):
| any changes resulting from general market, economic, financial, capital markets or regulatory conditions; |
| any general changes in the credit, debt, financial or capital markets or changes in interest or exchange rates; |
| any changes in applicable law or GAAP (or, in each case, authoritative interpretations thereof); |
| any changes resulting from any hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake, or other natural disaster or weather-related events, or other force majeure events, or any worsening thereof; |
| any changes resulting from local, national or international political conditions, including the outcome of any elections, the outbreak or escalation of any military conflict, declared or undeclared war, armed hostilities, cyberattacks, acts of foreign or domestic terrorism or civil unrest, or changes in governmental budgeting or spending; |
| any changes generally affecting the industries in which the SpinCo Business, or Amentum and its wholly owned subsidiaries, as applicable, operate; |
| any changes resulting from the execution of the merger agreement or the separation and distribution agreement or the announcement or the pendency of the merger or the separation, including, to the extent resulting therefrom, actions of governmental authorities, or any actions of or loss of customers, suppliers, distributors, employees or other material business relationships or partnerships (including any cancellation or delay in customer orders or any termination of or adverse changes to any contract effected or proposed by any customer, supplier, distributor or other counterparty); |
| any changes resulting from any action required to be taken by the terms of the merger agreement (other than pursuant to the terms governing the conduct of business pending the merger, as discussed below in the section entitled Conduct of Business Pending the Merger); |
| the failure to meet internal (or, in the case of the SpinCo Business, analysts) expectations, projections or results of operations (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes, unless such underlying cause would otherwise be excepted); and |
| any changes resulting from any epidemics, pandemics or disease (including COVID-19 or any industry or governmental guidelines, recommendations or directives in response to COVID-19). |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the categories of exclusions described in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth bullets above will apply to the extent that such change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect disproportionately impacts the SpinCo Business, or Amentums and its wholly owned subsidiaries business, as applicable, taken as a whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which they operate, in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact thereof may be taken into account.
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger
Each of the parties to the merger agreement has undertaken to comply with customary covenants in the merger agreement that place restrictions on it and its wholly owned subsidiaries until the effective time of the merger. In general, each of Jacobs (with respect to SpinCo and the SpinCo Business) and Amentum has agreed that, prior to the closing, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct the SpinCo Business and the Amentum business, as applicable, in all material respects in the ordinary course and to preserve intact its business and its significant business relationships, except (i) as required or contemplated by the merger agreement (or the separation and distribution agreement or other transaction documents), (ii) as required by applicable law or contract or as otherwise contemplated by the terms of the merger agreement or other transaction documents (including, in the case of Jacobs, with respect to the separation), (iii) in connection with any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in response to any pandemic or pursuant to any industry or governmental guidelines, recommendations or directives in response to COVID-19, (iv) in the case of Jacobs, to the extent related to the Jacobs Business or assets and liabilities to be retained by Jacobs post-separation, (v) as disclosed in SpinCos or Amentums, as applicable, disclosure schedules to the merger agreement or (vi) as consented to by the other party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
In addition, prior to the closing, except under the circumstances set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) of the previous paragraph, as applicable, the merger agreement restricts each of Jacobs, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder and their respective wholly owned subsidiaries from:
| making changes to organizational documents other than as would not prohibit or hinder, impede or delay in any material respect the completion of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; |
| except for transactions among Jacobs or Amentum, as applicable, and any of its affiliates in the ordinary course, (i) making any material acquisition of any assets or businesses in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, other than acquisitions of assets (but not businesses) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) selling, pledging, disposing of or encumbering any material assets or businesses, other than (x) solely with respect to assets (but not businesses), in the ordinary course of business and (y) the granting of permitted liens (as described in the merger agreement, permitted liens); |
| issuing, selling, pledging or transferring any equity interests of any of the SpinCo entities or Amentum, as applicable, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, or options with respect to, or warrants to purchase, or rights to subscribe for, such equity interests, in each case other than (i) to Jacobs or Amentum, as applicable, or any of its respective wholly owned subsidiaries or (ii) the granting of permitted liens; |
| entering into (i) any contract for the purchase or sale of real property or (ii) any lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement for any real property other than any renewal or extension of a real property lease (x) containing a base annual rent of less than $1,500,000 or (y) that is required for the performance of any government contract or other customer contract of the applicable business; |
| amending any material term of, waiving any material right under, or voluntarily terminating (other than upon expiration in accordance with its terms) any material contract of the applicable business, or entering into any contract that, if in effect on the date of the merger agreement, would be a material contract of the business, other than, in each case, (x) in the ordinary course of business or any modifications that are more favorable to its business, or (y) in the case of Jacobs, certain contracts related to indebtedness, and in the case of Amentum, as permitted by the carve-outs to the restriction described in the following bullet applicable to Amentum that are specified in the merger agreement; |
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| incurring indebtedness for borrowed money, issuing any debt securities, engaging in any securitization transactions or similar arrangements or assuming, guaranteeing, endorsing or otherwise providing credit support for the obligations of any person for borrowed money, subject to certain carve-outs to this restriction specified in the merger agreement; |
| except as may be required by any benefit plan or collective bargaining agreement, or in connection with certain actions taken with respect to broad-based benefit plans that apply uniformly to similarly situated employees of the applicable party in the applicable jurisdiction: (i) granting any increases in compensation or benefits of any SpinCo or Amentum employee, other than any actions taken in the ordinary course of business that relate to SpinCo employees with an annual base salary below $350,000 or Amentum employees with an annual base salary below $444,956; (ii) entering into or adopting any SpinCo or Amentum benefit plan or materially amending or terminating any existing SpinCo or Amentum benefit plan; (iii) entering into any employment, severance or termination agreement with any current or former SpinCo or Amentum employee; (iv) accelerating the vesting of any equity-based or other incentive-based compensation; (v) taking any action to fund or otherwise secure the payment of any compensation or benefit, or changing any actuarial or other assumption used to calculate funding obligations with respect thereto; (vi) terminating the employment or services of any SpinCo employee with an annual base salary in excess of $350,000 or Amentum employee with an annual base salary in excess of $444,956, in each case, other than for cause; (vii) hiring or promoting any SpinCo employee with an annual base salary in excess of $350,000 or Amentum employee with an annual base salary in excess of $444,956; or (viii) establishing, adopting, entering into, terminating or materially amending any collective bargaining agreement subject to, in each case of clauses (ii), (iii), (v), (vii) and (viii), certain specified carve-outs; |
| in the case of Jacobs, other than with respect to any combined, consolidated, affiliated or unitary tax return that includes both Jacobs or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and SpinCo or its subsidiaries, on the other hand (a Jacobs combined tax return) or any tax return to the extent required to conform to a Jacobs combined tax return, (i) making (other than in a manner consistent with past practice), changing or revoking any material tax election, (ii) settling any liability with respect to material taxes, or (iii) entering into any agreement with a governmental authority with respect to material taxes, other than, in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), (x) in the ordinary course of business or (y) as would not be likely to have a material and adverse effect on the SpinCo entities, Amentum and its wholly owned subsidiaries taken as a whole; |
| in the case of Amentum, (i) making (other than in a manner consistent with past practice), changing or revoking any material tax election, (ii) settling any liability with respect to material taxes or (iii) entering into any agreement with a governmental authority with respect to material taxes, other than, in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), (x) in the ordinary course of business or (y) as would not be likely to have a material and adverse impact on Amentum or its wholly owned subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
| making any material change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting practice or policy, other than as required by GAAP or applicable law; |
| settling or compromising any action, or entering into any consent decree or settlement agreement with any governmental authority, other than settlements in the ordinary course of business or where the amount paid by the SpinCo entities or Amentum, as applicable, does not exceed $1,000,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate (provided that this restriction does not apply to tax matters or derivative, direct or other actions brought by or on behalf of the applicable partys equityholders); |
| merging, combining or consolidating with any person or, except with respect to dormant or inactive entities (in the case of Amentum, for the 12 months prior), adopting a plan of liquidation, dissolution, restructuring or other reorganization of any SpinCo entity or Amentum or its wholly owned subsidiaries, as applicable; |
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| voluntarily terminating, failing to use reasonable efforts to maintain or materially modify or amend any material license, permit or other governmental authorization, other than in the ordinary course of business and as would not be material; |
| except in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 individually or $30,000,000 in the aggregate pursuant to a material contract of the applicable business made available to the other party as of the date of the merger agreement, making any capital expenditure(s) or entering into any agreements, arrangements or commitments providing for capital expenditure; or |
| authorizing, committing or agreeing to do any of the foregoing. |
Tax Matters
The merger agreement contains certain additional representations, warranties and covenants relating to the preservation of the intended tax treatment of the transactions. Additional representations, warranties and covenants relating to the intended tax treatment of the transactions are also contained in the tax matters agreement. The parties respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes, including indemnification for taxes, are generally governed by the terms, provisions and procedures described in the tax matters agreement. For more information, see the section entitled Tax Matters Agreement.
SEC Filings
Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder have agreed to prepare the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part in connection with the distribution to be filed by SpinCo. The parties have agreed to cooperate in the preparation of the registration statement and have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable after being filed.
Regulatory Matters
The merger agreement provides that each party to the merger agreement will use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or advisable to satisfy each of the conditions set forth in the merger agreement (see Conditions to the Merger), to consummate the merger and make effective the other transactions, in each case as promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the outside date.
Regulatory Approvals
Each party to the merger agreement has agreed to promptly make its respective filings under applicable antitrust and foreign investment laws. The parties agreed to request early termination of any applicable waiting periods under the antitrust laws (if available) and agreed to use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination of such waiting periods, and to supply to the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, the United States Federal Trade Commission or any other applicable governmental authority as promptly as practicable any additional information or documents that may be requested pursuant to any law or by any of them. Amentum and Jacobs have each filed the requisite Notification and Report Forms pursuant to the HSR Act and all other initial filings and submissions in connection with the regulatory approvals needed to consummate the merger. The applicable HSR waiting period expired on February 16, 2024 and the other regulatory approvals needed to consummate the merger have been received prior to the date of this information statement.
In addition, the parties have agreed to (i) use their reasonable best efforts to contest any administrative or judicial action (including any action by a private party) challenging the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement as violative of any antitrust law or foreign investment law and to have vacated any order resulting from such action that prohibits, prevents or restricts completion of such transactions and (ii) take all further action necessary to avoid or eliminate any impediment under any antitrust law or foreign investment law with respect to the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement so as to enable the closing of the merger to
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occur as promptly as practicable and no later than the outside date, including (x) selling, divesting, disposing of or otherwise holding separate any of the equity voting interests, assets, businesses, contracts, divisions, operations, properties, products or product lines of Amentum, the SpinCo entities or any of their respective subsidiaries, (y) terminating, transferring or creating relationships, contractual rights or other obligations of Amentum, the SpinCo entities or their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, and (z) otherwise taking or committing to take actions that after the closing would limit Amentums or SpinCos freedom of action with respect to, or their ability to retain, any of the share capital or other equity voting interests, assets, businesses, properties, products or product lines of Amentum or SpinCo or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Jacobs, SpinCo and their affiliates will not be required to take any actions (x) through (z) if such action or actions, individually or in the aggregate, (A) are material to Combined Co and its wholly owned subsidiaries (taken as a whole), (B) are not conditioned on the closing, or (C) relate to any assets to be retained by Jacobs post-separation or the Jacobs Business.
No Solicitation of Competing Proposals
Each of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder on the one hand, and Jacobs on the other, has agreed that it will, and will cause its subsidiaries and representatives to:
| immediately cease and terminate any discussions or negotiations with any person (other than the other party or parties, as applicable) that may be ongoing with respect to a competing proposal (as defined below) for 20% or more of the outstanding assets or voting power of (i) in the case of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, the Amentum Business or Amentum or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of Jacobs, the SpinCo Business or SpinCo, as applicable; |
| promptly request that each person that has received confidential information in connection with any possible competing proposal during the 12 months prior to the date of the merger agreement return or destroy any and all such confidential information; and |
| not grant any waiver or release under any confidentiality agreement in respect of a proposed competing proposal. |
Each of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder on the one hand, and Jacobs on the other, has also agreed that from the date of the merger agreement, each party will not, directly or indirectly (and will not authorize or permit their subsidiaries nor authorize or knowingly permit their respective representatives to, directly or indirectly):
| solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or facilitate, or engage in, continue or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations regarding, any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or would be reasonably expected to lead to a competing proposal (except to notify such person of the existence of these provisions of the merger agreement); |
| furnish any nonpublic or confidential information or afford access to properties, books or records to any person in connection with or for the purpose of soliciting or knowingly encouraging or facilitating a competing proposal; |
| approve or propose to approve, or execute or enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, stock purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement or stock exchange, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other similar agreement relating to a competing proposal or that would require the covenanting party to abandon or fail to consummate the merger; or |
| propose publicly or agree to do any of the foregoing. |
The term competing proposal means, with respect to each of Amentum and SpinCo, any inquiry, proposal or offer for, or indication of interest in any of the following types of transactions, other than the merger, the
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separation, the distribution and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and the other transaction documents:
| a direct or indirect acquisition, exclusive license or purchase of any business or assets of the applicable party or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, constitutes 20% or more of the assets of the Amentum Business or SpinCo Business, taken as a whole, as applicable; |
| a direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of 20% or more of any class of any interests or representing 20% or more of the outstanding voting power of Amentum or SpinCo, as applicable; or |
| a merger, consolidation, business combination, stock exchange, joint venture, partnership or similar transaction involving any business of the applicable party or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries that constitutes 20% or more of the assets of the Amentum Business or SpinCo Business, taken as a whole, as applicable. |
Employee Non-Solicitation
Jacobs has agreed that it will not, and will ensure that its subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly, for one year after the closing date, solicit for employment or hire any officer with a title of vice president or higher of the SpinCo Business or of Amentum or its subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the closing, provided, however, that such restrictions will not prohibit Jacobs from (a) engaging in general or public solicitations not specifically targeted at the employees of the business of Combined Co (including searches via a bona fide search firm or employment agency that is not directed to solicit such employees) or (b) soliciting or hiring any person (x) whose employment is terminated prior to the commencement of employment discussions between such person and Jacobs or its subsidiaries, (y) who responds to general or public solicitation not specifically targeted at employees of the business of Combined Co (including searches via a bona fide search firm or employment agency that is not directed to solicit such employees) or (z) who initiates discussions regarding employment without any solicitation by Jacobs or its subsidiaries in violation of the restrictions described in this paragraph.
SpinCo has agreed that it will not, and will ensure that its subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly, for one year after the closing date, solicit for employment or hire any officer with a title of vice president or higher of Jacobs or its subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the closing, generally subject to the exceptions described above.
Amentum Equityholder has agreed that it will not and will ensure that its controlled affiliates will not, directly or indirectly, for one year after the closing date, solicit for employment or hire any officer with a title of vice president or higher of Jacobs or its subsidiaries, the SpinCo Business or the Amentum Business, in each case, as of immediately prior to the closing, generally subject to the exceptions described above.
SpinCo Financing
In connection with its entry into the merger agreement and the separation and distribution agreement, SpinCo entered into a commitment letter (including all exhibits, schedules and annexes attached thereto and any associated fee letters (together, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated, replaced or waived from time to time in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement and the terms thereof, the SpinCo Commitment Letter)), under which the commitment parties have committed to provide a subsidiary of SpinCo designated as the borrower by SpinCo in connection with the SpinCo financing (the SpinCo Borrower) with the SpinCo financing in the amount set forth therein. The anticipated material terms of the SpinCo financing, based on the current expectations of SpinCo and Amentum, are described in more detail under Description of Material Indebtedness.
The merger agreement provides that SpinCo shall (and Jacobs shall cause SpinCo and, in the case of the SpinCo Financing Agreements (as defined below), the SpinCo Borrower to) use reasonable best efforts to
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(a) maintain in effect the SpinCo Commitment Letter and, upon execution and delivery thereof, the SpinCo Financing Agreements, (b) materially comply with the obligations of SpinCo under the SpinCo Commitment Letter and, upon execution and delivery thereof, the obligations of SpinCo and the SpinCo Borrower under the SpinCo Financing Agreements, (c) enforce the rights of SpinCo under the SpinCo Commitment Letter and, upon execution and delivery thereof, of SpinCo and SpinCo Borrower under the SpinCo Financing Agreements and (d) consummate (or cause SpinCo Borrower to consummate) the SpinCo financing and draw an amount no less than $1.0 billion thereunder (subject to adjustment based on the levels of cash, debt and working capital in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement) no later than immediately prior to the Distribution, in each case, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the merger agreement.
If any portion of the SpinCo financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the SpinCo Commitment Letter or the SpinCo Financing Agreements, Jacobs shall cause SpinCo to, and each of SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder shall, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to obtain (and to cooperate to obtain) promptly commitments for replacement debt financing for SpinCo from the same or alternative sources, in an aggregate amount, when added to the portion of the SpinCo financing that is available, equal to $1,130,000,000, provided that certain conditions set forth in the merger agreement are satisfied.
SpinCo shall not, without the prior written consent of Amentum, amend, restate, supplement, otherwise modify, replace, terminate, or agree to any waiver under the SpinCo Commitment Letter or the SpinCo Financing Agreements; provided that SpinCo may (in consultation with Amentum) (i) implement any of the market flex provisions exercised by the SpinCo lenders in accordance with the SpinCo Commitment Letter or (ii) amend and restate the SpinCo Commitment Letter or otherwise execute joinder agreements to the SpinCo Commitment Letter solely to add, in accordance with the SpinCo Commitment Letter, additional commitment parties, arrangers, agents or entities with other similar roles or titles.
Each of Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder has agreed:
| to cooperate (and to cause its subsidiaries to cooperate) in connection with the arrangement, syndication and consummation of the SpinCo financing (including the designation of the SpinCo financing as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement) and the Merger Partner Related Financings (as defined in the merger agreement and referred to herein as the Amentum Related Financing) and, in the case of Jacobs, SpinCo and their respective subsidiaries, in connection with SpinCo and certain of its subsidiaries becoming guarantors under, and providing collateral to secure obligations under, the existing Amentum credit agreements (such accession to the existing Amentum credit agreements, the Amentum Credit Agreement Accession Requirements); and |
| to use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, and to cause their respective subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, and to use reasonable best efforts to cause their respective representatives to take or cause to be taken, in each case, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, advisable or proper: |
| in connection with the arrangement and syndication of the SpinCo financing and the Amentum Related Financings; and |
| in the case of Jacobs, SpinCo, their respective subsidiaries and their respective representatives, to consummate the SpinCo financing (including, if applicable pursuant to the terms of the SpinCo Commitment Letter, the designation of the SpinCo financing as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement) and to comply with the Amentum Credit Agreement Accession Requirements, including by: |
| participating in the marketing and syndication efforts related to the SpinCo financing and/or the Amentum Related Financings, including participating in the preparation of appropriate and customary materials for confidential information memoranda, lender presentations and |
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similar documents customarily used in connection with the arrangement and syndication of the SpinCo financing and/or the Amentum Related Financings and assisting with the identification of any portion of the information contained therein relating to such person that constitutes material non-public information of such person (or its securities) (and assisting in the preparation of public side versions thereof), including executing and delivering customary authorization and representations letters in connection with the foregoing and subject to customary confidentiality provisions and disclaimers; |
| participating in the preparation of rating agency presentations and meetings with rating agencies, with such meetings to be telephonic or virtual unless otherwise agreed to by Jacobs and Amentum; |
| causing the management team of such person with appropriate seniority and expertise, during normal business hours and after reasonable prior notice, to participate in a reasonable number of presentations, drafting sessions, due diligence sessions and meetings with prospective lenders, other financing sources and rating agencies in connection with the SpinCo financing and/or the Amentum Related Financings, which in each case shall be telephonic or virtual unless otherwise agreed to by Jacobs and Amentum; |
| in the case of the SpinCo financing, negotiating and, in the case of SpinCo, SpinCo Borrower and SpinCos other subsidiaries contemplated to be party thereto, entering into definitive agreements with respect to the SpinCo financing (the SpinCo Financing Agreements), on the terms and conditions contained in the SpinCo Commitment Letter or on such other terms as are reasonably acceptable to Jacobs, SpinCo and Amentum; provided that any such other terms must not result in any materially adverse tax consequences of Jacobs and its subsidiaries, including as to the tax-free status of the transactions contemplated by the transaction documents (as determined by Jacobs in good faith); |
| in the case of SpinCo, SpinCo Borrower and SpinCos other subsidiaries, facilitating the granting of security interests (and perfection thereof) in collateral and the provision of guarantees, in each case, in connection with the Amentum Related Financings or pursuant to the Amentum Credit Agreement Accession Requirements, including entering into such guarantees, pledge and security agreements, intercreditor agreements or other definitive financing documents (including joinder and accession agreements), and delivering such certificates, evidence of authority, legal opinions or other documentation and items as are required under the existing Amentum credit agreements; |
| in the case of SpinCo and Amentum, on a timely basis, (i) satisfying all conditions precedent in the SpinCo Commitment Letter and the SpinCo Financing Agreements that are within the control of SpinCo, Amentum or their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, and (ii) furnishing any pertinent information regarding the SpinCo Business or Amentum and its subsidiaries, as applicable, or any of their respective properties or assets, as may be reasonably requested by SpinCo or Amentum, as applicable, in connection with the SpinCo financing, the Amentum Related Financings or the Amentum Credit Agreement Accession Requirements; and |
| in the case of SpinCo, SpinCo Borrower and SpinCos other subsidiaries, furnishing at least five (5) business days prior to the consummation of the merger (x) all documentation and other information requested by the lenders or other financing sources in connection with the Amentum Related Financings or the Amentum Credit Agreement Accession Requirements that is required under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001, and (y) if SpinCo, SpinCo Borrower or any of SpinCos other subsidiaries qualifies as a legal entity customer under 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230, a Beneficial Ownership Certification, in each case to the extent requested at least seven (7) business days prior to the consummation of the merger. |
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If the merger is consummated, SpinCo shall be responsible for 100% of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket third-party cash costs and expenses incurred by Jacobs, SpinCo or any of their respective subsidiaries in connection with the SpinCo financing (including all commitment fees and other fees and expenses arising pursuant to the terms of the SpinCo Commitment Letter or the SpinCo Financing Agreements, but not including fees, costs and expenses arising in connection with the preparation of the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and certain financial statements as set forth in the merger agreement) (the SpinCo Financing Fees). If the merger agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms, each of Amentum, on the one hand, and Jacobs and SpinCo, on the other hand, shall be responsible for 50% of the aggregate amount of the SpinCo Financing Fees; provided that (A) in the case of a termination of the merger agreement by Amentum for certain breaches (as set forth in the merger agreement) by Jacobs, Jacobs shall be responsible for 100% of the aggregate amount of the SpinCo Financing Fees and (B) in the case of a termination of the merger agreement by Jacobs for certain breaches (as set forth in the merger agreement) by Amentum, Amentum shall be responsible for 100% of the aggregate amount of the SpinCo Financing Fees. Amentum shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries to, indemnify and hold harmless Jacobs, its subsidiaries and its and their representatives from and against 100% of losses actually suffered or incurred by them in connection with (x) the SpinCo financing (solely in the event the merger agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms and except SpinCo Financing Fees) and (y) the Amentum Related Financing, in each case, except any such losses (A) suffered or incurred by them as a result of information provided by or on behalf of Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries, including SpinCo, in writing prior to the consummation of the merger and (B) to the extent suffered or incurred as a result of the bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of the merger agreement, any transaction document, the SpinCo Commitment Letter, any SpinCo Financing Agreements or any other agreement executed in connection with the SpinCo financing or the Amentum Related Financing by Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries, including SpinCo, or any of their respective representatives.
Amentum Locked Box
Amentum and Amentum Equityholder have agreed to limit actions that would result in Amentums sole shareholder extracting value from Amentum as compared to the balance sheet on September 30, 2023, including to provide that there shall not be any Amentum leakage amount (as defined in the section entitled Separation and Distribution Agreement), and in the case of any such leakage, Amentum Equityholder will pay to Amentum, prior to the closing, an amount equal to such Amentum leakage amount.
Certain Other Covenants and Agreements
The merger agreement contains certain other covenants and agreements, including covenants (with certain qualifications and exceptions specified in the merger agreement) relating to:
| each party providing the other party reasonable access to properties, business records, and appropriate senior-level employees as the other party may reasonably request for the purposes of integration planning and the operation of Combined Co post-closing; |
| the parties cooperation to ensure that their respective processing of personal information does and will materially comply with all applicable privacy requirements; |
| SpinCos indemnification of each present and former director, officer or employee of any SpinCo entity for six years after the effective time of the merger; |
| advance consent requirements for public announcements concerning the merger agreement and the transactions; |
| notice obligations of the parties; |
| matters relating to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act; |
| the SpinCo common stock increase in connection with the merger; |
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| Amentum Equityholders and Jacobs obligations to take all actions necessary to cause Amentum and SpinCo, respectively, to perform their respective obligations under the merger agreement and the separation and distribution agreement and to complete the contemplated transactions; |
| the completion of works council information and consultation processes in the applicable foreign jurisdictions; |
| Amentums submission for approval by Amentum Equityholder, in conformance with Section 280G of the Code, any payments that could reasonably be expected to constitute an excess parachute payment pursuant to Section 280G of the Code; |
| Jacobs delivery of the SpinCo shareholder approval to Amentum; |
| the delivery of certain financial statements by each of Jacobs and Amentum to each other; |
| the resignation of certain officers, managers and/or directors of SpinCo and its wholly owned subsidiaries; and |
| the termination of certain contracts between Amentum or its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Amentum Equityholder, American Securities LLC or its affiliates and affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg, as applicable, on the other hand. |
Conditions to the Merger
The obligations of the parties to the merger agreement to consummate the merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the closing of the merger, of each of the following conditions:
| the expiration or termination of the HSR waiting period, which expired on February 16, 2024, and receipt of certain other regulatory approvals, each of which has been received prior to the date of this information statement; |
| the internal reorganization and distribution as contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement having been consummated in all material respects; |
| the effectiveness of the registration statement in accordance with the Exchange Act, and there being no stop order by the SEC or any actual or threatened proceedings by a governmental authority seeking such stop order; |
| there being no law or injunction restraining, enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the internal reorganization, the distribution or the merger; and |
| the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. |
SpinCos and Jacobs obligations to consummate the merger are subject to the fulfillment of the following additional conditions:
| each of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder performing and complying in all material respects with their respective obligations, covenants and agreements required under the merger agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the effective time of the merger; |
| the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder (subject to certain materiality or other qualifications); |
| the delivery of a certificate signed by an executive officer of Amentum and Amentum Equityholder to the effect that the relevant conditions set forth in the preceding two bullets have been satisfied; |
| the receipt of a merger tax opinion from Wachtell Lipton; |
| Jacobs receipt of the IRS ruling, which IRS ruling continues to be valid and in full force and effect (Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing); and |
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| Amentum and Amentum Equityholders execution and delivery of the applicable transaction documents and material compliance with the obligations, covenants and agreements thereunder, and each agreement being in full force and effect. |
Amentums obligations to consummate the merger are subject to the fulfillment of the following additional conditions:
| each of SpinCo and Jacobs performing and complying in all material respects with their respective obligations, covenants and agreements required under the merger agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the effective time of the merger; |
| the accuracy of the representations and warranties of SpinCo and Jacobs (subject to certain materiality or other qualifications); |
| the delivery of a certificate signed by an executive officer of Jacobs to the effect that the relevant conditions set forth in the two preceding bullets have been satisfied and the internal reorganization and the distribution and the other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement to occur prior to the distribution shall have been consummated; |
| SpinCo and Jacobs execution and delivery of the applicable transaction documents and material compliance with the obligations, covenants and agreements thereunder, and each agreement being in full force and effect; and |
| the receipt of a merger tax opinion from Cravath. |
Each party may waive any of the conditions to its obligations to consummate the merger to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Termination
The merger agreement may be terminated prior to the consummation of the merger by the mutual written consent of Jacobs and Amentum. Also, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions, either Jacobs or Amentum may terminate the merger agreement prior to the consummation of the merger if:
| the merger has not been consummated by December 20, 2024, subject to an automatic extension until March 20, 2025 in certain circumstances if certain closing conditions have been satisfied as of December 20, 2024, and subject to a further automatic extension until June 20, 2025 in certain circumstances if certain closing conditions have been satisfied as of March 20, 2025; or |
| any governmental authority has issued a law or order having the effect of permanently prohibiting, restraining or making illegal the merger, and such law or order has become final and nonappealable. |
In addition, subject to specified qualifications and exceptions, if any of Amentum or Amentum Equityholder, on the one hand, or Jacobs or SpinCo, on the other hand, has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in the merger agreement, such that the conditions to the other partys obligation to complete the merger described above would not be satisfied, and, in each case, such breach is not cured by the earlier of 60 days after notice of the inaccuracy or breach or the outside date, or is incapable of cure prior to the outside date, then the other party may terminate upon written notice to the breaching party.
In the event of termination of the merger agreement, the merger agreement will terminate without any liability on the part of any party except as described in Fees and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances, provided that nothing in the merger agreement will relieve any party of liability or damages resulting from fraud or for any willful breach (as defined in the merger agreement) of the merger agreement.
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Fees and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances
The merger agreement provides that, except as provided in the separation and distribution agreement, all fees and expenses incurred by the parties shall be borne solely by the party that has incurred such fees and expenses, whether or not the merger is consummated.
If the merger is consummated, all fees and expenses of printers utilized by the parties in connection with printing and mailing the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, all SEC filing fees relating to the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and all filing fees payable to any governmental authority with respect to any filings made by the parties pursuant to the regulatory approvals under any applicable antitrust law or foreign investment law, in each case, will be borne 100% by SpinCo. In the case of a termination of the merger agreement by Jacobs or Amentum for any reason pursuant to the merger agreement, the foregoing fees and all transfer taxes (as defined in the merger agreement) imposed on or with respect to actions taken pursuant to the separation step plan (as defined in the separation and distribution agreement), in each case, will be borne equally by Jacobs and Amentum.
Specific Performance
The parties have agreed that any breach of the merger agreement by any party could not be adequately compensated by monetary damages alone and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the parties have agreed that in addition to any other right or remedy to which a party may be entitled at law or in equity, the parties shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of the merger agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of the merger agreement without the requirement for the posting of any bond.
Amendments
The merger agreement may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing duly signed by each party to the merger agreement.
Merger Agreement Amendment
The parties to the Merger Agreement entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement on August 26, 2024. Pursuant to the Merger Amendment, the parties agreed to use their respective best efforts to close the transactions on September 27, 2024, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Merger Amendment best efforts obligation includes targeted deadlines for progressing certain matters that are necessary for the closing of the transactions. Pursuant to the Merger Amendment, the parties further agreed on the operating profit achieved by the SpinCo Business in the first and second fiscal quarters of fiscal year 2024, which will be taken into account for full fiscal year 2024 operating profit of the SpinCo Business for the purposes of calculating the additional merger consideration.
Separation and Distribution Agreement
The following is a summary of the material provisions of the separation and distribution agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the separation and distribution agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2.3 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein. You are urged to read the separation and distribution agreement in its entirety. This summary of the separation and distribution agreement has been included to provide Jacobs shareholders with information regarding its terms. The rights and obligations of the parties under the separation and distribution agreement are governed by the express terms of the separation and distribution agreement and not by this summary or any other information included in this information statement. This summary is not intended to provide any other factual information about Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum or Amentum Equityholder. Information about Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder can be found elsewhere in this information statement and in the documents incorporated by reference into this information statement.
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Overview
The separation and distribution agreement provides for the separation of the Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence business from Jacobs other businesses. Among other things, the separation and distribution agreement identifies those assets of Jacobs related to the SpinCo Business that are to be transferred to, and those liabilities of Jacobs related to the SpinCo Business that are to be assumed by, SpinCo, and describes when and how these transfers and assumptions will occur. The separation and distribution agreement also includes procedures by which Jacobs and SpinCo will become separate and independent companies. The matters addressed by the separation and distribution agreement include, but are not limited to, the matters described below. As used in this summary, the following terms have the following meanings: (i) SpinCo entities means SpinCo and all its direct and indirect wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries (after giving effect to the internal reorganization), including, following the effective time of the merger, all Amentums direct and indirect subsidiaries; (ii) SpinCo group means SpinCo, the other SpinCo entities, each subsidiary of SpinCo immediately after the effective time of the distribution and each other person that becomes a subsidiary of SpinCo after the effective time of the distribution (including as a result of any transactions that occur following the effective time of the distribution in accordance with the separation step plan (as defined below); (iii) Jacobs group means Jacobs and each person (other than any member of SpinCo group) that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Jacobs immediately after the effective time of the distribution, and each person that becomes a subsidiary of Jacobs after the effective time of the distribution (including as a result of transactions that occur following the effective time of the distribution in accordance with the separation step plan); and (iv) group means the Jacobs group or the SpinCo group, as the context requires.
Transfer of SpinCo Assets
The separation and distribution agreement identifies the assets to be transferred, the liabilities to be assumed and the contracts to be transferred to each of SpinCo and Jacobs as part of the separation of the SpinCo Business from Jacobs into an independent, publicly traded company, and provides for when and how these transfers and assumptions will occur.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the separation and distribution agreement, Jacobs will cause the contributing subsidiary to transfer to SpinCo or one or more of its designated subsidiaries all right, title and interest in and to all the SpinCo Assets (as defined below). The SpinCo Assets include, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, assets related to the SpinCo Business, including:
| the equity securities of the SpinCo entities and certain scheduled entities in which Jacobs and its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries hold equity interests that are not wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries (the additional entities); |
| inventory that primarily relates to or is primarily used in connection with the SpinCo Business (the SpinCo inventory); |
| (i) contracts (other than any contracts that are Excluded Assets) to which Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any SpinCo Asset is subject, in each case that primarily relate to or are primarily used in connection with the SpinCo Business, (ii) to the extent assignable, the applicable portion of any non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements entered into in connection with the possible sale of the SpinCo Business to the extent described in the separation and distribution agreement and (iii) the applicable portions of each shared contract (as defined below) (collectively, the SpinCo contracts); |
| government bids related to the SpinCo Business or any SpinCo Asset or submitted by any SpinCo entity; |
| licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations held by Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries that are primarily related to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Assets (the SpinCo permits); |
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| except for certain scheduled assets, tangible and personal property that primarily relates to or is primarily used in connection with the SpinCo Business; |
| specified registered intellectual property and other intellectual property that is primarily used or held for use in the operation of the SpinCo Business, together with all causes of action or other rights that may be asserted under any of the foregoing (the SpinCo intellectual property); |
| any and all goodwill and other intangibles primarily related to the SpinCo Business; |
| technology with respect to which the intellectual property therein is owned by Jacobs and its subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the effective time of the distribution and that is used in or necessary to the operation of the SpinCo Business as of immediately prior to the effective time of the distribution and capable of being copied, or all know-how or knowledge of any SpinCo employees to the extent related to the SpinCo Business (not including IT assets, tangible and personal property or books and records) (the SpinCo technology); |
| systems, networks and hardware (IT assets) primarily used or held for use in the SpinCo Business, including all software embedded within to the extent described in the separation and distribution agreement (the SpinCo IT assets); |
| any prepaid expenses, credits, deposits and advance payments, in each case, to the extent relating to any other SpinCo Asset (the SpinCo prepaid expenses); |
| a copy of the SpinCo Business records (as defined below); |
| other than with respect to taxes or claims under any insurance policies, rights available to or being pursued by Jacobs or its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries in connection with any claim, action, investigation or other proceeding or any other claims, defenses, causes of action, rights of recovery, set-off, guarantees and similar rights against third parties, in each case, to the extent relating to the SpinCo Business, any SpinCo Asset or any SpinCo Liability (as defined below) (other than the Retained Claims (as defined below)); |
| certain scheduled SpinCo assets; |
| any and all accounts receivable and other current assets of the SpinCo entities and the additional entities as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, to the extent included in the calculation of the final net working capital, and all cash and cash equivalents of the SpinCo entities and the additional entities as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, to the extent included in the calculation of final net indebtedness; |
| the transferred coverage (as defined below); |
| all assets of Jacobs and its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the effective time of the distribution that are to be transferred to any member of the SpinCo group by the express terms of any transaction document; |
| all real property owned by Jacobs or its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries that primarily relates to or is primarily used in connection with the SpinCo Business (referred to herein as SpinCo owned real property) and all real property leased, subleased, licensed or similarly occupied by Jacobs or its subsidiaries, in each case that primarily relates to or is primarily occupied or used in connection with the SpinCo Business (referred to herein as SpinCo leased real property); and |
| all other assets of Jacobs and its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the effective time of the distribution that are primarily related to or primarily used in connection with the SpinCo Business. |
The separation and distribution agreement contemplates consultation with relevant works councils in connection with the transfer of certain French entities and associated assets, subject to a separate offer letter from
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SpinCo to a subsidiary of Jacobs. Such specified French assets and business (and corresponding liabilities) will not be deemed to be part of the SpinCo Assets, SpinCo Business or SpinCo Liabilities, respectively, until delivery of a notice of acceptance of such offer after completion of the works council consultation process.
Jacobs, SpinCo and Amentum have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other in order to develop and substantially implement a separation plan for all of the real properties that are shared between the Jacobs Business and the SpinCo Business as of the signing date (referred to in this information statement as the shared existing real property) and to allocate such shared existing real property between Jacobs, SpinCo and their respective affiliates, as applicable, as of the distribution date.
Transfer of Excluded Assets
Subject to the terms and conditions of the separation and distribution agreement, SpinCo and its subsidiaries will transfer to Jacobs or one of its designated subsidiaries (other than SpinCo and its subsidiaries) all right, title and interest in and to all the Excluded Assets (as defined below). The Excluded Assets are all of the assets of Jacobs and its subsidiaries other than the SpinCo Assets, including the following:
| all equity interests other than the equity interests of the SpinCo entities and the additional entities; |
| all cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, current assets and security deposits, in each case except as set forth in the definition of SpinCo Assets; |
| all inventory other than the SpinCo inventory; |
| all insurance policies and all rights and claims thereunder, other than the transferred coverage and certain scheduled insurance policies; |
| all owned and leased real property of Jacobs and its subsidiaries and any tangible personal property located thereon, other than the SpinCo owned real property and SpinCo leased real property, subject to any sublease agreements governing any shared real property that will continue to be shared between the Jacobs Business and the SpinCo Business following the effective time of the distribution; |
| all licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations other than the SpinCo permits; |
| all tangible and personal property other than the SpinCo tangible personal property; |
| all contracts other than the SpinCo contracts; |
| all IT assets other than the SpinCo IT assets; |
| all intellectual property other than the SpinCo intellectual property; |
| all technology, other than the SpinCo technology, in the form transferred (including copies of technology set forth in the definition of SpinCo Assets that are also used in or necessary for the operation of the Jacobs Business); |
| all assets used or held for use by Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the provision of certain overhead and shared services or processes that are provided to, or used in, both the SpinCo Business and the Jacobs Business, including any proprietary tools and processes; |
| all credit support from Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries from which the SpinCo Business benefits; |
| all books and records; provided that SpinCo shall be entitled to a copy of the SpinCo business records; |
| all rights that accrue or will accrue to any member of the Jacobs group pursuant to any transaction document; |
| all prepaid expenses, credits, deposits, and advance payments other than SpinCo prepaid expenses; |
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| all rights to claims, defenses, causes of action, rights of recovery, set-off, guarantees and all similar rights against third parties, in each case, to the extent relating to any other Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability (as defined below); |
| all attorney-client privilege and attorney work-product protection of Jacobs or its subsidiaries arising as a result of legal counsel representing Jacobs, and any of its subsidiaries (including SpinCo entities) or the additional entities in connection with the sale of the SpinCo Business and the transactions, all documents subject to attorney-client privilege and work-product protection described in the foregoing and all documents maintained by Jacobs, its subsidiaries or their respective representatives in connection with the sale of the SpinCo Business; |
| all accounts, notes or loans payable recorded on the books of Jacobs or any of its affiliates for goods or services purchased by the SpinCo Business from any member of Jacobs and its subsidiaries (other than the SpinCo entities), or provided to the SpinCo Business by any member of the Jacobs group (other than the SpinCo entities), or advances (cash or otherwise) or any other extensions of credit to the SpinCo Business from Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries (other than the SpinCo entities), whether current or non-current; |
| all insurance proceeds that Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries has a right to receive, except to the extent that such insurance proceeds are primarily related to the SpinCo Business and are included in the calculation of final net working capital; |
| any claim, cause of action, defense, right of offset or counterclaim or settlement agreement to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities (Retained Claims); |
| certain scheduled assets; and |
| except for those assets expressly identified as SpinCo Assets, all assets of Jacobs and its subsidiaries, wherever located, whether tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed. |
Assumption of SpinCo Liability
The separation and distribution agreement provides that SpinCo or one or more of its subsidiaries will assume certain liabilities that include, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, the liabilities described below, referred to herein as the SpinCo Liabilities:
| all liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the ownership, operation or conduct of the SpinCo Business, the SpinCo Assets, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, asserted or unasserted, and not satisfied or extinguished as of the distribution date, including any and all liabilities in respect of any actions related thereto; |
| all liabilities arising out of or relating to any SpinCo contracts; |
| all liabilities arising under or relating to any SpinCo intellectual property, including the use thereof; |
| all liabilities assumed by, retained by or agreed to be performed by SpinCo or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates pursuant to any transaction document; |
| all liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, other than information relating to Jacobs and its subsidiaries with respect to the Jacobs Business, whenever arising; |
| all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the SpinCo financing agreements, whenever arising; |
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| all environmental liabilities (as defined in the separation and distribution agreement) to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) the SpinCo owned real property or the SpinCo leased real property, except to the extent such liabilities are attributable to any Jacobs business conducted at, or any Excluded Asset used, operated or stored at, or removed from, such real property, or (ii) the ownership or operation of the SpinCo Business, the SpinCo Assets (other than the SpinCo owned real property or the SpinCo leased real property), or the conduct of the SpinCo Business; |
| any liabilities in respect of integrated risk insurance, with any accruals for such liabilities to be included in the final net working capital; and |
| all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any action with respect to the SpinCo Business and the SpinCo Assets. |
Excluded Liabilities
The separation and distribution agreement provides that Jacobs or one or more of its subsidiaries will be responsible for, and not transfer to SpinCo or its subsidiaries, certain liabilities that include, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, the liabilities described below, referred to herein as the Excluded Liabilities:
| all liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the ownership, operation or conduct of the Excluded Assets (other than any liabilities for which any member of the SpinCo group expressly has responsibility pursuant to the terms of any transaction document and certain other liabilities described in the separation and distribution agreement), including any liability attributable to any Excluded Asset used, operated or stored at, or removed from, the SpinCo owned real property or the SpinCo leased real property, whether arising before or after the distribution date; |
| any liability attributable to any Jacobs Business conducted at the SpinCo owned real property or the SpinCo leased real property, whether arising before or after the distribution date; and |
| all liabilities assumed by, retained by or agreed to be performed by Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries (other than the SpinCo entities) pursuant to any transaction document. |
Except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement, the merger agreement or any other transaction document, neither Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum nor Amentum Equityholder will make any representation or warranty as to the assets, business or liabilities transferred or assumed as part of the separation, as to any approvals or notifications required in connection with the transfers, as to the value of or the freedom from any security interests of any of the assets of such party, as to the absence or presence of any defenses or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other asset of either of SpinCo or Jacobs, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document, certificate or instrument delivered under any transaction document to convey any asset or thing of value upon the execution thereof. All assets will be transferred on an as is, where is basis, and the respective transferees will bear the economic and legal risks that any conveyance will be insufficient to vest in the transferee good and marketable title, free and clear of any security interest.
Intellectual Properties
Prior to the effective time of the distribution, the parties agreed to cooperate in good faith to determine any domain names and other internet properties owned by Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries as of the effective time of the distribution that are primarily used or held for use in the operation of the SpinCo Business that should constitute SpinCo domains and internet properties.
The parties have agreed that prior to the closing, they will negotiate in good faith to enter into one or more licensing arrangements relating to certain owned or licensed intellectual property to be retained by Jacobs, which is utilized by the SpinCo Business in connection with providing services to third parties.
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Consideration for the Transfer of Assets
Prior to the distribution, in partial consideration for the transfer of the SpinCo Assets to SpinCo in the contribution in exchange for the assumption of liabilities by SpinCo, (i) SpinCo will issue to Jacobs any additional shares of SpinCo common stock such that the number of shares of SpinCo common stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the distribution is equal to the sum of the number of shares of SpinCo common stock necessary to effect the distribution and the retained shares and (ii) SpinCo (or an affiliate thereof identified by Jacobs) will transfer to the contributing subsidiary the SpinCo cash payment.
The amount of the SpinCo cash payment will be calculated in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement, and will be equal to $1.0 billion, subject to adjustment based on the levels of cash, debt and working capital in the SpinCo Business at closing.
Intercompany Accounts and Intercompany Agreements
Jacobs and Amentum have agreed that, no later than the effective time of the distribution, subject to certain limited exceptions (i) certain payables, receivables or other intercompany accounts between any member of the SpinCo group, on the one hand, and any member of the Jacobs group, on the other hand, existing prior to the effective time of the distribution, will be settled or eliminated and (ii) each contract between any member of the Jacobs group, on the one hand, and any member of the SpinCo group, on the other hand, will be settled or terminated effective as of the effective time of the distribution.
Conditions to the Distribution
Jacobs obligation to complete the distribution is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the separation and distribution agreement (or waiver by Jacobs in its sole discretion, except the condition that the SEC has declared effective the Form 10, which may not be waived without Amentums written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to the termination of the merger agreement), including, among others:
| the declaration by the SEC of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part in accordance with the Exchange Act; there being no order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement in effect, and there being no proceedings for such purposes instituted or threatened by the SEC; |
| the completion of the internal reorganization substantially in accordance with the separation step plan as set forth under the merger agreement (other than any steps that are expressly contemplated to occur at or after the distribution); |
| the SpinCo common stock increase and SpinCo making the SpinCo cash payment; |
| the delivery of one or more opinions from an independent appraisal firm to the Jacobs Board of Directors as to the solvency of SpinCo and the solvency and surplus of Jacobs, in each case after giving effect to the completion of the SpinCo financing, the SpinCo cash payment and the distribution, in each case, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Jacobs in its sole discretion, and such opinions will not have been withdrawn, rescinded or modified in any respect materially adverse to Jacobs; |
| the receipt by Jacobs of the distribution tax opinions; |
| the receipt by Jacobs and continuing validity of the IRS ruling (Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing); |
| the shares of SpinCo common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution; |
| the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement (see the section entitled The TransactionsMerger AgreementConditions to the Merger), other than the condition |
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requiring that the internal reorganization and the distribution and other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement be completed and those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied substantially contemporaneously with the distribution and/or the merger, provided that such conditions are capable of being satisfied at such time; and |
| an irrevocable confirmation by Amentum to Jacobs that each condition to Amentums obligations to effect the merger has been satisfied (other than the condition requiring that the internal reorganization and the distribution and other transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement be completed), will be satisfied at the time of the distribution and/or the merger, or has been waived by Amentum. |
Shared Contracts
Jacobs and SpinCo will use commercially reasonable efforts for 12 months after the distribution date to separate any contracts with third parties that benefit both the SpinCo Business and the Jacobs Business, other than enterprise-wide contracts, contracts with respect to off-the-shelf software, any contract that provides for certain overhead and shared services or processes that are provided to, or used in, both the SpinCo Business and Jacobs Business or any contract that is subject to the project services agreement (collectively, the shared contracts), or take such other action as reasonably agreed between Jacobs and SpinCo, subject to certain limitations described in the separation and distribution agreement. If such shared contracts cannot be separated, then the parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and implement arrangements (including subcontracting under the project services agreement) to pass along to the Jacobs group or the SpinCo group, as applicable, the benefits and liabilities of the portion of any such shared contract related to the Jacobs Business or the SpinCo Business, respectively.
Jacobs and Amentum will also cooperate in good faith to develop an appropriate mechanism pursuant to which, from and after the closing, each of Jacobs and SpinCo will continue to have access to their respective rights and benefits under specified framework agreements and, to the extent the consent or approval of any counterparty is required to implement such access mechanism, the parties will use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such consent or approval.
Access to Information
Following the effective time of the distribution, each of SpinCo and Jacobs will, and will cause its subsidiaries to, deliver to the other party the books and records related to the SpinCo Business, which we refer to as the SpinCo Business records, or the books and records related to the Jacobs Business, which we refer to as the Jacobs Business records, as applicable, in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement and certain agreed procedures. Jacobs has the right to retain copies of any SpinCo Business records that Jacobs in good faith determines it or any of its subsidiaries is reasonably likely to need to access for bona fide business or legal purposes; provided that Jacobs will treat any retained copies as SpinCo confidential information (as defined in the separation and distribution agreement). SpinCo has the right to retain copies of any Jacobs Business records that SpinCo in good faith determines it or any of its subsidiaries is reasonably likely to need to access for bona fide business or legal purposes; provided that SpinCo will treat any retained copies as Jacobs confidential information (as defined in the separation and distribution agreement).
From and after the distribution date, each of SpinCo and Jacobs has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the SpinCo Business records in accordance with such partys bona fide record retention policies and, subject to certain limitations described in the separation and distribution agreement, provide the other party and its representatives reasonable access to the SpinCo Business records relating to the periods prior to the closing for any reasonable purpose; provided that neither party will be required to provide the requesting party with access to any such partys information technology systems to review any SpinCo Business records, unless otherwise provided in the other transaction documents. SpinCo has agreed to do the same with regard to
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the Jacobs Business records. In addition, each of the Jacobs and SpinCo agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to hold the SpinCo Business records and the Jacobs Business records existing on the closing date and not to destroy or dispose of any thereof for a period of seven years from the closing date or such longer time as may be required by law, and thereafter, if it desires to destroy or dispose of such books and records not in accordance with its then current retention policy, to offer first in writing at least thirty days prior to such destruction or disposition to surrender them to the other party.
Until the end of the second Jacobs fiscal year following the distribution date, Jacobs and SpinCo are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the others books and records requests to enable (i) either party to disseminate earnings releases, financial statements and other internal procedures and in connection with any incurred cost submission audits, business system audits and other customer audits by a governmental authority for a period of seven years and (ii) either partys accountants to timely complete their review of financial statements.
Guarantees
Each of Jacobs and SpinCo has agreed, from and after the distribution, to indemnify members of the other partys group against any liabilities incurred by reason of or arising out of or in consequence of:
| the members of the other partys group issuing, making payment under, being required to pay or reimburse the issuer of, or being a party to, any guarantee, indemnity, surety bond, letter of credit, letter of comfort, commitments or other similar obligation to the extent relating to the other partys business (and in the case of SpinCo, the SpinCo entities); |
| any claim or demand for payment made on a member of the other partys group with respect to any such guarantees; |
| any claim, action or other proceeding by any person who is or claims to be entitled to the benefit of or claims to be entitled to payment, reimbursement or indemnity with respect to any such guarantees; and |
| any fees or expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any of the liabilities described in the preceding three bullets. |
Release of Claims and Indemnification
Except as otherwise provided in any transaction document and subject to certain exceptions set forth in the separation and distribution agreement, each of Jacobs and SpinCo will release and forever discharge the other party and its affiliates and holders of equity interests from all liabilities existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the effective time of the distribution. The releases will not extend to obligations or liabilities under any agreements between the parties that remain in effect following the effective time of the distribution pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement or any ancillary agreement.
The separation and distribution agreement contains certain cross-indemnities that, except as otherwise provided in the separation and distribution, are principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities allocated to SpinCo under the separation and distribution with SpinCo and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities allocated to Jacobs under the separation and distribution with Jacobs. Specifically, Jacobs and SpinCo will indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the other partys group and each of its directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, from any liabilities arising out of or due to:
i. | the liabilities or alleged liabilities each party assumed or retained pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement; |
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ii. | the failure of each party, any other member of its group or any other person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any liabilities assumed or retained pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement; |
iii. | any breach by any member of each partys group of (i) any transaction document after the effective time of the distribution (other than any transaction document that expressly contains indemnification provisions) or (ii) any covenant under the merger agreement that, by its terms, is to be performed after the effective time of the distribution; and |
iv. | certain liabilities arising out of claims made by securityholders or lenders (i) in the case of indemnification by SpinCo, to the extent related to the SpinCo financing, including the use of information provided by Amentum in connection with the SpinCo financing or (ii) in the case of indemnification by Jacobs, to the extent related to the use of information relating to the Jacobs Business and provided by Jacobs in connection with the SpinCo financing. |
SpinCo has also agreed to indemnify Jacobs for liabilities incurred in connection with obtaining certain licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations and approvals as required under the separation and distribution agreement (other than as a result of gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct by any member of the Jacobs group).
Amentum Equityholder has agreed that, from the distribution until the date that is 12 months after the distribution date, it will indemnify SpinCo from all liabilities of each member of the SpinCo group and each of its directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, relating to the Amentum leakage amount (as defined below).
Each partys aforementioned indemnification obligations will be uncapped, provided that the amount of each partys indemnification obligations will be subject to reduction by any insurance proceeds (net of premium adjustments) received by the party being indemnified. The separation and distribution agreement also specifies procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification and related matters. Indemnification with respect to taxes will be governed by the tax matters agreement.
Amentum Leakage Amount
The term Amentum leakage amount means the aggregate amount of any of the following occurring during the period commencing on September 30, 2023 and ending at the effective time of the merger (without any double counting), but, in each case, excluding any permitted leakage (as defined below):
| any distribution (including by way of setoff against claims or in kind) of dividends, interim dividends, reserves, premiums or assets, declared, paid or made or any other distribution by Amentum or any of its subsidiaries (other than any such distribution to Amentum or any of its subsidiaries); |
| any asset transferred or assigned by Amentum or any of its subsidiaries to Amentum Equityholder, any of the Sponsors or their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or any of its subsidiaries); |
| any payment (in cash or in kind) declared, paid or made by Amentum or its subsidiaries, including with respect to any management fees, monitoring fees, service or directors fees or compensation, declared, paid or made to Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or its subsidiaries); |
| any liability of Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or its subsidiaries) that is incurred, assumed, indemnified or guaranteed by Amentum or any of its subsidiaries; |
| any repurchase, reimbursement, reduction, redemption, return of equity interests or capital made or paid by Amentum or any of its subsidiaries to Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or any of its subsidiaries); |
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| any incurrence or payment of costs, fees and expenses incurred by Amentum or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries in connection with any transaction document to which Amentum or any of its subsidiaries is a party and the transactions, subject to certain exclusions described in the separation and distribution agreement; |
| any redemption, repayment, prepayment, purchase, forgiveness, repurchase, reimbursement or other satisfaction of any liability of or owed by Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or its subsidiaries); |
| any waiver, discount, deferral, release or forgiveness of any liabilities that are owed by Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or its owned subsidiaries) to Amentum or any of its subsidiaries or any claim against any of Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or its subsidiaries); |
| any agreement to do any of the foregoing; or |
| any tax in respect of any payments or matters referred to in the foregoing. |
The term permitted leakage means any of the following (without double counting):
| any payment of management, monitoring or other fees or expenses reimbursable by Amentum or any of its subsidiaries to Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates (other than Amentum or its Subsidiaries) pursuant to certain scheduled arrangements and not exceeding an aggregate quarterly amount of $1,000,000; |
| any salary, commissions, bonuses or other compensation and employment benefits, the reimbursement of expenses (including any indemnification or related expense reimbursement), and any consultancy or director fees, in each case, to any officer, manager, director or other employee of or consultant to Amentum or any of its subsidiaries or to Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, in each case which is made or incurred in the ordinary course of business pursuant to certain scheduled contracts; |
| any payment of any amount specifically and adequately accrued for in Amentums balance sheet as of September 30, 2023 (other than any costs, fees, expenses or payments owed to Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or its subsidiaries)); |
| any transactions solely between or among Amentum and any of its subsidiaries; |
| any payments or assumption or incurrence of any liability made after the date of the separation and distribution agreement at the written request, or with the prior written consent, of Jacobs; |
| any incurrence or payment of costs, fees or expenses incurred by Amentum or any of its subsidiaries in connection with any Amentum Related Financing (other than any costs, fees or expenses or payments owed to Amentum Equityholder, any Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates (other than Amentum or its subsidiaries)); and |
| any tax paid or incurred by Amentum or any of its subsidiaries in respect of any payments or matters referred to in the foregoing. |
Insurance
The parties have agreed that certain claims made for insurance coverage under claims made and occurrence insurance policies (together the liability policies) will be transferred to SpinCo at or prior to the distribution. Nevertheless, from and after the distribution, the Jacobs group will cooperate with the SpinCo group (at the sole cost and expense of the SpinCo group) to pursue and settle claims for insurance related to such transferred claims under claims made policies or occurrence policies (referred to herein as the transferred coverage) and Jacobs will remit to SpinCo any payments received from insurers with respect to the transferred coverage.
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The parties have agreed that following the effective time of the distribution:
| Jacobs and its subsidiaries may amend, terminate or otherwise modify any of its insurance policies, provided that such amendment or termination is not done for the intended purpose of negating SpinCos benefit under the separation and distribution agreement; |
| SpinCos potential recovery with respect to any such insurance claim, and Jacobs assistance in respect thereof, will be limited by the terms and conditions of the applicable liability policy; |
| the SpinCo group will pay any deductible, self-insurance retention, quota share, co-insurance, or any other cost with respect to the applicable liability policies when due or reasonably requested by Jacobs; |
| Jacobs will have no obligation under the separation and distribution agreement with respect to, and SpinCo will have no rights to coverage under, any fronting policy, policy issued by a captive insurance carrier or any arrangement under which Jacobs is obligated to reimburse or indemnify the insurer; |
| Jacobs will engage counsel selected by SpinCo and will be entitled to be reimbursed by SpinCo for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, expenses and fees (including attorneys fees) incurred by Jacobs in the defense of such matter to the extent not covered by the liability policy, provided that the Jacobs group will not settle any such claim without the prior written consent of SpinCo (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and |
| the SpinCo group will not settle, adjust or compromise any such claim without the prior written consent of Jacobs (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed). |
Jacobs and SpinCo have agreed that if any claim with respect to the transferred coverage is made by the SpinCo group under any of the liability policies, and the limits under the applicable liability policy are not sufficient to fund the claim in its entirety, the Jacobs group and the SpinCo group will allocate among themselves the remaining limits of the applicable liability policy to be paid for defense or indemnity in conjunction with such claim, in proportion to the amounts of such covered claims.
Term and Termination
The separation and distribution agreement will terminate simultaneously with a valid termination of the merger agreement prior to the effective time of the distribution. After the effective time of the distribution, the separation and distribution agreement may be terminated only by written agreement between SpinCo and Jacobs.
Transition Services Agreement
SpinCo and Jacobs will enter into a transition services agreement (the transition services agreement) pursuant to which SpinCo and Jacobs and their respective affiliates will provide each other, on an interim, transitional basis, various corporate or operational services. Upon its request, the party receiving each transition service will be provided with reasonable information that supports the charges for such transition service by the party providing the service.
The services generally will commence on the distribution date and terminate no later than 24 months following the distribution date. The receiving party may terminate any services by giving prior written notice to the provider of such services and paying any applicable early termination costs.
Subject to certain exceptions, the liabilities of each party providing services under the transition services agreement will generally be limited to the aggregate charges actually paid to such party by the other party as of the time of the act or omission giving rise to such liability pursuant to the transition services agreement. The transition services agreement also will provide that the provider of a service will not be liable to the recipient of such service for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary or similar damages.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by the transition services agreement, the form of which is included as Exhibit 10.2 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Project Services Agreement
SpinCo and Jacobs will enter into a project services agreement (the project services agreement) to facilitate (i) continued collaboration between the SpinCo Business and the Jacobs Business for joint services to customers following the separation and distribution and (ii) transfer of benefits and burdens of any contracts that are SpinCo Business assets that are unable to be transferred to SpinCo or its applicable affiliates, and transfer of benefits and burdens of any contracts that are Jacobs Business assets held within the SpinCo group that are unable to be transferred to Jacobs or its applicable affiliates. The project services agreement provides a general framework for the foregoing arrangements, with details for ongoing joint service arrangements to be provided in work orders. The pricing for joint service arrangements will be set forth in each applicable work order.
The term of the project services agreement shall be for as long as any work order or contract subject to the project services agreement is ongoing, subject to certain early termination rights under limited circumstances without any early termination fee.
Subject to certain exceptions, the liabilities of each party providing services under the project services agreement will generally be limited to (i) in respect of each work order, the aggregate charges actually paid to such party by the other party and (ii) in respect of all obligations under the project services agreement, the aggregate charges actually paid to such party by the other party, in each case as of the time of the act or omission giving rise to such liability pursuant to the project services agreement. The project services agreement also will provide that the provider of a service will not be liable to the recipient of such service for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary or similar damages.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by the project services agreement, the form of which is included as Exhibit 10.3 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
Employee Matters Agreement
The following is a summary of the material provisions of the employee matters agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the employee matters agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
On November 20, 2023, we, Jacobs and Amentum entered into an employee matters agreement, which governs, among other things, the allocation of liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefits plans and related matters. In general, subject to certain specified exceptions, the employee matters agreement provides that, from and after the distribution, we will assume or retain, as applicable, all liabilities with respect to each SpinCo employee and former employees of the SpinCo Business, while Jacobs will assume or retain all liabilities with respect to employees and former employees of the Jacobs Business.
Under the employee matters agreement, we have agreed to provide each SpinCo employee, for one year following the distribution, with (i) no less favorable salaries, wage rates and short-term incentive opportunities, (ii) substantially comparable employee benefits in the aggregate (excluding long-term or equity-based incentive compensation, retention payments and non-recurring compensation payments and any defined benefit pension plans) and (iii) severance benefits that are no less favorable than the greater of (A) those provided by Jacobs and (B) those provided by Amentum.
The employee matters agreement provides that Jacobs will retain liabilities with respect to its U.S. tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans, unless otherwise required by law, and we will establish a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan for the benefit of SpinCo employees in the United Kingdom who participated in an analogous Jacobs plan prior to the distribution. In addition, the employee matters agreement sets forth the allocation of assets and liabilities with respect to SpinCo employees in Jacobs non-qualified
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deferred compensation plans, including that we will establish a non-qualified deferred compensation plan that is substantially similar to Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan, which will assume all liabilities with respect to current and former SpinCo employees under Jacobs Executive Deferral Plan.
The employee matters agreement also provides for the treatment of Jacobs equity-based awards held by SpinCo employees and Transferring Directors prior to the separation and distribution. See the section entitled The TransactionsTreatment of Jacobs Equity Awards Held by SpinCo Employees and Transferring Directors.
Tax Matters Agreement
In connection with the Closing, SpinCo, Jacobs, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder will enter into a tax matters agreement that will govern the parties respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the retention of records, the control of audits and other tax proceedings and other matters regarding taxes, including cooperation and information sharing with respect to tax matters (the tax matters agreement). The following summary of the tax matters agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the tax matters agreement, the form of which is included as Exhibit 10.4 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
Allocation of Taxes
In general, under the tax matters agreement, Jacobs will be responsible for consolidated, combined or unitary federal, state and foreign income tax liabilities, SpinCo will be responsible for income tax liabilities reportable on a separate tax return of SpinCo and/or its subsidiaries (other than certain foreign taxes), and Jacobs and SpinCo will be responsible for non-income taxes attributable to their respective lines of business. Jacobs and SpinCo will each be responsible for 50% of any Transaction Transfer Taxes (as defined in the tax matters agreement). None of the parties obligations under the tax matters agreement will be limited in amount or subject to a cap.
Indemnification Obligations
The tax matters agreement generally provides for indemnification obligations between SpinCo, on the one hand, and Jacobs, on the other hand. In particular, SpinCo must indemnify Jacobs for (i) all taxes for which SpinCo is responsible as described above under Allocation of Taxes and (ii) all taxes and certain costs and expenses incurred in connection with such taxes resulting from the loss of the tax-free status (which means Tax-Free Status as defined in the tax matters agreement) of any of the transactions (other than the merger) where such loss of the tax-free status is caused by (1) any act or failure to act by SpinCo (after the merger), any member of the SpinCo group (after the merger), Amentum, Amentums subsidiaries, Amentum Equityholder or any of their respective affiliates, (2) any breach by SpinCo (after the merger), Amentum or Amentum Equityholder of any of their representations or covenants under the separation and distribution agreement, the merger agreement, the tax matters agreement or any other transaction document or the Tax Materials (as defined in the tax matters agreement), (3) the acquisition following the merger of SpinCo stock, stock of certain SpinCo subsidiaries, or the assets of the SpinCo group, (4) any negotiations, understandings, agreements or arrangements by SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo group (after the merger), Amentum, Amentum Equityholder or any of their respective affiliates that cause any of the Distributions (as defined in the tax matters agreement) to be treated as part of a Plan (as defined in the tax matters agreement) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of SpinCo or certain subsidiaries of SpinCo, or (5) the amendment of the certificates of incorporation (or other organizational documents) or any other act by SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo group (after the merger), Amentum, Amentum Equityholder or any of their respective affiliates affecting the voting rights of any stock or stock rights of SpinCo or such SpinCo subsidiaries, except in each case to the extent the relevant transactions did not qualify for tax-free status at the time they were taken solely as a result of facts and circumstances pertaining to Jacobs existing as of immediately after the merger. For the avoidance of doubt, SpinCo will be subject to the foregoing indemnification obligations if the loss of the tax-free status of any of the transactions other than the merger is caused by the loss of tax-free status of the merger.
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In addition, Jacobs must indemnify SpinCo for (i) all taxes for which Jacobs is responsible as described above under Allocation of Taxes and (ii) all taxes and certain costs and expenses incurred in connection with such taxes resulting from the loss of the tax-free status of any of the transactions (other than the merger) where such loss of the tax-free status is caused by (1) any act or failure to act by Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries, (2) any breach by Jacobs of any of its representations or covenants under the separation and distribution agreement, the merger agreement, the tax matters agreement or any other transaction document or the Tax Materials (as defined in the tax matters agreement), (3) the acquisition following the merger of Jacobs stock or the assets of Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries, or (4) any negotiations, understandings, agreements or arrangements by Jacobs or any of its subsidiaries that cause any of the Distributions (as defined in the tax matters agreement) to be treated as part of a Plan (as defined in the tax matters agreement) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Jacobs. For the avoidance of doubt, Jacobs will be subject to the foregoing indemnification obligations if the loss of the tax-free status of any of the transactions other than the merger is caused by the loss of tax-free status of the merger. If the transactions fail to qualify for tax-free status, and the taxes resulting from such failure are indemnified or borne by Jacobs, SpinCo will be required to pay Jacobs all or a portion of the value of certain tax savings resulting from certain tax basis increases.
Preservation of the Intended Tax Treatment of Certain Aspects of the Transactions
Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder intend for the contribution and certain related transactions in the internal reorganization to qualify as generally tax-free to Jacobs under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder intend for the distribution and any clean-up distribution also to qualify as generally tax-free to Jacobs shareholders under Section 355 of the Code (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of SpinCo common stock). Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder intend for the merger to qualify as tax-free to SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder under Section 368(a) of the Code.
Jacobs expects to receive the distribution tax opinions, a merger tax opinion and the IRS ruling, and Amentum expects to receive a merger tax opinion. In connection with the foregoing opinions and the IRS ruling, SpinCo, Jacobs, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, as applicable, have made and will make certain representations regarding the past and future conduct of their respective businesses and certain other matters. Jacobs has received the IRS ruling, which is generally binding, unless the relevant facts or circumstances change prior to closing.
SpinCo and Amentum Equityholder also will agree to certain covenants that contain restrictions intended to preserve the intended tax treatment of the transactions. SpinCo or Amentum Equityholder, as applicable, may take certain actions prohibited by these covenants only if SpinCo or Amentum Equityholder, as applicable, requests that Jacobs obtain a private letter ruling from the IRS satisfactory to Jacobs in its sole and absolute discretion or provides Jacobs with an unqualified tax opinion satisfactory to Jacobs in its sole and absolute discretion, in each case, to the effect that such action would not jeopardize the intended tax treatment of the transactions, unless Jacobs waives such requirement.
During the time period ending two years after the date of the distribution these covenants will include specific restrictions providing that:
| SpinCo will continue the active conduct of its trade or business and the trade or business of certain SpinCo subsidiaries; |
| SpinCo will not voluntarily dissolve or liquidate or permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to voluntarily dissolve or liquidate; |
| SpinCo will not enter into, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to enter into, any transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding, or arrangement) as a result of which one or more persons would acquire (directly or indirectly) stock comprising 50% or more of the vote or value of SpinCo (taking into account the stock acquired pursuant to the merger) or such SpinCo subsidiaries; |
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| SpinCo will not engage in, or permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to engage in, certain mergers or consolidations; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of 30% or more of the gross assets of SpinCo, such subsidiaries, the SpinCo group (as defined in the separation and distribution agreement) or the active trade or business of SpinCo or certain SpinCo subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, redeem or repurchase stock or rights to acquire stock; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, permit any shareholder of SpinCo or of such SpinCo subsidiaries to become a controlling shareholder within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit certain SpinCo subsidiaries to, amend their certificates of incorporation (or other organizational documents) or take any other action affecting the voting rights of any stock or stock rights of SpinCo or such SpinCo subsidiaries; |
| SpinCo will not, and will not permit any member of the SpinCo group to, take any other action that would, when combined with any other direct or indirect changes in ownership of SpinCo stock (including pursuant to the merger), have the effect of causing one or more persons to acquire stock representing 50% or more of the vote or value of SpinCo, or otherwise jeopardize the tax-free status of the transactions; |
| Amentum Equityholder will not, and will not permit its direct owners or its affiliates to, directly or indirectly acquire any stock of SpinCo and certain SpinCo subsidiaries; and |
| Amentum Equityholder will not, and will not permit its direct owners or its affiliates to, permit SpinCo or certain SpinCo subsidiaries to enter into any transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding, or arrangement) as a result of which one or more persons would acquire (directly or indirectly) stock comprising 50% or more of the vote or value of SpinCo (taking into account the stock acquired pursuant to the merger) or such SpinCo subsidiaries. |
As discussed above, SpinCo will generally agree to indemnify Jacobs and its affiliates against any and all tax-related liabilities incurred by them relating to the contribution and distribution, the merger and certain other related transactions to the extent caused by any of the actions prohibited under the tax-related covenants described above. This indemnification will apply even if Jacobs has permitted SpinCo or Amentum Equityholder, as applicable, to take an action that would otherwise have been prohibited under the tax-related covenants described above.
Registration Rights Agreement
Voting of Retained Shares
Jacobs will agree to vote any shares of SpinCo common stock that it retains in proportion to the votes cast by SpinCos other shareholders and is expected to grant SpinCo a proxy to vote Jacobs shares of SpinCo common stock in such proportion.
Registration Rights
SpinCo will enter into a registration rights agreement with Jacobs (the registration rights agreement), which will provide Jacobs with certain registration rights. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the registration rights agreement, the form of which is included as Exhibit 10.5 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Shelf registration rights
Upon the request of Jacobs from time to time, we are required to use reasonable best efforts to file a shelf registration statement (which shall be on Form S-3 if we are then eligible) at our expense with respect to the registrable securities, and Jacobs will be entitled to request a prospectus supplement or an amendment to such shelf registration statement with respect thereto. We will be required to use reasonable best efforts to keep such shelf registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date as of which there are no longer any registrable securities and (ii) such shorter period as Jacobs may agree in writing. These shelf registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations.
Demand registration rights
If a shelf registration statement is not available, Jacobs will have the right to demand that we file up to three registration statements on Form S-3 (or on any other appropriate form under the Securities Act if Combined Co is not eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3) within a 365-day period. These registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations, including limitations on the number of shares included in any such registration under specified circumstances. Upon such a request, we will be required to file such registration statement within 45 days in the case of a registration statement on Form S-3 or 60 days in the case of a registration statement on Form S-1 and use reasonable best efforts to effect the registration within 60 days after such filing.
Underwritten Offering
Jacobs will have the right to specify that the sale of some or all of the registrable securities subject to such shelf registration statement or demand registration statement is to be conducted through an underwritten offering, and shall have the right to select (with Combined Cos consent) the managing underwriters to administer such underwritten offering. These rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations.
Piggyback registration rights
If we propose to register any shares of our common stock under the Securities Act either for our own account or for the account of any other person, then Jacobs will be entitled to notice of the registration and will be entitled to include their registrable securities (or a portion thereof) in such registration. These piggyback registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters, if any, to limit the number of shares of issued and outstanding common stock included in any such registration under specified circumstances.
Expenses and indemnification
We will pay all reasonably incurred, out-of-pocket registration and filing fees, printing costs and fees and expenses of our and Jacobs legal counsel, accountants and certain expenses of underwriters, except as otherwise provided in the registration rights agreement. The registration rights agreement will include customary indemnification provisions with respect to Jacobs registration rights, including indemnification of Jacobs and its stockholders, by us for certain losses, claims, damages, liabilities, actions or proceedings and expenses in respect thereof.
Information Rights
The registration rights agreement sets forth certain information rights granted to Jacobs.
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Stockholders Agreement
SpinCo will enter into a stockholders agreement with Amentum Equityholder (the stockholders agreement). The stockholders agreement, as further described below, will contain provisions related to the composition of our Board of Directors, the committees of our Board of Directors, certain registration rights and our corporate governance. The following is a summary of the material provisions of the stockholders agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the stockholders agreement, the form of which is included as Exhibit 10.6 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
Director Nomination
Under the stockholders agreement, Amentum Equityholder and certain affiliated transferees upon execution of a joinder agreement to the stockholders agreement (individually or collectively as the context may require, Sponsor Stockholder) will be entitled to designate a certain number of nominees that the Board of Directors shall nominate for the annual stockholder election to the Board of Directors of Combined Co. The number of nominees depends on how many shares of our issued and outstanding common stock Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns in the aggregate. Specifically, assuming a Board of Directors of Combined Co size of 13 directors: For so long as Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns, in the aggregate, at least 25.1% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, Sponsor Stockholder will be entitled to designate five director nominees; for so long as Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns, in the aggregate, less than 25.1% but at least 15% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, Sponsor Stockholder will be entitled to designate three director nominees; for so long as Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns, in the aggregate, less than 15% but at least 5% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, Sponsor Stockholder will be entitled to designate one director nominee. If the Board of Directors of Combined Co consists of a number of directors other than 13, then the number of individuals Sponsor Stockholder is entitled to nominate, if any, will be adjusted to be 5/12ths of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns at least 25.1% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, 1/4th of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns at least 15% but less than 25.1% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock or 1/12th of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Combined Co at any time Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns at least 5% but less than 15% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, in each case, rounded down to the nearest whole number, provided that, prior to the Fallaway Date, if rounding down would otherwise result in Sponsor Stockholder being entitled to designate a total of zero director nominees on the Board of Directors of Combined Co, such adjustment will instead be rounded up to one director nominee. For the absence of doubt, in no event will Sponsor Stockholder be entitled to designate more than 5/12ths of the number of directors on the Board of Directors of Combined Co. From and after the Fallaway Date, Sponsor Stockholder will no longer be entitled to nominate any individuals to the Board of Directors of Combined Co. So long as Sponsor Stockholder holds at least 25.1% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, two of Sponsor Stockholders designees must qualify as independent under both the NYSE listing standards and applicable rules promulgated under the Exchange Act, and with respect to such Sponsor Stockholders designees current or contemplated service on the Audit Committee or Compensation Committee, such director must qualify under any applicable heightened requirements to qualify as an independent director under the NYSE listing standards and applicable rules promulgated under the Exchange Act for purposes of serving as a member of such committee or committees. For the avoidance of doubt, after the Standstill Termination (as defined below), for so long as Sponsor Stockholder beneficially owns any of our issued and outstanding common stock, Sponsor Stockholder may still nominate candidates for election to the Board of Directors pursuant to the advance notice procedures and requirements applicable to all Combined Co stockholders that will be established in our amended and restated bylaws. See Description of Capital StockAdvance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations.
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Corporate Opportunities and Indemnification
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the stockholders agreement will renounce any interest or expectancy in specified business opportunities or specified classes or categories of business opportunities, such that a director or officer of our company who also serves as a director, officer, employee, equityholder or partner of Sponsor Stockholder or its affiliates may pursue certain business opportunities of which they become aware, unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Combined Co. See the section entitled Description of Capital StockCorporate Opportunity. It also will specify that we will provide indemnification and advance the expenses of each Sponsor Stockholder, each Sponsor and each of their respective affiliates, and each of the foregoings respective officers, directors, employees, equityholders and partners, and each SpinCo director designated by Sponsor Stockholder for election to the Board of Directors for any claim arising from their actions as SpinCo stockholders or controlling persons.
Consent Rights of Sponsor Stockholder
Under the stockholders agreement and subject to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, and applicable law, prior to the third anniversary of the effective date of the merger, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries may, without the prior written consent of Sponsor Stockholder, amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws to provide the stockholders of Combined Co with proxy access rights.
Transfer Restrictions
Under the stockholders agreement, until the first anniversary of the effective date of the stockholders agreement, the Sponsor Stockholder may not transfer any of our issued and outstanding common stock owned by Sponsor Stockholder (collectively, and subject to customary exceptions, the registrable securities), except to any equityholder of Sponsor Stockholder who is a current or former member of management of Amentum or any of its subsidiaries, to certain affiliates of Sponsor Stockholder in connection with the disposal by Sponsor Stockholder of substantially all registrable securities, or to any person in a transaction approved by a majority of our Board of Directors (including at least one director proposed by Jacobs) (such restrictions, the Transfer Restrictions).
Standstill
Sponsor Stockholder will be subject to certain customary standstill restrictions, including certain restrictions on, among other things, acquiring Combined Co common stock, engaging in solicitations of Combined Co stockholders, and nominating candidates for election to the Board of Directors (except as otherwise provided above), until the earlier of (a) the date Sponsor Stockholder is no longer entitled to designate an individual for election to the Board of Directors and (b) the occurrence of certain change of control events involving SpinCo (such earlier time, the Standstill Termination); provided that notwithstanding the general Standstill Termination, the standstill restriction on acquiring or seeking to acquire additional issued and outstanding shares of our common stock or other voting securities of SpinCo will terminate on the day after the second anniversary of the closing date.
Registration Rights
The stockholders agreement will provide Sponsor Stockholder with certain registration rights.
Shelf registration rights
Upon the request of Sponsor Stockholder from time to time, we are required to use reasonable best efforts to file a shelf registration statement (which shall be on Form S-3 if we are then eligible) at our expense with respect
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to the registrable securities, and Sponsor Stockholder will be entitled to request a prospectus supplement or an amendment to such shelf registration statement with respect thereto. We will be required to use reasonable best efforts to keep such shelf registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date as of which there are no longer any registrable securities and (ii) such shorter period as Sponsor Stockholder may agree in writing. These shelf registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations.
Demand registration rights
At any time after the expiration of the Transfer Restrictions if a shelf registration statement is not available, Sponsor Stockholder will have the right to demand that we file up to three registration statements on Form S-3 (or on any other appropriate form under the Securities Act if Combined Co is not eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3) within a 365-day period. These registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations, including limitations on the number of shares included in any such registration under specified circumstances. Upon such a request, we will be required to file such registration statement within 45 days in the case of a registration statement on Form S-3 or 60 days in the case of a registration statement on Form S-1 and use reasonable best efforts to effect the registration within 60 days after such filing.
Underwritten Offering
After the expiration of the Transfer Restrictions, Sponsor Stockholder will have the right to specify that the sale of some or all of the registrable securities subject to such shelf registration statement or demand registration statement is to be conducted through an underwritten offering, and shall have the right to select (with Combined Cos consent) the managing underwriters to administer such underwritten offering. These rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations.
Piggyback registration rights
At any time after the expiration of the Transfer Restrictions, if we propose to register any shares of our common stock under the Securities Act either for our own account or for the account of any other person, then Sponsor Stockholder will be entitled to notice of the registration and will be entitled to include their registrable securities (or a portion thereof) in such registration. These piggyback registration rights are subject to specified conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters, if any, to limit the number of shares of issued and outstanding common stock included in any such registration under specified circumstances.
Expenses and indemnification
We will pay all reasonably incurred, out-of-pocket registration and filing fees, printing costs and fees and expenses of our and each Sponsor Stockholders legal counsel, accountants and certain expenses of underwriters, except as otherwise provided in the stockholders agreement. The stockholders agreement will include customary indemnification provisions with respect to Sponsor Stockholders registration rights, including indemnification of Sponsor Stockholder and its equityholders, by us for certain losses, claims, damages, liabilities, actions or proceedings and expenses in respect thereof.
Information Rights
The stockholders agreement sets forth certain information rights granted to Sponsor Stockholder.
Indemnification Agreements
In connection with closing, we expect to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain officers, the form of which is included as Exhibit 10.10 to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Management Consulting Agreement
On January 31, 2020, in connection with the purchase of the Management Services business of AECOM by Amentum Equityholder and the formation of Amentum as the parent holding company of the acquired business, Amentum, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, entered into a management consulting agreement (the management consulting agreement) with American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg, pursuant to which American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg provide certain management and advisory services to Amentum. In accordance with the terms of the management consulting agreement, Amentum is required to pay an annual management fee to American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg and reimburse certain expenses incurred by them in connection with performing their respective services, and American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg may charge a fee for services rendered in connection with certain transactions consummated by Amentum. Fees that become payable under the management consulting agreement are shared ratably by American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg based on the equity interests in Amentum owned by their respective affiliates at the time of payment. The management consulting agreement also includes customary indemnification provisions in favor of American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg. During the last three fiscal years, Amentum paid to American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg, collectively, (i) an annual management fee of $4.0 million in each of the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, (ii) a fee of $13.7 million in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 for services rendered in connection with Amentums acquisition of PAE and (iii) a fee of $7.9 million in the fiscal year ended October 1, 2021 for services rendered in connection with Amentums acquisition of DynCorp. For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, Amentum incurred $3.0 million in management fees payable to American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg, collectively. The management consulting agreement will terminate pursuant to its terms upon consummation of the transactions.
Policies and Procedures for Approval of Related Persons Transactions
We expect our Board of Directors to adopt a written related person transaction policy, to be effective upon consummation of the merger, setting forth the policies and procedures for the identification, review and approval or ratification of related person transactions. This policy will cover, with certain exceptions set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in which we were or are to be a participant, where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and a related person had or will have a direct or indirect interest. In reviewing and approving or disapproving any such transactions, our Audit Committee or other independent committee of the Board of Directors will be required to consider all relevant facts and circumstances as appropriate, including, but not limited to, the purpose of the transaction, whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in an arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related persons interest in the transaction. All such approved transactions must be ratified by the Audit Committee or other independent committee of the Board of Directors, taking into account the foregoing considerations. All of the transactions described in this section occurred prior to the adoption of this policy.
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the separation and distribution and the merger to U.S. holders (as defined below) of Jacobs common stock. This summary is based on the Code, the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations of those authorities, in each case, as in effect as of the date of this information statement, all of which may change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences described below. This discussion assumes that the separation and distribution and the merger, together with certain related transactions, were or will be consummated in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement, the merger agreement and the other agreements related to the transactions and as described in this information statement.
For purposes of this discussion, a U.S. holder is a beneficial owner of Jacobs common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
| an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
| a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
| an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
| a trust, if (1) its administration is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of such trust or (2) it has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
This discussion addresses only the consequences to U.S. holders of shares of Jacobs common stock who hold their shares as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). It does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular U.S. holder of Jacobs common stock in light of that shareholders particular circumstances, nor does it address any tax consequences to shareholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including but not limited to:
| dealers or brokers in securities, commodities or foreign currencies; |
| tax-exempt organizations; |
| banks, financial institutions, or insurance companies; |
| real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, mutual funds or grantor trusts; |
| traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment; |
| entities or arrangements treated as partnerships or pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and their partners and investors; |
| individual retirement and other tax-deferred accounts and holders who hold Jacobs stock in any such account; |
| certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States; |
| persons who are not U.S. holders; |
| holders who at any time own or owned (directly, indirectly or constructively) 5% or more of Jacobs common stock (by vote or value); |
| holders that have a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar; |
| persons required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement; |
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| holders who acquired Jacobs common stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or similar derivative securities otherwise as compensation; or |
| holders who own Jacobs common stock as part of a hedge, appreciated financial position, straddle, conversion or other risk reduction transaction. |
This discussion does not address any tax consequences arising under the unearned Medicare contribution tax pursuant to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 nor does it address any tax consequences arising under the corporate book minimum tax, the stock buyback tax of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (including the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and intergovernmental agreements entered into pursuant thereto or in connection therewith and any regulations or practices adopted in connection with any such agreement). Moreover, this discussion does not address any state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences or any estate, gift or other non-income tax consequences, any considerations under any alternative minimum tax or any considerations under U.S. federal laws other than those pertaining to the U.S. federal income tax.
If a partnership (or any other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Jacobs common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partner in a partnership holding Jacobs common stock should consult such partners own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the separation and distribution and the merger.
THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE TO ANY PARTICULAR JACOBS SHAREHOLDER. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU OF THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS, IN LIGHT OF YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE EFFECT OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN LAW THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
IRS Ruling and Distribution Tax Opinions
The consummation of the separation and distribution is conditioned upon, among other things, the receipt by Jacobs of the IRS ruling and the distribution tax opinions, which ruling continues to be valid and in full force and effect. Jacobs has received the IRS ruling. The IRS ruling is, and the distribution tax opinions will be, based upon and rely on, among other things, various facts and assumptions, as well as certain representations, statements and undertakings of Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, including facts, assumptions, representations, statements and undertakings relating to the past and future conduct of the companies respective businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations and statements are or become inaccurate or incomplete, or if any such undertaking is not complied with, Jacobs may not be able to rely on the IRS ruling or the distribution tax opinions, and the conclusions reached therein could be jeopardized.
Notwithstanding Jacobs receipt of the IRS ruling and the opinions, the IRS could determine on audit that the distribution or certain related transactions are taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes if it determines that any of the facts, assumptions, representations, statements and undertakings upon which the ruling and the opinions were based are incorrect or have been violated, or if it disagrees with any of the conclusions in the opinions. In addition, the IRS ruling does not address all of the issues that are relevant to determining whether the distribution, together with certain related transactions, qualifies as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, notwithstanding Jacobs receipt of the IRS ruling and the distribution tax opinions, we cannot assure you that the IRS will not assert that the distribution or certain related transactions do not qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or that a court would not
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sustain such a challenge. These distribution tax opinions will be based on, among other things, certain representations and assumptions made by Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder. The failure of any representation or assumption to be true, correct and complete could adversely affect the validity of the opinions. The distribution tax opinions will represent the advisors best judgment and will not be binding on the IRS or the courts, and the IRS or the courts may not agree with the conclusions reached in such opinions. In addition, the distribution tax opinions will be based on current law, and cannot be relied on if current law changes with retroactive effect.
Treatment of the Separation and Distribution
If Jacobs receives the distribution tax opinions, and the IRS ruling continues to be valid and in full force and effect, then, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is expected that:
| subject to the discussion below regarding Section 355(e) of the Code, Jacobs will not recognize income, gain or loss on the separation and distribution, except for any taxable income or gain with respect to any excess loss account or intercompany transaction required to be taken into account by Jacobs under Treasury Regulations relating to consolidated federal income tax returns; |
| except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of SpinCo common stock, U.S. holders of Jacobs common stock will not recognize income, gain or loss on the receipt of SpinCo common stock in the distribution or in any clean-up distribution; |
| a U.S. holders aggregate tax basis in its shares of Jacobs common stock and SpinCo common stock (including any fractional shares deemed received, as described below) immediately after the distribution will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shares of Jacobs common stock held by the U.S. holder immediately before the distribution, allocated between such shares of Jacobs common stock and SpinCo common stock in proportion to their relative fair market values; and |
| a U.S. holders holding period in the SpinCo common stock received in the distribution (including any fractional shares deemed received, as described below) will include the holding period of the Jacobs common stock with respect to which such SpinCo common stock was received. |
If Jacobs undertakes any clean-up distribution, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate tax basis of the shares of Jacobs common stock and SpinCo common stock (including any fractional shares deemed received, as described below) distributed in the clean-up distribution, in the hands of each U.S. holder immediately after the clean-up distribution, will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shares of Jacobs common stock held by such holder immediately before the clean-up distribution, allocated between such shares of Jacobs common stock and SpinCo common stock in proportion to their relative fair market values immediately following the clean-up distribution. In that event, each U.S. holders holding period in the SpinCo common stock received in the clean-up distribution will include the holding period of the shares of Jacobs common stock with respect to which the SpinCo common stock were received.
U.S. holders that have acquired different blocks of Jacobs common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate tax basis in, and the holding period of, the SpinCo common stock received in the distribution or any clean-up distribution.
A U.S. holder that receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of SpinCo common stock in the distribution or in any clean-up distribution will generally be treated as having received such fractional share pursuant to the distribution or clean-up distribution, as applicable, and then as having sold such fractional share for cash. Taxable gain or loss will be recognized in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of cash received in lieu of the fractional share and (ii) the U.S. holders tax basis in the fractional share, as described above. Such gain or loss will generally be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holders holding period for its SpinCo common stock, as described above, exceeds one year at the effective time of the distribution or clean-up distribution, as applicable. Long-term capital gains are generally subject to preferential U.S. federal income tax
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rates for certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals). The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.
If the distribution were determined not to qualify as a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code, Jacobs would generally be subject to tax as if it sold the SpinCo common stock in a taxable transaction, which could result in significant tax to Jacobs. Jacobs would recognize taxable gain in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the total fair market value of the shares of SpinCo common stock distributed in the distribution (or in any clean-up distribution) over (ii) Jacobs aggregate tax basis in such shares of SpinCo common stock. In addition, each U.S. holder who receives SpinCo common stock in the distribution (or in any clean-up distribution) would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the SpinCo common stock received by the U.S. holder in the distribution (or in any clean-up distribution). In general, such distribution or clean-up distribution would be taxable as a dividend to the extent of Jacobs current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes). To the extent the distribution or clean-up distribution exceeds such earnings and profits, the distribution or clean-up distribution would generally constitute a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the U.S. holders tax basis in its shares of Jacobs common stock, with any remaining amount of the distribution or clean-up distribution taxed as capital gain. A U.S. holder would have a tax basis in its shares of SpinCo common stock equal to their fair market value. Certain U.S. holders may be subject to special rules governing taxable distributions, such as those that relate to the dividends received deduction and extraordinary dividends.
Even if the contribution and certain related transactions in the internal reorganization otherwise qualify as a transaction described in Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and the distribution otherwise qualifies as a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code, the distribution (or prior steps of the internal reorganization) would be taxable to Jacobs (but not to its U.S. holders) pursuant to Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Jacobs or SpinCo, directly or indirectly (including through acquisitions of SpinCo common stock after the completion of the merger), as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the distribution. Further, for purposes of this test, the merger will be treated as part of a plan that includes the distribution, but it is expected that the merger, standing alone, will not cause the distribution to be taxable to Jacobs under Section 355(e) of the Code because Jacobs shareholders will own at least 50.1% of the common stock of SpinCo immediately following the merger. Current law generally creates a presumption that any direct or indirect acquisition of stock of Jacobs or SpinCo within two years before or after the distribution is part of a plan that includes the distribution, although the parties may be able to rebut that presumption in certain circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. If the IRS were to determine that direct or indirect acquisitions of stock of Jacobs or SpinCo, either before or after the merger, were part of a plan that includes the distribution, such determination could cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the distribution, which could result in the recognition of significant taxable gain by Jacobs (but not by Jacobs shareholders) under Section 355(e) of the Code. In connection with the IRS ruling and the distribution tax opinions, Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder have represented or will represent that the distribution is not part of any such plan or series of related transactions.
Under the tax matters agreement that SpinCo will enter into with Jacobs, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder, SpinCo generally will be required to indemnify Jacobs for any taxes incurred by Jacobs that arise as a result of SpinCo or Amentum Equityholder taking or failing to take, as the case may be, certain actions that result in the distribution and certain related transactions failing to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the transactions were to be taxable to Jacobs or SpinCo, the liability for payment of such tax by Jacobs or SpinCo, as applicable, including pursuant to the indemnification provisions of the tax matters agreement, could have a material adverse effect on Jacobs or SpinCo, as the case may be. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsAgreements with JacobsTax Matters Agreement.
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Treatment of the Merger
The obligations of Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder to consummate the merger are conditioned on the IRS ruling continuing to be valid and in full force and effect and Jacobs and Amentums receipt of the merger tax opinions from their tax counsel, Wachtell Lipton and Cravath, respectively, in each case, to the effect that the merger will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. These opinions will be based on, among other things, certain representations and assumptions made by Jacobs, SpinCo, Amentum and Amentum Equityholder. The failure of any representation or assumption to be true, correct and complete could adversely affect the validity of the opinions. The merger tax opinions will represent counsels judgment and will not be binding on the IRS or the courts, and the IRS or the courts may not agree with the conclusions reached in such opinions. In addition, the merger tax opinions will be based on current law, and cannot be relied on if current law changes with retroactive effect.
Immediately following the distribution, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo as the surviving entity, in the merger. The issuance of SpinCo common stock in the merger is not expected to have any U.S. federal income tax consequences for SpinCo or U.S. holders that receive SpinCo common stock in the distribution.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Payments of cash to U.S. holders in lieu of fractional shares of SpinCo common stock may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 24%), unless such U.S. holder delivers a properly completed IRS Form W-9 certifying such U.S. holders correct taxpayer identification number and certain other information, or otherwise establishes an exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be refunded or credited against a U.S. holders U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION IS A SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER TO CERTAIN U.S. HOLDERS UNDER CURRENT LAW AND IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION DOES NOT PURPORT TO ADDRESS ALL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER OR TAX CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY ARISE UNDER ANY APPLICABLE U.S. FEDERAL NON-INCOME, STATE OR LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAX LAWS, OR THAT MAY APPLY TO PARTICULAR HOLDERS OR CATEGORIES OF HOLDERS. EACH JACOBS SHAREHOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER TO THEM, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS, AND THE EFFECT OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN TAX LAWS THAT MAY AFFECT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS
Overview
In connection with the entry into the merger agreement, SpinCo entered into the SpinCo Commitment Letter with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada and certain other financial institutions. Pursuant to the SpinCo Commitment Letter, the financial institutions party thereto severally agreed to provide to the SpinCo Borrower, subject to certain customary conditions, a new senior secured first lien term loan facility in U.S. dollars in an aggregate principal amount of $1,130,000,000, the proceeds of which would be used by SpinCo to pay the SpinCo cash payment and to pay the fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the SpinCo term facility and the related transactions. We do not expect to fund the SpinCo financing pursuant to these commitments and, instead, definitive documentation providing for the SpinCo term facility is expected to be negotiated and executed at the closing of the transactions (including in connection with the Amentum refinancing transactions (as defined below)) and, to the extent such documentation is in effect after the closing of the transactions, will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the closing of the transactions.
The SpinCo term facility would be documented and incurred under a standalone credit agreement to be entered into among the borrower (which will be SpinCo if the Amentum refinancing transactions are being consummated, and otherwise will be the SpinCo Borrower), the guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto. If the Amentum refinancing transactions are not consummated, following the consummation of the merger, the SpinCo term facility would be expected to be established and documented as an incremental term facility under the first lien credit agreement dated as of January 31, 2020, as amended (the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement), among Amentum, Amentum Holdings LLC, Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC (the Amentum Borrower), Amentum N&E Holdings LLC (the Amentum Co-Borrower), the borrowing subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. Upon the establishment and documentation of the SpinCo term facility as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement (the incremental facility designation), the separate credit agreement that would be entered into by SpinCo and the SpinCo Borrower prior to the consummation of the merger, together with all guarantee and collateral documentation related thereto, would be replaced and superseded by the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement and the guarantee and collateral documentation related thereto. In the event the Amentum refinancing transactions are not consummated and the SpinCo term facility is not established and documented as an incremental term facility under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement as described above, the SpinCo term facility would remain outstanding under the separate credit agreement referred to above, which would have the terms described in the SpinCo Commitment Letter and be substantially similar to those described below in respect of the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement.
The SpinCo term facility would be guaranteed by SpinCo and each material wholly owned restricted subsidiary of SpinCo (other than the SpinCo Borrower) that is a domestic subsidiary of SpinCo, subject to customary exceptions (including, entities that become such domestic subsidiaries of SpinCo as a result of the merger, the SpinCo Guarantors and, together with the SpinCo Borrower, the SpinCo Loan Parties), and secured by substantially all tangible and intangible assets of the SpinCo Loan Parties on a first lien basis (the SpinCo facility collateral). Upon the consummation of the merger and the related transactions, SpinCo and its subsidiaries would become guarantors under, and provide collateral to secure the obligations under, the existing Amentum credit agreements (as defined below) (the Amentum credit agreement accession). The SpinCo facility collateral would then secure the obligations under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement and the Second Lien Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 31, 2020, as amended (the existing Amentum second lien credit agreement and, together with the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement, the existing Amentum credit agreements), among Amentum, Amentum Holdings LLC, the Amentum Borrower, the Amentum Co-Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent. Upon the Amentum credit agreement accession, the SpinCo facility collateral would be equal in priority with the liens on the collateral securing the obligations under the existing Amentum
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first lien credit agreement, and would be senior in priority to the liens on the collateral securing the obligations under the existing Amentum second lien credit agreement.
In addition, in connection with the entry into the merger agreement, Amentum entered into a commitment letter with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada and certain other financial institutions (the Amentum Commitment Letter and, together with the SpinCo Commitment Letter, the Commitment Letters). Pursuant to the Amentum Commitment Letter, the financial institutions party thereto severally agreed to increase their revolving credit commitments under the Amentum first lien credit agreement by an aggregate amount of $150,000,000 (the incremental revolving facility). The incremental revolving facility would be available on a revolving basis on and after the closing date for working capital needs and other general corporate purposes, on the same terms and conditions as the revolving facility (as defined below).
The obligations of the financial institutions under each of the Commitment Letters are subject to customary conditions.
The following in Credit Facilities (Assuming No Amentum Refinancing) is a description of the principal terms and provisions of the existing Amentum credit agreements as in effect on the date hereof and of the SpinCo term facility and the incremental revolving facility that would be established and documented as incremental facilities under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement as contemplated by the provisions of the Commitment Letters as in effect on the date hereof, assuming the Amentum refinancing transactions are not consummated. However, in connection with the transactions, Amentum currently expects to complete the Amentum refinancing transactions substantially concurrently with the consummation of the merger, as described below, and so currently expects to refinance the existing Amentum credit agreements as part of the new Amentum credit agreement and replace or separately document the SpinCo term facility as part of the new SpinCo credit agreement, as further described under The Amentum Refinancing Transactions. On July 30, 2024, Amentum Escrow Corporation, a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Amentum, priced $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 7.250% Senior Notes due 2032 in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The notes offering closed on August 13, 2024. In addition, SpinCo and Amentum have syndicated and, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the transactions, SpinCo expects to enter into the new Amentum credit agreement consisting of the new Amentum credit facilities. In the event the Amentum refinancing transactions are consummated, it is expected that SpinCo, rather than SpinCo Borrower, would be the borrower under the SpinCo term facility.
The material terms of the credit facilities described in Credit Facilities (Assuming No Amentum Refinancing) below assume the Amentum refinancing transactions are not consummated in connection with the closing of the transactions. The material terms of the Amentum notes and the new Amentum credit agreement described in The Amentum Refinancing Transactions below assume the Amentum refinancing transactions are consummated. In each case, the actual aggregate size and the individual tranche size of the credit facilities, the interest rates and other material terms are based on our current expectations and may change based on future market conditions and refinancing and amendment opportunities. Definitive documentation related to any material indebtedness of Amentum, including the incremental revolving facility or the new Amentum credit agreement and the indenture that will govern the Amentum notes, as applicable, will be filed by the Company as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the closing of the transactions to the extent such documentation is in effect after the closing of the transactions.
Credit Facilities (Assuming No Amentum Refinancing)
Prior to the merger, SpinCo Borrower would obtain the SpinCo term facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.13 billion, the proceeds of which would be used by SpinCo to pay the SpinCo cash payment and to pay the fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the SpinCo term facility and the related transactions. The full amount of the SpinCo term facility must be borrowed in a single drawing on the closing date, and repayments and prepayments of such amounts may not be reborrowed.
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Under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement, (a) on January 31, 2020, the Amentum Borrower and the Amentum Co-Borrower borrowed a senior secured first lien term loan facility in U.S. dollars in an initial aggregate principal amount of $1.09 billion (the first lien tranche 1 term facility) and (b) on February 15, 2022, the Amentum Borrower borrowed a senior secured first lien term loan facility in U.S. dollars in an initial aggregate principal amount of $2.266 billion (the first lien tranche 3 term facility and, together with the first lien tranche 1 term facility and the SpinCo term facility, the existing first lien term facilities).
The existing Amentum first lien credit agreement also provides for a senior secured first lien revolving credit facility, available in U.S. dollars and certain permitted alternative currencies (the revolving facility). The committed amount of the revolving facility as of the date hereof is $350 million, and, after the effectiveness of the incremental revolving facility, the committed amount of the revolving facility would be $500 million as of the closing date. A portion of the revolving facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit in U.S. dollars and certain permitted alternative currencies.
Under the existing Amentum second lien credit agreement, (a) on January 31, 2020, the Amentum Borrower and the Amentum Co-Borrower borrowed a senior secured second lien term loan facility in U.S. dollars in an initial aggregate principal amount of $335 million (the second lien tranche 1 term facility) and (b) on February 15, 2022, the Amentum Borrower borrowed a senior secured second lien term loan facility in U.S. dollars in an initial aggregate principal amount of $550 million (the second lien tranche 2 term facility and, together with the second lien tranche 1 term facility, the existing second lien term facilities; the existing second lien term facilities, together with the existing first lien term facilities, the existing term facilities).
As of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, approximately $3.27 billion and $3.29 billion, respectively, were outstanding under the existing first lien term facilities and $735.0 million and $885.0 million, respectively, were outstanding under the existing second lien term facilities, with no amounts borrowed under the revolving facility as of both dates.
The first lien tranche 1 term facility will mature on January 31, 2027, the first lien tranche 3 term facility will mature on February 15, 2029 and the SpinCo term facility would mature on the date that is seven years after the closing date. The first lien tranche 1 term facility amortizes in equal quarterly installments that began on September 30, 2020, in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount of the loans borrowed under such term facility on January 31, 2020. The first lien tranche 3 term facility amortizes in equal quarterly installments that began on September 30, 2022, in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount of the loans borrowed under such term facility on February 15, 2022. Commencing on the last day of the second full calendar quarter ending after the closing date, the SpinCo term facility would amortize in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount of the loans borrowed under such term facility on the closing date.
The revolving facility, including the incremental revolving facility, will mature on January 31, 2025; provided that the financial institutions providing the incremental revolving facility have agreed that if the consent of the other revolving lenders under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement is obtained to extend the maturity date of the revolving facility to a date no later than five years after the closing date, then the revolving facility, including the incremental revolving facility, will mature on such extended date.
The second lien tranche 1 term facility will mature on January 31, 2028, and the second lien tranche 2 term facility will mature on February 15, 2030. The existing second lien term facilities do not amortize.
Interest Rates and Fees
The Amentum Borrower and the Amentum Co-Borrower, as applicable, are required to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of loans under the existing first lien term facilities at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR (subject, in the case of the first lien tranche 1 term facility, to a floor of 0% per annum and, in the case of the first lien tranche 3 term facility, to a floor of 0.50% per annum) plus an interest rate margin ranging from 2.50% to 3.00% per annum for Alternate Base Rate loans or an
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interest rate margin ranging from 3.50% to 4.00% per annum for Adjusted Term SOFR loans, in each case, based on a first lien net leverage ratio as set forth in the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement with respect to such first lien term facility. The SpinCo Borrower would pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of loans under the SpinCo term facility at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR (subject to a floor to be set forth in the SpinCo commitment letter, and upon the incremental facility designation, the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement) plus the Applicable Rate as set forth in the SpinCo Commitment letter or, upon the incremental facility designation, an interest rate margin determined based on a first lien net leverage ratio to be set forth in the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement. For purposes of the first lien tranche 1 term facility, the Adjusted Term SOFR is subject to credit spread adjustments of 0.11448% per annum, 0.26161% per annum, 0.42826% per annum and 0.71513% per annum for interest periods of one month, three months, six months and 12 months, respectively.
The Amentum Borrower and the Amentum Co-Borrower are required to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of loans under the second lien tranche 1 term facility at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate (subject to a floor of 2.25% per annum) or Adjusted Term SOFR (subject to a floor of 1.25% per annum) plus an interest rate margin of 7.75% per annum for Alternate Base Rate loans or an interest rate margin of 8.75% per annum for Adjusted Term SOFR loans. The Amentum Borrower is required to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of loans under the second lien tranche 2 term facility at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate (subject to a floor of 1.75% per annum) or Adjusted Term SOFR (subject to a floor of 0.75% per annum) plus an interest rate margin of 6.50% per annum for Alternate Base Rate loans or an interest rate margin of 7.50% per annum for Adjusted Term SOFR loans. For purposes of the second lien tranche 1 term facility, the Adjusted Term SOFR is subject to credit spread adjustments of 0.11448% per annum, 0.26161% per annum, 0.42826% per annum and 0.71513% per annum for interest periods of one month, three months, six months and 12 months, respectively. For purposes of the second lien tranche 2 term facility, the Adjusted Term SOFR is subject to credit spread adjustments of 0.10% per annum, 0.15% per annum and 0.25% per annum for interest periods of one month, three months and more than three months, respectively.
The Amentum Borrower, the Amentum Co-Borrower or the applicable borrowing subsidiary, as the case may be, is required to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of loans under the revolving facility, including the incremental revolving facility, at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR (subject to a floor of 0% per annum) (or, in the case of any permitted alternative currency, at the rate specified therefor in the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement), in each case, plus an interest rate margin ranging from 2.50% to 3.00% per annum for Alternate Base Rate (or applicable alternative currency) loans or an interest rate margin ranging from 3.50% to 4.00% per annum for Adjusted Term SOFR (or applicable alternative currency) loans, in each case, based on a first lien net leverage ratio as set forth in the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement. The Amentum Borrower is required to pay a commitment fee on the average daily amount of the unused commitments under the revolving facility, including the incremental revolving facility, at a rate per annum ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% based on a first lien net leverage ratio as set forth in the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement. In addition, the Amentum Borrower is required to pay customary participation and fronting fees in connection with letters of credit issued under the revolving facility.
Prepayments and Commitment Reductions
Loans under the SpinCo term facility and the existing Amentum credit agreements may be prepaid and commitments may be reduced, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as described in the following two sentences), at the option of the applicable borrower, at any time, subject to prior notice and, in the case of a prepayment of Term Benchmark loan prior to the last day of the applicable interest period, customary breakage costs. The SpinCo Borrower would pay a prepayment premium in connection with any repricing event with respect to all or any portion of the SpinCo term facility that is consummated prior to the date that is six months after the closing date, in an amount equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of the loans under the SpinCo term facility subject to such repricing event. The Amentum Borrower will pay a prepayment premium in connection with any repricing event, any voluntary prepayment, any mandatory prepayment with the net
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proceeds of any incurrence of indebtedness or any acceleration with respect to all or any portion of the second lien tranche 2 term facility that is consummated on or prior to February 15, 2025, in an amount equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of the loans under the second lien tranche 2 term facility subject to such event.
Loans under the existing first lien term facilities are required to be prepaid with (a) 50% of consolidated excess cash flow if the first lien net leverage ratio is greater than 4.30 to 1.00, with reductions to (i) 25% if the first lien net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 4.30 to 1.00 and greater than 3.80 to 1.00 and (ii) 0% if the first lien net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 3.80 to 1.00, (b) 100% of the net proceeds of certain asset sales and casualty and condemnation events if the first lien net leverage ratio is greater than 4.55 to 1.00, with reductions to (i) 50% if the first lien net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 4.55 to 1.00 and greater than 4.05 to 1.00 and (ii) 0% if the first lien net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 4.05 to 1.00, subject to customary reinvestment rights, and (c) 100% of the net proceeds from the incurrence of indebtedness not otherwise permitted by the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement or certain refinancing indebtedness, in each case, subject to exceptions as set forth in the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement.
Loans under the existing second lien term facilities are required to be prepaid with (a) 50% of consolidated excess cash flow if the secured net leverage ratio is greater than 5.80 to 1.00, with reductions to (i) 25% if the secured net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 5.80 to 1.00 and greater than 5.30 to 1.00 and (ii) 0% if the secured net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 5.30 to 1.00, (b) 100% of the net proceeds of certain asset sales and casualty and condemnation events if the secured net leverage ratio is greater than 6.05 to 1.00, with reductions to (i) 50% if the secured net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 6.05 to 1.00 and greater than 5.55 to 1.00 and (ii) 0% if the secured net leverage ratio is less than or equal to 5.55 to 1.00, subject to customary reinvestment rights, and (iii) 100% of the net proceeds from the incurrence of indebtedness not otherwise permitted by the existing Amentum second lien credit agreement or certain refinancing indebtedness, in each case, subject to exceptions as set forth in the existing Amentum second lien credit agreement; provided that, until all principal and interest payable in respect of term facilities under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement have been paid in full in cash, no such mandatory prepayments of loans under the existing second lien term facilities are required except to the extent of amounts thereof that have been declined by lenders under the existing Amentum first lien credit agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.
Covenants
The SpinCo term facility would contain customary affirmative and negative covenants that apply to the SpinCo Loan Parties. The existing Amentum credit agreements contain customary affirmative and negative covenants that apply to Amentum and its restricted subsidiaries and, upon the consummation of the merger and the Amentum credit agreement accession, would apply to SpinCo and its restricted subsidiaries, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, restricted payments and restricted debt payments, burdensome agreements, investments, fundamental changes and disposition of assets, sale and lease-back transactions, transactions with affiliates, conduct of business, amendments or waivers of organizational documents, amendments of or waivers with respect to restricted debt and changes in fiscal year.
None of the term facilities is subject to any financial maintenance covenants.
The revolving facility includes a financial maintenance covenant that requires, in certain circumstances, compliance with a maximum first lien net leverage ratio of 6.85 to 1.00. A breach of the financial maintenance covenant will only result in a default or event of default with respect to the first lien term facilities (including the SpinCo term facility) if the lenders under the revolving facility have, as a result of such breach, demanded repayment of the obligations under the revolving facility or otherwise accelerated such obligations (and terminated the commitments under the revolving facility) and such demand or acceleration has not been rescinded.
Guarantee and Security
Prior to the consummation of the merger and the Amentum credit agreement accession, the obligations of the borrowers under the revolving facility and the term facilities (other than the SpinCo term facility), and certain
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designated cash management and hedging obligations, are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by Amentum and its wholly owned material domestic restricted subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions (collectively, the Amentum Guarantors and, together with the borrowers under the existing Amentum credit agreements, the Amentum Loan Parties), and upon the consummation of the merger and the Amentum credit agreement accession, the obligations under the revolving facility, including the incremental revolving facility, and the term facilities, including the SpinCo term facility, and certain designated cash management and hedging obligations, would be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the SpinCo Loan Parties, including the Amentum Guarantors, subject to customary exceptions (together with the borrowers under the existing Amentum credit agreements, collectively, the Loan Parties).
Prior to the consummation of the merger and the Amentum credit agreement accession, the obligations under the revolving facility, the existing first lien term facilities (other than the SpinCo term facility) and the existing second lien term facilities are secured by perfected first-priority security interests (subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions) in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of the Amentum Loan Parties. Upon the consummation of the merger and the Amentum credit agreement accession, the obligations under the revolving facility (including the incremental revolving facility) and existing the first lien term facilities (including the SpinCo term facility) would be secured by perfected first-priority security interests (subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions) in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of the Loan Parties. The liens securing the existing second lien term facilities are and would be junior in priority to those securing the revolving facility and the existing first lien term facilities pursuant to the terms of a customary intercreditor agreement.
Events of Default
The SpinCo term facility would, and the existing Amentum credit agreements do, contain customary events of default (with customary qualifications, exceptions, grace periods and notice provisions), including nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, defaults under other agreements, breach of loan documents, breach of representations and warranties, voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy or appointment of receiver, unsatisfied judgments and attachments, certain ERISA events, change of control, invalidity of guaranties, collateral documents and other loan documents, and obligations ceasing to constitute senior indebtedness for purposes of certain subordinated indebtedness.
The Amentum Refinancing Transactions
Amentum Notes
On July 30, 2024, the escrow issuer priced $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 7.250% Senior Notes due 2032 in a private transaction in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, which notes offering closed on August 13, 2024. The gross proceeds of the notes offering were deposited into an escrow account and will be released only upon the escrow issuer notifying the escrow agent prior to the outside date that, substantially concurrently with the escrow release, (i) the merger will occur and (ii) each of SpinCo and each wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiary of SpinCo that is a guarantor or borrower under the Amentum credit facilities will become party to the indenture that will govern the Amentum notes (the indenture) as issuer or guarantor. If, among other things, the escrow agent does not receive the escrow release notice described above on or prior to the outside date, the funds in the escrow account will not be released to the escrow issuer, but instead will be released to the trustee under the indenture for the purpose of redeeming all of the Amentum notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the initial issue price of the Amentum notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding the redemption date (a special mandatory redemption).
If and when the Amentum refinancing transactions are completed, the escrow issuer will merge with and into SpinCo with SpinCo continuing as the surviving company and becoming the issuer of the Amentum notes (the SpinCo-Issuer Merger). If the Amentum refinancing transactions are not completed on or prior to the
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escrow release date, then on the escrow release date the escrow issuer will remain the issuer under the Amentum notes as of the escrow release date and SpinCo would become a guarantor of the Amentum notes rather than an issuer (unless and until the Amentum refinancing transactions are completed). Whether or not the Amentum refinancing transactions are completed on or prior to the escrow release date or at all, substantially concurrently with the escrow release as described above, each of the Combined Co Obligors will become parties to the indenture and will become an issuer or guarantor of the Amentum notes.
Upon initial issuance of the Amentum notes, the Amentum notes were the obligations solely of the escrow issuer and none of SpinCo, Amentum or their respective subsidiaries (other than the escrow issuer) are party to or obligated under the indenture, and will not otherwise be subject to any of the restrictions or other covenants set forth in the indenture. Following the consummation of the merger and the SpinCo-Issuer Merger, the Amentum notes will be SpinCos senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of SpinCos existing and future senior indebtedness and will be senior in right of payment to any of SpinCos existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Amentum notes will be effectively junior to all existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
The Amentum notes will bear interest at the rate of 7.250% per annum. Interest on the Amentum notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and May 1 of each year, beginning February 1, 2025. The Amentum notes will mature on August 1, 2032.
The Amentum notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to August 1, 2027, at a make whole redemption price as calculated under the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The Amentum notes may also be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time on and after August 1, 2027 at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. From time to time prior to August 1, 2027, up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Amentum notes may be redeemed with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date.
The indenture contains customary negative covenants that will apply to SpinCo and its restricted subsidiaries from and after the consummation of the merger, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, restricted payments (including restricted investments and restricted debt payments), burdensome agreements, disposition of assets, transactions with affiliates and consolidations.
The indenture provides for customary events of default, including failure to make required payments, failure to comply with certain agreements or covenants, failure to pay, or acceleration of, certain other material indebtedness and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, among others.
New Credit Agreement and Repayment and Termination of the Existing Amentum Credit Agreements
SpinCo and Amentum have also syndicated and, substantially concurrently with the closing of the transactions, SpinCo expects to enter into, the new Amentum credit agreement consisting of a first lien term facility of approximately $3.75 billion maturing 2031 (inclusive of the SpinCo term facility, as described herein). The new Amentum credit agreement is also expected to include a first lien revolving facility of approximately $850 million maturing 2029. SpinCo also expects to enter into the new SpinCo credit agreement prior to the consummation of the transactions solely to document the SpinCo term facility thereunder, approximately $1.00 billion of the proceeds of which are expected to be used to fund the distribution of the SpinCo cash payment to Jacobs. As described below, upon closing of the transactions, the new SpinCo credit agreement is expected to be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the new Amentum credit agreement and the SpinCo term facility is expected to become part of the first lien term loan facility under the new Amentum credit agreement. The SpinCo term facility, while documented under the new SpinCo credit agreement, is expected to have substantially the same terms as described below for the first lien term facility under the new Amentum credit agreement.
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The new Amentum credit agreement is expected to contain customary prepayment rights, as well as customary affirmative and negative covenants that will apply to SpinCo and its restricted subsidiaries, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, restricted payments, restricted debt payments, investments, burdensome agreements, disposition of assets, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes. The revolving facility under the new Amentum credit agreement is expected to include a financial maintenance covenant.
The interest rate per annum applicable to the term facility under the new Amentum credit agreement is expected to be, at SpinCos option, equal to either the Alternate Base Rate (to be defined in the new Amentum credit agreement) plus an interest rate margin of 1.25% or Term SOFR (to be defined in the new Amentum credit agreement) plus an interest rate margin of 2.25%; provided that upon achievement by SpinCo of certain corporate ratings, each of such interest rate margins would be reduced by 0.25%.
The interest rate per annum applicable to the revolving facility under the new Amentum credit agreement (not including the proceeds of the SpinCo term facility) is expected to be, at SpinCos option, equal to either the Alternate Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate (to be defined in the new Amentum credit agreement) plus 0.50% to 1.25% or the Term Benchmark RFR (to be defined in the new Amentum credit agreement) plus 1.50% to 2.25% based on our first lien leverage ratio.
The net proceeds of the Amentum notes and the term facility under the new Amentum credit agreement (not including the proceeds of the SpinCo term facility) would be used (i) to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings under the existing Amentum credit facilities and to pay related fees and expenses, which would result in the repayment in full and termination of the existing Amentum credit facilities (as defined below) and (ii) in the case of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes.
In the event the Amentum refinancing transactions are completed, it is expected that (i) SpinCo, rather than the SpinCo Borrower, would be the borrower under the SpinCo term facility, (ii) the new Amentum credit agreement will supersede and replace in its entirety the new SpinCo credit agreement and (iii) the SpinCo term facility obtained under the new SpinCo credit agreement will cease to be outstanding under and governed by the new Spinco credit agreement and instead would constitute part of the term facility under the new Amentum credit agreement. Likewise, upon the consummation of the transactions, the SpinCo Loan Parties would become guarantors under, and provide collateral to secure the obligations under, the new Amentum credit agreement.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF SPINCO
As of the date of this information statement, Jacobs beneficially owns all the outstanding shares of our common stock. The following table provides information regarding the anticipated beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock immediately following the completion of the transactions by:
| each person or group known to us who (based on the assumptions described below) is expected to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common stock; |
| each of our named executive officers following the transactions; |
| each member of our board of directors following the transactions; and |
| all members of our board of directors and executive officers following the transactions as a group. |
The expected beneficial ownership of our shares of common stock following the completion of the transactions has been determined based on the following assumptions: (i) there will be an aggregate of 124,079,663 shares of Jacobs common stock outstanding on the record date for the distribution and for every share of Jacobs common stock held by Jacobs shareholders, they will receive one share of SpinCo common stock; (ii) at the effective time of the distribution and immediately prior to the merger, (A) Jacobs will distribute to Jacobs shareholders 124,079,663 shares of our common stock on a pro rata basis, representing approximately 51.0% of our outstanding shares of common stock, and (B) Jacobs will retain 18,247,009 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 7.5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; (iii) immediately after the distribution and upon the effective time of the merger, (A) we will issue to Amentum Equityholder 90,018,579 shares of our common stock as merger consideration, representing approximately 37.0% of our outstanding shares of common stock, and (B) 10,948,206 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 4.5% of our outstanding shares of common stock, will be deposited in escrow pending the determination of whether Amentum Equityholder is entitled to additional merger consideration; (iv) for purposes of the expected beneficial ownership information set forth in the following table under the caption Assuming No Additional Merger Consideration, once the amount of merger consideration is determined, (A) no shares of our common stock are received by Amentum Equityholder as additional merger consideration, (B) 1,216,468 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 0.5% of our outstanding shares of common stock, will be released from escrow and allocated to Jacobs, and (C) 9,731,738 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 4.0% of our outstanding shares of common stock, will be released from escrow and distributed, on a pro rata basis, to Jacobs shareholders who hold shares of Jacobs common stock as of a record date that will be set close in time to any such distribution; and (v) for purposes of the expected beneficial ownership information set forth in the following table under the caption Assuming Maximum Additional Merger Consideration, once the amount of merger consideration is determined, 10,948,206 shares of our common stock, representing approximately 4.5% of our outstanding shares of common stock, will be released from escrow and allocated to Amentum Equityholder. We currently expect that there will be 243,293,457 shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately following the closing of the transactions. The actual number of our shares of common stock outstanding following the closing of the transactions may be different and will not be finally determined until [ ], 2024, the record date for the distribution. In addition, the number of shares of common stock does not include effects relating to the potential dilution related to Jacobs RSUs that will convert into SpinCo RSUs at the distribution, as described in Note 4 to the section entitled Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information, as the effect is not material.
For further information regarding the potential issuance of additional merger consideration, see the section of this information statement entitled The TransactionsThe Merger AgreementMerger Consideration. The actual number of shares of our common stock outstanding following the separation and distribution will be determined no later than immediately prior to the distribution.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with
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respect to those securities. A security holder is also deemed to be, as of any date, the beneficial owner of all securities that such security holder has the right to acquire within 60 days after such date through (i) the exercise of any option or warrant, (ii) the conversion of a security, (iii) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement or (iv) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement. Shares issuable pursuant to options are deemed to be outstanding for computing the beneficial ownership percentage of the person holding those options but are not deemed to be outstanding for computing the beneficial ownership percentage of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the following table, to our knowledge all persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
Assuming No Additional Merger Consideration |
Assuming Maximum Additional Merger Consideration |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
Percentage of Common Stock |
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
Percentage of Common Stock |
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Principal Stockholders |
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Jacobs Solutions Inc.(2),(3) 1999 Bryan Street Suite 3500 Dallas, TX 75201 |
19,463,477 | 8.00 | % | 18,247,009 | 7.50 | % | ||||||||||
Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC c/o Lindsay Goldberg LLC 630 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor New York, NY 10111 |
90,018,579 | 37.00 | % | 100,966,785 | 41.50 | % | ||||||||||
The Vanguard Group(4) 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 |
15,025,640 | 6.18 | % | 13,932,866 | 5.73 | % | ||||||||||
Directors and Named Executive Officers |
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John Heller(7) |
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Steven J. Demetriou(5),(6) |
584,112 | * | 541,631 | * | ||||||||||||
General Vincent K. Brooks(5) |
7,507 | * | 6,961 | * | ||||||||||||
Benjamin Dickson(7) |
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General Ralph E. Eberhart(5) |
35,856 | * | 33,248 | * | ||||||||||||
Alan E. Goldberg(7) |
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Leslie Ireland |
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Barbara L. Loughran(5) |
10,147 | * | 9,409 | * | ||||||||||||
Sandra E. Rowland |
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Christopher M.T. Thompson(5) |
48,190 | * | 44,685 | * | ||||||||||||
Russell Triedman(7) |
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John Vollmer(7) |
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Connor Wentzell(7) |
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Stephen A. Arnette(5) |
22,180 | * | 20,567 | * | ||||||||||||
Jill Bruning(7) |
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Travis B. Johnson(7) |
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All the executive officers and directors of SpinCo following the transactions, as a group |
707,992 | * | 656,501 | * |
* | Less than 1%. |
(1) | Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person of group is c/o Amazon Holdco Inc., 600 William Northern Blvd., Tullahoma, Tennessee. |
(2) | Excludes 176,453 shares of SpinCo common stock from the Assuming No Additional Merger Consideration column, or 163,620 shares of SpinCo common stock from the Assuming Maximum Additional Merger Consideration column, that are expected to be distributed in respect of Jacobs shares held by certain deferred benefit plans administered by Jacobs for certain current and former employees of Jacobs and in respect of which Jacobs disclaims beneficial ownership. |
(3) | Jacobs intends to distribute to its shareholders any shares in excess of 8.00% of the issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock to which Jacobs would otherwise be entitled. |
(4) | Based on Schedule 13F-HR filed by Vanguard Group Inc. with the SEC on August 13, 2024. |
(5) | These ownership amounts assume these beneficial owners continue to hold shares of Jacobs common stock as of the record date for any follow-on distribution. |
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(6) | Includes 25,397 shares of SpinCo common stock in the Assuming No Additional Merger Consideration column, or 23,550 shares of SpinCo common stock in the Assuming Maximum Additional Merger Consideration column, that are expected to be distributed in respect of Jacobs shares held by Mr. Demetrious spouse. |
(7) | Individual will not beneficially own any of our shares of common stock immediately following the completion of the transactions but will hold equity interests in Amentum Equityholder, whose assets following the closing will consist solely of shares of our common stock. However, such individual will not have any rights to receive or vote such shares until such time as Amentum Equityholder elects to distribute assets to its equityholders. Moreover, the number of shares such individual would be entitled to upon a distribution is not determinable until the time such distribution occurs. |
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Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws will be amended and restated prior to the distribution. The following briefly summarizes the material terms of our capital stock that will be contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. These summaries do not describe every aspect of our capital stock and documents, and are subject to all the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect at the time of the distribution, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to these documents, which you should read for complete information on our capital stock as of the time of the distribution. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, each in a form expected to be in effect at the time of the distribution, will be included as exhibits to our registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement forms a part. We will include our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as in effect at the time of the distribution, in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. The following also summarizes certain relevant provisions of the DGCL.
Authorized Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock will consist of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Our Board of Directors may establish the rights and preferences of the preferred stock from time to time. Immediately following the distribution and the merger, we expect that approximately 243,293,457 shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding (based on the number of shares of Jacobs common stock expected to be outstanding on the record date and that no shares of our preferred stock will be issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
Voting Rights. Holders of our common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, including the election of directors. Our common shareholders will not be entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. Unless a different vote is required by applicable law, the rules of any stock exchange upon which Combined Cos securities are listed, any regulation applicable to Combined Co or its securities, or specifically required by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws, if a quorum exists at any meeting of shareholders, shareholders will have approved any matter (other than the election of directors, which is described below) if a majority of the voting power of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on such matter are in favor of such matter. Subject to the rights of the holders of any future series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, if a quorum exists at any meeting of shareholders, shareholders will have approved the election of a director if a majority (or, if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected at such meeting of shareholders, a plurality) of the votes cast on such matter by shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote for the election of such director are in favor of such election.
Dividend Rights. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any shares of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor if our Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and only then at the times and in the amounts that our Board of Directors may determine.
Liquidation Rights. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Combined Co, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive their ratable share of the net assets of Combined Co available after payment of all debts and other liabilities, subject to the prior preferential rights and payment of liquidation preferences, if any, of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
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Other Matters. Holders of our common stock will have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. There will be no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
Preferred Stock
Our Board of Directors will have the authority, subject to the limitations imposed by Delaware law, NYSEs listing rules and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, without any further vote or action by our shareholders, to issue preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, limitations and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of each series, including:
| dividend rates; |
| conversion rights; |
| designation and voting rights; |
| terms of repurchase or redemption, including any restrictions on repurchase or redemption as a result of arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments; |
| liquidation preferences; |
| sinking fund terms; and |
| the number of shares constituting each series. |
Satisfaction of any dividend preferences of outstanding shares of preferred stock would reduce the amount of funds available for the payment of dividends on shares of our common stock. Holders of shares of preferred stock may be entitled to receive a preference payment in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up before any payment is made to the holders of shares of our common stock.
Our Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock, and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.
There are no current agreements or understandings with respect to the issuance of preferred stock, and our Board of Directors has no present intentions to issue any shares of preferred stock.
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Our Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Stockholders Agreement and Delaware Law
Certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, the stockholders agreement and the DGCL may discourage or make more difficult a takeover attempt that a shareholder might consider to be in his, her or its best interest. These provisions may also adversely affect the prevailing market price for shares of our common stock. We believe that the benefits of increased protection give us the potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us, which may result in an improvement of the terms of any such proposal in favor of our shareholders, and outweigh any potential disadvantage of discouraging those proposals.
Authorized but Unissued Shares of Capital Stock
Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuance without shareholder approval, subject to the applicable provisions of the DGCL and rules of NYSE.
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These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans.
One of the effects of the existence of authorized but unissued common stock or preferred stock may be to enable our Board of Directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of Combined Co by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive our shareholders of opportunities to sell their shares of common stock at a price higher than the prevailing market price.
Board Vacancies and Board Size
Except as set forth below our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will provide that any vacancies, including any newly created directorships, on our Board of Directors will be filled by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if such directors constitute less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (other than directors elected by the holders of any series of preferred stock). In addition, the number of directors constituting our Board of Directors will be permitted to be set only by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the members of the Board of Directors at such time; provided that the number of directors will not be fewer than three and not greater than 21 directors as will be provided by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. These provisions would prevent a shareholder from increasing the size of our Board of Directors and then gaining control of our Board of Directors by filling the resulting vacancies with its own nominees. This will make it more difficult to change the composition of our Board of Directors and will promote continuity of management.
If at any time prior to the second anniversary of the closing date, Mr. Demetriou becomes unable to serve as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors designated by Jacobs for election to the Board of Directors then serving on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may, by affirmative vote, select another member of the Board of Directors to serve as a non-executive Chair of the Board of Directors until the second anniversary of the closing date.
No Cumulative Voting
Under the DGCL, shareholders are not entitled to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a corporations certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not provide for cumulative voting.
Director Removal
Except as set forth below, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that shareholders may remove directors with or without cause by the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of our then outstanding capital stock. Prior to the first anniversary (or, in the case of the Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, the second anniversary) of the closing date, Sponsor Stockholder shall vote its Combined Co common stock in favor of all directors initially identified by Jacobs for election or appointment to the Board of Directors (each, a Jacobs Designated Director) and shall not seek, propose or vote its Combined Co common stock in favor of the removal of any Jacobs Designated Director from the Board, other than for cause.
Shareholder Action and Special Meetings of Shareholders
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that our shareholders may not take action by written consent, but may only take action at annual or special meetings of our shareholders. As a result, a holder controlling a majority of our capital stock would not be able to amend our amended and restated bylaws or
remove directors without holding a meeting of our shareholders called in accordance with our amended and
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restated certificate of incorporation. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will further provide that special meetings of our shareholders may be called only by a majority of our Board of Directors, thus prohibiting a shareholder from calling a special meeting. These provisions may delay the ability of our shareholders to force consideration of a proposal or for shareholders controlling a majority of our capital stock to take any action, including the removal of directors.
Advance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations
Our amended and restated bylaws will establish advance notice procedures with respect to shareholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of shareholders, and will also specify certain procedural requirements regarding the form, content and timing of such notice. Specifically, such notice must be in proper written form and must set forth certain information, as required under our amended and restated bylaws, related to the shareholder giving the notice, the beneficial owner (if any) on whose behalf the nomination is made as well as their control persons and information about the proposal or nominee for election to our Board of Directors. These provisions might preclude our shareholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of shareholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of shareholders if the proper procedures are not followed. We expect that these provisions may also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirers own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of Combined Co.
Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws
Any amendment, alteration, rescission or repeal of our amended and restated bylaws by our shareholders will require the affirmative vote of the Board of Directors or holders of at least a majority of voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.
The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, is required to amend a corporations certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless the corporations certificate of incorporation requires a greater percentage. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that certain specified provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may be amended, altered, rescinded or repealed only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of voting power of all the then outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.
The stockholders agreement will prohibit, for three years following the closing of the transactions, amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws to provide the stockholders of Combined Co with proxy access rights, unless we receive the prior written consent of Sponsor Stockholder.
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
We will be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for three years following the time that such shareholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
| prior to such time the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
| upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested shareholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation |
outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which |
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employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
| at or subsequent to such time the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
In general, Section 203 of the DGCL defines a business combination to include mergers, asset sales and other similar transactions and an interested stockholder as a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, or within three years did beneficially own, 15% or more of the corporations outstanding voting stock. We will not opt out of, and will be subject to, Section 203 of the DGCL and these provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing changes in control of us.
Certain Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware Law
Dissenters Rights of Appraisal and Payment
Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, our shareholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation in which we are a constituent entity. Pursuant to the DGCL, shareholders who properly demand and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, plus interest, if any, on the amount determined to be the fair value, from the effective time of the merger or consolidation through the date of payment of the judgment.
Shareholders Derivative Actions
Under the DGCL, any of our shareholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the shareholder bringing the action is a holder of our shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates or such stockholders stock thereafter devolved by operation of law. To bring such an action, the shareholder must otherwise comply with Delaware law regarding derivative actions.
Exclusive Forum
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will require, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Combined Co, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or shareholders to us or our shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws or the DGCL, or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and (iv) any other action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case, may be brought only in specified courts in the State of Delaware. As described below, this provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also will provide that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act. However, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides that federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over lawsuits brought pursuant to the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the exclusive forum provision restricts the courts in which claims arising under the Securities Act may be brought, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also provide that any person or entity purchasing or
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otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the foregoing provisions; provided, however, that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. This provision does not apply to claims brought under the Exchange Act.
We recognize that the forum selection clause in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may impose additional litigation costs on shareholders in pursuing any such claims, particularly if the shareholders do not reside in or near the State of Delaware. Additionally, the forum selection clause in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may limit our shareholders ability to bring a claim in a forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may be costlier and may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, employees and agents even though an action, if successful, might benefit our shareholders, although such shareholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a shareholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our shareholders. See Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Common Stock.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will include provisions that limit the personal liability of our directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors or officers. Such limitation will not apply to (i) any breach of a director or officers duty of loyalty to us or our shareholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) a director for any unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock repurchase or redemption, pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, (iv) any transaction from which such director or officer derived an improper personal benefit or (v) an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation. These provisions will have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction or rescission based on a directors breach of his or her duty of care. Any amendment to, or repeal of, these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment or repeal.
Our amended and restated bylaws will provide for indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, of any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of Combined Co, or, while a director or officer of Combined Co, at the request of Combined Co, serves or served as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or any other enterprise, against all expenses, liabilities and other losses reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding. In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors pursuant to which we will agree to indemnify each such director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.
Corporate Opportunity
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and stockholders agreement will renounce any interest or expectancy in specified business opportunities or specified classes or categories of business opportunities, such that a director of our company who also serves as a director, officer or employee of Amentum Equityholder or its affiliates may pursue certain business opportunities of which they become aware.
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Listing
We have applied to have our shares of common stock listed on NYSE under the symbol AMTM.
Sale of Unregistered Securities
On November 17, 2023, we issued 100 shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, to a subsidiary of Jacobs pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. SpinCo did not register the issuance of the issued shares under the Securities Act because such issuance did not constitute a public offering.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
After the distribution, the transfer agent and registrar for SpinCo common stock will be Equiniti Trust Company, LLC.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC with respect to the shares of our common stock being distributed as contemplated by this information statement. This information statement is a part of, and does not contain all of the information set forth in, the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, please refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements made in this information statement relating to any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules, on the internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Information contained on or connected to any website referenced in this information statement is not incorporated into this information statement or the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, or in any other filings with, or any information furnished or submitted to, the SEC.
As a result of the distribution, SpinCo will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.
You may request a copy of any of our filings with the SEC at no cost by writing us at the following address:
Investor Relations
Amazon Holdco Inc.
600 William Northern Blvd.
Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388
Phone: (931) 455-6400
We intend to furnish holders of our common stock with annual reports containing combined financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and audited and reported on, with an opinion expressed, by an independent registered public accounting firm.
You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement or to which this information statement has referred you. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different information or to make any representation not contained in this information statement.
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Audited Combined Financial Statements Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence Businesses of Jacobs Solutions Inc. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholder and Those Charged with Governance of Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence Businesses of Jacobs Solutions Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheets of the Critical Mission Solutions and the Cyber & Intelligence Businesses of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (the SpinCo Business) as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, and the related combined statements of operations, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 29, 2023 including the related notes (collectively referred to as the combined financial statements). In our opinion, the combined financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the SpinCo Business as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 29, 2023 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the SpinCo Business management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the SpinCo Business financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the SpinCo Business in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to those charged with governance and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the combined financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Revenue recognition variable consideration | ||
Description of the Matter | As described in Note 2 to the combined financial statements, the SpinCo Business recognizes revenue related to awards and incentive fee arrangements over time as the performance obligations are satisfied, using a percentage of completion method (an input method) based primarily on contract costs incurred to date compared to total estimated contract costs. The SpinCo Business recognizes revenue for variable |
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consideration using the expected value or the most likely amount method, whichever is more predictable when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. Recognized award fees are included within contract assets which are described in Note 5 of the combined financial statements. Revenue recognition under this method is judgmental, as it requires the SpinCo Business to prepare estimates of total contract costs and total contract revenue, including the variable consideration that will be earned.
Auditing the SpinCo Business estimates of total award and incentive fees used to recognize revenue on a contract that is larger in size involved significant auditor judgment as it required the evaluation of certain factors, such as assumptions related to the SpinCo Business performance against certain contractual performance metrics. These assumptions involved significant management judgment, which affects the measurement of revenue recognized by the SpinCo Business. | ||
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit | To test the SpinCo Business award and incentive fee estimates, our audit procedures included selecting a sample of projects and, among other procedures, we obtained and inspected related contract agreements, amendments, and change orders to test the existence of customer arrangements and understand the scope and pricing of the related projects; observed selected project team status meetings at the SpinCo Business and interviewed project team personnel to obtain an understanding of the status of operational performance and progress on the related projects; evaluated the reasonableness of the SpinCo Business award and incentive fee estimate by obtaining and analyzing supporting documentation for a sample of the award and incentive fee metrics including communications between the SpinCo Business and the customer; and compared the award and incentive fee estimates in the current year to historical estimates and actual performance for the same projects. | |
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Description of the Matter | At September 29, 2023, and September 30, 2022 the total goodwill balance was $2,222 million and $2,203 million, respectively. As discussed in Note 2 to the combined financial statements, the SpinCo Business performs goodwill impairment testing annually or more frequently if circumstances exist that indicate impairment may exist.
Auditing managements annual goodwill impairment was complex and involved significant auditor judgment due to the estimation required to determine the fair value of the SpinCo Business Cyber & Intelligence reporting unit. In particular, the estimated fair value of one reporting unit involved subjective management assumptions such as estimates of revenue growth, operating margins, and the discount rates, all of which can be affected by future market conditions. | |
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit | To test the estimated fair value of the SpinCo Business reporting unit, we performed audit procedures that included, among others, evaluating the SpinCo Business valuation methodology, testing the significant assumptions discussed above and testing the underlying data used by the SpinCo Business in its analysis. For example, we compared the |
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significant assumptions used by management to historical operating results, relevant observable market information, and current industry trends. We also assessed the historical accuracy of managements estimates and performed sensitivity analyses. We involved our valuation specialists to assist in evaluating certain of the significant assumptions and the reasonableness of the valuation methodology used. |
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the SpinCo Business auditor since 2023.
Dallas, Texas
March 7, 2024
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
September 29, 2023 |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 156 | $ | 207 | ||||
Accounts receivables and contract assets |
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Intangibles, net |
317 | 368 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
90 | 108 | ||||||
Affiliate long-term receivable |
100 | 53 | ||||||
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$ | 231 | $ | 215 | ||||
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13 | 5 | ||||||
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340 | 417 | ||||||
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Fiscal Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021
(In millions)
September 29, 2023 |
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October 1, 2021 |
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$ | 5,525 | $ | 5,176 | $ | 5,080 | ||||||
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF
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COMBINED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Fiscal Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF
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COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the Fiscal Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021
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$ | 3,149 | $ | (92 | ) | $ | 25 | $ | 3,082 | |||||||
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Fiscal Years Ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021
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22 | (213 | ) | (103 | ) | |||||||
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(2 | ) | (8 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Background and Basis of Presentation
Background
On November 20, 2023, Jacobs Solutions Inc. (Jacobs or Parent) entered into definitive agreements with Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (Amentum) and Amentum Joint Venture LP, the sole equity holder of Amentum (Amentum Equityholder) to spin-off and merge Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) business and portions of the Divergent Solutions (DVS) business (referred to herein as the Cyber & Intelligence (C&I) business and together with the CMS business referred to as the SpinCo Business), with Amentum in a tax-efficient Reverse Morris Trust transaction (the Transaction). Prior to the spin-off, the SpinCo Business will reorganize under a newly formed company named Amazon Holdco Inc. (SpinCo) and will distribute a $1.0 billion cash dividend payment to Jacobs (subject to adjustment based on the levels of cash, debt and working capital in the SpinCo Business at closing of the Transaction). Jacobs will then distribute at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock on a pro rata basis to Jacobs shareholders in a distribution that is intended to qualify as generally tax-free to Jacobs shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Immediately following the distribution, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger (the merger) as a public company.
Closing of the Transaction will be subject to various customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals, receipt of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, opinions from tax and legal advisors and the effectiveness of a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SpinCo Business is a leading provider of mission-critical, technology-driven services in government and commercial markets. Under the CMS business, the SpinCo Business provides test, training and operations services for missile defense systems; IT and engineering services to defense clients and the Space sector; technological solutions including installations, decommissioning, and environmental remediation to energy clients; and other highly technical consulting solutions. Under the C&I business, the SpinCo Business provides advanced cyber training and data analytics for government professionals; advanced communication systems and aerial mapping technologies to national security clients and other technical services for United States defense and intelligence clients.
The SpinCo Business serves broad end markets including Space, Defense, Intelligence, Energy, and Commercial. The SpinCo Business revenue is earned through cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, and fixed-price contracts. The SpinCo Business significant clients include NASA, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, UK Ministry of Defence, and the Australian Department of Defence.
Basis of Presentation, Definition of Fiscal Year, and Other Matters
The accompanying combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP).
The combined financial statements have been prepared on a carve-out basis from Jacobs consolidated financial statements and accounting records using the historical results of operations, assets, and liabilities attributable to the SpinCo Business and include allocations of expenses from Jacobs. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between businesses comprising the SpinCo Business have been eliminated in the accompanying combined financial statements. The assets and liabilities in the combined financial statements are reflected on a historical cost basis, which includes the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities from prior acquisitions.
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The SpinCo Business fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to September 30 (determined on the basis of the number of workdays) and, accordingly, an additional week of activity is added every five-to-six years.
The combined financial statements may not be indicative of the SpinCo Business future performance and do not necessarily reflect what its combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows would have been had the SpinCo Business operated as an independent business during the periods presented. To the extent that an asset, liability, revenue or expense is directly associated with the SpinCo Business, it is reflected in the accompanying combined financial statements.
The SpinCo Business was historically funded as part of the Parents treasury program. Cash and cash equivalents were primarily centrally managed through bank accounts legally owned by the Parent (excluding any cash and cash equivalents associated with the unconsolidated joint ventures which the Parent does not control). Accordingly, Cash and cash equivalents held by the Parent at the corporate level were not attributable to the SpinCo Business for any of the periods presented. Only cash amounts legally owned by entities dedicated to the SpinCo Business are reflected in the combined balance sheets. Transfers of cash, both to and from the Parents treasury program, are reflected as a component of net parent investment in the combined balance sheets and as a financing activity on the accompanying combined statements of cash flows.
During the periods presented, Jacobs provided certain corporate functions to support the operations and the costs associated with these functions have been allocated to the SpinCo Business. These functions include corporate finance, tax, legal, human resources, information technology, and certain other costs. The costs of such services have been allocated to the SpinCo Business based on direct usage when identifiable or the most relevant allocation method to the service provided, primarily based on a relative percentage of revenues, direct expenses, headcount and capital assets. Management believes such allocations are reasonable; however, they may not be indicative of the actual expenses that would have been incurred had the SpinCo Business been operating as an independent business for the periods presented. The charges for these functions are included in direct cost of contracts and selling, general and administrative expenses in the combined statements of operations.
The Parent maintains a number of benefit and share-based payment programs at a corporate level. Certain SpinCo Business employees participate in those programs, and as such, the expenses associated with these employee programs were attributed to the SpinCo Business. The charges are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the combined statements of operations. However, the combined balance sheets exclude share-based compensation programs related to Jacobs equity. The SpinCo Business was attributed $5 million, $5 million, and $7 million of expense related to these programs for each of the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021, respectively.
The Parent sponsors various defined benefit pension and other post-retirement plans covering employees of certain U.S. and international subsidiaries. The pension plans provide pension benefits based on the employees compensation and years of service. The funding policy varies by country and plan according to applicable local funding requirements and plan-specific funding agreements. Additionally, in the U.S. and various other countries, Jacobs contributed to trusteed pension plans covering hourly and certain salaried employees under industry-side agreements. Contributions are based on the hours worked by employees covered under these agreements and are charged to direct costs of contracts on a current basis. With respect to the multiemployer plans, the Parents liability to fund these plans is generally limited to the contributions Jacobs is required to make under collective bargaining agreements. The SpinCo Business was attributed $4 million, $11 million, and $11 million of expense related to these plans for each of the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021, respectively for current and former employees anticipated to remain with the SpinCo Business. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the combined statements
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of operations. However, the combined balance sheet excludes any assets or liabilities associated with the defined benefit pension and other post-retirement plans of the Parent.
The Parent maintains insurance coverage for most insurable aspects of the business and operations. The Parents insurance programs have varying coverage limits depending upon the type of insurance and include certain conditions and exclusions which insurance companies may raise in response to any claim that is asserted by or against the SpinCo Business. The Parent has also elected to retain a portion of certain losses, claims and liabilities that occur through the use of various deductibles, limits, and retentions under the insurance programs and utilize a number of internal financing mechanisms for these self-insurance arrangements including the operation of certain captive insurance entities. Through self-insurance arrangements, the Parent funds the SpinCo Business insurance coverage. Costs are allocated to the SpinCo Business and included in the combined statements of operations.
Net parent investment represents Jacobss interest in the recorded net assets of the SpinCo Business. The net investment balance represents the cumulative net investment by Jacobs in the SpinCo Business through the periods presented, including any prior net income or loss or comprehensive income or loss attributed to the SpinCo Business. Certain transactions between the SpinCo Business and other related parties within Jacobs, including allocated expenses, are also included in and reflected as a change in the net parent investment in the combined balance sheets. Additionally, the Parents long-term debt and related interest expense have not been attributed to the SpinCo Business for any of the periods presented because the SpinCo Business is not the legal obligor of such borrowings.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Accounting for Contracts
Engineering Contracts and Service Contracts
The SpinCo Business recognizes engineering and services contract revenue over time, as performance obligations are satisfied, due to the continuous transfer of control to the customer in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Contracts which include engineering are generally accounted for as a single deliverable (a single performance obligation) and are no longer segmented between types of services.
The SpinCo Business recognizes revenue using the percentage-of-completion method, based primarily on contract costs incurred to date compared to total estimated contract costs. The percentage-of-completion method (an input method) is the most representative depiction of the SpinCo Business performance because it directly measures the value of the services transferred to the customer. Subcontractor materials, labor and equipment and, in certain cases, customer-furnished materials and labor and equipment are included in revenue and cost of revenue when management believes that the SpinCo Business is acting as a principal rather than as an agent (e.g., the SpinCo Business integrates the materials, labor and equipment into the deliverables promised to the customer or is otherwise primarily responsible for fulfillment and acceptability of the materials, labor and/or equipment). The SpinCo Business recognizes revenue, but not profit, on certain uninstalled materials that are not specifically produced, fabricated, or constructed for a project. Revenue on these uninstalled materials is recognized when control is transferred. Changes to total estimated contract cost or losses, if any, are recognized in the period in which they are determined as assessed at the contract level. Pre-contract costs are expensed as incurred unless they are expected to be recovered from the client. Project mobilization costs are generally charged to project costs as incurred when they are an integrated part of the performance obligation being transferred to the client. Under the typical payment terms of the SpinCo Business engineering and services contracts, amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms at periodic intervals (e.g., biweekly or monthly) and customer payments are typically due within 30-60 days of billing, depending on the contract.
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For service contracts, the SpinCo Business recognizes revenue over time using the cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion method. Service contracts that include multiple performance obligations are segmented between types of services. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the SpinCo Business allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation using an estimate of the stand-alone selling price of each distinct service in the contract. In some instances where the SpinCo Business is standing ready to provide services, the SpinCo Business recognizes revenue ratably over the service period. Under the typical payment terms of the SpinCo Business service contracts, amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, and customer payments are typically due within 30-60 days of billing, depending on the contract.
Direct costs of contracts include all costs incurred in connection with and directly for the benefit of client contracts, including depreciation and amortization relating to assets used in providing the services required by the related projects. The level of direct costs of contracts may fluctuate between reporting periods due to a variety of factors, including the amount of pass-through costs the SpinCo Business incurs during a period. On those projects where the SpinCo Business is acting as principal for subcontract labor or third-party materials and equipment, the SpinCo Business reflects the amounts of such items in both revenues and costs (and the SpinCo Business refers to such costs as pass-through costs).
Back charges to suppliers or subcontractors are recognized as a reduction of cost when it is determined that recovery of such cost is probable, and the amounts can be reliably estimated. Disputed back charges are recognized when the same requirements described above have been satisfied.
Variable Consideration
The nature of the SpinCo Business contracts gives rise to several types of variable consideration, including claims and unpriced change orders; awards and incentive fees; and liquidated damages and penalties. The SpinCo Business recognizes revenue for variable consideration when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. The SpinCo Business estimates the amount of revenue to be recognized on variable consideration using the expected value (i.e., the sum of a probability-weighted amount) or the most likely amount method, whichever is expected to better predict the amount. Factors considered in determining whether revenue associated with claims (including change orders in dispute and unapproved change orders in regard to both scope and price) should be recognized include the following: (a) the contract or other evidence provides a legal basis for the claim, (b) additional costs were caused by circumstances that were unforeseen at the contract date and not the result of deficiencies in the SpinCo Business performance, (c) claim-related costs are identifiable and considered reasonable in view of the work performed, and (d) evidence supporting the claim is objective and verifiable. If the requirements for recognizing revenue for claims or unapproved change orders are met, revenue is recorded only when the costs associated with the claims or unapproved change orders have been incurred and only up to the amount of cost incurred which generally represents the amount of consideration that is not probable of reversal.
The SpinCo Business generally provides limited warranties for work performed under its engineering and construction contracts. The warranty periods typically extend for a limited duration following substantial completion of the SpinCo Business work on the project. Historically, warranty claims have not resulted in material costs incurred for which the SpinCo Business was not compensated by the customer.
See Note 3- Revenue Accounting for Contracts for further discussion.
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Joint Ventures and VIEs
As is common to the industry, the SpinCo Business executes certain contracts jointly with third parties through various forms of joint ventures. Although the joint ventures own and hold the contracts with the clients, the services required by the contracts are typically performed by the SpinCo Business and the joint venture partners, or by other subcontractors under subcontracting agreements with the joint ventures. Many of these joint ventures are formed for a specific project. The assets of the SpinCo Business joint ventures generally consist almost entirely of cash and receivables (representing amounts due from clients), and the liabilities of the joint ventures generally consist almost entirely of amounts due to the joint venture partners (for services provided by the partners to the joint ventures under their individual subcontracts) and other subcontractors. In general, at any given time, the equity of the SpinCo Business joint ventures represents the undistributed profits earned on contracts the joint ventures hold with clients. Very few of the SpinCo Business joint ventures have employees or third-party debt or credit facilities. The debt held by the joint ventures is non-recourse to the general credit of the SpinCo Business.
The assets of a joint venture are restricted for use to the obligations of the particular joint venture and are not available for general operations of the SpinCo Business. The risk of loss on these arrangements is usually shared with the SpinCo Business joint venture partners. The liability of each joint venture partner is usually joint and several, which means that each partner may become liable for the entire risk of loss on the project. Furthermore, on some projects, the SpinCo Business has granted guarantees which may encumber both the SpinCo Business contracting subsidiary company and the SpinCo Business for the entire risk of loss on the project. The SpinCo Business is unable to estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments that the SpinCo Business could be required to make under outstanding performance guarantees related to joint venture projects due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, the nature and extent of any contractual defaults by the joint venture partners, resource availability, potential performance delays caused by the defaults, the location of the projects, and the terms of the related contracts. See Note 13 - Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations and Insurance for further discussion.
Most of the joint ventures are deemed to be variable interest entities (VIE) because they lack sufficient equity to finance the activities of the joint venture. The SpinCo Business uses a qualitative approach to determine if the SpinCo Business is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, which considers factors that indicate a party has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the joint ventures economic performance. These factors include the composition of the governing board, how board decisions are approved, the powers granted to the operational manager(s) and partner that holds that position(s), and to a certain extent, the partners economic interest in the joint venture. The SpinCo Business analyzes each joint venture initially to determine if it should be consolidated or unconsolidated.
| Consolidated if the SpinCo Business is the primary beneficiary of a VIE or holds the majority of voting interests of a non-VIE (and no significant participative rights are available to the other partners). |
| Unconsolidated if the SpinCo Business is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE or does not hold the majority of voting interest of a non-VIE. |
The SpinCo Business unconsolidated joint ventures (including equity method investments) are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment might not be recoverable, and impairment losses are recognized for such investments if there is a decline in fair value below carrying value that is considered to be other-than-temporary. All of the SpinCo Business unconsolidated joint ventures are CMS joint ventures.
See Note 7- Joint Ventures, VIEs and Other Investments for further discussion.
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Fair Value Measurements
Certain amounts included in the accompanying combined financial statements are presented at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the date fair value is determined (the measurement date). When determining fair value, the SpinCo Business considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the SpinCo Business would transact, and the SpinCo Business considers only those assumptions it believes a typical market participant would consider when pricing an asset or liability. In measuring fair value, the SpinCo Business uses the following inputs in the order of priority indicated:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, such as (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; (ii) quoted prices in markets that have insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (e.g., less active markets); and (iii) model-driven valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated with, observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the fair value measurement.
The net carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and payables approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
The fair value of the SpinCo Business reporting units (used for purposes of determining whether there is an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill) is determined using an income and market approach. Both approaches require the SpinCo Business to make certain estimates and judgments. Under the income approach, fair value is determined by using the discounted cash flows of the SpinCo Business reporting units, which includes estimates of revenue growth, operating margins and discount rates. Under the market approach, the fair values of the SpinCo Business reporting units are determined by reference to guideline companies that are reasonably comparable to the SpinCo Business reporting units; the fair values are estimated based on the valuation multiples of earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization associated with the guideline companies. In assessing whether the carrying value of goodwill has been impaired, the SpinCo Business utilizes the results of both valuation techniques and considers the range of fair values indicated.
Fair value measurements relating to the SpinCo Business combinations are made primarily using Level 3 inputs including discounted cash flow and to the extent applicable, Monte Carlo simulation techniques. Fair value for the identified intangible assets is generally estimated using inputs primarily for the income approach using the multiple period excess earnings method and the relief from royalties method. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include (i) revenue projections of the business, including profitability, (ii) attrition rates and (iii) the estimated discount rate that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows. Other personal property assets, such as furniture, fixtures and equipment, are valued using the cost approach, which is based on replacement or reproduction costs of the asset less depreciation. The fair value of the contingent consideration is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation and the significant assumptions used include projections of revenues and probabilities of meeting those projections. Key inputs to the valuation of the noncontrolling interests include projected cash flows and the expected volatility associated with those cash flows.
The fair values for the asset groups relating to the impairment assessment of long-lived assets (see Note 8, Leases) were estimated primarily using discounted cash flow models (income approach) with Level 3 inputs. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include the expected downtime prior to the commencement
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of future subleases, projected sublease income over the remaining lease periods and discount rates that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows.
The methodologies described above and elsewhere in these notes to combined financial statements may produce a fair value measure that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the SpinCo Business believes Level 3 valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement.
Cash Equivalents
The SpinCo Business considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents at September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 consisted primarily of money market mutual funds and overnight bank deposits.
Receivables, Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
Receivables include amounts billed, net and unbilled receivables. Amounts billed, net consist of amounts invoiced to clients in accordance with the terms of the SpinCo Business client contracts and are shown net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The SpinCo Business anticipates that substantially all of such billed amounts will be collected over the next twelve months.
Unbilled receivables and other, which represent an unconditional right to payment subject only to the passage of time in connection with the SpinCo Business client contracts, are reclassified to amounts billed when they are billed under the terms of the contract. The SpinCo Business anticipates that substantially all of such unbilled amounts will be billed and collected over the next twelve months.
Contract assets represent unbilled amounts where the right to payment is subject to more than merely the passage of time and includes performance-based incentives and services provided ahead of agreed contractual milestones. Contract assets are transferred to unbilled receivables when the right to consideration becomes unconditional and are transferred to amounts billed upon invoicing.
Contract liabilities represent amounts billed to clients in excess of revenue recognized to date. The SpinCo Business anticipates that substantially all such amounts will be earned over the next twelve months.
Property, Equipment, and Improvements
Property, equipment and improvements are carried at cost, and are shown net of accumulated depreciation and amortization in the accompanying combined balance sheets. Depreciation and amortization are computed primarily by using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The cost of leasehold improvements is amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or the remaining term of the related lease. Estimated useful lives range from 20-40 years for buildings, from 2-10 years for equipment and from 2-10 years for leasehold improvements.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired business over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized; instead, on an
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annual basis, the SpinCo Business tests goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives for possible impairment. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful lives of those assets.
For purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is assigned to the applicable reporting units based on the current reporting structure. The SpinCo Business has determined that the operating segments are also the reporting units based on managements conclusion that the components comprising each of the operating segments share similar economic characteristics and meet the aggregation criteria in accordance with ASC 350.
The SpinCo Business assesses goodwill for impairment at least annually, or more frequently, if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying value. The SpinCo Business begins with the qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting units fair value is less than its carrying value before applying the quantitative assessment described below. If it is determined through the evaluation of events or circumstances that the carrying value may not be recoverable, the SpinCo Business then compares the fair value of the related reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized.
In the periods prior to October 3, 2020, the SpinCo Business recorded cumulative impairment losses of $304 million within the C&I reporting unit. The SpinCo Business determined that the fair value of the CMS reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value for the combined balance sheets presented and any analysis beyond the qualitative level was not considered necessary.
Given the impairment taken in C&I reporting unit in previous periods. The SpinCo Business performed quantitative analyses resulting in relatively small cushions of 7% and 5% for the periods ending September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The SpinCo Business long-lived assets other than goodwill principally consist of right-of-use (ROU) lease assets, property, equipment and improvements, and finite-lived intangible assets. These long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment for each of the SpinCo Business asset groups in accordance with ASC 360 by first identifying whether indicators of impairment exist. If such indicators are present, the SpinCo Business will assess long-lived asset groups for recoverability based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows. For asset groups where the recoverability test fails, the fair value of each asset group is then estimated and compared to its carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which an asset groups carrying value exceeds its fair value.
Foreign Currencies
In preparing the combined financial statements, it is necessary to translate the financial statements of the SpinCo Business subsidiaries operating outside the U.S., which are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, into the U.S. dollar. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, revenues and expenses of operations outside the U.S. are translated into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange rates for the applicable periods being translated while the assets and liabilities of operations outside the U.S. are generally translated into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates. The net effect of foreign currency translation adjustments is included in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the accompanying combined balance sheets.
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Concentrations of Credit Risk
The SpinCo Business cash balances and cash equivalents are maintained in accounts held by major banks and financial institutions located in North America, Europe, and Australia. In the normal course of business, and consistent with industry practices, the SpinCo Business grants credit to its clients without requiring collateral. Concentrations of credit risk is the risk that, if the SpinCo Business extends a significant amount of credit to clients in a specific geographic area or industry, the SpinCo Business may experience disproportionately high levels of default if those clients are adversely affected by factors particular to their geographic area or industry. Concentrations of credit risk relative to trade receivables are limited due to the SpinCo Business government entities client base, which includes the U.S. federal government and multi-national corporations operating in a broad range of industries and geographic areas. Since the SpinCo Business receivables are primarily with the U.S. Government, U.K. Government, and Australian Government, the SpinCo Business believes there is not an exposure to a material credit risk.
Leases
The SpinCo Business accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases (ASC 842). ASC 842 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases. The SpinCo Business determines if an arrangement is a lease at contract inception. A lease exists when a contract conveys to the customer the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The definition of a lease embodies two conditions: (1) there is an identified asset in the contract, and (2) the customer has the right to control the use of the identified asset. Lessees are required to classify leases as either finance or operating leases. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
ASC 842 provides several optional practical expedients for use in transition to and ongoing application of ASC 842. The SpinCo Business elected to utilize the package of practical expedients in ASC 842-10-65-1(f) that, upon adoption of ASC 842, allows entities to (1) not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) retain the classification of leases (e.g., operating or finance lease) existing as of the date of adoption and (3) not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases. The SpinCo Business did not elect the practical expedient pertaining to the use of hindsight. The SpinCo Business elected to utilize the practical expedient in ASC 842-10-15-37 in which the SpinCo Business has chosen to account for each separate lease component of a contract and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component.
The SpinCo Business right-of use assets and lease liabilities relate to real estate, project assets used in connection with long-term contracts, IT assets and vehicles. The SpinCo Business leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to seven years. The SpinCo Business lease obligations are primarily for the use of office space and are primarily operating leases. Certain of the SpinCo Business leases contain renewal, extension, or termination options. The SpinCo Business assesses each option on an individual basis and will only include options reasonably certain of exercise in the lease term. The SpinCo Business generally considers the base term to be the term provided in the contract. None of the SpinCo Business lease agreements contain material options to purchase the leased property, material residual value guarantees, or material restrictions or covenants.
Long-term project asset and vehicle leases (leases with terms greater than twelve months), along with all real estate and IT asset leases, are recorded on the combined balance sheet at the present value of the minimum lease payments not yet paid. Because the SpinCo Business primarily acts as a lessee and the rates implicit in its leases are not readily determinable, the SpinCo Business generally uses the Parents incremental borrowing rate
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on the lease commencement date to calculate the present value of future lease payments. Certain leases include payments that are based solely on an index or rate. These variable lease payments are included in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability and are initially measured using the index or rate at the lease commencement date. Other variable lease payments, such as payments based on use and for property taxes, insurance, or common area maintenance that are based on actual assessments, are excluded from the ROU asset and lease liability and are expensed as incurred. In addition to the present value of the future lease payments, the calculation of the ROU asset also includes any deferred rent, lease prepayments and initial direct costs of obtaining the lease, such as commissions.
Certain lease contracts contain non-lease components such as maintenance and utilities. The SpinCo Business has made an accounting policy election, as allowed under ASC 842-10-15-37 and discussed above, to capitalize both the lease component and non-lease components of its contracts as a single lease component for all of its right-of-use assets.
Short-term project asset and vehicle leases (project asset and vehicle leases with an initial term of twelve months or less or leases that are cancellable by the lessee and lessor without significant penalties) are not recorded on the combined balance sheet and are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The majority of the SpinCo Business short-term leases relate to equipment used on projects. These leases are entered into at agreed upon hourly, daily, weekly or monthly rental rates for an unspecified duration and typically have a termination for convenience provision. Such equipment leases are considered short-term in nature unless it is reasonably certain that the equipment will be leased for a term greater than twelve months.
Income Taxes
Any reported income tax balances, as discussed below and in Note 6 - Income Taxes, are primarily determined as a result of the application of the separate return allocation method. The separate return method applies ASC 740 to the stand-alone financial statements of each member of the combined group as if the group member were a separate taxpayer and a stand-alone enterprise. The SpinCo Business determined the consolidated income tax expense using the asset and liability method prescribed by U.S. GAAP. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes. Such deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. If and when the SpinCo Business determines that a deferred tax asset will not be realized for its full amount, the SpinCo Business will recognize and record a valuation allowance with a corresponding charge to earnings. Judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes. In the normal course of business, the SpinCo Business may engage in numerous transactions every day for which the ultimate tax outcome (including the period in which the transaction will ultimately be included in taxable income or deducted as an expense) is uncertain. Additionally, the SpinCo Business and the Parent file income, franchise, gross receipts and similar tax returns in many jurisdictions. The SpinCo Business and the Parents tax returns are subject to audit and investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, most states in the U.S., and by various government agencies representing many jurisdictions outside the U.S.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Tax Act) contains a provision which subjects a U.S. parent of a foreign subsidiary to current U.S. tax on its global intangible lowtaxed income (GILTI). The GILTI income is eligible for a deduction, which lowers the effective tax rate of GILTI to 10.5% for calendar years 2018 through 2025 and 13.125% after 2025. The SpinCo Business will report the tax impact of GILTI as a period cost when incurred. Accordingly, the SpinCo Business is not providing deferred taxes for basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI.
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Affiliate Transactions
All intercompany transactions and balances within the SpinCo Business have been eliminated. Transactions between the SpinCo Business and the Parent that will not be cash settled are included within net parent investment. Transactions between the SpinCo Business and the Parent that will be effectively settled for cash at the time of the transactions have been included in these combined financial statements. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the combined statement of cash flows as a financing activity and in the combined balance sheet as net parent investment. Transactions between the SpinCo Business and other businesses of the Parent are considered affiliate transactions.
Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations and Insurance
In the normal course of business, the SpinCo Business is subject to certain contractual guarantees and litigation. The SpinCo Business records in the combined balance sheets amounts representing its estimated liability relating to such guarantees, litigation and insurance claims. Guarantees are accounted for in accordance with ASC 460-10, Guarantees, at fair value at the inception of the guarantee. The SpinCo Business performs an analysis to determine the level of reserves to establish for both insurance-related claims that are known and have been asserted against the SpinCo Business as well as for insurance-related claims that are believed to have been incurred based on actuarial analysis but have not yet been reported to the Parents claims administrators as of the respective balance sheet dates. The SpinCo Business includes any adjustments to such insurance reserves in the combined statements of operations. In addition, as a contractor providing services to various agencies of the U.S. federal government, the SpinCo Business is subject to many levels of audits, investigations, and claims by, or on behalf of, the U.S. federal government with respect to contract performance, pricing, costs, cost allocations and procurement practices. The SpinCo Business adjusts revenues based upon the amounts it expects to realize considering the effects of any client audits or governmental investigations.
Business Combinations
U.S. GAAP requires that the purchase price paid for business combinations accounted for using the acquisition method be allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on their respective fair values. The SpinCo Business makes certain estimates and judgments relating to other assets and liabilities acquired as well as any identifiable intangible assets acquired.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the SpinCo Business to employ estimates and make assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities; the revenues and expenses reported for the periods covered by the financial statements; and certain amounts disclosed in these notes to the combined financial statements. Although such estimates and assumptions are based on managements most recent assessment of the underlying facts and circumstances utilizing the most current information available and past experience, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions. The SpinCo Business estimates, judgments and assumptions are evaluated periodically and adjusted accordingly.
3. Revenue Accounting for Contracts
Disaggregation of Revenues
The SpinCo Business revenues are principally derived from contracts to provide a diverse range of technical, professional, and other services to a large number of governmental and commercial clients. The
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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SpinCo Business provides a broad range of engineering, design, and architectural services; and process, scientific, and systems consulting services. The SpinCo Business provides its services through offices and subsidiaries located primarily in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa. The SpinCo Business provides its services under cost reimbursable, time-and-materials and fixed-price contracts. The SpinCo Business contracts are with many different customers in numerous industries. Refer to Note 14-Segment Information for additional information on how the SpinCo Business disaggregates its revenues by reportable segment. The following table further disaggregates the SpinCo Business revenue by contract type for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
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$ | 3,781 | $ | 3,284 | $ | 3,329 | ||||||
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778 | 861 | 851 | |||||||||
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966 | 1,031 | 900 | |||||||||
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74% |
75% | 76% |
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities represent amounts billed to clients in excess of revenue recognized to date. Revenue recognized for the year ended September 29, 2023 that was included in the contract liability balance on September 30, 2022 was $44 million. Revenue recognized for the year ended September 30, 2022 that was included in the contract liability balance on October 1, 2021 was $55 million.
Remaining Performance Obligations
The SpinCo Business remaining performance obligations as of September 29, 2023 represent a measure of the total dollar value of work to be performed on contracts awarded and in progress. The SpinCo Business had approximately $6.9 billion in remaining performance obligations as of September 29, 2023. The SpinCo Business expects to recognize 58% of remaining performance obligations within the next twelve months and the remaining 42% thereafter. The majority of the remaining performance obligations after the first twelve months are expected to be recognized over a four-year period.
Although remaining performance obligations reflect business that is considered to be firm, cancellations, scope adjustments, foreign currency exchange fluctuations or project deferrals may occur that impact their volume or the expected timing of their recognition. Remaining performance obligations are adjusted to reflect any known project cancellations, revisions to project scope and cost, foreign currency exchange fluctuations and project deferrals, as appropriate.
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4. Goodwill and Intangibles
The carrying value of goodwill appearing in the accompanying combined balance sheets, September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021 was as follows:
Critical Mission Solutions |
Cyber & Intelligence |
Total | ||||||||||
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Balance October 1, 2021 |
$ | 1,671 | $ | 576 | $ | 2,247 | ||||||
Foreign currency translation and other |
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$ | 1,646 | $ | 576 | $ | 2,222 | ||||||
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Goodwill was derived from the acquisitions of John Wood Groups Nuclear business, CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd., Blue Canopy, The KeyW Holding Corporation, The Buffalo Group and other historical acquisitions where the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill has been assigned to the related reporting units on a specific identification basis. After the allocation of fair values associated with the SpinCo Business acquisitions was completed, the SpinCo Business gross goodwill was approximately $2,407 million. In the periods prior to October 3, 2020, the SpinCo Business recorded cumulative impairment losses of $304 million within the C&I reporting unit. The SpinCo Business evaluation of goodwill for the years ended September 30, 2022 and September 29, 2023 concluded the fair value of the SpinCo Business exceeded the carrying value, and no impairment was required.
The SpinCo Business assesses goodwill and intangible assets for impairment annually or, under certain circumstances, more frequently, such as when events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be impairment. The SpinCo Business is required to write down the value of goodwill only when its assessment determines the recorded amount of goodwill exceeds the fair value. If it is determined through the evaluation of events or circumstances that the carrying value may not be recoverable, the SpinCo Business then compares the fair value of the related reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized.
It is possible that changes in facts and circumstances, judgments and assumptions used in estimating the fair value, which includes, but is not limited to, market conditions and the economy, could change. This would result in a possible future impairment of goodwill that could be material to the SpinCo Business. The fair values resulting from the valuation techniques used are not necessarily representative of the values the SpinCo Business might obtain in a sale of the reporting units to willing third parties.
The following table provides certain information related to the SpinCo Business acquired intangibles in the accompanying combined balance sheets for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021:
Customer Relationships, Contracts and Backlog |
Developed Technology |
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Balance October 1, 2021 |
$ | 398 | $ | 40 | $ | 438 | ||||||
Amortization |
(53 | ) | (4 | ) | (57 | ) | ||||||
Foreign currency translation and other |
(12 | ) | (1 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||||
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333 | 35 | 368 | |||||||||
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Customer Relationships, Contracts and Backlog |
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Amortization |
$ | (52 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | $ | (56 | ) | |||
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$ | 286 | $ | 31 | $ | 317 | ||||||
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The following table presents estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for fiscal 2024 and for the succeeding years.
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2024 |
$ | 57 | ||
2025 |
56 | |||
2026 |
53 | |||
2027 |
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5. Other Financial Information
Receivables and contract assets
The following table presents the components of receivables and contract assets appearing in the accompanying combined balance sheets at September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 as well as certain other related information:
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Amounts billed, net |
$ | 328 | $ | 368 | ||||
Unbilled receivables and other |
439 | 523 | ||||||
Contract assets |
348 | 229 | ||||||
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$ | 1,115 | $ | 1,120 | ||||
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Amounts due from the United States federal government included above net of contract liabilities |
$ | 753 | $ | 654 | ||||
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Prepaid expenses and other
Prepaids expenses and other are comprised mainly of prepaid expenses of approximately $25 million for each of the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, with the remainder of the balances associated with inventories and other items.
Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net
The following table presents the components of property, equipment and improvements, net at September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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$ | 21 | $ | 19 | ||||
Equipment |
125 | 115 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
38 | 35 | ||||||
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16 | 13 | ||||||
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(123 | ) | (105 | ) | ||||
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For the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021, the SpinCo Business recognized $18 million, $19 million, and $16 million in depreciation expense, respectively.
Accrued Liabilities
The following table presents the components of Accrued liabilities shown in the accompanying combined balance sheets at September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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Accrued payroll and related liabilities |
$ | 239 | $ | 252 | ||||
Project-related accruals |
13 | 14 | ||||||
Non project-related accruals and other (1) |
59 | 126 | ||||||
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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6. Income Taxes
The following table presents the components of the SpinCo Business combined income taxes for years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
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$ | 40 | $ | 22 | $ | 16 | ||||||
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16 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
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28 | 25 | 24 | |||||||||
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84 | 57 | 47 | |||||||||
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(2 | ) | 10 | 35 | ||||||||
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$ | 77 | $ | 66 | $ | 85 | ||||||
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Deferred taxes reflect the tax effects of temporary differences between the amounts recorded as assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the comparable amounts recorded for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.
The following table presents the components of net deferred tax (liabilities) assets at September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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$ | 10 | $ | 3 | ||||
Other Employee Benefit Plans |
26 | 23 | ||||||
Net Operating Losses |
10 | 19 | ||||||
Lease Liability |
25 | 28 | ||||||
Valuation Allowance |
(27 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||
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(123 | ) | (128 | ) | ||||
Lease Right of Use Asset |
(20 | ) | (24 | ) | ||||
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(7 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||
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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized based on an assessment of positive and negative evidence, including estimates of future taxable income necessary to realize future deductible amounts. The valuation allowance each year is related to a capital loss carry-forward generated in the year ended October 1, 2021.
At September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the domestic and international net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards totalled $46 million and $90 million, resulting in an NOL deferred tax asset of $10 million and $19 million, respectively. The SpinCo Business net operating losses have various expiration periods between 2024 and indefinite periods.
The following table reconciles total income tax expense using the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the combined income tax expense shown in the accompanying combined statements of operations for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021:
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$ | 68 | 21 | % | $ | 64 | 21 | % | $ | 61 | 21% | |||||||||||||
State taxes, net of the federal benefit |
10 | 3 | % | 9 | 3 | % | 6 | 2% | ||||||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | % | 1 | 0 | % | (4 | ) | (1%) | |||||||||||||||
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| 0 | % | 1 | 0 | % | 5 | 2% | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. tax cost (benefit) of foreign operations |
12 | 4 | % | 10 | 3 | % | 4 | 1% | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign tax credits |
(12 | ) | (4 | %) | (12 | ) | (4 | %) | (12 | ) | (4%) | |||||||||||||
Tax Rate Change |
| 0 | % | | 0 | % | 4 | 1% | ||||||||||||||||
Valuation allowance |
| 0 | % | | 0 | % | 24 | 8% | ||||||||||||||||
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The SpinCo Business effective income tax rate for the year ended September 30, 2022 decreased to 22% from 29% for fiscal year 2021. The key driver for the year-over-year decrease relate to the establishment of a valuation allowance against a capital loss carryforward for the year ended October 1, 2021.
The SpinCo Business effective income tax rate for the year ended September 29, 2023 increased to 24% from 22% for fiscal year 2022. The key driver for the year-over-year increase relates to changes in the pre-tax book income mix of earnings.
The following table presents income tax payments, net made during the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 | ||
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$11 |
$10 | $3 |
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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table presents the components of the SpinCo Business combined earnings before taxes for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021:
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October 1, 2021 |
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United States earnings |
$ | 210 | $ | 188 | $ | 206 | ||||||
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113 | 116 | 86 | |||||||||
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The SpinCo Business did not record a deferred tax liability for unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries as the earnings meet the indefinite reinvestment criteria. This criterion is met if the foreign subsidiary has invested, or will invest, the earnings indefinitely. The decision as to the amount of unremitted earnings that the SpinCo Business intends to maintain in non-U.S. subsidiaries considers items including, but not limited to, forecasts and budgets of financial needs of cash for working capital, liquidity plans, and expected cash requirements in the U.S. As of September 29, 2023, the SpinCo Business has immaterial undistributed earnings for certain foreign subsidiaries that are currently intended to be indefinitely reinvested for which a deferred tax liability has not been recorded. If such earnings were distributed, some countries may impose additional taxes. The unrecognized deferred tax liability (the amount payable if distributed) is also immaterial.
The following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
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Balance, beginning of year |
$ | 7 | $ | 7 | $ | 1 | ||||||
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |
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The SpinCo Business accounts for unrecognized tax benefits in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. It accounts for interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as interest and penalties reported above the line (i.e., not as part of income tax expense). The SpinCo Business liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits was $1 million in each of the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021, respectively, after ASU 2013-11 netting of $5 million. The main driver of the balance as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, is the addition of unrecognized tax benefits related to R&D credit generation. If recognized, the SpinCo Business consolidated effective income tax rate would be impacted by $6 million in each of the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021.
The SpinCo Business had no accrued interest and penalties at September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021. The SpinCo Business estimates that, within twelve months, the SpinCo Business may realize no change in uncertain tax positions.
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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In the normal course of business, the Parent is subject to examination by taxing authorities worldwide, including such major jurisdictions as the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. As of September 29, 2023, the SpinCo Business fiscal year 2019 through fiscal 2022 consolidated U.S. Federal income tax returns and the CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2012 consolidated U.S. Federal income tax returns remain subject to examination. In Australia and the U.K., the consolidated federal tax returns for fiscal years 2018 through 2022 are subject to audit by the appropriate taxing authorities. Although the SpinCo Business believes the reserves established for the tax positions are reasonable, the outcome of tax audits could be materially different, both favorably and unfavorably.
7. Joint Ventures, VIEs and Other Investments
For consolidated joint ventures, the entire amount of the revenue recognized for services performed and the costs associated with these services, including the services provided by the other joint venture partners, are included in the SpinCo Business results of operations. Likewise, the entire amount of each of the assets and liabilities are included in the SpinCo Business combined balance sheets. There are no consolidated VIEs that have debt or credit facilities. Summary financial information of consolidated VIEs is as follows:
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Current assets |
$ | 248 | $ | 237 | ||||
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$ | 268 | $ | 237 | ||||
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$ | 145 | $ | 116 | ||||
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$ | 145 | $ | 116 | ||||
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Revenue |
$ | 946 | $ | 759 | $ | 384 | ||||||
Direct cost of contacts |
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$ | 33 | $ | 31 | $ | 18 | ||||||
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Unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method or proportionate consolidation. Proportionate consolidation is used for joint ventures that include unincorporated legal entities and activities of the joint venture are construction related. For those joint ventures accounted for under proportionate consolidation, only the SpinCo Business pro rata share of assets, liabilities, revenue, and costs are included in the SpinCo Business balance sheet and results of operations.
For the proportionate consolidated VIEs, the carrying value of assets and liabilities was $12 million and $7 million as of September 29, 2023, respectively, and $9 million and $5 million as of September 30, 2022, respectively. For those joint ventures accounted for under the equity method, the SpinCo Business investment balances for the joint venture is included in other noncurrent assets: miscellaneous on the balance sheet and the
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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SpinCo Business pro rata share of net income is included in revenue. In limited cases, there are basis differences between the equity in the joint venture and SpinCo Business investment created when the SpinCo Business purchased their share of the joint venture. These basis differences are amortized based on an internal allocation to underlying net assets, excluding allocations to goodwill. The SpinCo Business investments in equity method joint ventures on the combined balance sheets as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 were a net asset of $18 million and $15 million, respectively. During the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021, the SpinCo Business recognized income from equity method joint ventures of $30 million, $28 million, and $55 million, respectively.
Summary financial information of unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method, as derived from their unaudited financial statements, is as follows (in millions):
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$ | 95 | $ | 86 | ||||
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$ | 95 | $ | 86 | ||||
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$ | 45 | $ | 44 | ||||
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45 | 44 | ||||||
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50 | 42 | ||||||
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$ | 95 | $ | 86 | ||||
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September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Revenue |
$ | 175 | $ | 438 | $ | 2,267 | ||||||
Direct cost of contacts |
(86 | ) | (319 | ) | (2,045 | ) | ||||||
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89 | 119 | 222 | |||||||||
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$ | 82 | $ | 111 | $ | 184 | ||||||
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Accounts receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method is $3 million and $7 million as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
During the fiscal year ended October 1, 2021, the SpinCo Business recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges on its equity method investment in AWE Management Ltd., in the amount of $39 million, which were included in miscellaneous income (expense), net in the combined statements of operations. During fiscal year 2022, the contractual operating arrangement with UK Ministry of Defence was terminated which resulted in the wind down and full impairment of the AWE Management Ltd. joint venture with immaterial activity expected going forward.
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8. Leases
The components of lease expense (reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses) for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 were as follows:
For the Years Ended | ||||||||||||
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Lease Cost |
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Operating lease cost |
$ | 23 | $ | 25 | $ | 21 | ||||||
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4 | 6 | | |||||||||
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$ | 27 | $ | 31 | $ | 21 | ||||||
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Supplemental information related to the SpinCo Business leases for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 was as follows:
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September 30, 2022 |
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurements of lease liabilities |
$ | 28 | $ | 28 | ||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities |
8 | 7 | ||||||
Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases |
5 | 6 | ||||||
Weighted average discount rate - operating leases |
2.8 | % | 2.2 | % |
Total remaining lease payments under the SpinCo Business leases for each of the succeeding years is as follows:
Operating Leases | ||||
Fiscal Year | (Dollars in millions) | |||
2024 |
$ | 27 | ||
2025 |
22 | |||
2026 |
19 | |||
2027 |
15 | |||
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11 | |||
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16 | |||
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110 | ||||
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103 | ||||
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Right-of-Use and Other Long-Lived Asset Impairment
During fiscal 2023 and 2022, as a result of the SpinCo Business transformation initiatives, including the changing nature of the SpinCo Business use of office space for its workforce, the SpinCo Business evaluated its
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existing real estate lease portfolio. These initiatives resulted in the abandonment of certain leased office spaces and the establishment of a formal plan to sublease certain other leased spaces that will no longer be utilized by the SpinCo Business. In connection with the SpinCo Business actions related to these initiatives, the SpinCo Business evaluated certain of its lease right-of-use assets and related property, equipment and leasehold improvements for impairment under ASC 360. Impact of the impairments were not material to SpinCo for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022.
9. Deferred Compensation Plans
The SpinCo Business has non-qualified deferred compensation programs provide benefits payable to directors, officers, and certain key employees or their designated beneficiaries at specified future dates, upon retirement, or death. The plans are unfunded; therefore, benefits are paid from the general assets of the SpinCo Business. Participants cash deferrals earn a return based on the participants selection of investments in several hypothetical investment options.
The following table presents the amount relating to assets held as deferred compensation arrangement investments for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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September 30, 2022 |
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Deferred compensation arrangement investments |
$ | 20 | $ | 18 |
Deferred compensation arrangement investments are comprised primarily of the cash surrender value of life insurance policies and pooled-investment funds. The fair value of the pooled investment funds is derived using Level 2 inputs.
10. Business Combination
Buffalo Group
On November 24, 2020, the Parent, therefore the SpinCo Business (for purposes of these combined financial statements), completed the acquisition of Buffalo Group, a leader in advanced cyber and intelligence solutions which allowed the SpinCo Business to further expand its cyber and intelligence solutions offerings to government clients. The SpinCo Business paid total consideration of $190 million, which was comprised of approximately $182 million in cash to the former owners of Buffalo Group and contingent consideration of $8 million. The contingent consideration was subsequently recognized in fiscal 2021 as an offset to selling, general and administrative expense when it was determined no amounts would be paid. In conjunction with the acquisition, the SpinCo Business assumed the Buffalo Groups debt of approximately $8 million. The SpinCo Business repaid all of the assumed Buffalo Group debt by the end of the first fiscal quarter of 2021. The following summarizes the fair values of The Buffalo Groups assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:
(Dollars in millions) | ||||
Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 9 | ||
Receivables |
19 | |||
Property, equipment and improvements, net |
2 | |||
Goodwill |
131 | |||
Identifiable intangible assets |
74 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
6 | |||
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Total Assets |
$ | 241 | ||
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(Dollars in millions) | ||||
Liabilities |
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
$ | 47 | ||
Other long-term liabilities |
4 | |||
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51 | |||
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$ | 190 | ||
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Goodwill recognized is attributable to a substantial assembled workforce, which does not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected future synergies from combining operations. All of the goodwill recognized was deductible for tax purposes, given the acquisition was structured as an asset acquisition for tax purposes. The SpinCo Business completed its final assessment of the fair values of Buffalo Groups assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Since the initial preliminary estimates reported in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the SpinCo Business updated certain amounts reflected in the final purchase price allocation, as summarized in the fair values of Buffalo Groups assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date set forth above.
Identifiable intangibles are customer relationships, contracts and backlog and have estimated lives of 9 years. No summarized unaudited pro forma results are provided for the Buffalo Group due to the immateriality of this acquisition relative to the SpinCo Business combined financial position and results of operations.
11. Affiliate Transactions
All significant intercompany transactions between the SpinCo Business and the Parent have been included in these combined financial statements and are considered to have been effectively settled at the time the transactions were recorded or are expected to be settled for cash. Transactions between the SpinCo Business and the Parent that will not be cash settled are included within Net Parent Investment. Sales to the Parent during the year ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021 were $11 million, $7 million, and $12 million, respectively. Direct cost of contracts sold to the Parent during the year ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021 were $19 million, $15 million, and $16 million, respectively.
The SpinCo Business has historically operated as part of the Parent and not as a stand-alone company. Accordingly, the Parent has allocated certain shared costs to the SpinCo Business that are reflected as expenses in these combined financial statements including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses such as corporate finance, tax, legal, human resources, information technology, and certain other costs. It is not practicable to estimate actual costs that would have been incurred had the SpinCo Business been an independent, standalone company during the periods presented. The SpinCo Business considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to it. The allocation methods used include relative percentage of revenues, direct expenses, headcount and capital assets. Allocations for management costs and corporate support services provided to the SpinCo Business and included in selling, general, and administrative expense within the combined statement of operations totaled $64 million, $64 million, and $50 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021, respectively.
The financial information in these combined financial statements does not necessarily include actual costs that would have been incurred by the SpinCo Business had it been a separate, stand-alone entity which would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organization structure and functions outsourced or performed by employees.
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12. Commitments and Contingencies
Letters of Credit
At September 29, 2023, the SpinCo Business had issued and outstanding approximately $37 million in committed and uncommitted letter-of-credit facilities and $58 million in surety bonds.
13. Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations and Insurance
In the normal course of business, the SpinCo Business makes contractual commitments (some of which are supported by separate guarantees) and on occasion the SpinCo Business is a party in a litigation or arbitration proceeding. The litigation or arbitration in which the SpinCo Business is involved primarily includes personal injury claims, professional liability claims and breach of contract claims. Where the SpinCo Business provides a separate guarantee, it is strictly in support of the underlying contractual commitment.
The Parent maintains insurance coverage for most insurable aspects of its business and operations. The Parents insurance programs have varying coverage limits depending upon the type of insurance and include certain conditions and exclusions which insurance companies may raise in response to any claim that is asserted by or against the SpinCo Business. The Parent has also elected to retain a portion of certain losses, claims and liabilities that occur through the use of various deductibles, limits, and retentions under the insurance programs and utilize a number of internal financing mechanisms for these self-insurance arrangements including the operation of certain captive insurance entities. The Parents insurers are also subject to business risk and, as a result, one or more of them may be unable to fulfil their insurance obligations due to insolvency or otherwise.
Additionally, as a contractor providing services to the U.S. federal government the SpinCo Business is subject to many types of audits, investigations and claims by, or on behalf of, the government including with respect to contract performance, pricing, cost allocations, procurement practices, labor practices and socioeconomic obligations. Furthermore, the SpinCo Business income, franchise and similar tax returns and filings are also subject to audit and investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, most states within the United States, as well as by various government agencies representing jurisdictions outside the United States.
The SpinCo Business believes, after consultation with counsel, that such guarantees, litigation, U.S. government contract-related audits, investigations and claims and income tax audits and investigations should not have a material adverse effect on the combined financial statements, beyond amounts currently accrued.
On December 22, 2008, a coal fly ash pond at the TVAs Kingston Power Plant TVA was breached, releasing fly ash waste into the Emory River and surrounding community. In February 2009, TVA awarded a contract to the SpinCo Business to provide project management services associated with the clean-up. All remediation and dredging were completed in August 2013 by other contractors under direct contracts with TVA. The SpinCo Business did not perform the remediation, and its scope was limited to program management services. Certain employees of the contractors performing the cleanup work on the project filed lawsuits against the SpinCo Business beginning in August 2013, alleging they were injured due to the SpinCo Business failure to protect the plaintiffs from exposure to fly ash, and asserting related personal injuries. The primary case, Greg Adkisson, et al. v. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., case No. 3:13-CV-505-TAV-HBG, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, consisted of 10 consolidated cases. This case and the related cases involved several hundred plaintiffs that were employees of the contractors that completed the remediation and
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dredging work. In the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the SpinCo Business entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs whose cases had not been previously dismissed. As of the third quarter of fiscal 2023, all conditions to the settlement had been satisfied, and the cases dismissed, which was substantially all funded through insurance. The amount of the settlement was not material to the SpinCo Business business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
14. Segment Information
The SpinCo Business two operating segments are comprised of CMS and C&I.
The Jacobs Chief Executive Officer is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The CODM can evaluate the performance of each segment and make appropriate resource allocations among the segments. For purposes of the SpinCo Business goodwill impairment testing, it has been determined that the SpinCo Business operating segments are also its reporting units based on managements conclusion that the components comprising each of its operating segments share similar economic characteristics and meet the aggregation criteria for reporting units in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.
Under this organization, the sales function is managed by segment, and accordingly, the associated cost is embedded in the segments and reported to the respective head of each segment. In addition, a portion of the costs of other support functions (e.g., finance, legal, human resources, and information technology) is allocated to each Line of Business (LOB) using methodologies which, the SpinCo Business believes, effectively attribute the cost of these support functions to the revenue generating activities of the SpinCo Business on a rational basis. The cost of the Parents cash incentive plan, the Leadership Performance Plan (LPP), formerly named the Management Incentive Plan, and the expense associated with the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan have likewise been charged to the LOBs except for those amounts determined to relate to the business as a whole (which amounts remain in other corporate expenses).
Financial information for each segment is reviewed by the CODM to assess performance and make decisions regarding the allocation of resources. The CODM evaluates the operating performance of the operating segments using segment operating profit, which is defined as operating profit less corporate charges (e.g., the allocated amounts described above). The SpinCo Business incurs certain SG&A that relate to its business as a whole which are not allocated to the segments. The SpinCo Business does not report assets by reportable segments as this information is not reviewed by the CODM on a regular basis.
The following tables present total revenues and segment operating profit for each reportable segment and includes a reconciliation of segment operating profit to total U.S. GAAP operating profit by including certain corporate-level expenses and transaction and integration costs.
For the Years Ended | ||||||||||||
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||
Revenue from External Customers: |
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Critical Mission Solutions |
$ | 4,719 | $ | 4,392 | $ | 4,264 | ||||||
Cyber & Intelligence |
806 | 784 | 816 | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 5,525 | $ | 5,176 | $ | 5,080 | ||||||
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For the Years Ended | ||||||||||||
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Segment Operating Profit: |
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Critical Mission Solutions |
$ | 384 | $ | 356 | $ | 360 | ||||||
Cyber & Intelligence |
61 | 49 | 79 | |||||||||
Other Expenses (1) |
(117 | ) | (118 | ) | (104 | ) | ||||||
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Total Segment Operating Profit |
$ | 328 | $ | 287 | $ | 335 | ||||||
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Total Other (Expense) Income, net (2) |
(5 | ) | 17 | (43 | ) | |||||||
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Earnings Before Taxes |
$ | 323 | $ | 304 | $ | 292 | ||||||
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(1) | Other expenses include intangible amortization of $56 million, $57 million, and $56 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively. Additionally, other expenses include general and administrative costs of $45 million, $48 million, and $42 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively. The remainder of other expense is comprised of administrative costs. |
(2) | Amounts in the year ended September 30, 2022 are mainly comprised of $14 million related to the sale of a legacy KeyW investment. Amounts in the year ended October 1, 2021 are mainly comprised of $39 million in charges related to the impairment of our AWE Management Ltd. joint venture. |
The following table further disaggregates revenue by geographic area for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
For the Years Ended | ||||||||||||
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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United States |
$ | 4,447 | $ | 4,197 | $ | 4,156 | ||||||
United Kingdom |
467 | 350 | 375 | |||||||||
Europe |
452 | 486 | 418 | |||||||||
Other |
159 | 143 | 131 | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | 5,525 | $ | 5,176 | $ | 5,080 | ||||||
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The following table presents property, equipment and improvements, net by geographic area for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Property, equipment and improvements, net: |
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United States |
$ | 61 | $ | 66 | ||||
United Kingdom |
8 | 5 | ||||||
Europe |
7 | 6 | ||||||
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1 | | ||||||
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Total |
$ | 77 | $ | 77 | ||||
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June 28, 2024 |
September 29, 2023 |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 196 | $ | 156 | ||||
Accounts receivables and contract assets |
1,078 | 1,115 | ||||||
Affiliate receivables |
5 | 1 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other |
33 | 33 | ||||||
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1,312 | 1,305 | ||||||
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71 | 77 | ||||||
Other Noncurrent Assets: |
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Goodwill |
2,230 | 2,222 | ||||||
Intangibles, net |
276 | 317 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets |
4 | 3 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
82 | 90 | ||||||
Affiliate long-term receivable |
15 | 100 | ||||||
Miscellaneous |
62 | 53 | ||||||
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Total other noncurrent assets |
2,669 | 2,785 | ||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 4,052 | $ | 4,167 | ||||
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 196 | $ | 231 | ||||
Affiliate accounts payable |
5 | 13 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
356 | 340 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities |
24 | 26 | ||||||
Contract liabilities |
48 | 54 | ||||||
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629 | 664 | ||||||
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93 | 101 | ||||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
70 | 77 | ||||||
Other deferred liabilities |
9 | 7 | ||||||
Equity: |
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Net parent investment |
3,317 | 3,399 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(109 | ) | (124 | ) | ||||
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43 | 43 | ||||||
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3,251 | 3,318 | ||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
$ | 4,052 | $ | 4,167 | ||||
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CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Revenues |
$ | 1,355 | $ | 1,398 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 4,059 | ||||||||
Affiliate revenue |
3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Direct cost of contracts |
(1,151 | ) | (1,194 | ) | (3,540 | ) | (3,488 | ) | ||||||||
Affiliate direct cost of contracts |
(6 | ) | (5 | ) | (19 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||||
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201 | 202 | 587 | 564 | ||||||||||||
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(116 | ) | (114 | ) | (323 | ) | (333 | ) | ||||||||
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85 | 88 | 264 | 231 | ||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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(1 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||
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86 | 87 | 267 | 232 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
(22 | ) | (21 | ) | (67 | ) | (56 | ) | ||||||||
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64 | 66 | 200 | 176 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(4 | ) | (4 | ) | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
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Net Earnings Attributable to SpinCo Business |
$ | 60 | $ | 62 | $ | 190 | $ | 166 | ||||||||
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For the Three and Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Net Earnings |
$ | 64 | $ | 66 | $ | 200 | $ | 176 | ||||||||
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
(1 | ) | 13 | 15 | 58 | |||||||||||
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63 | 79 | 215 | 234 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(4 | ) | (4 | ) | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
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Net Comprehensive Income Attributable to SpinCo Business |
$ | 59 | $ | 75 | $ | 205 | $ | 224 | ||||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence Business |
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Net Parent Investment |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Noncontrolling Interests |
Total Equity |
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Balances at March 31, 2023 |
$ | 3,438 | $ | (118 | ) | $ | 41 | $ | 3,361 | |||||||
Net earnings |
62 | | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes |
| 13 | | 13 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
1 | | | 1 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to Parent |
(69 | ) | | | (69 | ) | ||||||||||
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| | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | 3,432 | $ | (105 | ) | $ | 42 | $ | 3,369 | |||||||
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$ | 3,423 | $ | (108 | ) | $ | 41 | $ | 3,356 | |||||||
Net earnings |
60 | | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes |
| (1 | ) | | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
2 | | | 2 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to Parent |
(168 | ) | | | (168 | ) | ||||||||||
Changes in equity attributable to noncontrolling interests |
| | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
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Balances at June 28, 2024 |
$ | 3,317 | $ | (109 | ) | $ | 43 | $ | 3,251 | |||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence Business |
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Noncontrolling Interests |
Total Equity |
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$ | 3,422 | $ | (163 | ) | $ | 42 | $ | 3,301 | |||||||
Net earnings |
166 | | 10 | 176 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes |
| 58 | | 58 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
4 | | | 4 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to Parent |
(160 | ) | | | (160 | ) | ||||||||||
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| | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | 3,432 | $ | (105 | ) | $ | 42 | $ | 3,369 | |||||||
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$ | 3,399 | $ | (124 | ) | $ | 43 | $ | 3,318 | |||||||
Net earnings |
190 | | 10 | 200 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes |
| 15 | | 15 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation |
4 | | | 4 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to Parent |
(276 | ) | | | (276 | ) | ||||||||||
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| | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | 3,317 | $ | (109 | ) | $ | 43 | $ | 3,251 | |||||||
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CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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June 30, 2023 |
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Net earnings |
$ | 200 | $ | 176 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows provided by (used for) operations: |
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Property, equipment and improvements |
11 | 14 | ||||||
Intangible assets |
43 | 42 | ||||||
Share-based compensation |
4 | 4 | ||||||
Equity in earnings of operating ventures, net of return on capital distributions |
(9 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Impairment of equity method investment and other long-term assets |
| 1 | ||||||
Deferred tax benefit |
(8 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
Changes in assets and liabilities |
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38 | 25 | ||||||
Affiliate receivables |
(4 | ) | | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
| 4 | ||||||
Miscellaneous other assets |
| 1 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
8 | 15 | ||||||
Accounts payable |
(36 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||
Affiliate accounts payable |
(7 | ) | 7 | |||||
Operating lease liability |
(10 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||
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12 | (94 | ) | |||||
Other deferred liabilities |
1 | | ||||||
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4 | 1 | ||||||
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77 | (12 | ) | |||||
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Net transfers to parent |
(277 | ) | (160 | ) | ||||
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(10 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||
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(287 | ) | (170 | ) | ||||
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3 | 18 | ||||||
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37 | (9 | ) | |||||
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156 | 207 | ||||||
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$ | 196 | $ | 216 | ||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Background and Basis of Presentation
Background
On November 20, 2023, Jacobs Solutions Inc. (Jacobs or Parent) entered into definitive agreements with Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (Amentum) and Amentum Joint Venture LP, the sole equity holder of Amentum (Amentum Equityholder) to spin-off and merge Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) business and portions of the Divergent Solutions (DVS) business (referred to herein as the Cyber & Intelligence (C&I) business and together with the CMS business referred to as the SpinCo Business), with Amentum in a tax-efficient Reverse Morris Trust transaction (the Transaction). Prior to the spin-off, the SpinCo Business will reorganize under a newly formed company named Amazon Holdco Inc. (SpinCo) and will distribute a $1.0 billion cash dividend payment to Jacobs (subject to adjustment based on the levels of cash, debt and working capital in the SpinCo Business at closing of the Transaction). Jacobs will then distribute at least 80.1% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo common stock on a pro rata basis to Jacobs shareholders in a distribution that is intended to qualify as generally tax-free to Jacobs shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Immediately following the distribution, Amentum will merge with and into SpinCo, with SpinCo surviving the merger (the merger) as a public company.
Closing of the Transaction will be subject to various customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals, receipt of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, opinions from tax and legal advisors and the effectiveness of a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SpinCo Business is a leading provider of mission-critical, technology-driven services in government and commercial markets. Under the CMS business, the SpinCo Business provides test, training and operations services for missile defense systems; IT and engineering services to defense clients and the Space sector; technological solutions including installations, decommissioning, and environmental remediation to energy clients; and other highly technical consulting solutions. Under the C&I business, the SpinCo Business provides advanced cyber training and data analytics for government professionals; advanced communication systems and aerial mapping technologies to national security clients and other technical services for United States defense and intelligence clients.
The SpinCo Business serves broad end markets including Space, Defense, Intelligence, Energy, and Commercial. The SpinCo Business revenue is earned through cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, and fixed-price contracts. The SpinCo Business significant clients include NASA, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, UK Ministry of Defence, and the Australian Department of Defence.
Basis of Presentation, Definition of Quarter End, and Other Matters
The accompanying condensed combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, in the SpinCo Business opinion, the disclosures made herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The SpinCo Business believes these condensed combined financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the results of the interim periods. The condensed combined results of operations and cash flows for the first nine months of the year are not necessarily indicative of the combined results of operations and cash flows that might be expected for the entire
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year. These condensed combined financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited combined financial statements and the notes thereto for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021.
The condensed combined financial statements have been prepared on a carve-out basis from Jacobs consolidated financial statements and accounting records using the historical results of operations, assets, and liabilities attributable to the SpinCo Business and include allocations of expenses from Jacobs. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between businesses comprising the SpinCo Business have been eliminated in the accompanying condensed combined financial statements. The assets and liabilities in the condensed combined financial statements are reflected on a historical cost basis, which includes the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities from prior acquisitions.
The SpinCo Business fiscal third quarter ends on the Friday closest to June 30 (determined on the basis of the number of workdays).
The condensed combined financial statements may not be indicative of the SpinCo Business future performance and do not necessarily reflect what its condensed combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows would have been had the SpinCo Business operated as an independent business during the periods presented. To the extent that an asset, liability, revenue or expense is directly associated with the SpinCo Business, it is reflected in the accompanying condensed combined financial statements.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the SpinCo Business to employ estimates and make assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities; the revenues and expenses reported for the periods covered by the financial statements; and certain amounts disclosed in these notes to the combined financial statements. Although such estimates and assumptions are based on managements most recent assessment of the underlying facts and circumstances utilizing the most current information available and past experience, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions. The SpinCo Business estimates, judgments and assumptions are evaluated periodically and adjusted accordingly.
Please refer to Note 2- Significant Accounting Policies in the notes to the audited combined financial statements for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021 for a discussion of other significant estimates and assumptions affecting the combined financial statements.
Fair Value Measurements
Certain amounts included in the accompanying combined financial statements are presented at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the date fair value is determined (the measurement date). When determining fair value, the SpinCo Business considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the SpinCo Business would transact, and the SpinCo Business considers only those assumptions it believes a typical market participant would consider when pricing an asset or liability. In measuring fair value, the SpinCo Business uses the following inputs in the order of priority indicated:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, such as (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; (ii) quoted prices in markets that have insufficient volume or
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NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
infrequent transactions (e.g., less active markets); and (iii) model-driven valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated with, observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the fair value measurement.
Please refer to Note 2- Significant Accounting Policies in the notes to the audited combined financial statements for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022, and October 1, 2021 for a more complete discussion of the various items within the combined financial statements measured at fair value and the methods used to determine fair value.
The net carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and payables approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
Fair value measurements relating to the SpinCo Business combinations are made primarily using Level 3 inputs including discounted cash flow and to the extent applicable, Monte Carlo simulation techniques. Fair value for the identified intangible assets is generally estimated using inputs primarily for the income approach using the multiple period excess earnings method and the relief from royalties method. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include (i) revenue projections of the business, including profitability, (ii) attrition rates and (iii) the estimated discount rate that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows. Other personal property assets, such as furniture, fixtures and equipment, are valued using the cost approach, which is based on replacement or reproduction costs of the asset less depreciation. The fair value of the contingent consideration is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation and the significant assumptions used include projections of revenues and probabilities of meeting those projections. Key inputs to the valuation of the noncontrolling interests include projected cash flows and the expected volatility associated with those cash flows.
2. Revenue Accounting for Contracts
Disaggregation of Revenues
The SpinCo Business revenues are principally derived from contracts to provide a diverse range of technical, professional, and other services to a large number of governmental and commercial clients. The SpinCo Business provides a broad range of engineering, design, and architectural services; and process, scientific, and systems consulting services. The SpinCo Business provides its services through offices and subsidiaries located primarily in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa. The SpinCo Business provides its services under cost reimbursable, time-and-materials and fixed-price contracts. The SpinCo Business contracts are with many different customers in numerous industries. Refer to Note 10- Segment Information for additional information on how the SpinCo Business disaggregates its revenues by reportable segment. The following table further disaggregates revenue by contract type for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023:
For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
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June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Cost-reimbursable |
$ | 867 | $ | 885 | $ | 2,665 | $ | 2,619 | ||||||||
Time-and-materials |
183 | 197 | 580 | 600 | ||||||||||||
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305 | 316 | 892 | 840 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 1,355 | $ | 1,398 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 4,059 | ||||||||
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Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities represent amounts billed to clients in excess of revenue recognized to date. Revenue recognized for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 that was included in the contract liability balance on September 29, 2023 was $6 million and $34 million, respectively. Revenue recognized for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2023 that was included in the contract liability balance on September 30, 2022 was $8 million and $36 million, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
The SpinCo Business remaining performance obligations as of June 28, 2024 represent a measure of the total dollar value of work to be performed on contracts awarded and in progress. The SpinCo Business had approximately $5,586 million in remaining performance obligations as of June 28, 2024. The SpinCo Business expects to recognize 67% of remaining performance obligations within the next twelve months and the remaining 33% thereafter. The majority of the remaining performance obligations after the first twelve months are expected to be recognized over a four-year period.
Although remaining performance obligations reflect business that is considered to be firm, cancellations, scope adjustments, foreign currency exchange fluctuations or project deferrals may occur that impact their volume or the expected timing of their recognition. Remaining performance obligations are adjusted to reflect any known project cancellations, revisions to project scope and cost, foreign currency exchange fluctuations and project deferrals, as appropriate.
3. Goodwill and Intangibles
The carrying value of goodwill as of June 28, 2024 was as follows:
Critical Mission Solutions |
Cyber & Intelligence |
Total | ||||||||||
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Balance September 29, 2023 |
$ | 1,646 | $ | 576 | $ | 2,222 | ||||||
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$ | 1,654 | $ | 576 | $ | 2,230 | ||||||
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Goodwill was derived from the acquisitions of John Wood Groups Nuclear business, CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd., Blue Canopy, The KeyW Holding Corporation, The Buffalo Group and other historical acquisitions where the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill has been assigned to the related reporting units on a specific identification basis. After the allocation of fair values associated with the SpinCo Business acquisitions was completed, the SpinCo Business gross goodwill was approximately $2,407 million. In the periods prior to October 3, 2020, the SpinCo Business recorded cumulative impairment losses of $304 million within the C&I reporting unit.
The SpinCo Business performed a quantitative analysis to assess possible impairment of goodwill of the C&I reporting unit, resulting in a relatively small cushion of fair value over the carrying value for the period ending September 29, 2023. It is possible that changes in facts and circumstances, judgments and assumptions used in estimating the fair value, which include, but are not limited to, market conditions and the economy, could change. This would result in a possible future impairment of goodwill that could be material to the SpinCo Business.
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The following table provides certain information related to the SpinCo Business acquired intangibles as of June 28, 2024:
Customer Relationships, Contracts and Backlog |
Developed Technology |
Total | ||||||||||
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Balance September 29, 2023 |
$ | 286 | $ | 31 | $ | 317 | ||||||
Amortization |
(40 | ) | (3 | ) | (43 | ) | ||||||
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$ | 248 | $ | 28 | $ | 276 | ||||||
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The following table presents estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2024 and for the succeeding years.
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2024 (remaining three months) |
$ | 14 | ||
2025 |
57 | |||
2026 |
53 | |||
2027 |
51 | |||
2028 |
50 | |||
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51 | |||
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$ | 276 | ||
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4. Other Financial Information
Receivables and contract assets
The following table presents the components of receivables and contract assets as of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, as well as certain other related information:
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September 29, 2023 |
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Amounts billed, net |
$ | 309 | $ | 328 | ||||
Unbilled receivables and other |
441 | 439 | ||||||
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328 | 348 | ||||||
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$ | 1,078 | $ | 1,115 | ||||
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Amounts due from the United States federal government included above net of contract liabilities |
$ | 764 | $ | 753 | ||||
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Prepaid expenses and other
Prepaids expenses and other are comprised mainly of prepaid expenses of approximately $17 million and $25 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023, respectively, with the remainder of the balances associated with inventories and other items.
Accrued Liabilities
The following table presents the components of Accrued liabilities as of June 29, 2024 and September 29, 2023:
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September 29, 2023 |
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Accrued payroll and related liabilities |
$ | 224 | $ | 239 | ||||
Project-related accruals |
10 | 13 | ||||||
Non project-related accruals and other |
75 | 59 | ||||||
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47 | 29 | ||||||
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$ | 356 | $ | 340 | ||||
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5. Income Taxes
The SpinCo Business effective tax rates for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were 25.6% and 24.1%, respectively. The most significant items contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Business effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 28, 2024 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $3 million. This expense item is expected to have a continuing impact on the SpinCo Business effective tax rate for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The most significant items contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Business effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $3 million.
The SpinCo Business effective tax rates for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were 25.1% and 24.1%, respectively. The most significant items contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Business effective tax rate for the nine month period ended June 28, 2024 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $8 million. This expense item is expected to have a continuing impact on the SpinCo Business effective tax rate for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The most significant items contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% and the SpinCo Business effective tax rate for the nine month period ended June 30, 2023 relates to U.S. state income tax expense of $7 million.
In December 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released the Pillar Two Model Rules (also referred to as the global minimum tax or Global Anti-Base Erosion GloBE rules), which were designed to ensure large multinational enterprises pay a minimum 15 percent level of tax on the income arising in each jurisdiction in which they operate. Several jurisdictions in which we operate have enacted these rules, which are effective for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending September 26, 2025. The Company is continually monitoring developments and evaluating the potential impacts.The amount of income
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taxes the SpinCo Business pays is subject to ongoing audits by tax jurisdictions around the world. In the normal course of business, the SpinCo Business is subject to examination by tax authorities throughout the world, including such major jurisdictions as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Our estimate of the potential outcome of any uncertain tax issue is subject to our assessment of the relevant risks, facts, and circumstances existing at the time. The SpinCo Business believes that it has adequately provided for reasonably foreseeable outcomes related to these matters. However, future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimated tax liabilities in the period the assessments are made or resolved, which may impact our effective tax rate.
6. Joint Ventures, VIEs and Other Investments
For the SpinCo Business consolidated variable interest entities (VIE) joint ventures, the carrying value of assets and liabilities was $243 million and $120 million, respectively, as of June 28, 2024 and $268 million and $145 million, respectively, as of September 29, 2023. There are no consolidated VIEs that have debt or credit facilities.
For the SpinCo Business proportionate consolidated VIEs, the carrying value of assets and liabilities was $11 million and $7 million, respectively, as of June 28, 2024, and $12 million and $7 million, respectively, as of September 29, 2023.
The carrying values of the SpinCo Business investments in equity method joint ventures in the condensed combined balance sheets (reported in Other Noncurrent Assets: Miscellaneous) as of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023 were $26 million and $18 million, respectively. Additionally, income from equity method joint ventures (reported in Revenue) was $10 million and $6 million, respectively, during the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, with $29 million and $21 million, respectively, reporting in the corresponding nine month periods. As of June 28, 2024, the SpinCo Business equity method investment carrying values do not include material amounts exceeding their share of the respective joint ventures reported net assets.
Accounts receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method was $4 million and $3 million as of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively.
7. Affiliate Transactions
All significant intercompany transactions between the SpinCo Business and the Parent have been included in these condensed combined financial statements and are considered to have been effectively settled at the time the transactions were recorded or are expected to be settled for cash. Transactions between the SpinCo Business and the Parent that will not be cash settled are included within Net Parent Investment. Sales to the Parent during the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 were $3 million and $9 million, respectively, compared to $3 million and $7 million for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023. Direct cost of contracts sold to the Parent during the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 were $6 million and $19 million, respectively, compared to $5 million and $14 million for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023.
The SpinCo Business has historically operated as part of the Parent and not as a stand-alone company. Accordingly, the Parent has allocated certain shared costs to the SpinCo Business that are reflected as expenses in these condensed combined financial statements including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses such as corporate finance, tax, legal, human resources, information technology, and certain other costs. It is not practicable to estimate actual costs that would have been incurred had the SpinCo Business been an independent, standalone company during the periods presented. The SpinCo Business considers these allocations to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to it. The allocation methods used
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include relative percentage of revenues, direct expenses, headcount and capital assets. Allocations for management costs and corporate support services provided to the SpinCo Business and included in selling, general, and administrative expense within the condensed combined statement of operations for the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 totaled $19 million and $55 million, respectively, compared to $16 million and $50 million for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023.
The financial information in these condensed combined financial statements does not necessarily include actual costs that would have been incurred by the SpinCo Business had it been a separate, stand-alone entity which would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organization structure and functions outsourced or performed by employees.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Letters of Credit
The SpinCo Business had issued and outstanding approximately $37 million in committed and uncommitted letter-of-credit facilities for each of the fiscal periods ended June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023. The SpinCo Business had also issued and outstanding approximately $95 million and $58 million, respectively, in surety bonds.
9. Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations and Insurance
In the normal course of business, the SpinCo Business makes contractual commitments (some of which are supported by separate guarantees) and on occasion the SpinCo Business is a party in a litigation or arbitration proceeding. The litigation or arbitration in which the SpinCo Business is involved primarily includes personal injury claims, professional liability claims and breach of contract claims. Where the SpinCo Business provides a separate guarantee, it is strictly in support of the underlying contractual commitment.
The Parent maintains insurance coverage for most insurable aspects of its business and operations. The Parents insurance programs have varying coverage limits depending upon the type of insurance and include certain conditions and exclusions which insurance companies may raise in response to any claim that is asserted by or against the SpinCo Business. The Parent has also elected to retain a portion of certain losses, claims and liabilities that occur through the use of various deductibles, limits, and retentions under the insurance programs and utilize a number of internal financing mechanisms for these self-insurance arrangements including the operation of certain captive insurance entities. The Parents insurers are also subject to business risk and, as a result, one or more of them may be unable to fulfil their insurance obligations due to insolvency or otherwise.
Additionally, as a contractor providing services to the U.S. federal government the SpinCo Business is subject to many types of audits, investigations and claims by, or on behalf of, the government including with respect to contract performance, pricing, cost allocations, procurement practices, labor practices and socioeconomic obligations. Furthermore, the SpinCo Business income, franchise and similar tax returns and filings are also subject to audit and investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, most states within the United States, as well as by various government agencies representing jurisdictions outside the United States.
The SpinCo Business believes, after consultation with counsel, that such guarantees, litigation, U.S. government contract-related audits, investigations and claims and income tax audits and investigations should not have a material adverse effect on the condensed combined financial statements, beyond amounts currently accrued.
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On December 22, 2008, a coal fly ash pond at the TVAs Kingston Power Plant TVA was breached, releasing fly ash waste into the Emory River and surrounding community. In February 2009, TVA awarded a contract to the SpinCo Business to provide project management services associated with the clean-up. All remediation and dredging were completed in August 2013 by other contractors under direct contracts with TVA. The SpinCo Business did not perform the remediation, and its scope was limited to program management services. Certain employees of the contractors performing the cleanup work on the project filed lawsuits against the SpinCo Business beginning in August 2013, alleging they were injured due to the SpinCo Business failure to protect the plaintiffs from exposure to fly ash, and asserting related personal injuries. The primary case, Greg Adkisson, et al. v. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., case No. 3:13-CV-505-TAV-HBG, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, consisted of 10 consolidated cases. This case and the related cases involved several hundred plaintiffs that were employees of the contractors that completed the remediation and dredging work. In the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the SpinCo Business entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs whose cases had not been previously dismissed. As of the third quarter of fiscal 2023, all conditions to the settlement had been satisfied, and the cases dismissed, which was substantially all funded through insurance. The amount of the settlement was not material to the SpinCo Business business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
10. Segment Information
The SpinCo Business two operating segments are comprised of CMS and C&I.
The Jacobs Chief Executive Officer is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The CODM can evaluate the performance of each segment and make appropriate resource allocations among the segments. For purposes of the SpinCo Business goodwill impairment testing, it has been determined that the SpinCo Business operating segments are also its reporting units based on managements conclusion that the components comprising each of its operating segments share similar economic characteristics and meet the aggregation criteria for reporting units in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.
Under this organization, the sales function is managed by segment, and accordingly, the associated cost is embedded in the segments and reported to the respective head of each segment. In addition, a portion of the costs of other support functions (e.g., finance, legal, human resources, and information technology) is allocated to each Line of Business (LOB) using methodologies which, the SpinCo Business believes, effectively attribute the cost of these support functions to the revenue generating activities of the SpinCo Business on a rational basis. The cost of the Parents cash incentive plan, the Leadership Performance Plan (LPP), formerly named the Management Incentive Plan, and the expense associated with the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan have likewise been charged to the LOBs except for those amounts determined to relate to the business as a whole (which amounts remain in other corporate expenses).
Financial information for each segment is reviewed by the CODM to assess performance and make decisions regarding the allocation of resources. The CODM evaluates the operating performance of the operating segments using segment operating profit, which is defined as operating profit less corporate charges (e.g., the allocated amounts described above). The SpinCo Business incurs certain SG&A that relate to its business as a whole which are not allocated to the segments. The SpinCo Business does not report assets by reportable segments as this information is not reviewed by the CODM on a regular basis.
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CRITICAL MISSION SOLUTIONS AND CYBER & INTELLIGENCE BUSINESSES OF JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following tables present total revenues and segment operating profit for each reportable segment and includes a reconciliation of segment operating profit to total U.S. GAAP operating profit by including certain corporate-level expenses and transaction and integration costs.
For the Three Months Ended |
For the Nine Months Ended |
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June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Critical Mission Solutions |
$ | 1,161 | $ | 1,192 | $ | 3,532 | $ | 3,469 | ||||||||
Cyber & Intelligence |
194 | 206 | 605 | 590 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 1,355 | $ | 1,398 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 4,059 | ||||||||
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June 30, 2023 |
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Critical Mission Solutions |
$ | 107 | $ | 103 | $ | 308 | $ | 283 | ||||||||
Cyber & Intelligence |
14 | 18 | 54 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Other Expenses (1) |
(36 | ) | (33 | ) | (98 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||||||
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Total Segment Operating Profit |
$ | 85 | $ | 88 | $ | 264 | $ | 231 | ||||||||
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1 | (1 | ) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
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$ | 86 | $ | 87 | $ | 267 | $ | 232 | ||||||||
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(1) | Other expenses include intangible amortization of $15 million and $14 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024, and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $43 million and $42 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Additionally, other expenses include general and administrative costs of $15 million and $9 million for the three months ended June 28, 2024, and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $39 million and $33 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, and June 30, 2023. The remainder of other expense is comprised of administrative costs. |
The following table further disaggregates revenue by geographic area for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, and June 30, 2023:
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June 30, 2023 |
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United States |
$ | 1,039 | $ | 1,121 | $ | 3,205 | $ | 3,273 | ||||||||
United Kingdom |
266 | 228 | 792 | 648 | ||||||||||||
Europe |
9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | ||||||||||||
Other |
41 | 42 | 115 | 116 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 1,355 | $ | 1,398 | $ | 4,137 | $ | 4,059 | ||||||||
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F-51
Report of Independent Auditors
The Board of Managers
Amentum Parent Holdings LLC
Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (the Company), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, equity and cash flows for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Company and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audits. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.
Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee
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that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS, we:
| Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. |
| Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. |
| Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed. |
| Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements. |
| Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. |
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters that we identified during the audit.
January 5, 2024
F-53
AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 304,835 | $ | 366,196 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net |
1,440,122 | 1,418,063 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
186,162 | 136,089 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
1,931,119 | 1,920,348 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
84,606 | 93,286 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
215,763 | 253,941 | ||||||
Equity method investments |
103,641 | 95,082 | ||||||
Goodwill |
2,890,785 | 3,001,818 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
987,991 | 1,282,023 | ||||||
Other long-term assets |
199,048 | 250,145 | ||||||
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Total assets |
$ | 6,412,953 | $ | 6,896,643 | ||||
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LIABILITIES |
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Current liabilities: |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
$ | 44,668 | $ | 97,740 | ||||
Accounts payable |
560,280 | 498,252 | ||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
369,279 | 446,327 | ||||||
Contract liabilities |
119,895 | 95,210 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities |
229,284 | 225,315 | ||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
52,644 | 52,993 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
1,376,050 | 1,415,837 | ||||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion |
4,067,451 | 4,088,461 | ||||||
Pension and post-retirement liabilities |
14,736 | 41,503 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities |
166,718 | 204,750 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
141,199 | 218,033 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
231,622 | 222,330 | ||||||
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Total liabilities |
5,997,776 | 6,190,914 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) |
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EQUITY |
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Members equity |
326,505 | 623,378 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
47,734 | 8,896 | ||||||
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Total members equity attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC |
374,239 | 632,274 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
40,938 | 73,455 | ||||||
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Total equity |
415,177 | 705,729 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 6,412,953 | $ | 6,896,643 | ||||
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
F-54
AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the years ended | ||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | |||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 7,864,933 | $ | 7,675,956 | $ | 5,886,978 | ||||||
Cost of revenues |
(7,083,326 | ) | (6,905,231 | ) | (5,253,145 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
(298,258 | ) | (272,178 | ) | (228,717 | ) | ||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
(296,552 | ) | (340,111 | ) | (249,352 | ) | ||||||
Earnings from equity method investments |
56,127 | 38,460 | 10,992 | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment charges |
(186,381 | ) | (107,961 | ) | | |||||||
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Operating income |
56,543 | 88,935 | 166,756 | |||||||||
Interest expense, net |
(396,920 | ) | (153,119 | ) | (137,720 | ) | ||||||
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(Loss) income before income taxes |
(340,377 | ) | (64,184 | ) | 29,036 | |||||||
Benefit (provision) for income taxes |
18,979 | (14,114 | ) | 4,654 | ||||||||
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Net (loss) income |
(321,398 | ) | (78,298 | ) | 33,690 | |||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
7,698 | (6,125 | ) | (32,795 | ) | |||||||
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Net (loss) income attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC |
$ | (313,700 | ) | $ | (84,423 | ) | $ | 895 | ||||
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
For the years ended | ||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | |||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (321,398 | ) | $ | (78,298 | ) | $ | 33,690 | ||||
Other comprehensive income: |
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Net unrealized gain on interest rate swaps |
25,240 | | | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
2,986 | (8,523 | ) | 817 | ||||||||
Pension adjustments |
23,286 | 8,704 | 17,647 | |||||||||
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Other comprehensive income |
51,512 | 181 | 18,464 | |||||||||
Income tax provision related to items of other comprehensive income |
(12,674 | ) | (2,345 | ) | (4,267 | ) | ||||||
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
38,838 | (2,164 | ) | 14,197 | ||||||||
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Comprehensive (loss) income |
(282,560 | ) | (80,462 | ) | 47,887 | |||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
7,698 | (6,125 | ) | (32,795 | ) | |||||||
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Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC |
$ | (274,862 | ) | $ | (86,587 | ) | $ | 15,092 | ||||
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands) | Members Equity |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Total Members Equity Attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC |
Noncontrolling Interests |
Total Equity | |||||||||||||||
Balance at October 2, 2020 |
$ | 702,849 | $ | (3,137 | ) | $ | 699,712 | $ | 123,216 | $ | 822,928 | |||||||||
Net income |
895 | | 895 | 32,795 | 33,690 | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| 14,197 | 14,197 | | 14,197 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition of DefCo Holdings, Inc. |
| | | 2,450 | 2,450 | |||||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation and other |
1,247 | | 1,247 | | 1,247 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
| | | (52,364 | ) | (52,364 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Balance at October 1, 2021 |
$ | 704,991 | $ | 11,060 | $ | 716,051 | $ | 106,097 | $ | 822,148 | ||||||||||
Net loss |
(84,423 | ) | | (84,423 | ) | 6,125 | (78,298 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
| (2,164 | ) | (2,164 | ) | | (2,164 | ) | ||||||||||||
Acquisition of PAE Inc. |
| | | 17,555 | 17,555 | |||||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation and other |
2,810 | | 2,810 | | 2,810 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
| | | (56,322 | ) | (56,322 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Balance at September 30, 2022 |
$ | 623,378 | $ | 8,896 | $ | 632,274 | $ | 73,455 | $ | 705,729 | ||||||||||
Net loss |
(313,700 | ) | | (313,700 | ) | (7,698 | ) | (321,398 | ) | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
| 38,838 | 38,838 | | 38,838 | |||||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation and other |
3,229 | | 3,229 | | 3,229 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition of remaining interest in consolidated joint ventures |
13,598 | | 13,598 | (13,598 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest |
| | | 13,300 | 13,300 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
| | | (24,521 | ) | (24,521 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Balance at September 29, 2023 |
$ | 326,505 | $ | 47,734 | $ | 374,239 | $ | 40,938 | $ | 415,177 | ||||||||||
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
F-57
AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended | ||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net (loss) income |
$ | (321,398 | ) | $ | (78,298 | ) | $ | 33,690 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
26,935 | 19,690 | 18,482 | |||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
298,258 | 272,178 | 228,717 | |||||||||
Amortization of deferred loan costs and original issue discount |
21,468 | 19,167 | 17,151 | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment charges |
186,381 | 107,961 | | |||||||||
Utilization of unfavorable contract and unfavorable lease liabilities |
(4,139 | ) | (3,543 | ) | (9,064 | ) | ||||||
Derivative instruments |
20,649 | (75,820 | ) | (5,370 | ) | |||||||
Earnings from equity method investments |
(56,127 | ) | (38,460 | ) | (10,992 | ) | ||||||
Distributions from equity method investments |
49,010 | 33,485 | 13,880 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
(62,222 | ) | (7,231 | ) | (40,463 | ) | ||||||
Equity-based compensation |
3,379 | 2,735 | 1,195 | |||||||||
Other |
6,435 | 7,709 | 6,375 | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisition: |
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Accounts receivable, net |
(68,251 | ) | 99,298 | (21,403 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid expenses, other assets and operating lease right-of-use assets |
56,459 | 63,895 | 77,105 | |||||||||
Accounts payable, contract liabilities, other accrued liabilities and operating lease liabilities |
(24,409 | ) | (263,379 | ) | (25,694 | ) | ||||||
Accrued employee compensation and benefits |
(81,560 | ) | (36,969 | ) | (43,219 | ) | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
16,526 | 3,601 | 6,728 | |||||||||
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|
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
67,394 | 126,019 | 247,118 | |||||||||
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Acquisition of DefCo Holdings, Inc., net of cash acquired |
| | (991,092 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisition of PAE Inc., net of cash acquired |
| (1,757,697 | ) | | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment |
(12,455 | ) | (18,152 | ) | (20,095 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
556 | 2,503 | 1,525 | |||||||||
Purchase of software |
(3,140 | ) | (3,625 | ) | (642 | ) | ||||||
Contributions to equity method investments |
(16,550 | ) | (34,120 | ) | (24,432 | ) | ||||||
Return of capital from equity method investments |
14,063 | 24,257 | 7,082 | |||||||||
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(17,526 | ) | (1,786,834 | ) | (1,027,654 | ) | ||||||
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Borrowings on revolving credit facilities |
1,201,300 | 66,800 | 79,600 | |||||||||
Payments on revolving credit facilities |
(1,201,300 | ) | (66,800 | ) | (79,600 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from borrowing under the first and second lien term loans |
| 2,816,000 | 980,000 | |||||||||
Repayments of borrowings under the first lien credit agreement |
(33,560 | ) | (991,665 | ) | (15,800 | ) | ||||||
Repayment of borrowings under the SPV loan |
(42,450 | ) | (11,217 | ) | | |||||||
Payments of debt issuance fees |
(431 | ) | (43,271 | ) | (48,981 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from borrowings under other agreements |
5,372 | 39,944 | 19,480 | |||||||||
Repayments of borrowings under other agreements |
(24,960 | ) | (24,847 | ) | (10,727 | ) | ||||||
Repayments of borrowings under finance leases |
(4,577 | ) | (4,395 | ) | (3,992 | ) | ||||||
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest |
13,300 | | | |||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
(24,521 | ) | (56,322 | ) | (52,356 | ) | ||||||
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(111,827 | ) | 1,724,227 | 867,624 | ||||||||
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|
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
598 | (6,192 | ) | 1,092 | ||||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(61,361 | ) | 57,220 | 88,180 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
366,196 | 308,976 | 220,796 | |||||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 304,835 | $ | 366,196 | $ | 308,976 | ||||||
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
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Income taxes paid, net of receipts |
$ | (25,685 | ) | $ | (26,988 | ) | $ | (29,058 | ) | |||
Interest paid |
$ | (361,886 | ) | $ | (207,747 | ) | $ | (115,252 | ) |
See notes to consolidated financial statements
F-58
AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 Organization and Description of Business
Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (collectively with its subsidiaries, we, us, our, Amentum, or the Company) was formed on November 26, 2019. Amentum is a premier contractor and trusted partner delivering solutions to all levels of the U.S. government and its allies, supporting programs of critical national importance across energy, intelligence, defense, civilian and commercial end markets. As a leading provider of differentiated technology solutions, we have built a repertoire of deep customer knowledge, enabling us to engage our customers across industry verticals. We offer a broad reach of capabilities including environment and climate sustainability, intelligence and counter threat solutions, data fusion and analytics, engineering and integration, advanced test training and readiness, and citizen solutions.
The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amentum Joint Venture LP (the Sponsor). The Sponsor is wholly owned by Lindsay Goldberg (LG) Amentum Holdings LP (LGAH) and American Securities (AS) Partners Amentum Investco LP (ASPAI). Amentum Joint Venture GP LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LGAH and ASPAI, is the general partner of the Sponsor. The Company wholly owns Amentum Holdings LLC.
The Company acquired PAE Incorporated in February 2022 and DefCo Holdings, Inc., the holding company of DynCorp International LLC, in November 2020. See Note 4 for additional information.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Reporting Periods
Amentums fiscal year ends on the Friday nearest the end of September. Fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 ended on September 30, 2022 and September 29, 2023, respectively, and both included 52 weeks.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Companys wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has investments in joint ventures that are variable interest entities (VIEs). The VIE investments are accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810, Consolidation. In cases where the Company has (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE, the Company consolidates the entity. The Company also consolidates joint ventures that are not VIEs when it has a controlling interest. When the Company consolidates an entity that is not wholly owned, the Company reports the minority interests in the entity as noncontrolling interests in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has included the noncontrolling interest in earnings of the entities within the consolidated net income (loss) and deducted the same amount to derive net income (loss) attributable to the Company. Alternatively, in cases where all of the aforementioned criteria are not met, the investment is accounted for under the equity method.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to estimating contract revenues and costs at completion, estimating the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, estimating the amortization periods for intangible assets, assessing the recoverability of long-lived assets, and reserves for contract-related matters. Due to the size and nature of many of our contracts, the estimation of total revenues and cost at completion is subject to a wide range of variables, including assumptions for schedule and technical issues. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenues in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers which establishes principles for recognizing revenues upon the transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the expected consideration received in exchange for those goods or services. The Company generally recognizes revenues over time as performance obligations are satisfied and measures its progress towards completion using an input measure of total costs incurred divided by total costs expected to be incurred. The majority of our contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the respective goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and is therefore not distinct.
Recognition of revenues is dependent upon a number of factors, including facts and circumstances that may impact certain estimates at the balance sheet date. Additionally, the Company is required to make estimates for the amount of consideration to be received, including award or incentive fees. Management continuously monitors factors that may affect the quality of its estimates, and material changes in estimates are disclosed accordingly.
Our business is generally performed under cost-plus-fee, fixed-price, and time-and-materials contracts:
Cost-plus-fee Contracts
Cost-plus-fee contracts provide for payment of allowable incurred costs, including both direct and indirect costs, to the extent prescribed in the contract, plus a fixed-fee, award-fee, incentive-fee or a combination thereof. Award-fees or incentive-fees are generally based upon various objective and subjective criteria, such as meeting performance or cost targets. Revenues on cost-plus-fee contracts are recorded as contract allowable costs are incurred and fees are earned. Revenues are recognized over time using costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress toward satisfying our performance obligations. Variable consideration, typically in the form of award or incentive fees, is included in the estimated transaction price, to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of revenues will not occur, and there is a basis to reasonably estimate the amount of the fee. These estimates are based on historical award experience, anticipated performance and our best judgment based on current facts and circumstances.
Fixed-Price Contracts
In a fixed-price contract, the price is generally not subject to adjustment based on costs incurred, which can favorably or adversely impact our profitability depending upon our execution in performing the contracted service. Our fixed-price contracts may include firm fixed-price, fixed-price with economic adjustment, and fixed-price incentive elements. Revenues on fixed-price contracts are recorded as work is performed over the period of performance. Revenues are recognized over time using costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress toward satisfying our performance obligations. Incurred cost represents work performed, which corresponds with the transfer of control to the customer. For such contracts, we estimate total costs at the inception of the contract based on our assumptions of the cost elements required to complete the
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associated tasks of the contract and assess the impact of the risks on our estimates of total costs to complete the contract. Our cost estimates are based on assumptions that include the complexity of the work, our employee labor costs, the cost of materials, and the performance of our subcontractors. These cost estimates are subject to change as we perform under the contract and as a result, the timing of revenues and amount of profit on a contract may change as there are changes in estimated costs to complete the contract. Such adjustments are recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period we identify the changes. The transaction price may include variable consideration.
Time-and-Materials Contracts
Time-and-materials contracts provide for acquiring supplies or services on the basis of direct labor hours at fixed rates plus materials at cost. Revenues for time-and-materials contracts are recorded based on the amount for which we have the right to invoice our customers, because the amount directly reflects the value of our work performed for the customer. Revenues are recorded on the basis of contract allowable labor hours worked multiplied by the contract defined billing rates, plus the direct costs and indirect cost burdens associated with materials and subcontract work used in performance on the contract. Generally, profits on time-and-materials contracts result from the difference between the cost of services performed and the contractually defined billing rates for these services.
Changes in Estimates on Contracts
The Company recognizes revenues on performance obligations using a cost-to-cost input method based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to total estimated costs at completion. Changes in estimates of revenues and costs of revenues related to performance obligations satisfied over time are recognized in the period in which the changes are made for the inception-to-date effect of the changes. The Company uses professional judgment when assessing risks, estimating contract revenues and costs, estimating variable consideration, and making assumptions for schedule and technical issues. The Company periodically reassesses its assumptions and estimates as needed. When estimates of total costs to be incurred on a contract exceed total revenues, a provision for the entire loss on the contract is recorded in the period in which the loss is determined. Total estimated losses are inclusive of any unexercised contract options that are probable of award.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues includes all direct contract costs such as labor, materials, and subcontractor costs, allocations of indirect costs, and depreciation expense related to property and equipment directly attributable to contracts.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative expenses include indirect costs that are allowable and allocable to contracts under federal procurement standards. Selling, general, and administrative expenses also includes expenses that are unallowable under applicable procurement standards and are not allocable to contracts for billing purposes. Such unallowable expenses do not directly generate revenues but are necessary for business operations.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers cash on deposit and all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or fewer at the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable include billed and billable receivables, and unbilled receivables. Billed and billable receivables represent amounts in which the right to consideration is unconditional other than the passage of time.
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The Company records its billed and billable receivables net of an allowance for expected credit losses. Upon determination that a specific receivable is uncollectible, the receivable is written off against the allowance for expected credit losses.
Contract Assets
Contract assets represent unbilled receivables in which our right to consideration is conditional upon factors other than the passage of time. Contract assets exclude billed and billable receivables. Contract assets consist of costs and fees that are billable on contract completion or billable upon other specified events, such as the completion of a milestone, retention of fees until contract completion, or resolution of a formal claim.
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities represent advanced payments received from a customer and billings in excess of revenues recognized as of the balance sheet date. These amounts are subsequently recognized into revenues as the performance obligation is satisfied.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method.
Leases
The Company enters into contractual arrangements primarily for the use of real estate facilities, information technology equipment, vehicles, and certain other equipment. These arrangements contain a lease when the Company controls the underlying asset and has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits or outputs from the asset. We have short term leases, operating leases, and finance leases.
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with principles contained in ASC 842, Leases. The Company categorizes leases with contractual terms longer than twelve months as either operating or finance leases. Finance leases are generally those leases that allow us to substantially utilize or pay for the entire asset over its estimated life. Assets acquired under finance leases are recorded in property and equipment, net. Finance lease assets are amortized within cost of revenues on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or, in the instance where title does not transfer at the end of the lease term, the lease term. The interest component of a finance lease is included in interest expense and recognized using the effective interest method over the lease term.
The Company records a right-of-use asset and lease liability as of the lease commencement date equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments for its operating and finance leases. Most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate that can be readily determined. Therefore, we use a discount rate based on the Companys incremental borrowing rate, which is determined using our credit rating and information available as of the commencement date. The right-of-use asset is then adjusted for initial direct costs and certain lease incentives included in the contractual arrangement.
The Company has elected the practical expedient to apply the lease recognition guidance for short-term leases defined as twelve months or fewer. Our operating lease arrangements may contain options to extend the lease term or for early termination. We account for these options when it is reasonably certain we will exercise them. Right-of-use assets are evaluated for impairment in a manner consistent with the treatment of other long-lived assets. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded within cost of revenues or selling, general, and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.
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Business Combinations
The Company records all tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination at fair value as of the acquisition date, with any excess purchase consideration recorded as goodwill. Determining the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities assumed, including intangible assets, requires management to make significant judgments about expected future cash flows, weighted-average cost of capital, discount rates, customer attrition rates, useful lives of assets and expected long-term growth rates. During the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company may adjust provisional amounts recorded to reflect new information subsequently obtained regarding facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date.
Intangible Assets
The Company primarily amortizes intangible assets using an accelerated method which best approximates the proportion of the future cash flows estimated to be generated in each period over the estimated useful life of the applicable asset and evaluated on an annual basis to ensure continued appropriateness unless their estimated useful lives are determined to be indefinite or the estimated cash flows indicate another pattern of amortization should be used.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of amounts paid over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired from an acquisition. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually on the first day of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year or whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
The evaluation includes a qualitative or quantitative assessment that compares the estimated fair value of the relevant reporting unit to its respective carrying value, including goodwill, and utilizes both market and income approaches, which are Level 2 and Level 3 inputs, respectively. The market approach utilizes observable Level 2 inputs as it considered the inputs of other comparable companies. The income approach utilizes unobservable inputs and management judgment which are Level 3 fair value measurements. The analysis utilizes significant judgments and assumptions about expected long-term growth rates, terminal earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margins, discount rates based on weighted-average cost of capital, assumptions regarding future capital expenditures and observable inputs of other comparable companies. The fair value of each reporting unit is compared to the carrying amount of the reporting unit and if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value, then an impairment loss is recognized for the difference.
Commitments and Contingencies
Accruals for commitments and loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated.
Pension Plans
Accounting and reporting for the Companys pension and defined benefit plans requires the use of assumptions, including but not limited to, a discount rate and an expected return on assets. These assumptions are reviewed at least annually based on reviews of current plan information and consultation with the Companys independent actuary and the plans investment advisor. If these assumptions differ materially from actual results, the Companys obligations under the pension and defined benefit plans could also differ materially, potentially requiring the Company to record an additional liability. The Companys pension and defined benefit plan liabilities are developed from actuarial valuations, which are performed each year.
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Income Taxes
The Company provides for income taxes in accordance with principles contained in ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under these principles, income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Any interest or penalties incurred in connection with income taxes are recorded as part of the provision for income taxes for financial reporting purposes. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company also evaluates any uncertain tax positions and recognizes a liability for the tax benefit associated with an uncertain tax position if it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities upon consideration of the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Any change in judgment related to the expected ultimate resolution of uncertain tax positions is recognized in the period in which such change occurs. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions within (Provision) benefit for income taxes in the consolidated statement of operations.
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
We enter into interest rate swap agreements in order to hedge the variability of expected future cash interest payments. We typically designate our derivative instruments as cash flow hedges if they meet the criteria specified in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. For our hedges, changes in fair value are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income and are recognized into earnings as the hedged transactions affect earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges are immediately recognized in earnings and classified as interest expense.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and amounts included in other current assets and current liabilities that meet the definition of a financial instrument approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these amounts. As the Companys financing generally contains variable interest rates (see Note 12), the carrying amount of debt approximates fair value.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk include receivables and cash equivalents. Receivables credit risk is also limited due to the credit worthiness of the U.S. Government. Management believes the credit risk associated with the Companys cash equivalents is limited due to the credit worthiness of the obligors of the investments underlying the cash equivalents. In addition, although the Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions that exceed federally insured limits, these balances are placed with high quality financial institutions. Approximately 89%, 92% and 95% of the Companys revenues were derived through direct contracts with agencies of the U.S. Government for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
Foreign Currency Translation
The Companys functional currency is generally the United States dollar except for foreign operations where the functional currency is generally the local currency. Results of operations for foreign entities are
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translated to U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities for foreign entities are translated using the exchange rates in effect as of the date of the balance sheet. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a foreign currency translation adjustment into other accumulated comprehensive income in members equity.
Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Comprehensive (loss) income is the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources. Other comprehensive (loss) income refers to revenues, expenses, and gains and losses that under GAAP are included in comprehensive (loss) income, but excluded from the determination of net (loss) income. The elements within other comprehensive (loss) income consist of foreign currency translation adjustments, differences between actual amounts and estimates based on actuarial assumptions and the effect of changes in actuarial assumptions made under the Companys pension plans and the changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements. The Company accounts for the residual income tax effects in comprehensive income using the portfolio method and will release the residual tax effect when the entire portfolio of the applicable balance is terminated.
Note 3 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standards Updates Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which is intended to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on October 3, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
Note 4 Acquisitions
Acquisition of PAE Incorporated
On February 15, 2022, we acquired PAE Incorporated (PAE) (the PAE Acquisition). PAE is a leading global provider of integrated solutions, including defense readiness, diplomacy, intelligence analytics, business process outsourcing, counter-terrorism solutions, peacekeeping, supply chain management and infrastructure modernization.
The total cash purchase price of $1.9 billion was funded through cash on hand and incremental indebtedness. The debt component was financed with a $2.3 billion incremental term loan facility (Tranche 3 Term Loan), a portion of which was used to repay the remaining $973.0 million on the Tranche 2 Term Loan, a $550.0 million incremental second lien term loan facility (Second Lien Tranche 2 Term Loan) and a $100.0 million increase in the revolving credit facility as discussed in Note 12. The Company recognized $54.0 million of transaction costs for the year ended September 30, 2022, which are presented within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
The PAE Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. The Company finalized the allocation of the purchase price for the PAE Acquisition based on its understanding of the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities as of the acquisition date. The primary changes to the preliminary allocation of the purchase price related to an increase of $68.2 million to Other accrued liabilities and reductions of $41.2 million to Accounts receivable, net and $26.9 million to Deferred tax liabilities which resulted in an adjustment to goodwill on PAEs opening balance sheet. Goodwill is the result of the assembled workforce, which includes the human capital of the management, administrative, business development, engineering, and technical employees of the acquired business.
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The final allocation of the purchase price are as follows:
(Amounts in thousands) | Final Allocation of Purchase Price | |||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 129,652 | ||
Accounts receivable |
507,416 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
34,998 | |||
Property and equipment |
34,827 | |||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
226,505 | |||
Equity method investments |
12,457 | |||
Goodwill |
1,117,539 | |||
Intangible assets |
778,900 | |||
Other long-term assets |
12,328 | |||
Current portion of long-term debt |
(1,118 | ) | ||
Accounts payable |
(208,557 | ) | ||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
(138,597 | ) | ||
Contract liabilities |
(96,166 | ) | ||
Other accrued liabilities |
(205,733 | ) | ||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
(42,871 | ) | ||
Long-term debt, net of current portion |
(6,532 | ) | ||
Operating lease liabilities |
(183,936 | ) | ||
Deferred tax liabilities |
(61,646 | ) | ||
Other long-term liabilities |
(6,803 | ) | ||
Noncontrolling interests |
(17,555 | ) | ||
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Total consideration |
$ | 1,885,108 | ||
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The estimated fair value attributed to intangible assets is being amortized on an accelerated basis over approximately one year for backlog and approximately twelve years for customer relationships. The fair value attributed to the intangible assets acquired was based on assumptions and other information compiled by management, including independent valuations that utilized established valuation techniques. We do not expect the purchase price allocated to goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes.
Acquisition of DefCo Holdings, Inc.
On November 20, 2020, we acquired DefCo Holdings, Inc., the holding company of DynCorp International LLC (DynCorp International), the operating company (the DynCorp International Acquisition). DynCorp International is a leading global services provider of sophisticated aviation solutions, law enforcement training and support, base and logistics operations, intelligence training, rule of law development, construction management, international development, ground vehicle support, platform services, and operations and linguist services.
The total cash purchase price, including working capital adjustments, was $1,135.5 million. The total cash purchase price was funded through cash on hand, a $980.0 million incremental term loan facility (Tranche 2 Term Loan) and a $50.0 million increase in the revolving credit facility under the first amendment to the Credit Facility, as discussed in Note 12. The Company recognized $16.8 million of transaction costs for the year ended October 1, 2021 which are presented within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
The DynCorp International Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. Goodwill acquired was the result of the assembled workforce, which includes the human capital of the management, administrative, business development, engineering, and technical employees of the acquired business.
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Note 5 Revenues
Changes in Estimates on Contracts
Changes in estimated contract earnings at completion using the cumulative catch-up method of accounting were recognized in revenues as follows:
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | |||||||||
Favorable earnings at completion adjustments |
$ | 88,313 | $ | 74,570 | $ | 31,459 | ||||||
Unfavorable earnings at completion adjustments |
(46,049 | ) | (27,075 | ) | (14,502 | ) | ||||||
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$ | 42,264 | $ | 47,495 | $ | 16,957 | ||||||
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Disaggregation of Revenues
The Company disaggregates revenues by customer, contract type, and prime versus subcontractor. These categories represent how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows are affected.
Disaggregated revenues by customer-type were as follows:
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | |||||||||
Department of Defense |
$ | 4,546,117 | $ | 4,791,857 | $ | 3,901,706 | ||||||
Federal civilian agencies |
2,462,147 | 2,271,429 | 1,682,683 | |||||||||
Commercial and other |
856,669 | 612,670 | 302,589 | |||||||||
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$ | 7,864,933 | $ | 7,675,956 | $ | 5,886,978 | ||||||
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Disaggregated revenues by contract-type were as follows:
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Cost-plus-fee |
$ | 4,940,490 | $ | 5,256,474 | $ | 4,050,878 | ||||||
Fixed-price |
2,089,009 | 1,776,883 | 1,472,289 | |||||||||
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835,434 | 642,599 | 363,811 | |||||||||
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$ | 7,864,933 | $ | 7,675,956 | $ | 5,886,978 | ||||||
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Disaggregated revenues by prime versus subcontractor were as follows:
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Prime contractor |
$ | 6,957,822 | $ | 6,878,832 | $ | 5,130,641 | ||||||
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907,111 | 797,124 | 756,337 | |||||||||
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$ | 7,864,933 | $ | 7,675,956 | $ | 5,886,978 | ||||||
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Remaining Performance Obligations
The Companys remaining performance obligations balance represents the expected revenues to be recognized for the satisfaction of remaining performance obligations on existing contracts. This balance excludes
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unexercised contract option years and task orders that may be issued as part of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The remaining performance obligations balance as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 was $6.2 billion and $6.0 billion, respectively.
As of September 29, 2023, the Company expects to recognize approximately 68% and 81% of the remaining performance obligations balance as revenues over the next 12 and 24 months, respectively, with the remainder to be recognized thereafter.
Note 6 Contract Balances
The Companys contract balances consisted of the following (in thousands):
Description of Contract Related Balance |
Classification | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Billed and billable receivables |
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 825,015 | $ | 914,881 | |||||
Contract assetscurrent unbilled receivables |
Accounts receivable, net | 575,811 | 487,018 | |||||||
Contract assetscontract retentions |
Accounts receivable, net | 5,316 | 8,363 | |||||||
Related party receivables |
Accounts receivable, net | 33,980 | 7,801 | |||||||
Long-term contract assets |
Other long-term assets | 138,300 | 138,300 | |||||||
Contract liabilitiesdeferred revenues and other contract liabilities |
Contract liabilities | (119,895 | ) | (95,210 | ) |
Contract assets primarily relate to accruals for reimbursable costs and fees in which our right to consideration is conditional. Long-term contract assets relate to a prior acquisition and are discussed further in Note 15.
The Company recognized revenues of $59.7 million and $9.8 million during the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, that was included in Contract liabilities as of September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
Note 7 Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions
The following tables present financial information of certain consolidated balance sheet captions.
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses |
$ | 44,076 | $ | 63,104 | ||||
Prepaid taxes |
30,622 | 40,993 | ||||||
Interest rate swaps |
56,106 | | ||||||
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16,405 | 13,932 | ||||||
Other current assets |
38,953 | 18,060 | ||||||
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$ | 186,162 | $ | 136,089 | ||||
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Property and equipment, net
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5 to 10 years | $ | 14,057 | $ | 14,182 | |||||
Computers and related equipment |
1 to 5 years | 18,648 | 11,760 | |||||||
Finance lease right-of-use assets |
Shorter of lease term or useful life | 19,182 | 18,503 | |||||||
Leasehold improvements |
Shorter of lease term or useful life | 20,311 | 19,471 | |||||||
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1 to 7 years | 3,807 | 4,009 | |||||||
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1 to 10 years | 65,353 | 56,700 | |||||||
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$ | 84,606 | $ | 93,286 | ||||||
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Long-term contract assets |
$ | 138,300 | $ | 138,300 | ||||
Interest rate swaps |
19,916 | 71,430 | ||||||
Indemnity receivable |
13,398 | 12,004 | ||||||
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$ | 199,048 | $ | 250,145 | ||||
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Wages, compensation and other benefits |
$ | 218,811 | $ | 297,125 | ||||
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Total accrued compensation and benefits |
$ | 369,279 | $ | 446,327 | ||||
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||
Contract losses |
$ | 100,860 | $ | 85,669 | ||||
Customer payables |
34,899 | 25,496 | ||||||
Reserves |
25,733 | 44,856 | ||||||
Accrued other taxes |
13,160 | 13,951 | ||||||
Accrued interest |
10,676 | 11,721 | ||||||
Income tax payable |
22,607 | 15,710 | ||||||
Other |
21,349 | 27,912 | ||||||
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$ | 229,284 | $ | 225,315 | ||||
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Note 8 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The table below presents changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the periods presented:
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Balance as of October 1, 2021 |
$ | 2,067,588 | ||
Goodwill impairment charges |
(107,961 | ) | ||
Acquisition of PAE |
1,042,191 | |||
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Balance as of September 30, 2022 |
3,001,818 | |||
Acquisition of PAE (1) |
75,348 | |||
Goodwill impairment charges |
(186,381 | ) | ||
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Balance as of September 29, 2023 |
$ | 2,890,785 | ||
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(1) | Represents changes to goodwill resulting from measurement period adjustments recorded in fiscal year 2023 associated with the acquisition of PAE Incorporated purchase price allocation. |
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, we concluded that the carrying value of one reporting unit was in excess of its fair value, and as a result, a non-cash impairment charge of $108.0 million was recognized during the year ended September 30, 2022.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, we amended our organizational structure and performed an interim goodwill impairment test. Our interim quantitative goodwill impairment test concluded that the carrying value of one reporting unit exceeded its fair value. As a result, a non-cash impairment charge of $186.4 million was recognized during the year ended September 29, 2023. Had the information included in the quantitative test been known at the date of our fiscal year 2022 annual impairment test, there would have been no material change in the measurement of the impairment charge.
The other goodwill impairment tests conducted during the year, including our annual goodwill impairment test, concluded that the estimated fair values of each of our remaining reporting units exceeded their respective carrying values.
Accumulated goodwill impairment was $294.3 million and $108.0 million as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets, net consisted of the following:
As of September 29, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands, except years) | Weighted Average Useful Life (Years) |
Gross Carrying Value |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net | ||||||||||||
Backlog |
6.7 | $ | 702,100 | $ | (546,737 | ) | $ | 155,363 | ||||||||
Customer-related intangible assets |
11.1 | 1,191,300 | (371,952 | ) | 819,348 | |||||||||||
Capitalized software |
5.3 | 20,648 | (7,368 | ) | 13,280 | |||||||||||
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$ | 1,914,048 | $ | (926,057 | ) | $ | 987,991 | |||||||||
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As of September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands, except years) | Weighted Average Useful Life (Years) |
Gross Carrying Value |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net | ||||||||||||
Backlog |
7.5 | $ | 702,100 | $ | (454,529 | ) | $ | 247,571 | ||||||||
Customer-related intangible assets |
12.1 | 1,191,300 | (168,331 | ) | 1,022,969 | |||||||||||
Capitalized software |
5.9 | 16,626 | (5,143 | ) | 11,483 | |||||||||||
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$ | 1,910,026 | $ | (628,003 | ) | $ | 1,282,023 | |||||||||
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Amortization expense was $298.3 million, $272.2 million and $228.7 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
Future amortization expense is expected to be as follows:
Year Ending September 30, | (Amounts in thousands) | |||
2024 |
$ | 228,147 | ||
2025 |
186,935 | |||
2026 |
152,722 | |||
2027 |
121,476 | |||
2028 |
90,086 | |||
Thereafter |
208,625 | |||
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$ | 987,991 | ||
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Note 9 Income Taxes
The domestic and foreign components of (Loss) income before income taxes are as follows:
For the years ended | ||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | |||||||||
Domestic |
$ | (525,982 | ) | $ | (213,003 | ) | $ | (94,678 | ) | |||
Foreign |
185,605 | 148,819 | 123,714 | |||||||||
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(Loss) income before income taxes |
$ | (340,377 | ) | $ | (64,184 | ) | $ | 29,036 | ||||
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The Benefit (provision) for income taxes consists of the following:
For the years ended | ||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | |||||||||
Current portion: |
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Federal |
$ | (29,989 | ) | $ | (3,290 | ) | $ | (19,768 | ) | |||
State |
(4,747 | ) | (7,712 | ) | (8,184 | ) | ||||||
Foreign |
(8,507 | ) | (10,343 | ) | (11,013 | ) | ||||||
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Total current income tax provision |
(43,243 | ) | (21,345 | ) | (38,965 | ) | ||||||
Deferred portion: |
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Federal |
48,669 | 8,627 | 31,843 | |||||||||
State |
12,913 | (3,922 | ) | 10,244 | ||||||||
Foreign |
640 | 2,526 | 1,532 | |||||||||
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62,222 | 7,231 | 43,619 | |||||||||
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Benefit (provision) for income taxes |
$ | 18,979 | $ | (14,114 | ) | $ | 4,654 | |||||
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The major elements contributing to the difference between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate are as follows:
For the years ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 29, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | October 1, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Statutory Rate |
$ | 71,479 | 21.0 | % | $ | 13,479 | 21.0 | % | $ | (6,096 | ) | 21.0 | % | |||||||||||
State income tax, net of the federal benefit |
7,320 | 2.2 | % | (9,968 | ) | (15.5 | )% | 3,702 | (12.8 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
(1,617 | ) | (0.5 | )% | 1,286 | 2.0 | % | 6,887 | (23.7 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment |
(39,140 | ) | (11.5 | )% | (22,672 | ) | (35.3 | )% | | | % | |||||||||||||
Tax differential on foreign operations |
(3,549 | ) | (1.0 | )% | (46 | ) | (0.1 | )% | (1,486 | ) | 5.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Valuation allowance |
(17,390 | ) | (5.1 | )% | 3,717 | 5.8 | % | 2,279 | (7.9 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Nontaxable or nondeductible items |
(212 | ) | (0.1 | )% | (1,089 | ) | (1.7 | )% | (1,098 | ) | 3.9 | % | ||||||||||||
Tax credits |
2,088 | 0.6 | % | 1,179 | 1.8 | % | 466 | (1.6 | )% | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 18,979 | 5.6 | % | $ | (14,114 | ) | (22.0 | )% | $ | 4,654 | (16.0 | )% | |||||||||||
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Temporary differences, which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities, were as follows:
As of | ||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Deferred tax assets related to: |
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Lease liability |
$ | 51,667 | $ | 61,369 | ||||
Reserves |
36,399 | 29,565 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
44,839 | 33,887 | ||||||
Interest expense |
96,493 | 37,681 | ||||||
Foreign tax credit |
34,947 | 61,935 | ||||||
Net operating losses |
33,397 | 35,900 | ||||||
Other |
22,207 | 34,000 | ||||||
Valuation allowance |
(50,965 | ) | (29,870 | ) | ||||
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268,984 | 264,467 | ||||||
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Acquired intangible assets |
(220,194 | ) | (287,406 | ) | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |
(50,719 | ) | (60,408 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment, net |
(14,025 | ) | (15,358 | ) | ||||
Equity method investments |
(82,757 | ) | (87,233 | ) | ||||
Interest rate swaps |
(17,503 | ) | (16,655 | ) | ||||
Other |
(19,582 | ) | (11,107 | ) | ||||
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Total deferred tax liabilities |
(404,780 | ) | (478,167 | ) | ||||
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Total deferred tax liabilities, net |
$ | (135,796 | ) | $ | (213,700 | ) | ||
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Total deferred tax liabilities, net consists of deferred tax liabilities of $141.2 million and $218.0 million as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, and a net deferred tax asset of $5.4 million and $4.3 million recorded within other long-term assets related to a foreign tax jurisdiction as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Included in net deferred tax assets are valuation allowances of $51.0 million and $29.9 million as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively, primarily attributable to net operating losses and disallowed interest expense. The increase of $21.1 million in valuation allowance for the year ended September 29, 2023 was primarily related to the recognition of valuation allowances for disallowed interest in
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the United States, partially offset by the release of valuation allowances for tax attributes in the United Kingdom. Realization of deferred tax assets for which valuation allowances have not been established is dependent upon generating sufficient future taxable income. We expect to realize the benefit of these deferred tax assets primarily through future reversals of our deferred tax liabilities. Although realization is not assured, we believe it is more likely than not that all deferred tax assets for which valuation allowances have not been established will be realized.
We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, which prescribes the more likely than not threshold for recognition of a tax position in the financial statements. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 was $13.9 million and $14.9 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes the activity related to unrecognized tax benefits:
(Amounts in thousands) | Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
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Balance at October 1, 2021 |
$ | 5,637 | ||
Additions for tax positions related to prior years |
254 | |||
Additions for tax positions related to current year |
4,211 | |||
Lapse of statute of limitations |
(46 | ) | ||
Positions relating to acquisition accounting |
4,882 | |||
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Balance at September 30, 2022 |
$ | 14,938 | ||
Additions for tax positions related to prior years |
380 | |||
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years |
(1,186 | ) | ||
Lapse of statute of limitations |
(278 | ) | ||
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Balance at September 29, 2023 |
$ | 13,854 | ||
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We file income tax returns in numerous tax jurisdictions, including the U.S., and numerous states and foreign jurisdictions around the world. The statute of limitations varies by jurisdiction in which the Company operates. The statute of limitations is open for U.S. federal income tax returns and certain other foreign tax authorities for years 2015 through 2023. The statute of limitations for state income tax returns is open for years 2018 through 2023, with certain exceptions.
Note 10 Retirement Plans
401(k) Savings Plan
The Company has one participant-directed, defined contribution, 401(k) savings plan for the benefit of employees that meet certain eligibility requirements. We incurred total retirement plan expense of $54.0 million, $52.5 million and $35.8 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
Note 11 Pension Benefit Obligations
The Company sponsors various postretirement benefit plans in the United States including the defined benefit pension plans (Defined Benefit Pension Plans) and retiree medical and life insurance plans (Postretirement Plans).
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Benefits under the Defined Benefit Pension Plans generally are based on the employees years of creditable service and compensation; however, both the Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postretirement Plans are closed to new participants. The Defined Benefit Pension Plans and the Postretirement Plans benefit obligations and the fair value of the plan assets were measured as of September 29, 2023.
The following tables provide reconciliations of the changes in the Defined Benefit Pension Plans and the Postretirement Plans benefit obligations, reconciliations of the changes in the fair value of assets for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 and reconciliations of the funded status as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans | Postretirement Plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the years ended | For the years ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Change in benefit obligation |
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Benefit obligation at beginning of period |
$ | 309,445 | $ | 421,695 | $ | 426,152 | $ | 2,158 | $ | 2,847 | $ | 2,971 | ||||||||||||
Service cost |
| | | 14 | 23 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest cost |
16,269 | 9,159 | 8,564 | 99 | 55 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Plan amendments |
| (149 | ) | 5,766 | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Benefits paid from the plans |
(20,484 | ) | (20,858 | ) | (20,258 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||||
Direct benefit payments |
(69 | ) | (76 | ) | (78 | ) | (23 | ) | (81 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||||||||||
Expenses paid |
| | | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
Actuarial (gain) loss |
(12,710 | ) | (100,326 | ) | 1,549 | (160 | ) | (676 | ) | (174 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Benefit obligation at end of period |
$ | 292,451 | $ | 309,445 | $ | 421,695 | $ | 2,078 | $ | 2,158 | $ | 2,847 | ||||||||||||
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Change in plan assets |
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Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period |
$ | 271,497 | $ | 366,196 | $ | 343,215 | $ | 4,609 | $ | 5,398 | $ | 4,817 | ||||||||||||
Actual return on plan assets |
30,116 | (73,841 | ) | 41,655 | 333 | (789 | ) | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
Employer contributions to plans |
| | 1,584 | 10 | 10 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Employer direct benefit payments |
69 | 76 | 78 | 23 | 81 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Benefits paid from the plans |
(20,484 | ) | (20,858 | ) | (20,258 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||||
Direct benefit payments |
(69 | ) | (76 | ) | (78 | ) | (23 | ) | (81 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||||||||||
Expenses paid |
| | | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | 281,129 | $ | 271,497 | $ | 366,196 | $ | 4,942 | $ | 4,609 | $ | 5,398 | ||||||||||||
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Reconciliation of funded status: |
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Fair value of plan assets at end of year |
$ | 281,129 | $ | 271,497 | $ | 366,196 | $ | 4,942 | $ | 4,609 | $ | 5,398 | ||||||||||||
Benefit obligation at end of year |
292,451 | 309,445 | 421,695 | 2,078 | 2,158 | 2,847 | ||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (11,322 | ) | $ | (37,948 | ) | $ | (55,499 | ) | $ | 2,864 | $ | 2,451 | $ | 2,551 | |||||||||
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The following table sets forth the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Other long-term assets |
$ | | $ | | $ | 4,094 | $ | 3,650 | ||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
(65 | ) | (67 | ) | (331 | ) | (320 | ) | ||||||||
Pension and post-retirement liabilities |
(11,257 | ) | (37,881 | ) | (899 | ) | (879 | ) | ||||||||
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$ | (11,322 | ) | $ | (37,948 | ) | $ | 2,864 | $ | 2,451 | ||||||
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The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postretirement Plans for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Components of net periodic benefit: |
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Service costs |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 14 | $ | 23 | $ | 28 | ||||||||||||
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |
16,269 | 9,159 | 8,564 | 99 | 55 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
(17,500 | ) | (17,777 | ) | (17,283 | ) | (371 | ) | (333 | ) | (308 | ) | ||||||||||||
Amortization of prior service cost |
285 | 293 | 170 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of net gain |
(2,431 | ) | | | (16 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | (3,377 | ) | $ | (8,325 | ) | $ | (8,549 | ) | $ | (274 | ) | $ | (255 | ) | $ | (227 | ) | ||||||
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Actuarial gains and losses are amortized using a corridor approach. The gain or loss corridor is equal to 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets. Gains and losses in excess of the corridor are amortized over the average remaining lifetime expectancy of the plan participants.
The change in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income during the year was net income of $23.3 million, $8.7 million and $17.6 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
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The amount of applicable deferred income taxes included in other comprehensive income arising from a change in net prior service cost and net (loss) income was a provision of $6.0 million, $2.3 million and $4.3 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
The following table provides additional information for the Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postretirement Plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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September 30, 2022 |
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Projected benefit obligation |
$ | 292,451 | $ | 309,445 | $ | 2,078 | $ | 2,158 | ||||||||
Accumulated benefit obligation |
292,451 | 309,445 | 2,078 | 2,158 | ||||||||||||
Fair value of plan assets |
281,129 | 271,497 | 4,942 | 4,609 |
The required minimum contributions for the Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postretirement Plans are not significant. In addition, the Company may make discretionary contributions.
The following table provides the expected future benefit payments for the fiscal years ending September 30:
(Amounts in thousands) | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 - 2033 | ||||||||||||||||||
Defined Benefit Pension Plans |
$ | 24,013 | $ | 22,952 | $ | 23,030 | $ | 23,448 | $ | 23,613 | $ | 116,246 | ||||||||||||
Postretirement Plans |
404 | 174 | 179 | 182 | 180 | 835 |
The following are the underlying assumptions for the Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postretirement Plans as of September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
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Discount rate |
6.0 | % | 5.6 | % | 2.8 | % | 6.0 | % | 5.6 | % | 2.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average assumptions to determine net periodic benefit cost: |
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Discount rate |
5.6 | % | 2.8 | % | 2.7 | % | 5.6 | % | 2.6 | % | 2.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets |
7.0 | % | 6.5 | % | 6.5 | % | 7.0 | % | 6.5 | % | 6.5 | % |
Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Postretirement Plan costs are determined using the assumptions as of the beginning of the plan year. The funded status is determined using the assumptions as of the end of the plan year.
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The following table summarizes the Companys target allocation for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 asset allocation as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
Fiscal Year 2023 Target Allocation |
Percentage of Plan Assets as of September 29, 2023 |
Fiscal Year 2022 Target Allocation |
Percentage of Plan Assets as of September 30, 2022 |
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Equities |
50.5 | % | 52.2 | % | 35.3 | % | 41.3 | % | ||||||||
Debt |
47.7 | % | 44.6 | % | 52.7 | % | 46.9 | % | ||||||||
Cash |
1.8 | % | 3.2 | % | 2.0 | % | 11.8 | % | ||||||||
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The Companys plans seek a competitive rate of return relative to an appropriate level of risk depending on the funded status and obligations of each plan and typically employ both active and passive investment management strategies. The Companys risk management practices include diversification across asset classes and investment styles and periodic rebalancing toward asset allocation targets. The target asset allocation selected for each plan reflects a risk/return profile that the Company believes is appropriate relative to each plans liability structure and return goals.
To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption, the Company considered the historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio and the diversification of the portfolio. This resulted in the selection of a 7.0% and 6.5% weighted-average long-term rate of return on assets assumption for the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
As of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the fair values of the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and the Postretirement Plan assets by major asset categories were as follows:
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Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
Investments measured at NAV |
Carrying Value |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 11,596 | $ | 11,596 | $ | | $ | 34,405 | $ | 34,405 | $ | | ||||||||||||
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147,263 | 147,263 | | 112,500 | 112,500 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income funds |
63,282 | 63,282 | | 64,827 | 64,827 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Common collective fundsdebt |
63,930 | | 63,930 | 64,374 | | 64,374 | ||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 286,071 | $ | 222,141 | $ | 63,930 | $ | 276,106 | $ | 211,732 | $ | 64,374 | ||||||||||||
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Cash equivalents are mostly comprised of short-term money-market instruments and are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
Equity investment funds categorized as Level 1 are traded on active national and international exchanges and are valued at their closing prices as of our measurement dates.
Fixed income investment funds categorized as Level 1 are publicly traded on an active exchange.
Common collective funds are valued based on net asset value (NAV) per share or unit as a practical expedient as reported by the fund manager, multiplied by the number of shares or units held as of the measurement date. Accordingly, these NAV-based investments have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
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These collective investment funds have minimal redemption notice periods and are redeemable daily at the NAV, less transaction fees, without significant restrictions. There are no significant unfunded commitments related to these investments.
Multiemployer Pension Plans
We are subject to several collective-bargaining agreements (CBAs) that require contributions to a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan that covers its union-represented employees. As of September 29, 2023, approximately 31% of our personnel are covered by a CBA and 10% of our personnel are covered by a CBA that will expire in one year.
The following table outlines our participation in multiemployer pension plans as of September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021.
We participated in the International Association of Machinists National Pension Fund (IAMNPF) and Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust (WCTPT) and certain other plans were aggregated in the Other line in the following table as contributions to each of these plans are not material. The EIN/PN column provides the Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the three-digit plan number (PN). The most recent Pension Protection Act (PPA) zone status available for 2023 and 2022 is indicated below. The zone status is based on information that the Company received from the plan and is certified by the plans actuary. Among other factors, plans in the red zone are generally less than 65% funded, plans in the yellow zone are between 65% and 80% funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80% funded. The FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented column indicates if the plan has a financial improvement plan (FIP) or a rehabilitation plan (RP) which is either pending or has been implemented. In addition to regular plan contributions, we may be subject to a surcharge if the plan is in the red zone. The Surcharge Imposed column indicates whether a surcharge has been imposed on contributions to the plan. The last column lists the expiration date of the collective-bargaining agreements to which the plan is subject.
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EIN/PN | 2023 | 2022 | Pending / Implemented |
Year ended September 29, 2023 |
Year ended September 30, 2022 |
Year ended October 1, 2021 |
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$ | 8,933 | $ | 21,264 | $ | 13,762 | 2.5 | % | |
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(2) | Of the nine CBAs that require contributions to this plan, the contributions through the expiration date of the collective-bargaining agreement will approximate $15.4 million to the WCTPT. |
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Note 12 Debt
Debt consisted of the following:
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September 30, 2022 |
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First lien term loan |
$ | 3,292,250 | $ | 3,325,810 | ||||
Second lien term loan |
885,000 | 885,000 | ||||||
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Unamortized original issue discount and unamortized deferred financing costs |
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$ | 4,067,451 | $ | 4,088,461 | ||||
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First Lien Term Loan
We entered into a first lien credit agreement (First Lien Credit Agreement) for a senior secured credit facility on January 31, 2020 (the Credit Facility) for, among other things, working capital and general corporate purposes with a banking syndicate and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent. The Credit Facility provides for a seven year, $1,090.0 million term loan facility (Tranche 1 Term Loan) and a five year, $200.0 million revolving credit facility (Revolver), including a $100.0 million letter of credit subfacility and a $50.0 million swingline subfacility (Swingline Loan). The Revolver and the Tranche 1 Term Loan mature on January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2027, respectively.
On November 20, 2020, in connection with the acquisition of DefCo Holdings, Inc., we entered into the first amendment to the Credit Facility. The amendment established a $980.0 million incremental term loan facility (Tranche 2 Term Loan) and a $50.0 million increase in the revolving credit facility. Both the Tranche 2 Term Loan and the increase in the revolving credit facility were established with the same terms and conditions as the First Lien Credit Agreement.
On February 15, 2022, in connection with the acquisition of PAE, we entered into the second amendment to the Credit Facility. The amendment terminated the Tranche 2 Term Loan, established a $2,266.0 million incremental term loan facility (Tranche 3 Term Loan and collectively with the Tranche 1 Term Loan, the First Lien Term Loan) and a $100.0 million increase in the revolving credit facility. It also included a $67.5 million increase to the letter of credit subfacility. The Tranche 3 Term Loan matures on February 15, 2029.
On May 25, 2023, we entered into the third amendment to the Credit Facility (Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement) to transition our interest rates under the Credit Facility from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to the Term Benchmark Risk Free Rate (Term Benchmark RFR). For the Tranche 1 Term Loan, both the adjusted daily simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and the adjusted term SOFR contain credit spread adjustments ranging from 0.11% for one-month SOFR to 0.72% for twelve-month SOFR based on the interest period selected. The Tranche 3 Term Loan does not contain a credit spread adjustment.
The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries. As of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the available borrowing capacity
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under the Credit Facility was approximately $306.0 million and $309.4 million, respectively, and included $44.0 million and $40.6 million, respectively, in issued letters of credit. As of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, there were no amounts borrowed under the Revolver.
Interest Rates on First Lien Term Loan
Subsequent to the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, the interest rate per annum applicable to the Tranche 1 Term Loan is, at the Companys option, equal to either the Alternate Base Rate (ABR) plus 2.50% to 3.00% or the Term Benchmark RFR plus 3.50% to 4.00% based on our first lien leverage ratio. The ABR is the rate equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Reserve Bank Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, and the Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%. Subsequent to the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, the interest rate per annum applicable to the Tranche 3 Term Loan is, at the Companys option, equal to either the ABR plus 2.50% to 3.00% or the Term Benchmark RFR which has a floor of 0.50%, plus 3.50% to 4.00% based on our first lien leverage ratio.
First Lien Term Loan Amortization Payments and Prepayments
We are required to make quarterly principal amortization payments with respect to the First Lien Term Loan in an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the First Lien Term Loan, which payments shall be reduced by prepayments of the First Lien Term Loan in direct order of maturity. Beginning with the fiscal year ended October 1, 2021, the Credit Facility contains an annual requirement to submit a portion of our excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Facility), within five business days of delivering annual financial statements, as a First Lien Term Loan prepayment. No such prepayments have been required or made.
Interest Rates on Revolver & Swingline Loans
Subsequent to the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, the interest rate per annum applicable to the Revolver, at the Companys option, equal to either the ABR or Canadian Prime Rate plus 2.50% to 3.00% or the Term Benchmark RFR plus 3.50% to 4.00% based on our first lien leverage ratio.
Interest Rates on Letter of Credit Subfacility and Unused Commitment Fees
Subsequent to the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement, the interest rate per annum applicable to the letter of credit subfacility is equal to a range between 3.50% to 4.00% based on our first lien leverage ratio. All of our letters of credit under the Credit Facility are also subject to a 0.125% fronting fee. The unused commitment fee on our Revolver is 0.25% to 0.50% based on our first lien leverage ratio.
Second Lien Term Loan
We entered into a second lien term loan agreement with a banking syndicate and Royal Bank of Canada as administrative agent on January 31, 2020. The second lien term loan agreement provides a $335.0 million term loan (Second Lien Tranche 1 Term Loan) which matures on January 31, 2028.
On February 15, 2022, in connection with the acquisition of PAE, we entered into the first amendment to the second lien term loan agreement. The amendment established a $550.0 million incremental term loan facility (the Second Lien Tranche 2 Term Loan and collectively with the Second Lien Tranche 1 Term Loan, the Second Lien Term Loan) which matures on February 15, 2030. For the Second Lien Tranche 2 Term Loan, both the adjusted daily simple SOFR and the adjusted term SOFR contain credit spread adjustments ranging from 0.10% for one-month SOFR to 0.25% SOFR for more than three months based on the interest period selected.
On May 25, 2023, we entered into the third amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement (Third Amendment to the Second Lien) to transition our interest rates under the Second Lien Term Loan from LIBOR to Adjusted Term SOFR. For the Second Lien Tranche 1 Term Loan, both the adjusted daily simple SOFR and the adjusted term SOFR contain credit spread adjustments ranging from 0.11% for one-month SOFR to 0.72% for twelve-month SOFR based on the interest period selected.
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Interest Rates and Fees
Subsequent to the Third Amendment to the Second Lien, the interest rate per annum applicable to the Second Lien Tranche 1 Term Loan is, at the Companys option, equal to either the ABR plus 7.75% or Adjusted Term SOFR plus 8.75%, which has a floor of 1.25%. The interest rate per annum applicable to the Second Lien Tranche 2 Term Loan is equal to Adjusted Term SOFR plus 7.50%, which has a floor of 0.75%.
Second Lien Term Loan Amortization Payments and Prepayments
We are not required to make principal amortization payments with respect to the Second Lien Term Loan prior to maturity. Beginning with the fiscal year ending October 1, 2021, the Second Lien Term Loan contains an annual requirement to submit a portion of our excess cash flow (as defined in the second lien term loan agreement), within five business days of delivering annual financial statements, as a Second Lien Term Loan prepayment. No such prepayments have been required or made.
Covenants
Our debt arrangements contain customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants. As of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants associated with our debt.
Debt Maturity Schedule
Future principal maturities of the Companys long-term debt as of September 29, 2023 are as follows:
Year Ending September 30, | (Amounts in thousands) | |||
2024 |
$ | 46,003 | ||
2025 |
42,503 | |||
2026 |
38,453 | |||
2027 |
1,046,072 | |||
2028 |
358,526 | |||
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2,674,375 | |||
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$ | 4,205,932 | ||
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Note 13 Interest Rate Swap Agreements
The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk related to its variable rate debt. The Companys objective is to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and reduce volatility of interest expense.
The Company values the interest rate swap agreements using a valuation model which calculates the fair value on the basis of the net present value of the estimated future cash flows. The most significant input used in the valuation model is the SOFR-based yield curve for the year ended September 29, 2023, and the LIBOR or SOFR-based yield curve for the year ended September 30, 2022. These instruments were allocated to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the critical inputs to the models, including current interest rates, relevant yield curves, and the known contractual terms of the instrument, were readily observable.
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As of September 30, 2022, we had the following ten interest rate swaps in place, that were not designated as cash flow hedges, in which the Company will pay at the fixed rate and receive payment at a floating rate indexed through maturity:
Notional Value |
Effective Date |
Expiration Date |
Fixed Rate | Index | ||||
$200.0 million | March 2020 | April 2024 | 0.67% | Three-month term LIBOR | ||||
$200.0 million | March 2020 | April 2024 | 0.67% | Three-month term LIBOR | ||||
$400.0 million | March 2020 | April 2024 | 0.66% | Three-month term LIBOR | ||||
$100.0 million | May 2022 | May 2026 | 2.76% | Three-month term SOFR | ||||
$100.0 million | May 2022 | May 2025 | 2.53% | Three-month term SOFR | ||||
$75.0 million | June 2022 | June 2026 | 2.84% | Three-month term SOFR | ||||
$100.0 million | July 2022 | July 2025 | 2.74% | Three-month term SOFR | ||||
$100.0 million | July 2022 | July 2026 | 2.74% | Three-month term SOFR | ||||
$75.0 million | July 2022 | July 2025 | 3.02% | Three-month term SOFR | ||||
$100.0 million | August 2022 | August 2026 | 2.67% | Three-month term SOFR |
In 2023, we transitioned the following three interest rate swaps indexed to a three-month term LIBOR to a three-month term SOFR:
Notional Value |
Effective Date |
Expiration Date |
Fixed Rate as of September 29, 2023 |
Fixed Rate as of September 30, 2022 | ||||
$200.0 million | March 2020 | April 2024 | 0.45% | 0.67% | ||||
$200.0 million | March 2020 | April 2024 | 0.43% | 0.67% | ||||
$400.0 million | March 2020 | April 2024 | 0.44% | 0.66% |
Following the transition of the three swaps above to a three-month term SOFR, we designated the ten interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges in July 2023 and utilized hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. From the designation date until September 29, 2023, the change in fair value of the interest rate swaps is presented within accumulated other comprehensive income on our consolidated balance sheet and subsequently reclassified into interest expense on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive (loss) income in the period when the hedged transaction affects earnings. This reclassification into earnings is presented in operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. Prior to designating the above ten interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges, the change in fair value was recorded within interest expense on our consolidated statements of income and presented in operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Additionally, in fiscal year 2023, we entered into the following interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges, in which the Company will pay at the fixed rate and receive payment at a floating rate indexed to the three-month term SOFR through maturity:
Notional Value |
Effective Date |
Expiration Date |
Designation Date |
Fixed Rate as of September 29, 2023 | ||||
$200.0 million | March 2023 | September 2026 | March 2023 | 3.79% | ||||
$200.0 million | April 2023 | September 2026 | April 2023 | 3.48% | ||||
$200.0 million | April 2023 | September 2026 | April 2023 | 3.64% |
The Company had interest rate swap assets of $56.1 million and $0.0 million presented within prepaid expenses and other current assets and $19.9 million and $71.4 million presented within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
See Note 19 for the unrealized change in fair values on cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income and the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings. The Company estimates that it will reclassify $56.1 million of unrealized gains from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings in the twelve months following September 29, 2023. In the consolidated
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statements of operations, interest expense, net increased by $5.4 million and decreased by $75.8 million and $5.4 million due to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements prior to the designation as cash flow hedges for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively. In the consolidated balance sheet, accumulated other comprehensive income increased by $9.9 million due to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements subsequent to the designation as cash flow hedges for the year ended September 29, 2023.
Note 14 Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:
| Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; |
| Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and |
| Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. |
The following table summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level they fall within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
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Fair Value Hierarchy |
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Level 2 | $ | 56,106 | $ | | ||||||||
Interest rate swaps |
Other long-term assets | Level 2 | 19,916 | 71,430 |
Note 15 Legal Proceedings and Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is involved in various claims, disputes and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that an unfavorable result and/or liability will be incurred and the cost of the unfavorable result or liability can be reasonably estimated. Management is of the opinion that any liability or loss associated with such matters, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys operations and liquidity.
Payments to the Company on cost-plus-fee contracts are provisional and are subject to adjustments upon audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). In managements opinion, audit adjustments that may result from audits not yet completed or started are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys operations and liquidity.
Pending Litigation and Claims
Department of Energy Claims
In January 2020, the Company purchased assets and assumed liabilities associated with AECOM Energy & Construction, Inc. (the Acquired Affiliate) from AECOM (the Seller). At the time of the acquisition, the Acquired Affiliate had pending claims against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) related to a contract performed prior to the acquisition. The Company and the Seller agreed that all future claim recoveries and costs with the DOE would be split 10% to the Company and 90% to the Seller. Following the DOEs denial of the claims, on December 20, 2020, the Acquired Affiliate filed an appeal of these decisions in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The Company has estimated and recorded $138.3 million within other long-term assets on the balance sheet and $124.5 million within other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet representing the
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Companys payable to the Seller related to this matter. No changes to these amounts have been recorded since the acquisition. The Company intends to cooperate with the Seller in the pursuit of all claimed amounts but can provide no certainty that the Company will recover the claims. The Company does not believe any additional incurred claims or costs related to this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations.
Fadlalla Qui Tam
Due to the DynCorp International Acquisition, Global Linguist Solutions LLC (GLS) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of November 20, 2020. On June 19, 2015, a number of plaintiffs filed a qui tam action alleging that GLS and its owners violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act during performance of two contracts in Kuwait, and that GLS and five small businesses entered into subcontract arrangements that violated the civil False Claims Act. In September 2018, the U.S. Government declined to intervene in the case. The qui tam complaint has been unsealed, and discovery in the case has commenced. The Company intends to vigorously defend the claims and, as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, we believe that the resolution of this matter will not have a material effect on our results of operations.
U.S. Government Investigations
We primarily sell our services to the U.S. Government. These contracts are subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements, and we are occasionally the subject of investigations by various agencies of the U.S. Government who investigate whether our operations are being conducted in accordance with these requirements. Such investigations could result in administrative, civil or criminal liabilities, including repayments, fines or penalties being imposed on us, or could lead to suspension or debarment from future U.S. Government contracting. U.S. Government investigations often take years to complete and may result in adverse action against us. Any adverse actions arising from such matters could have a material effect on our ability to invoice and receive timely payment on our contracts, perform contracts or compete for contracts with the U.S. Government and could have a material effect on our operating performance. There are currently no investigations that are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations.
Note 16 Leases
We lease certain office space, warehouses, housing, equipment and vehicles. These leases are either non-cancelable, cancellable only by the payment of penalties or cancellable upon notice provided. All lease payments are based on the passage of time and certain leases are subject to annual escalations for increases in base rents. The Companys lease terms includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. We have no significant long-term purchase agreements with service providers and our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
Short-Term Leases
We have elected the practical expedient for short-term lease recognition exemption by class of underlying asset which results in off-balance sheet accounting for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less (short-term leases). We recognize those lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We also elected a package of practical expedients permitted under ASC 842 which allows the carry forward of historical lease classifications. The Companys material leases previously classified as operating leases under ASC 840 are classified as short-term leases under ASC 842.
Short-term lease rental expense was $42.4 million, $46.2 million and $60.0 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
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Operating and Finance Leases
The Companys operating leases primarily include our material leases of buildings (consisting primarily of our corporate office lease commitments) and equipment and if applicable embedded leases associated with real estate, equipment and vehicles in certain contracts with an initial term of 12 months or longer. These leases are classified as operating leases and are recognized as right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
The Companys finance leases primarily include equipment and vehicles in certain contracts with an initial term of 12 months or longer.
The following tables present our operating and finance leases as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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Operating leases |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 215,763 | $ | 253,941 | |||||
Finance leases |
Property and equipment, net | 4,856 | 10,318 | |||||||
Total leased assets |
$ | 220,619 | $ | 264,259 | ||||||
Liabilities |
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Operating leases |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | $ | 52,644 | $ | 52,993 | |||||
Finance leases |
Other accrued liabilities | 3,969 | 4,446 | |||||||
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Operating leases |
Operating lease liabilities | 166,718 | 204,750 | |||||||
Finance leases |
Other long-term liabilities | 3,630 | 6,282 | |||||||
Total lease liabilities |
$ | 226,961 | $ | 268,471 |
Maturity of Lease Liabilities
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September 30, 2024 |
$ | 58,850 | $ | 4,404 | ||||
September 30, 2025 |
50,989 | 2,660 | ||||||
September 30, 2026 |
43,706 | 1,072 | ||||||
September 30, 2027 |
35,807 | 74 | ||||||
September 30, 2028 |
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Less: Interest |
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Lease Term and Discount Rate | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Operating leases |
4.9 | 5.5 | ||||||
Finance leases |
2.1 | 2.7 | ||||||
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Operating leases |
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Finance leases |
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The following tables present selected financial information for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
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Classification |
September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Operating lease cost |
Cost of revenues | $ | 39,675 | $ | 22,042 | $ | 12,416 | |||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 24,597 | 21,506 | 11,786 | |||||||||||
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Amortization of leases assets |
Cost of revenues | 4,649 | 4,469 | 4,268 | ||||||||||
Interest on lease liabilities |
Interest expense, net | 548 | 600 | 717 | ||||||||||
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$ | 69,469 | $ | 48,617 | $ | 29,187 | ||||||||
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September 30, 2022 |
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Operating lease payments |
$ | 67,710 | $ | 45,700 | $ | 23,126 | ||||||
Operating cash flows from finance leases |
548 | 286 | 390 | |||||||||
Financing cash flows from finance leases |
4,561 | 4,081 | 3,692 | |||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liability |
1,080 | 4,792 | 15,852 | |||||||||
Finance lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liability |
1,695 | 2,944 | 4,172 |
Note 17 Related Parties
Related Party Receivables
The Company has related party receivables due from our equity method investments, discussed further in Note 18.
Amentum Special Purpose Vehicle Term Loan and Letters of Credit Agreement
On April 6, 2020, Amentum Special Purpose Vehicle LLC (Amentum SPV), a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement with BMO Harris Bank N.A. to provide revolving loans and letters of credit up to $53.0 million (collectively the SPV Loan). Affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg severally guaranteed the Amentum SPV revolving loans and letters of credit up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $26.5 million. Affiliates of American Securities provided BMO Harris Bank N.A. with a letter of credit not to exceed $27.8 million in support of the SPV Loan.
On November 9, 2022, we made a principal payment of $42.4 million on the SPV Loan, fully satisfying our obligation.
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Consulting and Management Fees
We have a Master Consulting and Advisory Services agreement (Consulting Agreement) with American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg LLC where, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, they make personnel available to us for the purpose of providing certain management and advisory services. We incurred $4.0 million of consulting fees in conjunction with the Consulting Agreement for the each of the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021.
For the years ended September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, we incurred $13.7 million and $7.9 million, respectively, of LG and AS fees in conjunction with the consummation of the PAE Acquisition and DynCorp International Acquisition, respectively. No such LG and AS fees were incurred for the year ended September 29, 2023.
Note 18 Joint Ventures
The Companys joint ventures provide services to customers including program management and operations and maintenance services. Joint ventures, the combination of two or more partners, are generally formed for a specific project. Management of the joint venture is typically controlled by a joint venture executive committee, comprised of representatives from the joint venture partners. The joint venture executive committee normally provides management oversight and controls decisions which could have a significant impact on the joint venture.
We account for joint ventures in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, as discussed in Note 2. The Company analyzes its joint ventures and classifies them as either:
| a VIE that must be consolidated because the Company is the primary beneficiary or the joint venture is not a VIE and the Company holds the majority voting interest with no significant participative rights available to the other partners; or |
| a VIE that does not require consolidation and is treated as an equity method investment because the Company is not the primary beneficiary or the joint venture is not a VIE and the Company does not hold the majority voting interest. |
The following table presents selected financial information for our consolidated joint ventures that are VIEs as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
As of | ||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 55,566 | $ | 45,121 | ||||
Current assets |
55,775 | 142,291 | ||||||
Non-current assets |
4,370 | 2,591 | ||||||
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$ | 115,711 | $ | 190,003 | ||||
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$ | 44,071 | $ | 144,824 | ||||
Non-current liabilities |
2,061 | 3 | ||||||
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Total liabilities |
46,132 | 144,827 | ||||||
Total Amentum Parent Holdings LLC equity |
44,353 | 27,472 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
25,226 | 17,704 | ||||||
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69,579 | 45,176 | ||||||
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$ | 115,711 | $ | 190,003 | ||||
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The following table presents selected financial information for our consolidated joint ventures that are VIEs for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
For the years ended | ||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Revenues |
$ | 334,017 | $ | 652,761 | $ | 814,418 | ||||||
Cost of revenues |
(280,515 | ) | (588,650 | ) | (694,592 | ) | ||||||
Net income |
50,091 | 63,746 | 119,826 |
The Company has an ownership share in 19 active joint ventures that are accounted for as equity method investments and the Companys ownership percentages generally range from 25% to 50%. The following table presents selected financial information for our unconsolidated joint ventures, included as equity method investments on the consolidated balance sheets, as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022:
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(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Current assets |
$ | 572,258 | $ | 510,368 | ||||
Non-current assets |
44,420 | 40,252 | ||||||
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Total assets |
$ | 616,678 | $ | 550,620 | ||||
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Current liabilities |
$ | 350,892 | $ | 320,914 | ||||
Non-current liabilities |
17,081 | 20,859 | ||||||
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367,973 | 341,773 | ||||||
Joint ventures equity |
248,705 | 208,847 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and joint ventures equity |
$ | 616,678 | $ | 550,620 | ||||
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The following table presents selected financial information for our equity method investments for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021:
For the years ended | ||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | September 29, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
October 1, 2021 |
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Revenues |
$ | 2,373,278 | $ | 1,791,890 | $ | 1,020,094 | ||||||
Cost of revenues |
(2,214,655 | ) | (1,717,896 | ) | (942,699 | ) | ||||||
Net income |
152,268 | 66,106 | 77,395 |
Related party receivables due from our equity method investments were $33.6 million and $7.4 million as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively. These receivables are a result of items purchased and services rendered by us on behalf of our equity method investments. We have assessed these receivables as having minimal collection risk based on our historic experience with these joint ventures and our inherent influence through our ownership interest. The related party revenues earned from our equity method investments was $45.1 million, $25.6 million and $18.6 million for the years ended September 29, 2023, September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021, respectively.
Many of our joint ventures only perform on a single contract. The modification or termination of a contract under a joint venture could trigger an impairment in the fair value of our investment in these entities. In the aggregate, our maximum exposure to losses was $103.6 million related to our equity method investments as of September 29, 2023.
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Note 19 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The accumulated balances and reporting period activities for the years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 related to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are summarized as follows:
(Amounts in thousands) | Pension Related Adjustments |
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments |
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit Related to Items of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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Balance at October 2, 2020 |
$ | (3,276 | ) | $ | (669 | ) | $ | | $ | 808 | $ | (3,137 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |
17,477 | 817 | | (4,226 | ) | 14,068 | ||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
170 | | | (41 | ) | 129 | ||||||||||||||
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Balance at October 1, 2021 |
14,371 | 148 | | (3,459 | ) | 11,060 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |
8,411 | (8,523 | ) | | (2,277 | ) | (2,389 | ) | ||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
293 | | | (68 | ) | 225 | ||||||||||||||
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Balance at September 30, 2022 |
23,075 | (8,375 | ) | | (5,804 | ) | 8,896 | |||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |
25,448 | 2,986 | 27,068 | (13,652 | ) | 41,850 | ||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(2,162 | ) | | (1,828 | ) | 978 | (3,012 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Balance at September 29, 2023 |
$ | 46,361 | $ | (5,389 | ) | $ | 25,240 | $ | (18,478 | ) | $ | 47,734 | ||||||||
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Note 20 Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through January 5, 2024, the date the consolidated financial statements were issued, and determined there were no recognized or unrecognized subsequent events that would require an adjustment or additional disclosure in the consolidated financial statements as of September 29, 2023, except as disclosed within the Notes to the consolidated financial statements or as described below.
Merger with Jacobs Solutions Inc. Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses
On November 20, 2023, the Company and our parent company, Amentum Joint Venture LP, entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Jacobs Solutions Inc. and Amazon Holdco Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs Solutions Inc., pursuant to which Jacobs Solutions Inc. will spin off and combine their Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence government services businesses with the Company in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction and become a publicly-traded company. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Revenues |
$ | 2,141,924 | $ | 1,956,475 | $ | 6,175,880 | $ | 5,728,160 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues |
(1,936,244 | ) | (1,779,629 | ) | (5,576,680 | ) | (5,188,709 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
(57,071 | ) | (74,469 | ) | (171,035 | ) | (223,777 | ) | ||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
(77,034 | ) | (60,204 | ) | (215,849 | ) | (198,277 | ) | ||||||||
Earnings from equity method investments |
17,444 | 17,352 | 51,379 | 45,952 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment charges |
| | | (186,381 | ) | |||||||||||
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Operating income (loss) |
89,019 | 59,525 | 263,695 | (23,032 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest expense and other, net |
(110,980 | ) | (90,263 | ) | (332,946 | ) | (285,428 | ) | ||||||||
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Loss before income taxes |
(21,961 | ) | (30,738 | ) | (69,251 | ) | (308,460 | ) | ||||||||
(Provision) benefit for income taxes |
(2,210 | ) | 707 | (36,089 | ) | 10,563 | ||||||||||
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Net loss |
(24,171 | ) | (30,031 | ) | (105,340 | ) | (297,897 | ) | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
(1,457 | ) | (2,889 | ) | (2,861 | ) | (9,886 | ) | ||||||||
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Net loss attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC |
$ | (25,628 | ) | $ | (32,920 | ) | $ | (108,201 | ) | $ | (307,783 | ) | ||||
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
June 28, 2024 |
June 30, 2023 |
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Net loss |
$ | (24,171 | ) | $ | (30,031 | ) | $ | (105,340 | ) | $ | (297,897 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income: |
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Net unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps |
3,351 | 13,593 | (11,351 | ) | 12,329 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(18 | ) | (1,329 | ) | 4,121 | 4,067 | ||||||||||
Pension related adjustments |
(640 | ) | (541 | ) | (1,919 | ) | (1,622 | ) | ||||||||
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Other comprehensive income (loss) |
2,693 | 11,723 | (9,149 | ) | 14,774 | |||||||||||
Income tax (provision) benefit related to items of other comprehensive income |
(429 | ) | (2,978 | ) | 2,138 | (2,432 | ) | |||||||||
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
2,264 | 8,745 | (7,011 | ) | 12,342 | |||||||||||
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Comprehensive loss |
(21,907 | ) | (21,286 | ) | (112,351 | ) | (285,555 | ) | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
(1,457 | ) | (2,889 | ) | (2,861 | ) | (9,886 | ) | ||||||||
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Comprehensive loss attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC |
$ | (23,364 | ) | $ | (24,175 | ) | $ | (115,212 | ) | $ | (295,441 | ) | ||||
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
Members Equity |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Total Members Equity Attributable to Amentum Parent Holdings LLC |
Noncontrolling Interests |
Total Equity |
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Balance at March 29, 2024 |
$ | 247,929 | $ | 38,459 | $ | 286,388 | $ | 35,686 | $ | 322,074 | ||||||||||
Net loss |
(25,628 | ) | | (25,628 | ) | 1,457 | (24,171 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| 2,264 | 2,264 | | 2,264 | |||||||||||||||
Other |
1,108 | | 1,108 | | 1,108 | |||||||||||||||
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Balance at June 28, 2024 |
$ | 223,409 | $ | 40,723 | $ | 264,132 | $ | 37,143 | $ | 301,275 | ||||||||||
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Balance at March 31, 2023 |
$ | 364,160 | $ | 12,493 | $ | 376,653 | $ | 60,085 | $ | 436,738 | ||||||||||
Net loss |
(32,920 | ) | | (32,920 | ) | 2,889 | (30,031 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| 8,745 | 8,745 | | 8,745 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition of remaining interest in consolidated joint venture |
79 | | 79 | (79 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
| | | (2,385 | ) | (2,385 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other |
173 | | 173 | | 173 | |||||||||||||||
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Balance at June 30, 2023 |
$ | 331,492 | $ | 21,238 | $ | 352,730 | $ | 60,510 | $ | 413,240 | ||||||||||
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Balance at September 29, 2023 |
$ | 326,505 | $ | 47,734 | $ | 374,239 | $ | 40,938 | $ | 415,177 | ||||||||||
Net loss |
(108,201 | ) | | (108,201 | ) | 2,861 | (105,340 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
| (7,011 | ) | (7,011 | ) | | (7,011 | ) | ||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
| | | (2,158 | ) | (2,158 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other |
5,105 | | 5,105 | (4,498 | ) | 607 | ||||||||||||||
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$ | 223,409 | $ | 40,723 | $ | 264,132 | $ | 37,143 | $ | 301,275 | ||||||||||
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Balance at September 30, 2022 |
$ | 623,378 | $ | 8,896 | $ | 632,274 | $ | 73,455 | $ | 705,729 | ||||||||||
Net loss |
(307,783 | ) | | (307,783 | ) | 9,886 | (297,897 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| 12,342 | 12,342 | | 12,342 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition of remaining interest in consolidated joint venture |
13,598 | | 13,598 | (13,598 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest |
| | | 13,300 | 13,300 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
| | | (22,533 | ) | (22,533 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other |
2,299 | | 2,299 | | 2,299 | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 331,492 | $ | 21,238 | $ | 352,730 | $ | 60,510 | $ | 413,240 | ||||||||||
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net loss |
$ | (105,340 | ) | $ | (297,897 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
17,681 | 19,299 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
171,035 | 223,777 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred loan costs and original issue discount |
16,017 | 16,109 | ||||||
Goodwill impairment charges |
| 186,381 | ||||||
Derivative instruments |
33,962 | 5,338 | ||||||
Earnings from equity method investments |
(51,379 | ) | (45,952 | ) | ||||
Distributions from equity method investments |
46,178 | 41,700 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
(16,549 | ) | (18,877 | ) | ||||
Other |
8,167 | 5,224 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable, net |
28,846 | (31,527 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses, other assets and operating lease right-of-use assets |
69,560 | 7,395 | ||||||
Accounts payable, contract liabilities, other accrued liabilities and operating lease liabilities |
(111,076 | ) | (133,084 | ) | ||||
Accrued employee compensation and benefits |
56,625 | (42,518 | ) | |||||
Other long-term liabilities |
(3,736 | ) | (521 | ) | ||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
159,991 | (65,153 | ) | |||||
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Purchase of property and equipment |
(6,815 | ) | (8,059 | ) | ||||
Contributions to equity method investments |
| (15,815 | ) | |||||
Return of capital from equity method investments |
| 14,063 | ||||||
Other |
(1,571 | ) | (1,861 | ) | ||||
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(8,386 | ) | (11,672 | ) | ||||
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Borrowings on Revolving Facility |
562,000 | 966,500 | ||||||
Repayments on Revolving Facility |
(562,000 | ) | (966,500 | ) | ||||
Repayments of borrowings under the First and Second Lien Term Facilities |
(175,170 | ) | (25,170 | ) | ||||
Repayment of borrowings under the SPV loan |
| (42,450 | ) | |||||
Repayments of borrowings under other agreements |
(9,885 | ) | (21,825 | ) | ||||
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest |
| 13,300 | ||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
(2,158 | ) | (22,533 | ) | ||||
Other |
(2,054 | ) | 1,522 | |||||
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Net cash used in financing activities |
(189,267 | ) | (97,156 | ) | ||||
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
3,879 | 2,764 | ||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(33,783 | ) | (171,217 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
304,835 | 366,196 | ||||||
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$ | 271,052 | $ | 194,979 | ||||
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Income taxes paid, net of receipts |
$ | (44,755 | ) | $ | (12,441 | ) | ||
Interest paid |
$ | (275,097 | ) | $ | (267,170 | ) |
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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AMENTUM PARENT HOLDINGS LLC
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Amentum Parent Holdings LLC (collectively with its subsidiaries, we, us, our, Amentum, or the Company) include the assets, liabilities, results of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for the Company, including its wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures that are majority-owned or otherwise controlled by the Company. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and amounts included in other current assets and current liabilities that meet the definition of a financial instrument approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these amounts. As the Companys financing generally contains variable interest rates (see Note 8), the carrying amount of debt approximates fair value.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications (all of which are of a normal, recurring nature) that are necessary for the fair presentation of the periods presented. It is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Companys latest annual report for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent interim period or for the full fiscal year.
On November 20, 2023, the Company and our parent company, Amentum Joint Venture LP, entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Jacobs Solutions Inc. and Amazon Holdco Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs Solutions Inc., pursuant to which Jacobs Solutions Inc. will spin off and combine their Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence government services businesses with the Company in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction and become a publicly-traded company. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Note 2 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There have been no recently issued or adopted accounting pronouncements that are material or expected to be material to the Companys consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 Revenues
Disaggregation of Revenues
The Company disaggregates revenues by customer, contract type, and prime versus subcontractor. These categories represent how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows are affected.
Disaggregated revenues by customer-type were as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Department of Defense |
$ | 1,215,914 | $ | 1,054,839 | $ | 3,550,833 | $ | 3,221,024 | ||||||||
Federal civilian agencies |
688,458 | 729,505 | 1,920,241 | 1,921,603 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and other |
237,552 | 172,131 | 704,806 | 585,533 | ||||||||||||
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Total revenues |
$ | 2,141,924 | $ | 1,956,475 | $ | 6,175,880 | $ | 5,728,160 | ||||||||
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Disaggregated revenues by contract-type were as follows:
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(Amounts in thousands) | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 1,267,372 | $ | 1,212,029 | $ | 3,777,677 | $ | 3,594,370 | ||||||||
Fixed-price |
611,572 | 524,368 | 1,674,285 | 1,526,292 | ||||||||||||
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262,980 | 220,078 | 723,918 | 607,498 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 2,141,924 | $ | 1,956,475 | $ | 6,175,880 | $ | 5,728,160 | ||||||||
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(Amounts in thousands) | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Prime contractor |
$ | 1,931,376 | $ | 1,736,250 | $ | 5,518,384 | $ | 5,098,062 | ||||||||
Subcontractor |
210,548 | 220,225 | 657,496 | 630,098 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 2,141,924 | $ | 1,956,475 | $ | 6,175,880 | $ | 5,728,160 | ||||||||
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Changes in estimated contract earnings at completion using the cumulative catch-up method of accounting were recognized in revenues as follows:
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(Amounts in thousands) | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Favorable earnings at completion adjustments |
$ | 18,718 | $ | 19,531 | $ | 13,388 | $ | 15,242 | ||||||||
Unfavorable earnings at completion adjustments |
(15,192 | ) | (7,843 | ) | (9,561 | ) | (5,710 | ) | ||||||||
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Remaining Performance Obligations
As of June 28, 2024, the Company had a remaining performance obligations balance of $5.9 billion and expects to recognize approximately 68% and 76% of the remaining performance obligations balance as revenues over the next 12 and 24 months, respectively, with the remainder to be recognized thereafter.
Note 4 Contract Balances
The Companys contract balances consisted of the following (in thousands):
Description of Contract
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June 28, 2024 |
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Accounts receivable, net | $ | 862,398 | $ | 825,015 | |||||
Contract assets |
Accounts receivable, net | 521,832 | 581,127 | |||||||
Related party receivables |
Accounts receivable, net | 26,108 | 33,980 | |||||||
Long-term contract assets |
Other long-term assets | 138,300 | 138,300 | |||||||
Contract liabilities - deferred revenues and other contract liabilities |
Contract liabilities | 99,249 | 119,895 |
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During the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, we recognized revenues of $5.0 million and $87.4 million, respectively, compared with $9.7 million and $62.3 million of revenues during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, that was included in Contract liabilities as of September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Note 5 Sales of Receivables
On March 26, 2024, the Company entered into a Master Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement (MARPA) with MUFG Bank, Ltd., (the Purchaser) for the sale of certain designated eligible U.S. Government receivables. Under the MARPA, the Company can sell certain eligible receivables up to a maximum amount of $250.0 million. The Companys receivables are sold under the MARPA without recourse for any U.S. Government credit risk.
The Company accounts for receivable transfers under the MARPA as sales under ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing, and derecognizes the sold receivables from its balance sheets. The fair value of the sold receivables approximated their book value due to their short-term nature.
The Company does not retain an ongoing financial interest in the transferred receivables other than cash collection and administrative services. The Company estimated that its servicing fee was at fair value and therefore no servicing asset or liability related to these receivables was recognized as of June 28, 2024. Proceeds from the sold receivables are reflected in operating cash flows on the statement of cash flows.
The Companys MARPA activity consisted of the following (in thousands):
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727,062 | |||
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(2) | Includes the cash collected on behalf of but not yet remitted to the Purchaser as of June 28, 2024. This balance is included in Other accrued expenses as of the balance sheet date. |
Note 6 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, we amended our organizational structure and performed an interim goodwill impairment test. Our interim quantitative goodwill impairment test concluded that the carrying value of one reporting unit exceeded its fair value. As a result, a non-cash impairment charge of $186.4 million was recognized during the nine months ended June 30, 2023. There was no impairment of goodwill during the nine months ended June 28, 2024.
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Intangible Assets
Intangible assets, net consisted of the following:
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Net | Gross Carrying Value |
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Backlog |
$ | 702,100 | $ | (581,772 | ) | $ | 120,328 | $ | 702,100 | $ | (546,737 | ) | $ | 155,363 | ||||||||||
Customer-related intangible assets |
1,191,300 | (505,973 | ) | 685,327 | 1,191,300 | (371,952 | ) | 819,348 | ||||||||||||||||
Capitalized software |
22,332 | (9,239 | ) | 13,093 | 20,648 | (7,368 | ) | 13,280 | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | 1,915,732 | $ | (1,096,984 | ) | $ | 818,748 | $ | 1,914,048 | $ | (926,057 | ) | $ | 987,991 | ||||||||||
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Amortization expense was $57.1 million and $171.0 million for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, and $74.5 million and $223.8 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023.
Note 7 Income Taxes
The Companys effective tax rate was (10.1)% and (52.1)% for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, and 2.3% and 3.4% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.
The most significant item contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21.0% and the Companys effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 was an increase in the valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset related to disallowed interest expense of $8.3 million and $52.5 million, respectively.
The most significant items contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21.0% and the Companys effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023 were the recognition of a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset related to disallowed interest expense of $1.9 million and $19.5 million, respectively, and the impact of goodwill impairment charges that are nondeductible for income tax purposes of $3.5 million and $35.5 million, respectively.
Note 8 Debt
Debt consisted of the following:
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(Amounts in thousands) | June 28, 2024 | September 29, 2023 | ||||||
First Lien Term Facilities |
$ | 3,267,080 | $ | 3,292,250 | ||||
Second Lien Term Facilities |
735,000 | 885,000 | ||||||
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20,174 | 28,682 | ||||||
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(74,961 | ) | (93,813 | ) | ||||
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(42,400 | ) | (44,668 | ) | ||||
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As amended, the Companys senior secured credit facility (the First Lien Credit Agreement) consists of the $1,090.0 million First Lien Tranche 1 Term Facility and $2,266.0 million First Lien Tranche 3 Term Facility (collectively, the First Lien Term Facilities), a $350.0 million revolving credit facility (Revolving Facility), a $167.5 million letter of credit subfacility and a $50.0 million swingline subfacility.
The interest rates applicable to the First Lien Term Facilities are floating interest rates equal to an Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus an applicable margin based upon our first lien net leverage ratio. The First Lien Tranche 1 Term Facility and the First Lien Tranche 3 Term Facility mature on January 31, 2027 and February 15, 2029, respectively, and collectively require quarterly principal amortization payments of $8.4 million with the remainder of the principal thereunder being due at maturity. The Revolving Facility matures on January 31, 2025.
The Company is also party to the Second Lien Credit Agreement consisting of the Second Lien Tranche 1 Term Facility and the Second Lien Tranche 2 Term Facility (collectively, the Second Lien Term Facilities), which mature on January 31, 2028 and February 15, 2030, respectively. The interest rates applicable to the Second Lien Term Facilities are floating interest rates equal to an Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR plus an applicable margin. Neither of the Second Lien Term Facilities requires us to make a principal amortization payment prior to maturity.
On May 31, 2024, we made a $150.0 million voluntary principal payment on the Second Lien Tranche 1 Term Facility. The original issue discount and deferred financing costs for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 were reduced by $3.0 million related to the write-off of original issue discount and deferred financing costs, presented within interest expense and other, net in the consolidated statements of operations as a result of the payment.
The First Lien Term Facilities and the Second Lien Term Facilities are guaranteed on a senior basis by substantially all of our wholly owned material domestic restricted subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions set forth in the credit agreements. As of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, the available borrowing capacity under the First Lien Credit Agreement was approximately $308.0 million and $306.0 million, respectively, and included $42.0 million and $44.0 million, respectively, in issued letters of credit. As of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, there were no amounts borrowed under the Revolving Facility.
Each of the credit agreements require us to comply with certain representations and warranties, customary affirmative and negative covenants and, in the case of the Revolving Facility, under certain circumstances, a financial covenant. Since the inception of the credit agreements, we have been in compliance with all such covenants.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk related to its variable rate debt. The Companys objective is to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and reduce volatility of interest expense. The Company entered into several interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $1.9 billion that were designated as cash flow hedges, in which the Company will pay at the fixed rate and receive payment at a floating rate indexed to the three-month term SOFR through maturity. The swaps mature at various dates through January 31, 2027. The change in fair value of the interest rate swaps is presented within accumulated other comprehensive income on our consolidated balance sheet and subsequently reclassified into interest expense on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive loss in the period when the hedged transaction affects earnings.
Note 9 Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:
| Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; |
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| Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and |
| Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. |
The following table summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level they fall within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
Classification |
Fair Value Hierarchy |
Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Description |
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Interest rate swaps |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Level 2 | $ | 25,487 | $ | 56,106 | ||||||||
Interest rate swaps |
Other long-term assets | Level 2 | 7,985 | 19,916 | ||||||||||
Interest rate swaps |
Other long-term liabilities | Level 2 | 2,762 | |
Note 10 Legal Proceedings and Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is involved in various claims, disputes and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that an unfavorable result and/or liability will be incurred and the cost of the unfavorable result or liability can be reasonably estimated. Management is of the opinion that any liability or loss associated with such matters, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys operations and liquidity.
Payments to the Company on cost-plus-fee contracts are provisional and are subject to adjustments upon audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). In managements opinion, audit adjustments that may result from audits not yet completed or started are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys operations and liquidity.
Pending Litigation and Claims
Department of Energy Claims
In January 2020, the Company purchased assets and assumed liabilities associated with AECOM Energy & Construction, Inc. (the Acquired Affiliate) from AECOM (the Seller). At the time of the acquisition, the Acquired Affiliate had pending claims against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) related to a contract performed prior to the acquisition. The Company and the Seller agreed that all future claim recoveries and costs with the DOE would be split 10% to the Company and 90% to the Seller. Following the DOEs denial of the claims, on December 20, 2020, the Acquired Affiliate filed an appeal of these decisions in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The Company has estimated and recorded $138.3 million within other long-term assets on the balance sheet and $124.5 million within other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet representing the Companys payable to the Seller related to this matter. No changes to these amounts have been recorded since the acquisition. The Company intends to cooperate with the Seller in the pursuit of all claimed amounts but can provide no certainty that the Company will recover the claims. The Company does not believe any additional incurred claims or costs related to this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations.
Fadlalla Qui Tam
Due to the DynCorp International Acquisition, Global Linguist Solutions LLC (GLS) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of November 20, 2020. On June 19, 2015, a number of plaintiffs filed a qui tam action alleging that GLS and its owners violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act during performance of two contracts in Kuwait, and that GLS and five small businesses entered into subcontract
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arrangements that violated the civil False Claims Act. In September 2018, the U.S. Government declined to intervene in the case. The qui tam complaint has been unsealed, and discovery in the case has commenced. The Company intends to vigorously defend the claims and, as of June 28, 2024, we believe that the resolution of this matter will not have a material effect on our results of operations.
U.S. Government Investigations
We primarily sell our services to the U.S. Government. These contracts are subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements, and we are occasionally the subject of investigations by various agencies of the U.S. Government who investigate whether our operations are being conducted in accordance with these requirements. Such investigations could result in administrative, civil or criminal liabilities, including repayments, fines or penalties being imposed on us, or could lead to suspension or debarment from future U.S. Government contracting. U.S. Government investigations often take years to complete and may result in adverse action against us. Any adverse actions arising from such matters could have a material effect on our ability to invoice and receive timely payment on our contracts, perform contracts or compete for contracts with the U.S. Government and could have a material effect on our operating performance. There are currently no investigations that are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations.
Note 11 Related Parties
Related Party Receivables
The Company has related party receivables due from our equity method investments, discussed further in Note 12.
Consulting and Management Fees
We have a Master Consulting and Advisory Services agreement (Consulting Agreement) with American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg LLC where, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, they make personnel available to us for the purpose of providing certain management and advisory services. In conjunction with the Consulting Agreement, we incurred $1.0 million and $3.0 million for each of the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
Note 12 Joint Ventures
The Companys joint ventures provide services to customers including program management and operations and maintenance services. Joint ventures, the combination of two or more partners, are generally formed for a specific project. Management of the joint venture is typically controlled by a joint venture executive committee, comprised of representatives from the joint venture partners. The joint venture executive committee normally provides management oversight and controls decisions which could have a significant impact on the joint venture.
We account for joint ventures in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, as discussed in Note 1. The Company analyzes its joint ventures and classifies them as either:
| a VIE that must be consolidated because the Company is the primary beneficiary or the joint venture is not a VIE and the Company holds the majority voting interest with no significant participative rights available to the other partners; or |
| a VIE that does not require consolidation and is treated as an equity method investment because the Company is not the primary beneficiary or the joint venture is not a VIE and the Company does not hold the majority voting interest. |
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The following table presents selected financial information for our consolidated joint ventures that are VIEs as of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023:
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 31,348 | $ | 55,566 | ||||
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91,999 | 55,775 | ||||||
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2,451 | 4,370 | ||||||
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$ | 125,798 | $ | 115,711 | ||||
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$ | 37,204 | $ | 44,071 | ||||
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650 | 2,061 | ||||||
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37,854 | 46,132 | ||||||
Total Amentum Parent Holdings LLC equity |
59,021 | 44,353 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
28,923 | 25,226 | ||||||
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The following table presents selected financial information for our consolidated joint ventures that are VIEs for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023:
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(Amounts in thousands) | June 28, 2024 |
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Revenues |
$ | 61,596 | $ | 78,915 | $ | 197,329 | $ | 245,407 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues |
(53,300 | ) | (70,350 | ) | (168,173 | ) | (213,337 | ) | ||||||||
Net income |
8,041 | 8,230 | 28,123 | 30,581 |
The following table presents selected financial information for our unconsolidated joint ventures, included as equity method investments on the consolidated balance sheets, as of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023:
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Current assets |
$ | 639,659 | $ | 572,258 | ||||
Non-current assets |
43,240 | 44,420 | ||||||
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$ | 682,899 | $ | 616,678 | ||||
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$ | 402,757 | $ | 350,892 | ||||
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16,752 | 17,081 | ||||||
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419,509 | 367,973 | ||||||
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263,390 | 248,705 | ||||||
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$ | 682,899 | $ | 616,678 | ||||
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The following table presents selected financial information for our equity method investments for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023:
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(Amounts in thousands) | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | June 28, 2024 | June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 714,033 | $ | 656,362 | $ | 1,938,955 | $ | 1,667,618 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues |
(667,492 | ) | (613,793 | ) | (1,808,815 | ) | (1,559,756 | ) | ||||||||
Net income |
43,856 | 41,411 | 123,036 | 103,508 |
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Related party receivables due from our equity method investments were $25.7 million and $33.6 million as of June 28, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively. These receivables are a result of items purchased and services rendered by us on behalf of our equity method investments. We have assessed these receivables as having minimal collection risk based on our historic experience with these joint ventures and our inherent influence through our ownership interest. The related party revenues earned from our equity method investments was $17.2 million and $50.2 million for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, and $11.1 million and $30.6 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.
Many of our joint ventures only perform on a single contract. The modification or termination of a contract under a joint venture could trigger an impairment in the fair value of our investment in these entities. In the aggregate, our maximum exposure to losses was $111.8 million related to our equity method investments as of June 28, 2024.
Note 13 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The accumulated balances and reporting period activities for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 related to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are summarized as follows:
(Amounts in thousands) | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Swaps |
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |
Pension Related Adjustments |
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit Related to Items of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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$ | 10,538 | $ | (1,250 | ) | $ | 45,082 | $ | (15,911 | ) | $ | 38,459 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |
8,996 | (18 | ) | | (1,557 | ) | 7,421 | |||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(5,645 | ) | | (640 | ) | 1,128 | (5,157 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 13,889 | $ | (1,268 | ) | $ | 44,442 | $ | (16,340 | ) | $ | 40,723 | ||||||||
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$ | (1,264 | ) | $ | (2,979 | ) | $ | 21,994 | $ | (5,258 | ) | $ | 12,493 | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |
14,914 | (1,329 | ) | | (3,408 | ) | 10,177 | |||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(1,321 | ) | | (541 | ) | 430 | (1,432 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 12,329 | $ | (4,308 | ) | $ | 21,453 | $ | (8,236 | ) | $ | 21,238 | ||||||||
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(Amounts in thousands) | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Swaps |
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |
Pension Related Adjustments |
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit Related to Items of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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$ | 25,240 | $ | (5,389 | ) | $ | 46,361 | $ | (18,478 | ) | $ | 47,734 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |
(498 | ) | 4,121 | | (146 | ) | 3,477 | |||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(10,853 | ) | | (1,919 | ) | 2,284 | (10,488 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 13,889 | $ | (1,268 | ) | $ | 44,442 | $ | (16,340 | ) | $ | 40,723 | ||||||||
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$ | | $ | (8,375 | ) | $ | 23,075 | $ | (5,804 | ) | $ | 8,896 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |
13,650 | 4,067 | | (3,119 | ) | 14,598 | ||||||||||||||
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(1,321 | ) | | (1,622 | ) | 687 | (2,256 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$ | 12,329 | $ | (4,308 | ) | $ | 21,453 | $ | (8,236 | ) | $ | 21,238 | ||||||||
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Note 14 Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through August 15, 2024, the date the unaudited consolidated financial statements were issued, and determined there were no recognized or unrecognized subsequent events that would require an adjustment or additional disclosure in the unaudited consolidated financial statements as of June 28, 2024 except as described below.
In connection with the merger transaction, on August 13, 2024, the Company completed an offering of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior notes due 2032 (the Senior Notes), subject to customary closing conditions. The proceeds of the notes offering will initially be funded into escrow and will be released concurrently with the consummation of the merger.
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Exhibit 99.2
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