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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2025 (November 1, 2025)

 

 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38196   81-1224539

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

974 Centre Road, Building 730

Wilmington, Delaware

  19805
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(302) 295-5783

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   DD   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 1.01

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Agreements with Qnity Electronics, Inc.

Effective as of 12:03 a.m. on November 1, 2025 (the “Effective Time”), DuPont de Nemours, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed the previously announced separation of the Company’s Electronics business, Qnity Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Qnity”), into a separate and independent public company (the “Separation”) through a pro rata dividend in-kind of all of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Qnity’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Qnity Common Stock”), to holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), as of the close of business on October 22, 2025 (the “Distribution”).

As a result of the Distribution, as of the Effective Time, Qnity became an independent, publicly traded company, and DuPont has no ownership interest in Qnity.

In connection with the Separation, effective as of November 1, 2025, DuPont and/or certain of its affiliates entered into certain agreements with Qnity and/or certain of its affiliates, including each of the following:

 

   

Separation and Distribution Agreement;

 

   

Tax Matters Agreement;

 

   

Employee Matters Agreement;

 

   

Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement;

 

   

Transition Services Agreement; and

 

   

Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement.

Separation and Distribution Agreement

The Company entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “Separation Agreement”), that sets forth, among other things, the agreements between the Company and Qnity regarding the principal transactions necessary to effect the Distribution. It also sets forth other agreements that govern certain aspects of the Company’s and Qnity’s ongoing relationship after the completion of the Distribution. The description of the Separation Agreement set forth under this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Tax Matters Agreement

The Company entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “Tax Matters Agreement”). The Tax Matters Agreement governs the Company’s and Qnity’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings and other matters regarding taxes. The description of the Tax Matters Agreement set forth under this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Tax Matters Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Employee Matters Agreement

The Company entered into an Employee Matters Agreement with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “Employee Matters Agreement”). The Employee Matters Agreement identifies employees and employee-related liabilities (and attributable assets) contractually allocated (either retained, transferred and accepted, or assigned and assumed, as applicable) to the Company and Qnity as part of the Distribution and describes when and how the relevant transfers and assignments occur or will occur. The description of the Employee Matters Agreement set forth under this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Employee Matters Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Transition Services Agreements

The Company entered into Transition Services Agreements with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “Transition Services Agreements”). Pursuant to the Transition Services Agreements, the Company will provide certain transitional services to Qnity, and Qnity will provide certain transitional services to the Company. The description of the Transition Services Agreements set forth under this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Transition Services Agreement under which the Company will provide transitional services to Qnity and attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, which is incorporated by reference herein. The terms and conditions of the Transition Services Agreement under which Qnity will provide transitional services to the Company are on substantially similar terms as those set forth in Exhibit 10.3.

Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement

The Company entered into an Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “IP Cross-License Agreement”). The IP Cross-License Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Company and Qnity may use, following the Distribution, certain patents, know-how (including trade secrets), copyrights and software contractually allocated to the other party under the Separation Agreement in the conduct of their respective businesses and natural evolutions thereof. The Company also licenses to Qnity certain engineering, safety, health and environmental standards that are contractually allocated to the Company under the Separation Agreement and used by Qnity’s businesses as of the Distribution. The description of the IP Cross-License Agreement set forth under this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the IP Cross-License Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement

The Company entered into an assignment agreement with Qnity, effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement, (i)(A) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage (as defined in the Separation Agreement) of any Legacy Liabilities (as defined in that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2019, by and between the Company (f/k/a DowDuPont Inc.) and Corteva, Inc. (the “Corteva Letter Agreement”)) and (B) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any funding obligations of the Company under that certain Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of January 22, 2021, by and among the Company, Corteva, Inc., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and The Chemours Company, including with respect to the funding of the escrow account thereunder, will be contractually allocated to Qnity (and for which Qnity will indemnify the Company), and (ii) Qnity will be bound by, and subject to, on a partially assigned basis, certain terms and conditions of the Corteva Letter Agreement, including the same limitations on Qnity’s ability to transfer to third parties or separate Qnity’s businesses and assets without assigning certain Legacy Liabilities contractually allocated to Qnity in connection with the Separation to such separated businesses and assets or transferees or meeting certain other alternative conditions, except that the value of the Minimum EBITDA (as defined in the Corteva Letter Agreement) will be an amount equal to (i) $2,500,000,000, multiplied by (ii) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage. The description of the Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement set forth under this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5, which is incorporated by reference herein. As a result of the Distribution and the Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Corteva Letter Agreement, the Minimum EBITDA (as defined in the Corteva Letter Agreement) in respect of DuPont is now equal to (i) $2,500,000,000, multiplied by (ii) that percentage equal to (A) 100%, minus (B) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage (the “Applicable DuPont Percentage”). The Company will publicly disclose the numeric percentage of the Applicable DuPont Percentage and the resulting Minimum EBITDA in respect of DuPont once determined after the Distribution. The Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement does not modify, alter, amend or otherwise change any of the indemnification-related rights or obligations of the parties to the Corteva Letter Agreement.

 

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Item 2.01

Completion of Material Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On November 1, 2025, the Company effected the Distribution and completed the Separation. Qnity Common Stock will commence “regular way” trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “Q” at the start of trading on November 3, 2025.

Prior to the commencement of trading on November 3, 2025, the stockholders of record of the Company as of the close of business on October 22, 2025, received one (1) share of Qnity Common Stock for every two (2) shares of Company Common Stock held by such stockholders as of the close of business on October 22, 2025. The Company did not issue fractional shares of Qnity Common Stock in the Distribution; the Company’s stockholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares.

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors and Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment and Resignation of Directors

In connection with the Separation, each of Terrence R. Curtin, Kristina M. Johnson and Steven M. Sterin resigned from their positions as members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), as well as their respective positions as members of various Committees thereof, in each case, effective as of the Effective Time. In addition, on November 1, 2025, the Board decreased its size from thirteen (13) members to ten (10) members.

Appointment and Resignation of Officers

Effective as of the completion of the Distribution, Edward D. Breen resigned from his position as the Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr. Breen will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board in a non-executive capacity.

Effective as of the completion of the Distribution, (i) Jon D. Kemp resigned from his position as the Company’s President of Electronics; and (ii) Michael Goss resigned from his position as the Company’s Vice President and Controller and principal accounting officer.

In connection with the foregoing officer resignations, the Board appointed (i) Jeroen Bloemhard as the Company’s President of Healthcare & Water Technologies; (ii) Beth Ferreira as the Company’s President of Diversified Industrials; and (iii) Madeleine Barber as the Company’s Vice President of Tax, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.

 

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Biographical information on each of Mr. Bloemhard, Ms. Ferreira and Ms. Barber is set forth below:

 

Name – Age   

Present Position with

Registrant

   Year Elected to
Current Office
   Other Business Experience
Jeroen Bloemhard, 57    President of Healthcare & Water Technologies    2025    In 2018, and as part of the Dow DuPont merger, Mr. Bloemhard joined DuPont’s Transportation & Advanced Polymers business unit as the Global Vice President and General Manager for Performance Resins and was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer across DuPont’s Engineering Polymers and Performance Resins businesses in April 2019. From November 2022 to July 2023, Mr. Bloemhard served as the Chief Commercial Officer, Mobility & Materials, and later as Global Commercial VP – Industrial/Medical/Consumer, of Celanese. In January 2024, he was appointed to lead the global Water Solutions business as Vice President General Manager until assuming his current role as President.
Beth Ferreira, 52    President of Diversified Industrials    2025    Ms. Ferreira joined DuPont in July 2025 after serving as Chief Executive Officer of IMI Life Technology and Divisional Managing Director of IMI Precision Engineering at IMI plc (2020-2025). She also held multiple Group President roles for the Packaging, Polymers, and Fluids platforms at Illinois Tool Works-ITW (2014-2020) and multiple President and senior leadership roles at Belden (2008-2014). She began her career in commercial leadership at Ingersoll-Rand. Ms. Ferreira currently serves on the Board of Directors of SKF AB (2023-present).
Madeleine Barber, 62    Vice President of Tax, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)    2025    Ms. Barber joined DuPont in June 2024 and served as the Project Management Leader (initially as an independent contractor and subsequently as an employee) for the separation of the Electronics business and subsequently the separation of the Aramids business. Since March 2023, Ms. Barber has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Graduate Tax Program. Prior to joining DuPont, Ms. Barber held a series of senior leadership roles at CBRE Group, Inc. from December 2016 to December 2022, including Deputy CFO, Chief Accounting & Tax Officer and Treasurer, Chief Tax & Treasury Officer and Chief Tax Officer. Before joining CBRE, Ms. Barber held a series of leadership roles at Tyco International Plc, from December 2004 to December 2016, including Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer. Prior to joining Tyco, Ms. Barber was a partner at KPMG and Arther Andersen, with 16 years of experience serving multinational clients across a broad range of industries.

None of Mr. Bloemhard, Ms. Ferreira and Ms. Barber have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. None of Mr. Bloemhard, Ms. Ferreira and Ms. Barber is a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of such officers and any other person or the Company pursuant to which such officers were appointed to serve in his or her respective role.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 3, 2025, DuPont issued a press release announcing the completion of the Separation and the Distribution. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

Special Mandatory Redemption Event

On September 2, 2025, DuPont previously announced the commencement of its offers to exchange (each an “Exchange Offer” and, collectively, the “Exchange Offers”) its outstanding 4.725% Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), 5.319% Notes due 2038 (the “2038 Notes”) and 5.419% Notes due 2048 (the “2048 Notes”, and together with the 2038 Notes, the “Consent Notes”) for new notes to be issued by DuPont. On October 2, 2025, DuPont issued $1,584,398,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.725% Notes due 2028 (the “New 2028 Notes”), $225,963,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.319% Notes due 2038 (the “New 2038 Notes”) and $294,781,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.419% Notes due 2048 (the “New 2048 Notes” and, collectively with the New 2028 Notes and the New 2038 Notes, the “New Notes”) in connection with the Exchange Offers.

Upon the Effective Time, the special mandatory redemption event was triggered under each series of New Notes. As a result, DuPont is required to redeem $900,000,000 principal amount of the New 2028 Notes, $225,963,000 principal amount of the New 2038 Notes and $294,781,000 principal amount of the New 2048 Notes (collectively, the “Special Mandatory Redemption Notes”). Following the Effective Time, DuPont must promptly (but in no event later than November 17, 2025) inform holders of the New Notes that such New Notes will be redeemed on the redemption date set forth in such notice, which will be no later than 30 days from the notice date.

 

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Consent Solicitation and Offer to Purchase

On November 3, 2025, DuPont entered into a transaction support agreement (the “Transaction Support Agreement”) with certain noteholders (the “Supporting Holders”) that beneficially own $649,403,000 (or approximately 83.90%) of the 2038 Notes and $1,117,709,000 (or approximately 60.25%) of the 2048 Notes, each issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of November 28, 2018, by and between DowDuPont Inc. (n/k/a DuPont de Nemours, Inc.) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 28, 2018, by and between DowDuPont Inc. (n/k/a DuPont de Nemours, Inc.) and the Trustee (collectively, the “Indenture”). Pursuant to the Transaction Support Agreement, (i) DuPont has agreed to launch and the Supporting Holders have agreed to provide their consents with respect to their 2038 Notes and 2048 Notes (as applicable) in support of a solicitation of consents (the “Consent Solicitations”) with respect to the adoption of certain proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the Indenture governing the applicable series of 2038 Notes and 2048 Notes to expressly permit DuPont to consummate the Separation and the proposed sale of its aramids business, and (ii) DuPont has agreed to launch and the Supporting Holders have agreed to tender $1,029,267,000 aggregate principal amount of their 2048 Notes into a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash up to $739,256,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2048 Notes (the “Tender Cap”) at a purchase price equal to $1,000 per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of 2048 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) thereon to, but excluding, the applicable settlement date of the Tender Offer.

The Consent Solicitation for each series of the Consent Notes is expected to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 7, 2025, unless extended by DuPont with respect to one or more such series of Consent Notes. In order to approve the Proposed Amendments with respect to a series of the Consent Notes, holders of such series of Consent Notes must have validly delivered (and not validly revoked) consents that, in the aggregate, represent at least majority in aggregate principal amount of such outstanding series of Consent Notes (the “Requisite Consents”), prior to the expiration of the applicable Consent Solicitation. Assuming all of the Supporting Holders participate in the Consent Solicitations as provided in the Transaction Support Agreement, DuPont will receive the Requisite Consents for the Proposed Amendments to the Indenture with respect to each series of the Consent Notes. Pursuant to terms and conditions set forth in the Transaction Support Agreement, the Supporting Holders that validly deliver (and do not withdraw) their consents in the Consent Solicitations will be entitled to a cash support fee paid pursuant to the Transaction Support Agreement. No separate consent fees or any other consideration shall be paid to holders who deliver consents in the Consent Solicitations that are not party to the Transaction Support Agreement.

The Tender Offer is currently set to expire on December 3, 2025 (as such time and date may be extended by DuPont, the “Tender Expiration Date”). Holders may withdraw their tendered 2048 Notes prior to or at, but not after, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 17, 2025 (as such date and time may be extended by DuPont). Payment for the 2048 Notes that are validly tendered prior to or at the Tender Expiration Date and that are accepted for purchase by DuPont will be made on the final settlement date thereof (which is expected to be two (2) business days after the Tender Expiration Date), provided that DuPont reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to make early payment for 2048 Notes that are validly tendered prior to or at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 17, 2025 (such date and time, as it may be extended by DuPont, the “Early Tender Date”) and that are accepted for purchase on the date referred to as the “Early Settlement Date” (which is expected to be two (2) business days after the Early Tender Date). 2048 Notes validly tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Date will be accepted for purchase in priority to other 2048 Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Date (whether or not there is an Early Settlement Date). If the aggregate principal amount of 2048 Notes validly tendered in the Tender Offer exceeds the Tender Cap, the amount of such 2048 Notes purchased will be determined on a prorated basis pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer. 2048 Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date but prior to or at the Expiration Date will be eligible for purchase, and subject to proration, only if and to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of 2048 Notes that are validly tendered and accepted for purchase as of the Early Tender Date is less than the Tender Cap. Assuming the Supporting Holders tender their 2048 Notes in the Tender Offer as required pursuant to the Transaction Support Agreement, DuPont expects that the Tender Offer will be oversubscribed, and that proration will be required, the amount of which will not be knowable until after the Early Tender Date or the Tender Expiration Date, as applicable.

Following successful consummation of the Tender Offer, repayment at maturity of DuPont’s 4.493% Notes due 2025 and payment for the Special Mandatory Redemption Notes, DuPont will have successfully achieved its intended post-Electronics separation capital structure by repaying approximately $4.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior notes, with total refinancing expenses of approximately $168 million (including estimated redemption premiums using October 28, 2025 rates, and excluding swap termination expenses). In light of the entry into the Transaction Support Agreement and the expected results of the Consent Solicitations and Tender Offer, DuPont no longer expects to redeem or otherwise repay any 2028 Notes or New 2028 Notes beyond the $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of New 2028 Notes that will be redeemed pursuant to the special mandatory redemption provisions of such New 2028 Notes.

 

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Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
    
 2.1*    Separation and Distribution Agreement, effective as of November 1, 2025, by and between DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Qnity Electronics, Inc.
10.1*    Tax Matters Agreement, effective as of November 1, 2025, by and between DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Qnity Electronics, Inc.
10.2*    Employee Matters Agreement, effective as of November 1, 2025, by and between DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Qnity Electronics, Inc.
10.3*    Transition Services Agreement, effective as of November 1, 2025, by and between DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC and EKC Advanced Electronics USA, LLC.
10.4*    Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, effective as of November 1, 2025, by and among DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Qnity Electronics, Inc., and certain of their respective affiliates.
10.5*    Legacy Liabilities Assignment Agreement, effective as of November 1, 2025, by and between DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Qnity Electronics, Inc.
99.1    Press Release of DuPont de Nemours, Inc., dated November 3, 2025.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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Certain schedules or similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules or attachments upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be considered forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “seek”, “see”, “will”, “would”, “target”, “outlook”, “stabilization”, “confident”, “preliminary”, “initial”, “continue”, “may”, “could”, “project”, “estimate”, “forecast” and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain and subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, many of which are beyond DuPont’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results. Some of the important factors that could cause DuPont’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in any such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to (i) the ability to realize the intended benefits of the Separation and the Distribution, including achievement of the intended tax treatment; contractual allocation to, and assumption by, Qnity of certain liabilities, including certain legacy liabilities with respect to PFAS; the possibility of disputes, litigation or unanticipated costs in connection with the Separation and the Distribution; and DuPont’s success in achieving its intended post-Separation capital structure; (ii) the ability to timely effect, if at all, the announced sale of DuPont’s aramids business to TJC LP (the “Aramids Divestiture”) and the impact of the Aramids Divestiture on DuPont’s balance sheet, financial condition and future results of operations; (iii) risks and costs related to the impact of the arrangement to share future eligible PFAS costs by and among DuPont, Corteva, Inc. and The Chemours Company, including the outcome of pending or future litigation related to PFAS or PFOA, which includes personal injury claims and natural resource damages claims; the extent and cost of ongoing and potential future remediation obligations; and changes in laws and regulations applicable to PFAS chemicals; (iv) the failure to realize expected benefits and effectively manage and achieve anticipated synergies and operational efficiencies in connection with the Separation, the Aramids Divestiture and completed and future, if any, divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, and other portfolio management, productivity and infrastructure actions; (v) risks and uncertainties that are outside

 

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the Company’s control but adversely impact the overall environment in which DuPont, its customers and/or its suppliers operate, including changes in economic, regulatory, international trade, geopolitical, military conflicts, capital markets and other external conditions, including pandemics and responsive actions, as well as natural and other disasters or weather-related events; (vi) the ability to offset increases in cost of inputs, including raw materials, energy and logistics; (vii) the risks and uncertainties associated with continuing or expanding trade disputes or restrictions and responsive actions, new or increased tariffs or export controls including on exports to China of U.S.-regulated products and technology; (viii) other risks to DuPont’s business and operations, including the risk of impairment; and (ix) other risk factors discussed in DuPont’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Consequences of material differences in results as compared with those anticipated in the forward-looking statements could include, among other things, business or supply chain disruption, operational problems, financial loss, legal liability to third parties and similar risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on DuPont’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, credit rating or liquidity. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. DuPont assumes no obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Erik T. Hoover

Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date: November 3, 2025

 

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Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

by and between

QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.

and

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.

Dated as of November 1, 2025


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION   
Section 1.1  

General

     2  
Section 1.2  

References; Interpretation

     44  
Section 1.3  

Effective Time; Suspension

     44  
ARTICLE II   
THE SEPARATION   
Section 2.1  

General

     45  
Section 2.2  

Transfer of Assets; Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities

     45  
Section 2.3  

Intergroup Accounts

     50  
Section 2.4  

Limitation of Liability; Intergroup Contracts

     50  
Section 2.5  

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

     51  
Section 2.6  

Wrong Pockets; Mail & Other Communications; Payments

     54  
Section 2.7  

Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments

     56  
Section 2.8  

Further Assurances

     57  
Section 2.9  

Novation of Liabilities

     57  
Section 2.10  

Guarantees

     59  
Section 2.11  

Bank Accounts; Cash Balances

     61  
Section 2.12  

Payment of Specified Transaction Expenses

     62  
Section 2.13  

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

     62  
ARTICLE III   
CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION   
Section 3.1  

Certificate of Incorporation; Certificate of Designation; Bylaws

     63  
Section 3.2  

Series A Preferred Stock

     63  
Section 3.3  

Directors

     63  
Section 3.4  

Officers

     63  
Section 3.5  

Resignations

     63  
Section 3.6  

Ancillary Agreements

     63  


ARTICLE IV   
THE DISTRIBUTION   
Section 4.1  

Stock Dividends to RemainCo

     64  
Section 4.2  

Fractional Shares

     64  
Section 4.3  

Sole Discretion of RemainCo

     65  
Section 4.4  

Conditions to Distribution

     65  
Section 4.5  

Effectiveness of Distribution

     67  
ARTICLE V   
CERTAIN COVENANTS   
Section 5.1  

Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting

     67  
Section 5.2  

Separation of Information

     70  
Section 5.3  

Nonpublic Information

     72  
Section 5.4  

Cooperation

     72  
Section 5.5  

Permits and Financial Assurance

     73  
Section 5.6  

Inventor Remuneration

     74  
Section 5.7  

Certain Covenants

     75  
ARTICLE VI   
PRIOR TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS   
Section 6.1  

No Assignment

     75  
Section 6.2  

ElectronicsCo Enforcement

     75  
Section 6.3  

ElectronicsCo Obligations

     78  
Section 6.4  

Access to Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policies for Pre-Distribution Matters

     78  
ARTICLE VII   
LEGACY LIABILITIES   
Section 7.1  

Legacy Liabilities

     81  
Section 7.2  

Management of Legacy Liabilities

     82  
Section 7.3  

Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses

     84  
Section 7.4  

Notice Relating to Legacy Liabilities

     85  
Section 7.5  

Cooperation with Governmental Entity

     85  
Section 7.6  

Default

     85  
Section 7.7  

Conflict

     85  
ARTICLE VIII   
INDEMNIFICATION   
Section 8.1  

Release of Pre-Distribution Claims

     86  
Section 8.2  

Indemnification by RemainCo

     88  
Section 8.3  

Indemnification by ElectronicsCo

     88  
Section 8.4  

Procedures for Third Party Claims

     88  

 

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Section 8.5  

Procedures for Direct Claims

     91  
Section 8.6  

Cooperation in Defense and Settlement

     92  
Section 8.7  

Indemnification Payments

     93  
Section 8.8  

Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts

     94  
Section 8.9  

Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities

     95  
Section 8.10  

Environmental Matters

     96  
Section 8.11  

Closure of Discontinued Operations

     101  
ARTICLE IX   
CONFIDENTIALITY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION   
Section 9.1  

Preservation of Corporate Records

     102  
Section 9.2  

Provision of Corporate Records

     103  
Section 9.3  

Disposition of Information

     106  
Section 9.4  

Witness Services

     107  
Section 9.5  

Reimbursement; Other Matters

     107  
Section 9.6  

Confidentiality; Non-Use

     107  
Section 9.7  

Privileged Matters

     110  
Section 9.8  

Conflicts Waiver

     113  
Section 9.9  

Ownership of Information

     114  
Section 9.10  

Personal Data

     114  
ARTICLE X   
DISPUTE RESOLUTION   
Section 10.1  

Negotiation and Arbitration

     115  
Section 10.2  

Continuity of Service and Performance

     119  
ARTICLE XI   
INSURANCE   
Section 11.1  

Access to Insurance Policies for Pre-Distribution Matters

     119  
Section 11.2  

Cyber Insurance

     123  
Section 11.3  

Fiduciary Liability Insurance

     123  
Section 11.4  

Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance

     124  
Section 11.5  

Insurance for Post-Distribution Matters

     124  
Section 11.6  

No Assignment of Entire Insurance Policies

     124  
Section 11.7  

Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense

     125  

 

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ARTICLE XII   
MISCELLANEOUS   
Section 12.1  

Complete Agreement; Construction

     125  
Section 12.2  

Ancillary Agreements

     125  
Section 12.3  

Counterparts

     126  
Section 12.4  

Survival of Agreements

     126  
Section 12.5  

Expenses

     126  
Section 12.6  

Notices

     126  
Section 12.7  

Waivers

     127  
Section 12.8  

Amendments

     128  
Section 12.9  

Assignment

     128  
Section 12.10  

Successors and Assigns

     128  
Section 12.11  

Certain Termination and Amendment Rights

     128  
Section 12.12  

Payment Terms

     128  
Section 12.13  

No Circumvention

     129  
Section 12.14  

Subsidiaries

     130  
Section 12.15  

Third Party Beneficiaries

     130  
Section 12.16  

Title and Headings

     130  
Section 12.17  

Exhibits and Schedules

     130  
Section 12.18  

Governing Law

     130  
Section 12.19  

Specific Performance

     131  
Section 12.20  

Severability

     131  
Section 12.21  

No Duplication; No Double Recovery

     131  
Section 12.22  

Public Announcements

     131  
Section 12.23  

Tax Treatment of Payments

     132  

Exhibits

 

Exhibit A    Industrial Real Property Transfer Provisions

 

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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

 

Acceptable Alternative Arrangement      2, 47  
Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy      2  
Action      2  
Affiliate      2  
Agent      2  
Agreement      1, 2  
Ancillary Agreements      2  
Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage      3  
Applicable Percentage      3  
Applicable RemainCo Percentage      3  
Appropriate Remediation Standard      3, 98  
Arbitral Tribunal      3, 116  
Assets      3  
Assume      3, 46  
Assumed Tax Rate      3  
Audited Party      3, 68  
Board      1, 3  
Business      3  
Business Day      4  
Cap      4  
Cash and Cash Equivalents      4  
Code      1, 4  
Collective Benefit Services      4, 110  
Commercially Reasonable Expenditures      4, 100  
Commission      4  
Confidential Information      4  
Consents      4  
Contract      4  
Contract Manufacturing Agreements      5  
Controller      5  
Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments      5  
Copyrights      5  
Corporate Trade Payables      5, 18  
Corrective Action Performing Party      5, 100  
Corteva      5  
Corteva Letter Agreement      5  
Credit Support Instruments      5  
Damages      5  
Data Protection Laws      5  
Data Subject      6  
Decision on Interim Relief      6, 118  
Demolition Party      6, 101  
Designated Ancillary Agreements      6  
Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities      6  
Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses      6  

 

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Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements      7, 101  
Discontinued Closely Linked Product      7  
Dispute      7, 115  
Dispute Notice      7  
Distribution      7  
Distribution Date      7  
Distribution Disclosure Documents      8  
Distribution Record Date      8  
DWDP EMA      8  
DWDP Legacy Liabilities      8  
DWDP SDA      8  
DWDP TMA      8  
Effective Time      8  
ElectronicsCo      1, 8, 44  
ElectronicsCo Accounts      8, 61  
ElectronicsCo Assets      8  
ElectronicsCo Business      13  
ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution      13  
ElectronicsCo Common Stock      1, 13  
ElectronicsCo Contracts      13  
ElectronicsCo CSIs      14, 60  
ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities      16  
ElectronicsCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities      14  
ElectronicsCo Environmental Liabilities      14  
ElectronicsCo Financing Arrangements      14  
ElectronicsCo Form 10      14  
ElectronicsCo Group      14  
ElectronicsCo Indemnitees      14  
ElectronicsCo Information Statement      14  
ElectronicsCo Inventory      12, 14  
ElectronicsCo Liabilities      15  
ElectronicsCo Real Property      12, 19  
ElectronicsCo Series A Preferred Stock      19  
ElectronicsCo Shared Contracts      19  
ElectronicsCo Specified Corporate Contracts      14  
ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property      9, 19  
ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property      9, 19  
ElectronicsCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements      19  
ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution      19  
ElectronicsCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights      19  
Emergency Arbitrator      19  
Employee Matters Agreement      19  
Employee Records      19  
Employee Related Liabilities      25  
Engineering Models and Databases      19  
Environmental Laws      19  

 

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Environmental Liabilities      20  
Environmental Permit      20  
Exchange Act      20  
Experimental Station      20  
Experimental Station Cost Sharing Agreement      20  
Final Determination      20  
Financing Arrangements      20  
Financing Disclosure Documents      20  
Force Majeure Event      20  
GAAP      21  
GDPR      6, 21  
General Dispute Notice      21, 115  
General Negotiation Period      21, 115  
Governmental Entity      21  
Ground Leases      21  
Group      21  
Guaranty Release      21, 59  
Hazardous Substances      21  
House Marks License Agreement      21  
ICDR      21, 116  
Indebtedness      21  
Indemnifiable Loss      22  
Indemnifiable Losses      22  
Indemnification Notice      22  
Indemnifying Party      22, 88  
Indemnitee      22, 88  
Indemnity Payment      22, 94  
Industrial Purpose      22  
Industrial Real Property Restrictions      22, 56  
Information      22  
Insurance Policies      23  
Insurance Proceeds      23  
Insurer      23  
Intellectual Property      23  
Intentionally Delayed ElectronicsCo Assets      10, 23  
Intergroup Accounts      23, 50  
Intergroup Leases      23  
Interim Relief      23, 117  
Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments      23, 68  
Internal Reorganization      24  
Inventor Remuneration      24  
IP Cross-License Agreement      24  
IT Assets      24  
Know-How      24  
Law      24  
Legacy Liabilities      24  

 

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Legacy PFAS Liabilities      25  
Liabilities      25  
Liable Party      25, 58  
Litigation Hold      25, 102  
LL Paying Party      25  
Mixed Contract      25  
MOU      26  
Negotiation Period      26  
Neptune SDA      26  
New York Court      26, 118  
Non-Assumable Third Party Claims      26, 89  
Non-Paying Party      26  
Non-Performing Impacted Party      26, 97  
Non-Performing Site Controller      26, 97  
Non-Shared Contract      26  
Non-Transferred Permit      26, 73  
Notice Recipient      26, 48  
Notifying Party      26, 48  
NYSE      26  
Off-Site Environmental Liabilities      26  
Other Party      26, 57  
Other Party’s Auditors      27, 68  
Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts      27, 50  
Partial Assignment      27, 46  
Parties      1, 27  
Party      1, 27, 128  
Patent      27  
Performing Party      27, 97  
Permit Transferee      27  
Permit Transferor      27  
Permits      27  
Person      27  
Personal Data      27  
Personal Data Breach      27  
PFAS      27  
Plant Operating Documents      28  
Policies      28  
Prior Transaction Agreement Notice Recipient      28, 77  
Prior Transaction Agreement Notifying Party      28, 77  
Prior Transaction Agreements      28  
Privilege      28, 110  
Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period      28, 112  
Privilege Waiver Notice      28, 112  
Privilege Waiver Objection Notice      28, 111  
Privilege Waiver Request      28, 111  
Privileged Information      28, 110  

 

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Pro Forma Operating EBITDA      29  
Processing      29  
Product Supply Agreements      29  
Public Reports      29, 69  
Raw Materials Supply Agreements      29  
Records      29  
Registration Data      29  
Registrations      29  
Regulatory Matters Agreement      29  
Related      29  
Release      29  
Relevant Site Party      30  
RemainCo      1, 30  
RemainCo Accounts      30, 61  
RemainCo Assets      30  
RemainCo Business      35  
RemainCo Common Stock      35  
RemainCo Contracts      35  
RemainCo Counsel      36, 113  
RemainCo CSIs      36, 60  
RemainCo Designated Liabilities      37  
RemainCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities      36  
RemainCo Environmental Liabilities      36  
RemainCo Financing Arrangements      36  
RemainCo Group      36  
RemainCo House Marks      36  
RemainCo Indemnitees      36  
RemainCo Inventory      34, 36  
RemainCo Liabilities      36  
RemainCo Real Property      34  
RemainCo Shared Contracts      40  
RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts      36  
RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property      31  
RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property      30  
RemainCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements      40  
Response Action      40, 96  
Rules      40, 116  
Security Interest      40  
Severable Prior Transaction Agreements      40  
Shared Contract      40  
Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property      40  
Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities      16, 40  
Shared Permit      40, 74  
Shared Prior Transaction Agreements      40  
Site Services Agreements      41  
Software      41  

 

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Sole Benefit Services      41, 110  
Space Leases      41  
Specified DuPont Shared Liabilities      41  
Specified ElectronicsCo Assets      10, 42  
Specified ElectronicsCo Liabilities      17, 42  
Specified Environmental ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities      42  
Specified Environmental RemainCo Designated Liabilities      42  
Specified RemainCo Assets      31, 42  
Specified RemainCo Liabilities      39, 42  
Specified Transaction Expenses      42  
Specified Transaction Expenses Threshold      42  
Subsidiary      42  
Tax      43  
Tax Assets      43  
Tax Benefit Payment      43  
Tax Contest      43  
Tax Matters Agreement      43  
Tax Return      43  
Taxes      43  
Taxing Authority      43  
Third Party Claim      43, 88  
Third Party Proceeds      43, 94  
TMODS License Agreement      43  
Trademarks      43  
Transaction Expenses      43, 126  
Transfer      43, 45  
Transfer Taxes      43  
Transferred      43  
Transferred Industrial Real Property      43, 56  
Transition Services Agreements      43  
Trust      29  
UK GDPR      6, 44  
Umbrella Secrecy Agreement      44  

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2025, by and between DuPont de Nemours, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RemainCo”), and Qnity Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ElectronicsCo”). Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo is sometimes referred to herein as a “Party”, and collectively, as the “Parties”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, RemainCo, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts (a) the ElectronicsCo Business and (b) the RemainCo Business;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RemainCo (the “Board”) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of RemainCo and its stockholders to separate RemainCo into two separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (a) the ElectronicsCo Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by ElectronicsCo, and (b) the RemainCo Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RemainCo;

WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of RemainCo and its stockholders (a) to enter into a series of transactions whereby (i) RemainCo and/or one or more members of the RemainCo Group will, collectively, own all of the RemainCo Assets, assume (or retain) all of the RemainCo Liabilities and, except as provided in any Ancillary Agreement, operate the RemainCo Business, and (ii) ElectronicsCo and/or one or more members of the ElectronicsCo Group will, collectively, own all of the ElectronicsCo Assets, assume (or retain) all of the ElectronicsCo Liabilities and, except as provided in any Ancillary Agreement, operate the ElectronicsCo Business, and (b) for RemainCo to distribute to the holders of RemainCo Common Stock by way of a pro rata dividend (without consideration being paid by such stockholders) all of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ElectronicsCo (the “ElectronicsCo Common Stock”);

WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of RemainCo and its stockholders for RemainCo to undertake the Internal Reorganization and, in connection therewith, ElectronicsCo shall make the ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution;

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, will qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and

WHEREAS, each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo has determined that it is necessary and desirable to agree to the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Internal Reorganization (to the extent not already effected prior to the date hereof), the ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution and the Distribution and to agree to other agreements that will govern certain other matters following the Effective Time.


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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

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

(1) “Acceptable Alternative Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(i).

(2) “Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy” shall mean all insurance policies, including any insurance policies issued by any captive insurer, for which access has been provided pursuant to Article XI of the DWDP SDA or Article X of the Neptune SDA, as applicable, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.

(3) “Action” shall mean any demand, action, claim, cause of action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, case, litigation, subpoena, proceeding or investigation (whether civil, criminal or administrative) by or before any court or grand jury, any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal or authority.

(4) “Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member of either Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the other Party or member of such other Party’s Group solely by reason of having one or more directors in common or by reason of having been under common control of RemainCo or RemainCo’s stockholders prior to, or in case of ElectronicsCo’s stockholders, after the Effective Time.

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

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

(7) “Ancillary Agreements” shall mean all of the written Contracts, instruments, assignments or other arrangements (other than this Agreement) entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Tax Matters Agreement, Transition Services Agreements, Employee Matters Agreement, IP Cross-License Agreement, House Marks License Agreement, Regulatory Matters Agreement, TMODS License Agreement, Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, Product Supply Agreements, Raw Materials Supply Agreements, Contract

 

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Manufacturing Agreements, Ground Leases, Space Leases, Site Services Agreements, Experimental Station Cost Sharing Agreement and agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(7) and any other agreements to be entered into by and between any member of the ElectronicsCo Group and any member of the RemainCo Group, at, prior to or after the Distribution in connection with the Distribution, but shall exclude the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments.

(8) “Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage” shall mean that percentage equal to (a) the quotient of (i) the Pro Forma Operating EBITDA attributable to the ElectronicsCo Business and ElectronicsCo Assets (measured at the time of the Distribution, but prior to giving effect to the Distribution), divided by (ii) the Pro Forma Operating EBITDA (measured at the time of the Distribution, but prior to giving effect to the Distribution) of RemainCo, multiplied by (b) 100.

(9) “Applicable Percentage” of a particular Group shall mean the (a) Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage or (b) Applicable RemainCo Percentage, as applicable.

(10) “Applicable RemainCo Percentage” shall mean that percentage equal to (a) 100%, minus (b) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage.

(11) “Appropriate Remediation Standard” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(d).

(12) “Arbitral Tribunal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c)(i).

(13) “Assets” shall mean all right, title and ownership interests in and to all properties, claims, Contracts, businesses or assets (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein or in the Tax Matters Agreement or the Employee Matters Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to (a) Taxes shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and (b) any assets of the nature described in the preceding sentence of this definition that are allocated pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement shall be governed by the Employee Matters Agreement, and, therefore, Taxes (including any Tax Assets) and such assets shall not be treated as Assets governed by this Agreement.

(14) “Assume” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

(15) “Assumed Tax Rate” shall mean twenty-one percent (21%).

(16) “Audited Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c).

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

(18) “Business” shall mean (a) with respect to ElectronicsCo, the ElectronicsCo Business, or (b) with respect to RemainCo, the RemainCo Business.

 

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

(20) “Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c).

(21) “Cash and Cash Equivalents” shall mean (a) cash and (b) checks, certificates of deposit having a maturity of less than one year, money orders, marketable securities, money market funds, commercial paper, short-term instruments, funds in time and demand deposits or similar accounts, and any evidence of indebtedness issued or guaranteed by any Governmental Entity, minus the amount of any outbound checks, plus the amount of any deposits in transit.

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

(23) “Collective Benefit Services” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).

(24) “Commercially Reasonable Expenditures” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(f)(ii).

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

(26) “Confidential Information” shall mean all non-public, confidential or proprietary Information concerning a Party and/or its Subsidiaries or with respect to ElectronicsCo, the ElectronicsCo Business, any ElectronicsCo Asset or any ElectronicsCo Liabilities, or with respect to RemainCo, the RemainCo Business, any RemainCo Assets or any RemainCo Liabilities, which, prior to or following the Effective Time, has been disclosed by a Party or its Subsidiaries to the other Party or its Subsidiaries, or otherwise has come into the possession of, the other, including pursuant to the access provisions of Sections 9.1 or 9.2 or any other provision of this Agreement, including any data or documentation resident, existing or otherwise provided in a database or in a storage medium, permanent or temporary, intended for confidential, proprietary and/or privileged use by a Party (except to the extent that such Information can be shown to have been (a) in the public domain or known to the public through no fault of the receiving Party or its Subsidiaries, (b) lawfully acquired by the receiving Party or its Subsidiaries from other sources not known to be subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such Confidential Information or (c) independently developed by the receiving Party or its Affiliates after the Distribution without reference to or use of any Confidential Information). As used herein, by example and without limitation, Confidential Information shall mean any Information of a Party marked as confidential, proprietary and/or privileged.

(27) “Consents” shall mean any consents, waivers, notices, reports or other filings obtained, made or to be obtained from or made, including with respect to any Contract, or any registrations, licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations obtained or to be obtained from, or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person including a Governmental Entity.

(28) “Contract” shall mean any agreement, contract, subcontract, obligation, note, indenture, instrument, option, lease, sublease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, license, sublicense, insurance policy, purchase order or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).

 

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(29) “Contract Manufacturing Agreements” shall mean the Contract Manufacturing Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(29).

(30) “Controller” shall mean, in addition to any definition for any corollary term provided by Data Protection Laws, the Person who or that determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data.

(31) “Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments” shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts and other documents entered into prior to the Effective Time and to be entered into to effect the Transfer of Assets and the Assumption of Liabilities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Internal Reorganization, or otherwise relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Transfer of Assets and/or Assumption of Liabilities between members of two Groups, in such form or forms as the applicable parties thereto agree, which shall be on an “as is”, “where is” and “with all faults” basis, and in the case of Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments relating to real property, subject to the further provisions of Section 2.7.

(32) “Copyrights” shall mean copyrightable works, copyrights (including in product label or packaging artwork or templates), moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof.

(33) “Corporate Trade Payables” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(75)(xvii)(b).

(34) “Corrective Action Performing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(f)(i).

(35) “Corteva” shall mean Corteva, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(36) “Corteva Letter Agreement” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of June 1, 2019, by and between RemainCo (then known as DowDuPont Inc.) and Corteva.

(37) “Credit Support Instruments” shall mean any letters of credit, performance bonds, surety bonds, bankers acceptances or other similar arrangements.

(38) “Damages” shall mean any loss, damage, injury, claim, demand, payments (including those arising out of any settlement or judgment relating to any proceeding), award, fine, penalty, Tax, fee (including reasonable out of pocket attorneys’ or advisors’ fees and disbursements incurred in the defense thereof), charge, cost (including reasonable costs of investigation) or expense of any nature, excluding, except as set forth in Section 10.1(c)(v), any incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages (including lost revenues or profits), but including amounts paid or payable to third parties in respect of any third-party claim for which indemnification hereunder is otherwise required (including components of such third-party claim relating to incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages (including lost revenues or profits)).

 

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(39) “Data Protection Laws” shall mean the following to the extent applicable from time to time: (a) the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act; (b) the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“GDPR”), the GDPR as transposed into the national laws of the United Kingdom (“UK GDPR”) and any national law supplementing the GDPR and UK GDPR; (c) the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection; (d) the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation, SC 2010 c 23; (e) the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012; (f) the Brazilian Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais; (g) the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China and any laws, administrative regulations, or departmental rules which supplement its provisions; and (h) any other data protection or privacy Laws or binding codes of practice issued by or with the approval of a relevant data protection authority applicable to the Processing of Personal Data (as amended and/or replaced from time to time).

(40) “Data Subject” shall mean, in addition to any definition for any corollary term provided by Data Protection Laws, any identified or identifiable natural person to whom the Personal Data Processed pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement relates.

(41) “Decision on Interim Relief” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c)(ix).

(42) “Demolition Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a).

(43) “Designated Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement, the IP Cross-License Agreement, the House Marks License Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement and the Regulatory Matters Agreement.

(44) “Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities to the extent arising out of or related to (including any indemnification Liabilities arising under Contracts related to, except for any indemnification Liabilities arising out of, resulting from and or related to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Liabilities (for this purpose, tested without giving effect to Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses Liabilities constituting ElectronicsCo Liabilities), RemainCo Business or RemainCo Liabilities (for this purpose, tested without giving effect to Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses Liabilities constituting RemainCo Liabilities)) any Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses of any member (at any point in time) of either Group (or any of their respective predecessors), including any such Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(44); provided, however, “Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities” shall not include any DWDP Legacy Liabilities, Legacy PFAS Liabilities, ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities, RemainCo Designated Liabilities, Specified DuPont Shared Liabilities or Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities.

(45) “Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses” shall mean any (a)(v) company, (w) business, (x) business unit, (y) product line or (z) business operation operated or conducted, and (b) any site or plant (and in each case (clauses (a)(v) through (z) and (b)) any portion thereof) that was owned, leased, occupied or otherwise used by (or on behalf of) any member of either Group (or any predecessor thereto) or any former Affiliate thereof (but for former Affiliates, in each case, only to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from occurrences prior to the date such Persons ceased to be Affiliates of either Group or the applicable predecessor thereof) (or for which any member of either Group has become liable

 

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other than to the extent related to the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business and RemainCo Business) at any time prior to the Distribution and that was not owned, operated or conducted or, with respect to plants and sites, used by (or on behalf of) a member of either Group in the active conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business or RemainCo Business as of the Distribution, in each case, whether as a result of sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition or abandonment, closure, discontinuation or other cessation (other than (i) any temporary cessation or closure set forth on Schedule 1.1(45) and any other temporary cessation or closure of a site (or any portion thereof) that has been resolved by the placement of such site or portion thereof back into active use by the Group to which such Asset has been allocated pursuant to this Agreement (but in the case of Assets subject to an Intergroup Lease, by the Lessee Party) prior to the Distribution (as evidenced in writing prior to the Distribution) of any (I)(v) company, (w) business, (x) business unit, (y) product line or (z) business operation operated or conducted and (II) any site or plant (and in each case (clauses (I)(v) through (z) and (II)) any portion thereof) and (ii) any Discontinued Closely Linked Product).

(46) “Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a).

(47) “Discontinued Closely Linked Product” shall mean any product that (a) was sold, manufactured or otherwise commercialized by (or on behalf of) any member of either Group (or any predecessor thereto) or any former Subsidiary thereof (or for which any member of either Group has become liable other than to the extent related to the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business and RemainCo Business) at any time prior to the Distribution Date, (b) was not sold, manufactured or otherwise commercialized by (or on behalf of) a member of either Group in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business or RemainCo Business as of the Distribution Date as a result of any abandonment, closure, discontinuation or other cessation (other than (x) from a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition and (y) any temporary cessation or closure set forth on Schedule 1.1(45)) of such product, and (c) with respect to which another product was sold, manufactured or otherwise commercialized in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business or RemainCo Business as of the Distribution Date that (as of the Distribution Date) was (i) identical in composition (other than immaterial differences), (ii) sold in substantially similar end markets for substantially similar uses, (iii) had the equivalent environment, health and safety characteristics and risk profiles (other than immaterial differences) and (iv) had the equivalent risk profile for unintentional material damage to tangible property (other than immaterial differences).

(48) “Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).

(49) “Dispute Notice” shall mean (a) the General Dispute Notice, (b) the Privilege Waiver Objection Notice or (c) Indemnification Notice, as applicable.

(50) “Distribution” shall mean the distribution on the Distribution Date to holders of shares of RemainCo Common Stock as of the Distribution Record Date of the ElectronicsCo Common Stock on the basis of one (1) share of ElectronicsCo Common Stock for every two (2) outstanding shares of RemainCo Common Stock.

(51) “Distribution Date” shall mean November 1, 2025.

 

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(52) “Distribution Disclosure Documents” shall mean any registration statement (including any registration statement on Form 10 and all exhibits thereto (including the ElectronicsCo Information Statement) or on Form S-8 related to securities to be offered under any employee benefit plan) and any current reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished with the Commission by ElectronicsCo in connection with the Distribution or by RemainCo solely to the extent such documents relate to the Distribution, but excluding the Financing Disclosure Documents.

(53) “Distribution Record Date” shall mean October 22, 2025.

(54) “DWDP EMA” shall mean that certain Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2019, by and among RemainCo (then known as DowDuPont Inc.), Dow Inc. and Corteva, as modified, amended and/or supplemented pursuant to the Corteva Letter Agreement and at or prior to the Distribution.

(55) “DWDP Legacy Liabilities” shall mean any and all SpecCo Group Excess DuPont Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities, SpecCo Group Specified DuPont Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities, Specialty Products Related DuPont Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities, and Shared Historical DuPont Liabilities (as each such term is defined in the DWDP SDA), including in each case any and all indemnification obligations to any “MatCo Indemnitee” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) and/or any “AgCo Indemnitee” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) pursuant to the DWDP SDA, DWDP EMA, DWDP TMA and/or the Corteva Letter Agreement for Indemnifiable Losses to the extent related to, arising out of or resulting from the foregoing.

(56) “DWDP SDA” shall mean that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2019, by and among RemainCo (then known as DowDuPont Inc.), Dow Inc. and Corteva, as modified, amended and/or supplemented pursuant to the Corteva Letter Agreement and at or prior to the Distribution.

(57) “DWDP TMA” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2019, by and among RemainCo (then known as DowDuPont Inc.), Dow Inc. and Corteva, as modified, amended and/or supplemented at or prior to the Distribution.

(58) “Effective Time” shall mean 12:00 AM, New York City Time, on the Distribution Date.

(59) “ElectronicsCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

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

(61) “ElectronicsCo Assets” shall mean any and all right, title and interest in and to the following Assets of (x) any member of the ElectronicsCo Group at the time of the Distribution and (y) any member of the RemainCo Group at the time of the Distribution (provided, however, that ElectronicsCo Assets shall not include Tax Assets, which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement, or Assets allocated pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, which shall be governed thereby):

 

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(i) (A) all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity interests in, the members of the ElectronicsCo Group (other than ElectronicsCo), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(71), and (B) the capital stock and other equity interests set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(i)(B) of certain other Persons, and in each case (clauses (A) and (B)), any and all rights related thereto;

(ii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(ii);

(iii) any and all rights and interests of the ElectronicsCo Group under this Agreement, including any payments owed to ElectronicsCo pursuant to Section 2.12;

(iv) (A) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(iv)(A), including, in each case, all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances located thereon or associated therewith (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(iv)(A) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property”) and (B) all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases or subleases of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(iv)(B), including, in each case, to the extent provided for in such leases, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(iv)(B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property”);

(v) any and all ElectronicsCo Shared Contracts; provided, however, that any such ElectronicsCo Shared Contracts shall be subject to Section 2.2(d);

(vi) any and all ElectronicsCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights;

(vii) any and all Intellectual Property (excluding IT Assets, which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(61)(ix)) owned by RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that is (A) Related to the ElectronicsCo Business (excluding (I) Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(vi), and (II) the RemainCo House Marks), or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(vii);

 

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(viii) any and all Assets in respect of accruals, counterclaims, insurance claims, rights to coverage under applicable insurance policies, warranties, contractual indemnities, control rights and other rights similar to the foregoing, in each case, to the extent related to any ElectronicsCo Liability, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(viii) (subject, in each case, to Article VI and Article VII);

(ix) any and all IT Assets owned, licensed to or by, or held by RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that are (A) exclusively related to, used or held for use in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business (excluding IT Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(viii)), or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(ix);

(x) all ElectronicsCo Contracts;

(xi) other than Intellectual Property, IT Assets and any and all Information to the extent related to any Legacy Liability or any Asset or Liability allocated between the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group based on their respective Applicable Percentages, any and all Information exclusively related to the ElectronicsCo Business, and to the extent not exclusively related to the ElectronicsCo Business, any and all (A) Information to the extent related to any ElectronicsCo Asset or ElectronicsCo Liability, (B) books and records held at the ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property, the ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property and the ElectronicsCo Real Property (unless at a portion of such site leased to a different Group pursuant to an Intergroup Lease) and (C) corporate or similar legal entity books and records of any Person described in clause (i) of this definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”;

(xii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xii) (the “Intentionally Delayed ElectronicsCo Assets”) (clauses (i) through (xii), the “Specified ElectronicsCo Assets”);

(xiii) unless constituting a Specified RemainCo Asset or a Specified ElectronicsCo Asset:

(a) any and all rights, title and interest in, and to, any Asset (excluding IT Assets and Intellectual Property) of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Distribution that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) (e.g., corporate or enterprise-wide Assets) set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(a);

(b) (I) all Cash and Cash Equivalents, notes, interest receivables and other financial assets owned by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, and (II) all derivative instruments owned by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group;

(c) (I) all accounts and notes receivable to the extent related to the ElectronicsCo Business (provided, however, that any such accounts receivable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 shall not constitute ElectronicsCo Assets pursuant to this clause (c) if the aggregate amount of accounts receivable related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business), and (II) all accounts receivable (other than those not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect) represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 if the aggregate amount of accounts receivable related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect represented by such invoice is Related to the ElectronicsCo Business;

 

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(d) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of all accounts and notes receivable in respect of goods or services sold or provided by RemainCo or its Subsidiaries that are not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(d);

(e) all credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items, in each case to the extent they are (I) used or held for use in, or arise out of, the operation or conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business (including, for the avoidance of doubt, such portion of any credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items of the RemainCo Group to the extent they are used or held for use in, or arise out of, the operation or conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business), and/or (II) owned by a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, and are not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(e)(II);

(f) except for furniture, all tangible personal property and interests therein (including machinery, tools, equipment and vehicles), in each case, that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and that is set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(f);

(g) all furniture that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) if, at the time of the Distribution, such furniture is held at (I) any ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property or, except as may be provided pursuant to the terms of an Intergroup Lease (or lease with any Person other than the Parties and their respective Group members and Affiliates), ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property or ElectronicsCo Real Property, in each case, other than any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(g), or (II) any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(g); and

(h) all rights, claims, causes of action and credits to the extent relating to any ElectronicsCo Asset that do not relate to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and do not relate to any RemainCo Liability (other than in a de minimis respect), including those arising under any guaranty, warranty, indemnity, right of recovery, right of set-off or similar right, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(h) (subject, in each case, to Article VI and Article VII);

(xiv) if and to the extent not addressed by the Assets described in clauses (i) through (xiii) of this definition, any and all Assets Related to the ElectronicsCo Business, including in the following categories, but, in each case, excluding Intellectual Property, IT Assets, the Specified RemainCo Assets and the Assets described in clause (xiv) of the definition of “RemainCo Assets”:

 

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(a) (I) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property Related to the ElectronicsCo Business, including, in each case, all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances located thereon or associated therewith, and (II) all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases or subleases of the real property Related to the ElectronicsCo Business, including, in each case, to the extent provided for in such leases, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances (collectively, the “ElectronicsCo Real Property”);

(b) except for IT Assets and ElectronicsCo Inventory, any and all tangible personal property and interests therein, including machinery, furniture, tools, equipment, vehicles, in each case that are Related to the ElectronicsCo Business;

(c) any and all raw materials, works-in-process, supplies, ingredients, inputs, parts, packaging, finished goods and products and other inventories, in each case that are Related to the ElectronicsCo Business (the “ElectronicsCo Inventory”);

(d) any and all Consents, registrations and Registration Data, in each case, that is Related to the ElectronicsCo Business;

(e) any and all Information (other than Intellectual Property and IT Assets) that is Related to the ElectronicsCo Business; and

(f) any and all interests in the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, any Person that is not a member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group that is Related to the ElectronicsCo Business.

 

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In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions and the provisions of the definition of RemainCo Assets, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence: (i) any Specified ElectronicsCo Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(71), 1.1(61)(i)(B), 1.1(61)(ii), 1.1(61)(iv)(A) and (B) (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedules 1.1(61)(iv)(A) and (B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”), 1.1(61)(vii), 1.1(61)(viii), 1.1(61)(ix) and 1.1(61)(xii) constitutes an ElectronicsCo Asset, (ii) any Contract listed on Schedules 1.1(65)(ii) or 1.1(81) constitutes an ElectronicsCo Asset, (iii) any Shared Contract listed on Schedules 1.1(78) or 1.1(214) constitutes an ElectronicsCo Asset (subject to Section 2.2(d)), and (iv)(a) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(a) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (b) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(d) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (c) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(e)(II) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such Asset, is owned by a member of the ElectronicsCo Group and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (d) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(f) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (e) any furniture at any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(g) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such furniture is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and (f) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(h) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and is not related to any RemainCo Liability (other than in a de minimis respect). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements do not purport to transfer ownership of any of the Parties’ insurance policies, and any assignment of rights to coverage under such insurance policies is governed by Article XI herein.

(62) “ElectronicsCo Business” shall mean the following lines of business (whether covered independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise), in each case as conducted prior to the Distribution Date by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group (or any of their respective predecessors): Semiconductor Technologies (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Chemical Mechanical Planarization Technologies (CMPT); Lithography; Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Slurries; Displays HDM/PI; Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs); Display Materials; Advanced Clean Technologies; and Kalrez®) and Interconnect Solutions (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes LED Silicones; Metalization and Imaging; Advanced Packaging (APT); Semi Packaging Silicones; Laminates; Films; Laird Performance Materials; and Electronic Polymers).

(63) “ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution” shall mean the cash distribution to be made by ElectronicsCo to RemainCo as set forth on Schedule 1.1(63).

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

 

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(65) “ElectronicsCo Contracts” shall mean Contracts to which RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, which fall within any of the following categories:

(i) any and all Contracts that relate exclusively to the ElectronicsCo Business, the ElectronicsCo Assets and/or the ElectronicsCo Liabilities and are not related (other than in a de minimis respect) to the RemainCo Business, any RemainCo Asset or any RemainCo Liability, and the ElectronicsCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements; and

(ii) any and all Contracts to which RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries was a party as of the time of the Distribution (and any amendments, extensions or replacements thereof) that are not related in any respect (other than in a de minimis respect) to any Business and are set forth on Schedule 1.1(65)(ii) (the “ElectronicsCo Specified Corporate Contracts”).

(66) “ElectronicsCo CSIs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).

(67) “ElectronicsCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities” shall mean the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any and all Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities.

(68) “ElectronicsCo Environmental Liabilities” shall mean the Environmental Liabilities described in clauses (v), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xiv) of the definition of “ElectronicsCo Liabilities”.

(69) “ElectronicsCo Financing Arrangements” shall mean the financing arrangements described on Schedule 1.1(69).

(70) “ElectronicsCo Form 10” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 filed by ElectronicsCo with the Commission in connection with the Distribution.

(71) “ElectronicsCo Group” shall mean ElectronicsCo and each Person (other than any member of the RemainCo Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of ElectronicsCo immediately prior to the Distribution (but after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization), and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of ElectronicsCo following the Distribution, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include those Persons identified as such on Schedule 1.1(71) (and shall not include the Persons on Schedule 1.1(204)).

(72) “ElectronicsCo Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the ElectronicsCo Group and each of their Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the ElectronicsCo Group’s and their respective current, former and future Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

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

(74) “ElectronicsCo Inventory” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(61)(xiv)(c).

 

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(75) “ElectronicsCo Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities of (x) any member of the ElectronicsCo Group at the time of the Distribution and/or (y) any member of the RemainCo Group at the time of the Distribution, in the following categories, in each case, regardless of (1) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (2) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined, (3) regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (4) which entity is named in any Action associated with any Liability (except for Liabilities related to Taxes and Employee Related Liabilities which are governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement and the Employee Matters Agreement, respectively):

(i) any and all Liabilities that are expressly assumed by or allocated to the ElectronicsCo Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including any obligations and Liabilities of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including those pursuant to Section 12.5 hereof;

(ii) any and all Liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities Laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from (A) the Distribution Disclosure Documents, including the ElectronicsCo Form 10, filed or furnished with the Commission in connection with the Distribution, (B) the Financing Disclosure Documents in connection with any offer for sale or registration of the Transfer or distribution of securities or indebtedness of the ElectronicsCo Group, including in connection with the ElectronicsCo Financing Arrangements, except, in each of clauses (A) and (B), for statements expressly relating to the RemainCo Business, or (C) the ElectronicsCo Financing Arrangements;

(iii) any and all Liabilities arising out of Inventor Remuneration to the extent related to (A) the Intellectual Property constituting an ElectronicsCo Asset (other than any discrete and reasonably identifiable part thereof solely attributable to the use or sublicense of such Intellectual Property by any member of the RemainCo Group as Licensee (as such term is defined in the IP Cross-License Agreement) under the IP Cross-License Agreement), or (B) the discrete and reasonably identifiable part of the Intellectual Property constituting a RemainCo Asset solely attributable to the use or sublicense of such Intellectual Property by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group as Licensee (as such term is defined in the IP Cross-License Agreement) under the IP Cross-License Agreement;

(iv) any and all Specified Transaction Expenses that, in the aggregate, exceed the Specified Transaction Expenses Threshold;

(v) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any and all DWDP Legacy Liabilities;

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(vii) any and all of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(vii) (“ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities”) which do not constitute Environmental Liabilities;

(viii) other than DWDP Legacy Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(v)), the Liabilities described in clause (xiv) of this definition (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(xiv)), and Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(x)), any and all ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities which constitute Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(viii) (the “Specified Environmental ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities”);

(ix) other than Specified Environmental ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(viii)), the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any and all Legacy PFAS Liabilities;

(x) other than DWDP Legacy Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(v)), the Liabilities described in clause (xiv) of this definition (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(xiv)), and Legacy PFAS Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(ix)), and subject to the proviso in Section 1.1(75)(xi)(C), the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of (A) any and all Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property or (B) any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities to the extent related to or arising out of Hazardous Substances or wastes generated at Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property, in each of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent related to or arising out of occurrences prior to the Distribution (collectively, the “Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities”);

(xi) other than DWDP Legacy Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(v)), Specified Environmental ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(viii)), Legacy PFAS Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(ix)), the Liabilities described in clause (xiv) of this definition (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(xiv)), and Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(75)(x)), (A) any and all ElectronicsCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities that constitute Environmental Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(xi)(A); (B) Environmental Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(xi)(B); (C)(1) any Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any ElectronicsCo Real Property, ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property or ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property, and (2) any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to or arising out of Hazardous Substances or wastes generated at ElectronicsCo Real Property, ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property or ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property, in each of clauses (1) and (2), to the extent a member of the ElectronicsCo Group is the Relevant Site Party of such ElectronicsCo Real Property, ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property or ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property; provided, however, that any such Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from

 

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those real properties set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(xi)(C) shall instead be to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the ElectronicsCo Business; and (D) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any and all Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the activities, operations or businesses of past, present or future third party tenants located at Experimental Station;

(xii) any and all ElectronicsCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities which do not constitute Environmental Liabilities;

(xiii) any and all Liabilities (other than Corporate Trade Payables) primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from the ElectronicsCo Specified Corporate Contracts;

(xiv) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any and all Liabilities in respect of the funding obligations of RemainCo under the MOU, including with respect to the funding of the escrow account thereunder;

(xv) any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any services provided or being provided to, on behalf of or for the benefit of the ElectronicsCo Group, regardless of whether a member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group, or their respective personnel, procured or provided or is procuring or providing such services, including, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) any services provided in connection with the audit, preparation, printing, filing, delivery and/or public dissemination of any financial statements of the ElectronicsCo Group and (B) those services set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(xv) (provided that any such services being provided pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement or another Ancillary Agreement shall be governed thereby);

(xvi) any and all Liabilities for Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a), (d) and (g) (but in case of clause (g) solely with respect to clauses (a) and (d)) of the definition of Indebtedness of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries that was incurred by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group (and any such Indebtedness guaranteed by any of RemainCo’s Subsidiaries that is a member of the ElectronicsCo Group), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(xvi) (clauses (i) through (xvi) of this Section 1.1(75), the “Specified ElectronicsCo Liabilities”);

(xvii) unless constituting a Specified RemainCo Liability or a Specified ElectronicsCo Liability:

(a) (I) any and all checks issued but not drawn and accounts payable to the extent related (other than in de minimis respects) to the ElectronicsCo Business (provided, however, that any such accounts payable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 shall not constitute ElectronicsCo Liabilities pursuant to this clause (a) if the aggregate amount of accounts payable represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business), and (II) all accounts payable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 if the aggregate amount of accounts payable represented by such invoice is Related to the ElectronicsCo Business (except for any such accounts payable represented by such invoice that are not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect);

 

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(b) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of the Liabilities of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries for any and all checks issued but not drawn and accounts payable of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Distribution, which are not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) (the “Corporate Trade Payables”), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(75)(xvii)(b); and

(c) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any Specified DuPont Shared Liability;

(xviii) if and to the extent not addressed by the Liabilities described in clauses (i) through (xvii) of this definition, any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the ElectronicsCo Business, including in the following categories, but in each case, excluding the Specified RemainCo Liabilities and the Liabilities described in clause (xvi) of the definition of RemainCo Liabilities:

(a) any and all Liabilities related to, arising out of or resulting from any Action to the extent related to the ElectronicsCo Business, including such Actions listed on Schedule 1.1(75)(xviii)(a);

(b) any and all Liabilities to the extent related to, arising out of or resulting from any of the ElectronicsCo Contracts; and

(c) any and all Liabilities to the extent related to, arising out of or resulting from any of the ElectronicsCo Assets (other than RemainCo Liabilities).

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions and the provisions of the definition of RemainCo Liabilities, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence: (i) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any DWDP Legacy Liability or any Liability described in Section 1.1(75)(xiv) constitutes an ElectronicsCo Liability, (ii) any Specified ElectronicsCo Liability listed on Schedules 1.1(75)(vi), 1.1(75)(vii), 1.1(75)(viii), 1.1(75)(xi)(A), 1.1(75)(xi)(B), 1.1(75)(xi)(C), 1.1(75)(xv) and 1.1(75)(xvi) constitutes an ElectronicsCo Liability, (iii) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any Legacy Liability (other than a DWDP Legacy Liability) constitutes an ElectronicsCo Liability, (iv) any Liability listed on Schedule 1.1(75)(xvii)(b) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such Liability is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), and (v) any Liability listed on Schedule 1.1(75)(xviii)(a) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of ElectronicsCo that such Liability relates to the ElectronicsCo Business and/or ElectronicsCo Assets. In addition, the allocation set forth in clauses (v), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xiv) of this definition of “ElectronicsCo Liabilities” is not intended to affect or impact the share of any such Environmental Liability attributable to third parties.

 

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(76) “ElectronicsCo Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”.

(77) “ElectronicsCo Series A Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $1,500,000 per share, of ElectronicsCo.

(78) “ElectronicsCo Shared Contracts” shall mean any and all Shared Contracts that are primarily related to the ElectronicsCo Business, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(78), but excluding any ElectronicsCo Specified Corporate Contract or any RemainCo Specified Corporate Contract.

(79) “ElectronicsCo Specified Leased Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”.

(80) “ElectronicsCo Specified Owned Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”.

(81) “ElectronicsCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Prior Transaction Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(81).

(82) “ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution” means any contribution to ElectronicsCo by RemainCo in connection with, or in anticipation of, the Distribution.

(83) “ElectronicsCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights” shall mean any and all rights of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group as a third-party beneficiary under the Prior Transaction Agreements, including pursuant to its status as an indemnitee under any such Prior Transaction Agreements.

(84) “Emergency Arbitrator” shall mean an emergency arbitrator appointed by the ICDR in accordance with the Rules, as specified in Section 10.1.

(85) “Employee Matters Agreement” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between ElectronicsCo and RemainCo.

(86) “Employee Records” shall have the meaning set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement.

(87) “Engineering Models and Databases” shall mean (a) physical property databases, (b) empirical or mathematical dynamic or steady state models of processes, equipment and/or reactions and databases containing data resulting from such models, (c) computations of equipment or unit operation operating conditions including predictive or operational behavior and (d) databases with historical operational data.

(88) “Environmental Laws” shall mean all Laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment or, as such relates to exposure to Hazardous Substances, to human health or safety, including Laws relating to the exposure to, or Release, threatened Release or the presence of Hazardous Substances, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances and all Laws with regard to recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Substances, and all Laws relating to endangered or threatened species of fish, wildlife and plants and damage to and the protection of natural resources.

 

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(89) “Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any Liabilities, arising out of or resulting from any Environmental Law, Contract or agreement relating to the environment, Hazardous Substances or human exposure to Hazardous Substances, including (a) fines, penalties, judgments, awards, settlements, claims, demands, complaints, Damages, losses, costs or expenses, including fees and expenses of counsel, whether or not arising out of, relating to or in connection with any Actions, (b) costs of defense and other responses to any administrative or judicial action (including notices, claims, complaints, suits and other assertions of liability), (c) responsibility for any investigation, remediation, monitoring or cleanup costs, response costs, removal costs, injunctive relief, natural resource damages, and any other environmental compliance or remedial measures, and (d) costs and expenses relating to correcting violations of or non-compliance with applicable Environmental Laws.

(90) “Environmental Permit” shall mean any permit, license, approval or other authorization under any applicable Law or of any Governmental Entity relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances.

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

(92) “Experimental Station” shall mean the real property located at 200 Powder Mill Rd, Wilmington, Delaware 19803.

(93) “Experimental Station Cost Sharing Agreement” shall mean that certain Cost Sharing Agreement (Experimental Station), dated as of August 28, 2025, by and between FCC Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and DuPont Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, solely with respect to Article IV therein, RemainCo and ElectronicsCo.

(94) “Final Determination” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

(95) “Financing Arrangements” shall mean, individually or collectively, the ElectronicsCo Financing Arrangement and the RemainCo Financing Arrangement, as applicable.

(96) “Financing Disclosure Documents” shall mean any prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular (including franchise offering circular or any similar disclosure statement) or similar disclosure document, whether or not filed with the Commission or any other Governmental Entity, which offers for sale or registers the Transfer or distribution of securities or indebtedness of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, as applicable.

(97) “Force Majeure Event” shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which by its nature could not have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, storms, floods, riots, pandemics, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed hostilities or other national or international calamity or one or more acts of terrorism or failure of energy sources or distribution facilities.

 

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(98) “GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.

(99) “GDPR” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Data Protection Laws”.

(100) “General Dispute Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b)(i).

(101) “General Negotiation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b)(i).

(102) “Governmental Entity” shall mean any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau or court, whether domestic, foreign, multinational or supranational exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.

(103) “Ground Leases” shall mean the Ground Leases set forth on Schedule 1.1(103).

(104) “Group” shall mean (a) with respect to ElectronicsCo, the ElectronicsCo Group, and (b) with respect to RemainCo, the RemainCo Group.

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

(106) “Hazardous Substances” shall mean (a) any substances defined, listed, classified or regulated as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous wastes”, “hazardous materials”, “extremely hazardous wastes”, “restricted hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances”, “pollutants”, “solid wastes”, “contaminants”, “radioactive materials”, “petroleum”, “oils” or designations of similar import under any Environmental Law, or (b) any other chemical, material or substance for which standards of conduct are, or liability can be, imposed under any Environmental Law, including PFAS.

(107) “House Marks License Agreement” shall mean that certain Transitional House Marks Trademark License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo.

(108) “ICDR” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c).

(109) “Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) the principal value, prepayment and redemption premiums and penalties and other breakage costs (if any), unpaid fees and other monetary obligations (including interest) in respect of any indebtedness for borrowed money, whether short term (including overdrawn bank accounts) or long term, and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, other debt securities or similar instruments, (b) any indebtedness arising under any capital leases (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any real estate leases), whether short term or long term, (c) all liabilities secured by any Security

 

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Interest on any assets of such Person, (d) all liabilities under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement or other similar agreement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, (e) all interest bearing indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (f) all liabilities under any Credit Support Instruments, (g) all interest, fees and other expenses owed with respect to indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f), and (h) without duplication, all guarantees of indebtedness referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g).

(110) “Indemnifiable Loss” and “Indemnifiable Losses” shall mean any and all Damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder).

(111) “Indemnification Notice” shall mean any notice delivered to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnitee pursuant to Section 8.4(a) or Section 8.5.

(112) “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).

(113) “Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).

(114) “Indemnity Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(a).

(115) “Industrial Purpose” shall mean any of the following purposes: (a) manufacturing or fabrication of any nature (whether or not with respect to chemicals), (b) distribution, sale or use of chemicals or chemical products, (c) treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste or industrial waste or wastewater, (d) production, refining or sale of petroleum or its products (or any component of such activities), (e) servicing, refueling or maintenance of motorized vehicles (or any component of such activities), or (f) research in respect of any of the activities described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e); provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any of the following purposes shall not be considered an Industrial Purpose: office use (including use of custodial chemicals or office or consumer chemicals in a manner consistent with normal office activities).

(116) “Industrial Real Property Restrictions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

(117) “Information” shall mean information, content, and data in written, oral, electronic, computerized, digital or other tangible or intangible media, including (a) books and records, whether accounting, legal or otherwise; ledgers, studies, reports, surveys, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples and flow charts; marketing plans, customer names and information (including prospects); technical information, including such information relating to the design, operation, maintenance, testing, test results, development, and manufacture of any Party’s or its Group’s products or facilities (including product or facility specifications and documentation; engineering, design, and manufacturing

 

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drawings, diagrams, layouts, maps and illustrations; formulations and material specifications; laboratory studies and benchmark tests; quality assurance policies procedures and specifications; maintenance and inspection procedures and records; evaluation and/validation studies; process control and/or shop-floor control strategy, logic or algorithms; assembly code, Software, firmware, programming data, databases, and all information referred to in the same); product costs, margins and pricing; product marketing studies and strategies; product stewardship and safety; all other Know-How related to research, engineering, development and manufacturing; communications, correspondence, materials, product literature, artwork, files and documents; (b) information contained in Patents and Know-How; and (c) financial and business information, including earnings reports and forecasts, macro-economic reports and forecasts, all cost information (including supplier records and lists), sales and pricing data, business plans, market evaluations, surveys, credit-related information, and other such information as may be needed for reasonable compliance with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements, including under applicable securities laws or regulations of securities exchanges.

(118) “Insurance Policies” shall mean all Policies of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries.

(119) “Insurance Proceeds” shall mean those monies (a) received by an insured from an insurer or (b) paid by an insurer on behalf of an insured, in either case net of any applicable premium adjustment, retrospectively-rated premium, deductible, retention or cost of reserve paid or held by or for the benefit of such insured.

(120) “Insurer” shall mean the insuring entity issuing and/or subscribing to one or more Insurance Policies.

(121) “Intellectual Property” shall mean any and all rights (created or arising in any jurisdiction anywhere in the world, whether statutory, common law, or otherwise) to the extent arising from or related to intellectual property, including (a) Patents, (b) Trademarks, (c) Copyrights, (d) rights in Know-How, (e) rights in Software, (f) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights, (g) all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (f), and (h) all actions and rights to sue at law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing.

(122) “Intentionally Delayed ElectronicsCo Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”.

(123) “Intentionally Delayed RemainCo Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.

(124) “Intergroup Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

(125) “Intergroup Leases” shall mean the Ground Leases and the Space Leases.

(126) “Interim Relief” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c)(ix).

(127) “Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).

 

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(128) “Internal Reorganization” shall mean the allocation and transfer or assignment of Assets and Liabilities, including by means of the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, resulting in (a) the ElectronicsCo Group owning and operating the ElectronicsCo Business and ElectronicsCo Assets and assuming the ElectronicsCo Liabilities and (b) the RemainCo Group owning and operating the RemainCo Business and the RemainCo Assets and assuming the RemainCo Liabilities.

(129) “Inventor Remuneration” shall mean any employee inventor consideration, remuneration or compensation that is required under applicable Law for work-for-hire inventions acquired by the employer. Examples may include employee inventions arising in Germany, France, China, Japan and Korea.

(130) “IP Cross-License Agreement” shall mean that certain Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among members of the RemainCo Group and members of the ElectronicsCo Group.

(131) “IT Assets” shall mean all Software, computer systems, telecommunications equipment, databases, internet protocol addresses, data rights, and documentation, reference, resource and training materials to the extent relating thereto, and all Contracts (including Contract rights) relating to any of the foregoing (including software license agreements, source code escrow agreements, support and maintenance agreements, electronic database access contracts, domain name registration agreements, website hosting agreements, software or website development agreements, outsourcing agreements, service provider agreements, interconnection agreements, Permits, radio licenses and telecommunications agreements), other than, in each case, Know-How contained therein that is not intrinsically related to the operation or maintenance of such IT Assets.

(132) “Know-How” shall mean all confidential or proprietary information, including trade secrets, know-how and technical data, including any that comprise financial, business, scientific, technical, economic or engineering information and instructions, including any confidential or proprietary raw materials, material lists, raw material specifications, manufacturing or production files or specifications, plans, drawings, blueprints, design tools, quality assurance and control procedures, simulation capability, research data, manuals, compilations, reports, including technical reports and research reports, analyses, formulas, formulations, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, rights in research, development, manufacturing, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, customer and supplier lists and information, procedures, inventions and invention disclosure documents, as well as Plant Operating Documents, and Engineering Models and Databases, in each case, other than Patents.

(133) “Law” shall mean any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, constitution, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income tax treaty, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or other binding directives promulgated, issued, entered into or taken by any Governmental Entity.

 

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(134) “Legacy Liabilities” shall mean any and all (a) Liabilities described in clauses (v), (vi) (to the extent allocated based on the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage), (ix), (x), (xi)(A), (xi)(D), (xii), (xiv), (xvii)(b) and (xvii)(c) of the definition of “ElectronicsCo Liabilities”, (b) Liabilities described in clauses (v), (vi) (to the extent allocated based on the Applicable RemainCo Percentage), (ix), (x), (xi)(A), (xi)(D), (xii), (xiv), (xvi)(b) and (xvi)(c) of the definition of “RemainCo Liabilities” and (c) other Liabilities allocated to each Party’s Group based on its respective Applicable Percentage pursuant to this Agreement.

(135) “Legacy PFAS Liabilities” means any and all Liabilities (including Environmental Liabilities) of RemainCo or its current or former Affiliates (but for former Affiliates, in each case, only to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from occurrences prior to the date such Persons ceased to be Affiliates of RemainCo) to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from the research, development, testing, manufacture, sale, distribution, use, storage, production, processing, recycling, treatment, transportation, handling, disposal or Release of, or exposure of any Person to, any PFAS (or any product containing any PFAS), including as an impurity; provided, however, that this does not include (a) any Liabilities resulting from the use of fire-fighting equipment and systems at any real property after the Distribution, (b) any ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities (other than those that constitute Environmental Liabilities), (c) any RemainCo Designated Liabilities (other than those that constitute Environmental Liabilities), (d) any DWDP Legacy Liabilities or (e) any Liabilities in respect of the funding obligations of RemainCo under the MOU, including with respect to the funding of the escrow account thereunder.

(136) “Liabilities” shall mean any and all Indebtedness, liabilities, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law (including Environmental Law), Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract or any fines, Damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to Taxes and with respect to liabilities of the nature described in the preceding sentence of this definition that are allocated pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement (“Employee Related Liabilities”) shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and Employee Matters Agreement, respectively, and, therefore, Taxes and Employee Related Liabilities shall not be treated as Liabilities governed by this Agreement other than for purposes of indemnification related to the Distribution Disclosure Documents.

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

(138) “Litigation Hold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).

(139) “LL Paying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(d).

(140) “Mixed Contract” shall mean any Contract that is related to any of (a) the ElectronicsCo Business or RemainCo Business (other than in a de minimis respect), on the one hand, and (b) the other Business, on the other hand (other than in a de minimis respect); provided, however, that no Prior Transaction Agreement shall constitute a Mixed Contract unless it constitutes a Severable Prior Transaction Agreement.

 

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(141) “MOU” shall mean that Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of January 22, 2021, by and among RemainCo, Corteva, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and The Chemours Company, as modified, amended and/or supplemented at or prior to the Distribution, or following the Distribution in accordance with Section 7.2(a).

(142) “Negotiation Period” shall mean (a) the General Negotiation Period or (b) the Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period, as applicable.

(143) “Neptune SDA” shall mean that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2019, by and among RemainCo, Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc., International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. and Neptune Merger Sub II LLC, as modified, amended and/or supplemented at or prior to the Distribution.

(144) “New York Court” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c)(x).

(145) “Non-Assumable Third Party Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(b).

(146) “Non-Paying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(d).

(147) “Non-Performing Impacted Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(c)(i).

(148) “Non-Performing Site Controller” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(c)(ii).

(149) “Non-Shared Contract” shall mean any Mixed Contract that is an IT Asset or set forth on Schedule 1.1(149).

(150) “Non-Transferred Permit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).

(151) “Notice Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(vi).

(152) “Notifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(vi).

(153) “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

(154) “Off-Site Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any and all Environmental Liabilities arising or associated with any third-party location that is not as of the time of the Distribution nor has ever been owned, leased or operated by RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent arising out of occurrences prior to the time of the Distribution; provided that for purposes of clarification, Off-Site Environmental Liabilities shall not include Liability arising or associated with any third-party locations or environmental media that have been impacted by Hazardous Substances Released from any property owned, leased or operated by RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries at or prior to the time of the Distribution.

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

 

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(156) “Other Party’s Auditors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).

(157) “Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

(158) “Partial Assignment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(i).

(159) “Party” or “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

(160) “Patent” shall mean patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, patents of importation, patents of improvement, certificates of addition, design patents and utility models, including reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations thereof.

(161) “Performing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(b)(iv).

(162) “Permit Transferee” shall mean ElectronicsCo or RemainCo, or another member of their respective Group, that requires a permit, including any Environmental Permit, to be transferred or issued to it with respect to the properties, businesses, and operations being conveyed or Transferred to it pursuant to this Agreement.

(163) “Permit Transferor” shall mean each of ElectronicsCo or RemainCo or another member of its respective Group, as applicable, that currently holds a permit, including any Environmental Permit, that must be transferred, or in respect of which a new permit must be issued, to a member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, or a relevant subsidiary, in connection with the transfer of any properties, businesses, or operations of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, respectively.

(164) “Permits” shall mean permits, approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, registrations, exemptions or certificates issued by any Governmental Entity (other than Registrations, which are addressed separately).

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

(166) “Personal Data” shall mean (a) any information that can identify, relate to, describe, be associated with, or be reasonably capable of being associated with a particular individual, and (b) any information that constitutes “personal information”, “personal data”, “personally identifiable information” or other corollary term under Data Protection Laws.

(167) “Personal Data Breach” shall mean the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, exfiltration, or theft of, or access to, Personal Data, or other corollary terms under Data Protection Laws.

 

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(168) “PFAS” means any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated methylene carbon (-CF2-), including perfluorooctanoic substances, perfluorooctanoic acid, hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO) dimer acid, and any substances colloquially referred to as “PFAS”, “PFOA”, “PFOS” and/or “GenX”, and including, in each case, any acids, salts or derivatives thereof.

(169) “Plant Operating Documents” shall mean (a) plot plans, (b) construction, technical, engineering, electrical, instrument drawings, as-built or as-modified drawings including piping and instrument diagrams, 3-D (three-dimensional) models, wiring diagrams, flowsheets, structural designs, map and physical layouts, (c) process flow diagrams, (d) process control schematics, process control and/or shop-floor control strategies, logic or algorithms, (e) standard operating procedures, maintenance and inspection procedures and records, safety audit reports, investigations, safety incident investigation reports, process hazard reviews, capital projects, upgrades, improvements, designs for such projects, upgrades and/or improvements and (f) standard operating instructions and operating data (including product quality and safety data and maintenance and inspection data).

(170) “Policies” shall mean insurance policies and insurance Contracts of any kind (other than life and benefits policies or Contracts), including primary, excess and umbrella policies, comprehensive general liability policies, director and officer liability, fiduciary liability, automobile, aircraft, property and casualty, workers’ compensation and employee dishonesty insurance policies and bonds, together with the rights, benefits and privileges thereunder (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes insurance policies and insurance Contracts issued, executed or otherwise in effect both before and after the Distribution Date).

(171) “Prior Transaction Agreement Notice Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(d).

(172) “Prior Transaction Agreement Notifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(d).

(173) “Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the DWDP SDA, Corteva Letter Agreement, DWDP EMA, DWDP TMA, MOU, Neptune SDA and the agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(173).

(174) “Privilege” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).

(175) “Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(c)(iv).

(176) “Privilege Waiver Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(c)(v).

(177) “Privilege Waiver Objection Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(c)(i).

(178) “Privilege Waiver Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(c)(i).

(179) “Privileged Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).

 

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(180) “Pro Forma Operating EBITDA” shall have the meaning set forth in the Corteva Letter Agreement.

(181) “Processing” (and its cognates) shall mean, in addition to any definition for any corollary term provided by Data Protection Laws, any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

(182) “Product Supply Agreements” shall mean the Product Supply Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(182).

(183) “Public Reports” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).

(184) “Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

(185) “Raw Materials Supply Agreements” shall mean the Raw Materials Supply Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(185).

(186) “Records” shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files.

(187) “Registration Data” shall mean all studies, data, raw data, reports, reviews or information, in paper, electronic or other format, submitted to, or generated for submission but not submitted to, or received from, a Governmental Entity (including by or through a third-party consultant), with the aim to apply for, obtain, extend or maintain a Registration, including any internal or external correspondence regarding a Registration, technical information on the product’s chemistry and manufacture, toxicology, metabolism and toxicokinetics, occupational health and safety and environmental effects, including any Good Laboratory Practice data, biological data and local data, regulatory defense strategy documents, modelling, risk assessments, public interest or other benefits documents, as well as any rights for data compensation under applicable Law.

(188) “Registrations” shall mean all registrations, consents, approvals, licenses or other authorizations required by applicable Law and/or granted by or from any Governmental Entity which permit the manufacture for commercial sale, sale or distribution of a product.

(189) “Regulatory Matters Agreement” shall mean that certain Regulatory Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo.

(190) “Related” shall mean, with respect to any Business, primarily or exclusively related to, used in or held for use in the conduct of such Business.

(191) “Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata) or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous Substances through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.

 

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(192) “Relevant Site Party” shall mean, as between members of the RemainCo Group and ElectronicsCo Group, the member of either Group that, as of the Distribution, holds fee title or the highest priority lease from a third party as between the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group.

(193) “RemainCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

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

(195) “RemainCo Assets” shall mean any and all right, title and interest in and to the following Assets of (x) any member of the ElectronicsCo Group at the time of the Distribution, and (y) any member of the RemainCo Group at the time of the Distribution (provided, however, that RemainCo Assets shall not include Tax Assets, which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement, or Assets allocated pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, which shall be governed thereby):

(i) (A) all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity interests in, the members of the RemainCo Group (other than RemainCo), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(204), and (B) the capital stock and other equity interests set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(i)(B) of certain other Persons, and, in each case (clauses (A) and (B)), any and all rights related thereto;

(ii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(ii);

(iii) any and all rights and interests of the RemainCo Group under this Agreement, including any payments owed to RemainCo pursuant to Section 2.12;

(iv) (A) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(iv)(A), including, in each case, all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances located thereon or associated therewith (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(iv)(A) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property”) and (B) all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases or subleases of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(iv)(B), including, in each case, to the extent provided for in such leases, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(iv)(B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property”);

 

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(v) any and all RemainCo Shared Contracts; provided, however, that any such RemainCo Shared Contracts shall be subject to Section 2.2(d);

(vi) any and all Intellectual Property (excluding IT Assets, which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(195)(viii)) owned by RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that is (A) not Related to the ElectronicsCo Business (excluding Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(vii)), (B) a RemainCo House Mark, or (C) set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(vi);

(vii) any and all Assets in respect of accruals, counterclaims, insurance claims, rights to coverage under applicable insurance policies, warranties, contractual indemnities, control rights and other rights similar to the foregoing, in each case, to the extent related to any RemainCo Liability, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(vii) (subject, in each case, to Article VI and Article VII);

(viii) any and all IT Assets owned, licensed to or by, or held by RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that are (A) not exclusively related to, used or held for use in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business (excluding IT Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(ix)), or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(viii);

(ix) all RemainCo Contracts;

(x) other than Intellectual Property and IT Assets, any and all Information exclusively related to the RemainCo Business, and to the extent not exclusively related to the RemainCo Business, any and all (A) Information to the extent related to any RemainCo Asset or RemainCo Liability, (B) Information to the extent related to any Legacy Liability, or any Asset or Liability allocated between the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group based on their respective Applicable Percentages, (C) books and records held at the RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property, the RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property and the RemainCo Real Property (unless at a portion of such site leased to a different Group pursuant to an Intergroup Lease) and (D) corporate or similar legal entity books and records of any Person described in clause (i) of this definition of “RemainCo Assets”;

(xi) the right to receive the ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution;

(xii) any and all proceeds in respect of any divestitures for which a definitive Contract has been executed by RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution

(xiii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiii) (the “Intentionally Delayed RemainCo Assets”) (clauses (i) through (xiii), the “Specified RemainCo Assets”);

 

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(xiv) unless constituting a Specified ElectronicsCo Asset or a Specified RemainCo Asset:

(a) any and all rights, title and interest in, and to, any Asset (excluding IT Assets and Intellectual Property) of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Distribution that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) (e.g., corporate or enterprise-wide Assets), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(a), and excluding those set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(a);

(b) (I) all Cash and Cash Equivalents, notes, interest receivables and other financial assets owned by any member of the RemainCo Group, and (II) all derivative instruments owned by any member of the RemainCo Group;

(c) (I) all accounts and notes receivable to the extent related to the RemainCo Business (provided, however, that any such accounts receivable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 shall not constitute RemainCo Assets pursuant to this clause (c) if the aggregate amount of accounts receivable related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect represented by such invoice is Related to the ElectronicsCo Business), and (II) all accounts receivable (other than those not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect) represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 if the aggregate amount of accounts receivable related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business;

(d) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of all accounts and notes receivable in respect of goods or services sold or provided by RemainCo or its Subsidiaries that are not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(d);

(e) all credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items, in each case to the extent they are (I) used or held for use in, or arise out of, the operation or conduct of the RemainCo Business (including, for the avoidance of doubt, such portion of any credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items of the ElectronicsCo Group to the extent they are used or held for use in, or arise out of, the operation or conduct of the RemainCo Business), and/or (II) owned by a member of the RemainCo Group, and are not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(e)(II);

(f) except for furniture, all tangible personal property and interests therein (including machinery, tools, equipment and vehicles), in each case, that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), other than those set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiii)(f);

 

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(g) all furniture that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) if, at the time of the Distribution, such furniture is held at (I) any RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property or, except as may be provided pursuant to the terms of an Intergroup Lease or lease with any Person other than the Parties and their respective Group members and Affiliates, RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property or RemainCo Real Property, in each case, other than any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(61)(xiii)(g), or (II) any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(g);

(h) any and all Information of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Distribution (other than (x) Intellectual Property and (y) IT Assets) that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), including Information set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(h); and

(i) all rights, claims, causes of action and credits to the extent relating to any RemainCo Asset that do not relate to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and do not relate to any ElectronicsCo Liability (other than in a de minimis respect), including those arising under any guaranty, warranty, indemnity, right of recovery, right of set-off or similar right, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(i) (subject, in each case, to Article VI and Article VII);

(xv) if and to the extent not addressed by the Assets described in clauses (i) through (xiv) of this definition, any and all Assets Related to the RemainCo Business, including in the following categories, but, in each case, excluding Intellectual Property, IT Assets, the Specified ElectronicsCo Assets and the Assets described in clause (61)(xiii) of the definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”:

(a) (I) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property Related to the RemainCo Business, including, in each case, all land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances located thereon or associated therewith, and (II) all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases or subleases of the real property Related to the RemainCo Business, including, in each case, to the extent provided for in such leases, any land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, tidelands or other marine leases, other improvements, fixtures, rights of ingress and egress, rights under any covenants, conditions and/or restrictions, all contract rights, if any, relating to the operation of the land or any improvements thereon, all riparian rights, surface and underground water rights, and any and all other water rights pertaining to the land, and any and all

 

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licenses, permits, registrations, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Entity related to the land and all easements and rights of way pertaining thereto or accruing to the benefit thereof and appurtenances (collectively, the “RemainCo Real Property”);

(b) except for IT Assets and RemainCo Inventory, any and all tangible personal property and interests therein, including machinery, furniture, tools, equipment, vehicles, in each case that are Related to the RemainCo Business;

(c) any and all raw materials, works-in-process, supplies, ingredients, inputs, parts, packaging, finished goods and products and other inventories, in each case that are Related to the RemainCo Business or that are not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect (the “RemainCo Inventory”);

(d) any and all Consents, registrations and Registration Data, in each case, that is Related to the RemainCo Business and any and all Consents, registrations and Registration Data that are not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect;

(e) any and all Information (other than Intellectual Property and IT Assets) that is Related to the RemainCo Business; and

(f) any and all interests in the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, any Person that is not a member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group that is Related to the RemainCo Business.

In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions and the provisions of the definition of ElectronicsCo Assets, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence: (i) any Specified RemainCo Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(204), 1.1(195)(i)(B), 1.1(195)(ii), 1.1(195)(iv)(A) and (B) (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedules 1.1(195)(iv)(A) and (B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”), 1.1(195)(vi), 1.1(195)(vii), 1.1(195)(viii) and 1.1(195)(xiii) (to the extent allocated to RemainCo) constitutes a RemainCo Asset, (ii) any Contract listed on Schedule 1.1(210) constitutes a RemainCo Asset, (iii) any Shared Contract listed on Schedule 1.1(214) constitutes a RemainCo Asset (subject to Section 2.2(d)), and (iv)(a) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(a) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is owned by RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Distribution and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (b) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(d) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (c) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(e)(II) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is used or held for use in, or arises out of, the operation or conduct of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Distribution, is owned by a member of the RemainCo Group and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (d) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(f) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (e) any furniture at any site set forth on

 

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Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(g) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such furniture is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (f) any Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(195)(xiv)(h) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Distribution and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and (g) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(195)(xiv)(i) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and is not related to any ElectronicsCo Liability (other than in a de minimis respect). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements do not purport to transfer ownership of any of the Parties’ insurance policies, and any assignment of rights to coverage under such insurance policies is governed by Article XI herein.

(196) “RemainCo Business” shall mean all businesses, operations and activities (whether covered independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise) other than the ElectronicsCo Business, in each case as conducted prior to the Distribution Date by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group (or any of their respective predecessors), including the following lines of business: Healthcare (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Liveo; Spectrum Medical; Donatelle Plastics; and Tyvek® (excluding HomeWrap)); Diversified Industrials (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Spectrum Foods and Industrial (F&I); Auto Adhesives; Multibase®; Tedlar®; Molykote®; Vespel®; Artistri®; Cyrel® Packaging Graphics; Authentication Systems; Tyvek® HomeWrap; Typar®; Tychem®; Hybrid Membrane Technologies (HMT); Performance Building Solutions; Corian® Decorative Surfaces; and the meta-aramid and para-aramid fiber, paper, pulp, yarn, fibrids, rope, floc, fabrics, staple and pressboard businesses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes Nomex®, Kevlar®, Kevlar® EXO and Tensylon® product lines)); and Water Solutions (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Ultrafiltration; Reverse Osmosis Membranes; Ion Exchange; Systems; and Filtration).

(197) “RemainCo Common Stock” shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RemainCo.

(198) “RemainCo Contracts” shall mean any and all Contracts to which RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, which fall within any of the following categories:

(i) any and all Contracts, including any and all Prior Transaction Agreements, other than (A) the ElectronicsCo Contracts, (B) the ElectronicsCo Shared Contracts, (C) the ElectronicsCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements and (iv) the ElectronicsCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights; provided, however, that (x) any RemainCo Shared Contracts (including the Severable Prior Transaction Agreements) shall be subject to Section 2.2(d) and (y) any Shared Prior Transaction Agreements shall be subject to Article VI;

 

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(ii) any and all Contracts to which RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries was a party as of the time of the Distribution (and any amendments, extensions or replacements thereof) that are not related in any respect (other than in a de minimis respect) to any Business, other than the ElectronicsCo Specified Corporate Contracts (the “RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts”)

(199) “RemainCo Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.8.

(200) “RemainCo CSIs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).

(201) “RemainCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities” shall mean the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities.

(202) “RemainCo Environmental Liabilities” shall mean the Liabilities described in clauses (v), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xiv) of the definition of RemainCo Liabilities.

(203) “RemainCo Financing Arrangements” shall mean the financing arrangements described on Schedule 1.1(203).

(204) “RemainCo Group” shall mean RemainCo and each Person (other than any member of the ElectronicsCo Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of RemainCo immediately prior to the Distribution (but after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization), and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of RemainCo following the Distribution, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include those Persons identified as such on Schedule 1.1(204) (and shall not include the Persons on Schedule 1.1(71)).

(205) “RemainCo House Marks” shall mean the Trademarks set forth on Schedule 1.1(205), and any and all derivatives, abbreviations, translations, localizations and other variations of any of the foregoing and any confusingly similar Trademarks.

(206) “RemainCo Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the RemainCo Group and each of their Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the RemainCo Group’s and their respective current, former and future Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

(207) “RemainCo Inventory” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(195)(xv)(c).

(208) “RemainCo Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities of (x) any member of the ElectronicsCo Group at the time of the Distribution, and/or (y) any member of the RemainCo Group at the time of the Distribution, in the following categories, in each case, regardless of (1) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (2) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined, (3) regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and (4) which entity is named in any Action associated with any Liability (except for Liabilities related to Taxes and Employee Related Liabilities which are governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement and the Employee Matters Agreement, respectively):

 

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(i) any and all Liabilities that are expressly assumed by or allocated to the RemainCo Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including any obligations and Liabilities of any member of the RemainCo Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including those pursuant to Section 12.5 hereof;

(ii) any and all Liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities Laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from (A) the Financing Disclosure Documents in connection with any offer for sale or registration of the Transfer or distribution of securities or indebtedness of the RemainCo Group, including in connection with the RemainCo Financing Arrangements, (B) the Financing Disclosure Documents in connection with any offer for sale or registration of the Transfer or distribution of securities or indebtedness of the RemainCo Group, including in connection with the RemainCo Financing Arrangements, except, in each of clauses (A) and (B), for statements expressly relating to the ElectronicsCo Business, or (C) the RemainCo Financing Arrangements;

(iii) any and all Liabilities arising out of Inventor Remuneration to the extent related to (A) the Intellectual Property constituting a RemainCo Asset (other than any discrete and reasonably identifiable part thereof solely attributable to the use or sublicense of such Intellectual Property by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group as Licensee (as such term is defined in the IP Cross-License Agreement) under the IP Cross-License Agreement), or (B) the discrete and reasonably identifiable part of the Intellectual Property constituting an ElectronicsCo Asset solely attributable to the use or sublicense of such Intellectual Property by any member of the RemainCo Group as Licensee (as such term is defined in the IP Cross-License Agreement) under the IP Cross-License Agreement;

(iv) any and all Specified Transaction Expenses that, in the aggregate, do not exceed the Specified Transaction Expenses Threshold;

(v) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all DWDP Legacy Liabilities;

(vi) any and all of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(208)(vi);

(vii) any and all of the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(208)(vii) (“RemainCo Designated Liabilities”) which do not constitute Environmental Liabilities;

(viii) other than DWDP Legacy Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(v)), the Liabilities described in clause (xiv) of this definition (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(xiv)), and Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(x)), any and all RemainCo Designated Liabilities which constitute Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(208)(viii) (the “Specified Environmental RemainCo Designated Liabilities”);

 

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(ix) other than Specified Environmental RemainCo Designated Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(viii)), the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Legacy PFAS Liabilities;

(x) other than DWDP Legacy Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(v)), the Liabilities described in clause (xiv) of this definition (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(xiv)), and Legacy PFAS Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(ix)), and subject to the proviso in Section 1.1(208)(xi)(C), the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities;

(xi) other than DWDP Legacy Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(v)), Specified Environmental RemainCo Designated Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(viii)), Legacy PFAS Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(ix)), the Liabilities described in clause (xiv) of this definition (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(xiv)), and Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(208)(x), (A) the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage of any and all RemainCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities that constitute Environmental Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(208)(xi)(A); (B) Environmental Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(208)(xi)(B); (C)(1) any Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any RemainCo Real Property, RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property or RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property, and (2) any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to or arising out of Hazardous Substances or wastes generated at RemainCo Real Property, RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property or RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property, in each of clauses (1) and (2), to the extent a member of the RemainCo Group is the Relevant Site Party of such RemainCo Real Property, RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property or RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property; provided, however, that any such Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from other than those real properties set forth in Schedule 1.1(208)(xi)(C) shall instead be to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the RemainCo Business; and (D) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Environmental Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the activities, operations or businesses of past, present or future third party tenants located at Experimental Station;

(xii) any and all RemainCo Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities which do not constitute Environmental Liabilities;

(xiii) any and all Liabilities (other than Corporate Trade Payables) primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from the RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts;

(xiv) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Liabilities in respect of the funding obligations of RemainCo under the MOU, including with respect to the funding of the escrow account thereunder;

 

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(xv) any and all Liabilities for Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a), (d) and (g) (but in case of clause (g) solely with respect to clauses (a) and (d)) of the definition of Indebtedness of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries that was incurred by any member of the RemainCo Group (and any such Indebtedness guaranteed by any of RemainCo’s Subsidiaries that is a member of the RemainCo Group), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(208)(xv) (clauses (i) through (xv) of this Section 1.1(208), the “Specified RemainCo Liabilities”);

(xvi) unless constituting a Specified ElectronicsCo Liability or a Specified RemainCo Liability,

(a) (I) any and all checks issued but not drawn and accounts payable to the extent related (other than in de minimis respects) to the RemainCo Business (provided, however, that any such accounts payable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 shall not constitute RemainCo Liabilities pursuant to this clause (a) if the aggregate amount of accounts payable represented by such invoice is Related to the ElectronicsCo Business), and (II) all accounts payable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 if the aggregate amount of accounts payable represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business (except for any such accounts payable represented by such invoice that are not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect);

(b) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of the Corporate Trade Payables, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(208)(xvi)(b); and

(c) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any Specified DuPont Shared Liability;

(xvii) if and to the extent not addressed by the Liabilities described in clauses (i) through (xvi) of this definition, any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the RemainCo Business, including in the following categories, but in each case, excluding the Specified ElectronicsCo Liabilities and the Liabilities described in clause (xvii) of the definition of ElectronicsCo Liabilities:

(a) Any and all Liabilities related to, arising out of or resulting from any Action to the extent related to the RemainCo Business, including such Actions listed on Schedule 1.1(208)(xvii)(a);

(b) Any and all Liabilities to the extent related to, arising out of or resulting from any of the RemainCo Contracts; and

(c) Any and all Liabilities to the extent related to, arising out of or resulting from any of the RemainCo Assets (other than ElectronicsCo Liabilities).

 

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In the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions and the provisions of the definition of ElectronicsCo Liabilities, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence: (i) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any DWDP Legacy Liability or any Liability described in Section 1.1(208)(xiv) constitutes a RemainCo Liability, (ii) any Specified RemainCo Liability listed on Schedules 1.1(208)(vi), 1.1(208)(vii), 1.1(208)(viii), 1.1(208)(xi)(A), 1.1(208)(xi)(B), 1.1(208)(xi)(C), and 1.1(208)(xv) constitutes a RemainCo Liability, (iii) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any Legacy Liability (other than a DWDP Legacy Liability) constitutes a RemainCo Liability, (iv) any Liability listed on Schedule 1.1(208)(xvi)(b) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Liability is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), and (v) any Liability listed on Schedule 1.1(208)(xvii)(a) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Liability relates to the RemainCo Business and/or RemainCo Assets. In addition, the allocation set forth in clauses (v), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xiv) of this definition of “RemainCo Liabilities” is not intended to affect or impact the share of any such Environmental Liability attributable to third parties.

(209) “RemainCo Shared Contracts” shall mean any and all Shared Contracts that are not ElectronicsCo Shared Contracts, ElectronicsCo Specified Corporate Contracts or any RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts.

(210) “RemainCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean any and all Prior Transaction Agreements exclusively related to the RemainCo Business, RemainCo Assets and/or RemainCo Liabilities, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(210).

(211) “Response Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(b)(i).

(212) “Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c).

(213) “Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-entry, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer, or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, excluding restrictions on transfer under securities Laws and licenses of Intellectual Property.

(214) “Severable Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Prior Transaction Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(214).

(215) “Shared Contract” shall mean any Mixed Contract that (a) is not a Non-Shared Contract and (b) is not a Prior Transaction Agreement (other than the Severable Prior Transaction Agreements).

(216) “Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property” means the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(216).

(217) “Shared DuPont-Third Party Real Property Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Liabilities”.

(218) “Shared Permit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).

(219) “Shared Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Prior Transaction Agreements that are not (a) ElectronicsCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements, (b) RemainCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements or (c) Severable Prior Transaction Agreements, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(219).

 

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(220) “Site Services Agreements” shall mean the Site Services Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(220).

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

(222) “Sole Benefit Services” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).

(223) “Space Leases” shall mean the Space Leases set forth on Schedule 1.1(223).

(224) “Specified DuPont Shared Liabilities” shall mean:

(i) any and all Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(224)(i); and

(ii) unless constituting a Specified ElectronicsCo Liability or Specified RemainCo Liability, any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from a general corporate matter of RemainCo related to occurrences on or prior to the Distribution Date, including any such Liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities Laws) to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(a) claims made by or on behalf of holders of any securities of RemainCo, in their capacities as such;

(b) any (x) form, report, statement, certifications or other document (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) (other than a Distribution Disclosure Document or Financing Disclosure Document) filed by RemainCo with the Commission on or prior to the Distribution Date, including the financial statements included therein (other than for Liabilities related to any such forms, reports, statements, certifications or other documents, in each case filed in connection with the Internal Reorganization, specifically relating to the ElectronicsCo Business or the RemainCo Business, as the case may be) or (y) Financing Disclosure Documents in respect of occurrences prior to the Distribution Date;

(c) the maintenance of the books and records, corporate compliance and other corporate-level actions and oversight of RemainCo; and

(d) (x) indemnification obligations to any current or former director or officer of RemainCo in their capacity as such in respect of occurrences prior to the Distribution Date or (y) any claims for breach of fiduciary duties brought against any current or former directors or officers of RemainCo, in their capacities as such in respect of occurrences prior to the Distribution Date, in each case, relating to any acts, omissions or events on or prior to the Distribution Date.

 

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In the case of any Liability a portion of which relates to occurrences on or prior to the Distribution Date and a portion of which relates to occurrences after the Distribution Date, only that portion that relates to occurrences on or prior to the Distribution Date shall be considered a Specified DuPont Shared Liability; and with respect to the portion of such Liability that relates to occurrences after the Distribution Date, such Liability shall be allocated in accordance with the definitions of ElectronicsCo Liability or RemainCo Liability, as the case may be. For purposes of clarification of the foregoing, the Parties agree that no Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any obligation of any Person to perform the executory portion of any Contract existing as of the Distribution Date shall be deemed to be a Specified DuPont Shared Liability.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Specified DuPont Shared Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities that are related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Returns.

(225) “Specified ElectronicsCo Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”.

(226) “Specified ElectronicsCo Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Liabilities”.

(227) “Specified Environmental ElectronicsCo Designated Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ElectronicsCo Liabilities”.

(228) “Specified Environmental RemainCo Designated Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Liabilities”.

(229) “Specified RemainCo Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.

(230) “Specified RemainCo Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Liabilities”.

(231) “Specified Settlement Expenses” shall mean those costs, fees and expenses set forth on Schedule 1.1(231).

(232) “Specified Transaction Expenses” shall mean those costs, premiums, fees and expenses set forth on Schedule 1.1(232).

(233) “Specified Transaction Expenses Threshold” shall mean the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1(233).

(234) “Subsidiary” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) a corporation, fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person, and (b) any other partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of fifty percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

 

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(235) “Tax” or “Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

(236) “Tax Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

(237) “Tax Benefit Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(d).

(238) “Tax Contest” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

(239) “Tax Matters Agreement” shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo.

(240) “Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

(241) “Taxing Authority” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

(242) “Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).

(243) “Third Party Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(a).

(244) “TMODS License Agreement” shall mean that certain DuPontTM TMODS Dynamic Process Simulation Software Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo.

(245) “Trademarks” shall mean trademarks, certification marks, service marks, trade names, domain names, favicons, social media addresses, service names, trade dress and logos, including all goodwill associated therewith, in each case whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing.

(246) “Transaction Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5.

(247) “Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i) and the term “Transferred” shall have its correlative meaning.

(248) “Transfer Taxes” shall mean any sales, use, transfer, real property transfer, registration, documentary, value added, stamp or other similar Taxes and related fees and costs.

(249) “Transferred Industrial Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

(250) “Transition Services Agreements” shall mean those certain Transition Services Agreements, dated as of the date hereof, by and between (a) RemainCo, as provider, and ElectronicsCo, as recipient, and (b) RemainCo, as recipient, and ElectronicsCo, as provider.

 

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(251) “UK GDPR” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Data Protection Laws”.

(252) “Umbrella Secrecy Agreement” shall mean that certain Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo.

Section 1.2 References; Interpretation. For the purposes of this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (b) references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, clause, Exhibit and Schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (c) the terms “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereto”, and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto; (d) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including without limitation”, unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive (unless the context indicates otherwise); (g) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (h) the Parties have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and except as otherwise stated herein, if an ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement; (i) a reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; (j) any reference to “days” means calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified; (k) 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; (l) any statute or Contract defined or referred to herein means such statute or Contract as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, unless otherwise specifically indicated; (m) the use of the phrases “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof”, “of even date herewith” and terms of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the preamble to this Agreement; (n) the phrase “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice” whether or not such words actually follow such phrase; (o) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; and (p) any consent given by any Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be valid only if contained in a written instrument signed by such Party. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Agreement to “ElectronicsCo” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group, references to “RemainCo” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the RemainCo Group and, in connection therewith, any references to actions or omissions to be taken, or refrained from being taken, as the case may be, by ElectronicsCo or RemainCo shall be deemed to require ElectronicsCo or RemainCo, as the case may be, to cause the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group or the RemainCo Group, respectively, to take, or refrain from taking, any such action.

Section 1.3 Effective Time; Suspension.

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 1.3(a) above, solely as between any of the Parties that are Affiliates, the provisions of, and the obligations under, this Agreement shall be suspended as between such Parties until the Distribution, other than for Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.11, 2.13, Article III, Article IV, Section 5.5 and Article XII, each of which will be effective as of the Effective Time.

ARTICLE II

THE SEPARATION

Section 2.1 General. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use, and shall cause the other members of its Group and its respective then-Affiliates to use, their respective reasonable best efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Internal Reorganization), a portion of which have already been implemented prior to the date hereof.

Section 2.2 Transfer of Assets; Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities.

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group and its respective then-Affiliates to, complete the Internal Reorganization (other than as set forth on Schedule 2.2).

(b) Prior to the Effective Time and, in each case, pursuant to the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments and, in connection with the Internal Reorganization:

(i) Subject to Section 2.5 (Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time) and Section 2.2(d) (Treatment of Shared Contracts), RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, as applicable, transfer, contribute, assign and/or convey or cause to be transferred, contributed, assigned and/or conveyed (“Transfer”) to ElectronicsCo or another member of the ElectronicsCo Group all of its and the other members of its Group’s right, title and interest in and to the ElectronicsCo Assets, and the applicable member(s) of the ElectronicsCo Group, as applicable, shall accept from RemainCo and the applicable members of the RemainCo Group, all of RemainCo’s and the other members of the RemainCo Group’s respective direct or indirect rights, title and interest in and to the ElectronicsCo Assets, respectively; and

(ii) Subject to Section 2.5 (Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time) and Section 2.2(d) (Treatment of Shared Contracts), ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, as applicable, Transfer to RemainCo or another member of the RemainCo Group all of its and the other members of its Group’s right, title and interest in and to the RemainCo Assets, and the applicable member(s) of the RemainCo Group, as applicable, shall accept from ElectronicsCo and the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group, all of ElectronicsCo’s and the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group’s respective direct or indirect rights, title and interest in and to the RemainCo Assets, respectively.

 

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(c) Assumption of Liabilities. Subject to Section 2.5 (Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time) and Section 2.2(d) (Treatment of Shared Contracts), (i) RemainCo shall, or shall cause a member of the RemainCo Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms (“Assume”), all of the RemainCo Liabilities, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause a member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, Assume all of the ElectronicsCo Liabilities.

(d) Treatment of Shared Contracts. Without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.2(b):

(i) Unless the benefits of a Shared Contract are conveyed to the applicable Party (or member of its Group) pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement, (A) any Contract that is a Shared Contract, shall be assigned in part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended, bifurcated, replicated or otherwise modified prior to, on or after the Effective Time, so that each Party or the members of their respective Groups shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall Assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to their respective Businesses (each, a “Partial Assignment”); provided, however, that (x) in no event shall any member of either Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety or to assign a portion of any Shared Contract (including any Policy) which is not assignable (or cannot be amended or otherwise modified) by its terms (including any terms imposing Consents or conditions on an assignment where such Consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled) (including those set forth on Schedule 2.2(d)) or under applicable Law and (y) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, cannot be amended, bifurcated, replicated or otherwise modified, or if such assignment or amendment, bifurcation, replication or modification would impair the benefit the parties thereto derived from such Shared Contract, the Parties shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions to cause a member of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group, as the case may be, to, in each case, (I) receive the benefit of that portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the ElectronicsCo Business or the RemainCo Business, as the case may be (in each case, to the extent so related) as if such Shared Contract had been assigned to (or amended or otherwise modified for the benefit of) a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) (including, enforcing on the applicable Group’s behalf any and all of such Group’s rights against such third party under such Shared Contract solely to the extent related to the applicable Group’s respective Business (or applicable portion thereof)) and (II) bear the burden of the corresponding Liabilities (including any Liabilities that may arise by reason of such arrangement) as if such Liabilities had been Assumed by a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.2(d), including expenses related to enforcing rights under such Shared Contract against the third party counterparty thereto solely to the extent related to the applicable Group’s respective Business (or applicable portion thereof); and indemnifying each other Group against all Indemnifiable Losses to the extent arising out of any actions (or omissions to act) taken by such other Group with respect to such Shared Contract at the direction of such first Party (except to the extent arising out of or related to gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct by such other

 

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Group) (for the avoidance of doubt, in the event that any rights in connection with a Force Majeure Event or similar event are exercised under a Shared Contract, the benefits and burdens with respect to such Shared Contract (as modified by such Force Majeure Event or similar event) shall, if reasonably practicable, be shared proportionally or, if not reasonably practicable, in such other manner as would be most equitable, among the Groups related to such Contract (or in any other manner as may be agreed in good faith by the relevant Parties whose Group is related to such contract), in each case, to the extent so related to the ElectronicsCo Business or the RemainCo Business), and (B) to the extent that the Parties cannot effect a Partial Assignment in accordance with this Section 2.2(d), or cannot implement the arrangements set forth in clause (A), within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the Distribution Date, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, if requested by any Party, seek mutually acceptable alternative arrangements (including subcontracting, sublicensing, subleasing or back-to-back agreement) for the purpose of allocating rights, liabilities and obligations to each Group under such Shared Contract reflecting the principles set forth in clause (A) of this provision (an “Acceptable Alternative Arrangement”).

(ii) Each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required Consents to complete a Partial Assignment of any Shared Contract as contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Partial Assignment of any Shared Contract or Acceptable Alternative Arrangement shall be completed if it would violate any applicable Law or the rights of any third party to such Shared Contract.

(iii) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (A) treat for all Tax purposes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its respective Businesses as Assets owned by, and/or Liabilities of, as applicable, such Party or the members of such Party’s Group, as applicable, not later than the Distribution, and (B) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest).

(iv) With respect to Liabilities pursuant to, under or relating to a Shared Contract to the extent relating to occurrences from and after the Distribution, such Liabilities shall, unless otherwise allocated pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, be allocated among RemainCo and ElectronicsCo as follows:

(A) If such Liability is incurred (x) exclusively in respect of the ElectronicsCo Business, such Liability shall be allocated to ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of its Group, or (y) exclusively in respect of the RemainCo Business, such Liability shall be allocated to RemainCo or the applicable member of its Group;

(B) If such Liability cannot be so allocated under clause (A) above, such Liability shall be allocated to RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, as the case may be, based on the relative proportions of total benefit received (over the term of the Shared Contract remaining as of the date of the Distribution) by the ElectronicsCo Business or the RemainCo Business, respectively, under the relevant Shared Contract after the Distribution; and

 

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(C) Notwithstanding the foregoing in clauses (A) and (B) above, each of ElectronicsCo or RemainCo shall be responsible for any and all such Liabilities to the extent arising from its (or its Subsidiary’s) breach after the Distribution of the relevant Shared Contract.

(v) None of RemainCo, ElectronicsCo or any of the members of their respective Group or their Affiliates shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party to (x) obtain any new Contract or Partial Assignment with respect to any Shared Contract, as the case may be or (y) obtain any Consent necessary to enter into an Acceptable Alternative Arrangement; provided, however, any Party to which the benefit of a new Contract, Partial Assignment or Acceptable Alternative Arrangement would inure pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) may request that the Party that is allocated such Shared Contract as an ElectronicsCo Asset or RemainCo Asset commence litigation, which request shall be considered in good faith by such Party; provided, further, that such Party’s good faith determination not to commence litigation shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Section 2.2(d)(v), but the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s good faith for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 2.2(d)(v).

(vi) From and after the Distribution, the Party to whose Group a Shared Contract has been allocated shall not (and shall cause the other members of its Group not to), without the consent of the other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (x) waive any rights under such Shared Contract to the extent related to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of such other Party, (y) terminate (or consent to be terminated by the counterparty) such Shared Contract except in connection with (A) the expiration of such Shared Contract in accordance with its terms (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that sending a notice of non-renewal to the counterparty to such Shared Contract in accordance with the terms of such Shared Contract is expressly permitted) or (B) a partial termination of such Shared Contract that would not reasonably be expected to impact any rights under such Shared Contract related to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of such other Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (z) amend, modify or supplement such Shared Contract in a manner material (relative to the existing rights and obligations related to such other Party’s Business, Assets or Liabilities under such Shared Contract) and adverse to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of such other Party or any of its Subsidiaries. From and after the Distribution, if a member of a Group (the “Notice Recipient”) receives from a counterparty to a Shared Contract a formal notice of breach of such Shared Contract that would reasonably be expected to impact another Group, the Notice Recipient shall provide written notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than five (5) Business Days following receipt of such notice) and the Parties shall consult with respect to the actions proposed to be taken regarding the alleged breach. If a Group (the “Notifying Party”) sends to a counterparty to a Shared Contract a

 

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formal notice of breach of such Shared Contract that would reasonably be expected to impact another Group, the Notifying Party shall provide written notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event no less than five (5) Business Days prior to sending such notice of breach to the counterparty), and the Parties shall consult with each other regarding such alleged breach. From and after the Distribution, no Party shall (and shall cause the other members of its Group not to) breach any Shared Contract to the extent such breach would reasonably be expected to result in a loss of rights, or acceleration of obligations, of any member of the other Party’s Group (or related to its Business, Assets or Liabilities under such Shared Contract) pursuant to (I) such Shared Contract, (II) any Partial Assignment related to such Shared Contract or (III) any other Contract with the counterparty to such Shared Contract (or any of its Affiliates) in existence at the time of the Distribution that contains cross-default or similar provisions related to such Shared Contract.

(e) Consents. Each Party shall, and shall cause each member of its respective Group to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the required Consents for the Transfer of any Assets, Contracts, licenses, permits and authorizations issued by any Governmental Entity or parts thereof as contemplated by this Agreement, including those Consents set forth on Schedule 2.2(e). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Contract or other Asset shall be transferred if it would violate applicable Law or, in the case of any Contract, the rights of any third party to such Contract; provided that Sections 2.2(d) and 2.5, to the extent provided therein, shall apply thereto.

(f) Each Party understands and agrees on behalf of itself and each member of its Group that certain of the Transfers referenced in Section 2.2(b) or Assumptions referenced in Section 2.2(c) have heretofore occurred and, as a result, no additional Transfers or Assumptions by any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group, as applicable, shall be deemed to occur upon the execution of this Agreement with respect thereto. To the extent that a member of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group, as applicable, owns a RemainCo Asset or ElectronicsCo Asset, respectively, as of the Effective Time, there shall be no need for such member to Transfer such Asset in connection with the operation of Section 2.2(b). Moreover, to the extent that a member of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group, as applicable, is liable for any RemainCo Liability or ElectronicsCo Liability, respectively, at the Effective Time, there shall be no need for such member to Assume such Liability in connection with the operation of Section 2.2(c).

(g) Prior to the Effective Time, in exchange for the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution, ElectronicsCo shall (i) issue to RemainCo additional shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock (or RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall take or cause to be taken such other appropriate actions to ensure that RemainCo has the requisite number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock) such that the number then outstanding shall be equal to the number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock necessary to effect the Distribution in accordance with Section 4.1 and (ii) make, or cause to be made, the ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution by wire payment of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by RemainCo.

 

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Section 2.3 Intergroup Accounts. Except as set forth in Section 8.1(b), any and all intercompany receivables, payables, loans and balances (other than (x) as specifically provided for under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Agreement or (y) as otherwise set forth on Schedule 2.3 (the matters set forth on Schedule 2.3, the “Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts”)) between any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group, on the one hand, and any member of the other Group, on the other hand, which exist as of immediately prior to the Distribution (the “Intergroup Accounts”), shall, prior to the Distribution, be satisfied and/or settled in full by means of a cash payment, dividend, capital contribution, a combination of the foregoing, or otherwise canceled and terminated or extinguished, and, if not settled prior to such time, shall be deemed terminated and released at such time. For the avoidance of doubt, the Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts (a) shall be an obligation of the relevant Party (or the relevant member of such Party’s Group), each responsible for fulfilling its (or a member of such Party’s Group’s) obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to such obligation or if such terms and conditions are not set forth in writing, such obligation shall be satisfied within the payment terms set forth therefor on Schedule 2.3 or thirty (30) days of a written request by the beneficiary of such obligation given to the corresponding obligor thereunder, and (b) shall be for each relevant Party (or the relevant member of such Party’s Group) an obligation to a third party and shall no longer be an intercompany account.

Section 2.4 Limitation of Liability; Intergroup Contracts.

(a) No Party shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement (but excluding any such information included in a Distribution Disclosure Document or Financing Disclosure Document) which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.4(c), no Party or any other member of its Group shall be liable to the other Party or any other member of such other Party’s Group based upon, arising out of or resulting from any Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding existing on or prior to the Distribution (other than this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts) and each Party (on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group) hereby terminates any and all Contracts, arrangements, course of dealings or understandings between or among it or any of its other Group members, on the one hand, and the other Party or any of its respective Group members, on the other hand, effective as of the Distribution (other than this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments and such Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing or understandings with respect to goods in transit for which title has not transferred to the RemainCo Group (if in respect of assets that would otherwise be RemainCo Assets) or the ElectronicsCo Group (if in respect of assets that would otherwise be ElectronicsCo Assets) at the time of the Distribution). No such terminated Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding (including any provision thereof which purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the Distribution. Each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, execute and deliver such agreements, instruments and other papers as may be required to terminate any such Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding pursuant to this Section 2.4(b) if so requested by the other Party.

 

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(c) The provisions of Section 2.4(b) shall not apply to any of the following Contracts, arrangements, course of dealings or understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof): any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any Person other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates is a Party (it being understood that (x) to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, or RemainCo Assets or RemainCo Liabilities, such Contracts shall be assigned or retained pursuant to this Article II, and (y) the obligations of any member of a Group to the other Group shall be deemed terminated as of time of the Distribution with no further liability to such other Group as a result thereof).

(d) If any Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding is terminated pursuant to Section 2.4(b), and, but for the mistake or oversight of any Party, would have been listed as continuing and is reasonably necessary for such affected Party to be able to continue to operate its Business in substantially the same manner in which such Businesses were operated prior to the Distribution, then, at the request of such affected Party made within fifteen (15) months following the Distribution, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine whether and to what extent (including the terms and conditions relating thereto), if any, notwithstanding such termination, such Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding should continue, or as appropriate, be re-instated, following the Distribution; provided, however, that any Party may determine, in its sole discretion, not to re-instate or otherwise continue any such Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding.

(e) Each of the Parties shall take the actions set forth on Schedule 2.4(e) subject to the terms and conditions therein.

Section 2.5 Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time.

(a) To the extent that any Transfers or Assumptions contemplated by this Article II, including the Transfers of the Intentionally Delayed ElectronicsCo Assets, Intentionally Delayed RemainCo Assets, and certain Assets and Assumptions of certain Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.5, shall not have been consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Transfers or Assumptions as promptly following the Effective Time as shall be practicable. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require or constitute the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be Transferred; provided, however, that the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, in accordance with applicable Law, any necessary Consents for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities contemplated to be Transferred and Assumed pursuant to this Article II to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including the Consents set forth on Schedule 2.2(f). In the event that any such Transfer of Assets or Assumption of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Effective Time (i) the Party (or relevant member in its Group) retaining such Asset shall thereafter hold (or shall cause such member in its Group to hold) such Asset in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto) and (ii) the Party intended to Assume such Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the Party

 

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retaining such Liability for all amounts paid or incurred in connection with the retention of such Liability. To the extent the foregoing applies to any Contracts (other than Shared Contracts, which shall be governed solely by Section 2.2(d)) to be assigned for which any necessary Consents are not received prior to the Effective Time, the treatment of such Contracts shall, for the avoidance of doubt, also be subject to Section 2.9 and Section 2.10, to the extent applicable. In addition, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability (or relevant member of its Group) shall (or shall cause such member in its Group to) treat, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of business and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party to which such Asset is to be Transferred or by the Party responsible for Assuming such Liability in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, in the same position as if such Asset or Liability had been Transferred or Assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for income and gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Effective Time to the relevant member or members of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to Assume such Liability. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party agrees (on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group) that, as of the Effective Time, subject to Section 2.2(c) and Section 2.9(b), each Party and/or each member of its Group shall (A) be deemed to have acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership over all of the Assets, together with all rights, powers and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have Assumed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto, which such Party is entitled to acquire or required to Assume pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (B)(I) enforce at the other Party’s (or relevant member of its Group’s) request, or allow the other Party’s Group to enforce in a commercially reasonable manner, any rights of the Party or its Group under such Assets and Liabilities against any other Persons, (II) not waive any rights related to such Assets or Liabilities to the extent related to the Business, Assets or Liabilities of the other Party’s Group, (III) not terminate (or consent to be terminated by the counterparty) any Contract that constitutes such Asset except in connection with the expiration of such Contract in accordance with its terms, (IV) not amend, modify or supplement any Contract that constitutes such Asset and (V) provide written notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than five (5) Business Days following receipt) after receipt of any formal notice of breach received from a counterparty to any Contract that constitutes such Asset; provided that the costs and expenses incurred by the responding Party or its Group in respect of any request by the other Party in respect of such Assets or Liabilities shall be borne solely by the requesting Party or its Group.

(b) If and when the Consents and/or conditions, the conflict, absence, non-satisfaction, existence or potential violation of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(a), are obtained or satisfied, the Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected as promptly as reasonably practicable without further consideration in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement (including Sections 2.2 and 2.5) and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement, and shall, to the extent possible without the imposition of any undue or otherwise unreasonable cost on any Party, be deemed to have become effective as of the Effective Time.

 

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(c) The Party (or relevant member of its Group) retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of such Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or otherwise shall (i) not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced, assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Party (or relevant member of its Group) entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability, other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and recording or similar or other incidental fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Party (or relevant member of its Group) entitled to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability and (ii) be indemnified for all Indemnifiable Losses or other Liabilities arising out of any actions (or omissions to act) of such retaining Party taken at the direction of the other Party (or relevant member of its Group) in connection with and relating to such retained Asset or Liability, as the case may be. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, none of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party with respect to any Assets or Liabilities not Transferred as of the Effective Time; provided, however, that any Party to which such Asset or Liability has not been Transferred or Assumed, respectively, due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of such Liability, may request that the Party retaining such Asset or Liability commence litigation, which request shall be considered in good faith by the Party retaining such Asset or Liability; provided, further, that a Party’s good faith determination not to commence litigation shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Section 2.5(c), but the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s good faith for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 2.5(c).

(d) Notwithstanding anything else set forth in this Section 2.5 to the contrary, (i) neither RemainCo nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required by this Section 2.5 to take any action that may, in the good faith judgment of RemainCo, (x) result in a violation of any obligation which RemainCo or any such Subsidiary has to any third party or (y) violate applicable Law, and (ii) neither ElectronicsCo nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required by this Section 2.5 to take any action that may, in the good faith judgment of ElectronicsCo, (x) result in a violation of any obligation which ElectronicsCo or any such Subsidiary has to any third party or (y) violate applicable Law.

(e) The failure to obtain a Consent shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Agreement; provided that the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s efforts in pursuing such Consent for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 2.5.

(f) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, with respect to Assets and Liabilities described in Section 2.5(a), each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat for all Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as assets having been Transferred to and owned by the Party entitled to such Assets not later than the Distribution and (B) the deferred Liabilities as liabilities having been Assumed and owned by the Person intended to be subject to such Liabilities not later than the Distribution and (ii) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest).

 

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Section 2.6 Wrong Pockets; Mail & Other Communications; Payments.

(a) Subject to Section 2.5 (Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time) and Section 2.2(d) (Treatment of Shared Contracts), (i) if at any time within twenty-four (24) months after the Distribution (other than with respect to Intentionally Delayed ElectronicsCo Assets and those certain Assets set forth on Schedule 2.5 in respect of which this covenant shall survive without regard to such twenty-four (24) month limitation until fully performed), any Party discovers that any ElectronicsCo Asset is held by any member of the RemainCo Group or any of its respective then-Affiliates, RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group and its and their then-Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly procure the Transfer of the relevant ElectronicsCo Asset to ElectronicsCo or an Affiliate of ElectronicsCo designated by ElectronicsCo for no additional consideration; or (ii) if at any time within twenty-four (24) months after the Distribution (other than with respect to Intentionally Delayed RemainCo Assets and those certain Assets set forth on Schedule 2.5 in respect of which this covenant shall survive without regard to such twenty-four (24) month limitation until fully performed), any Party discovers that any RemainCo Asset is held by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or any of its then-Affiliates, ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members, its Group and its and their respective then-Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly procure the Transfer of the relevant RemainCo Asset to RemainCo or an Affiliate of RemainCo designated by RemainCo for no additional consideration; provided that in the case of clause (i), neither RemainCo nor any of its Affiliates, or in the case of clause (ii), neither ElectronicsCo nor any of its Affiliates, shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party. If reasonably practicable and permitted under applicable Law, such Transfer may be effected by rescission of the applicable portion of a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument as may be agreed by the relevant Parties.

(b) On and prior to the twenty-four (24) month anniversary following the Distribution, if any Party or any member of its Group or (or any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) owns any Asset, that, although not Transferred pursuant to this Agreement, is agreed by such Party and the other Party in their good faith judgment to be an Asset that more properly belongs to such other Party or a member of its Group, or is an Asset that such other Party or a member of its Group was intended to have the right to continue to use (other than (for the avoidance of doubt), as between any two Parties, or any Asset acquired from an unaffiliated third party by a Party or member of such Party’s Group following the Distribution), then the Party or a member of its Group (or applicable then-Affiliate) owning such Asset shall, as applicable, (i) Transfer any such Asset to the Party or a member of its Group identified as the appropriate transferee and following such Transfer, such Asset shall be an ElectronicsCo Asset or RemainCo Asset, as the case may be, or (ii) grant such mutually agreeable rights with respect to such Asset to permit such continued use, subject to, and consistent with this Agreement, including with respect to Assumption of associated Liabilities. If reasonably practicable and permitted under applicable law, such Transfer may be effected by rescission of the applicable portion of a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument as may be agreed by the relevant Parties.

 

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(c) After the Effective Time, each Party (or any member of its Group and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) may receive mail, packages and other communications properly belonging to the other Party (or any member of its Group). Accordingly, at all times after the Effective Time, each Party (or any member of its Group and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) is hereby authorized to receive and, to the extent reasonably necessary to identify the proper recipient in accordance with this Section 2.6(c), open all mail, packages and other communications received by such Party (or member of its Group or its or their then-Affiliate) that belongs to such other Party (or member of such other Party’s Group), and to the extent that they do not relate to the business of the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall as promptly as reasonably practicable deliver or cause to be delivered such mail, packages or other communications (or, in case the same also relates to the business of the receiving Party or the other Party, copies thereof) to such other Party as provided for in Section 12.6; provided that, if a Party (or any member of its Group and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) receives any claim or demand against the other Party (or any member of such other Party’s Group), or any notice or other communication regarding any Action involving the other Party (or any member of such other Party’s Group), such Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, as promptly as practicable (and, in any event, use commercially reasonable efforts to do so within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof) notify such other Party (including such other Party’s legal department) of the receipt of such claim, demand, notice or other communication, and shall promptly deliver such claim, demand, notice or other communication (or, in case the same also relates to the business of the receiving Party or the other Party, copies thereof) to such other Party; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not constitute a breach of this Section 2.6(c) except to the extent that any such Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. The provisions of this Section 2.6(c) are not intended to, and shall not, be deemed to constitute an authorization by any Party or any other member of either Group (or any of their Affiliates from time to time) to permit the other to accept service of process on its behalf and no Party is or shall be deemed to be the agent of the other Party or any other member of either Group or any of their respective then-Affiliates for service of process purposes.

(d) After the Distribution, ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the other members of its Group and its and any of its respective then-Affiliates to, promptly pay or deliver to RemainCo (or its designee; provided that such designee shall not result in any member of the ElectronicsCo Group bearing additional Taxes) any monies or checks that have been received by ElectronicsCo (or another member of its Group or its or its respective then-Affiliates) after the Distribution to the extent they are (or represent the proceeds of) a RemainCo Asset (it being understood and agreed that any such amounts shall be paid and delivered on a monthly basis, in each case to the applicable members of the RemainCo Group; provided that if the aggregate amount not yet paid or delivered exceeds $100,000 before such monthly payment and delivery, such amount shall be paid and delivered to the applicable members of the RemainCo Group within seven (7) days).

(e) After the Distribution, RemainCo shall, or shall cause the other members of its Group and its and any of its respective then-Affiliates to, promptly pay or deliver to ElectronicsCo (or its designee; provided that such designee shall not result in any member of the RemainCo Group bearing additional Taxes) any monies or checks that have been received by RemainCo (or another member of its Group or its or its respective then-Affiliates) after the Distribution to the extent they are (or represent the proceeds of) an ElectronicsCo Asset (it being understood and agreed that any such amounts shall be paid and delivered on a monthly basis, in each case to the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group; provided that if the aggregate amount not yet paid or delivered exceeds $100,000 before such monthly payment and delivery, such amount shall be paid and delivered to the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group within seven (7) days).

 

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Section 2.7 Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments.

(a) In connection with, and in furtherance of, the Transfers of Assets and the acceptance and Assumptions of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement, the Parties shall execute or cause to be executed, on or prior to the Distribution, by the appropriate entities, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments necessary to evidence the valid and effective Assumption by the applicable Party of its Assumed Liabilities and the valid Transfer to the applicable Party or member of such Party’s Group of all right, title and interest in and to its accepted Assets, in substantially the form contemplated hereby for Transfers and Assumptions to be effected pursuant to Delaware Law or the Laws of one of the other states of the United States or, if not appropriate for a given Transfer or Assumption, and for Transfers and Assumptions to be effected pursuant to non-U.S. Laws, in such other form as the Parties shall reasonably agree; provided that Section 8.4(f) shall apply to each Transfer and Assumption contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) With respect to the transfer, directly or indirectly, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, of real property (or any portion thereof) that is, or at any time has been, used for any Industrial Purpose, whether or not of record (the portion of such real property that is or has been used for an Industrial Purpose, the “Transferred Industrial Real Property”), the restrictions set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Industrial Real Property Restrictions”) shall apply unless (A) the transferee of such Transferred Industrial Real Property reasonably determines that compliance with one or more of the Industrial Real Property Restrictions is not necessary based on the facts and circumstances existing at the time and notifies the applicable transferor thereof, and (B) such transferor consents in writing thereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In furtherance of the foregoing, prior to the Distribution, the transferor of any Transferred Industrial Real Property shall be entitled to, in its reasonable discretion, taking into account applicable Law and practicality, exclude or modify to be less stringent any or all of the Industrial Real Property Restrictions from the respective Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument. With respect to any Transferred Industrial Real Property that constitutes an ElectronicsCo Asset or RemainCo Asset, ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of its Group) or RemainCo (or the applicable member of its Group), respectively, may, in its discretion, request that the transferor of such Transferred Industrial Real Property remove one or more Industrial Real Property Restrictions in the event that facts and circumstances reasonably warrant such removal, and, provided that the transferor of such Transferred Industrial Real Property consents in writing to such removal (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the transferor shall (or if the transferor is a member of a Party’s Group, that Party shall cause such transferor to), at the expense of the requesting Party (or applicable member of its Group), reasonably cooperate to remove such Industrial Real Property Restrictions. Unless and until the Industrial Real Property Restrictions have been removed, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group and its and their respective transferees to, comply with the Industrial Real Property Restrictions, unless in the reasonable discretion of the Parties, enforcement of the applicable Industrial Real Property Restrictions is not necessary based on the facts and circumstances existing at the time.

 

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Section 2.8 Further Assurances.

(a) In addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement and subject to the limitations expressly set forth in this Agreement, including Section 2.5, each of the Parties shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts, on and after the Effective Time, to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary on its part under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Effective Time, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, cooperate with the other Party (or the relevant member of its Group), and without any further consideration, but at the expense (unless allocated to the Group of the requested Party pursuant to the other terms of this Agreement) of the requesting Party (or the relevant member of its Group) (except as provided in Sections 2.2(d)(v) and 2.5(c)) from and after the Effective Time, to execute and deliver, or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of Transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Consents, any permit, license, Contract, indenture or other instrument (including any Consents), and to take all such other actions as such Party (or the relevant member of its Group) may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party (or the relevant member of its Group) from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Transfers of the applicable Assets and the assignment and Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, at the reasonable request, cost and expense (unless allocated to the Group of the requested Party (or other member of its Group) pursuant to the other terms of this Agreement) of the other Party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party (or other member of its Group) such title and such rights as possessed by the transferring Party (or its Group) to the Assets allocated to such Party (or member of its Group) under this Agreement, free and clear of any Security Interest.

(c) Each of the Parties shall take the actions set forth on Schedule 2.8(c) subject to the terms and conditions therein.

Section 2.9 Novation of Liabilities.

(a) Each Party, at the request of the other Party (such other Party, the “Other Party”), shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, release, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign to the fullest extent permitted by Law all obligations under Contracts (other than Shared Contracts, which shall be governed by Section 2.2(d)), and other obligations or Liabilities (other than with regard to guarantees or Credit Support Instruments, which shall be governed by Section 2.10), in each case for which a member of such Party’s Group and a member of the Other Party’s Group are jointly or severally liable and that do not constitute Liabilities of such Other Party as provided in this

 

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Agreement, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of the Other Party to such arrangements (other than any member of the Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement), so that, in any such case, the members of the applicable Group will be solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom any such Consent, substitution or amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed by the requesting Party). For the purposes of complying with the terms set forth in this Section 2.9, not more than thirty (30) Business Days after the end of each of the first six (6) fiscal quarters after the Distribution, each of ElectronicsCo and RemainCo shall deliver to the other Party a list of the Consents, releases, substitutions or amendments required to novate or assign to the fullest extent permitted by Law all obligations under Contracts (other than Shared Contracts, which shall be governed by Section 2.2(d)), and other obligations or Liabilities (other than with regard to guarantees or Credit Support Instruments, which shall be governed by Section 2.10) for which a member of such Party’s Group and a member of the Other Party’s Group are jointly or severally liable and that do not constitute Liabilities of such Other Party as provided in this Agreement, along with the status and anticipated timing for obtaining such Consents, releases, substitutions or amendments required.

(b) If the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required Consent, release, substitution or amendment, the Other Party or a member of such Other Party’s Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract or other obligation that does not constitute a Liability of such Other Party and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, as agent or subcontractor for such Party, the Party or member of such Party’s Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement (the “Liable Party”) shall, or shall cause a member of its Group to, directly pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such Other Party or member of such Other Party’s Group thereunder from and after the Effective Time. The Other Party shall, without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or cause to be promptly paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group, all money, rights and other consideration received by it or any member of its Group in respect of such performance by the Liable Party (unless any such consideration is an Asset of such Other Party pursuant to this Agreement). If and when any such Consent, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, the Other Party shall promptly Transfer all rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder of any member of such Other Party’s Group to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group without payment of any further consideration and the Liable Party, or another member of such Liable Party’s Group, without the payment of any further consideration, shall Assume such rights and Liabilities. Each of the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take all actions and do all things reasonably necessary on its part, or such Subsidiaries’ part, under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.9(b).

 

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Section 2.10 Guarantees.

(a) (i) RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, (with the reasonable cooperation of ElectronicsCo) use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) cause a member of the RemainCo Group to be substituted in all respects for a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, and/or (B) have all members of the ElectronicsCo Group removed or released as guarantor of or obligor for any RemainCo Liability (including any credit agreement, guarantee, indemnity, surety bond, letter of credit, banker acceptance and letter of comfort given or obtained by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group for the benefit of any member of the RemainCo Group) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including in respect of the guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(i), and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, (with the reasonable cooperation of RemainCo) use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) cause a member of the ElectronicsCo Group to be substituted in all respects for a member of the RemainCo Group, and/or (B) have all members of the RemainCo Group removed or released as guarantor of or obligor for any ElectronicsCo Liability (including any credit agreement, guarantee, indemnity, surety bond, letter of credit, banker acceptance and letter of comfort given or obtained by any member of the RemainCo Group for the benefit of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(ii), in each case (clauses (i) and (ii)), on or prior to the Distribution or as soon as reasonably practicably thereafter. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(b), no member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group or any of their respective Affiliates from time to time shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party with respect to any such guarantees.

(b) On or prior to the Distribution or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, to the extent required to obtain a release from a guaranty (a “Guaranty Release”) (i) of any member of the RemainCo Group, ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group to, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which any member of the ElectronicsCo Group would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached, and (ii) of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, RemainCo Group, and shall cause the other members of the RemainCo Group to, as applicable, execute a guaranty agreement in the form of the existing guaranty, except to the extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which any member of the RemainCo would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached.

(c) If any of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required removal as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.10, (i) the Party whose Group is the relevant beneficiary shall indemnify and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII) and shall, or shall cause one of the other members of its Group, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor, to pay, perform and discharge fully all of the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder, (ii) each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo agrees not to (and to cause the members of their respective Groups not to) renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any guarantees or Credit Support Instruments, for which the other Party is or may be liable, without the prior written consent of such other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), unless all obligations of such other Party and the other members of such Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by

 

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documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Party; provided, however, with respect to guarantees included in leases for real property, in the event a Guaranty Release is not obtained and such Party wishes to extend the term of such guaranteed lease, then such Party shall have the option of extending the term until a date not to exceed the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Distribution if it provides such security as is reasonably satisfactory to the guarantor under such guaranteed lease, and (iii) the relevant beneficiary shall pay to the guarantor or obligor a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter based on a rate of 3% per annum on the average outstanding amount of the obligation underlying such guarantee or obligation during such quarter.

(d) Each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of their respective Groups to cooperate and (i) ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use reasonable best efforts to replace all Credit Support Instruments issued by RemainCo or other members of the RemainCo Group, on behalf of or in favor of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Business, including in respect of those Credit Support Instruments set forth on Schedule 2.10(d)(i) (the “ElectronicsCo CSIs”), as promptly as practicable with Credit Support Instruments from ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group as of the Effective Time, and (ii) RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use reasonable best efforts to replace all Credit Support Instruments issued by ElectronicsCo or other members of the ElectronicsCo Group, on behalf of or in favor of any member of the RemainCo Group or the RemainCo Business, including in respect of those Credit Support Instruments set forth on Schedule 2.10(d)(ii) (the “RemainCo CSIs”), as promptly as practicable with Credit Support Instruments from RemainCo or a member of the RemainCo Group as of the Effective Time:

(i) With respect to any ElectronicsCo CSIs that remain outstanding after the Effective Time (x) ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the members of the ElectronicsCo Group to, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the RemainCo Indemnitees for any Liabilities arising from or relating to the such ElectronicsCo CSIs, including any fees in connection with the issuance and maintenance thereof and any funds drawn by (or for the benefit of), or disbursements made to, the beneficiaries of such ElectronicsCo CSIs in accordance with the terms thereof, (y) ElectronicsCo shall pay to RemainCo a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter based on a rate of 3% per annum on the average outstanding balance (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall mean any amount where the guarantor or obligor has not been released from the obligation or liability), during such quarter of any outstanding ElectronicsCo CSIs issued by RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group, respectively, and (z) without the prior written consent of RemainCo, ElectronicsCo shall not, and shall not permit any member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, enter into, renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any loan, lease, Contract or other obligation in connection with which RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group, respectively, has issued any Credit Support Instruments which remain outstanding. None of RemainCo or the members of the RemainCo Group will have any obligation to renew any Credit Support Instruments issued on behalf of or in favor of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Business after the expiration of such ElectronicsCo CSI.

 

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(ii) With respect to any RemainCo CSIs that remain outstanding after the Effective Time (x) RemainCo shall, and shall cause the members of the RemainCo Group to, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless the ElectronicsCo Indemnitees for any Liabilities arising from or relating to the such RemainCo CSIs, including any fees in connection with the issuance and maintenance thereof and any funds drawn by (or for the benefit of), or disbursements made to, the beneficiaries of such RemainCo CSIs in accordance with the terms thereof, (y) RemainCo shall pay to ElectronicsCo a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter based on a rate of 3% per annum on the average outstanding balance (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall mean any amount where the guarantor or obligor has not been released from the obligation or liability) during such quarter of any outstanding RemainCo CSIs issued by ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, respectively, and (z) without the prior written consent of ElectronicsCo, RemainCo shall not, and shall not permit any member of the RemainCo Group to, enter into, renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any loan, lease, Contract or other obligation in connection with which ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, respectively, has issued any Credit Support Instruments which remain outstanding. None of ElectronicsCo or the members of the ElectronicsCo Group will have any obligation to renew any Credit Support Instruments issued on behalf of or in favor of any member of the RemainCo Group or the RemainCo Business after the expiration of such RemainCo CSI.

Section 2.11 Bank Accounts; Cash Balances.

(a) Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the respective members of their Group to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to amend all Contracts governing each bank and brokerage account owned by ElectronicsCo and any other member of the ElectronicsCo Group (collectively, the “ElectronicsCo Accounts”), so that from and after the time of the ElectronicsCo Distribution such ElectronicsCo Accounts, if currently linked (whether by automatic withdrawal, automatic deposit or any other authorization to transfer funds from or to, hereinafter “linked”) to any bank or brokerage account owned by RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group (collectively, the “RemainCo Accounts”) are de-linked from such ElectronicsCo Accounts.

(b) Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the respective members of their Group to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to amend all Contracts governing the RemainCo Accounts so that from and after the time of the ElectronicsCo Distribution, such RemainCo Accounts, if currently linked to any ElectronicsCo Account, are de-linked from such ElectronicsCo Accounts.

(c) With respect to any outstanding checks issued by RemainCo, ElectronicsCo or any of the respective members of their Group prior to the Distribution, such outstanding checks shall be honored from and after the Distribution by the Person or Group owning the account on which the check is drawn, without modifying in any way the allocation of Liability (and rights to reimbursement) for such amounts under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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Section 2.12 Payment of Specified Transaction Expenses.

(a) At the times set forth on Schedule 2.12(a), RemainCo shall provide ElectronicsCo with a statement of the amounts paid to date by RemainCo (or any other member of the RemainCo Group) in respect of the Specified Transaction Expenses. At the times specified on Schedule 2.12(a), a payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be made as follows in respect of the initial statement (and in respect of subsequent statements, shall be made as set forth on Schedule 2.12(a)):

(i) if the amount of Specified Transaction Expenses paid by RemainCo (or any other member of the RemainCo Group) is greater than the Specified Transaction Expenses Threshold, then an amount equal to such excess shall be paid by ElectronicsCo to one or more accounts designated by RemainCo; and

(ii) if the Specified Transaction Expenses Threshold is greater than the amount of Specified Transaction Expenses paid by RemainCo (or any other member of the RemainCo Group), then an amount equal to such excess shall be paid by RemainCo to one or more accounts designated by ElectronicsCo.

(b) Promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days) following the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall make a payment of an amount equal to the Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage, multiplied by the Specified Settlement Expenses by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated by RemainCo.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, any payment made pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as an adjustment to the ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution.

Section 2.13 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. EACH OF REMAINCO (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE REMAINCO GROUP) AND ELECTRONICSCO (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE ELECTRONICSCO GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES, INFORMATION OR LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT, CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE

 

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EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR THEREIN, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS”, “WHERE IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, WITHOUT LIABILITIES OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST OR OTHER MATTER WHETHER OR NOT OF RECORD AND (II) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.

ARTICLE III

CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION

Section 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation; Certificate of Designation; Bylaws. At or prior to the Distribution, all necessary actions shall be taken to adopt the form of Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock, and Bylaws filed by ElectronicsCo with the Commission as exhibits to the ElectronicsCo Form 10.

Section 3.2 Series A Preferred Stock. Prior to the Distribution, (i) ElectronicsCo shall issue to RemainCo one (1) share of ElectronicsCo Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) immediately following such issuance, RemainCo shall contribute such one (1) share of ElectronicsCo Series A Preferred Stock to the Novus 2025 Trust (the “Trust”).

Section 3.3 Directors. At or prior to the Distribution, RemainCo shall take all necessary action to cause the Board of Directors of ElectronicsCo to consist of the individuals identified in the ElectronicsCo Information Statement as directors of ElectronicsCo.

Section 3.4 Officers. At or prior to the Distribution, RemainCo shall take all necessary action to cause the individuals identified as such in the ElectronicsCo Information Statement to be officers of ElectronicsCo as of the Distribution Date.

Section 3.5 Resignations. At or prior to the Distribution, each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall cause all of its employees and all employees of its respective Subsidiaries (excluding any employees of any member of its respective Group) to resign, effective as of the Distribution, from all positions as officers or directors of any member of the other Groups (and any other Person where such position is as a designee or representative of the other Groups) in which they serve.

Section 3.6 Ancillary Agreements. On or prior to the Effective Time, each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall enter into, and/or (where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their respective Group to enter into, the Ancillary Agreements and any other Contracts in respect of the Distribution reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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ARTICLE IV

THE DISTRIBUTION

Section 4.1 Stock Dividends to RemainCo.

(a) In connection with the Distribution, (i) on or prior to the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall issue to RemainCo, as a stock dividend, such number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock (or RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall take or cause to be taken such other appropriate actions to ensure that RemainCo has the requisite number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock) as will be required so that the total number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock held by RemainCo immediately prior to the Distribution is equal to the total number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock distributable in the Distribution, and (ii) on the Distribution Date, subject to the conditions and other terms set forth in this Article IV, RemainCo shall cause the Agent to distribute all of the then issued and outstanding shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock to holders of RemainCo Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate class and number of such shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder of ElectronicsCo Common Stock. For stockholders of RemainCo who own RemainCo Common Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock will be credited to their respective accounts by such broker or nominee. Each holder of RemainCo Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date (or such holder’s designated transferee or transferees) will be entitled to receive in the Distribution one (1) share of ElectronicsCo Common Stock for every two (2) shares of RemainCo Common Stock held by such stockholder. No action by any such stockholder (or such stockholder’s designated transferee or transferees) shall be necessary for such stockholder (or such stockholder’s designated transferee or transferees) to receive the applicable number of shares of (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares) ElectronicsCo Common Stock such stockholder is entitled to in the Distribution.

Section 4.2 Fractional Shares. RemainCo stockholders holding a number of shares of RemainCo Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date which would entitle such stockholders to receive less than one whole share of ElectronicsCo Common Stock in the Distribution, will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Fractional shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock will not be distributed in the Distribution nor credited to book-entry accounts. The Agent shall, as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, (a) determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of RemainCo Common Stock as of close of business on the Distribution Record Date, (b) aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions, in each case, at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests, and (c) distribute to each such holder, or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner, such holder or owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per share of ElectronicsCo Common Stock after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for U.S. federal income tax purposes, for applicable Transfer Taxes and for the costs and expenses of such sale and distribution, including brokers fees and commissions. None of RemainCo, ElectronicsCo or the Agent will guarantee any minimum sale

 

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price for the fractional shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock. None of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. The Agent acting on behalf of the applicable Party will have the sole discretion to select the broker-dealers through which to sell the aggregated fractional shares and to determine when, how and at what price to sell such shares. Neither the Agent nor the broker-dealers through which the aggregated fractional shares are sold shall be Affiliates of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo.

Section 4.3 Sole Discretion of RemainCo. RemainCo shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Distribution Date and all other terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transactions and/or offerings to effect each Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition, RemainCo may, in accordance with Section 12.11, at any time and from time to time until the completion of each Distribution decide to abandon any or all of the Distribution or modify or change the terms of each Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of any Distribution. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, RemainCo shall have the right not to complete any Distribution if, at any time prior to the Distribution, the Board shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that any Distribution is not in the best interests of RemainCo or its stockholders, that a sale or other alternative is in the best interests of RemainCo or its stockholders or that it is not advisable at that time for the ElectronicsCo Business to separate from RemainCo.

Section 4.4 Conditions to Distribution. Subject to Section 4.3, the obligation of RemainCo to consummate the Distribution is subject to the prior or simultaneous satisfaction, or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by RemainCo in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions. None of ElectronicsCo or any other member of the ElectronicsCo Group with respect to the Distribution or any third party shall have any right or claim to require the consummation of the Distribution, which shall be effected at the sole discretion of the Board. Any determination made by RemainCo prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in this Section 4.4 shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. The conditions are for the sole benefit of RemainCo and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of RemainCo or the Board to waive or not waive any such condition. Each Party will use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the other Party apprised of its efforts with respect to, and the status of, each of the following conditions:

(a) the Commission shall have declared effective the ElectronicsCo Form 10, of which the ElectronicsCo Information Statement forms a part, and no stop order relating to the registration statement will be in effect, no proceedings seeking such stop order shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission, and the ElectronicsCo Information Statement (or the Notice of Internet Availability of the ElectronicsCo Information Statement) shall have been distributed to holders of RemainCo Common Stock;

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(c) RemainCo shall have received an opinion from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to RemainCo (in its sole discretion), substantially to the effect that, among other things, the Distribution, together with the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution, will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

(d) RemainCo shall have received an opinion from the independent appraisal firm set forth on Schedule 4.4(d) or another independent appraisal firm as determined by the Board, in form and substance satisfactory to RemainCo, confirming that (i) following the Distribution, RemainCo, on the one hand, and ElectronicsCo, on the other hand, will be solvent and adequately capitalized, and (ii) RemainCo has adequate surplus under Delaware Law to declare the Distribution, in each of clauses (i) and (ii), after giving effect to the ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution;

(e) no order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of all or any portion of the Distribution or any of the related transactions shall be pending, threatened, issued or in effect, and no other event outside the control of RemainCo shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of all or any portion of the Distribution;

(f) the Internal Reorganization shall have been effectuated prior to the Distribution, except for such steps (if any) as RemainCo, in its sole discretion, shall have determined need not be completed or may be completed after the Effective Time;

(g) the Board shall have declared the Distribution and approved all related transactions, which approval may be given or withheld at its absolute and sole discretion (and such declaration or approval shall not have been withdrawn);

(h) RemainCo shall have elected the board of directors of ElectronicsCo, as described in the ElectronicsCo Form 10, immediately prior to the Distribution;

(i) the directors of RemainCo set forth on Schedule 4.4(i) shall have resigned from the Board effective upon the Distribution;

(j) (i) ElectronicsCo shall have, and shall have caused its applicable Subsidiaries to have, entered into all Ancillary Agreements to which it and/or such Subsidiary is contemplated to be a party, and (ii) RemainCo shall have, and shall have caused its applicable Subsidiaries to have, entered into all Ancillary Agreements to which it and/or such Subsidiary is contemplated to be a party;

(k) the making of the ElectronicsCo Cash Distribution;

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(m) no events or developments shall have occurred or shall exist that, in the sole and absolute judgment of the Board, make it inadvisable to effect the Distribution or would result in the Distribution and related transactions not being in the best interest of RemainCo or its stockholders.

Section 4.5 Effectiveness of Distribution. Unless otherwise determined by RemainCo prior to the Distribution, the Distribution shall be deemed to occur at 12:03 AM, New York City Time, on the Distribution Date.

ARTICLE V

CERTAIN COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting. Each Party agrees (on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group) that, following the Distribution until the completion of each Partys audit for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the third (3rd) anniversary of the Distribution occurs, and in any event solely with respect to (x) any statutory audit with respect to any fiscal year ending prior to the Distribution or for any portion of a fiscal year prior to the Distribution, in each case, in respect of which the Party requesting such reasonable assistance and access was an Affiliate (or relevant member of its Group) of the other Party’s Group, (y) the preparation and audit of each of the Party’s financial statements for the year ended December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a calendar year, also for the previous fiscal year) or amendments thereto, or the printing, filing and public dissemination thereof, and (z) the audit of each Party’s internal controls over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof and management’s assessment of each Party’s disclosure controls and procedures in respect of the year ended December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a calendar year, also for the previous fiscal year); provided that in the event that any Party changes its auditors within one (1) year of the completion of each Party’s audit for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the third (3rd) anniversary of the Distribution occurs, then such Party may request reasonable access on the terms set forth in this Section 5.1 for a period of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days from such change; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, access of the type described in this Section 5.1 shall be afforded by and to each of the Parties (from time to time following the Distribution), as applicable, to the extent reasonably necessary to respond (and for the limited purpose of responding) to any written request or official comment from a Governmental Entity, such as in connection with responding to a comment letter from the Commission, or as reasonably necessary to meet a filing, reporting or similar obligation required under applicable Law (including under Public Reports):

(a) Date of Auditors’ Opinion. (i) ElectronicsCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enable its auditors to complete their audit for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs such that they shall date their opinion on the audited annual financial statements on the same date that RemainCo’s auditors date their opinion on RemainCo’s audited annual financial statements, and to enable RemainCo to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of RemainCo’s annual financial statements for such fiscal year, and (ii) RemainCo shall use commercially

 

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reasonable efforts to enable their auditors to complete their audit for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs such that they shall date their opinion on the audited annual financial statements on the same date that ElectronicsCo’s auditors date their opinion on ElectronicsCo’s audited annual financial statements, and to enable ElectronicsCo to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of ElectronicsCo’s annual financial statements for such fiscal year;

(b) Annual Financial Statements. (i) each Party shall provide or provide access to the other Party on a timely basis all Information reasonably required to meet such other Party’s schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination of such other Party’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a calendar year, also for the previous fiscal year) and for management’s assessment of the effectiveness of such Party’s disclosure controls and procedures and its internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K and, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditor’s audit of its internal controls over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Commission’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder, if required (such assessments and audit being referred to as the “Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments”) for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (and, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a calendar year, also for the previous fiscal year), and (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (i), each Party shall provide all required financial and other Information with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries to its auditors in a sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit its auditors to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance to the other Party’s auditors (each such other Party’s auditors, collectively, the “Other Party’s Auditors”) with respect to Information to be included or contained in such other Party’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (or, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a calendar year, the previous fiscal year) and to permit the Other Party’s Auditors and management to complete the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, if required;

(c) Access to Personnel and Records. subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those set forth in Article IX) and to the extent it relates to the time prior to the Distribution, (i) each Party shall authorize and request its respective auditors to make reasonably available to the Other Party’s Auditors both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of such audited Party (each such Party with respect to its own audit, the “Audited Party”) and work papers related to the annual audits of such Audited Party, in all cases within a reasonable time prior to such Audited Party’s auditors’ opinion date, so that the Other Party’s Auditors are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to take responsibility for the work of the Audited Party’s auditors as it relates to their auditors’ report on such other Party’s financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable such other Party to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of its annual financial statements with the Commission for the fiscal year ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs (or, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a calendar year, the previous fiscal year), and (ii) each Party shall use

 

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commercially reasonable efforts to make reasonably available to the Other Party’s Auditors and management its personnel and Records in a reasonable time prior to the Other Party’s Auditors’ opinion date and other Party’s management’s assessment date so that the Other Party’s Auditors and other Party’s management are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments;

(d) Current, Quarterly and Annual Reports. (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the earlier of public dissemination or filing with the Commission, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, each Party shall deliver to the other Party a reasonably complete draft of any earnings news release or any filing with the Commission containing financial statements for the related year in which the Distribution occurs (or, if the Distribution occurs in the first quarter of a calendar year, the previous fiscal year) and the calendar year proceeding such year, including current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K or any other annual report purporting to fulfill the requirements of 17 CFR 240-14c-3 (such reports, collectively, the “Public Reports”); provided, however, that each Party may continue to revise its respective Public Report prior to the filing thereof, which changes will be delivered to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, further, that each Party’s personnel will actively and reasonably consult with the other Party’s personnel regarding any proposed changes to its respective Public Report and related disclosures prior to the anticipated filing with the Commission, with particular focus on any changes which would reasonably be expected to have an effect upon the other Party’s financial statements or related disclosures; (ii) each Party shall notify the other Party, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware thereof, of any material accounting differences between the financial statements to be included in such Party’s annual report on Form 10-K and the pro-forma financial statements included, as applicable, in the ElectronicsCo Form 10 or the Form 8-K to be filed by RemainCo with the Commission on or about the time of each Distribution; and (iii) if any such differences are notified by any Party, the Parties shall confer and/or meet as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and in any event prior to the filing of any Public Report, to consult with each other in respect of such differences and the effects thereof on the Parties’ applicable Public Reports; and

(e) Compensation Programs. to the extent (i) ElectronicsCo’s 2026 proxy statement or Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs discusses compensation programs of RemainCo, it shall substantially conform such discussion to RemainCo’s proxy statement and/or Form 10-K for the applicable period; and (ii) RemainCo’s 2026 proxy statement or Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31 of the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs discusses compensation programs of ElectronicsCo, it shall substantially conform such discussion to ElectronicsCo’s proxy statement and/or Form 10-K for the applicable period.

Nothing in this Section 5.1 shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary Information relating to that third party or its business; provided, however, that in the event that a Party is required under this Section 5.1 to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such third party’s written consent to the disclosure of such Information.

 

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Section 5.2 Separation of Information.

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(a), ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to RemainCo (or its designee) as promptly as practicable (and, in any event, no later than twelve (12) months following the Distribution) all Information that constitutes a RemainCo Asset but is commingled in any member of the ElectronicsCo Group’s current records or archives (whether stored with a third party or directly by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group) (for the avoidance of doubt, ElectronicsCo may redact Information that is an ElectronicsCo Asset to which a member of the RemainCo Group does not have a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (to the extent such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement or that is not otherwise related to the RemainCo Business); provided that with respect to any Information to which a member of the RemainCo Group has a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement.

(b) If RemainCo identifies in writing particular Information (whether in written, electronic documentary or other archival documentary form) that RemainCo reasonably believes constitutes a RemainCo Asset (or to which a member of its Group has a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is otherwise related to the RemainCo Business but is held by or on behalf of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group (or any transferee thereof), ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause any other applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, request that the archive holder deliver such item to ElectronicsCo for review as soon as reasonably practicable, and ElectronicsCo shall review such request and deliver the requested material to RemainCo as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days of receiving the material from the archive holder; provided that if the requested material is not specific and requires a longer period of review in light of the breadth of the request, ElectronicsCo shall deliver the material to RemainCo as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall notify RemainCo of the expected timeframe to allow RemainCo to narrow such request if desired; provided, further, that with respect to any Information to which a member of the RemainCo Group has a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement; provided, further, that if such requested material does not constitute a RemainCo Asset (and a member of the RemainCo Group is not otherwise granted a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (and such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is not otherwise related to the RemainCo Business, ElectronicsCo shall not deliver the material to RemainCo, but shall provide RemainCo with an explanation in reasonable detail of such determination and discuss with RemainCo in good faith.

 

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(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(c), RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the RemainCo Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to ElectronicsCo (or its designee) as promptly as practicable (and, in any event, no later than twelve (12) months following the Distribution) all Information that constitutes an ElectronicsCo Asset but is commingled in any member of the RemainCo Group’s current records or archives (whether stored with a third party or directly by any member of the RemainCo Group) (for the avoidance of doubt, RemainCo may redact Information that is a RemainCo Asset to which a member of the ElectronicsCo Group does not have a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (to the extent such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement or that is not otherwise related to the ElectronicsCo Business); provided that with respect to any Information to which a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, as applicable, has a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement.

(d) If ElectronicsCo identifies in writing particular Information (whether in written, electronic documentary or other archival documentary form) that ElectronicsCo reasonably believes constitutes an ElectronicsCo Asset (or to which a member of its Group has a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is otherwise related to the ElectronicsCo Business but is held by or on behalf of any member of the RemainCo Group (or any transferee thereof), RemainCo shall, and shall cause any other applicable member of the RemainCo Group to, request that the archive holder deliver such item to RemainCo for review as soon as reasonably practicable, and RemainCo shall review such request and deliver the requested material to ElectronicsCo as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days of receiving the material from the archive holder; provided that if the requested material is not specific and requires a longer period of review in light of the breadth of the request, RemainCo shall deliver the material to ElectronicsCo as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall notify ElectronicsCo of the expected timeframe to allow ElectronicsCo to narrow such request if desired; provided, further, that with respect to any Information to which a member of the ElectronicsCo Group has a license pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement (or such Information is reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to any Designated Ancillary Agreement, such Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or such reasonable need for related Information) or access thereto and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement; provided, further, that if such requested material does not constitute an ElectronicsCo Asset (and a member of the ElectronicsCo Group is not otherwise granted a license pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement (and such Information is not reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access thereto pursuant to a Designated Ancillary Agreement) or is not otherwise related to the RemainCo Business, RemainCo shall not deliver the material to ElectronicsCo, but shall provide ElectronicsCo with an explanation in reasonable detail of such determination and discuss with ElectronicsCo in good faith.

 

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Section 5.3 Nonpublic Information. Each Party acknowledges on behalf of itself and the other members of its Group that Information provided under Section 5.1 may constitute material, nonpublic information, and trading in the securities of a member of either Group (or the securities of such Person’s Affiliates, or partners) while in possession of such material, nonpublic material information may constitute a violation of the U.S. federal securities Laws.

Section 5.4 Cooperation. From the Distribution until the date that is three (3) years following the Distribution, and subject to the terms and limitations contained in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group, their respective then-Affiliates, each of its and their respective Affiliates and its and their employees to (a) provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the other Party (and any member of such Party’s Group) in connection with the completion of the Internal Reorganization and the transactions contemplated herein and in each Ancillary Agreement (including assisting in the preparation of the Distribution), (b) provide knowledge transfer in reasonable detail at the request of the other Party regarding the Business, Assets or Liabilities of such other Party (for the avoidance of doubt, knowledge transfer is not required pursuant to this Section 5.4(b) with respect to Intellectual Property or Information constituting an Asset of the requested Party’s Group (unless a license or access thereto has been granted to a member of the requesting Party’s Group pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement (but in such case, Information shall be delivered only to the extent of such license (or to the extent reasonably necessary to exercise such license) or access and otherwise subject to the terms of the applicable Ancillary Agreement or Designated Ancillary Agreement))), (c) reasonably assist each Party (or member of its respective Group) in the orderly and efficient transition in becoming an independent company, (d) reasonably assist the other Party (or member of its respective Group) to the extent such Party (or member of such Party’s Group) is providing or has provided services, as applicable, pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement or the applicable Site Services Agreements, in connection with requests for Information from, audits or other examinations of, such other Party (or member of such Party’s Group) by a Governmental Entity, and (e) provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the other Party (and any member of its respective Group) in (i) seeking and obtaining all Consents of Governmental Entities under applicable Law with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) gathering, preparing and submitting any Information or documentary material that may be requested by any Governmental Entity in connection with obtaining such Consents, in each case (clauses (a) through (e)), at no additional cost to the Party (or member of such Party’s Group) requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket costs (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party (or its Group) or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service with respect to the foregoing) incurred by any such Party (or its Group), if applicable. The cooperation and assistance provided for in this Section 5.4 shall not be required to the extent such cooperation and assistance would result in an undue burden on any Party (or any member of its Group) or would unreasonably interfere with any of its employees’ normal functions and duties. In furtherance of, and without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (or their then-current Affiliates) to, make reasonably available those employees with particular knowledge of any function or service of which the other Party was not allocated the employees involved in such function or service in connection with the Internal Reorganization (including employee benefits functions, risk management, etc.).

 

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Section 5.5 Permits and Financial Assurance.

(a) Prior to the Distribution, the Permit Transferor shall be responsible for preparing and submitting, on a timely basis, all filings required to effect, as applicable (i) the Transfer to the applicable Permit Transferee of all permits, including Environmental Permits, that constitute Assets that are allocated to the Permit Transferee’s Group pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) the issuance of all permits, including Environmental Permits, necessary for the conduct of the Business of the Permit Transferee’s Group as it is conducted as of the time of the Distribution after giving effect to the Ancillary Agreements. The Permit Transferee shall cooperate with the Permit Transferor with respect to the filing of such transfer or reissuance requests, including executing any necessary forms as required and providing Information in the Permit Transferee’s possession to the Permit Transferor that is necessary for any such transfer or reissuance request. Following the Distribution, notwithstanding Section 2.6, the Permit Transferor shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) assist the Permit Transferee by providing any Information necessary to allow the Permit Transferee to apply to the applicable Governmental Entity for issuance of a new permit, including Environmental Permits, to the Permit Transferee, to the extent that such application was not submitted prior to the Distribution pursuant to this Section 5.5(a), (B) of the type in clauses (i) and (ii) above, maintain each permit, including any Environmental Permit, that was not Transferred to the Permit Transferee prior to the Distribution (a “Non-Transferred Permit”), in full force and effect in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (or, if greater, the level of effort agreed to maintain and administer its own permits, including any Environmental Permit) and taking into account the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, until such time as the permit has been transferred or reissued to the Permit Transferee; provided that the Permit Transferor’s obligation hereunder is conditioned on the Permit Transferee undertaking prompt action to apply for and prosecute the reissuance or a transfer of said Non-Transferred Permit, (C) cooperate in any reasonable and lawful arrangement designed to provide to the Permit Transferee the benefits arising under each Non-Transferred Permit, including accepting such reasonable direction as the Permit Transferee shall request of the Permit Transferor, and (D) enforce at the Permit Transferee’s reasonable request, or allow the Permit Transferee to enforce in a commercially reasonable manner, any rights of the Permit Transferor under such Non-Transferred Permit (to the extent related to the Business of the Permit Transferee); provided that (x) the costs and expenses incurred by the Permit Transferor related to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) shall be borne solely by the Permit Transferor and (y) the costs and expenses incurred by the Permit Transferor related to the foregoing clauses (C) and (D) shall be borne solely by the Permit Transferee. Following the Distribution, the Permit Transferee shall be responsible for compliance by the Business of its Group with all of the terms and conditions of any permit, including any Environmental Permit, which is a Non-Transferred Permit. The Permit Transferee shall be responsible for all Liabilities related thereto and shall indemnify the Permit Transferor pursuant to Article VIII for all Indemnifiable Losses to the extent relating to or arising in connection with or resulting from a Permit, including any Environmental Permit, which is a Non-Transferred Permit due to the Business of its Group, including fines or penalties arising from violations by its Group of any terms and/or conditions of the Non-Transferred Permit. The covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 5.5(a) of a Permit Transferor or

 

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Permit Transferee that (x) is a member of the RemainCo Group shall constitute RemainCo Liabilities, and (y) is a member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall constitute ElectronicsCo Liabilities. Notwithstanding Section 2.5 or Section 2.6, but in furtherance of the foregoing, in the case of any Permits (including Environmental Permits) which are related to both of the RemainCo Business and ElectronicsCo Business (a “Shared Permit”), the holder of such Shared Permit shall be entitled to elect whether to (I) Transfer the applicable Shared Permit to a member of the other Party’s Group (as designed by such Party) and procure for itself any new Permits or (II) procure the issuance for the other Party of such new Permits, including Environmental Permits, related to the existing Shared Permits (to the extent necessary for the conduct of the Business of such other Party’s Group as it is conducted as of the time of the Distribution after giving effect to the Ancillary Agreements); provided that, in each case, and for the avoidance of doubt, if there is any delay in the Transfer or procurement of such Permit, clauses (A) through (D) of this Section 5.5(a) shall continue to apply.

(b) Subject to Article VIII, as required by applicable Law and as soon as practicable after the Distribution, but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the Distribution unless otherwise permitted under applicable Law, each of ElectronicsCo and RemainCo, as the case may be, shall, or shall cause another member of its Group to, submit to the appropriate regulatory agencies documentation satisfactory to such agencies that it has procured financial assurance, in compliance with applicable Laws, to replace the financial assurance provided by members of the other Party’s Groups in respect of Environmental Liabilities that constitute ElectronicsCo Liabilities or RemainCo Liabilities, respectively, pursuant to such Laws. A schedule of the financial assurance related to Environmental Liabilities required to be obtained by each of the ElectronicsCo Group and RemainCo Group as of the date of this Agreement is set forth on Schedule 5.5(b). Subject to Article VIII, to the extent that the Environmental Liability underlying such financial assurance is an ElectronicsCo Liability or RemainCo Liability, ElectronicsCo or RemainCo, respectively, shall remain liable for the costs and expenses associated with maintaining such financial assurance, even in circumstances where an Indemnitee is required as a matter of applicable Law to obtain such financial assurance.

Section 5.6 Inventor Remuneration. Each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group (as applicable) to, reasonably cooperate with each other and shall use commercially reasonable efforts, on and after the Effective Time, to take, or cause to be taken, and without any further consideration, from and after the Effective Time to provide assistance and deliver, and cause to be delivered, all information, Contracts, reports, records and other materials reasonably necessary to determine and pay Inventor Remuneration, including (a) the Inventor Remuneration due to each such inventor, (b) the calculations of such Inventor Remuneration, (c) the last available contact information of each such inventor, (d) when such Inventor Remuneration is or was due to be paid, (e) the milestones at which each such inventor was or is owed such Inventor Remuneration and the payments due at such milestones, and (f) any pending or threatened Action arising out of such Inventor Remuneration. From and after the Distribution, at the request of a Party, the other Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, reasonably cooperate to maintain such information as confidential, including by permitting such information to be provided directly to the inventor and permitting a Party or a member of its Group to directly compensate such inventor, and permitting such inventor to be subject to reasonable confidentiality arrangements.

 

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Section 5.7 Certain Covenants. Each of the Parties shall take the actions set forth on Schedule 5.7 subject to the terms and conditions therein.

ARTICLE VI

PRIOR TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS

Section 6.1 No Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no member of the RemainCo Group shall have any obligation pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to assign or use any level of effort to attempt to assign or otherwise Transfer any Prior Transaction Agreement, in full or in part, or any rights thereunder to any member of the ElectronicsCo Group other than (a) the ElectronicsCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements (which are subject to Section 2.5) and (b) the Severable Prior Transaction Agreements (which are subject to Section 2.2(d)). For the avoidance of doubt, RemainCo may elect in its reasonable discretion and in consultation with ElectronicsCo to partially assign any Prior Transaction Agreement to effectuate the intent of this Article VI (but at all times subject to the terms of this Article VI, including the limitations set forth in Section 6.2(b)).

Section 6.2 ElectronicsCo Enforcement.

(a) Subject to Section 6.2(b) and Article VII, unless the benefits of a Shared Prior Transaction Agreement are conveyed to ElectronicsCo (or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group) pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Distribution, RemainCo shall (or shall cause the applicable member of the RemainCo Group to), at RemainCo’s election, either (i) enforce, or shall cause the applicable member of the RemainCo Group to enforce, at ElectronicsCo’s request, or (ii) allow ElectronicsCo or another member of the ElectronicsCo Group to enforce in a commercially reasonable manner, any and all rights of any member of the RemainCo Group (after giving effect to the Distribution) under any and all Shared Prior Transaction Agreements to the extent related to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable (and ElectronicsCo shall (A) directly bear the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such enforcement to the extent related to the rights being enforced for the benefit of the ElectronicsCo Group, (B) indemnify the RemainCo Indemnitees against any Indemnifiable Losses arising out of such enforcement to the extent related to the rights being enforced for the benefit of the ElectronicsCo Group, and (C) for the avoidance of doubt, be entitled to any recovery to the extent (I) related to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable, and (II) related to, arising out of or resulting from such enforcement). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including the definition of “ElectronicsCo Assets”), under no circumstances will ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group be entitled to any right, interest or benefit under any Shared Prior Transaction Agreement or to compel any enforcement thereof except, in each case, (x) the ElectronicsCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights and (y) as set forth in this Section 6.2, in each case, subject to Article VII.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 6.2(a):

(i) no member of the RemainCo Group shall have any obligation to any ElectronicsCo Indemnitee or any of their respective then-Affiliates to offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party to enforce any Shared Prior Transaction Agreement;

(ii) no member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall have any right to, and no member of the RemainCo Group shall have any obligation to any member of the ElectronicsCo Group (or any other ElectronicsCo Indemnitee) to, exercise any rights or enforce any obligations relating to, arising out of or resulting from the “Contingent Claim Committee” (as defined in the DWDP SDA), “Shared Historical DuPont Claim Committee” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) or any of the provisions set forth on Schedule 6.2(b)(ii); and

(iii) no member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall have any right to, and no member of the RemainCo Group shall have any obligation to any member of the ElectronicsCo Group (or any other ElectronicsCo Indemnitee) to, exercise any rights or enforce any obligations under any Shared Prior Transaction Agreements, including by commencing or maintaining any Action against any third party to enforce (or to allow any member of the ElectronicsCo Group to enforce) any Shared Prior Transaction Agreement if, in the good faith judgment of RemainCo (or if such member of RemainCo Group is not an Affiliate of RemainCo at such time, such member of the RemainCo Group), exercising any such rights or enforcing any such obligations (including, with respect to any Action, the commencement, maintenance or resolution thereof by order, judgment, settlement or otherwise) would reasonably be expected to (A) materially and adversely impact the conduct of the RemainCo Business or result in a material adverse change to any member of the RemainCo Group at shared locations where any member of the “MatCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) and any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the “AgCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) and any member of the RemainCo Group, as applicable, have operating agreements, governmental permits or joint obligations to a Governmental Entity with interdependencies, or (B) result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of RemainCo and its Subsidiaries (or if such member of RemainCo Group is not an Affiliate of RemainCo at such time, such member of the RemainCo Group and its then-Affiliates) at such time or the RemainCo Business conducted thereby at such time, taken as a whole, and in the case of both clauses (A) and (B), such material adverse effect would reasonably be expected to be greater with respect to the RemainCo Group, taken as a whole, than the effect on the ElectronicsCo Group, taken as a whole; provided, however, that ElectronicsCo may request that RemainCo commence or maintain an Action (and/or cause the applicable member of the RemainCo Group party to such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement to commence or maintain an Action), which request shall be considered in good faith by RemainCo; provided, further, that RemainCo’s good faith determination not to commence or maintain an Action shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Section 6.2, but the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of RemainCo’s good faith for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.2.

 

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(c) Subject to Article VII, from and after the Distribution, RemainCo shall not, and shall cause the other applicable members of the RemainCo Group not to, without the consent of ElectronicsCo (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), as applicable, (i) waive any rights under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement to the extent related to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable, of such other Party, (ii) terminate (or consent to be terminated by the counterparty) such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement except in connection with (A) the expiration of such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement in accordance with its terms (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that sending a notice of non-renewal to the counterparty to such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement is expressly permitted) or (B) a partial termination of such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement that would not reasonably be expected to impact any rights under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement related to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable, or (iii) amend, modify or supplement such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement in a manner (A) material (relative to the existing rights and obligations related to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable, under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement) and adverse to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable, and (B) disproportionate in the impact incurred by the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable, under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement (relative to the existing rights and obligations related to the ElectronicsCo Business, ElectronicsCo Assets or ElectronicsCo Liabilities, as applicable, under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement) compared to the impact incurred by the RemainCo Business, RemainCo Assets or RemainCo Liabilities under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement (relative to the existing rights and obligations related to the RemainCo Business, RemainCo Assets or RemainCo Liabilities under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement).

(d) Subject to Article VII, from and after the Distribution, if a member of a Group (the “Prior Transaction Agreement Notice Recipient”) receives from a counterparty to a Shared Prior Transaction Agreement a formal notice of breach of such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement that would reasonably be expected to impact the other Group, the Prior Transaction Agreement Notice Recipient shall provide written notice to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable (and in no event later than five (5) Business Days following receipt of such notice), and the Parties shall consult with respect to the actions proposed to be taken regarding the alleged breach. If RemainCo or another member of the RemainCo Group (the “Prior Transaction Agreement Notifying Party”) sends to a counterparty to a Shared Prior Transaction Agreement a formal notice of breach of such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement that would reasonably be expected to impact the ElectronicsCo Group, the Prior Transaction Agreement Notifying Party shall provide written notice to ElectronicsCo as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event no less than five (5) Business Days prior to sending such notice of breach to the counterparty), and the Parties shall consult with each other regarding such alleged breach. From and after the Distribution, no Party shall (and each Party shall cause the other members of its Group not to) breach any Shared Prior Transaction Agreement to the extent such breach would reasonably be expected to result in a loss of rights, or acceleration of obligations, of any member of the other Party’s Group (or related to its Business, Assets or Liabilities under such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement) pursuant to (x) such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement, or (y) any other Contract with the third party counterparty to such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement (or any of its Affiliates) in existence at the time of the Distribution that contains cross-default or similar provisions related to such Shared Prior Transaction Agreement.

 

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Section 6.3 ElectronicsCo Obligations. ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay, perform and discharge fully all of the obligations and Liabilities of any member of any Party’s Group under the Prior Transaction Agreements to the extent constituting an ElectronicsCo Liability, and shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to pay, perform and discharge such obligations and Liabilities related to the ElectronicsCo Business or an ElectronicsCo Asset, as applicable, or any obligation that RemainCo is obligated to cause its Affiliates to perform as if it were a party thereto. To the extent any such performance by ElectronicsCo is not permitted by any applicable counterparty under the terms of any applicable Prior Transaction Agreement, and subject to any separate arrangement reached in any Ancillary Agreement, RemainCo shall continue to pay, perform and discharge fully all such obligations in coordination with and at ElectronicsCo’s direction, and any and all costs, expenses and Liabilities incurred by RemainCo or its Affiliates in connection with the performance by RemainCo or its Affiliates of its obligations under this Section 6.3 shall be borne solely by ElectronicsCo.

Section 6.4 Access to Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policies for Pre-Distribution Matters.

(a) In furtherance and not in limitation of this Article VI but subject to Article VII, with respect to Liabilities of RemainCo and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Distribution that (x) constitute ElectronicsCo Liabilities (other than those incurred by a member of the RemainCo Group) or (y) are otherwise incurred by a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, in each case to the extent related to or arising from occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters prior to the Distribution Date, and to the extent any rights to insurance coverage applicable to those Liabilities are available under any Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy and access to such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy is available to “SpecCo” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) and members of the “SpecCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) pursuant to Article XI of the DWDP SDA or “Remainco” (as defined in the Neptune SDA) and members of the “Remainco Group” (as defined in the Neptune SDA) pursuant to Article X of the Neptune SDA, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy:

(i) any rights to such insurance coverage earlier assigned to the RemainCo Group pursuant to the DWDP SDA or Neptune SDA are hereby assigned by RemainCo (on behalf of itself and the applicable members of its Group) to the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group on that same date, to the extent permissible under the DWDP SDA, the Neptune SDA and any Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy, as applicable; and

(ii) to the extent permitted under such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy, the DWDP SDA and the Neptune SDA, as applicable, RemainCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, provide the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group with, from and after the Distribution Date, access to and the right to make claims under, the applicable Accessible

 

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DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy; provided that such access to, and the right to make claims under, such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy shall be subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of such policy, including any notice or reporting requirements under the occurrence-reported excess general liability insurance policies, any limits on coverage or scope, and any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums, and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses and subject to the terms of the DWDP SDA and Neptune SDA, as applicable, and shall be subject further to the following:

(A) to the extent permitted under such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy, the DWDP SDA and the Neptune SDA, as applicable, the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall be responsible for the submission, administration and management of any such claims under such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy; provided that ElectronicsCo shall provide reasonable written notice to RemainCo, or the applicable member of its Group, prior to submitting any such claim;

(B) if such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy, the DWDP SDA or the Neptune SDA, as applicable, does not permit the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group to directly submit claims thereunder, ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, report any such claims under such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy as soon as reasonably practicable to RemainCo, and RemainCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, submit such claims directly to the applicable insurer(s) on behalf of the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group, to the extent permitted by the DWDP SDA, the Neptune SDA and the Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy, as applicable; provided that with respect to any such claims, ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of its Group) shall (I) be responsible for (1) the preparation of any documents that are required for the submission of such claims and (2) the administration and management of such claims after submission, and (II) provide RemainCo, or the applicable member of its Group, with such documents or other information necessary for the submission of such claims by RemainCo, or the applicable member of its Group, on behalf of ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of its Group;

(C) the members of the RemainCo Group shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group in the pursuit of any such claims under such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policies, including by providing the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group with commercially reasonable access to the applicable Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy(ies) upon the written request of ElectronicsCo and promptly remitting insurance proceeds to the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group;

(D) ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of its Group) shall be responsible for any payments to the applicable Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy insurer(s) under such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy relating to ElectronicsCo’s (or the applicable member of its Group’s) claims submissions, and shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse RemainCo (and

 

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the applicable member of its Group) for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or payable by RemainCo (or any member of its Group) to the extent resulting from any access to, or any claims made by ElectronicsCo (or any member of its Group) under, any such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy in accordance with this Article VI, the DWDP SDA and the Neptune SDA (with respect to ElectronicsCo Liabilities), including any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses, indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, attorneys’ fees, allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees, whether such claims are submitted directly or indirectly by ElectronicsCo (or a member of its Group), or its or their employees or third parties;

(E) ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of its Group) shall bear (and none of the RemainCo Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse the ElectronicsCo Group for) and shall be liable for all excluded, uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims directly or indirectly made by ElectronicsCo (or any members of its Group) under such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy (unless otherwise constituting a RemainCo Liability); and

(F) no member of the ElectronicsCo Group, in connection with making a claim under any such Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy pursuant to this Article VI and Section 6.4, shall take any action or fail to take any action that the ElectronicsCo Group member reasonably determines would be reasonably likely to (I) have a material adverse impact on the then-current relationship between any member of the RemainCo Group, “AgCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA), “MatCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) or “Spinco Group” (as defined in the Neptune SDA), on the one hand (as applicable), and the applicable Insurer(s), on the other hand; (II) result in the applicable Insurer(s) terminating or reducing coverage for, or increasing the amount of any premium owed by, any member of the RemainCo Group, “AgCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA), “MatCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) or “Spinco Group” (as defined in the Neptune SDA) under such policy (as applicable); (III) otherwise materially compromise, jeopardize or interfere with the rights of any member of the RemainCo Group, “AgCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA), “MatCo Group” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) or “Spinco Group” (as defined in the Neptune SDA) (as applicable) under such policy; or (IV) otherwise materially compromise or impair the ability of RemainCo, “AgCo” (as defined in the DWDP SDA), “MatCo” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) or “Spinco” (as defined in the Neptune SDA) to enforce its rights with respect to any indemnification under or arising out of this Agreement, the DWDP SDA or the Neptune SDA, as applicable, and RemainCo shall have the right to cause ElectronicsCo to desist, or cause any other member of the ElectronicsCo Group to desist, from any action that RemainCo reasonably determines would compromise or impair its rights in accordance with this clause (IV) or the rights of “MatCo” (as defined in the DWDP SDA), “AgCo” (as defined in the DWDP SDA) or “Spinco” (as defined in the Neptune SDA), as applicable.

 

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(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement or Section 6.4 shall be considered an assignment or attempted assignment of any insurance policy in its entirety (as opposed to an assignment of rights and proceeds under a policy) or of the DWDP SDA or Neptune SDA, in whole or in part, nor is it considered to be itself a contract of insurance, and further, this Agreement shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any Party or any members of their respective Groups under or with respect to any Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy and related programs, or any other contract or policy of insurance, and any Party or any member of their respective Groups reserve all their rights thereunder.

(c) Subject to Article VII, in the event of any Action by or against members of both Groups to recover Insurance Proceeds under an Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy with respect to claims that relate to the same or related occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters, to the extent permitted by the DWDP SDA, Neptune SDA and applicable Law, RemainCo or ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of their respective Groups), as applicable, may jointly prosecute or defend any such Action, in which case each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, waive any conflict of interest to the extent necessary to conduct such joint prosecution or defense.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Article VI and Section 6.4, and for the avoidance of doubt, at no time shall RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group be required or obligated to provide any benefit to ElectronicsCo or any member of its Group under, or otherwise take any action under this Agreement with respect to, any Accessible DWDP/Neptune Insurance Policy to the extent not otherwise permitted or available to RemainCo under the DWDP SDA or Neptune SDA.

ARTICLE VII

LEGACY LIABILITIES

Section 7.1 Legacy Liabilities. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Article VII and without limiting the indemnification provisions of Article VIII, each of the Parties shall be responsible for its respective Applicable Percentage of any costs and expenses (in addition to, without duplication, each such Party’s share of any Indemnifiable Losses in respect of any such Legacy Liabilities pursuant to and in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article VIII) related to, arising out of, or resulting from any Legacy Liability. Such costs and expenses (including reimbursement for the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of defending, managing or providing assistance to RemainCo, as applicable, with respect to any Third Party Claim that is a Legacy Liability, which shall include any amounts with respect to a bond, prepayment or similar security or obligation required (or determined to be advisable by RemainCo) to be posted by RemainCo in respect of any claim) shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Legacy Liability in determining the reimbursement obligations of the other Party with respect thereto. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party shall be entitled to reimbursement by the other Party (in an amount equal to their respective Applicable Percentages) of any out-of-pocket costs and expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees who are managing such Legacy Liability or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service as managing the Legacy Liability) related to, arising out of or resulting from defending, managing or providing assistance to RemainCo, as applicable, with respect to any such Legacy Liability from the

 

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applicable Parties, from time to time when invoiced, in advance of a final determination or resolution of any Action related to a Legacy Liability. Any amounts owed in respect of any Legacy Liabilities, whether pursuant to this Article VII or in respect of Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Article VIII, shall be remitted promptly to the Party owed such amount or the relevant third party to which such Liability is owed, at the sole discretion of RemainCo, after the Party entitled to such amount provides an invoice (including reasonable supporting information with respect thereto) to the Party owing such amount. It shall not be a defense to any obligation by ElectronicsCo to pay any amounts, whether pursuant to this Article VII or in respect of Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Article VIII, in respect of any Legacy Liability that (a) ElectronicsCo was not consulted in the defense or management thereof, (b) ElectronicsCo’s views or opinions as to the conduct of such defense were not accepted or adopted, (c) ElectronicsCo does not approve of the quality or manner of the defense thereof, (d) such Legacy Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of Liability (even if such settlement was effected without the consent or over the objection of ElectronicsCo), (e) such liability does not constitute a Legacy Liability (which shall be subject to Section 7.2(e)), or (f) any other similar arguments are made.

Section 7.2 Management of Legacy Liabilities.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.1 and subject to Section 7.2(b), RemainCo has and shall have, on behalf of (x) itself and the other members of the RemainCo Group, and (y) ElectronicsCo and the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group and its and their past, present and future Affiliates (for which RemainCo has and shall have power of attorney), and ElectronicsCo, on behalf of itself and the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group (and its and their past, present and future Affiliates), hereby irrevocably grants to RemainCo, coupled with an interest, sole and exclusive authority to (i) commence, notice, prosecute, manage, control, conduct, administer, handle, manage, defend (or assume the defense of), litigate, arbitrate, mediate, settle, resolve, dispose of, cover or otherwise determine all matters whatsoever (including, as applicable, litigation strategy and choice of legal counsel or other professionals and any amendment, modification or supplement to any Contract (including Contracts with third parties and those Contracts listed on Schedule 7.2(a)) related to Legacy Liabilities) with respect to any Action or Third Party Claim related to, arising out of or resulting from any Legacy Liability; (ii) cover, make, submit, notice, control, conduct, administer, handle, manage, settle, prosecute, litigate, arbitrate, mediate, resolve, dispose of or otherwise determine all matters whatsoever with respect to any insurance claims or any other matters under or relating to any Policies (whether any such Policy is in existence or in effect, prior to, at or following the time of the Distribution) related to, arising out of or resulting from any Legacy Liability; and (iii) cover, make, submit, notice, control, conduct, administer, handle, manage, settle, prosecute, litigate, arbitrate, mediate, resolve, dispose of or otherwise determine claims against third parties who have agreed to indemnify any members of the ElectronicsCo Group, the RemainCo Group, or any of their respective past, present or future Affiliates, against any Indemnifiable Losses or other Liabilities related to, arising out of or resulting from any Legacy Liability, including any claims against third parties pursuant to the indemnification provisions of the Prior Transaction Agreements, in each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), including any Action or Third Party Claim related to, arising out of or resulting from (A) any alleged Liability that, if determined to be true, would constitute a Legacy Liability, and (B) any other Liability that RemainCo believes in good faith would constitute a Legacy Liability, in

 

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each case, until such time as an Arbitral Tribunal finally determines (in accordance with Article X) that such Liability does not constitute a Legacy Liability pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the consent of ElectronicsCo or the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group shall not be required in respect of the matters or actions (or inactions) described in this Section 7.2(a).

(b) RemainCo shall on a monthly basis, or if a material development occurs (including if a settlement proposal has been made) as soon as reasonably practicable (and, in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days) thereafter, inform ElectronicsCo of the status of and developments relating to any matter involving a Legacy Liability and provide copies of any material document, notices or other materials related to such matters; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release any Party from any of its obligations under this Article VII or under Article VIII except and solely to the extent that such Party (or a member of its Group) shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (and its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, cooperate fully with RemainCo in its management of any of such Legacy Liability, including with respect to any action (including the commencement of any Action) by RemainCo (or any member of its Group and its and their respective then-Affiliates) and omitting from taking any action that would be reasonably likely to interfere with or adversely affect the rights and powers of RemainCo pursuant to this Article VII, and shall take such actions in connection therewith that RemainCo reasonably requests (including providing access to ElectronicsCo’s Records and employees (and those of the other members of its Group and its and their respective then-Affiliates) as set forth in Section 7.3).

(c) The maximum amount of Liability (including the costs of defense thereof) that any Party shall have with respect to any Legacy Liability shall be capped at its respective Applicable Percentage of any final settlement, resolution or disposition (including the costs of defense thereof) of any Action or Third Party Claim with respect to such Legacy Liability, and the costs and expenses incurred in respect of such Legacy Liability to the date of such final settlement, resolution or disposition (in respect of such Action or Third Party Claim, the “Cap”); provided that the Cap in respect of such Action or Third Party Claim shall not apply to any additional Legacy Liability arising or relating to a different Action or Third Party Claim notwithstanding that the subject matter of any such different Action or Third Party Claim may relate or be similar to, or the same as, such first Action or Third Party Claim.

(d) In the event RemainCo disputes whether any Liability constitutes a Legacy Liability, RemainCo may, but shall not be obligated to, commence prosecution or other assertion of such claim or right pending resolution of such dispute. In the event that RemainCo commences any such prosecution or assertion and, upon resolution of the dispute (pursuant to Article X), it is determined that such Liability does not constitute a Legacy Liability and that such Liability constitutes an ElectronicsCo Liability pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, RemainCo shall cease the prosecution or assertion of such right or claim and the applicable Parties shall cooperate to transfer the control thereof to ElectronicsCo (unless otherwise agreed in writing by ElectronicsCo and RemainCo). In such event, ElectronicsCo shall promptly indemnify or reimburse, as applicable, RemainCo for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the RemainCo Indemnitees to such date in connection with the prosecution or assertion of such claim or right.

 

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(e) In the event ElectronicsCo disputes whether any Liability constitutes a Legacy Liability, it shall remit to RemainCo or the relevant third party to which such Liability is owed, at the sole discretion of RemainCo, all amounts invoiced by a RemainCo Indemnitee relating to such Liability in accordance with this Article VII, until it is finally determined by an Arbitral Tribunal (in accordance with Article X) that such Liability does not constitute a Legacy Liability, provided that RemainCo (i) has provided ElectronicsCo with written notice of the required indemnification in good faith and (ii) has paid or will substantially concurrently pay its Applicable Percentage of such Liability. Provided that ElectronicsCo has paid such amounts owed and invoiced, then ElectronicsCo may, but shall not be obligated to, commence prosecution or other assertion of a claim that such Liability is not a Legacy Liability in accordance with Article X. In the event that ElectronicsCo commences any such prosecution or assertion and, upon resolution of the dispute (in accordance with Article X), it is determined that such Liability does not constitute a Legacy Liability, then RemainCo shall promptly indemnify or reimburse, as applicable, ElectronicsCo any amounts invoiced to and remitted by ElectronicsCo relating to such Liability.

Section 7.3 Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses.

(a) Access to Information and Employees by RemainCo. In connection with the matters set forth in Section 7.2, ElectronicsCo shall make readily available to and afford to RemainCo and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access, subject to appropriate restrictions for classified, privileged or confidential information, to the employees, properties and Information of ElectronicsCo and the members of its Group insofar as such access relates to the relevant Legacy Liability; it being understood by the Parties that such access as well as any services provided pursuant to Section 7.3(b) may require a significant time commitment on the part of ElectronicsCo’s employees and that any such commitment shall not otherwise limit any of the rights or obligations set forth in this Article VII. Nothing in this Section 7.3(a) shall require ElectronicsCo to violate any Law or any Contract with any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information relating to that third party or its business; provided, however, that in the event that access to or the provision of any such Information would violate a Contract with a third party, ElectronicsCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such third party’s Consent to the disclosure of such Information.

(b) Certain Services. ElectronicsCo shall make available to RemainCo, upon reasonable written request, ElectronicsCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors, employees and agents to assist in the management (including, if applicable, as witnesses in any Action) of any Legacy Liabilities to the extent that such Persons may reasonably be required in connection with the prosecution, defense or day-to-day management of any Legacy Liability.

(c) Costs and Expenses Relating to Access by RemainCo. Except as otherwise provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the provision of access and other services pursuant to this Section 7.3 shall be at no additional cost or expense of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo (other than for (i) actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses which shall be allocated as set forth in Section 7.1 and (ii) costs incurred directly or indirectly by ElectronicsCo affording such access and other services which shall be the responsibility of ElectronicsCo).

 

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Section 7.4 Notice Relating to Legacy Liabilities.

(a) In the event that ElectronicsCo or any member of its Group (or any of their respective then-Affiliates), becomes aware of any matter reasonably relevant to RemainCo’s ongoing or future management, prosecution, defense and/or administration of any Legacy Liability, ElectronicsCo shall promptly (but in any event within fifteen (15) days of becoming aware, unless, by its nature the subject matter of such notice would require earlier notice) notify RemainCo of any such matter (setting forth in reasonable detail the subject matter thereof); provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release any Party from any of its obligations under this Article VII or under Article VIII except and solely to the extent that such Party (or a member of its Group) shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.

(b) In the event that any of the Parties disagrees whether a claim, obligation or Liability is a Legacy Liability or whether such claim, obligation or Liability constitutes a Liability allocated to one of the Parties (or its Group) pursuant to this Agreement, then such matter shall be resolved pursuant to and in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Article X.

Section 7.5 Cooperation with Governmental Entity. If, in connection with any Legacy Liability, ElectronicsCo (or any member of its Group or its or their respective then-Affiliates) is required by Law to respond to and/or cooperate with a Governmental Entity, ElectronicsCo (and/or any applicable member of its Group and any of its or their respective and applicable then-Affiliates) shall be entitled to cooperate and respond to such Governmental Entity after, to the extent practicable under the specific circumstances, consultation with RemainCo of such Legacy Liability; provided that to the extent such consultation was not practicable, ElectronicsCo shall promptly inform RemainCo of such cooperation and/or response to the Governmental Entity and the subject matter thereof.

Section 7.6 Default. In the event that one or more of the Parties defaults in any full or partial payment in respect of any Legacy Liability (as provided in this Article VII and in Article VIII), then the non-defaulting Party shall be required to pay the amount in default; provided, however, that any such payment by a non-defaulting Party shall in no way release the defaulting Party from its obligations to pay its obligations in respect of such Legacy Liability (both for past and future obligations) and the non-defaulting Party may exercise any available legal remedies available against such defaulting Party; provided, further, that interest shall accrue on any such defaulted amounts at a rate per annum equal to the then applicable SOFR (in effect on the date on which such payment was due) plus 3% calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is lower).

Section 7.7 Conflict. In the event of any conflict between Article VII, on the one hand, and Article VI, Article VIII, Article IX or Article XI, on the other hand, with respect to the matters therein, the terms and conditions of Article VII shall govern, except for Sections 8.10 and 8.11.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims.

(a) Except (i) as provided in Section 8.1(b), (ii) as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII, each Party, on behalf of itself and each member of its Group, and to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Distribution were directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of its respective Group (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, (x) do hereby irrevocably but effective at the time of and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Distribution, and (y) at the time of the Distribution shall, remise, release and forever discharge the other Party and the other members of such other Party’s Group and their respective successors and all Persons who at any time prior to the Distribution were shareholders, directors, officers or employees of any member of such other Party’s Group (in their capacity as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity, whether arising under any Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, in each case, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution, including in connection with the Internal Reorganization, the Distribution and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements; provided, however, that no employee shall be remised, released and discharged to the extent that such Liability relates to, arises out of or results from intentional misconduct by such employee.

(b) Nothing contained in this Agreement, including Section 8.1(a) or Section 2.4, shall impair or otherwise affect any right of any Party, any member of either Group, or any Party’s or member of a Group’s respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that continue in effect after the Distribution pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. In addition, nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) shall release any Person from:

(i) any Liability Assumed, Transferred or allocated to a Party or a member of such Party’s Group pursuant to or as contemplated by, or any other Liability of any member of such Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including (A) with respect to ElectronicsCo, any ElectronicsCo Liability, and (B) with respect to RemainCo, any RemainCo Liability;

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(iv) any Liability under any Other Surviving Intergroup Account;

(v) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise for claims or Actions brought against any Indemnitee by third parties, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Agreement and, in particular, this Article VII and Article VIII, as applicable, or, in the case of any Liability arising out of an Ancillary Agreement, the applicable provisions of the Ancillary Agreement; or

(vi) any Liability the release of which would result in a release of any Person other than the Persons released in Section 8.1(a); provided that the Parties agree not to bring any Action or permit any other member of their respective Group to bring any Action against a Person released in Section 8.1(a) with respect to such Liability.

In addition, nothing contained in Section 8.1(a) shall release (x) RemainCo from indemnifying any director, officer or employee of ElectronicsCo who was a director, officer or employee of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Distribution, to the extent such director, officer or employee is or becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which he or she was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to obligations existing prior to the Distribution; it being understood that if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is an ElectronicsCo Liability, ElectronicsCo shall indemnify RemainCo for such Liability (including RemainCo’s costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article VIII, and (y) ElectronicsCo from indemnifying any director, officer or employee of RemainCo who was a director, officer or employee of ElectronicsCo or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Distribution, as the case may be, to the extent such director, officer or employee is or becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which he or she was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to obligations existing prior to the Distribution; it being understood that if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is a RemainCo Liability, RemainCo shall indemnify ElectronicsCo for such Liability (including ElectronicsCo’s costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article VIII.

(c) From and after the time of the Distribution, each Party shall not, and shall not permit any member of its Group, or any of their respective Affiliates, to, make any (or fail to withdraw any previously existing) claim, demand or offset, or commence any (or fail to withdraw any previously existing) Action asserting any claim, demand or offset, including any claim for indemnification, against the other Party or any member of such other Party’s Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or their respective successors with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 8.1(a).

(d) It is the intent of each Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 8.1, to provide for, at the time of the Distribution, a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution, whether known or unknown, between any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and the other Party (and/or a member

 

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of such Party’s or parties’ Group), on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such members on or before the Distribution), except as specifically set forth in Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b). At any time, at the reasonable request of the other Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group and, to the extent practicable each other Person on whose behalf it released Liabilities pursuant to this Section 8.1 to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

Section 8.2 Indemnification by RemainCo. In addition to any other provisions of this Agreement requiring indemnification and except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement, following the Distribution, RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the RemainCo Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the ElectronicsCo Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the ElectronicsCo Indemnitees, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (a) the RemainCo Liabilities or any Third Party Claim that would, if resolved in favor of the claimant, constitute a RemainCo Liability or (b) any breach by RemainCo of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 8.3 Indemnification by ElectronicsCo. In addition to any other provisions of this Agreement requiring indemnification and except as otherwise specifically set forth in any provision of this Agreement, following the Distribution, ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the RemainCo Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the RemainCo Indemnitees, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (a) the ElectronicsCo Liabilities or any Third Party Claim that would, if resolved in favor of the claimant, constitute an ElectronicsCo Liability or (b) any breach by ElectronicsCo of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 8.4 Procedures for Third Party Claims.

(a) If a claim or demand is made against a RemainCo Indemnitee or an ElectronicsCo Indemnitee (each, an “Indemnitee”) by any Person who is not a member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group (a “Third Party Claim”) as to which such Indemnitee is or may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the Party which is or may be required pursuant to this Article VIII to make such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim as promptly as practicable (and in any event within ten (10) days) after receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim. If ElectronicsCo shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion of a Third Party Claim which may reasonably be determined to be a Legacy Liability, ElectronicsCo shall give RemainCo (in accordance with Article VII) written notice thereof within ten (10) days after such Person becomes aware of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the failure to provide notice of any such Third Party Claim pursuant to this or the preceding sentence shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Article VIII except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party (and, as applicable, to RemainCo for a Third Party Claim which may reasonably be determined to be a Legacy Liability), as promptly as practicable (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the Indemnitee’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third Party Claim.

 

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(b) Other than in the case of (i) Taxes addressed in the Tax Matters Agreement, which shall be addressed as set forth therein, (ii) indemnification by a beneficiary Party of a guarantor Party pursuant to Section 2.10(c) (the defense of which shall be controlled by the beneficiary Party), (iii) a Legacy Liability (the defense of which shall be controlled by RemainCo as provided for in Article VII) or (iv) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Specified Transaction Expenses or the matters related thereto (the defense of which shall be controlled by RemainCo), (A) an Indemnifying Party shall be entitled (but shall not be required) to assume and control the defense of any Third Party Claim, and (B) if it does not assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, to participate in the defense of such Third Party Claim, in each case, at such Indemnifying Party’s own cost and expense and by such Indemnifying Party’s own counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the applicable Indemnitees (after consultation in good faith with the applicable Indemnitees), if it gives prior written notice of its intention to do so to the applicable Indemnitees within thirty (30) days of the Indemnifying Party’s receipt of notice of the relevant Third Party Claim from the applicable Indemnitees pursuant to Section 8.4(a); provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 8.4(b) to the extent such Third Party Claim (x) is an allegation of a criminal violation, (y) seeks injunctive, equitable or other relief other than monetary damages against the Indemnitee (provided that such Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party, at the request of the Indemnifying Party, in seeking to separate any such claims from any related claim for monetary damages if this clause (y) is the sole reason that such Third Party Claim is a Non-Assumable Third Party Claim) or (z) is made by a Governmental Entity (clauses (x), (y) and (z), the “Non-Assumable Third Party Claims”). After notice from an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnitee of the Indemnifying Party’s election to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, at its own expense and, in any event, shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and other information in such Indemnitee’s possession or under such Indemnitee’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that in the event a conflict of interest exists, or is reasonably likely to exist, that would make it inappropriate in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Indemnitee(s) for the same counsel to represent both the Indemnifying Party and the applicable Indemnitee(s), such Indemnitee(s) shall be entitled to retain, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, separate counsel as required by the applicable rules of professional conduct with respect to such matter. In the event that the Indemnifying Party exercises the right to assume and control the defense of a Third Party Claim as provided above, (I) the Indemnifying Party shall keep the Indemnitee(s) apprised of all material developments in such defense, (II) the Indemnifying Party shall not withdraw from the defense of such Third Party Claim without providing advance notice to the Indemnitee(s) reasonably sufficient to allow the Indemnitee(s) to prepare to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, and (III) the Indemnifying Party shall conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently, including the posting of any bonds or other security required in connection with the defense of such Third Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.4 to the contrary, for the avoidance of doubt, the defense of any Third Party Claims in respect of Legacy Liabilities shall be controlled by RemainCo in accordance with Article VII.

 

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(c) Other than in the case of a Legacy Liability or a Non-Assumable Third Party Claim, if an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending a Third Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 8.4(b), or if the Indemnifying Party fails to actively and diligently defend the Third Party Claim (including by withdrawing or threatening to withdraw from the defense thereof), the applicable Indemnitee(s) may defend such Third Party Claim at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnitee is conducting the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnitee in such defense and make available to the Indemnitee, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, material and information in such Indemnifying Party’s possession or under such Indemnifying Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnitee pursuant to a joint defense agreement to be entered into by Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that such access shall not require the Indemnifying Party to disclose any information the disclosure of which would, in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnifying Party, result in the loss of any existing attorney-client privilege with respect to such information or violate any applicable Law.

(d) Other than any Third Party Claim that is in respect of a Legacy Liability, which shall be governed by Article VII, no Indemnitee may admit any liability with respect to, consent to entry of any judgment of, or settle, compromise or discharge any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If an Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, it shall not be a defense to any obligation to pay any amount in respect of such Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party was not consulted in the defense thereof, that such Indemnifying Party’s views or opinions as to the conduct of such defense were not accepted or adopted, that such Indemnifying Party does not approve of the quality or manner of the defense thereof or that such Third Party Claim was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of liability.

(e) In the case of a Third Party Claim (except for any Third Party Claim that is in respect of a Legacy Liability, which with respect to the subject matter of this Section 8.4(e), shall be governed by Article VII), the Indemnifying Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, consent to entry of any judgment of, or settle, compromise or discharge, the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless such settlement or judgment (i) completely and unconditionally releases the Indemnitee in connection with such matter, (ii) provides relief consisting solely of money damages borne by the Indemnifying Party and (iii) does not involve any admission by the Indemnitee of any wrongdoing or violation of Law.

(f) Notwithstanding anything herein or in any Ancillary Agreement or any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument to the contrary, other than (x) actions for specific performance or injunctive or other equitable relief pursuant to Section 12.19, and (y) the indemnification provisions in Section 2.2(d), Section 2.5(c), Section 2.10, Section 5.5, Section 6.2 and Section 6.4, (i) the indemnification provisions of this Article VIII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties, the parties to the Conveyancing and Assumption

 

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Instruments and any Indemnitee for any breach of this Agreement or any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument and for any failure to perform and comply with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement or in any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument; (ii) each Party and each Indemnitee expressly waives and relinquishes any and all rights, claims or remedies it may have with respect to the foregoing other than under this Article VIII against any Indemnifying Party; (iii) none of the Parties, the members of their respective Groups or any other Person may bring a claim under any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument; (iv) any and all claims arising out of, resulting from, or in connection with the Internal Reorganization or the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement must be brought under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and (v) no breach of this Agreement or any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument shall give rise to any right on the part of any Party or party thereto, after the consummation of the Distribution, to rescind this Agreement, any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except as expressly provided in Section 2.6(a) and Section 2.6(b); provided, however, that with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Internal Reorganization and Distribution), the Parties may also bring claims arising under the Tax Matters Agreement under and in accordance with the Tax Matters Agreement and claims arising under the Employee Matters Agreement under and in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement. Each Party shall cause the members of its Group to comply with this Section 8.4(f).

(g) The provisions of this Article VIII shall apply to Third Party Claims that are already pending or asserted as well as Third Party Claims brought or asserted after the date of this Agreement. There shall be no requirement under this Section 8.4 to give a notice with respect to the existence of any Third Party Claim that exists as of the Effective Time. Each Party on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group acknowledges that Liabilities for Actions (regardless of the parties to the Actions) may be partly RemainCo Liabilities and partly ElectronicsCo Liabilities. If the Parties cannot agree on the allocation of any such Liabilities for Actions, they shall resolve the matter of such allocation pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article X. No Party shall, nor shall any Party permit the other members of its Group (or their respective then-Affiliates) to, file Third Party Claims or cross-claims against the other Party or any members of the other Group in an Action in which a Third Party Claim is being resolved.

(h) This Section 8.4, Section 8.5 and Section 8.6 shall not apply to Tax Contests, which shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement, or Legacy Liabilities, which shall be governed exclusively by Article VII.

Section 8.5 Procedures for Direct Claims. An Indemnitee shall give the Indemnifying Party written notice of any matter that an Indemnitee has determined has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement (other than a Third Party Claim which shall be governed by Section 8.4(a)), within thirty (30) days of such determination, stating the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss claimed, if known, and method of computation thereof, and containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed by such Indemnitee or arises; provided, however, that the failure to provide such written notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.

 

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Section 8.6 Cooperation in Defense and Settlement.

(a) With respect to any Third Party Claim (other than in respect of a Legacy Liability) that implicates both Parties (or any member of such Parties’ respective Groups or their respective then-Affiliates) in a material respect, including due to the allocation of Liabilities, the reasonably foreseeable impact on the Businesses of the relief sought or the responsibilities for management of defense and related indemnities pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties agree to, and shall cause the members of such Parties’ respective Group to, use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully (including providing signatures required in connection with the resolution of any Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 8.4 and this Section 8.6) and maintain a joint defense (in a manner that will preserve for all Parties any Privilege). The Party that is not responsible for managing the defense of any such Third Party Claim shall be consulted with respect to significant matters relating thereto and may, if necessary or helpful, retain counsel to assist in the defense of such claims. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8.6 shall derogate from any Party’s rights to control the defense of any Action in accordance with Section 8.4.

(b) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to any Third Party Claim where the resolution of such Third Party Claim by order, judgment, settlement or otherwise, would reasonably be expected to include any condition, limitation or other stipulation that would, in the reasonable judgment of RemainCo, significantly and adversely impact the conduct of the RemainCo Business or result in a significant adverse change to any member of the RemainCo Group at shared locations where any member of the ElectronicsCo Group and any member of the RemainCo Group, as applicable, have operating agreements, governmental permits or joint obligations to a Governmental Entity with interdependencies, RemainCo shall have, at RemainCo’s expense, the reasonable opportunity to consult, advise and comment in all preparation, planning and strategy regarding any such Third Party Claim, including with regard to any drafts of notices and other conferences and communications to be provided or submitted by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group to any third party involved in such Third Party Claim (including any Governmental Entity), to the extent that RemainCo’s participation does not affect any Privilege in a material and adverse manner; provided that to the extent that any such Third Party Claim requires the submission by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group of any Information relating to any current or former officer or director of any member of the RemainCo Group, such Information will only be submitted in a form approved by RemainCo in its reasonable discretion, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to any Third Party Claim where the resolution of such Third Party Claim by order, judgment, settlement or otherwise, would reasonably be expected to include any condition, limitation or other stipulation that would, in the reasonable judgment of ElectronicsCo, significantly and adversely impact the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business or result in a significant adverse change to any member of the ElectronicsCo Group at shared locations where any member of the ElectronicsCo Group and any member of the RemainCo Group, as applicable, have operating agreements, governmental permits or joint obligations to a Governmental Entity with interdependencies, ElectronicsCo shall have, at ElectronicsCo’s expense, the reasonable opportunity to consult, advise and comment in all preparation, planning and strategy regarding any such Third Party Claim, including with regard to any drafts of notices and other conferences and communications to be provided or submitted by any member of the RemainCo Group to any third party involved in

 

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such Third Party Claim (including any Governmental Entity), to the extent that ElectronicsCo’s participation does not affect any Privilege in a material and adverse manner; provided that to the extent that any such Third Party Claim requires the submission by any member of the RemainCo Group of any Information relating to any current or former officer or director of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, such Information will only be submitted in a form approved by ElectronicsCo in its reasonable discretion. (A) With regard to the matters specified in the preceding clause (i), RemainCo shall have a right to consent to any compromise or settlement related thereto by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group to the extent that the effect on any member of the RemainCo Group would reasonably be expected to result in a significant adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of RemainCo and its Subsidiaries at such time or the RemainCo Business conducted thereby at such time, taken as a whole, and such significant adverse effect would reasonably be expected to be greater with respect to the RemainCo Group, taken as a whole, than the effect on the ElectronicsCo Group, taken as a whole, and (B) with regard to the matters specified in the preceding clause (ii), ElectronicsCo shall have a right to consent to any compromise or settlement related thereto by any member of the RemainCo Group to the extent that the effect on any member of the ElectronicsCo Group would reasonably be expected to result in a significant adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of ElectronicsCo and its Subsidiaries at such time or the ElectronicsCo Business conducted thereby at such time, taken as a whole, and such significant adverse effect would reasonably be expected to be greater with respect to the ElectronicsCo Group, taken as a whole, than the effect on the RemainCo Group, taken as a whole.

(c) Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo agrees on behalf of itself and the other members of its Group that at all times from and after the Effective Time, if an Action is commenced by a third party naming both Parties (or any member of such Parties’ respective Groups or their respective then-Affiliates) as defendants and with respect to which one or more named Parties (or any member of such Party’s respective Group or their respective then-Affiliates) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is otherwise not a Liability allocated to such named Party under this Agreement, then the other Party shall use, and shall cause the other members of its respective Group to use, commercially reasonable efforts to cause such nominal defendant to be removed from such Action, as soon as reasonably practicable (including using commercially reasonable efforts to petition the applicable court to remove such Party (or member of its Group or their respective then-Affiliates) as a defendant to the extent such Action relates solely to Assets or Liabilities that the other Party (or Group) has been allocated pursuant to this Agreement). In the event of an Action in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if either the Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party shall so request, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant, if at all practicable and advisable under the circumstances. If such substitution or addition cannot be achieved for any reason or is not requested, management of the Action shall be determined as set forth in this Article VIII.

Section 8.7 Indemnification Payments. Indemnification required by this Article VIII shall be made by periodic payments of the amount of Indemnifiable Loss in a timely fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or an Indemnifiable Loss or Liability is incurred. The applicable Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, upon request, reasonably satisfactory documentation setting forth the basis for the amount of such payments, including documentation with respect to calculations made and

 

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consideration of any Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of such Indemnifiable Losses; provided that the delivery of such documentation shall not be a condition to the payments described in the first sentence of this Section 8.7, but the failure to deliver such documentation may be the basis for the Indemnifying Party to contest whether the applicable Indemnifiable Loss or Liability was incurred by the applicable Indemnitee.

Section 8.8 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.

(a) Any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII, including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Legacy Liability, shall be calculated (i) net of Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss and (ii) net of any proceeds received by the Indemnitee from any third party (net of any deductible, retention amount or increased insurance premiums incurred by the Indemnifying Party in obtaining such recovery) for such Liability that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss (“Third Party Proceeds”). Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is required to pay pursuant to this Article VIII to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VIII shall be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss (an “Indemnity Payment”) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds, then the Indemnitee shall pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

(b) The Parties hereby agree that an insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto and, solely by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof, shall not have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, and that no insurer or any other third party shall be entitled to a “windfall” (e.g., a benefit it would not otherwise be entitled to receive, or the reduction or elimination of an insurance coverage obligation that it would otherwise have, in the absence of the indemnification or release provisions) by virtue of any provision contained in this Agreement. The Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds and any Third Party Proceeds to which the Indemnitee is entitled in connection with any Indemnifiable Loss for which the Indemnitee seeks indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII; provided that the Indemnitee’s inability, following such efforts, to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds shall not limit the Indemnifying Party’s obligations hereunder.

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(d) In addition to the provisions of Section 8.8(a), any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Legacy Liability), shall (i) be reduced by the amount of any reduction in Taxes for which the Indemnitee is responsible (including Taxes for which a Party is responsible under the Tax Matters Agreement) actually realized as a result of the event giving rise to the payment by the end of the taxable year in which the payment is made, and (ii) be increased if and to the extent necessary to ensure that, after all required Taxes on the payment are paid (including Taxes attributable to any increases in the payment under this Section 8.8(d)), the Indemnitee receives the amount it would have received if the payment was not taxable or did not result in an increase in Taxes. For purposes of the preceding sentence, with respect to any Legacy Liability, the Tax rate applicable to (i) any deduction available by reason of the event giving rise to the payment, or (ii) any taxable income recognized by reason of the receipt of a payment, shall be deemed to equal the Assumed Tax Rate, with the associated reduction in Taxes or increase in Taxes, as the case may be, deemed to occur in the year of payment. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 8.8(d), with respect to any payment in respect of any Legacy Liabilities (including pursuant to Article VII), (i) the Party responsible for such payment hereunder (the “LL Paying Party”) shall pay the gross amount (without reduction pursuant to this Section 8.8(d)) to the other Party (the “Non-Paying Party”) or the applicable third party to whom such Legacy Liabilities are owed, in RemainCo’s discretion as contemplated by Article VII, (ii) the Non-Paying Party shall pay the amount of any reduction in Taxes described in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 8.8(d), to the LL Paying Party as and when any such reduction is realized by the Non-Paying Party by the end of the taxable year in which the LL Paying Party made the payment in respect of such Legacy Liabilities, and (iii) the LL Paying Party shall pay the amount of any increase in payments described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 8.8(d), to the Non-Paying Party promptly following the payment of the Taxes giving rise to such increase in Taxes. In the event any reduction in Taxes for which payment is made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence (the “Tax Benefit Payment”) is later determined to be invalid or otherwise disallowed by an applicable Taxing Authority, the LL Paying Party shall promptly pay to the Non-Paying Party the amount of such Tax Benefit Payment (net of any documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the LL Paying Party in connection with paying over such amount).

Section 8.9 Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities.

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

(b) The rights and obligations of any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, in each case, under this Article VIII shall survive the sale or other Transfer by any Party or its respective Subsidiaries of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities, with respect to any Indemnifiable Loss of any Indemnitee related to such Assets, businesses or Liabilities.

 

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Section 8.10 Environmental Matters.

(a) Substitution. Except with respect to any Legacy Liability that constitutes an Environmental Liability, ElectronicsCo and RemainCo, as the case may be, shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain any Consents, transfers, assignments, assumptions, waivers or other legal instruments necessary to cause such party or a member of its Group to be fully substituted for any member of the Group of the other Party with respect to any order, decree, judgment, agreement or Action that is in effect as of the immediately prior to the Distribution in connection with any ElectronicsCo Environmental Liability or any RemainCo Environmental Liability, respectively. ElectronicsCo or RemainCo, as the case may be, shall inform third parties associated with such matter, including Governmental Entities, about the assumption of such Liability by the Party to which it has been allocated and request that such Persons direct all communications, requirements, notifications and/or official letters related to such matters to the Party to which it has been allocated. The members of such other Group (and their successors) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide necessary assistance or signatures to ElectronicsCo or RemainCo, as the case may be, to achieve the purposes of this Section 8.10(a). Until such time as the substitutions outlined above have been completed, ElectronicsCo or RemainCo, as the case may be, shall comply with the terms and conditions of all such orders, decrees, judgments, agreements and Actions in respect of which it has been allocated Environmental Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement. With respect to any Legacy Liability that constitutes an Environmental Liability, RemainCo (or its designated Affiliate) or ElectronicsCo (or its designated Affiliate) shall be the Performing Party (as defined below) in accordance with Section 8.10(b) and ElectronicsCo and RemainCo shall use their reasonable best efforts to effect such substitutions and obtain such consents as may be required to have such Performing Party assume the control and performance of such matter in accordance with Section 8.10(b) and to inform any associated third parties consistent with this paragraph.

(b) Remediation Procedures.

(i) RemainCo shall be responsible for undertaking and controlling the response to any Legacy Liability that constitutes an Environmental Liability including, without limitation, undertaking and controlling any environmental investigations, monitoring, remediation or other actions with respect to such liability and controlling the defenses of any Actions related to such liability (“Response Action”), subject to Section 8.10(b)(ii) and any right of (x) any member of the AgCo Group, MatCo Group or Spinco Group to undertake such Response Action pursuant to the DWDP SDA or the Neptune SDA, as applicable, or (y) any other third parties to the extent that the right to undertake such Response Action was given to such third party pursuant to an agreement existing prior to the Distribution.

(ii) With respect to any Legacy Liability that constitutes an Environmental Liability arising out of, resulting from or relating to those sites where a member of the ElectronicsCo Group is the Relevant Site Party as of the Distribution, ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for undertaking the Response Action, at the direction of RemainCo (subject to RemainCo’s sole and exclusive authority and other rights over or related to such matters pursuant to Section 7.2), subject to any right of (x) any member of the AgCo Group, MatCo Group or Spinco Group to undertake such Response Action pursuant to the DWDP SDA or the Neptune SDA, as applicable, or (y) any other third parties to the extent that the right to undertake such Response Action was given to such third party pursuant to an agreement existing prior to the Distribution.

 

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(iii) With respect to any Environmental Liability that does not constitute a Legacy Liability, except as provided below, the Parties shall follow the general procedures for indemnification set forth in this Article VIII with respect to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Sections 8.2 or 8.3, relating to remediation of contaminated environmental media, where the owner or primary tenant of the impacted property is not a member of the Group of the Party to which such liability for remediation has been allocated. For such matters, if the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing that it is obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.10(b) with respect to such remediation Liability, such Party (and members of its Group) shall be entitled (but shall not be required) to undertake and control the Response Action, subject to any right of (x) any member of the AgCo Group, MatCo Group or Spinco Group to undertake such Response Action pursuant to the DWDP SDA or the Neptune SDA, as applicable, or (y) any other third parties to the extent that the right to undertake such Response Action was given to such third party pursuant to an agreement existing prior to the Distribution.

(iv) The Party (and members of its Group) undertaking and controlling the Response Action pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), including as set forth on Schedule 8.10(b), shall be referred to as the “Performing Party”.

(c) If the Performing Party is not both (x) the Relevant Site Party and (y) the only Party whose Group is using such real property, the following conditions shall apply to the performance of any Response Action:

(i) the Performing Party shall take reasonable precautions to minimize any interference with or disruption of the operations of the property owners and/or any other parties that have operations at the site (including third-parties) (each such party that is a member of either Group, a “Non-Performing Impacted Party”), including obtaining the owner’s and/or the other operating parties’, as applicable, prior written Consent to any Response Action that would reasonably be expected to substantially interfere with or disrupt the operations of such Person at the affected real property, which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;

(ii) if a member of a Group other than that of the Performing Party is the owner of the real property (or, if such real property is leased or sub-leased from a Person who is not a member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, the primary tenant (or sub-tenant) of such real property as between the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group) or otherwise has operational control of the impacted property (a “Non-Performing Site Controller”), such Non-Performing Site Controller shall, and shall cause the other members of the Group to, provide reasonable access to, and reasonably cooperate with, the Performing Party in its performance of such Response Action, it being understood that such cooperation shall in no event in and of itself require any Non-Performing Impacted Party or Non-Performing Site Controller to incur any out-of-pocket expenses;

 

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(iii) the Performing Party shall use reasonable efforts to avoid and minimize any harm to any persons or damage to real or personal property, and shall be responsible for any harm or damages resulting from the performance of any such Response Action, except to the extent such harm or damage results from the negligence or willful misconduct of such other Party or any member of its Group or any of their respective representatives; and

(iv) all required Response Actions shall be diligently and expeditiously performed in compliance with all applicable Laws, including Environmental Laws and worker health and safety Laws.

(v) The Performing Party shall (i) notify each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller prior to commencing or performing any Response Actions, (ii) keep each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller reasonably informed of the progress of any Response Actions and provide copies of any final, proposed response, remediation, investigation or sampling plans and the results of sampling and analysis (including any final status reports of work in progress or other final reports), in each case required to be submitted to any Governmental Entity or third party, (iii) provide each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any material proposed response, remediation, investigation or sampling plans prior to submission to a Governmental Entity, (iv) provide each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller with the opportunity to attend, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, any planned meeting with any Governmental Entity regarding a Response Action (provided that the Governmental Entity does not object), and (v) provide each Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller an opportunity to observe, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, any Response Action (other than Response Actions consisting of routine sampling, monitoring, maintenance or similar activities performed in the ordinary course) and to obtain, at such Non-Performing Impacted Party and Non-Performing Site Controller’s sole cost and expense, splits of any samples obtained in the course of conducting any Response Action.

(d) Subject to Section 8.10(e), all Response Actions subject to this Section 8.10 shall meet the least stringent applicable standards, regulations, or requirements of applicable Law, including applicable Environmental Law, or, where an applicable Governmental Entity with or asserting jurisdiction is supervising such Response Action, required by such Governmental Entity, and be consistent with the use of the property as of the Effective Time and any applicable terms of the relevant lease or similar site-specific agreement as such terms are in effect as of the Effective Time (the “Appropriate Remediation Standard”). In furtherance of and to the extent consistent with the foregoing, each Party (on behalf of itself and the other members of their respective Groups) agrees to utilize institutional controls and engineering controls (including capping, signs, fences and deed restrictions on the use of real property, soils or groundwater) to satisfy the Appropriate Remediation Standard and to cooperate in obtaining all necessary approvals of the use of such controls; provided that such controls do not prevent or materially interfere with the continued operation or reasonable future expansion of the operations on such real property. Once a notice of no further action or equivalent determination with respect

 

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to such matter has been issued by a Governmental Entity (or, if the Governmental Entity has delegated authority to conduct and certify the completion of a Response Action to a licensed professional, upon notice of the applicable Governmental Entity’s receipt and acceptance of such licensed professional’s certification), the Indemnifying Party shall have no further obligations with respect to such matter, other than with respect to any Indemnifiable Losses arising out of (i) any Third Party Claims relating to such matter and (ii) the performance of and any costs associated with any ongoing operations and maintenance, if any, required with respect to the Response Action, including inspections and repair of any engineering controls, ongoing pumping and treating of impacted groundwater (including any material equipment or system repairs, replacements or required upgrades), ongoing groundwater monitoring and related reporting, and the provision of any required financial assurance, provided that the Indemnitee shall be responsible for the performance of and any costs associated with any and all ongoing operations and maintenance relating to the following obligations: (A) any institutional controls, including any deed restrictions or land use controls and reporting obligations related to the same; (B) monitoring, maintenance, repair and reporting associated with a cap used as part of the remedy, but only to the extent that the cap consists of (x) the buildings at the site, (y) asphalt or similar materials already present at the site or that are used at the site for purposes in addition to the Response Action (i.e., parking), or (z) landscaping; and (C) groundwater monitoring associated with a natural monitored attenuation remedy. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to transfer to the Indemnitee (upon payment of the amount set forth in this sentence as mutually agreed in writing by the Indemnifying Party and Indemnitee or determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article X) its obligations for its ongoing operations and maintenance costs, if any, with respect to engineering controls approved as part of a no further action, equivalent determination or certification if the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay to the Indemnitee a sum equal to the present value of the reasonably estimated future costs of said engineering controls (where the period of time used for such present value calculation shall be the entire period for which it is reasonably anticipated that such continuing obligations will be performed, but no more than thirty (30) years, and the discount rate shall be reasonable). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee cannot mutually agree in writing on the amount set forth in the preceding sentence, such disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article X of this Agreement. In the event that any Governmental Entity reopens or otherwise modifies any determination related to the notice of no further action or equivalent determination, or notice of receipt and acceptance of the licensed professional’s certification, such that additional Response Actions are required, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the Indemnitee for any Liabilities associated with the reopening or modification of such determination that would have otherwise constituted Indemnifiable Losses of such Indemnitee.

(e) The Indemnifying Party shall not be responsible or liable to the Indemnitee for any Indemnifiable Losses associated with any Response Action to the extent:

(i) incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to achieve compliance with standards in excess of the Appropriate Remediation Standards;

(ii) incurred for Response Actions not required under or to achieve compliance with applicable Laws or required by a Governmental Entity with or asserting jurisdiction, unless undertaken as a result of (x) a reasonable belief that there exists a condition that, if unabated, poses a risk of reasonable possibility of harm to human health and safety, or to property of any third party or (y) in response to a Third Party Claim; or

 

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(iii) resulting from the exacerbation after the Distribution of any Release or threat of Release of or exposure to Hazardous Substances which first occurred prior to the Distribution; provided that this clause (iii) shall in no way relieve the Indemnifying Party of any Liability for Indemnifiable Losses associated with a Response Action if the exacerbation of a Release that occurred on or prior to the Distribution arises as a result of any action or inaction on the part of the Indemnitee that does not rise to the level of negligence.

(f) Corrective Actions for Compliance-Related Liabilities Subject to Indemnity. If a Party is providing indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with an ongoing business operation of the other Party, which (x) involves a violation of applicable Environmental Law which occurred prior to the Distribution, (y) requires a capital project (or series of capital projects) to bring the facility into compliance with applicable Environmental Law in effect as of the Distribution, and (z) does not involve a Response Action, the following shall apply:

(i) the Party that owns and operates the business operation after the Distribution will conduct and control the capital project (or series of capital projects), including the implementation thereof (the “Corrective Action Performing Party”); provided, however, that to the extent ElectronicsCo is the Corrective Action Performing Party and such capital project (or series of capital projects) relates to any Legacy Liability, ElectronicsCo shall conduct the capital project at the direction of RemainCo (subject to RemainCo’s sole and exclusive authority and other rights over or related to such matters pursuant to Section 7.2);

(ii) all expenditures shall be commercially reasonable taking into account the obligation to bring the business operation into compliance with applicable Environmental Law in effect as of the Distribution (“Commercially Reasonable Expenditures”), and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for additional expenditures, if any, in excess of Commercially Reasonable Expenditures, including any such additional expenditures that are made for the purpose of providing an economic benefit to the Corrective Action Performing Party, including expanding the business operation;

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(iv) the Corrective Action Performing Party shall promptly provide the Indemnifying Party with: (A) copies of any proposed corrective action plan to be submitted to the relevant Governmental Entity, including the proposed cost of the corrective action; (B) a reasonable opportunity to review and suggest comments to the corrective action plan prior to submission to the relevant Governmental Entities; (C) the opportunity to attend, at the Indemnifying Party’s sole cost and expense, any planned meeting with any Governmental Entity regarding the corrective action (provided that the Governmental Entity does not object); (D) material correspondence between the relevant Governmental Entities and the Corrective Action Performing Party relating to the corrective action; and (E) the final corrective action plan approved by or agreed to with the relevant Governmental Entities and the budget for implementation of said plan.

Section 8.11 Closure of Discontinued Operations.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and except with respect to indemnification for (x) Environmental Liabilities, (y) Third Party Claims or (z) Indemnifiable Losses to the extent related to, resulting from or arising out of the Demolition Party’s failure to perform its obligations pursuant to this Section 8.11 or its negligent or willful misconduct in performing such obligations, the following obligations set forth in this Section 8.11 shall be the exclusive obligations pursuant to this Agreement of the Parties for any Liabilities to the extent arising from required actions to execute demolition and removal of any buildings, improvements, facilities, equipment or other fixtures that (i) are Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses which give rise to Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities and (ii) are located at a property owned by or within the leasehold interest of RemainCo, ElectronicsCo or a member of their respective Groups as of the Distribution Date (such buildings, improvements, facilities, equipment or other fixtures, the “Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements”). For purposes of this section, the term “Demolition Party” shall mean the Party on whose property or leasehold the Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements are located, including, where relevant, the other members of such Party’s Group.

(b) The Demolition Party shall undertake, at the direction of RemainCo (subject to RemainCo’s sole and exclusive authority and other rights over or related to such matters pursuant to Section 7.2), the demolition and removal of the Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements if: (i) required by applicable Law, including an applicable permit issued by a Governmental Entity; (ii) demolition or removal is ordered by a Governmental Entity; (iii) the Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements constitute a nuisance that unreasonably and significantly harms or threatens to unreasonably and significantly harm the health and safety of other persons at the Demolition Party’s properties or members of the public; (iv) there is a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances occurring at or related to any Discontinued Building or Related Improvements or (v) the Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements unreasonably interfere with the current, or would unreasonably interfere with the planned operations (such operations being determined as of the Distribution, after giving effect to the Ancillary Agreements) by the Demolition Party or any other lessee at the property.

(c) If demolition and removal is required pursuant to Section 8.11(b), the Demolition Party shall undertake the demolition and removal of the Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements in accordance with all applicable Laws, applicable site-specific safety requirements, without disturbing any equipment or other structures that are needed for an ongoing Response Action, and the Demolition Party’s decommissioning plan, subject to RemainCo’s written approval of such plan.

 

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(d) The Demolition Party shall take reasonable precautions to minimize any interference with or disruption of the operations of the property owners and/or any other parties that have operations at the site (including third parties). The Demolition Party shall restore its premises to a level grade; provided, however, that the Demolition Party shall only be required to decommission, remove or demolish the Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements down to, but not through, the subsurface.

(e) If the Demolition Party and RemainCo cannot mutually agree in writing whether the Demolition Party has completed its demolition and removal obligations pursuant to Section 8.11, such disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article X of this Agreement. If the disagreement is so resolved in favor of RemainCo, and the Demolition Party fails to complete such required work, RemainCo may undertake any such work, at the sole cost and expense of the Demolition Party to be paid by the Demolition Party upon demand, excluding any costs and expenses that relate to liabilities that have been otherwise allocated to RemainCo pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IX

CONFIDENTIALITY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Section 9.1 Preservation of Corporate Records.

(a) Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by any Ancillary Agreement, a Party providing (or causing to be provided) Records or access to Information to the other Party under this Article IX shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party (or its Group or any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service with respect to the foregoing), as are reasonably incurred in providing such Records or access to Information.

(b) Except as otherwise required or agreed to in writing, or as otherwise provided in any Ancillary Agreement, with regard to any Information referenced in Section 9.2, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (and any of their successors and assigns) to, use commercially reasonable efforts, at such Party’s sole cost and expense, to retain, until the latest of, as applicable, (i) ten (10) years after the Distribution (unless an earlier date is specified for such Information on Schedule 9.1(b)(ii)), (ii) the date on which such Information is no longer required to be retained pursuant to Schedule 9.1(b)(ii), (iii) the date on which such Information is no longer required to be retained pursuant to any “Litigation Hold” issued by either RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution, including those set forth on Schedule 9.1(b)(iii), (iv) the concluding date of any period as may be required by any applicable Law, (v) with respect to any pending or threatened Action arising after the Distribution Date, to the extent that any member of the Group in possession of such Information has been notified in writing pursuant to a “Litigation Hold” by the other Party of such pending or threatened Action, the concluding date of any such “Litigation Hold”, and (vi) the concluding date of any period during which the destruction of such Information would reasonably be

 

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expected to interfere with a pending or threatened investigation by a Governmental Entity which is known to any member of the Group in possession of such Information at the time any retention obligation with regard to such Information would otherwise expire. The Parties agree that upon reasonable written request from the other Party that certain Information relating to the ElectronicsCo Business, the RemainCo Business, the ElectronicsCo Assets, the RemainCo Assets, the ElectronicsCo Liabilities, the RemainCo Liabilities or the transactions contemplated hereby be retained in connection with an Action, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (and any of their respective then-Affiliates) to use reasonable efforts (at the requesting Party’s sole cost and expense) to preserve and not to destroy or dispose of such Information without the consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the requesting Party (for the avoidance of doubt, reasonable efforts shall include issuing a “Litigation Hold”).

(c) RemainCo and ElectronicsCo intend, and acknowledge that each member of its respective Group intends, that any Transfer of Information that would otherwise be within the attorney-client or attorney work product privileges shall not operate as a waiver of any potentially applicable Privilege.

Section 9.2 Provision of Corporate Records. Other than in circumstances in which indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VIII (in which event the provisions of such Article VIII will govern) or for matters related to the provision of Tax Records (in which event the Tax Matters Agreement will govern) or for matters related to the provision of Employee Records (in which event the Employee Matters Agreement will govern) or for matters related to the separation of Information (which shall be governed by Section 5.2), and without limiting the applicable provisions of Article VI and Article VII, and subject to appropriate restrictions for Privileged Information (as defined below) or Confidential Information:

(a) After the Distribution Date and until the date on which RemainCo was required to retain, or cause to be retained, the Information requested pursuant to this Section 9.2(a) in accordance with RemainCo’s obligations under Section 9.1(b), and subject to compliance with the terms of the Ancillary Agreements, upon the prior written reasonable request by, and at the expense of, ElectronicsCo for specific and identified Information (i) which (x) constitutes an Asset of the ElectronicsCo Group and the Transfer of such Asset has not been consummated as of the Distribution Date, or (y) relates to the ElectronicsCo Group or the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business, as the case may be, up to the Distribution Date, solely to the extent reasonably necessary for the Parties to complete the separation of Assets (including Records) as contemplated hereby (or for such other reasonable purposes as may be agreed by the Parties), RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the RemainCo Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, ElectronicsCo and its designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the written or electronic documentary Information or appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of any member of the RemainCo Group, but only to the extent such items (or copies thereof) so relate and are not already in the possession or control of the requesting Party (or any member of its Group); provided that, except in the case of clause (x) of this Section 9.2(a)(i), to the extent any originals are delivered to ElectronicsCo pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements,

 

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ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, at its own expense, return such Information to RemainCo within a reasonable time after the need to retain such originals has ceased; provided, further, that, in the event that RemainCo, in its sole discretion, determines that any such access or the provision of any such Information would reasonably be expected to be significantly commercially detrimental to RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group or would violate any Law or Contract with a third party or would reasonably result in the waiver of any Privilege (unless the Privilege with respect to any such Privileged Information is solely related (other than in any de minimis respect) to Sole Benefit Services of the requesting Party), RemainCo shall not be obligated to, and shall not be obligated to cause the other members of the RemainCo Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, provide such Information requested by ElectronicsCo; provided, however, in the event access or the provision of any such Information would reasonably be expected to be significantly commercially detrimental or violate a Contract with a third party, RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the RemainCo Group (and any of its or their then-Affiliates) to, use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to mitigate any such harm or consequence of, or to obtain the Consent of such third party to, the disclosure of such Information, or (ii) that (x) is required by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group with regard to reasonable compliance with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on such Person (including under applicable securities Laws) by a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over such Person or (y) is for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, claims, regulatory, litigation, Action or other similar requirements, as applicable, RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the RemainCo Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, ElectronicsCo and its designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the Information or appropriate copies of such written or electronic documentary Information (or the originals thereof if the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of RemainCo or any other member of the RemainCo Group (or any of its or their respective then-Affiliates), but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the possession or control of ElectronicsCo (or another member of its Group, or any of their respective then-Affiliates); provided that, to the extent any originals are delivered to ElectronicsCo pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, ElectronicsCo shall, at its own expense, return such Information to RemainCo within a reasonable time after the need to retain such originals has ceased; provided, further that, in the event that RemainCo, in its sole discretion, determines that any such access or the provision of any such Information (including Information requested under Section 5.1) would violate any Law or Contract with a third party or would reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine or other applicable Privilege (unless the application of such privilege, doctrine or Privilege with respect to such matter is solely related (other than in any de minimis respect) to the Assets, Business and/or Liabilities of the requesting Party), RemainCo shall not be obligated to provide such Information requested by ElectronicsCo, provided, further, that in the event access or the provision of any such Information would violate a Contract with a third party, RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the RemainCo Group (and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) to, use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain the Consent of such third party to the disclosure of such Information.

 

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(b) After the Distribution Date and until the date on which ElectronicsCo was required to retain, or cause to be retained, the Information requested pursuant to this Section 9.2(b) in accordance with ElectronicsCo’s obligations under Section 9.1(b), and subject to compliance with the terms of the Ancillary Agreements, upon the prior written reasonable request by, and at the expense of, RemainCo for specific and identified Information (i) which (x) constitutes an Asset of the RemainCo Group and the Transfer of such Asset has not been consummated as of the Distribution Date or (y) relates to the RemainCo Group or the conduct of the RemainCo Business, as the case may be, up to the Distribution Date solely to the extent reasonably necessary for the Parties to complete the separation of Assets (including Records) as contemplated hereby (or for such other reasonable purposes as may be agreed by the Parties), ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, RemainCo and its designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the written or electronic documentary Information or appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, but only to the extent such items (or copies thereof) so relate and are not already in the possession or control of the requesting Party (or any member of its Group); provided that, except in the case of clause (x) of this Section 9.2(b)(i), to the extent any originals are delivered to RemainCo pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, RemainCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, at its own expense, return such Information to ElectronicsCo within a reasonable time after the need to retain such originals has ceased; provided, further, that, in the event that ElectronicsCo, in its sole discretion, determines that any such access or the provision of any such Information would reasonably be expected to be significantly commercially detrimental to ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or would violate any Law or Contract with a third party or would reasonably result in the waiver of any Privilege (unless the Privilege with respect to any such Privileged Information is solely related (other than in any de minimis respect) to Sole Benefit Services of the requesting Party), ElectronicsCo shall not be obligated to, and shall not be obligated to cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, provide such Information requested by RemainCo, provided, however, in the event access or the provision of any such Information would reasonably be expected to be significantly commercially detrimental or violate a Contract with a third party, ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group (and any of its or their then-Affiliates) to, use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to mitigate any such harm or consequence of, or to obtain the Consent of such third party to, the disclosure of such Information or (ii) that (x) is required by any member of the RemainCo Group with regard to reasonable compliance with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on such Person (including under applicable securities Laws) by a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over such Person or (y) is for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, claims, regulatory, litigation, Action or other similar requirements, as applicable, ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group (and each of its and their respective then-Affiliates) to, provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, RemainCo and its designated representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the Information or appropriate copies of such written or electronic documentary Information (or the originals

 

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thereof if the applicable member of the RemainCo Group has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of ElectronicsCo or any other member of the ElectronicsCo Group (or any of its or their respective then-Affiliates), but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the possession or control of RemainCo (or another member of its Group, or any of their respective then-Affiliates); provided that, to the extent any originals are delivered to RemainCo pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, RemainCo shall, at its own expense, return such Information to ElectronicsCo within a reasonable time after the need to retain such originals has ceased; provided, further that, in the event that ElectronicsCo, in its sole discretion, determines that any such access or the provision of any such Information (including Information requested under Section 5.1) would violate any Law or Contract with a third party or would reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine or other applicable Privilege (unless the application of such privilege, doctrine or Privilege with respect to such matter is solely related (other than in any de minimis respect) to the Assets, Business and/or Liabilities of the requesting Party), ElectronicsCo shall not be obligated to provide such Information requested by RemainCo, provided, further, that in the event access or the provision of any such Information would violate a Contract with a third party, ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the ElectronicsCo Group (and any of its or their respective then-Affiliates) to, use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain the Consent of such third party to the disclosure of such Information.

(c) Any Information provided by or on behalf of or made available by or on behalf of any Party (or any other member of either Group) pursuant to this Article IX shall be on an “as is”, “where is” basis and no Party (or any member of either Group) is making any representation or warranty with respect to such Information or the completeness thereof.

(d) Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause each other member of its Group to, inform its and their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives who have or have access to the Confidential Information or other Information of any member of any other Group provided pursuant to Section 5.1 or this Article IX of their obligation to hold such Information confidential in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 9.3 Disposition of Information.

(a) Each Party, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, acknowledges that Information in its or in a member of its Group’s possession, custody or control as of the Distribution may include Information owned by the other Party or a member of such other Party’s Group and not related to (i) it or its Business or (ii) any Ancillary Agreement to which it or any member of its Group is a Party.

(b) Notwithstanding such possession, custody or control, such Information shall remain the property of such other Party or member of such other Party’s Group. Each Party agrees, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, subject to legal holds and other legal requirements and obligations, (i) that any such Information is to be treated as Confidential Information of the Party or Parties to which it relates and (ii) subject to Section 9.1, to use commercially reasonable efforts to within a reasonable time (A) purge such

 

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Information from its databases, files and other systems and not retain any copy of such Information (including, if applicable, by transferring such Information to the Party to which such Information belongs) or (B) if such purging is not practicable, to encrypt or otherwise make unreadable or inaccessible such Information; provided that each Party shall, and shall cause each other member of its Group to, provide reasonable advance notice to the other Party prior to taking any action described in this Section 9.3(b) with respect to any Information related to the matters set forth on Schedule 9.3.

Section 9.4 Witness Services. At all times from and after the Distribution Date, each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the others, upon reasonable written request, its and any member of its Group’s officers, directors, employees and agents (taking into account the business demands of such individuals) as witnesses (in the presence of counsel for such officer, director, employee or agent, if any, and, if requested by the providing Group, counsel or other representatives designated by the providing Group) to the extent that (a) such Persons may reasonably be required to testify, or the testimony of such Persons would reasonably be expected to be beneficial to the requesting Party (or any member of its Group), in connection with the prosecution or defense of any Action in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved and (b) there is no conflict in the Action between the requesting Party (or any member of its Group) and the requested Party (or any member of its Group). A Party providing, or causing to be provided, a witness to the other Party (or member of such other Party’s Group) under this Section 9.4 shall be entitled to receive from the recipient of such services, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Party or a member of its Group in connection therewith (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees who are witnesses or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service as witnesses), as may be properly paid under applicable Law.

Section 9.5 Reimbursement; Other Matters. Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (including Section 7.3) or any Ancillary Agreement, a Party (or a member of such Party’s Group) providing, or causing to be provided, Information or access to Information to the other Party (or a member of such other Party’s Group) under this Article IX shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any other member of its Group or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees’ employer regardless of the employees’ service with respect to the foregoing), as may be reasonably incurred in providing such Information or access to such Information.

Section 9.6 Confidentiality; Non-Use.

(a) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement and except as otherwise provided in the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, each Party shall, and shall cause each of the other members of its Group to, hold, and cause each of their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, and not to disclose or release or except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement or as otherwise provided in the Umbrella

 

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Secrecy Agreement, use, including for any ongoing or future commercial purpose, without the prior written consent of each Party to whom (or to whose Group) the Confidential Information relates (which may be withheld in each such Party’s sole and absolute discretion), any and all Confidential Information concerning or belonging to the other Party or any member of its Group; provided that each Party may disclose, or may permit disclosure of, such Confidential Information (i) to its (or any member of its Group’s) respective auditors, attorneys and other appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know such Confidential Information for auditing and other non-commercial purposes and are informed of the confidentiality and non-use obligations to the same extent as is applicable to the Parties and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible, (ii) if any Party or any member of its Group is required or compelled to disclose any such Confidential Information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law or stock exchange rule, (iii) to the extent required in connection with any Action by one Party (or a member of its Group) against the other Party (or member of such other Party’s Group) or in respect of claims by one Party (or member of its Group) against the other Party (or member of such other Party’s Group) brought in an Action, (iv) to the extent necessary in order to permit a Party (or member of its Group) to prepare and disclose its financial statements in connection with any regulatory filings or Tax Returns, (v) to the extent necessary for a Party (or member of its Group) to enforce its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement and except as otherwise provided in the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement with respect to the Ancillary Agreements, (vi) to Governmental Entities in accordance with applicable procurement regulations and contract requirements or (vii) to other Persons in connection with their evaluation of, and negotiating and consummating, a potential strategic transaction, to the extent reasonably necessary in connection therewith, provided an appropriate and customary confidentiality agreement has been entered into with the Person receiving such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of Confidential Information is made by a third party that relates to clause (ii), (iii), (v) or (vi) above, each Party, as applicable, shall promptly notify (to the extent permissible by Law) the Party to whom (or to whose Group) the Confidential Information relates of the existence of such request, demand or disclosure requirement and shall provide such Party (and/or any applicable member of its Group) a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, which such Parties shall, and shall cause the other members of their respective Group to, cooperate in obtaining to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party who is (or whose Group’s member is) required to make such disclosure shall or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to furnish (at the expense of the Party seeking to limit such request, demand or disclosure requirement), or cause to be furnished, only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded to such Confidential Information (at the expense of the Party seeking (or whose Group’s member is seeking) to limit such request, demand or disclosure requirement).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) a Party shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations hereunder with respect to Confidential Information if it exercises, and causes the other members of its Group to exercise, at least the same degree of care (but no less than a commercially reasonable degree of care) as such Party takes to preserve confidentiality for its own similar Information and (ii) confidentiality obligations provided for in any agreement between each Party or another member of its Group

 

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and its or their respective past and/or present employees as of the Distribution Date shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Confidential Information (other than Intellectual Property (which shall exclusively be governed by the IP Cross-License Agreement, the House Marks License Agreement and other applicable Ancillary Agreements), Registration Data (which shall exclusively be governed by the Regulatory Matters Agreement) and Personal Data (which shall exclusively be governed by Section 9.10 and other applicable Ancillary Agreements)) of any Party (or another member of its Group) rightfully in the possession of and used by the other Party (or another member of its Group) in the operation of its Business as of the Distribution Date may continue to be used by such Party (and/or the applicable members of its Group) in possession of such Confidential Information in and only in the operation of the ElectronicsCo Business or the RemainCo Business, as the case may be; provided that, except as otherwise provided in the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, such Confidential Information may only be used by such Party and/or the applicable members of its Group and its and their respective officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors in the specific manner and for the specific purposes for which it is used as of the date of this Agreement and may only be shared with additional officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors of such Party (or Group member) on a need-to-know basis exclusively with regard to such specified use; provided, further, that such use is not competitive in nature, and may be used only so long as the Confidential Information is maintained in confidence and not disclosed in violation of Section 9.6(a), except that such Confidential Information may be disclosed to third parties other than those listed in Section 9.6(a), provided that such disclosure to such other third parties and any associated use of such Information must be pursuant to a written agreement containing confidentiality obligations at least as protective of the Parties’ rights to such Confidential Information as those contained in this Agreement. Such continued right to use may not be transferred (directly or indirectly) to any third party without the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the applicable Party, except pursuant to Section 12.9.

(c) Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo acknowledges, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, that it and the other members of its Group may have in their possession confidential or proprietary Information of third parties that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with each such third party while such Party and/or members of its Group were Subsidiaries of RemainCo. Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, hold and cause its and their respective representatives, officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors (or potential buyers) to hold, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary Information of third parties to which they or any other member of their respective Groups has access, in accordance with the terms of any agreements entered into prior to the Distribution between one or more members of the RemainCo Group and/or ElectronicsCo Group (whether acting through, on behalf of, or in connection with, the separated Businesses) and such third parties.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 9.6, (i) the disclosure and sharing of Privileged Information shall be governed solely by Section 9.7, and (ii) to the extent that an Ancillary Agreement is governed by the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement or another Contract pursuant to which a Party or its Affiliate is bound that specifically provides that certain information covered under this Section 9.6 shall be held confidential on a basis that is more protective of such information or for a longer period of time than provided for in this Section 9.6, then the applicable provisions contained in such Ancillary Agreement or other Contract shall control with respect thereto.

 

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Section 9.7 Privileged Matters.

(a) Pre-Separation Services. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Distribution have been and will be rendered either for (i) the collective benefit of each of the members of the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group (“Collective Benefit Services”), or (ii) the sole benefit of (x) RemainCo (or a member of RemainCo’s Group) in the case of legal and other professional services provided solely in respect of a RemainCo Asset, a RemainCo Liability or the RemainCo Business, or (y) ElectronicsCo (or a member of ElectronicsCo’s Group) in the case of legal and other professional services provided solely in respect of an ElectronicsCo Asset, an ElectronicsCo Liability or the ElectronicsCo Business, as the case may be (“Sole Benefit Services”). Subject to Article VII, for the purposes of asserting all privileges, immunities or other protections from disclosure which may be asserted under applicable Law, including attorney-client privilege, business strategy privilege, joint defense privilege, common interest privilege, and protection under the work-product doctrine (“Privilege”), (x) each of the members of the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group shall be deemed to be the client with respect to Collective Benefit Services, and (y) RemainCo or ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of such Party’s Group), as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the client with respect to Sole Benefit Services. With respect to all Information subject to Privilege (“Privileged Information”), (A) the Parties shall have a shared Privilege for Privileged Information to the extent relating to Collective Benefit Services, and (B) RemainCo or ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of such Party’s Group), as the case may be, shall have Privilege for Privileged Information to the extent relating to Sole Benefit Services and shall control the assertion or waiver of such Privilege. For the avoidance of doubt, Privileged Information includes, but is not limited to, services rendered by legal counsel retained or employed by any Party (or any member of such Party’s respective Group), including outside counsel and in-house counsel.

(b) Post-Separation Services. Each Party, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, acknowledges that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Distribution which will be rendered solely for the benefit of RemainCo (or a member of its Group) or ElectronicsCo (or a member of its Group), as the case may be, while other such post-separation services following the Distribution may be rendered with respect to claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes, or other matters which involve members of both Groups. With respect to such post-separation services and related Privileged Information, each of the Parties, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, agrees as follows, subject to Article VII:

(i) RemainCo shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with Privileged Information which relates solely to the RemainCo Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group. RemainCo shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with Privileged Information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting RemainCo Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits or other proceedings initiated against or by any member of the RemainCo Group, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group; and

 

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(ii) ElectronicsCo shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with Privileged Information which relates solely to the ElectronicsCo Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group. ElectronicsCo shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all Privileges in connection with Privileged Information that relates solely to the subject matter of any claims constituting ElectronicsCo Liabilities, now pending or which may be asserted in the future, in any lawsuits or other proceedings initiated against or by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group.

(c) Each Party, on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group, agrees as follows in this Section 9.7(c) regarding all Privileges not allocated pursuant to the terms of Section 9.7(b) with respect to which the Parties shall have a shared Privilege. All Privileges relating to any claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes or other matters which involve a member of both of the Groups in respect of which members of both of the Groups retain any responsibility or Liability under this Agreement, shall be subject to a shared Privilege among them.

(i) Subject to Article VII, Sections 9.7(c)(ii), 9.7(c)(iv) and 9.7(c)(v), no Party (or any member of its Group) may waive, nor allege or purport to waive, any Privilege which could be asserted under any applicable Law, and in which the other Party (or member of its Group) has a shared Privilege, without the consent of such other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Any Party (or member of its Group) requesting the consent of the other Party (or member of its Group) to waive a shared Privilege shall make such request in writing (a “Privilege Waiver Request”). Consent shall be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written objection (a “Privilege Waiver Objection Notice”) is made within twenty (20) days after receipt of a Privilege Waiver Request.

(ii) In the event of any Action or Dispute solely between or among any of the Parties, or any members of their respective Groups, either such Party may waive a Privilege in which the other Party or member of such Party’s Group has a shared Privilege, without obtaining the consent of such other Party (or Parties), as applicable; provided that such waiver of a shared Privilege shall be effective only as to the use of Information with respect to the Action or Dispute between or among the relevant Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and shall not operate as a waiver of the shared Privilege with respect to third parties.

 

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(iii) In the event of any Action or Dispute involving a third party, if a Dispute arises between or among the Parties (or members of their respective Groups) regarding whether a Privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interest of any Party or its Group, each Party agrees that it shall, and shall cause each other member of its Group to, negotiate in good faith, endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Party (or members of their respective Group), and shall not, and shall cause each other member of its Group not to, unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by the other Party. Each Party specifically agrees that it shall not, and shall cause each other member of its Group to not, withhold consent to waiver for any purpose except to protect its (or its Group’s) own legitimate interests.

(iv) Upon delivery of a Privilege Waiver Objection Notice, such Dispute shall be referred to the general counsels of the relevant Parties, and/or such other executive officer designated in writing by a relevant Party, for negotiations for a period of fifteen (15) days (the “Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period”). All offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the discussions and negotiations related to the Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period by any of the Parties (or the other members of their respective Groups), their respective agents, employees, experts and attorneys are confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any arbitration or other proceeding involving the Parties (or any other member of their respective Groups) and, in any Action, shall not be admissible in any future Action between the Parties, any member of their respective Groups and/or any Indemnitee; provided that evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be rendered inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the negotiation or discussion.

(v) If such Dispute has not been resolved in writing for any reason within the Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period, and the requesting Party determines that a Privilege should nonetheless be waived to protect or advance its interest, the requesting Party shall provide the objecting Party written notice (a “Privilege Waiver Notice”) fifteen (15) days prior to effecting such waiver. The objecting Party shall be entitled to submit such Dispute to final and binding arbitration pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10.1(c) of this Agreement within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Privilege Waiver Notice. Each Party specifically agrees that failure by the objecting Party within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Privilege Waiver Notice to commence proceedings in accordance with Section 10.1(c) to enjoin such Privilege waiver under applicable Law shall be deemed full and effective consent to such Privilege waiver, and each Party agrees that if the objecting Party commences such proceedings within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Privilege Waiver Notice, any such Privilege shall not be waived by any Party (or any member of their respective Groups) until the final determination of such Dispute in accordance with Section 10.1(c).

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a good faith reading, would reasonably be construed as calling for the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of the request and shall provide the other Party (and the relevant members of its or their respective Group) a reasonable opportunity to review the Information and to assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 9.7 or otherwise to prevent, restrict or otherwise limit the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 9.7, the Parties acknowledge and agree that in any Action or Dispute with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, any other agreement related to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and/or the negotiations, structuring and transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in each case, in which RemainCo, on the one hand, is adverse to ElectronicsCo, on the other hand: (i) any and all Privileged Information with respect to such matters belonging to or possessed by the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group prior to the Distribution shall be deemed to relate solely to the RemainCo Business; (ii) any advice given by or communications with each of the parties constituting RemainCo Counsel, to the extent it relates to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or any other agreement related to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and/or the negotiations, structuring and transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, shall not be a shared privilege and shall be deemed to relate solely to the RemainCo Business; and (iii) any advice given or communications with in-house counsel of RemainCo prior to the Distribution, to the extent it relates to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, or any other agreement related to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and/or the negotiations, structuring and transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, shall not be a shared privilege and shall be deemed to relate solely to the RemainCo Business. In all other cases, Privileged Information with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be a shared privilege.

(e) The transfer of all Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo as set forth in Sections 9.6 and 9.7, to maintain and cause to be maintained the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain, and cause to be asserted and maintained, all applicable Privileges, including, but not limited to, attorney-client or attorney work product privileges. The access to Information being granted pursuant to Sections 5.1, 7.3, 8.4 and 9.2 hereof, the agreement to provide witnesses and individuals pursuant to Sections 5.1, 7.3, 8.4 and 9.4 hereof, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts contemplated by Sections 5.1, 7.4 and 8.4 hereof, and the transfer of Privileged Information between and among the Parties and the members of their respective Groups pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any Privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise.

(f) Any assertion of privilege by ElectronicsCo or any other members of its Group shall not derogate from any rights of RemainCo set forth in Article VII.

Section 9.8 Conflicts Waiver. Each Party hereby agrees, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, that the counsel(s) set forth on Schedule 9.8 (“RemainCo Counsel”) has exclusively acted as counsel to RemainCo in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. ElectronicsCo, on behalf of

 

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itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, agrees that, following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, such representation by RemainCo Counsel shall not preclude RemainCo Counsel from serving as counsel to RemainCo, any of its then-Affiliates or any directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, limited partners, members, shareholders or other equityholders of RemainCo or such then-Affiliate, in connection with any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (even if there exists at any time a separate attorney-client relationship between RemainCo Counsel, on the one hand, and ElectronicsCo or any of its past, present or future Affiliates, on the other hand, pursuant to which RemainCo Counsel has obtained confidential information relating to ElectronicsCo, the ElectronicsCo Business, the ElectronicsCo Assets or the ElectronicsCo Liabilities). ElectronicsCo shall not, and shall cause any and all of its past, present and future Affiliates not to, seek to have RemainCo Counsel disqualified from any such representation. ElectronicsCo, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, hereby consents thereto and waives any such conflict of interest, and ElectronicsCo shall cause any and all of its past, present and future Affiliates to consent to such waive any conflict of interest. ElectronicsCo, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, acknowledges that such consent and waiver is voluntary, that it has been carefully considered, and that ElectronicsCo, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, has consulted with counsel or has been advised it should do so in connection herewith. ElectronicsCo, on behalf of itself and each of its past, present and future Affiliates, further acknowledges that none of this Agreement (including, but not limited to Article VII), the Ancillary Agreements nor the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are intended to create an attorney-client relationship between RemainCo Counsel, on the one hand, and ElectronicsCo or any of its past, present or future Affiliates, on the other hand, or any other relationship pursuant to which ElectronicsCo or any of its past, present or future Affiliates would have a right to object to RemainCo Counsel’s representation of any Person under any circumstance. The covenants, consent, and waiver contained in this Section 9.8 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which RemainCo Counsel is entitled whether pursuant to Law, Contract, or otherwise.

Section 9.9 Ownership of Information. Any Information owned by one Party or any member of its Group that is provided to a requesting Party pursuant to this Article IX shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing Party (or member of its Group). Unless expressly and specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights to any Party (or member of its Group) of license or otherwise in any such Information, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise.

Section 9.10 Personal Data.

(a) Each Party and its Affiliates shall at all times comply, and ensure that their Processing of Personal Data hereunder and under any Ancillary Agreement complies, with Data Protection Laws (including by taking appropriate technical and organizational measures against the unauthorized disclosure or unlawful processing, access to, accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, Personal Data) and shall use reasonable efforts to avoid acts or omissions that place the other Party in breach of its obligations under any applicable Data Protection Laws.

 

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(b) The Parties acknowledge that after the Distribution, each Party and its Affiliates shall act as a separate and independent Controller with respect to the Processing of any Personal Data pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (subject to the express terms thereof).

(c) To the extent that a Party or its Affiliate transfers Personal Data included in the RemainCo Assets (with respect to transfers by ElectronicsCo or its Affiliates) or ElectronicsCo Assets (with respect to transfers by RemainCo or its Affiliates) internationally following the Distribution, the transferring Party shall ensure that such transfer is effected by way of a valid data transfer mechanism in compliance with applicable Data Protection Laws, if and to the extent applicable.

(d) To the maximum extent permitted under applicable Law, each Party shall (i) promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) notify the other Party if it or its Affiliate receives a complaint, notice or communication (including request from a Data Subject to exercise their rights under Data Protection Laws) in relation to any Personal Data processed pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and (ii) without undue delay (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) if it becomes aware of, or reasonably suspects, a Personal Data Breach affecting the Personal Data of the other Party or its Affiliates.

ARTICLE X

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 10.1 Negotiation and Arbitration.

(a) In the event of a controversy, dispute or Action between the Parties arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach thereof, and including, but not limited to, any question of the arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction, the existence, scope or validity of this arbitration agreement or the arbitrability of any claim, and any controversy, dispute or Action related to Section 9.7 concerning Privilege issues (a “Dispute”), the following provisions shall apply, unless expressly specified herein.

(b) Negotiation. The following procedures shall apply with respect to Disputes, except in cases of Disputes related to Section 9.7 concerning Privilege issues (in which case the procedure in Section 9.7(c) shall apply):

(i) At such time as a Dispute arises, (A) any Party shall deliver written notice of such Dispute to the other Party (a “General Dispute Notice”) and (B) the general counsels of the Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by a Party in writing shall thereupon negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Dispute; provided, however, that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by each Party in writing, exceed ninety (90) days from the date of receipt by the relevant Party of the General Dispute Notice (the “General Negotiation Period”).

 

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(ii) With respect to the subject Dispute, no Party shall be entitled to rely upon the expiry of any limitations period or contractual deadline during the period between the date of receipt of the relevant General Dispute Notice and the earlier to occur of (A) the date of any arbitration being commenced under this Section 10.1 with respect to the Dispute and (B) the later to occur of (x) one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of receipt of the relevant General Dispute Notice and (y) the expiration of the applicable General Negotiation Period.

(iii) All offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the discussions and negotiations related to the relevant General Negotiation Period by any Party or the members of their respective Groups (and its and their respective Affiliates), their respective agents, employees, experts and attorneys are confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any arbitration or other proceeding involving the Parties or the members of their respective Groups (and their respective Affiliates) and, in any Action, shall not be admissible in any future Action between the Parties, any member of their respective Groups and/or any Indemnitee; provided that evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be rendered inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the negotiation or discussion.

(c) Arbitration. If the Dispute has not been resolved in writing for any reason as of the expiration of the applicable Negotiation Period, such Dispute shall be submitted, at the request of any Party, to final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution (the “ICDR”) in accordance with its International Arbitration Rules then in effect (the “Rules”), except as modified herein.

(i) The arbitration shall be conducted by a three-member arbitral tribunal (the “Arbitral Tribunal”). The claimant or claimants, collectively, shall appoint one arbitrator in the notice of arbitration and the respondent or respondents, collectively, shall appoint one arbitrator within fourteen (14) days after the appointment of the first arbitrator. The third arbitrator, who shall serve as chair of the Arbitral Tribunal, shall be jointly appointed by the two party-nominated arbitrators, in consultation with the Parties, within twenty-one (21) days of the appointment of the second arbitrator. Any arbitrator not timely appointed shall be appointed by the ICDR according to its Rules.

(ii) In resolving any Dispute to the extent it involves contractual issues under this Agreement, the arbitrators shall apply the governing law specified herein.

(iii) Arbitration under this Section 10.1 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for any Dispute, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the Parties and judgment thereupon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction having jurisdiction thereof, including any court having jurisdiction over the relevant Party or its Assets.

 

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(iv) The Arbitral Tribunal shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy, including monetary damages, specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief that is in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Arbitral Tribunal shall have no authority or power to (A) limit, expand, alter, modify, revoke or suspend any condition or provision of this Agreement, (B) award punitive, exemplary, treble or similar damages, except as set forth in Section 10.1(c)(v), or (C) review, resolve or adjudicate, or render any award or grant any relief in respect of, any issue, matter, claim or Dispute other than the specific Dispute or Disputes submitted by the parties to such Arbitral Tribunal for final and binding arbitration, including any Disputes consolidated therewith in accordance with Section 10.1(c)(viii).

(v) The Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to award the prevailing party its attorneys’ fees and costs reasonably incurred in the arbitration (including the fees and expenses of the arbitration, the Arbitral Tribunal’s fees and the fees and expenses of the ICDR). If any Party files an Action in contravention of the arbitration agreement in this Section 10.1, the other Party shall be entitled to an award of any costs they may incur in defending such an Action, including a fee in an amount equal to $25,000,000, multiplied by 1.05 raised to the power of the number of years elapsed since the Distribution Date (expressed in decimal form), as well as such additional punitive, exemplary, treble or similar damages as may be awardable under applicable Law. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that if any Party files an Action in contravention of the arbitration agreement in this Section 10.1, the non-breaching Party shall suffer reputational loss as a direct consequence of such Action for which it is entitled to damages.

(vi) The arbitration shall be seated in, and the award shall be rendered, in New York County, New York, in the English language.

(vii) The arbitration and this arbitration agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).

(viii) A Party may request consolidation of two or more arbitrations pending under the Rules into a single arbitration pursuant to the Rules. The Parties agree that two or more arbitration proceedings may be consolidated in accordance with this Section 10.1(c)(viii) and subject to the Rules even if the parties to such arbitration proceedings are not identical. Any order of consolidation issued pursuant to the Rules shall be final and binding upon the parties to the new Dispute, prior pending or subsequently-filed arbitrations. The Parties waive any right they have to appeal or to seek interpretation, revision or annulment of such order of consolidation under the Rules or in any court.

(ix) The Arbitral Tribunal (and, if applicable, Emergency Arbitrator) shall have the full authority to grant any pre-arbitral injunction, pre-arbitral attachment, interim or conservatory measure or other order in aid of arbitration proceedings (“Interim Relief”). The Parties shall exclusively submit any application for Interim Relief to only: (A) the Arbitral Tribunal; or (B) prior to the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal, an Emergency Arbitrator appointed in the manner provided for in the Rules. Any Interim Relief so issued shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, be

 

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deemed a final arbitration award for purposes of enforceability, and, moreover, shall also be deemed a term and condition of this Agreement subject to specific performance in Section 12.19. The foregoing procedures shall constitute the exclusive means of seeking Interim Relief; provided, however, that (I) the Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to continue, review, vacate or modify any Interim Relief granted by an Emergency Arbitrator, and the Arbitral Tribunal shall apply a de novo standard of review to the factual and legal findings of the Emergency Arbitrator and conduct any such proceeding with respect to the actions of the Emergency Arbitrator on an expedited basis; and (II) in the event an Emergency Arbitrator or the Arbitral Tribunal issues an order granting, denying or otherwise addressing Interim Relief (a “Decision on Interim Relief”), any Party may apply to enforce or require specific performance of such Decision on Interim Relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(x) The Parties consent and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court located in the State of New York or, where such court does not have jurisdiction, any New York state court, in either case located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York (“New York Court”) to enforce the dispute resolution provisions in this Section 10.1, or to enforce any award, relief or decision issued by an Arbitral Tribunal (or, if applicable, Emergency Arbitrator). In any such action: (A) each of the Parties irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or any right of objection to jurisdiction on account of its place of incorporation or domicile, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in any New York Court; (B) each of the Parties irrevocably consents to service of process by the mailing of copies of the process to the Parties as provided in Section 12.6, with service effected in this manner becoming effective five (5) days after the mailing of the process; and (C) each of the Parties waives any right to trial by jury in any court.

(xi) EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.1.

 

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(d) Confidentiality. Without limiting the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the Parties or permitted by this Agreement, the Parties shall keep, and shall cause the members of their applicable Group to keep, confidential all matters relating to the arbitration (including the existence of the proceeding and all of its elements and including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions) or the award, and any negotiations, conferences and discussions pursuant to this Article X shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations; provided that such matters may be disclosed (i) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to enforce this Article X or the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise required by Law. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration. In the event any Party makes application to any court in connection with this Section 10.1(d) (including any proceedings to enforce a final award or any Interim Relief), that Party shall take all steps reasonably within its power to cause such application, and any exhibits (including copies of any award or decisions of the Arbitral Tribunal or Emergency Arbitrator) to be filed under seal, shall oppose any challenge by any third party to such sealing, and shall give the other Party immediate notice of such challenge.

Section 10.2 Continuity of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article X with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.

ARTICLE XI

INSURANCE

Section 11.1 Access to Insurance Policies for Pre-Distribution Matters.

(a) Subject to and without limiting Article VII, with respect to Liabilities of RemainCo that (x) constitute ElectronicsCo Liabilities (other than those incurred by a member of the RemainCo Group) or (y) are otherwise incurred by a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, in each case to the extent related to or arising from occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters prior to the Distribution Date, any rights to insurance coverage applicable to those Liabilities under Insurance Policies issued to any members of the RemainCo Group, are hereby assigned by RemainCo (on behalf of itself and the applicable members of its Group) to the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group on that same date. RemainCo shall (or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to) provide the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group with, from and after the Distribution Date, access to, and the right to make claims under, the applicable Insurance Policy; provided that such access to, and the right to make claims under, such Insurance Policy shall be subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of such Insurance Policy, including any notice or reporting requirements under the occurrence-reported excess general liability Insurance Policies, any limits on coverage or scope, and any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums, and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses, and shall be subject to the following:

(i) To the extent permitted under such Insurance Policy, the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group shall be responsible for the submission, administration and management of any such claims under such Insurance Policy; provided that ElectronicsCo shall provide reasonable written notice to the applicable member of the RemainCo Group prior to submitting any such claims;

 

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(ii) If such Insurance Policy does not permit the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group to directly submit claims thereunder, ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, report any such claims under such Insurance Policy as soon as practicable to RemainCo, and RemainCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, submit such claims directly to the applicable Insurer(s); provided that ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of its Group) shall (x) be responsible for (A) the preparation of any documents that are required for the submission of such claims and (B) the administration and management of such claims after submission, and (y) provide RemainCo or the applicable member of its Group with such documents or other information necessary for the submission of such claims by RemainCo or the applicable member of its Group, on behalf of ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of its Group;

(iii) The members of the RemainCo Group shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group in the pursuit of any such claims under such Insurance Policies, including by providing the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group with commercially reasonable access to the applicable Insurance Policy(ies) upon the written request of ElectronicsCo and promptly remitting insurance proceeds to the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group;

(iv) ElectronicsCo (or the applicable members of its Group) shall be responsible for any payments to the applicable Insurer under such Insurance Policy relating to its claims submissions and shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse RemainCo (and the applicable members of its Group) for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or payable by RemainCo (or any members of its Group), as applicable, to the extent resulting from any access to, or any claims made by ElectronicsCo (or any members of its Group) under, any such Insurance Policy in accordance with this Section 11.1(a) (with respect to ElectronicsCo Liabilities), including

any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses, indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, attorneys’ fees, allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees, whether such claims are submitted directly or indirectly by ElectronicsCo, a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, its or their employees or third parties;

(v) ElectronicsCo (or the applicable members of its Group) shall bear (and none of the RemainCo Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse the ElectronicsCo Group for) and shall be liable for all excluded, uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims made by ElectronicsCo or any members of the ElectronicsCo Group under such Insurance Policy (unless otherwise constituting a RemainCo Liability); and

 

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(vi) No member of the ElectronicsCo Group, in connection with making a claim under any such Insurance Policy pursuant to this Section 11.1(a), shall take any action or fail to take any action that would be reasonably likely to (w) have an adverse impact on the then-current relationship between any member of the RemainCo Group, on the one hand, and the applicable Insurer(s), on the other hand; (x) result in the applicable Insurer(s) terminating or reducing coverage for, or increasing the amount of any premium owed by, any member of the RemainCo Group under such Insurance Policy; (y) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere with the rights of any member of the RemainCo Group under such Insurance Policy; or (z) otherwise compromise or impair the ability of RemainCo to enforce its rights with respect to any indemnification under or arising out of this Agreement, and RemainCo shall have the right to cause ElectronicsCo to desist, or cause any other member of the ElectronicsCo Group to desist, from any action that RemainCo reasonably determines would compromise or impair its rights in accordance with this clause (z); provided that this Section 11.1(a)(vi) shall not preclude or otherwise restrict any member of the ElectronicsCo Group from reporting claims to Insurers in the ordinary course of business.

(b) Subject to and without limiting Article VII, with respect to Liabilities of RemainCo that (x) constitute RemainCo Liabilities (other than those incurred by a member of the ElectronicsCo Group) or (y) are otherwise incurred by a member of the RemainCo Group, in each case to the extent related to or arising from occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters prior to the Distribution Date, any rights to insurance coverage applicable to those Liabilities under Insurance Policies issued to any members of the ElectronicsCo Group, are hereby assigned by ElectronicsCo (on behalf of itself and the applicable members of its Group) to the applicable members of the RemainCo Group on that same date. ElectronicsCo shall (or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to) provide the applicable member of the RemainCo Group with, from and after the Distribution Date, access to, and the right to make claims under, the applicable Insurance Policy; provided that such access to, and the right to make claims under, such Insurance Policy shall be subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of such Insurance Policy, including any notice or reporting requirements under the occurrence-reported excess general liability Insurance Policies, any limits on coverage or scope, and any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums, and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses, and shall be subject to the following:

(i) To the extent permitted under such Insurance Policy, the applicable members of the RemainCo Group shall be responsible for the submission, administration and management of any such claims under such Insurance Policy; provided that RemainCo shall provide reasonable written notice to the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group prior to submitting any such claims;

(ii) If such Insurance Policy does not permit the applicable members of the RemainCo Group to directly submit claims thereunder, RemainCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, report any such claims under such Insurance Policy as soon as practicable to ElectronicsCo, and ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, submit such claims directly to the applicable Insurer(s); provided that RemainCo (or the applicable member of its Group) shall (x) be responsible for (A) the preparation of any documents that are required for the submission of such claims and (B) the administration and management of such claims after submission, and (y) provide ElectronicsCo, or the applicable member of its Group with such documents, forms, or other information necessary for the submission of such claims by ElectronicsCo, or the applicable member of its Group, on behalf of RemainCo or the applicable member of its Group;

 

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(iii) The members of the ElectronicsCo Group shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable members of the RemainCo Group in the pursuit of any such claims under such Insurance Policies, including by providing the applicable members of the RemainCo Group with commercially reasonable access to the applicable Insurance Policy(ies) upon the written request of RemainCo and promptly remitting insurance proceeds to the applicable members of the RemainCo Group;

(iv) RemainCo (or the applicable members of its Group) shall be responsible for any payments to the applicable Insurer under such Insurance Policy relating to its claims submissions, and shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse ElectronicsCo (and the applicable member of its Group) for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or payable by ElectronicsCo (or any members of its Group), as applicable, to the extent resulting from any access to, or any claims made by RemainCo (or any members of the RemainCo Group) under, any such Insurance Policy in accordance with this Section 11.1(b) (with respect to RemainCo Liabilities), including any deductibles, retentions, retrospective premiums and other chargeback amounts, fees, costs and expenses, indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, attorneys’ fees, allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees, whether such claims are submitted directly or indirectly by RemainCo, a member of the RemainCo Group, its or their employees or third parties;

(v) RemainCo (or the applicable members of its Group) shall bear (and none of the ElectronicsCo Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse the RemainCo Group for) and shall be liable for all excluded, uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims made by RemainCo or any members of the RemainCo Group under such Insurance Policy (unless otherwise constituting an ElectronicsCo Liability); and

(vi) No member of the RemainCo Group, in connection with making a claim under any such Insurance Policy pursuant to this Section 11.1(b), shall take any action or fail to take any action that would be reasonably likely to (w) have an adverse impact on the then-current relationship between any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, on the one hand, and the applicable Insurer(s), on the other hand; (x) result in the applicable Insurer(s) terminating or reducing coverage for, or increasing the amount of any premium owed by, any member of the ElectronicsCo Group under such Insurance Policy; (y) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere with the rights of any member of the ElectronicsCo Group under such Insurance Policy; or (z) otherwise compromise or impair the ability of ElectronicsCo to enforce its rights with respect to any indemnification under or arising out of this Agreement, and ElectronicsCo shall have the right to cause RemainCo to desist, or cause any other member of the RemainCo Group to desist, from any action that ElectronicsCo reasonably determines would compromise or impair its rights in accordance with this clause (z); provided that this Section 11.1(b)(vi) shall not preclude or otherwise restrict any member of the RemainCo Group from reporting claims to Insurers in the ordinary course of business.

 

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(c) Subject to and without limiting Article VII, with respect to any Insurance Policies whose rights are shared between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo (or any member of their respective Groups), claims shall be paid, any self-insurance pertaining thereto shall be applied, and the applicable limits under such Insurance Policies shall be reduced, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such Insurance Policies; provided, however, (i) in the event that there are claims under any such Insurance Policy by both a member of the RemainCo Group and a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, then the limits of such Insurance Policy and any applicable deductible or retention under such Insurance Policy shall be allocated between the applicable members of the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group in accordance with their respective bona fide losses covered under such Insurance Policy; and (ii) none of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo (or any member of their respective Groups) shall accelerate or delay the notification, submission, adjustment, handling or resolution of claims or the receipt of Insurance Proceeds in a manner that would differ from that which each would follow in the ordinary course when acting without regard to sufficiency of limits or the terms of self-insurance.

(d) Subject to and without limiting Article VII, the members of each Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to take any action or fail to take any action that would be reasonably likely to eliminate or substantially reduce the coverage of any member of the other Group under any Insurance Policy in respect of occurrence, act, omission or other matter taking place prior to the Distribution without the Consent of any such member of the other Group (or the Consent of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, as applicable, on behalf of such member); provided that (i) the expiration of any such Insurance Policies in accordance with their respective terms (including sending a notice of non-renewal) is expressly permitted; and (ii) the submission of a claim by any member of one Group shall not constitute an action that is reasonably likely to eliminate or substantially reduce the coverage of any member of the other Group.

Section 11.2 Cyber Insurance. To the extent that RemainCo continues or renews its cyber Insurance Policy, then, for a period of at least two (2) years, RemainCo and its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to take any action or fail to take any action that would be reasonably likely to eliminate or substantially reduce the coverage available to any Person within the ElectronicsCo Group with respect to acts, omissions or other matters taking place prior to the Distribution; provided that the submission of a claim by any member of the RemainCo Group shall not constitute an action that is reasonably likely to eliminate or substantially reduce the coverage of any such Person. The members of the RemainCo Group shall reasonably cooperate with any Person who is covered by any such cyber Insurance Policy in such Person’s pursuit of any insurance claims under such cyber Insurance Policy that would inure to the benefit of such Person. The members of the RemainCo Group shall allow the members of the ElectronicsCo Group, and their respective agents and representatives, upon reasonable prior notice and during regular business hours, to examine and make copies of the relevant cyber Insurance Policy and shall provide such cooperation as is reasonably requested by the members of the ElectronicsCo Group.

Section 11.3 Fiduciary Liability Insurance. On or prior to the Distribution Date, to be effective on the Distribution Date, RemainCo shall purchase and obtain fiduciary liability “tail” insurance with a six (6)-year reporting period covering the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group and their respective insured persons with respect to acts, omissions or other matters occurring at or prior to the Distribution Date; provided that the financial responsibility for the purchase of such “tail” shall be borne by each Group in accordance with its respective Applicable Percentage.

 

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Section 11.4 Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance.

(a) For a period of six (6) years from and after the Distribution Date, (i) the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of RemainCo, in each case, as amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of RemainCo immediately before the Distribution, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from and after the Distribution Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Distribution, were indemnified under such Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, unless such amendment, repeal, or modification shall be required by Law and then only to the minimum extent required by Law or approved by RemainCo’s stockholders, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of ElectronicsCo, in each case, as amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of ElectronicsCo immediately before the Distribution, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from and after the Distribution Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Distribution Date, were indemnified under such Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, unless such amendment, repeal, or modification shall be required by Law and then only to the minimum extent required by Law or approved by ElectronicsCo’s stockholders.

(b) On or prior to the Distribution Date, to be effective on the Distribution Date, RemainCo shall purchase and obtain directors and officers liability “tail” insurance with a six (6)-year reporting period covering the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group and their respective insured persons with respect to acts, omissions or other matters occurring at or prior to the Distribution Date; provided that the financial responsibility for the purchase of such “tail” shall be borne by each Group in accordance with its respective Applicable Percentage.

Section 11.5 Insurance for Post-Distribution Matters. Except as provided in this Article XI, from and after the Distribution, each Group shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for securing all insurance it deems appropriate for the operation of its Group and all of its Assets and Liabilities with respect to occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters occurring from and after the Distribution.

Section 11.6 No Assignment of Entire Insurance Policies. This Agreement shall not be considered as an attempted assignment of any Insurance Policy in its entirety (as opposed to an assignment of rights and proceeds under an Insurance Policy), nor is it considered to be itself a contract of insurance. This Agreement shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any Party under or with respect to any Insurance Policy, and the Parties reserve all their rights thereunder.

 

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Section 11.7 Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense. Subject to and without limiting Article VII, in the event of any Action by or against members of both Groups to recover Insurance Proceeds under an Insurance Policy with respect to claims that relate to the same or related occurrences, acts, omissions or other matters, then the Parties (or the applicable member of such Party’s Group) may jointly prosecute or defend any such Action, in which case each Party shall, or shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, waive any conflict of interest to the extent necessary to conduct such joint prosecution or defense.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.1 Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules, the Ancillary Agreements and, solely to the extent and for the limited purpose of effecting the Internal Reorganization, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Exhibit or Schedule hereto, the Exhibit or Schedule shall prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of (a) this Agreement and the provisions of any Ancillary Agreement, such Ancillary Agreement shall control (except with respect to any provisions relating to the Transfer of Assets to, or the Assumption of Liabilities by, a Party or a member of its Group, the Internal Reorganization, the Distribution, the covenants and obligations set forth in Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X and Article XI or the application of Article XII to the terms of this Agreement (or, in each case, any indemnification rights pursuant to this Agreement in respect thereof and/or any other remedies pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any breach of any covenant or obligation under this Agreement), in which case this Agreement shall control), (b) this Agreement and any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument, this Agreement shall control and (c) this Agreement and any agreement which is not an Ancillary Agreement (other than a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument), this Agreement shall control unless both (x) it is specifically stated in such agreement that such agreement controls and (y) such agreement has been executed by a member of the Group that it is to be enforced against. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (i) all matters relating to Taxes and Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement, and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, on the one hand, and the Tax Matters Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to such matters, the terms and conditions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern.

Section 12.2 Ancillary Agreements. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by the Ancillary Agreements.

 

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Section 12.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, such as by electronic mail in “pdf” form) in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to each of the Parties.

Section 12.4 Survival of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.

Section 12.5 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including Section 2.12, RemainCo shall be liable for costs and expenses incurred, by members of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group prior to the Distribution and directly related to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including third party professional fees (e.g., outside legal and accounting fees) and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery and implementation of this Agreement, costs and expenses relating to the Distribution Disclosure Documents and the Distribution (including printing, mailing and filing fees), costs and expenses incurred with the listing of ElectronicsCo’s common stock on a stock exchange in connection with the Distribution, and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Internal Reorganization (collectively, “Transaction Expenses”); provided, however, in the event of any inconsistency between this Section 12.5, on the one hand, and clauses (ii), (iv), (xv) and (xvii)(b) of the definition of ElectronicsCo Liabilities and clauses (iv) and (xvi)(b) of the definition of RemainCo Liabilities, on the other hand, clauses (ii), (iv), (xv) and (xvii)(b) of the definition of ElectronicsCo Liabilities and clauses (iv) and (xvi)(b) of the definition of RemainCo Liabilities shall control.

Section 12.6 Notices. Notices, requests, instructions or other documents to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly delivered, given and received, (a) on the date of transmission if sent via email (provided, however, that notice given by email shall not be effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such email notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 12.6 or (ii) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt of such notice either by email or any other method described in this Section 12.6 (excluding “out of office” or other automated replies)), (b) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (c) one (1) Business Day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier service (providing proof of delivery), and in each case, addressed to a Party at the address for such Party set forth on a schedule to be delivered by each Party to the address set forth below (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 12.6):

 

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To RemainCo:

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 730

Wilmington, DE 19805

  Attention:

Erik T. Hoover

  Email:

[•]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

  Attention:

Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

 

Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

 

Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

  Email:

Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

 

Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

 

Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

To ElectronicsCo:

Qnity Electronics, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 735

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

  Attention:

Peter W. Hennessey

  Email:

[•]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

  Attention:

Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

 

Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

 

Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

  Email:

Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

 

Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

Section 12.7 Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be waived, if and only if, such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and the members of its Group).

 

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Section 12.8 Amendments. Subject to the terms of Section 12.11 hereof, this Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto signed by each of the Parties.

Section 12.9 Assignment. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or obligation shall be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and any attempt to assign any rights, interests or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; except, that a Party may assign this Agreement or any or all of the rights, interests and obligations hereunder in connection with a merger, reorganization or consolidation transaction in which such Party is a constituent party but not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets; provided that the surviving entity of such merger, reorganization or consolidation transaction or the transferee of such Assets shall assume all the obligations of the relevant Party by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Party, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a “Party” hereto; provided, however, that in the case of each of the preceding clauses, no assignment permitted by this Section 12.9 shall release the assigning Party from Liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement, unless agreed to in writing by the non-assigning Parties.

Section 12.10 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

Section 12.11 Certain Termination and Amendment Rights. This Agreement (including Article VIII hereof) may be terminated at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of the Board without the approval of ElectronicsCo or the stockholders of RemainCo and, in the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to the other Party or any other Person. The Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of the Board without the approval of ElectronicsCo or the stockholders of RemainCo. After the Distribution Date, this Agreement may not be terminated or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Article VIII, Section 11.3 or Section 11.4 shall not be terminated or amended after the Effective Time in a manner adverse to the third party beneficiaries thereof without the Consent of any such Person.

Section 12.12 Payment Terms.

(a) Except as set forth in Article VIII or as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by a Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, to the other Party (and/or a member of such other Party’s respective Group), on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.

 

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(b) Except as set forth in Article VIII or as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR (in effect on the date on which such payment was due) plus 3% calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment; provided, however, in the event that SOFR is no longer commonly accepted by market participants, then an alternative floating rate index that is commonly accepted by market participants, which ElectronicsCo and RemainCo shall jointly determine, each acting in good faith.

(c) In the event of a dispute or disagreement with respect to all or a portion of any amounts requested by any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group) as being payable, the payor Party shall in no event be entitled to withhold payments for any such amounts (and any such disputed amounts shall be paid in accordance with Section 12.12(a), subject to the right of the payor Party to dispute such amount following such payment); provided that in the event that following the resolution of such dispute it is determined that the payee Party (and/or a member of the payee Party’s Group) was not entitled to all or a portion of the payment made by the payor Party, the payee Party shall repay (or cause to be repaid) such amounts to which it was not entitled, including interest, to the payor Party (or its designee), which amounts shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus 3%, calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was made by the payor Party to the payee Party.

(d) Without the Consent of the Party receiving any payment under this Agreement specifying otherwise, all payments to be made by RemainCo or ElectronicsCo under this Agreement shall be made in U.S. dollars. Except as expressly provided herein, any amount which is not expressed in U.S. dollars shall be converted into U.S. dollars by using the Bloomberg fixing rate at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time on the day before the date the payment is required to be made or, as applicable, on which an invoice is submitted (provided, however, that with regard to any payments in respect of Indemnifiable Losses for payments made to third parties, the date shall be the day before the relevant payment was made to the third party) or in the Wall Street Journal on such date if not so published on Bloomberg. Except as expressly provided herein, in the event that any indemnification payment required to be made hereunder may be denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the amount of such payment shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the date in which notice of the claim is given to the Indemnifying Party.

Section 12.13 No Circumvention. The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of any such Party’s Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment pursuant to Article VII and VIII).

 

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Section 12.14 Subsidiaries. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Distribution Date.

Section 12.15 Third Party Beneficiaries. Except (a) as provided in Article VIII relating to Indemnitees and for the release under Section 8.1 of any Person provided therein, (b) as provided in Section 11.3 relating to insured persons and Section 11.4 relating to the directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents provided therein, (c) as provided in Section 9.8 relating to RemainCo Counsel, (d) as provided in that certain letter agreement, dated as of November 1, 2025, by and among RemainCo, ElectronicsCo and Corteva, and (e) as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of, and is only enforceable by, the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever, including any rights of employment for any specified period, in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no term or provision of this Agreement (including any agreement or covenant to Assume or cause other members of any Group to Assume any Liabilities) shall create or otherwise give rise to any third party beneficiary right or be deemed to confer upon any third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever to enforce, whether directly or derivatively, (i) any of the RemainCo Liabilities against any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group or (ii) any of the ElectronicsCo Liabilities against any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, or any other right, in each case other than as expressly set forth in the immediately preceding sentence.

Section 12.16 Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 12.17 Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. Nothing in the Exhibits or Schedules constitutes an admission of any Liability or obligation of any member of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group or any of their respective Affiliates to any third party, nor, with respect to any third party, an admission against the interests of any member of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group or any of their respective Affiliates. The inclusion of any item or Liability or category of item or Liability on any Exhibit or Schedule is made solely for purposes of allocating potential Liabilities among the Parties and shall not be deemed as or construed to be an admission that any such Liability exists.

Section 12.18 Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

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Section 12.19 Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform any provision of this Agreement in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise breach this Agreement and the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any Indemnifiable Loss. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Parties agree that the Parties to this Agreement who are or are to be thereby aggrieved shall, subject and pursuant to the terms of this Article XII (including for the avoidance of doubt, after compliance with all notice and negotiation provisions herein), have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is hereby waived, and that any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived.

Section 12.20 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon a determination that any term, provision, covenant or restriction is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 12.21 No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of one or more of the following Sections: Section 7.3, Section 8.2, Section 8.3 and Section 8.4).

Section 12.22 Public Announcements. From and after the Effective Time, RemainCo and ElectronicsCo hereby agree to (a) coordinate with the other Party on the Parties’ respective initial press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and (b) that no press release or similar public announcement or external communication shall, if prior to, or after, the Effective Time, be made or be caused to be made (including by such Party’s Affiliates) concerning the execution or performance of this Agreement until such Party has consulted with the other Party, and provided meaningful opportunity for review and given due consideration to reasonable comment by the other Party, except (x) as may be required by applicable Law, court process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or national securities quotation system; (y) for disclosures made that are substantially consistent with disclosure contained in any Distribution Disclosure Document; and (z) as may pertain to disputes between one Party or any member of its Group, on the one hand, and the other Party or any member of its Group, on the other hand; provided that in the case of clause (z), any Party that intends to issue a press release or similar public announcement or external communication regarding such dispute shall provide reasonable advance written notice to the other Party in accordance with Section 12.6, which notice shall include a copy of the press release or similar public announcement or external communication, or where no such copy is available, a description of the press release or similar public announcement or external communication.

 

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Section 12.23 Tax Treatment of Payments. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, unless otherwise required by a Final Determination, this Agreement or the Tax Matters Agreement or otherwise agreed to among the Parties, for U.S. federal Tax purposes, any payment made pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as follows:

(a) to the extent the member or assets of the payor Group and the member or assets of the payee Group to which the liability for payment relates were separated in a tax-free contribution or tax-free distribution for U.S. federal Tax purposes, such payment shall be treated as a tax-free contribution or tax-free distribution, as applicable, with respect to the stock of the applicable member of the payee Group or payor Group, occurring immediately prior to the relevant transaction in the Internal Reorganization or the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution, as applicable;

(b) to the extent the member or assets of the payor Group and the member or assets of the payee Group to which the liability for payment relates were separated in a taxable transaction for U.S. federal Tax purposes, such payment shall be treated as an adjustment to the price or amount, as applicable, of the relevant transaction in the Internal Reorganization or the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution, as applicable; and

(c) payments of interest shall be treated as deductible by the Indemnifying Party or its relevant Subsidiary and as income to the Indemnitee or its relevant Subsidiary, as applicable.

In the case of each of the foregoing, no Party shall take any position inconsistent with such treatment. In the event that a Taxing Authority asserts that a Party’s treatment of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as set forth in this Section 12.23, such Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel
QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
By:   /s/ Jon D. Kemp
Name:   Jon D. Kemp
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to the Separation and Distribution Agreement]

Exhibit 10.1

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2025

BY AND AMONG

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.

AND

QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Section 1. Definition of Terms

     1  

Section 2. Allocation of Tax Liabilities

     10  

Section 2.01

 

General Rule

     10  

Section 2.02

 

Allocation of Taxes

     10  

Section 2.03

 

Allocation of Employment Taxes

     11  

Section 2.04

 

Straddle Period Allocation

     12  

Section 3. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns

     12  

Section 3.01

 

Pre-Distribution Tax Returns

     12  

Section 3.02

 

Straddle Period Tax Returns

     12  

Section 3.03

 

Election by RemainCo to Prepare Tax Returns

     12  

Section 3.04

 

Tax Reporting Practices

     13  

Section 3.05

 

Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns

     13  

Section 3.06

 

Right to Review Tax Returns

     13  

Section 3.07

 

ElectronicsCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refund

     14  

Section 3.08

 

Apportionment of Tax Assets

     14  

Section 3.09

 

Amended Tax Returns

     15  

Section 4. Tax Payments

     16  

Section 4.01

 

Payment of Taxes

     16  

Section 4.02

 

Indemnification Payments

     17  

Section 4.03

 

Rights and Obligations Pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements

     17  

Section 4.04

 

Rights and Obligations Pursuant to the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements

     19  

Section 5. Tax Refunds and Transfer Pricing Adjustments

     22  

Section 5.01

 

Tax Refunds

     22  

Section 5.02

 

Transfer Pricing

     22  

Section 6. Tax-Free Status

     22  

Section 6.01

 

Restrictions on Electronics

     22  

Section 6.02

 

Restrictions on RemainCo

     25  

Section 6.03

 

Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings

     25  

Section 6.04

 

Liability for Tax-Related Losses

     26  

Section 7. Assistance and Cooperation

     28  

Section 7.01

 

Assistance and Cooperation

     28  

Section 7.02

 

Income Tax Return Information

     29  

Section 7.03

 

Reliance by RemainCo

     29  

Section 7.04

 

Reliance by ElectronicsCo

     30  

Section 8. Tax Records

     30  

Section 8.01

 

Retention of Tax Records

     30  

Section 8.02

 

Access to Tax Records

     31  

 

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Section 8.03

 

Preservation of Privilege

     31  

Section 9. Tax Contests

     31  

Section 9.01

 

Notice

     31  

Section 9.02

 

Control of Tax Contests

     31  

Section 10. Effective Date

     33  

Section 11. Survival of Obligations

     33  

Section 12. Tax Treatment of Payments

     33  

Section 13. Disagreements

     33  

Section 13.01

 

Discussion

     33  

Section 13.02

 

Escalation

     33  

Section 13.03

 

Referral to Tax Advisor

     33  

Section 13.04

 

Injunctive Relief

     34  

Section 14. Expenses

     34  

Section 15. General Provisions

     34  

Section 15.01

 

Addresses and Notices

     34  

Section 15.02

 

Binding Effect

     35  

Section 15.03

 

Waiver

     36  

Section 15.04

 

Severability

     36  

Section 15.05

 

Authority

     36  

Section 15.06

 

Further Action

     36  

Section 15.07

 

Integration

     36  

Section 15.08

 

Construction

     36  

Section 15.09

 

No Double Recovery

     37  

Section 15.10

 

Currency

     37  

Section 15.11

 

Counterparts

     37  

Section 15.12

 

Governing Law

     37  

Section 15.13

 

Jurisdiction

     38  

Section 15.14

 

Amendment

     38  

Section 15.15

 

ElectronicsCo Subsidiaries

     38  

Section 15.16

 

Successors

     38  

Section 15.17

 

Injunctions

     38  

 

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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

This TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 1, 2025, by and among DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (“RemainCo”), a Delaware corporation and Qnity Electronics, Inc. (“ElectronicsCo”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of RemainCo (RemainCo and ElectronicsCo are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Companies” or the “parties” and, as the context requires, individually referred to herein as a “Company” or a “party”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RemainCo has determined that it would be appropriate and desirable to separate completely the ElectronicsCo Business from RemainCo;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, RemainCo is the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations, including ElectronicsCo, which has elected to file RemainCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns;

WHEREAS, the Companies intend to undertake the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution;

WHEREAS, the Companies intend to undertake the Distribution;

WHEREAS, the Companies intend for the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and the Distribution to qualify for the Tax-Free Status; and

WHEREAS, the Companies desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the parties of liabilities, and entitlements to refunds thereof, for certain Taxes arising prior to, at the time of, and subsequent to the Distribution, and to provide for and agree upon other matters relating to Taxes and to set forth certain covenants and indemnities relating to the Tax-Free Status of the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and the Distribution.

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

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

Active Trade or Business” means, with respect to ElectronicsCo, the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder) of the ElectronicsCo Business, respectively, as conducted immediately prior to the Distribution, or, with respect to another Separation Transaction intended to qualify as tax-free pursuant to Section 355 of the Code or analogous provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law, the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, or the analogous provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law) by the relevant ElectronicsCo Entity of the ElectronicsCo Business relating to such ElectronicsCo Entity as conducted immediately prior to such Separation Transaction.


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 (i) any amended Tax Return claiming adjustment to the Taxes as reported on the Tax Return or, if applicable, as previously adjusted, (ii) any claim for equitable recoupment or other offset, and (iii) any claim for refund or credit of Taxes previously paid.

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

Agreement” means this Tax Matters Agreement.

Amended Tax Return” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(b) of this Agreement.

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

Board Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(d) of this Agreement.

Business Day” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

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

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

Controlling Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(d) of this Agreement.

Derby TA” means that certain transaction agreement, dated as of August 19, 2023, by and between RemainCo, Specialty Electronic Materials Netherlands B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), Derby Buyer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Derby Group Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as modified, amended and/or supplemented at or prior to the Distribution.

DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01 of this Agreement.

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

Distribution Date” means the date of the Distribution.

Distribution Taxes” means any Taxes attributable to the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and the Distribution.

DWDP TMA” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

ElectronicsCo Business” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

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ElectronicsCo” has the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

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

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

“ElectronicsCo Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

ElectronicsCo Entity” means an entity which will be a member of the ElectronicsCo Group immediately after the Distribution.

ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio” has the meaning assigned to “Applicable ElectronicsCo Percentage” as set forth in the Separation Agreement.

ElectronicsCo Group” means (i) ElectronicsCo and its Affiliates, as determined immediately after the Distribution, as well as (ii) any entity which (A) was an Affiliate of RemainCo or an Affiliate of a member of the ElectronicsCo Group described in clause (i), (B) conducted solely or predominantly the ElectronicsCo Business, and (C) is no longer an Affiliate of RemainCo as of the Distribution.

ElectronicsCo Separate Return” means any Tax Return of or including any member of the ElectronicsCo Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return) that does not include any member of the RemainCo Group.

ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Employee Matters Agreement” means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2025 by and among RemainCo and ElectronicsCo.

Employment Tax” means any Tax the liability or responsibility for which is allocated pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement.

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

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

Filing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(d) of this Agreement.

 

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Final Determination” shall have the meaning given to the term “determination” by Section 1313 of the Code with respect to U.S. federal Tax matters and with respect to any state, local or non-U.S. Tax matters, means any final settlement with a relevant Tax Authority that does not provide a right to appeal or any final decision by a court with respect to which no timely appeal is pending and as to which the time for filing such appeal has expired.

Gain Recognition Agreement” means a gain recognition agreement as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8 or any successor provision thereto.

Group” means the RemainCo Group and/or the ElectronicsCo Group, as the context requires.

Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b) of this Agreement.

Indemnitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b) of this Agreement.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joint Return” means any Tax Return that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of more than one of the RemainCo Group and the ElectronicsCo Group.

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

Majority Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06(a) of this Agreement.

Milan TA” means that certain transaction agreement, dated as of February 17, 2022, by and between RemainCo, DuPont E&I Holding, Inc. (f/k/a Danisco European Holding, Inc.), a Delaware corporation and Celanese Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as modified, amended and/or supplemented at or prior to the Distribution.

Minority Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(b) of this Agreement.

Neptune TMA” means that certain tax matters agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, entered into by and among RemainCo, Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc., and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., as modified, amended and/or supplemented at or prior to the Distribution.

Non-Controlling Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(d) of this Agreement.

Notified Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a) of this Agreement.

Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements” means so much of any transaction agreements (other than the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements), entered into with third-parties (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, ElectronicsCo or its Subsidiaries) outside the ordinary course of business prior to the Distribution Date, which relates to the acquisition or disposition of stock, assets, businesses or operations of RemainCo or its Subsidiaries (as of such time) as relates to Tax sharing, Tax allocation, Tax indemnification or Tax refunds.

 

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Past Practices” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(b) of this Agreement.

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

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

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

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

Pre-Distribution Period Taxes” means any and all Taxes of the Companies and their Subsidiaries (as determined immediately prior to the Distribution) for any Tax Period ending on or before the Distribution Date.

Pre-Distribution Tax Returns” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01 of this Agreement.

Preliminary Tax Advisor” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03 of this Agreement.

Preparing Company” means, with respect to any Tax Return, the Company having the right to prepare such Tax Return as determined under Section 3 of this Agreement.

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

Proposed Acquisition Transaction” means, with respect to ElectronicsCo, a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7, or any other regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by ElectronicsCo’s management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which ElectronicsCo would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which any Person or any group of related Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from ElectronicsCo and/or one or

 

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more holders of outstanding shares of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock, a number of shares of such ElectronicsCo Capital Stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, comprise 40% or more of (i) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of ElectronicsCo as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or (ii) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of ElectronicsCo as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (i) the adoption by ElectronicsCo of a shareholder rights plan or (ii) issuances by ElectronicsCo that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d). For purposes of determining whether a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition, any recapitalization resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of stock by the non-exchanging shareholders. This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated in this definition and its interpretation.

RemainCo” has the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

RemainCo Affiliated Group” means the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code and the regulations thereunder) of which RemainCo is the common parent.

RemainCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return” means any United States Federal Income Tax Return for the RemainCo Affiliated Group.

RemainCo Fixed Ratio” has the meaning assigned to “Applicable RemainCo Percentage” as set forth in the Separation Agreement.

RemainCo Group” means RemainCo and its Affiliates, excluding any entity that is a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, as determined immediately after the Distribution.

RemainCo Business” has the meaning provided in the Separation Agreement.

RemainCo Separate Return” means any Tax Return of or including any member of the RemainCo Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return) that does not include any member of the ElectronicsCo Group.

Representation Letters” means the statements of facts and representations, officer’s certificates, representation letters and any other materials delivered or deliverable by RemainCo, its Affiliates or representatives thereof in connection with the rendering by Tax Advisors, and/or the issuance by the IRS or other Tax Authority, of the Tax Opinions/Rulings.

Required Company” means the Company required under applicable Tax Law to pay to a Tax Authority the Taxes required to be paid with respect to a given Tax Return.

 

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Retention Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01 of this Agreement.

Reviewing Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06(a) of this Agreement.

Ruling” means any private letter ruling issued by the IRS to RemainCo in connection with the Separation Transactions.

Ruling Request” means any filing by RemainCo with the IRS or other Tax Authority requesting a ruling regarding certain Tax consequences of the Separation Transactions (including all attachments, exhibits, and other materials submitted with such letter) and any amendment or supplement to such letter.

Section 6.01(d) Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction but would be a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if the percentage reflected in the definition of Proposed Acquisition Transaction were twenty-five percent (25%) instead of forty percent (40%).

Separate Return” means a RemainCo Separate Return and/or an ElectronicsCo Separate Return, as the context requires.

Separation Agreement” means the Separation Agreement, as amended from time to time, by and among RemainCo and ElectronicsCo dated as of November 1, 2025.

Separation Plan” means the diagram depicting the transactions undertaken in connection with the separation of the ElectronicsCo Business from the RemainCo Business, attached as Exhibit A hereto.

Separation Transactions” means those transactions undertaken by the Companies and their Affiliates pursuant to the Separation Plan to separate ownership of the ElectronicsCo Business from ownership of the RemainCo Business.

Specified Historic Transaction Agreements” means the DWDP TMA, the Neptune TMA and so much of the Milan TA and Derby TA as relates to Tax sharing, Tax allocation, Tax indemnification or Tax refunds.

Specified Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c) of this Agreement.

Specified Tax Credit Reduction” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(d) of this Agreement.

Specified Transactions” means the transactions set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto.

Straddle Period” means any Tax Period that begins before and ends after the Distribution Date.

Straddle Period Tax Return” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02 of this Agreement.

 

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Straddle Period Taxes” means any and all Taxes of the Companies and their Subsidiaries (as determined immediately prior to the Distribution) for any Straddle Period.

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

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

Tax Advisor” means a tax counsel or accountant, in each case of recognized national standing.

Tax Assets” means a net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, tax credit carryover, previously taxed income, excess charitable contribution, general business credit, research and development credit, earnings and profits, Tax basis, or any other losses, deductions, credits or Tax Items that could reduce a Tax liability or create a Tax Benefit.

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

Tax Benefit” means any refund, credit, or other reduction in an otherwise required liability for Taxes.

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

Tax-Free Status” means the qualification of the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and Distribution, taken together, (i) as a reorganization described in Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (ii) as a transaction in which the stock distributed thereby is “qualified property” for purposes of Sections 355(d), 355(e) and 361(c) of the Code and (iii) as a transaction in which RemainCo, ElectronicsCo and the shareholders of RemainCo recognize no income or gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Sections 355, 361 and 1032 of the Code, other than, in the case of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo, intercompany items or excess loss accounts taken into account pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code.

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

 

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Tax Opinions/Rulings” means the opinions of Tax Advisors and/or the rulings by the IRS or other Tax Authorities deliverable to RemainCo in connection with the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and the Distribution or otherwise with respect to the Separation Transactions.

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 (i) Tax Returns, (ii) Tax Return workpapers, (iii) documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and (iv) any other books of account or records (whether or not in written, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms and whether or not stored on electronic or any other medium) required to be maintained under the Code or other applicable Tax Laws or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority, in each case filed with respect to or otherwise relating to Taxes.

Tax-Related Losses” means (i) all Taxes (including interest and penalties thereon) imposed pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment or otherwise; (ii) all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes, as well as any other out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Taxes; and (iii) all costs, expenses and damages associated with stockholder litigation or controversies and any amount paid by RemainCo, ElectronicsCo or any of their Affiliates in respect of the liability of shareholders, whether paid to shareholders or to the IRS or any other Tax Authority, in each case, resulting from the failure of the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and/or the Distribution to qualify for the Tax-Free Status or from the failure of a Separation Transaction to have the tax treatment described in the Tax Opinions/Rulings or the Separation Plan.

Tax Return” means any report of Taxes due, any claim for refund of Taxes paid, any information return with respect to Taxes, or any other similar report, statement, declaration, or document required to be filed under the Code or other Tax Law 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.

Transfer Pricing Adjustment” means any proposed or actual allocation by a Tax Authority of any Tax Item between or among any member of the RemainCo Group and any member of the ElectronicsCo Group with respect to any Tax Period ending prior to or on the Distribution Date or the portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Distribution Date.

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 acceptable to RemainCo, on which RemainCo may rely to the effect that a transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status or, with respect to any other Separation Transaction, the qualification of such Separation Transaction under U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law as wholly or partially tax-free or tax-deferred. Any such opinion must assume that the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and the Distribution would have qualified for the Tax-Free Status or that such other Separation Transaction would have qualified for such wholly or partially tax-free or tax-deferred treatment, as applicable, if the transaction in question did not occur.

 

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Section 2. Allocation of Tax Liabilities.

Section 2.01 General Rule.

(a) RemainCo Liability. RemainCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the ElectronicsCo Group from and against any liability for, without duplication:

(i) Taxes which are allocated to RemainCo pursuant to Sections 2.02(a)(iv)-(vi); and

(ii) to the extent not also described in Section 2.02(b)(iv)-(vi), Taxes which are allocated to RemainCo pursuant to Sections 2.02(a)(i)-(iii).

(b) ElectronicsCo Liability. ElectronicsCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the RemainCo Group from and against any liability for, without duplication:

(i) Taxes which are allocated to ElectronicsCo pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(iv)-(vi);

(ii) to the extent not also described in Sections 2.02(a)(iv)-(vi), Taxes which are allocated to ElectronicsCo pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(i)-(iii); and

(iii) Taxes which are allocated to ElectronicsCo pursuant to Section 2.02(c).

Section 2.02 Allocation of Taxes. Except as provided in Section 2.03, any and all Taxes shall be allocated as follows:

(a) RemainCo Tax Liability. Except as provided in Section 2.02(c), RemainCo shall be allocated the following, without duplication:

(i) the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of any and all Pre-Distribution Period Taxes;

(ii) the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of any and all Straddle Period Taxes allocated to a Pre-Distribution Period;

(iii) the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of any and all Distribution Taxes (other than any Tax-Related Losses for which RemainCo is responsible pursuant to Section 6.04);

(iv) Tax-Related Losses for which RemainCo is responsible pursuant to Section 6.04 of this Agreement;

(v) Taxes as a result of any action or inaction taken by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates in violation of the restrictions set forth in Exhibit B with respect to the Specified Transactions; and

 

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(vi) Taxes resulting from any breach by RemainCo of any covenant in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

(b) ElectronicsCo Tax Liability. Except as provided in Section 2.02(c), ElectronicsCo shall be allocated the following:

(i) the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of any and all Pre-Distribution Period Taxes;

(ii) the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of any and all Straddle Period Taxes allocated to a Pre-Distribution Period;

(iii) the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of any and all Distribution Taxes (other than any Tax-Related Losses for which ElectronicsCo is responsible pursuant to Section 6.04);

(iv) Tax-Related Losses for which ElectronicsCo is responsible pursuant to Section 6.04 of this Agreement;

(v) Taxes as a result of any action or inaction taken by ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates in violation of the restrictions set forth in Exhibit B with respect to the Specified Transactions; and

(vi) Taxes resulting from any breach by ElectronicsCo of any covenant in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

(c) Specified Tax Liabilities. Notwithstanding the forgoing, ElectronicsCo shall be allocated one hundred percent (100%) of the Taxes set forth in Exhibit C (the “Specified Taxes”).

(d) To the extent that a payment of Specified Taxes by ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group results in a Tax credit that reduces the amount of Taxes otherwise allocated to RemainCo pursuant to Section 2.02(a) (calculated on a with and without basis), the amount of such reduction (a “Specified Tax Credit Reduction”) shall reduce amounts otherwise owed by ElectronicsCo to RemainCo pursuant to Section 4 with respect to the taxable year in which such Specified Tax Credit Reduction occurs, with the amount of such Specified Tax Credit Reduction determined in accordance with Exhibit C. If the amount of such Specified Tax Credit Reduction shall exceed the amounts otherwise owed by ElectronicsCo to RemainCo pursuant to Section 4 with respect to the taxable year in which such Specified Tax Credit Reduction occurs, RemainCo shall pay to ElectronicsCo the amount of such excess.

Section 2.03 Allocation of Employment Taxes. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement, including Section 2 hereof, shall not apply with respect to Employment Taxes. Employment Taxes shall be allocated as provided in the Employee Matters Agreement.

 

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Section 2.04 Straddle Period Allocation. For purposes of this Agreement, if the Distribution occurs during a Straddle Period, Taxes for the entire taxable period (including, for example, Subpart F income under Section 951 of the Code) shall be allocated, on the one hand, to the portion of the taxable period ending on the Distribution Date, and on the other hand, to the portion of the taxable period beginning on the day after the Distribution Date, on a “closing of the books” method as of the end of the Distribution Date, assuming that the taxable year of the relevant entity, and its Subsidiaries, ended for all applicable Tax purposes as of the end of the Distribution Date; provided that property Taxes and other similar periodic Taxes, and exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual or periodic basis shall be allocated between such portions in proportion to the number of days in each such portion and, for these purposes, a taxable year shall be deemed to consist of twelve (12) months and each such month shall be deemed to consist of thirty (30) days. For the avoidance of doubt, the “closing of the books” method shall deem any tax period beginning before but ending after an applicable date to end on the applicable date; provided further that, to the extent the Distribution Date is not the last day of a month, then, solely for purposes of this Section 2.04, “Distribution Date” shall be the last day of the month nearest to the date of the Distribution. For purposes of allocating foreign tax credits between the portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Distribution Date, on one hand, and the portion of any Straddle Period beginning on the day after the Distribution Date, on the other hand, to the extent such foreign tax credits are actually allocated under applicable Law (including the United States Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code) to the period ending on the Distribution Date, such foreign tax credits shall be allocated to the period ending on the Distribution Date for purposes of the “closing of the books” method described herein. Subject to, and except as provided in the preceding sentence, foreign tax credits for any Straddle Period shall be allocated to the portion of such period in which the transaction giving rise to the related foreign taxes occurred.

Section 3. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.

Section 3.01 Pre-Distribution Tax Returns. Subject to Section 3.03, following the Distribution, the party responsible (or whose Subsidiary is responsible) under applicable Law for filing any Tax Return required to be filed by the Companies or their Subsidiaries for any Tax Period ending on or prior to the Distribution Date (a “Pre-Distribution Tax Return”) shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, such Pre-Distribution Tax Return.

Section 3.02 Straddle Period Tax Returns. Subject to Section 3.03, following the Distribution, the party responsible (or whose Subsidiary is responsible) under applicable Law for filing any Tax Return required to be filed by the Companies or their Subsidiaries for any Straddle Period (a “Straddle Period Tax Return”) shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, such Straddle Period Tax Return.

Section 3.03 Election by RemainCo to Prepare Tax Returns. In the case of any Pre-Distribution Tax Return or Straddle Period Tax Return for which RemainCo is not the party responsible for preparing such Tax Return, as determined under Section 3.01 or Section 3.02, as applicable, RemainCo may elect (in its sole discretion) to prepare such Tax Return; provided that, for such election to be valid, RemainCo shall provide ElectronicsCo with written notice of such election prior to the later of (i) January 31, 2026 or (ii) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Tax Period to which such Tax Return relates ends (or, if the Tax Return is due prior to such date, RemainCo shall provide notice to ElectronicsCo within five (5)

 

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Business Days of the end of the Tax Period to which such Tax Returns relates). If RemainCo makes a valid election pursuant to the foregoing sentence, RemainCo will be the Preparing Company and ElectronicsCo will be the Reviewing Company, in each case, with respect to the applicable Tax Return for purposes of Section 3.06.

Section 3.04 Tax Reporting Practices.

(a) RemainCo General Rule. Except as provided in Section 3.04(c), RemainCo shall prepare any Tax Return with respect to which it is the Preparing Company under Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by RemainCo.

(b) ElectronicsCo General Rule. Except as provided in Section 3.04(c), ElectronicsCo shall prepare any Tax Return with respect to which it is the Preparing Company under Section 3.01 or Section 3.02, in accordance with past practices, accounting methods, elections or conventions (“Past Practices”) used with respect to such Tax Returns in question, and to the extent any items are not covered by Past Practices, in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by ElectronicsCo.

(c) Reporting of Separation Transactions. The Tax treatment of the Separation Transactions reported on any Tax Return shall be consistent with the treatment thereof in the Tax Opinions/Rulings, taking into account the jurisdiction in which such Tax Returns are filed. The Tax treatment, including purchase price allocations, where relevant, of any Separation Transaction reported on any Tax Return for which ElectronicsCo is the Preparing Company shall be consistent with that on any Tax Return filed or to be filed by RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group or caused or to be caused to be filed by RemainCo. At the request of ElectronicsCo, RemainCo shall reasonably cooperate in good faith to timely provide to ElectronicsCo such information, including anticipated filing positions, necessary to permit ElectronicsCo to comply with the preceding sentence.

Section 3.05 Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns. ElectronicsCo will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing any Joint Returns that RemainCo determines are required to be filed or that RemainCo elects to file.

Section 3.06 Right to Review Tax Returns.

(a) General. The Preparing Company with respect to any material Tax Return shall make the portion of such Tax Return and related workpapers which are relevant to the determination of the other Company’s rights or obligations under this Agreement available for review by such other Company at its request (the “Reviewing Company”), to the extent (i) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the Reviewing Company would reasonably be expected to be liable, (ii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the Reviewing Company 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 Reviewing Company would reasonably be expected to have a claim for Tax Benefits under this Agreement, or (iv) the Reviewing Company reasonably determines that it must inspect such Tax Return to confirm compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Preparing Company shall (A) use its reasonable best efforts to make such

 

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portion of such Tax Return available for review as required under this paragraph sufficiently in advance of the due date for filing of such Tax Return to provide the Reviewing Company with a meaningful opportunity to analyze and comment on such Tax Return and (B) consider any such comments which are reasonable before filing such Tax Return, taking into account the Person(s) responsible for payment of the Tax (if any) reported on such Tax Return and whether the amount of Tax liability allocable to the Reviewing Company with respect to such Tax Return is material. The Companies shall attempt in good faith to resolve any issues arising out of the review of such Tax Return. If any disagreement with respect to such Tax Return is not resolved following a good faith attempt by the Companies to resolve such disagreement, the position of the Company bearing the greatest liability for Taxes reflected on such Tax Return, determined pursuant to Section 2.02 (the “Majority Party”), shall prevail, except to the extent such position is not supportable by a “more likely than not” or higher level of confidence, or is inconsistent with the requirements of Section 3.04.

(b) Material Tax Returns. For purposes of Section 3.06(a), a Tax Return is “material” if it (i) could reasonably be expected to reflect (A) a Tax liability equal to or in excess of $150,000, (B) a credit or credits equal to or in excess of $150,000, (C) a loss or losses equal to or in excess of $500,000, in each case with respect to the Reviewing Company or (ii) with respect to a Pre-Distribution Tax Return or Straddle Period Tax Return, is not described in clause (i) and is reasonably requested for review by the Company that is not the Preparing Company.

Section 3.07 ElectronicsCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refund. ElectronicsCo hereby agree that (i) unless RemainCo consents in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), no Adjustment Request with respect to any Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period shall be filed, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall make or not make any available elections to waive the right to claim in any Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period with respect to any Tax Return any ElectronicsCo Carryback arising in a Post-Distribution Period at the direction of RemainCo (in RemainCo’s sole discretion), and (iii) unless RemainCo consents in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), no affirmative election (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any election required by applicable Law) shall be made to claim any such ElectronicsCo Carryback. In the event that ElectronicsCo is required under applicable Tax Law to claim any ElectronicsCo Carryback with respect to a Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period, ElectronicsCo shall provide notice of such ElectronicsCo Carryback to RemainCo at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to claiming such ElectronicsCo Carryback.

Section 3.08 Apportionment of Tax Assets. RemainCo may in good faith advise ElectronicsCo in writing of the amount, if any, of any Tax Assets, which RemainCo determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall be allocated or apportioned to the ElectronicsCo Group, under applicable Law or may provide ElectronicsCo relevant information for making such determination on an as-is basis; provided that this Section 3.08 shall not be construed as obligating RemainCo to undertake any such determination or provide any such information. For the avoidance of doubt, RemainCo makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any such determination or information. ElectronicsCo and all members of the ElectronicsCo Group shall prepare all Tax Returns in accordance with any such determination. ElectronicsCo agrees that it shall not dispute RemainCo’s allocation or apportionment of Tax Assets. ElectronicsCo may request that RemainCo undertake a

 

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determination of the portion, if any, of any particular Tax Assets to be allocated or apportioned to the ElectronicsCo Group under applicable Law; provided that to the extent that RemainCo determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to undertake such determination, or does not otherwise advise ElectronicsCo of its intention to undertake such determination within twenty (20) Business Days of the receipt of such request, ElectronicsCo shall be permitted to undertake such determination at its own cost and expense and shall notify RemainCo of its determination, which determination shall not be binding upon RemainCo. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the avoidance of doubt, RemainCo shall bear no liability to ElectronicsCo for any determinations made by RemainCo pursuant to this Section 3.08 if any such determination shall be found or asserted to be inaccurate.

Section 3.09 Amended Tax Returns.

(a) Except as otherwise required by applicable Tax Law or provided in this Section 3.09, none of the Companies nor any of their Affiliates shall file any amended Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period.

(b) With respect to any Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period, the Majority Party (determined prior to the amendment of such Tax Return) may file an amendment to such Tax Return (an “Amended Tax Return”); provided that to the extent the other Company has any liability for Taxes on such Amended Tax Returns (the “Minority Party”), the Majority Party must (i) provide notice of its intent to file such Amended Tax Return to the Minority Party at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the filing of any such Amended Tax Return, (ii) reasonably cooperate and consult with the Minority Party to consider the Tax implications of filing such Amended Tax Return and (iii) indemnify the Minority Party to the extent the filing of any such Amended Tax Return could reasonably be expected to increase (by an amount equal to or in excess of $150,000) the Minority Party’s (A) indemnification obligations under this Agreement or (B) liability for Taxes in any Post-Distribution Period; provided, further, that in no event shall the Majority Party be required to obtain the consent of the Minority Party prior to the filing of any Amended Tax Return pursuant to this Section 3.09(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties shall discuss in good faith whether a particular Amended Tax Return may be required to be filed or may be in the mutual best interests of the Parties to be filed, and if the Parties so determine (by way of mutual agreement of each Party’s Vice President of Tax (or other similar corporate executive)), after discussing in good faith, then the Majority Party shall not be required to indemnify the Minority Party in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence. To the extent the Minority Party is the party responsible under applicable Law for the filing of a relevant Amended Tax Return, the Minority Party shall cooperate and file any Amended Tax Return requested by the Majority Party consistent with this Section 3.09(b).

(c) The Minority Party may file an Amended Tax Return only with the prior written consent of the Majority Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the Minority Party must first (i) provide notice of its intent to file such Amended Tax Return to the Majority Party at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the filing of any such Amended Tax Return, (ii) reasonably cooperate and consult with the Majority Party to consider the Tax implications of filing such Amended Tax Return and (iii) indemnify the Majority Party to the extent the filing of any such Amended Tax Return could reasonably be expected to materially increase the Majority Party’s (A) indemnification obligations under this Agreement or (B) liability for Taxes in any Post-Distribution Period.

 

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Section 4. Tax Payments.

Section 4.01 Payment of Taxes.

(a) Computation and Payment of Tax Due With Respect to Joint Returns. In the case of any Joint Return, at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to any Payment Date for any such Tax Return, the Preparing Company shall compute the amount of Taxes required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority (taking into account the requirements of Section 3.04 relating to consistent accounting practices, as applicable) with respect to such Tax Return and, to the extent the other Company is liable for any amount of Taxes with respect to such Tax Return, as determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2, the Preparing Company shall provide such other Company a written statement setting forth the Taxes for which such other Company is liable and the basis for its computation in reasonable detail. Absent manifest error in such computation, as soon as reasonably practicable upon receipt of such written statement (but in any event no later than the Payment Date), the Company that is not the Required Company shall pay to the Required Company the amount of such Taxes for which such first Company is liable pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Required Company shall pay to the applicable Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date the amount of Taxes required to be paid with respect to any Joint Return (and provide notice and proof of payment to the other Company).

(b) Computation and Payment of Tax Due With Respect to Separate Returns. In the case of any Separate Return, at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to any Payment Date for any such Tax Return, the Preparing Company shall compute the amount of Taxes required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority (taking into account the requirements of Section 3.04 relating to consistent accounting practices, as applicable) with respect to such Tax Return and, to the extent the other Company is liable for any amount of Taxes with respect to such Tax Return, as determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2, the Preparing Company shall provide such other Company a written statement setting forth the Taxes for which such other Company is liable and the basis for its computation in reasonable detail. Absent manifest error in such computation, as soon as reasonably practicable upon receipt of such written statement (but in any event no later than the Payment Date) the Company that is not the Required Company shall pay to the Required Company the amount of such Taxes for which such first Company is liable pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Required Company shall pay to the applicable Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date the amount of Taxes required to be paid with respect to any Separate Return (and provide notice and proof of payment to the other Company).

(c) Adjustments. In the case of any adjustment or payment pursuant to either, (i) a Final Determination or (ii) the Controlling Party determining in good faith to pay amounts asserted by a Tax Authority in connection with a Tax Contest while continuing to appeal or otherwise contest such Tax Contest, in either case, with respect to any Tax Return described in Section 4.01(a) or Section 4.01(b), the Required Company shall pay to the applicable Tax Authority when due any additional Tax due with respect to such Tax Return required to be paid as a result of such adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination or good faith determination to pay. In a manner consistent with the principles set forth in Section 4.01(a) and Section 4.01(b),

 

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the Preparing Company shall compute the amount attributable to the other Company in accordance with Section 2 and provide such other Company a written statement setting forth the Taxes for which such other Company is liable and the basis for its computation in reasonable detail, and the Company that is not the Required Company shall pay to the Required Company the amount allocable to such first Company as soon as reasonably practicable upon receipt of such written statement (but in any event no later than the Payment Date).

Section 4.02 Indemnification Payments.

(a) If a party is required to make a payment to the other party pursuant to this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.03, Section 4.04, Section 6.03 or Section 6.04(d)), the party required to make such payment under this Agreement shall pay the amount for which it is responsible (a “TMA Liability”) to the other party at the time or times provided in the next two sentences. No later than sixty (60) days following the close of the applicable calendar year, any TMA Liabilities which arose during the previous calendar year and are owed and not yet paid, to ElectronicsCo by RemainCo shall be netted with any such TMA Liabilities owed and not yet paid to RemainCo by ElectronicsCo, and if either party has a net TMA Liability remaining after such netting (a “Net TMA Liability”), the party owing such Net TMA Liability shall pay such Net TMA Liability to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any point during a calendar year, the Net TMA Liability, calculated at such time, owed to any party exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), the party owing such Net TMA Liability shall pay such amount to the other party within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of a written demand for payment from the other party. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 4.02(a) shall not apply to the Parties’ obligations pursuant to Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.03, Section 4.04, Section 6.03 and Section 6.04(d), and no amount owing pursuant to such provisions shall be included in any TMA Liability or Net TMA Liability.

(b) All payments between the two Companies under this Agreement shall be made by the Company having the obligation to make such payment (the “Indemnitor”) directly to the Company entitled to receive such payment (the “Indemnitee”); provided, however, that if the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee mutually agree with respect to any such payment, any member of the Indemnitor’s Group, on the one hand, may make such payment to any member of the Indemnitee’s Group, on the other hand, and vice versa. All payments between the two Companies shall be treated in the manner described in Section 12, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

Section 4.03 Rights and Obligations Pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) RemainCo shall be entitled to receive or retain, as applicable, one hundred percent (100%) of any payments received by any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group and (ii) RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, one hundred percent (100%) of any payment obligations, in each case, after the date hereof in connection with the matters set forth on Exhibit D.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 4.03(a) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) RemainCo shall be entitled to receive or retain, as applicable, the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of any payments received by any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, after the date hereof pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be entitled to receive or retain, as applicable, the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of any payments received by any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements.

(c) Subject to Section 4.03(a) and Section 4.03(d) and otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to payment obligations of any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements which arise from Taxes not otherwise allocated pursuant to this Agreement, or from the receipt of payments prior to the date hereof not allocated pursuant to Section 4.03(b), (i) RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of any such payment, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of any such payment.

(d) Subject to Section 4.03(a), with respect to payment obligations of any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements which arise from Taxes allocated pursuant to this Agreement (or which arise from payments after the date hereof the receipt of which is allocated pursuant to Section 4.03(b)), (i) RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, such payment obligations to the extent such Taxes were allocated to RemainCo or the underlying payment was received or retained, as applicable, by any member of the RemainCo Group, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, such payment obligations to the extent such Taxes were allocated to ElectronicsCo, or the underlying payment was received or retained, as applicable, by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group.

(e) To the extent either Company or any member of its Group receives a payment to which the other Company is entitled pursuant to this Section 4.03, the receiving Company or member of its Group, as the case may be, shall, within twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt of such payment, pay over the amount so received to the other Company. To the extent either Company or any member of its Group bears a payment obligation which is the responsibility of the other Company pursuant to this Section 4.03, the Company responsible for such obligation shall, within twenty (20) Business Days upon receipt of notice thereof, promptly reimburse the other Company. Each party shall consult in good faith with the other party regarding the disposition of any claim pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements that could result in a payment by the other party under this Section 4.03. In no event will either party have any liability, nor be relieved of any liability, as a result of any failure to comply with the preceding sentence.

(f) The parties intend to share the net economic benefit of any insurance proceeds received by RemainCo, ElectronicsCo or members of their respective Groups with respect to any obligation to make payments pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements, in the same proportion that the parties have agreed, pursuant to Section 4.03(a)-(d), to share the obligations pursuant to such Specified Historic Transaction Agreements. In furtherance of the

 

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foregoing, in the event that one Company or any member of its Group (the “Insurance Recipient Party”) receives cash proceeds under any insurance policy (including any “representations and warranties insurance” policies or specific policies covering identified insured risks) with respect to an obligation to make a payment pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements, the net amount of such cash proceeds, after reduction for any Taxes or other expenses incurred by the Insurance Recipient Party on the receipt of such insurance proceeds, shall be allocated between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo in the same proportion that the payment pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements giving rise to the receipt of such insurance proceeds is allocated pursuant to this Section 4.03, and the portion so allocated to the party that is not the Insurance Recipient Party (the “Non-Insurance Recipient Party”) shall reduce the payment obligations of the Non-Insurance Recipient Party with respect to the payment giving rise to the receipt of insurance proceeds. If the Non-Insurance Recipient makes a payment pursuant to this Section 4.03, and the Insurance Recipient Party subsequently receives cash proceeds under any insurance policy (including any “representations and warranties insurance” policies or specific policies covering identified insured risks) with respect to an obligation to make a payment pursuant to the Specified Historic Transaction Agreements, that were not taken into account under the preceding sentence in determining the amount the Non-Insurance Recipient was required to pay, the Insurance Recipient Party shall remit to the Non-Insurance Recipient Party an amount sufficient so that the net amount paid by the Non-Insurance Recipient Party (the initial payment, reduced by any such remittance by the Insurance Recipient Party) equals the amount that would have been paid by the Non-Insurance Recipient Party pursuant to the preceding sentence had the cash proceeds under such insurance policy been received prior to the payment by the Non-Insurance Recipient Party hereunder. In the event any cash proceeds received under any insurance policy described in the preceding two sentences are subsequently denied, recovered, or otherwise recouped from the Insurance Recipient Party, the Non-Insurance Recipient Party shall pay to the Insurance Recipient Party, an amount sufficient to ensure that the Insurance Recipient Party receives, in the aggregate with any previous payments, the amount the Insurance Recipient Party would have received from the Non-Insurance Recipient Party had such denied, recovered or otherwise recouped insurance proceeds never been received by the Insurance Recipient Party.

Section 4.04 Rights and Obligations Pursuant to the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) RemainCo shall be entitled to receive or retain, as applicable, the first $1,000,000, of any payments made to any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to all Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements in a given calendar year, and (ii) for amounts in excess of $1,000,000 received by any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof and pursuant to all Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements in such calendar year, (A) RemainCo shall be entitled to receive or retain, as applicable, the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of any such amounts received by such member of the RemainCo Group or such member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to any Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreement and (B) ElectronicsCo shall be entitled to receive or retain, as applicable, the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of any such amounts received by such member of the RemainCo Group or such member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to any Other Historic Disposition Transaction

 

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Agreements. For the avoidance of doubt, the $1,000,000 threshold described in clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be determined on a calendar year-by-calendar year basis, and aggregating all payments pursuant to all Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements in such year. To the extent the receipt of a payment by any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group pursuant to any Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreement after the date hereof (the “Underlying Inbound Payment”) subsequently gives rise to a payment obligation of any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group pursuant to such Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements, (i) RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, such payment obligations to the extent RemainCo was entitled to receive or retain, as the case may be, such underlying payment hereunder, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, such payment obligations to the extent ElectronicsCo was entitled to receive the underlying payment hereunder. For purposes of the previous sentence, payment obligations under the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements shall be treated as arising from payments to any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group under the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements in excess of $1,000,000, to the extent of such excess, if any, in the relevant calendar year in which the Underlying Inbound Payment was received.

(b) RemainCo shall be entitled to receive payments from ElectronicsCo pursuant to Section 4.04(c) and Section 4.04(d) only to the extent that the total payment obligations of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group pursuant to all Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements for a given calendar year (the “Total Outbound Payment”) exceed $1,000,000 (such excess the “Threshold Excess Outbound Payment”). For the avoidance of doubt, the $1,000,000 threshold described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be determined on a calendar year-by-calendar year basis, and aggregating all payments pursuant to all Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements in such year. In such case, ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for the sum of (i) an amount equal to the product of (A) the Threshold Excess Outbound Payment, multiplied by (B) the ratio of (I) the total amount ElectronicsCo would otherwise be responsible for pursuant to Section 4.04(c) in a given calendar year, in the absence of this Section 4.04(b), divided by (II) Total Outbound Payment in such given calendar year, and (ii) an amount equal to the product of (A) the Threshold Excess Outbound Payment, multiplied by (B) the ratio of (I) the total amount ElectronicsCo would otherwise be responsible for pursuant to Section 4.04(d) in a given calendar year, in the absence of this Section 4.04(b), divided by (II) the Total Outbound Payment in such given calendar year.

(c) Subject to Section 4.04(b) and Section 4.04(d) and otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to payment obligations of any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to any Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreement which arise from Taxes not otherwise allocated pursuant to this Agreement, or from the receipt of payments prior to the date hereof not allocated pursuant to Section 4.04(a), (i) RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of any such payment, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of any such payment.

 

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(d) Subject to Section 4.04(b), with respect to payment obligations of any member of the RemainCo Group or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group after the date hereof pursuant to any Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements which arise from Taxes allocated pursuant to this Agreement, (i) RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, such payment obligations to the extent such Taxes were allocated to RemainCo, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall pay, such payment obligations to the extent such Taxes were allocated to ElectronicsCo.

(e) To the extent either Company or any member of its Group receives a payment to which the other Company is entitled pursuant to this Section 4.04, the receiving Company or member of its Group shall, within twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt of such payment, pay over the amount so received to the other Company. To the extent either Company or any member of its Group bears a payment obligation which is the responsibility of the other Company pursuant to this Section 4.04, the Company responsible for such obligation shall, within twenty (20) Business Days upon receipt of notice thereof, promptly reimburse the other Company. Each party shall consult in good faith with the other party regarding the disposition of any claim pursuant to the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements that could result in a payment under this Section 4.04. In no event will either party have any liability, nor be relieved of any liability, as a result of any failure to comply with the preceding sentence.

(f) The parties intend to share the net economic benefit of any insurance proceeds received by RemainCo, ElectronicsCo or members of their respective Groups with respect to any obligation to make payments pursuant to the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements, in the same proportion (including taking account of the limitations pursuant to Section 4.04(b)) that the parties have agreed, pursuant to Section 4.04(a)-(d), to share the obligations pursuant to such Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements. In furtherance of the foregoing, in the event that the Insurance Recipient Party receives cash proceeds under any insurance policy (including any “representations and warranties insurance” policies or specific policies covering identified insured risks) with respect to an obligation to make a payment pursuant to the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements, the net amount of such cash proceeds, after reduction for any Taxes or other expenses incurred by the Insurance Recipient Party on the receipt of such insurance proceeds, shall be allocated between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo in the same proportion that the payment pursuant to the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements giving rise to the receipt of such insurance proceeds is allocated pursuant to this Section 4.04, and the portion so allocated to the Non-Insurance Recipient Party shall reduce the payment obligations of the Non-Insurance Recipient Party with respect to the payment giving rise to the receipt of insurance proceeds. If the Non-Insurance Recipient makes a payment pursuant to this Section 4.04, and the Insurance Recipient Party subsequently receives cash proceeds under any insurance policy (including any “representations and warranties insurance” policies or specific policies covering identified insured risks) with respect to an obligation to make a payment pursuant to the Other Historic Disposition Transaction Agreements, that were not taken into account under the preceding sentence in determining the amount the Non-Insurance Recipient was required to pay, the Insurance Recipient Party shall remit to the Non-Insurance Recipient Party an amount sufficient so that the net amount paid by the Non-Insurance Recipient Party (the initial payment, reduced by any such remittance by the Insurance Recipient Party) equals the amount that would have been paid by the Non-Insurance Recipient Party pursuant to the preceding sentence had the cash proceeds under such insurance policy been received prior to the payment by the Non-Insurance Recipient Party hereunder. In the event any cash proceeds received under any insurance policy described in the preceding two sentences are subsequently denied, recovered, or otherwise recouped from the Insurance Recipient Party, the

 

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Non-Insurance Recipient Party shall pay to the Insurance Recipient Party, an amount sufficient to ensure that the Insurance Recipient Party receives, in the aggregate with any previous payments, the amount the Insurance Recipient Party would have received from the Non-Insurance Recipient Party had such denied, recovered or otherwise recouped insurance proceeds never been received by the Insurance Recipient Party.

Section 5. Tax Refunds and Transfer Pricing Adjustments

Section 5.01 Tax Refunds. RemainCo shall be entitled to any refund (including any application of such refund to reduce liability for Taxes by means of a credit, offset or otherwise) of Taxes (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) for which RemainCo is liable hereunder and ElectronicsCo shall be entitled (subject to the limitations provided in Section 3.07) to any refund (including any application of such refund to reduce liability for Taxes by means of a credit, offset or otherwise) of Taxes (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) for which ElectronicsCo is liable hereunder. A Company receiving a refund (including by application of a refund to reduce liability for Taxes by means of a credit, offset or otherwise) to which the other Company is entitled hereunder shall pay over such refund to such other Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02(a).

Section 5.02 Transfer Pricing.

(a) If pursuant to a Final Determination any Transfer Pricing Adjustment is made which results in (i) a Tax for which RemainCo is liable hereunder and (ii) a Tax Benefit allowable to a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, ElectronicsCo shall make payment to RemainCo, in accordance with Section 4.02(a), if such Tax Benefit results in cash Tax savings or a refund (including any application of such refund to reduce liability for Taxes by means of a credit, offset or otherwise), calculated on a “with and without” basis, in an amount equal to the portion of such cash Tax savings or such refund which arises from or is attributable to the portion of such Tax for which RemainCo is liable pursuant to this Agreement.

(b) If pursuant to a Final Determination any Transfer Pricing Adjustment is made which results in (i) a Tax for which ElectronicsCo is liable hereunder and (ii) a Tax Benefit allowable to a member of the RemainCo Group, RemainCo shall make payment to ElectronicsCo, in accordance with Section 4.02(a), if such Tax Benefit results in cash Tax savings or a refund (including any application of such refund to reduce liability for Taxes by means of a credit, offset or otherwise), calculated on a “with and without” basis, in an amount equal to the portion of such cash Tax savings or such refund which arises from or is attributable to the portion of such Tax for which ElectronicsCo is liable pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 6. Tax-Free Status.

Section 6.01 Restrictions on ElectronicsCo.

(a) ElectronicsCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any of its Affiliates, as the case may be, to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any statement, information, covenant or representation in any Representation Letters or Tax Opinions/Rulings. ElectronicsCo agrees that

 

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it will not take or fail to take, or permit any of its Affiliates, as the case may be, to take or fail to take, (A) any action which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Tax-Free Status of the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and the Distribution or (B) any action in violation of the restrictions set forth on Exhibit B.

(b) ElectronicsCo agrees that, from the date hereof until the first Business Day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, it will (i) maintain its status as a company engaged in the Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code, (ii) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code, (iii) cause each of its Affiliates whose Active Trade or Business is relied upon in the Tax Opinions/Rulings for purposes of qualifying a transaction as tax-free pursuant to Section 355 of the Code or other Tax Law to maintain its status as a company engaged in such Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and any such other applicable Tax Law, (iv) not engage in any transaction or permit any of its Affiliates to engage in any transaction that would result in any of its Affiliates described in clause (iii) hereof ceasing to be a company engaged in the relevant Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) or such other applicable Tax Law, taking into account Section 355(b)(3) of the Code for purposes of clauses (i) through (iv) hereof, and (v) not dispose of or permit any of its Affiliates to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any interest in any of its Affiliates described in clause (iii) hereof or permit any such Affiliate to make or revoke any election under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3.

(c) ElectronicsCo agrees that, from the date hereof until the first Business Day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, it will not and will not permit any of its Affiliates described in clause (iii) of Section 6.01(b) to (i) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent ElectronicsCo has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur (whether by (A) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (B) finding a tender offer to be a “permitted offer” under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, (C) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL or any similar corporate statute, any “fair price” or other provision of ElectronicsCo’s charter or bylaws, (D) amending its certificate of incorporation to declassify its Board of Directors or approving any such amendment, or otherwise), (ii) merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate, (iii) in a single transaction or series of transactions, sell or transfer (other than sales or transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business) all or substantially all of the assets that were transferred to ElectronicsCo pursuant to the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution or sell or transfer twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the gross assets of any Active Trade or Business or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the consolidated gross assets of ElectronicsCo and its Affiliates (such percentages to be measured based on fair market value as of the initial Distribution Date), (iv) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate of ElectronicsCo) any of ElectronicsCo stock, or rights to acquire stock, except to the extent such repurchases satisfy Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30 (as in effect prior to the amendment of such Revenue Procedure by Revenue Procedure 2003-48), (v) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any other action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, affecting the voting rights of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock into another class

 

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of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock) or (vi) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any representation made in the Representation Letters or the Tax Opinions/Rulings) which in the aggregate (and taking into account any other transactions described in this Section 6.01(c)) would be reasonably likely to have the effect of causing or permitting one or more Persons (whether or not acting in concert) to acquire directly or indirectly stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in ElectronicsCo or otherwise jeopardize the Tax-Free Status, unless prior to taking any such action set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), (1) ElectronicsCo shall have requested that RemainCo obtain a Ruling in accordance with Section 6.03(b) and (d) of this Agreement to the effect that such transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status and RemainCo shall have received such a Ruling in form and substance satisfactory to RemainCo in its sole and absolute discretion, or (2) ElectronicsCo shall provide RemainCo with an Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance satisfactory to RemainCo in its sole and absolute discretion (and in determining whether an opinion is satisfactory, RemainCo may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and management’s representations if used as a basis for the opinion and RemainCo may determine that no opinion would be acceptable to RemainCo) or (3) RemainCo shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion. RemainCo shall not be required to take any action related to obtaining a Ruling unless and until ElectronicsCo has provided to RemainCo an opinion reasonably acceptable to RemainCo from a nationally recognized Tax Advisor to the effect that the outcome of the ruling process should be favorable.

(d) Certain Issuances of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock. If ElectronicsCo proposes to enter into any Section 6.01(d) Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent ElectronicsCo has the right to prohibit any Section 6.01(d) Acquisition Transaction, proposes to permit any Section 6.01(d) Acquisition Transaction to occur, in each case, during the period from the date hereof until the first Business Day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall provide RemainCo, no later than ten (10) Business Days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to such Section 6.01(d) Acquisition Transaction, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock to be issued in such transaction) and a certificate of the Board of Directors of ElectronicsCo to the effect that the Section 6.01(d) Acquisition Transaction is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction or any other transaction to which the requirements of Section 6.01(c) apply (a “Board Certificate”).

(e) Gain Recognition Agreements. ElectronicsCo shall not (i) take any action (including, but not limited to, the sale or disposition of any stock, securities, or other assets), (ii) permit any member of its Group to take any such action, (iii) fail to take any action, or (iv) permit any member of its Group to fail to take any action, in each case that would cause RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group to recognize gain under any Gain Recognition Agreement. In addition, ElectronicsCo shall file, and shall cause any member of its Group to file, any Gain Recognition Agreement reasonably requested by RemainCo which Gain Recognition Agreement is determined by RemainCo to be necessary so as to (i) allow for or preserve the tax-free or tax-deferred nature, in whole or part, of any Separation Transaction, or (ii) avoid RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group recognizing gain under any Gain Recognition Agreement.

 

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Section 6.02 Restrictions on RemainCo. RemainCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any RemainCo Affiliate, as the case may be, to take or fail to take, any action (i) where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any statement, information, covenant or representation in any Representation Letters or Tax Opinions/Rulings or (ii) which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect (A) the Tax-Free Status of the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution and/or the Distribution, or (B) the qualification of any Separation Transaction under U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law as tax free (including, but not limited to, those transactions described in any of the Tax Opinions/Rulings received with respect to such Separation Transaction) from so qualifying; provided, however, that this Section 6.02 shall not be construed as obligating RemainCo to consummate the Distribution nor shall it be construed as preventing RemainCo from terminating the Separation Agreement pursuant to Section 12.11 thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, ElectronicsCo’s sole recourse for violations of this Section 6.02 shall be as set forth in Section 6.04(b).

Section 6.03 Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

(a) If ElectronicsCo notifies RemainCo that it desires to take one of the actions described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 6.01(c) (a “Notified Action”), RemainCo and ElectronicsCo shall reasonably cooperate to attempt to obtain the Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion referred to in Section 6.01(c), unless RemainCo shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(b) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions Requested by ElectronicsCo. RemainCo agrees that at the reasonable request of ElectronicsCo pursuant to Section 6.01(c), RemainCo shall cooperate with ElectronicsCo and use reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, an Unqualified Tax Opinion or, in RemainCo’s sole discretion, a Ruling from the IRS, for the purpose of permitting ElectronicsCo to take the Notified Action. Further, in no event shall RemainCo be required to file any Ruling Request under this Section 6.03(b) unless ElectronicsCo represents that (A) it has read the Ruling Request, and (B) all information and representations, if any, relating to any member of the ElectronicsCo Group, contained in the Ruling Request documents are (subject to any qualifications therein) true, correct and complete. ElectronicsCo shall reimburse RemainCo for all reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by the RemainCo Group in filing a Ruling Request and/or obtaining a Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by ElectronicsCo within ten (10) Business Days after receiving an invoice from RemainCo therefor.

(c) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions Requested by RemainCo. RemainCo shall have the right to obtain a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. If RemainCo determines to obtain a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion, ElectronicsCo shall (and shall cause each of its Affiliates to) cooperate with RemainCo and take any and all actions reasonably requested by RemainCo in connection with obtaining the Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion (including, without limitation, by making any representation or covenant or providing any materials or information requested by the IRS or Tax Advisor; provided that ElectronicsCo shall not be required to make (or cause any of its Affiliates to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control). RemainCo shall reimburse ElectronicsCo for all reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by the ElectronicsCo Group in connection with such cooperation within ten (10) Business Days after receiving an invoice from ElectronicsCo therefor.

 

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(d) ElectronicsCo hereby agrees that RemainCo shall have sole and exclusive control over the process of obtaining any Ruling, and that only RemainCo shall apply for a Ruling. In connection with obtaining a Ruling pursuant to Section 6.03(b), (i) RemainCo shall keep ElectronicsCo informed in a timely manner of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by RemainCo in connection therewith; (ii) RemainCo shall (A) reasonably in advance of the submission of any Ruling Request documents provide ElectronicsCo with a draft copy thereof, (B) reasonably consider ElectronicsCo’s comments on such draft copy, (C) provide ElectronicsCo with a final copy and (D) RemainCo shall provide ElectronicsCo with notice reasonably in advance of, and ElectronicsCo shall have the right to attend, at its own expense, any formally scheduled meetings with the IRS (subject to the approval of the IRS) that relate to such Ruling. Neither ElectronicsCo nor any Affiliate directly or indirectly controlled by ElectronicsCo shall seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time concerning the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution or the Distribution (including the impact of any transaction on the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution or the Distribution).

Section 6.04 Liability for Tax-Related Losses.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement to the contrary (and in each case regardless of whether a Ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion or waiver described in clause (1), (2) or (3) of Section 6.01(c) may have been provided), subject to Section 6.04(d), ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless RemainCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses that are attributable to or result from any one or more of the following: (i) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of ElectronicsCo’s stock and/or its or its Subsidiaries’ assets by any means whatsoever by any Person, (ii) any negotiations, understandings, agreements or arrangements by ElectronicsCo with respect to transactions or events (including, without limitation, stock issuances, pursuant to the exercise of stock options or otherwise, option grants, capital contributions or acquisitions, or a series of such transactions or events) that cause the Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire directly or indirectly stock of ElectronicsCo representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (iii) any action or failure to act by ElectronicsCo after the Distribution (including, without limitation, any amendment to ElectronicsCo’s certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise) affecting the voting rights of ElectronicsCo stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock into another class of ElectronicsCo Capital Stock), (iv) any act or failure to act by ElectronicsCo or any ElectronicsCo Affiliate described in Section 6.01 (regardless whether such act or failure to act may be covered by a Ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion or waiver described in clause (1), (2) or (3) of Section 6.01(c) or a Board Certificate described in Section 6.01(d)) or (v) any breach by ElectronicsCo of its agreement and representation set forth in Section 6.01(a).

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 6.04(c), RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless ElectronicsCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses that are attributable to, or result from any one or more of the following: (i) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of RemainCo’s stock and/or its assets by any means whatsoever by any Person, (ii) any negotiations, agreements or arrangements by RemainCo with respect to transactions or events (including, without limitation, stock issuances, pursuant to the exercise of stock options or otherwise, option grants, capital contributions or acquisitions, or a series of such transactions or events) that cause the Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire directly or indirectly stock of RemainCo representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (iii) any act or failure to act by RemainCo or a member of the RemainCo Group described in Section 6.02 or any breach by RemainCo of its agreement and representation set forth in Section 6.02, limited, in each case, to Tax-Related Losses arising from Taxes of the RemainCo Group for which an ElectronicsCo Entity is found jointly, severally or secondarily liable pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or similar provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law).

(c)

(i) To the extent that any Tax-Related Loss is subject to indemnity under more than one of Section 6.04(a) and (b), responsibility for such Tax-Related Loss shall be shared by RemainCo and ElectronicsCo according to relative fault.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.04(b) or Section 6.04(c)(i) or any other provision of this Agreement or the Separation Agreement to the contrary:

(A) with respect to (1) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from Section 355(e) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in RemainCo) and (2) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting (for the absence of doubt, in whole or in part) from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of ElectronicsCo (or any of its Affiliates) by any means whatsoever by any Person or any action or failure to act by ElectronicsCo affecting the voting rights of ElectronicsCo stock, ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless RemainCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss; and

(B) for purposes of calculating the amount and timing of any Tax-Related Loss for which ElectronicsCo is responsible under this Section 6.04, Tax-Related Losses shall be calculated by assuming that RemainCo, its Group and each member of its Group (1) pays Tax at the highest marginal corporate Tax rates in effect in each relevant taxable year and (2) have no Tax Assets in any relevant taxable year.

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(c)(i) or any other provision of this Agreement or the Separation Agreement to the contrary, with respect to (1) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from Section 355(e) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in ElectronicsCo) and (2) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting (for the absence of doubt, in whole or in part) from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of RemainCo (or any of its Affiliates) by any means whatsoever by any Person, RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless ElectronicsCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss.

(d) With respect to any Tax-Related Losses pursuant to this Section 6.04, the Indemnitor shall pay the Indemnitee for any such Tax-Related Losses: (i) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (i) of the definition of “Tax-Related Losses,” no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date the Preparing Company files, or causes to be filed, the applicable Tax Return for the year of the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution or Distribution, as applicable (the “Filing Date”) (provided that if such Tax-Related Losses arise pursuant to a Final Determination, then such Indemnitor shall pay the Indemnitee no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of such Final Determination) and (ii) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of “Tax-Related Losses,” no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date the Indemnitee pays such Tax-Related Losses.

Section 7. Assistance and Cooperation.

Section 7.01 Assistance and Cooperation.

(a) The Companies shall cooperate in good faith (and cause their respective Affiliates to cooperate) with each other and with each other’s agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, in connection with Tax matters relating to the Companies and their Affiliates including (i) preparing and filing of Tax Returns, (ii) determining the liability for, and amount of, any Taxes due (including estimated Taxes) or the right to, and amount of, any refund of Taxes, (iii) examinations of Tax Returns, and (iv) any administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes assessed or proposed to be assessed. Such cooperation shall include making all information and documents in their possession relating to the other Company and its Affiliates available to such other Company as provided in Section 8, and providing such assistance as is commercially reasonable in connection therewith. Each of the Companies shall also make available to the other Company, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the Companies or their respective Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required as witnesses or for purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. In the event that a member of the RemainCo Group, on the one hand, and a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, on the other hand, suffers a Tax detriment as a result of a Transfer Pricing

 

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Adjustment, the Companies shall cooperate pursuant to this Section 7 to seek any competent authority relief that may be available with respect to such Transfer Pricing Adjustment. ElectronicsCo shall cooperate with RemainCo and take any and all actions reasonably requested by RemainCo in connection with obtaining the Tax Opinions/Rulings (including, without limitation, by making any new representation or covenant, confirming any previously made representation or covenant or providing any materials or information requested by any Tax Advisor or Tax Authority; provided that, ElectronicsCo shall not be required to make or confirm any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control).

(b) Any information or documents provided under this Section 7 shall be kept confidential by the Company receiving such information or documents, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement, (i) neither RemainCo nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to provide ElectronicsCo, its Affiliates or any other Person access to or copies of any information, documents or procedures (including the proceedings of any Tax Contest) other than information, documents or procedures that relate to ElectronicsCo, its business, assets or Affiliates and (ii) in no event shall RemainCo or any of its Affiliates be required to provide ElectronicsCo, its Affiliates or any other Person access to or copies of any information or documents if such action could reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any Privilege. In addition, in the event that RemainCo determines that the provision of any information or documents to ElectronicsCo or its Affiliates could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement, or waive any Privilege, the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to permit compliance with its obligations under this Section 7 in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

Section 7.02 Income Tax Return Information. The Companies acknowledge that time is of the essence in relation to any request for information, assistance or cooperation made by the Companies pursuant to Section 7.01 or this Section 7.02. The Companies acknowledge that failure to conform to the reasonable deadlines set by the Companies could cause irreparable harm. Each Company shall provide to the other Company information and documents relating to its respective Group required by such other Company to prepare Tax Returns, including, but not limited to, any pro forma Tax Returns required by the Preparing Company for purposes of preparing such Tax Returns. Any information or documents the Preparing Company requires to prepare such Tax Returns shall be provided in such form as the Preparing Company reasonably requests and at or prior to the time reasonably specified by the Preparing Company so as to enable the Preparing Company to file such Tax Returns on a timely basis.

Section 7.03 Reliance by RemainCo. If any member of the ElectronicsCo Group supplies information to a member of the RemainCo Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the RemainCo 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 RemainCo Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of ElectronicsCo (or any officer of ElectronicsCo as designated by the chief financial officer of ElectronicsCo) 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 ElectronicsCo. If any member of the RemainCo Group supplies information to a member of the ElectronicsCo Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the ElectronicsCo 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 ElectronicsCo Group, identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of RemainCo (or any officer of RemainCo as designated by the chief financial officer of RemainCo) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete.

Section 8. Tax Records.

Section 8.01 Retention of Tax Records. Each Company shall preserve and keep all Tax Records exclusively relating to the assets and activities of its respective Group for any Pre-Distribution Period, and RemainCo shall preserve and keep all other Tax Records relating to Taxes of the Groups for any Pre-Distribution Period, for so long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (i) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitations, or (ii) ten (10) years after the Distribution Date (such later date, the “Retention Date”). After the Retention Date, each Company may dispose of such Tax Records upon sixty (60) Business Days’ prior written notice to the other Company and with the written consent of such other Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that if the other Company fails to respond to such written notice within ninety (90) Business Days following the receipt of such written notice, the other Company shall be deemed to have provided its consent. If, prior to the Retention Date, (a) a Company reasonably determines that any Tax Records which it would otherwise be required to preserve and keep under this Section 8 are no longer material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law and the other Company consents in writing, then such first Company may dispose of such Tax Records upon sixty (60) Business Days’ prior notice to the other Company. Any notice of an intent to dispose given pursuant to this Section 8.01 shall include a list of the Tax Records to be disposed of describing in reasonable detail each such Tax Record being disposed. The notified Company shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy or remove, within such sixty (60) Business Day period, all or any part of such Tax Records. If, at any time prior to the Retention Date, ElectronicsCo determines to decommission or otherwise discontinue any computer program or information technology system used to access or store any Tax Records, then ElectronicsCo may decommission or discontinue such program or system upon ninety (90) days’ prior notice to RemainCo and RemainCo shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy, within such ninety (90) Business Day period, all or any part of the underlying data relating to the Tax Records accessed by or stored on such program or system.

 

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Section 8.02 Access to Tax Records. Each Company and its respective Affiliates shall make available to the other Company for inspection and copying during normal business hours upon reasonable notice all Tax Records (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any pertinent underlying data accessed or stored on any computer program or information technology system) in their possession and shall permit such other Company and its Affiliates, authorized agents and representatives and any representative of a Tax Authority or other Tax auditor direct access during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice and at the cost and expense of such other Company, to any computer program or information technology system used to access or store any Tax Records, in each case to the extent reasonably required by such other Company in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns or financial accounting statements, audits, litigation, or the resolution of items under this Agreement.

Section 8.03 Preservation of Privilege. No member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall 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 RemainCo (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Section 9. Tax Contests.

Section 9.01 Notice. If any Company becomes aware of any written communication from a Tax Authority regarding any pending Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest which, if successful, could reasonably be expected to result in an indemnification obligation under this Agreement, such Company shall promptly notify the other Company. 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. If an indemnified party has knowledge of an asserted Tax liability with respect to a matter for which it is to be indemnified hereunder and such party fails to give the indemnifying party prompt notice of such asserted Tax liability and the indemnifying party is entitled under this Agreement to contest the asserted Tax liability, then (i) if the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced as a result of the failure to give prompt notice, the indemnifying party shall have no obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for any Taxes arising out of such asserted Tax liability, and (ii) if the indemnifying party is not precluded from contesting the asserted Tax liability in any forum, but such failure to give prompt notice results in a material monetary detriment to the indemnifying party, then any amount which the indemnifying party is otherwise required to pay the indemnified party pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of such detriment.

Section 9.02 Control of Tax Contests.

(a) Joint Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any RemainCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, and any other combined, consolidated, affiliated, unitary or other joint Tax Return which includes both members of the ElectronicsCo Group and members of the RemainCo Group, RemainCo shall have exclusive control over such Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 9.02(f) below.

 

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(b) Pre-Distribution Period Tax Returns. Other than a Tax Contest described in Section 9.02(a), in the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Tax Return for any Tax Period ending on or prior to the Distribution Date, the Company having the greatest liability for Taxes subject to such Tax Contest shall have exclusive control over such Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 9.02(e) and (f) below.

(c) Straddle Period Tax Returns. Other than a Tax Contest described in Section 9.02(a), in the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Tax Return for any Straddle Period, the Company having the greatest liability for Taxes subject to such Tax Contest shall have exclusive control over such Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 9.02(e) and (f) below.

(d) Controlling Party. For purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Tax Contest described in Section 9.02(a), (b) or (c), “Controlling Party” means the Company entitled to control the Tax Contest under such Sections and “Non-Controlling Party” means the other Company.

(e) Contest Rights. Unless waived by the parties in writing, in connection with any potential adjustment in a Tax Contest as a result of which adjustment the Non-Controlling Party may reasonably be expected to (1) become liable to make any indemnification payment to the Controlling Party under this Agreement, (2) become obligated to make, or have a member of its Group make, a payment to the relevant Tax Authority or (3) become subject to a material increase in Taxes for any Post-Distribution Period: (i) the Controlling Party shall keep such Non-Controlling Party informed in a timely manner of all actions taken or proposed to be taken by the Controlling Party with respect to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest, (ii) the Controlling Party shall timely provide such 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 such Non-Controlling Party with copies of any correspondence or filings submitted to any Tax Authority or judicial authority in connection with such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest, (iv) the Controlling Party shall consult with such Non-Controlling Party and offer such Non-Controlling Party a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest, and the Controlling Party shall consider any reasonable comments in good faith, 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 sentence with respect to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve the Non-Controlling Party of any liability and/or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement except to the extent that such Non-Controlling Party is actually harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve such Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party.

(f) Tax Contest Participation. Unless waived by the Companies in writing, (i) the Controlling Party shall provide the Non-Controlling Party with written notice reasonably in advance of, and such Non-Controlling Party shall have the right to attend (at its own cost and expense), any formally scheduled meetings with Tax Authorities or hearings or proceedings before any judicial authorities and (ii) the Companies shall cooperate in good faith and the

 

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Controlling Party shall consider any reasonable comments from the Non-Controlling Party in connection with any potential adjustment in a Tax Contest pursuant to which such Non-Controlling Party may reasonably be expected to (1) become liable to make any indemnification payment to the Controlling Party under this Agreement or (2) become subject to a material increase in Taxes for any Post-Distribution Period. The failure of the Controlling Party to provide such written notice specified in this Section 9.02(f) to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve such Non-Controlling Party of any liability and/or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement except to the extent that such Non-Controlling Party is actually harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve such Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party.

(g) Power of Attorney. Each member of the Non-Controlling Party’s Group shall execute and deliver to the Controlling Party (or such member of the Controlling Party’s Group as the Controlling Party shall designate) any power of attorney or other similar document reasonably requested by the Controlling Party (or such designee) in connection with any Tax Contest described in this Section 9.

Section 10. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof.

Section 11. Survival of Obligations. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be unconditional and absolute and shall remain in effect without limitation as to time.

Section 12. Tax Treatment of Payments. The provisions of Section 12.23 of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference mutatis mutandis.

Section 13. Disagreements.

Section 13.01 Discussion. The Companies will, and will cause their respective Group members to, use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve in an amicable manner all disagreements and misunderstandings in connection with their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (a “Dispute”) between any members of the Groups as to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or the performance of obligations hereunder, the Tax departments of the Companies shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such Dispute.

Section 13.02 Escalation. If good faith negotiations do not resolve a Dispute, then such Dispute (other than any Dispute involving computational matters or the interpretation of operative Tax Law, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 13.03) shall be resolved pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article X of the Separation Agreement.

Section 13.03 Referral to Tax Advisor. If good faith negotiations do not resolve a Dispute involving computational matters or the interpretation of operative Tax Law, such Dispute will be referred to a Tax Advisor acceptable to each of the Companies to act as an arbitrator in order to resolve the Dispute. In the event that the Companies are unable to agree upon a Tax Advisor within fifteen (15) Business Days following the completion of the escalation process or the event of a Dispute involving technical Tax matters, the Companies shall each

 

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separately retain an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm (each, a “Preliminary Tax Advisor”), which Preliminary Tax Advisors shall jointly select a Tax Advisor on behalf of the Companies to act as an arbitrator in order to resolve the Dispute. The Tax Advisor may, in its discretion, obtain the services of any third-party appraiser, accounting firm or consultant that the Tax Advisor deems necessary to assist it in resolving such disagreement. The Tax Advisor shall furnish written notice to the Companies of its resolution of any such Dispute as soon as practical, but in any event no later than thirty (30) Business Days after its acceptance of the matter for resolution. Any such resolution by the Tax Advisor will be conclusive and binding on the Companies. Following receipt of the Tax Advisor’s written notice to the Companies of its resolution of the Dispute, the Companies shall each take or cause to be taken any action necessary to implement such resolution of the Tax Advisor. Each Company shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of its representatives) incurred in connection with the referral of the matter to the Tax Advisor (and the Preliminary Tax Advisors, if any). All fees and expenses of the Tax Advisor (and the Preliminary Tax Advisors, if any) in connection with such referral shall be shared equally by the Companies.

Section 13.04 Injunctive Relief. Nothing in this Section 13 will prevent any Company from seeking injunctive relief if any delay resulting from the efforts to resolve a Dispute through the process set forth in this Section 13 could result in serious and irreparable injury to any Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, RemainCo and ElectronicsCo are the only members of their respective Group entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, and each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo will cause its respective Group members not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such party as provided in this Section 13.

Section 14. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, with respect to any third-party expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns, Tax Contests, and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this Agreement for which both Companies are reasonably expected to bear any liability for Taxes under this Agreement, (i) RemainCo shall be responsible for, and shall bear, the RemainCo Fixed Ratio of such expenses, and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for, and shall bear, the ElectronicsCo Fixed Ratio of such expenses. Except for expenses described in the immediately preceding sentence, each Company and its Affiliates shall bear their own expenses.

Section 15. General Provisions.

Section 15.01 Addresses and Notices. Each party giving any notice required or permitted under this Agreement will give such notice in writing and use one of the following methods of delivery to the party to be notified, at the address set forth below or another address of which the sending party has been notified in accordance with this Section 15.01: (a) personal delivery; (b) facsimile or telecopy transmission with a reasonable method of confirming transmission; (c) commercial overnight courier with a reasonable method of confirming delivery; or (d) pre-paid, United States of America certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Notice to a party is effective for purposes of this Agreement only if given as provided in this Section 15.01 and shall be deemed given on the date that the intended addressee actually receives the notice.

 

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If to RemainCo:

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 730

Wilmington, DE 19805

Attention:    Erik T. Hoover

Email:       [●]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

Attention:   Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

          Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

          Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

Email:     Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

          Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

          Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

If to ElectronicsCo:

Qnity Electronics, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 735

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

Attention:    Peter W. Hennessey

Email:       [●]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

Attention:   Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

          Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

          Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

Email:     Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

          Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

          Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

A party may change the address for receiving notices under this Agreement by providing written notice of the change of address to the other party.

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Section 15.03 Waiver. The parties may waive a provision of this Agreement only by a writing signed by the party intended to be bound by the waiver. A party is not prevented from enforcing any right, remedy or condition in the party’s favor because of any failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy or in requiring satisfaction of any condition, except to the extent that the party specifically waives the same in writing. A written waiver given for one matter or occasion is effective only in that instance and only for the purpose stated therein. A waiver once given is not to be construed as a waiver for any other matter or occasion. Any enumeration of a party’s rights and remedies in this Agreement is not intended to be exclusive, and a party’s rights and remedies are intended to be cumulative to the extent permitted by Law and include any rights and remedies authorized in Law or in equity.

Section 15.04 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement remain in full force, if the essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for each party remain valid, binding and enforceable.

Section 15.05 Authority. Each of the parties represents to the other that (a) it has the corporate or other requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, (c) it has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (d) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equity principles.

Section 15.06 Further Action. Each party shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement, including the execution and delivery to the other party and their Affiliates and representatives of such powers of attorney or other authorizing documentation as is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with Tax Contests (or portions thereof) under the control of such other party in accordance with Section 9.

Section 15.07 Integration. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Companies with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements, whether or not written, in respect of any Taxes between or among any member or members of a party’s Group, on the one hand, and any member or members of the other party’s Group, on the other hand. All such other agreements shall be of no further effect between the parties and any rights or obligations existing thereunder shall be fully and finally settled, calculated as of the date hereof. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Separation Agreement or any of the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments (as defined in the Separation Agreement), or any other agreements relating to the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, with respect to the subject matter hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

Section 15.08 Construction. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed according to its fair meaning and shall not be strictly construed for or against any party. The captions, titles and headings included in this Agreement are for convenience only, and do not affect this Agreement’s construction or interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated, all “Section” references in this Agreement are to sections of this

 

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Agreement. References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “hereby” and “herein” and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. The words “written request” when used in this Agreement shall include email. Reference in this Agreement to any time shall be to New York City, New York time unless otherwise expressly provided herein.

Section 15.09 No Double Recovery. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to provide an indemnity or other recovery for any costs, damages, or other amounts for which the damaged party has been fully compensated under any other provision of this Agreement or under any other agreement or action at Law or equity. Unless expressly required in this Agreement, a party shall not be required to exhaust all remedies available under other agreements or at Law or equity before recovering under the remedies provided in this Agreement.

Section 15.10 Currency. Without the consent of the party receiving any payment under this Agreement specifying otherwise, all payments to be made by RemainCo or ElectronicsCo under this Agreement shall be made in U.S. dollars. Except as expressly provided herein, any amount which is not expressed in U.S. dollars shall be converted into U.S. dollars by using the Bloomberg fixing rate at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time on the day before the date the payment is required to be made or, as applicable, on which an invoice is submitted (provided, however, that with regard to any payments in respect of payments made to third parties, including any Tax Authority, the date shall be the day before the relevant payment was made to the third party) or in the Wall Street Journal on such date if not so published on Bloomberg. Except as expressly provided herein, in the event that any indemnification payment required to be made hereunder may be denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the amount of such payment shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the date in which notice of the claim is given to the indemnifying party.

Section 15.11 Counterparts. The parties may execute this Agreement in multiple counterparts, each of which constitutes an original as against the party that signed it, and all of which together constitute one agreement. This Agreement is effective upon delivery of one executed counterpart from each party to the other party. The signatures of the parties need not appear on the same counterpart. The delivery of signed counterparts by facsimile or email transmission that includes a copy of the sending party’s signature is as effective as signing and delivering the counterpart in person.

Section 15.12 Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

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Section 15.13 Jurisdiction. If any dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by another provision of this Agreement, the parties irrevocably (and the parties will cause each other member of their respective Group to irrevocably) (a) consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of federal and state courts located in Delaware, (b) waive any objection to that choice of forum based on venue or to the effect that the forum is not convenient, and (c) WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL OR ADJUDICATION BY JURY.

Section 15.14 Amendment. The parties may amend this Agreement only by a written agreement signed by each party to be bound by the amendment and that identifies itself as an amendment to this Agreement.

Section 15.15 ElectronicsCo Subsidiaries. If, at any time, ElectronicsCo acquires or creates one or more subsidiaries that are includable in its Group, such subsidiaries shall be subject to this Agreement and all references to the ElectronicsCo Group herein shall thereafter include a reference to such subsidiaries.

Section 15.16 Successors. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of any successor by merger, acquisition of assets, or otherwise, to any of the parties hereto (including, but not limited, to any successor of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo succeeding to the Tax attributes of such Company under Section 381 of the Code), to the same extent as if such successor had been an original party to this Agreement.

Section 15.17 Injunctions. The parties acknowledge that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. The parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court having jurisdiction, such remedy being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at Law or in equity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer on the date first set forth above.

 

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel
QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:   /s/ Jon D. Kemp
Name:   Jon D. Kemp
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Tax Matters Agreement]

Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

by and between

QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.

and

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.

Effective as of November 1, 2025

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

 

Section 1.01

  Employees      1  

Section 1.02

  Employment of Impacted Employees      2  

Section 1.03

  Pay and Benefits      3  

Section 1.04

  ElectronicsCo Benefit Plans or RemainCo Benefit Plans, as Applicable, as of no later than the Distribution Date      3  

Section 1.05

  Length of Service Crediting      4  

Section 1.06

  Vacation      4  

Section 1.07

  Severance      4  

Section 1.08

  Annual Cash Incentives      5  

Section 1.09

  Equity Awards      5  

Section 1.10

  Pension/OPEB/Welfare Benefit Claims      8  

Section 1.11

  Labor Matters      9  

Section 1.12

  Expatriate Assignments      10  

Section 1.13

  Non-Solicitation      10  

Section 1.14

  Employee Records      11  

Section 1.15

  HR Liabilities      11  

Section 1.16

  Indemnification      13  

Section 1.17

  Compliance with Applicable Laws      13  

Section 1.18

  Transition Services      13  

Section 1.19

  Good-Faith Negotiations      13  

Section 1.20

  Third-Party Beneficiaries      14  

Section 1.21

  Effective Time      14  

Section 1.22

  Assignment Of Employment Agreements      14  
ARTICLE II

 

UNITED STATES

 

Section 2.01

  U.S. Tax-Qualified Defined Contribution Plans      14  

Section 2.02

  U.S. Non-Retiree Welfare Benefits      15  

Section 2.03

  Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans      15  

Section 2.04

  Workers’ Compensation Claims      16  

Section 2.05

  Payroll and Related Taxes      16  


ARTICLE III

 

ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS

 

Section 3.01

  Certain Defined Terms      16  

Section 3.02

  Other Defined Terms in this Agreement      23  
ARTICLE IV

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 4.01

  General      24  

Section 4.02

  Limitation of Liability      24  

Section 4.03

  Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time      24  

Section 4.04

  Wrong Pockets      25  

Section 4.05

  Novation of Liabilities      25  

Section 4.06

  Negotiation and Arbitration      25  

Section 4.07

  Insurance      26  

Section 4.08

  Miscellaneous      26  

 

 

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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated effective as of November 1, 2025, by and among DuPont de Nemours, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RemainCo”), and Qnity Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ElectronicsCo”). Each of RemainCo and ElectronicsCo is sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively, as the “Parties.”

W I T N E SS E T H:

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RemainCo (the “Board”) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable, and in the best interests of RemainCo and its stockholders to separate RemainCo into two independent, publicly traded companies: RemainCo and ElectronicsCo;

WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo (the “Separation Agreement”), the Parties entered into an internal separation; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, the Parties wish to enter into this Agreement in respect of certain employee matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Capitalized terms used herein but not defined in Section 3.01 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Separation Agreement.

ARTICLE I

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Except as set forth otherwise in this Agreement, the following general principles shall apply:

Section 1.01 Employees.

(a) Prior to the commencement of the Internal Reorganization, RemainCo Ring-Fenced the ElectronicsCo Employees and RemainCo Employees pursuant to an internal organization design and talent selection process and as approved by the senior leadership of RemainCo. As of and following the Internal Reorganization up until the Distribution Date, updates to the Ring-Fence shall only be made to reflect: (i) any Employee who became a Non-Consenting Employee on or following the commencement of the Internal Reorganization; (ii) any new hires; (iii) any terminations (including terminations for cause, resignations, retirements or terminations due to death or disability); (iv) corrections of good faith errors or omissions by RemainCo; and (v) any other change approved in writing by the Chief Human Resources Officer of RemainCo.


(b) For a period of ninety (90) days following the Distribution Date, if RemainCo determines that a RemainCo or ElectronicsCo Employee was selected for alignment to the wrong Party (a “Ring-Fence Error”), then the Chief Human Resources Officer of RemainCo shall notify the Chief Human Resources Officer of ElectronicsCo of such Ring-Fence Error. Thereafter, the respective Chief Human Resources Officers shall cooperate in good faith to resolve the Ring-Fence Error, including by facilitating the transfer of employment of any improperly Ring-Fenced employee to the employment of the appropriate Party. The Party to which an improperly Ring-Fenced employee should have been Ring-Fenced absent the error shall assume any severance Liabilities incurred in relation to the transfer of employment.

Section 1.02 Employment of Impacted Employees.

(a) Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, as otherwise provided in this Agreement or with respect to any Non-Consenting Employees, prior to the Distribution Date, the applicable Parties caused, or caused the applicable members of their Groups to cause, other than with respect to any Delayed Employment Employees: (i) RemainCo Employees to be employed by (or continue to be employed by) RemainCo or a member of the RemainCo Group and to cease to be employed by ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group; and (ii) ElectronicsCo Employees to be employed by (or continue to be employed by) ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group and to cease to be employed by RemainCo or a member of the RemainCo Group.

(b) To the extent any applicable Law, Governmental Entity, Employee Representative Body or consultation obligation, administrative error, or immigration application prevented the Parties or the members of the applicable Groups from carrying out the transfers of employment set forth in Section 1.02(a) prior to the Distribution Date, with respect to any Impacted Employee (each such employee, a “Delayed Employment Employee”), the applicable Parties shall, or shall cause the members of the applicable Groups to, carry out the transfers of employment (including by offers of employment, employer substitution, entry into tripartite agreements or similar methods of transfers of employment) under Section 1.02(a) with respect to such employee on the earliest permissible date following the Distribution Date (the “Delayed Employment Date”). The obligations under this Agreement of the Party that will become the employer (directly or indirectly) of a Delayed Employment Employee shall not commence until the Delayed Employment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, such delay shall not constitute a breach of obligations under Section 1.04.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.02 or Section 1.04, it shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement for RemainCo or the applicable member of the RemainCo Group, or ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group, that employs a Delayed Employment Employee as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date to not effect the change of such Person’s employment pursuant to Section 1.02 until the Delayed Employment Date.

 

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(d) Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or a Labor Agreement, immediately after the Distribution Date in the United States, ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, continue to employ an ElectronicsCo Employee who is an STD Employee and will provide such employee with a leave of absence and an amount equivalent to the disability or income replacement benefits such employee received from RemainCo immediately before the Distribution Date; provided, however, that to the extent such individual, as of the Distribution Date, is receiving or is entitled to receive short-term disability benefits and subsequent to the Distribution Date and before returning to active employment with ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, becomes eligible to receive long-term disability benefits under a RemainCo Benefit Plan, then RemainCo shall permit such individual to receive long-term disability benefits under a RemainCo Benefit Plan until such individual is no longer disabled or is no longer eligible for such benefits (each such individual, an “LTD Employee”); provided, however, that any such LTD Employee will not be employed by RemainCo while receiving long-term disability benefits under a RemainCo Benefit Plan.

Section 1.03 Pay and Benefits. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, applicable Labor Agreement, or as provided otherwise in this Agreement, as of no later than the Distribution Date and for a period of twelve (12) months following the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, provide each ElectronicsCo Employee with: (i) base pay or a wage rate, as applicable, that is no less than the base pay or wage rate such ElectronicsCo Employee received immediately prior to the Distribution Date; (ii) target short-term incentive compensation opportunities that are no less favorable than those received by such ElectronicsCo Employee immediately prior to the Distribution Date; (iii) target long-term incentive compensation opportunities that are no less favorable than those received by such ElectronicsCo Employee immediately prior to the Distribution Date; (iv) employee benefits substantially no less favorable in the aggregate to those received by such ElectronicsCo Employee immediately prior to the Distribution Date; and (v) paid time off (e.g., vacation and additional personal paid time off, but excluding the RemainCo Vacation Buy Program, disability and other medical-related leaves of absence) no less favorable than the paid time off such ElectronicsCo Employee was eligible for immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

Section 1.04 ElectronicsCo Benefit Plans or RemainCo Benefit Plans, as Applicable, as of no later than the Distribution Date.

(a) Enrollment in Benefit Plans. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, applicable Labor Agreement, or as provided otherwise in this Agreement, including as set forth on Schedule 1.04(a) to this Agreement and Section 1.02(d), other than with respect to the Delayed Employment Employees (in which case, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the applicable Party (or its applicable Affiliate) shall commence upon the Delayed Employment Date, as the case may be):

(i) (I) RemainCo shall, or shall have caused the applicable member of the RemainCo Group to, take all actions required to cause, as of no later than the Distribution Date, each ElectronicsCo Employee to cease to be an active participant in any Benefit Plan that will not be an ElectronicsCo Benefit Plan as of the Distribution Date; and (II) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall have caused the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, take all actions required to cause, each ElectronicsCo Employee who is employed by ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group to commence participation, as of no later than the Distribution Date, in all ElectronicsCo Benefit Plans for which he or she is eligible; and

 

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(ii) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall have caused the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, take all actions required to cause, as of no later than the Distribution Date, each RemainCo Employee to cease to be an active participant in any Benefit Plan that will not be a RemainCo Benefit Plan as of the Distribution Date.

(b) Effective as of no later than the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall, and shall have caused the members of the ElectronicsCo Group to, and as applicable shall have used best efforts to cause other Persons to: (i) waive any limitations as to preexisting conditions, evidence of insurability, exclusions, and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements for each Impacted Employee under his or her respective plans; and (ii) credit such Impacted Employee, for the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs, with the amount of any coinsurance, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums he or she paid prior to the applicable Distribution Date during the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs.

Section 1.05 Length of Service Crediting. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, applicable Labor Agreement, or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, effective as of no later than the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall, or shall have caused the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, recognize all service of any ElectronicsCo Employee with RemainCo or any of its Affiliates and with any predecessor employer (to the extent such predecessor employer service was taken into account under the applicable Benefit Plan) for all purposes (including, for purposes of vesting, eligibility to participate and receive benefits, benefit forms, premium subsidies or credits, early retirement and waiver of any reduction factors, and benefit calculations and accruals) under any ElectronicsCo Benefit Plans, or ElectronicsCo Future Benefit Plans in which such ElectronicsCo Employee is, or becomes, eligible to participate on, or after, the Distribution Date (provided that vacation attributable to imputed or pre-employment service may be credited as other paid time off); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, ElectronicsCo and each member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall not be required to recognize such service for purposes of benefit accruals under any ElectronicsCo Benefit Plans or ElectronicsCo Future Benefit Plans that (i) are defined benefit pension plans, (ii) are other post-employment benefit plans (for the avoidance of doubt, exclusive of Severance), or (iii) would result in the duplication of any benefits thereunder or the funding thereof.

Section 1.06 Vacation. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or applicable Labor Agreement, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, as of no later than the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall have Assumed, or caused the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to Assume, all Liabilities for earned but unused vacation benefits of the ElectronicsCo Employees (the “ElectronicsCo Assumed Vacation Liabilities”), and all members of the RemainCo Group were relieved of, and shall have no Liabilities with respect to, such ElectronicsCo Assumed Vacation Liabilities as of the date of such Assumption.

Section 1.07 Severance.

(a) Severance for Terminations on or Prior to Distribution Date. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, applicable Labor Agreement, or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if Severance was paid to any individual on or before the Distribution Date, the applicable entity that was the employing legal entity of such individual was responsible for making, and made, such payment of Severance pursuant to the applicable RemainCo Severance Plan and otherwise pursuant to the applicable Labor Agreement or applicable Law.

 

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(b) Severance for Terminations Following the Distribution Date. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, applicable Labor Agreement, or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group terminates the employment of any ElectronicsCo Employee within twelve (12) months following the Distribution Date for any reason that entitles such employee to cash Severance under the applicable ElectronicsCo Severance Plan, ElectronicsCo shall pay to such employee at least the amount of cash Severance such employee would have received under the applicable RemainCo Severance Plan, in place immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The calculation of cash Severance shall factor in his or her additional length of service and changes in his or her eligible pay between the Distribution Date and the date of his or her termination, but without regard to any period of service before the Distribution Date that was taken into account in determining the amount of cash Severance actually previously paid or provided by any Party before the Distribution Date.

Section 1.08 Annual Cash Incentives. Annual cash incentive compensation earned or accrued by or in respect of any RemainCo Employee or ElectronicsCo Employee for the fiscal year in which the Distribution Date occurs shall be paid by a member of the applicable Group, in the year following the year in which the Distribution Date occurs, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable Group annual cash incentive plan or policy in place on the Distribution Date.

Section 1.09 Equity Awards. Except as set forth on Schedule 1.09 to this Agreement:

(a) Shareholder Method Awards. Each Shareholder Method Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution shall be converted, effective as of the Distribution Date, into an ElectronicsCo Equity Award and a RemainCo Equity Award, and, immediately following such conversion, (i) the number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock subject to such ElectronicsCo Equity Award (an “Adjusted ElectronicsCo Shareholder Method Award”) shall be equal to the number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock that would have been received in the Distribution had the RemainCo Common Stock underlying the Shareholder Method Award been issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution and (ii) the number of shares of RemainCo Common Stock subject to such RemainCo Equity Award (an “Adjusted RemainCo Shareholder Method Award”) shall be equal to the number of shares of RemainCo Common Stock subject to such RemainCo Equity Award immediately prior to the Distribution.

(b) Employer Method Other Awards. In the case of an Employer Method Other Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and that is held by an ElectronicsCo Employee, such Employer Method Other Award shall be converted, as of the Distribution Date, into a time-based restricted stock unit (an “Adjusted ElectronicsCo RSU”) with respect to a number of ElectronicsCo Common Shares equal to (x) the number of shares of RemainCo Common Stock subject to the Employer Method Other Award, multiplied by (y) the ElectronicsCo Conversion Ratio, with such resulting number of ElectronicsCo Common Shares rounded up to the nearest number of whole shares (but with shares in respect of dividend equivalent units rounded to four decimal places).

 

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(c) Employer Method Option/SAR Award. In the case of an Employer Method Option/SAR Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and that is held by an ElectronicsCo Employee, such Employer Method Option/SAR Award shall be converted, as of the Distribution Date, into an option or stock appreciation right, as applicable (an “Adjusted ElectronicsCo Option/SAR”), in respect of a number of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock, rounded down to the nearest number of whole shares, equal to the product of the number of shares subject to the Employer Method Option/SAR Award multiplied by the ElectronicsCo Conversion Ratio, and with a per-share exercise price, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, equal to the Employer Method Option/SAR Award per share exercise price divided by the ElectronicsCo Conversion Ratio.

(d) Award Terms; Vesting; Treatment of Service. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.09, the terms and conditions applicable to the Adjusted ElectronicsCo Shareholder Method Awards, Adjusted RemainCo Shareholder Method Awards, Adjusted ElectronicsCo RSUs and Adjusted ElectronicsCo Option/SARs shall be substantially identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the applicable underlying RemainCo Equity Award (as set forth in the applicable plan, award agreement or in any otherwise applicable agreement with RemainCo or its Affiliates). All ElectronicsCo Equity Awards shall become vested upon the date the underlying RemainCo Equity Award would have otherwise vested in accordance with the existing terms and vesting schedule. For the avoidance of doubt, each Converted PSU that becomes an ElectronicsCo Equity Award shall be subject to solely service-based vesting conditions but shall otherwise remain subject to the same terms, conditions and vesting schedule as applied to such RemainCo Equity Award prior to the Distribution. For purposes of determining continued vesting in ElectronicsCo Equity Awards, continued service by the holder to the ElectronicsCo Group shall be treated as continuous service with ElectronicsCo.

(e) Certain Additional Considerations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.09:

(i) To the extent the Board determines before the Distribution Date that the treatment of an award as a Shareholder Method Award is not practicable due to applicable Laws or the potential imposition of adverse Taxes or penalties, such awards shall be treated as Employer Method Awards.

(ii) The Parties shall cooperate in good faith, in respect of jurisdictions outside the United States, to treat Shareholder Method Awards as Employer Method Awards where Tax or regulatory considerations render the treatment of Shareholder Method Awards unduly burdensome to the holder thereof.

(iii) All of the adjustments described in this Section 1.09 shall be effected in accordance with Sections 409A and 424 of the Code.

(iv) The Parties hereby acknowledge that the provisions of this Section 1.09 are intended to achieve certain Tax, legal and accounting objectives and, in the event such objectives are not achieved, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith regarding such other actions that may be necessary or appropriate to achieve such objectives.

 

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(f) Equity Plan Adoption; Registration Statement.

(i) Effective as of the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall have adopted an equity incentive plan (the “ElectronicsCo Stock Plan”), which permits the issuance of ElectronicsCo Equity Awards as described in this Section 1.09. The ElectronicsCo Stock Plan was approved before the Distribution Date by RemainCo as ElectronicsCo’s sole stockholder.

(ii) ElectronicsCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain effective registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the ElectronicsCo Equity Awards described in this Section 1.09, to the extent any such registration statement is required by applicable Law.

(g) Settlement, Delivery; Tax Reporting and Withholding.

(i) From and after the applicable Distribution Date, (x) ElectronicsCo shall have sole responsibility for the settlement of and/or delivery of shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock pursuant to ElectronicsCo Equity Awards to any holder of such award and shall be solely entitled to any exercise price payable in respect of ElectronicsCo Options, and except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.09(g) each ElectronicsCo shall do so without compensation from RemainCo, and (y) RemainCo shall have sole responsibility for the settlement of and/or delivery of shares of RemainCo Common Stock pursuant to RemainCo Equity Awards to any holder of such award and shall be solely entitled to any exercise price payable in respect of RemainCo Options, and except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.09(g) each RemainCo shall do so without compensation from ElectronicsCo.

(ii) Upon the vesting, payment or settlement, as applicable, of ElectronicsCo Equity Awards (in each case including with respect to dividends and dividend equivalents), ElectronicsCo shall be solely entitled to a Tax deduction in respect of, and shall be solely responsible for ensuring the satisfaction of all applicable Tax withholding requirements on behalf of, each holder thereof who is or, upon their last employment termination, was employed by a member of the ElectronicsCo Group (or who holds the award in respect of any such individual), and for ensuring the collection and remittance of applicable employee withholding Taxes to the applicable Governmental Entity. To the extent shares of ElectronicsCo Common Stock are withheld and/or delivered to satisfy Tax withholding obligations in respect of the vesting, payment or settlement of ElectronicsCo Equity Awards, to the extent the issuer is not responsible pursuant to this clause (ii) for satisfying the applicable Tax withholding and remittance requirements, the issuer shall remit to the responsible Party cash in an amount sufficient to satisfy such requirements.

 

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(iii) ElectronicsCo shall establish an appropriate administration system in order to handle in an orderly manner exercises of ElectronicsCo Options and the settlement of other ElectronicsCo Equity Awards and to effect the Tax benefits and obligations contemplated by this subsection (g). Each of the Parties shall work together to unify and consolidate all indicative data and payroll and employment information on regular timetables and make certain that each applicable entity’s data and records in respect of such awards are correct and updated on a timely basis. The foregoing shall include employment status and information required for Tax withholding/remittance, compliance with trading windows and compliance with the requirements of applicable Laws.

Section 1.10 Pension/OPEB/Welfare Benefit Claims.

(a) Non-U.S. Pension Plans.

(i) Except to the extent required by applicable Law or as otherwise provided in subsection (b)(ii), below, there shall be no Transfer of Assets or Liabilities (including, without limitation, with respect to Actions) between, or otherwise among the Parties in respect of, any Benefit Plan maintained by any of them or their respective Affiliates that is a non-U.S. defined benefit pension plan. For the avoidance of doubt, Schedule 1.10(a)(i) to this Agreement identifies those arrangements where there shall be a Transfer of Assets or Liabilities or both as required by applicable Law, and any arrangement not identified on such Schedule shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to be one for which such a Transfer of Assets or Liabilities is not required by applicable Law.

(ii) To the extent provided in Schedule 1.10(a)(ii) to this Agreement, the Parties shall cause the Transfer of Assets or Liabilities between, or otherwise among them in respect of, any Benefit Plan maintained by any of them or their respective Affiliates that are non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans, although such Transfer of Assets or Liabilities is not otherwise required by applicable Law.

(b) Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB).

(i) Except to the extent required by applicable Law or as otherwise provided in Section 1.10(b)(ii) or Section 1.10(b)(iii), below, there shall be no Transfer of Assets or Liabilities (including, without limitation, with respect to Actions) between, or otherwise among the Parties in respect of, any OPEB Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, Schedule 1.10(b)(i) to this Agreement identifies those OPEB Plans where there shall be a Transfer of Assets or Liabilities or both as required by applicable Law. Any OPEB Plan not identified on such Schedule shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to be one for which such a Transfer of Assets or Liabilities is not required by applicable Law.

(ii) The Benefit Plans identified on Schedule 1.10(b)(ii) to this Agreement shall be Assumed as indicated therein.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 1.03, 1.04 or 1.10, RemainCo shall Assume (or cause a member of its Group to Assume) Liabilities related to the RemainCo Long-Term Care Insurance Plan, which shall not be considered a Benefit for purposes of Section 1.03 or a Benefit Plan for purposes of Section 1.04.

 

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(c) Welfare Benefit Claims. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and except as set forth on Schedule 1.10(c) to this Agreement, ElectronicsCo shall remain responsible for any claims under any Benefit Plans that are welfare benefits plans that were incurred prior to the Distribution Date with respect to each ElectronicsCo Employee who is employed by ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group immediately prior to the Internal Reorganization. Except in the event of any claim for workers’ compensation benefits for purposes of Section 2.04, any claims shall be deemed to be incurred pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Benefit Plans that are welfare benefits plans; provided that the Parties shall use their best efforts to ensure that there is no failure to cover any claim that otherwise would have been covered under a Benefit Plans that are welfare benefits plans but for the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 1.11 Labor Matters. As of no later than the Distribution Date, (i) RemainCo or the applicable members of the RemainCo Group, shall have Assumed, in accordance with its terms, each of the RemainCo Labor Agreements covering RemainCo Employees immediately prior to the commencement of the Internal Reorganization; provided, however, that, with respect to any such RemainCo Labor Agreement that also covers ElectronicsCo Employees, RemainCo or the applicable member of the RemainCo Group shall have Assumed such RemainCo Labor Agreement only with respect to the RemainCo Employees, ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, as applicable, shall have Assumed such RemainCo Labor Agreement only with respect to the ElectronicsCo Employees, as applicable; and (ii) ElectronicsCo or the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group shall have Assumed, in accordance with its terms, each of the ElectronicsCo Labor Agreements covering ElectronicsCo Employees immediately prior to the commencement of the Internal Reorganization; provided, however, that, with respect to any such ElectronicsCo Labor Agreement that also covers RemainCo Employees, ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall have Assumed such ElectronicsCo Labor Agreement only with respect to ElectronicsCo Employees and RemainCo, a member of the RemainCo Group, as applicable, shall have Assumed such ElectronicsCo Labor Agreement only with respect to RemainCo Employees, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, as of the Distribution Date, except as agreed with the applicable union or labor organization: (i) RemainCo shall continue to honor, or cause the applicable members of the RemainCo Group to continue to honor, in accordance with their terms, each of the RemainCo Labor Agreements; and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall continue to honor, or cause the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group to continue to honor, in accordance with their terms, each of the ElectronicsCo Labor Agreements. As of no later than the Distribution Date, each Party complied, or caused the applicable member of its Group to comply, with any obligations it had under applicable Laws and applicable Labor Agreements to inform and/or consult with any Employee Representative Body or group of employees in connection with this Agreement, the arrangements proposed in this Agreement, the Internal Reorganization and/or the Distributions.

 

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Section 1.12 Expatriate Assignments.

(a) Allocation of Liabilities for Concluded Expatriate Assignments. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.15: (i) RemainCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the RemainCo Group to, Assume (1) all Liabilities (including obligations, if any, to administer, or provide post-repatriation benefits or services under, RemainCo’s expatriate programs) arising from or relating to each RemainCo Employee whose expatriate assignment ended as of no later than the Distribution Date (without regard to which Party or Group member initiated such expatriate assignment), and (2) all rights to receive any repayment or reimbursement (including repayment or reimbursement of any trailing tax reconciliation or tax equalization by the applicable RemainCo Employee) from such RemainCo Employee; and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, Assume (1) all Liabilities (including obligations, if any, to administer, or provide post-repatriation benefits or services under, RemainCo’s expatriate programs) arising from or relating to each ElectronicsCo Employee whose expatriate assignment ended as of no later than the Distribution Date (without regard to which Party or Group member initiated such expatriate assignment), and (2) all rights to receive any repayment or reimbursement (including repayment or reimbursement of any trailing tax reconciliation or tax equalization by the applicable ElectronicsCo Employee) from such ElectronicsCo Employee.

(b) Allocation of Liabilities for Ongoing Expatriate Assignments. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.15: (i) RemainCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the RemainCo Group to, Assume all (1) Liabilities (including obligations, if any, to provide post-repatriation benefits or services under RemainCo’s expatriate programs; provided that, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or applicable Labor Agreement, there shall be no obligation to continue such benefits or services) arising from or relating to each RemainCo Employee whose expatriate assignment began prior to the Distribution Date and which expatriate assignment is still in progress on the Distribution Date (without regard to which Party or Group member initiated such expatriate assignment); and (2) rights to receive any repayment or reimbursement (including repayment or reimbursement of any trailing tax reconciliation or tax equalization by the applicable RemainCo Employee) from such RemainCo Employee; and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, Assume all (1) Liabilities (including obligations, if any, to provide post-repatriation benefits or services under RemainCo’s expatriate programs, as applicable; provided, that, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or applicable Labor Agreement, there shall be no obligation to continue such benefits or services) arising from or relating to each ElectronicsCo Employee whose expatriate assignment began prior to the Distribution Date, and which expatriate assignment is still in progress on the Distribution Date (without regard to which Party or Group member initiated such expatriate assignment); and (2) rights to receive any repayment or reimbursement (including repayment or reimbursement of any trailing tax reconciliation or tax equalization by the applicable ElectronicsCo Employee) from such ElectronicsCo Employee.

Section 1.13 Non-Solicitation.

(a) RemainCo has invested significant time, costs and resources to select the employees for their proper roles within their respective workforces. To ensure that RemainCo receives the benefit of such investments and retains skilled employees necessary to conduct its business, for a period commencing on the Distribution Date and ending twenty-four (24) months following the Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of RemainCo’s Chief Human

 

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Resources Officer, ElectronicsCo shall not, and shall cause the members of the ElectronicsCo Group not to, directly or indirectly, solicit, or otherwise hire for employment or engage to provide services: (1) any employee of any member of the RemainCo Group (excluding any ElectronicsCo Employee who is a Delayed Employment Employee, subject to the terms of Section 1.02(b)); or (2) within six (6) months of the applicable termination of employment, any former employee of any member of the RemainCo Group; provided, however, that this Section 1.13(a) shall not apply to an employee who was involuntarily terminated by RemainCo. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions on solicitation in this Section 1.13(a) shall not apply to hiring for employment or engaging to provide services following response to a solicitation made to the public generally through a bona fide public advertisement or job posting that is not targeted at employees of RemainCo or of any member of the RemainCo Group.

(b) If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 1.13, a court shall hold that the duration, scope or other restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the Parties agree that the maximum duration, scope or other restrictions reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated duration, scope or other restrictions and that the court shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum duration, scope and other restrictions then permitted by applicable Law.

Section 1.14 Employee Records. To the extent required by applicable Law, as of no later than the Distribution Date each Party shall have transferred, and shall have caused the applicable member of its Group to transfer, copies of all applicable employee records, data or information, and compliance-related training documents, with respect to each Impacted Employee to the applicable Party or applicable member of its Group (“Employee Records”) in a manner compliant with applicable Law and Section 9.10 (Personal Data) of the Separation Agreement; provided, however, that no transfers were made to the extent such employee records were already in the possession and control of the applicable member of its Group. For the avoidance of doubt, Employee Records do not include (i) “protected health information” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, or any similar state, local or foreign Law or (ii) performance records. Any employee records, data or information not transferred pursuant to this Section 1.14 shall be preserved by the Party in control of such records, data or information for at least as long as required by applicable Law, and the Party in control of such records, data or information shall provide access to such records, data and information in accordance with and subject to the terms of Section 9.1 (Preservation of Corporate Records) and Section 9.2 (Provision of Corporate Records) of the Separation Agreement.

Section 1.15 HR Liabilities.

(a) In General. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or as otherwise provided in this Agreement: (i) RemainCo shall, or shall cause a member of the RemainCo Group to, Assume all of the RemainCo HR Liabilities; and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause a member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, Assume all of the ElectronicsCo HR Liabilities, in each case, regardless of (A) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise; (B) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on, or subsequent to the Effective Time; (C) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined; (D) regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud, or misrepresentation by any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries, or Affiliates; and (E) which entity is named in any Action associated with any Liability.

 

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(b) Liabilities for Non-Consenting Employees. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, including Section 1.07:

(i) RemainCo shall, or shall cause a member of the RemainCo Group to, Assume all of the HR Liabilities related to any Non-Consenting Employee who was Ring-Fenced to be a RemainCo Employee, regardless of (A) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise; (B) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on, or subsequent to the Effective Time; (C) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined; (D) regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud, or misrepresentation by any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries, or Affiliates; and (E) which entity is named in any Action associated with any Liability;

(ii) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause a member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, Assume all of the HR Liabilities related to any Non-Consenting Employee who was Ring-Fenced to be an ElectronicsCo Employee, regardless of (A) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise; (B) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on, or subsequent to the Effective Time; (C) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined; (D) regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud, or misrepresentation by any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries, or Affiliates; and (E) which entity is named in any Action associated with any Liability.

(c) Liabilities for Former Employees. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or as otherwise provided in Section 1.15(b) with respect to Non-Consenting Employees or this Section 1.15(c) with respect to Former Other Business Employees, any HR Liability in respect of individuals who, as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, are (i) former employees of RemainCo or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective predecessors or former Affiliates, shall be a RemainCo HR Liability; and (ii) former employees of ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective predecessors or former Affiliates, shall be an ElectronicsCo HR Liability. With respect to the HR Liabilities pertaining to any Former Other Business Employee, to the extent not otherwise addressed herein, the principles of Article VII (Legacy Liabilities) of the Separation Agreement apply to such HR Liability.

(d) Joint and Several Liabilities. With respect to HR Liabilities that, under applicable Law or Labor Agreement, result in joint and several liability between two or more Parties, such HR Liabilities, to the extent not otherwise addressed herein, shall be apportioned among the Parties based on the principles of the Article VIII (Indemnification) of the Separation Agreement in respect of shared liabilities.

 

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Section 1.16 Indemnification. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or as otherwise provided in this Agreement:

(a) RemainCo Indemnification. RemainCo shall, and shall cause each member of the RemainCo Group to, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the ElectronicsCo Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the ElectronicsCo Indemnitees to the extent relating to, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with any failure of RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group to discharge any of their respective obligations (including such obligations of RemainCo that may arise prior to the Distribution Date) under this Agreement, including failure to Assume any HR Liability in accordance with this Agreement.

(b) ElectronicsCo Indemnification. ElectronicsCo shall, and shall cause each member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the RemainCo Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the RemainCo Indemnitees to the extent relating to, arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with any failure of ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group to discharge any of their respective obligations (including such obligations of ElectronicsCo that may arise prior to the Distribution Date) under this Agreement, including failure to Assume any HR Liability in accordance with this Agreement.

(c) The following sections of the Separation Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement as if such provisions had been set out expressly in this Agreement: Section 8.4 (Procedures for Third-Party Claims), excluding Section 8.4(f) thereof, Section 8.5 (Procedures for Direct Claims), Section 8.6 (Cooperation in Defense and Settlement), Section 8.7 (Indemnification Payments), Section 8.8 (Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts) and Section 8.9 (Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities).

Section 1.17 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding any obligation set forth in this Agreement, on and following the Distribution Date, each Party shall, and shall cause each member of its Group to, comply with all applicable Laws with respect to the hiring, employment, or termination of employment of any Impacted Employee. For the avoidance of doubt, if any Party or member of its Group fails to discharge its obligations under this section, any Indemnifiable Losses suffered by either of the other two Parties or any members of their respective Groups arising from such failure shall be subject to indemnification pursuant to this Section 1.17.

Section 1.18 Transition Services. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Parties agree that no member of any Group shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, any transition services on and after the Distribution Date in respect of employee benefits or human resources services for any Impacted Employees.

Section 1.19 Good-Faith Negotiations. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including the treatment of outstanding equity awards and annual incentive awards as described herein), the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith regarding the need for any treatment different from that provided herein.

 

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Section 1.20 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement is intended to, or does, require any Party to keep any Person employed for any period of time or constitute the establishment or adoption of, or amendment to, any Benefit Plan. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of, and is only enforceable by, the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever, including any rights of employment for any specified period, in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 1.21 Effective Time. This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time and shall cease to be of any force or effect if the Separation Agreement is terminated.

Section 1.22 Assignment Of Employment Agreements. RemainCo agrees that, notwithstanding the terms of any Employment Agreement between any member of RemainCo Group and any ElectronicsCo Employee, to the extent assignable under the terms of the Employment Agreement, applicable Law, and any applicable Labor Agreement, RemainCo (or the applicable member of the RemainCo Group) hereby assigns all Employment Agreements between any ElectronicsCo Employee and any member of the RemainCo Group to ElectronicsCo (and, to the extent that any such Employment Agreements cannot be assigned under the terms of the Employment Agreement, applicable Law, or an applicable Labor Agreement, RemainCo (or the applicable member of the RemainCo Group) hereby recognizes ElectronicsCo (and any applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group) as a third-party beneficiary with respect to any Employment Agreements). ElectronicsCo agrees that, notwithstanding the terms of any Employment Agreement between any member of ElectronicsCo Group and any RemainCo Employee, to the extent assignable under the terms of the Employment Agreement, applicable Law, and any applicable Labor Agreement, ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group) hereby assigns all Employment Agreements between any RemainCo Employee and any member of the ElectronicsCo Group to RemainCo (and, to the extent that any such Employment Agreements cannot be assigned under the terms of the Employment Agreement, applicable Law, and any applicable Labor Agreement, ElectronicsCo (or the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group) hereby recognizes RemainCo (and any applicable member of the RemainCo Group) as a third-party beneficiary with respect to any Employment Agreements).

ARTICLE II

UNITED STATES

The provisions of this Article II apply only in respect of matters that arise in respect of the employment of individuals within the United States or the termination thereof.

Section 2.01 U.S. Tax-Qualified Defined Contribution Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, contributions under the RemainCo Retirement Savings Plan (the “RemainCo 401(k) Plan”) shall cease in respect of ElectronicsCo Employees who participated in the RemainCo 401(k) Plan (each, an “ElectronicsCo 401(k) Participant”). Effective as of no later than the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall have adopted, or shall have caused the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to adopt, a defined contribution retirement plan that satisfies the requirements of Section 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code (the “ElectronicsCo 401(k) Plan”) and shall permit ElectronicsCo 401(k) Participants to participate therein effective as of the Distribution Date. RemainCo Employees who participate in the RemainCo 401(k) Plan as of the Distribution Date shall continue to participate in the RemainCo 401(k) Plan following the Distribution Date.

 

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(a) ElectronicsCo 401(k) Participants shall be given credit under the ElectronicsCo 401(k) Plan for all service with RemainCo Group and its respective predecessors as if it were service with ElectronicsCo Group for purposes of determining eligibility and vesting under the ElectronicsCo 401(k) Plan.

(b) ElectronicsCo shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, cause the trustee of the ElectronicsCo 401(k) Plan to accept as a direct rollover (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code) any distribution from the RemainCo 401(k) Plan, excluding any participant loan balances, to the extent the request of such rollover shall not cause the ElectronicsCo 401(k) Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code.

Section 2.02 U.S. Non-Retiree Welfare Benefits.

(a) Welfare Benefit Plans. (i) ElectronicsCo shall have designated welfare benefit plans, as of no later than the Distribution Date, for the U.S. ElectronicsCo Employees (the “ElectronicsCo Group U.S. Welfare Plans”); and (ii) RemainCo shall have designated welfare benefit plans, as of no later than the Distribution Date, for the U.S. RemainCo Employees (the “RemainCo Group U.S. Welfare Plans” and, together with the ElectronicsCo Group U.S. Welfare Plans, the “Group U.S. Welfare Plans”).

Section 2.03 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans.

(a) In General. Except as provided in Section 2.03(b) below, prior to the Distribution Date, ElectronicsCo shall, or shall have caused the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group to, (i) establish nonqualified deferred compensation plans with terms that are substantially similar to the nonqualified deferred compensation plans identified on Schedule 2.03(a) of this Agreement and (ii) assume the Assets and Liabilities in respect of the deferred compensation plan obligations pertaining to each ElectronicsCo Employee who is a participant in the nonqualified deferred compensation plans identified on Schedule 2.03(a) of this Agreement.

(b) Except as provided in Section 2.03(a), there shall be no Transfer among the Parties or their Affiliates of Assets or Liabilities in respect of nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by any of them or their respective Subsidiaries. Effective as of no later than the Distribution Date, the active participation of each ElectronicsCo Employee who is a participant in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (each, an “ElectronicsCo NQ Participant”) with a “Plan Account” under the Amended and Restated DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Trust Agreement shall cease. The Parties acknowledge that none of the transactions by the Separation Agreement will trigger a payment or distribution of any “Plan Account” and, consequently, that the payment or distribution to which any such participant is entitled will occur upon such participant’s separation from service from a member of the applicable Group or such other time as provided in the applicable nonqualified deferred compensation plan and such participant’s deferral election. Following the Distribution Date, the applicable ElectronicsCo Group shall promptly notify RemainCo if any ElectronicsCo NQ Participant experiences a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code on or following the Distribution Date.

 

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Section 2.04 Workers Compensation Claims.

(a) Without limiting Sections 1.16, 4.03 or 4.04, and without regard to the legal entity obligated to discharge such Liabilities under applicable Law, (i) RemainCo shall be responsible for all claims for workers’ compensation benefits which are incurred at any time by RemainCo Employees or former employees of RemainCo or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective predecessors or former Affiliates; and (ii) ElectronicsCo shall be responsible for all claims for workers’ compensation benefits which are incurred at any time by ElectronicsCo Employees or former employees of ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective predecessors or former Affiliates; provided, however, that (A) if RemainCo is unable to assume any such Liabilities or the administration of any such claim because of applicable Law or Contract, ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall administer and/or discharge such Liabilities, as applicable, and RemainCo or the applicable member of the RemainCo Group shall reimburse and indemnify ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group for all such Liabilities, and (B) if ElectronicsCo is unable to assume any such Liabilities or the administration of any such claim because of applicable Law or Contract, RemainCo or the applicable member of the RemainCo Group shall administer and/or discharge such Liabilities, as applicable, and ElectronicsCo or the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group shall reimburse and indemnify RemainCo or the applicable member of the RemainCo Group for all such Liabilities.

(b) For purposes of this Section 2.04, a claim for workers’ compensation benefits shall be deemed to be incurred when the event giving rise to the claim occurs, and all Liabilities attributable thereto (regardless when payable) shall be deemed to relate back to such event.

Section 2.05 Payroll and Related Taxes.

(a) Allocation of Payroll and Related Obligations. Each entity that is the employing legal entity of any RemainCo Employee or ElectronicsCo Employee during any portion of the year in which the Distribution Date occurs shall, in respect of the period of his or her employment, be responsible in respect of such employee for all payroll obligations, Tax withholdings, other applicable payroll deductions (including garnishments and union dues), and Tax reporting obligations (including delivery of a Form W-2 or similar earnings statement covering the tax year in which the Distribution Date occurs), and the applicable employer shall separately account for any such withholdings or deductions and apply them exclusively in satisfaction of the obligation in respect of which they were withheld or deducted.

 

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ARTICLE III

ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS

Section 3.01 Certain Defined Terms. Except as noted in Section 3.02, terms used herein shall have the meanings defined below:

Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Ancillary Agreements” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Assets” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Assume” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Benefit Plans” means all compensation and benefit plans, including any welfare plans, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance plans, cafeteria plans, retirement plans, and other deferred compensation plans.

Benefits” means all benefits offered to new hires under the Benefit Plans of the applicable Party or member of the applicable Group.

Business” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Business Day” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Code” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Consents” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Converted PSU” means each RemainCo Equity Award that is a Performance Share Unit granted prior to 2025 which has been adjusted and converted into a Restricted Stock Unit, as determined by the RemainCo Board or a committee thereof based on attainment of the actual level of performance immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Separation Agreement.

Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Distribution” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

 

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Distribution Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Effective Time” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

ElectronicsCo Assets” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

ElectronicsCo Business” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement

ElectronicsCo Benefit Plan” means any Benefit Plan that ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group sponsors, maintains, or contributes to that is in place as of the Distribution Date.

ElectronicsCo Conversion Ratio” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the Pre-ElectronicsCo Share Price, and the denominator of which is the Post-ElectronicsCo Share Price.

ElectronicsCo Employee” means any RemainCo Employee who has been Ring-Fenced to the ElectronicsCo Business, as memorialized in accordance with Section 1.01.

ElectronicsCo Equity Award” means a RemainCo Equity Award that, after application of Section 1.09, is denominated in ElectronicsCo Common Stock.

ElectronicsCo Future Benefit Plan” means any Benefit Plan that ElectronicsCo or any member of the ElectronicsCo Group assumes, adopts, establishes, or begins sponsoring, maintaining, or contributing to on or after the Distribution Date.

ElectronicsCo Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

ElectronicsCo HR Liabilities” means all HR Liabilities for any ElectronicsCo Employee (including any ElectronicsCo Employee who ceases employment with ElectronicsCo and any member of the ElectronicsCo Group prior to the Internal Reorganization or the Distribution Date, as applicable), and any HR Liability allocated to ElectronicsCo pursuant to Section 1.15 or otherwise allocated to ElectronicsCo pursuant to this Agreement.

ElectronicsCo Indemnitees” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

ElectronicsCo Labor Agreement” means any agreement with any Employee Representative Body that pertains to any ElectronicsCo Employees.

ElectronicsCo Option” means each ElectronicsCo Equity Award that is a Stock Option.

ElectronicsCo SAR” means each ElectronicsCo Equity Award that is a Stock Appreciation Right.

 

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ElectronicsCo Severance Plan” means any ElectronicsCo Benefit Plan that provides Severance, as determined as of the applicable Distribution Date.

Employee Representative Body” means any union, works council, or other agency or representative body certified or otherwise recognized for the purposes of bargaining collectively or established for the purposes of notification of or consultation on behalf of any employees.

Employment Agreement” means any agreement or contract between any ElectronicsCo Employee or RemainCo Employee with a member of the ElectronicsCo Group or a member of the RemainCo Group, including, but not limited to, restrictive covenant agreements, nondisclosure agreements, intellectual property agreements, work product agreements, confidentiality agreements, offer letters, employment agreements, executive compensation agreements (such as long term or short-term incentive agreements, or other incentive agreements), bonus or incentive agreements, settlement agreements, separation agreements, release agreements, consents, or assignment agreements.

Employer Method Award” means each RemainCo Equity Award that is not a Shareholder Method Award.

Employer Method Option/SAR Award” means each Employer Method Award that is not an Employer Method Other Award.

Employer Method Other Award” means each Employer Method Award that is not a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

Final Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Former Other Business Employee” means (other than any RemainCo Employees or ElectronicsCo Employees, as applicable) any former employee (as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date) whose employment with the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group or any of their respective predecessors or former Affiliates was primarily related to the Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Businesses and who, as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, was no longer employed by any of the Parties or a member of their Group.

Governmental Entity” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

HR Liabilities” means all Liabilities arising out of, by reason of, or otherwise in connection with, the hiring of, employment of, or termination of the employment of any employee by the applicable Party or applicable member of its Group or predecessor thereof.

Impacted Employee” means each RemainCo Employee and ElectronicsCo Employee, as applicable (other than any such employee who ceases employment with RemainCo and its Affiliates prior to the Distribution Date).

 

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Indemnifiable Loss” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions)of the Separation Agreement.

Indemnitee” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Internal Reorganization” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Labor Agreement” means any agreement with any Employee Representative Body that pertains to any Impacted Employees.

Law” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Liabilities” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Non-Consenting Employee” means: any (i) RemainCo Employee; or (ii) ElectronicsCo Employee, in each of the foregoing cases, who has the right under applicable Law or applicable Labor Agreement to object to, opt out of, refuse to Consent to, or otherwise fail to acquiesce to, and who has (x) validly objected to, opted out of, refused to Consent to, or otherwise failed to acquiesce to, the automatic transfer of their employment to the applicable Party or a member of its Group by operation of applicable Law, in cases where such employee is subject to automatic transfer by operation of applicable Law, (y) validly refused to Consent to, refused to accept the offer to, refused to execute a tripartite agreement or otherwise failed to acquiesce to, become an employee of the applicable Party or member of its Group, or (z) validly objected to, opted out of, refused to Consent to, or otherwise failed to acquiesce to, changes in his or her compensation or employee benefits by validly resigning or terminating his or her employment with, validly withdrawing his or her Consent to employment with, or validly rejecting his or her transfer to, the applicable Party or a member of its Group, in accordance with and to the extent permitted by applicable Law or an applicable Labor Agreement.

OPEB Plan” means any Benefit Plan that is considered another post-employment benefit plan, including retiree medical and retiree life insurance arrangements. For the avoidance of doubt, OPEB shall not include any Benefit Plan that is a pension or other defined benefit plans, Severance plan or deferred compensation plan.

Performance Stock Unit” means a performance-based restricted stock unit award originally granted under a RemainCo Equity Plan.

Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

 

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Post-ElectronicsCo Share Price” means the 1-day volume weighted average price of ElectronicsCo Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, on the trading date immediately following the Distribution Date (or, if none, on the first trading day thereafter).

Pre-ElectronicsCo Share Price” means the closing per-share price of RemainCo Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the day immediately prior to the Distribution Date (or, if none, on the first trading day thereafter).

Relevant Jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction in which one or more employees are employed immediately prior to the Effective Time.

RemainCo Assets” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

RemainCo Business” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

RemainCo Benefit Plan” means any Benefit Plan that RemainCo or any member of the RemainCo Group sponsors, maintains, or contributes to that is in place as of the Distribution Date.

RemainCo Common Stock” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

RemainCo Employee” means any RemainCo Employee who has been Ring-Fenced to the RemainCo Business, as memorialized in accordance with Section 1.01.

RemainCo Equity Award” means an equity incentive award to be issued by RemainCo in accordance with Section 1.09.

RemainCo Equity Plans” means the RemainCo 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan and the RemainCo Omnibus Incentive Plan (in each case, as may be amended from time to time).

RemainCo Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

RemainCo HR Liabilities” means all HR Liabilities for any RemainCo Employee (including any RemainCo Employee who ceases employment with RemainCo and its Affiliates prior to the Internal Reorganization or the Distribution Date, as applicable), and any HR Liability allocated to RemainCo pursuant to Section 1.15 or otherwise allocated to RemainCo pursuant to this Agreement.

RemainCo Indemnitees” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

RemainCo Labor Agreement” means any agreement with any Employee Representative Body that pertains to any RemainCo Employees.

RemainCo Option” means each RemainCo Equity Award that is a Stock Option.

 

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RemainCo Severance Plan” means any RemainCo Benefit Plan that provides Severance, as determined as of the Distribution Date.

Restricted Stock Unit” means a time-based restricted stock unit award originally granted under a RemainCo Equity Plan.

Ring-Fence or Ring-Fenced means the selection for alignment of each RemainCo Employee to the RemainCo Business or the Electronics Business, as applicable.

Severance” means any severance, redundancy or other similar separation benefit.

Shareholder Method Award” means (i) each RemainCo Equity Award held by a non-employee member of the RemainCo Board and (ii) each RemainCo Equity Award held by executives aligned to EX and EX2 grades, including any Converted PSUs, but excluding any RemainCo Equity Award that is a (x) Performance Share Unit granted in 2025 or (y) RemainCo Option.

Solicit” means any acts or attempts by any Party (the “Soliciting Party”) to (i) solicit, entice, recruit, or otherwise induce to (x) terminate employment with the then-current employing Party or with a member of such Party’s Group, and/or (y) commence employment with the Soliciting Party or with a member of such Soliciting Party’s Group; or (ii) order, pressure, incentivize, encourage, induce or otherwise cause any other Person to engage in any of the conduct set forth in clause (i) of this definition.

STD Employee” means any ElectronicsCo Employee who (i) is not able to work because of a serious health condition, and (ii) is receiving (or who has applied for and then receives) short-term disability or income replacement benefits from RemainCo or a member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo or a member of the ElectronicsCo Group, in the United States.

Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive a cash payment equal in value to the excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price per share established in connection with the grant of the stock appreciation right originally granted under a RemainCo Equity Plan.

Stock Option” means an option to acquire common stock originally granted under a RemainCo Equity Plan; provided, that, “Stock Option” shall not include any option denominated in shares of common stock of Corteva, Inc. or Dow Inc.

Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Tax” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Tax Contest” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

 

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Tax Matters Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Tax Return” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Taxing Authority” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

Transfer” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 (Definitions) of the Separation Agreement.

U.S. Impacted Employees” means each Impacted Employee whose primary work location country, immediately prior to the Distribution Date, is the United States.

Section 3.02 Other Defined Terms in this Agreement. The following terms have the meanings set forth in the sections of this Agreement set forth below:

 

Definition

  

Location in Agreement

Adjusted ElectronicsCo Shareholder Method Award    Section 1.09(a)
Adjusted RemainCo Shareholder Method Award    Section 1.09(a)
Adjusted ElectronicsCo RSU    Section 1.09(b)
Adjusted ElectronicsCo Option/SAR    Section 1.09(c)
Agreement    Preamble
Board    Recitals
Delayed Employment Date    Section 1.02(b)
Delayed Employment Employee    Section 1.02(b)
ElectronicsCo    Preamble
ElectronicsCo 401(k) Participant    Section 2.01
ElectronicsCo 401(k) Plan    Section 2.01
ElectronicsCo Assumed Vacation Liabilities    Section 1.06
ElectronicsCo Group U.S. Welfare Plans    Section 2.02(a)
ElectronicsCo NQ Participant    Section 2.03(a)
ElectronicsCo Stock Plan    Section 1.09(f)(i)
Group U.S. Welfare Plans Section    2.02(a)
Employee Records    Section 1.14
LTD Employes    Section 1.04(d)
Other Post-Employment Benefits    Section1.10
Parties    Preamble
Party    Preamble
Plan Account    Section 2.03(b)
RemainCo    Preamble
RemainCo 401(k) Plan    Section 2.01
RemainCo Group U.S. Welfare Plans    Section 2.02(a)
Ring-Fence Error    Section 1.01(b)
Separation Agreement    Recitals

 

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ARTICLE IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 4.01 General. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Parties shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts, on and after the Effective Time, to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary on their respective parts under applicable Law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.02 Limitation of Liability. No Party shall have any Liability to any other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate.

Section 4.03 Transfers Not Effected on or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time.

(a) Except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent that any Transfers or Assumptions contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Transfers or Assumptions as promptly following the Effective Time as practicable. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require or constitute the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be transferred; provided, however, that the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, in accordance with applicable Law, any necessary Consents for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities contemplated hereby to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

(b) If and when the Consents and/or conditions, the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the Assumption of any Liability pursuant to this Agreement, are obtained or satisfied, the Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected without further consideration in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement and shall, to the extent possible without the imposition of any undue cost on any Party, be deemed to have become effective as of the Effective Time.

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

 

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and (ii) be indemnified for all Indemnifiable Losses or other Liabilities arising out of any actions (or omissions to act) of such retaining Party taken at the direction of the other Party (or relevant member of its Group) in connection with and relating to such retained Asset or Liability, as the case may be. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, none of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party with respect to any Assets or Liabilities not Transferred as of the Effective Time; provided, however, that any Party to which such Asset or Liability has not been Transferred or Assumed, respectively, due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of such Liability may request that the Party retaining such Asset or Liability commence litigation, which request shall be considered in good faith by the Party retaining such Asset or Liability; provided, further, that a Party’s good faith determination not to commence litigation shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Section 4.03, but the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s good faith for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.03.

(d) Notwithstanding anything else set forth in this Section 4.03 to the contrary, none of RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, nor any of their Subsidiaries, shall be required by this Section 4.03 to take any action that may, in the good faith judgment of such Person, (x) result in a violation of any obligation which any such Person has to any third party; or (y) violate applicable Law.

(e) The failure to obtain a Consent shall not in and of itself constitute a breach of this Agreement; provided, that, the foregoing shall not preclude consideration of a Party’s efforts in pursuing such Consent for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.03.

(f) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, with respect to Assets and Liabilities described in Section 4.03(a), each of ElectronicsCo and RemainCo shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat for all Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as assets having been Transferred to and owned by the Party entitled to such Assets not later than the Distribution Date; and (B) the deferred Liabilities as liabilities having been Assumed and owned by the Person intended to be subject to such Liabilities not later than the Distribution Date; and (ii) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest).

Section 4.04 Wrong Pockets. Subject to Section 4.03, Section 2.6 (Wrong Pockets; Mail & Other Communications) of the Separation Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement as if such provisions had been set out expressly in this Agreement

Section 4.05 Novation of Liabilities. Section 2.9 (Novation of Liabilities) of the Separation Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement as if such provisions had been set out expressly in this Agreement.

Section 4.06 Negotiation and Arbitration. In the event of a controversy, dispute or Action between the Parties arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the following sections of the Separation Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement as if such provisions had been set out expressly in this Agreement: Section 10.1 (Negotiation and Arbitration) and Section 10.2 (Continuity of Service and Performance).

 

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Section 4.07 Insurance. Subject to Section 2.04, Article XI of the Separation Agreement (Insurance) shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement as if such provisions had been set out expressly in this Agreement.

Section 4.08 Miscellaneous.

(a) Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules, the Separation Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, and, solely to the extent and for the limited purpose of effecting the Internal Reorganization, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Exhibit or Schedule hereto, the Exhibit or Schedule shall prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of (i) this Agreement and the Separation Agreement, the Separation Agreement shall control; (ii) this Agreement and any Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument, this Agreement shall control; and (iii) this Agreement and any agreement which is not another Ancillary Agreement (other than a Conveyancing and Assumption Instrument), this Agreement shall control unless both (x) it is specifically stated in such agreement that such agreement controls and (y) such agreement has been executed by a member of the Group that it is to be enforced against. Except as expressly set forth in the Separation Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, (i) all matters relating to Taxes and Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement, and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, on the one hand, and the Tax Matters Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to such matters, the terms and conditions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern.

(b) Ancillary Agreements. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and expressly covered by any other Ancillary Agreements.

(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, such as by electronic mail in “pdf” form) in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to each of the Parties.

(d) Survival of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.

 

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(e) Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, including Section 2.12 (Payment of Specified Transaction Expenses), or any Ancillary Agreement, RemainCo shall be liable for costs and expenses incurred, by members of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group prior to the Distribution and directly related to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the financing transactions contemplated hereby), including third party professional fees (e.g., outside legal and accounting fees) and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery and implementation of this Agreement, costs and expenses relating to the Distribution Disclosure Documents and the Distribution (including, printing, mailing and filing fees), costs and expenses incurred with the listing of ElectronicsCo’s common stock on a stock exchange in connection with the Distribution, and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Internal Reorganization (collectively, “Transaction Expenses”); provided, however, in the event of any inconsistency between Section 12.5 (Expenses) of the Separation Agreement, on the one hand, and clauses (iv), (xv) and (xvii)(b) of the definition of ElectronicsCo Liabilities and clauses (iv), (xv) and (xvi)(b) of the definition of RemainCo Liabilities, on the other hand, clauses (iv) and (xvii)(b) of the definition of ElectronicsCo Liabilities and clauses (iv) and (xvi)(b) of the definition of RemainCo Liabilities shall control.

(f) Notices. Notices, requests, instructions or other documents to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly delivered, given and received, (a) on the date of transmission if sent via email (provided, however, that notice given by email shall not be effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such email notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 4.08(f) or (ii) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt of such notice either by email or any other method described in this Section 4.08(f) (excluding “out of office” or other automated replies)), (b) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (c) one (1) Business Day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier service (providing proof of delivery), and in each case, addressed to a Party at the address for such Party set forth on a schedule to be delivered by each Party to the address set forth below (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 4.08(f)):

To RemainCo:

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 730

Wilmington, DE 19805

Attention: Erik T. Hoover

Email: [•]

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

  Attention:

Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

 

Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

 

Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

  Email:

Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

 

Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

 

Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

To ElectronicsCo:

Qnity Electronics, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 735

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

  Attention:

 Peter W. Hennessey

  Email:  

[•]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

  Attention:

Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

 

Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

 

Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

  Email:

Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

 

Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

 

Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

(g) Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be waived, if and only if, such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. Any Consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such Consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and the members of its Group).

(h) Amendments. Subject to the terms of Section 4.08(k) and Section 12.11 (Certain Termination and Amendment Rights) of the Separation Agreement, this Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties.

 

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(i) Assignment. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or obligation shall be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and any attempt to assign any rights, interests or obligations arising under this Agreement without such consent shall be void; except, that a Party may assign this Agreement or any or all of the rights, interests and obligations hereunder in connection with a merger, reorganization or consolidation transaction in which such Party is a constituent party but not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets; provided, that, the surviving entity of such merger, reorganization or consolidation transaction or the transferee of such Assets shall assume all the obligations of the relevant Party by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Party, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a “Party” hereto; provided, however, that in the case of each of the preceding clauses, no assignment permitted by this Section 4.08(i) shall release the assigning Party from Liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement, unless agreed to in writing by the non-assigning Parties.

(j) Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

(k) Certain Termination and Amendment Rights. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of the Board without the approval of ElectronicsCo or the stockholders of RemainCo and, in the event of such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to the other Party or any other Person. The Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of the Board without the approval of ElectronicsCo or the stockholders of RemainCo. After the Distribution Date, this Agreement may not be terminated or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 1.16 of this Agreement and Article VIII (Indemnification), Section 11.3 (Fiduciary Liability Insurance), or Section 11.4 (Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance) of the Separation Agreement (as incorporated pursuant to Section 4.07) shall not be terminated or amended after the Effective Time in a manner adverse to the third-party beneficiaries thereof without the Consent of any such Person.

(l) Payment Terms.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 1.16, Article VIII (Indemnification) of the Separation Agreement or as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by a Party (and/or a member of such other Party’s Group), on the one hand, to the other Party (and/or a member of such Party’s respective Group), on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.

 

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(b) Except as set forth in Section 1.16, Article VIII (Indemnification) of the Separation Agreement or as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR (in effect on the date on which such payment was due) plus 3% calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment; provided, however, in the event that SOFR is no longer commonly accepted by market participants, then an alternative floating rate index that is commonly accepted by market participants, which ElectronicsCo and RemainCo shall jointly determine, each acting in good faith.

(c) In the event of a dispute or disagreement with respect to all or a portion of any amounts requested by any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group) as being payable, the payor Party shall in no event be entitled to withhold payments for any such amounts (and any such disputed amounts shall be paid in accordance with Section 12.12(a) of the Separation Agreement (Payment Terms), subject to the right of the payor Party to dispute such amount following such payment); provided, that, in the event that following the resolution of such dispute it is determined that the payee Party (and/or a member of the payee Party’s Group) was not entitled to all or a portion of the payment made by the payor Party, the payee Party shall repay (or cause to be repaid) such amounts to which it was not entitled, including interest, to the payor Party (or its designee), which amounts shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus 3%, calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was made by the payor Party to the payee Party.

(d) Without the Consent of the Party receiving any payment under this Agreement specifying otherwise, all payments to be made by ElectronicsCo or RemainCo under this Agreement shall be made in U.S. dollars. Except as expressly provided herein, any amount which is not expressed in U.S. dollars shall be converted into U.S. dollars by using the Bloomberg fixing rate at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time on the day before the date the payment is required to be made or, as applicable, on which an invoice is submitted (provided, however, that with regard to any payments in respect of Indemnifiable Losses for payments made to third parties, the date shall be the day before the relevant payment was made to the third party) or in the Wall Street Journal on such date if not so published on Bloomberg. Except as expressly provided herein, in the event that any indemnification payment required to be made hereunder may be denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the amount of such payment shall be converted into U.S. dollars on the date in which notice of the claim is given to the Indemnifying Party.

(m) No Circumvention. The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of any such Party’s Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment pursuant to Section 1.16 and Article VII (Legacy Liabilities) and VIII (Indemnification) of the Separation Agreement).

(n) Subsidiaries. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such Party on and after the Distribution Date.

 

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(o) Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except (i) as provided in Section 1.16 relating to Indemnitees, Article VIII (Indemnification) of the Separation Agreement relating to Indemnitees and for the release under Section 8.1 (Release of Pre-Distribution Claims) of the Separation Agreement (as incorporated pursuant to Section 1.16(c) hereof) of any Person provided therein; (ii) as provided in Section 11.3 (Fiduciary Liability Insurance) of the Separation Agreement, relating to insured persons and Section 11.4 (Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance) relating to the directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents provided therein (in each case as incorporated pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof); (iii) as provided in Section 9.8 (Conflicts Waiver) of the Separation Agreement relating to RemainCo Counsel; (iv) as provided in that certain letter agreement, dated as of November 1, 2025, by and among RemainCo, ElectronicsCo and Corteva, and (v) as specifically provided in this Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of, and is only enforceable by, the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever, including any rights of employment for any specified period, in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no term or provision of this Agreement (including any agreement or covenant to Assume or cause other members of any Group to Assume any Liabilities) shall create or otherwise give rise to any third-party beneficiary right or be deemed to confer upon any third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever to enforce, whether directly or derivatively, (i) any of the RemainCo Liabilities against any member of the RemainCo Group or ElectronicsCo Group or (ii) any of the ElectronicsCo Liabilities against any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group, or any other right, in each case other than as expressly set forth in the immediately preceding sentence.

(p) Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(q) Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. Nothing in the Exhibits or Schedules constitutes an admission of any Liability or obligation of any member of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group or any of their respective Affiliates to any third party, nor, with respect to any third party, an admission against the interests of any member of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group or any of their respective Affiliates. The inclusion of any item or Liability or category of item or Liability on any Exhibit or Schedule is made solely for purposes of allocating potential Liabilities among the Parties and shall not be deemed as or construed to be an admission that any such Liability exists.

(r) References; Interpretation. For the purposes of this Agreement, (i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, clause, Exhibit and Schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto; (iv) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; (v) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall

 

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mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (vi) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (vii) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (viii) the Parties have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, except as otherwise stated herein, if an ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement; (ix) a reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; (x) any reference to “days” means calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified; (xi) 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; (xii) any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, unless otherwise specifically indicated; (xiii) the use of the phrases “the date of this Agreement,” “the date hereof,” “of even date herewith” and terms of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the preamble to this Agreement; (xiv) the phrase “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice” whether or not such words actually follow such phrase; (xv) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; and (xvi) any Consent given by any Party hereto pursuant to this Agreement shall be valid only if contained in a written instrument signed by such Party. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Agreement to “RemainCo” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the RemainCo Group, references to “ElectronicsCo” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group and, in connection therewith, any references to actions or omissions to be taken, or refrained from being taken, as the case may be, by RemainCo or ElectronicsCo shall be deemed to require RemainCo or ElectronicsCo, as the case may be, to cause the applicable members of the RemainCo Group or the ElectronicsCo Group, respectively, to take, or refrain from taking, any such action.

(s) Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(t) Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform any provision of this Agreement in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise breach this Agreement and the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any Indemnifiable Loss. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Parties agree that the Parties to this Agreement who are or are to be thereby aggrieved shall, subject and pursuant to the terms of this Section 4.08 (including for the avoidance of doubt, after compliance with all notice and negotiation provisions herein), have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is hereby waived, and that any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived.

 

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(u) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon a determination that any term, provision, covenant or restriction is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

(v) No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of one or more of the following Sections of the Separation Agreement: Section 7.3 (Access to Information; Certain Services: Expenses), Section 8.2 (Indemnification by RemainCo), Section 8.3 (Indemnification by ElectronicsCo) and Section 8.4 (Procedures for Third Party Claims).

(w) Public Announcements. From and after the Effective Time, RemainCo and ElectronicsCo hereby agree to (i) coordinate with the other Party on the Parties’ respective initial press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and (ii) that no press release or similar public announcement or external communication shall, if prior to, or after, the Effective Time, be made or be caused to be made (including by such Party’s Affiliates) concerning the execution or performance of this Agreement until such Party has consulted with the other Party, and provided meaningful opportunity for review and given due consideration to reasonable comment by the other Party, except (x) as may be required by applicable Law, court process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or national securities quotation system; (y) for disclosures made that are substantially consistent with disclosure contained in any Distribution Disclosure Document; and (z) as may pertain to disputes between one Party or any member of its Group, on the one hand, and the other Party or any member of its Group, on the other hand; provided that in the case of clause (z), any Party that intends to issue a press release or similar public announcement or external communication regarding such dispute shall provide reasonable advance written notice to the other Party in accordance with Section 12.6 (Notices) of the Separation Agreement, which notice shall include a copy of the press release or similar public announcement or external communication, or where no such copy is available, a description of the press release or similar public announcement or external communication.

 

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(x) Tax Treatment of Payments. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, unless otherwise required by a Final Determination, the Separation Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement or this Agreement or otherwise agreed to among the Parties, for U.S. federal Tax purposes, any payment made pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as follows:

(i) to the extent the member or assets of the payor Group and the member or assets of the payee Group to which the liability for payment relates were separated in a tax-free contribution or tax-free distribution for U.S. federal Tax purposes, such payment shall be treated as a tax-free contribution or tax-free distribution, as applicable, with respect to the stock of the applicable member of the payee Group or payor Group, occurring immediately prior to the relevant transaction in the Internal Reorganization or the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution, as applicable;

(ii) to the extent the member or assets of the payor Group and the member or assets of the payee Group to which the liability for payment relates were separated in a taxable transaction for U.S. federal Tax purposes, such payment shall be treated as an adjustment to the price or amount, as applicable, of the relevant transaction in the Internal Reorganization or the ElectronicsCo Spin Contribution, as applicable; and

(iii) payments of interest shall be treated as deductible by the Indemnifying Party or its relevant Subsidiary and as income to the Indemnitee or its relevant Subsidiary, as applicable.

In the case of each of the foregoing, no Party shall take any position inconsistent with such treatment. In the event that a Taxing Authority asserts that a Party’s treatment of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as set forth in this Section 4.08(x), such Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by its respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
  Name: Erik T. Hoover
  Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
By:   /s/ Jon D. Kemp
  Name: Jon D. Kemp
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT]

Exhibit 10.3

Execution Version

Confidential

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

by and between

DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA, LLC

and

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS USA, LLC

Dated as of November 1, 2025

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

    1  
     1.1    Definitions     1  
  1.2    References; Interpretation     9  

ARTICLE II SERVICES PROVIDED

    10  
  2.1    Transitional Services     10  
  2.2    Personnel, Resources and Third Parties     12  
  2.3    Term of Service     13  
  2.4    Migration from Services     13  
  2.5    Limitations and Exclusions     14  
  2.6    Recipient Obligations     14  
  2.7    Consents     15  

ARTICLE III INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT

    15  
  3.1    Software and Database Access     15  
  3.2    Recipient’s Limited Use Rights     15  
  3.3    Relocation     16  
  3.4    Security     16  
  3.5    Data and Network Restrictions     16  
  3.6    Exclusions     16  
  3.7    Recipient Obligations     17  

ARTICLE IV COMPENSATION

    19  
  4.1    Consideration     19  
  4.2    Taxes     19  
  4.3    Invoices     20  
  4.4    Payment     20  
  4.5    No Offset     21  

ARTICLE V TERMINATION

    21  
  5.1    Default     21  
  5.2    Insolvency Event     21  
  5.3    Voluntary Termination     21  
  5.4    Effect of Termination     22  
  5.5    Survival of Payment Obligations     22  
  5.6    Records     22  
  5.7    Settlement of Accounts     22  

 

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ARTICLE VI LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

    23  
     6.1    Liability     23  
  6.2    Limitation of Losses     23  
  6.3    Limited Liability Exclusions     23  
  6.4    Third Party Service Providers     23  
  6.5    Mitigation     24  
  6.6    DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES     24  

ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION

    24  
  7.1    Indemnification     24  
  7.2    Indemnification Procedures     25  

ARTICLE VIII GOVERNANCE

    26  
  8.1    Contract Managers     26  
  8.2    Service Coordinators     26  

ARTICLE IX INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; CONFIDENTIALITY

    27  
  9.1    Intellectual Property Ownership     27  
  9.2    Intellectual Property Licenses     27  
  9.3    Confidentiality     28  

ARTICLE X FORCE MAJEURE

    28  
  10.1    Occurrence of Force Majeure     28  

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

    29  
  11.1    Entire Agreement     29  
  11.2    Successors and Assignment     29  
  11.3    Amendments and Waivers     30  
  11.4    No Third Party Beneficiaries     30  
  11.5    Notices     30  
  11.6    Governing Law; Dispute Resolution     31  
  11.7    Specific Performance     32  
  11.8    Severability     32  
  11.9    Counterparts     32  
  11.10    Expenses     32  
  11.11    Parties in Interest     33  
  11.12    Relationship of the Parties     33  
  11.13    Conflict     33  
  11.14    Survival     33  
  11.15    Supply of Services     33  
  11.16    Further Assurances     33  
  11.17    Compliance with Laws     34  
  11.18    No Recourse     34  
  11.19    Title and Headings     34  

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    Services
Exhibit B    Service Level Agreements
Exhibit C    Intentionally Omitted Services
Exhibit D    DuPont Electronic Access Agreement
Exhibit E    Data Transfer Agreement
Exhibit F    Invoice Dispute Resolution
Exhibit G    Dispute Resolution
Exhibit H   Migration Plan   

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of November 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), by and between DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Provider”), each other undersigned Provider Affiliate (as hereinafter defined), on the one hand, EKC Advanced Electronics USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Recipient”), and each other undersigned Recipient Affiliate (as hereinafter defined), on the other hand. Provider, each Provider Affiliate, Recipient and each Recipient Affiliate are at times referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Provider and each Provider Affiliate shall be jointly and severally responsible and liable for the obligations of Provider and each Provider Affiliate hereunder, and Provider shall cause each Provider Affiliate to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Recipient and each Recipient Affiliate shall be jointly and severally responsible and liable for the obligations of Recipient and each Recipient Affiliate hereunder, and Recipient shall cause each Recipient Affiliate to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, Provider and Recipient, or their respective Affiliates, are parties to that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2025 (the “Separation Agreement”), which sets forth, among other things, the terms of the separation of the Business (as defined below) from DuPont de Nemours, Inc., a Delaware corporation; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, the Parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which Provider shall provide, or cause its Affiliates to provide, to Recipient and, to the extent provided herein, the Recipient Affiliates, with the Services (as defined below) in connection with the Business (as defined below), in each case on a transitional basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

Action” shall mean any demand, action, claim, cause of action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, case, litigation, subpoena, proceeding or investigation (whether civil, criminal or administrative) by or before any court or grand jury, any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal or authority.


Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise.

Ancillary SLA” shall have the meaning provided in Exhibit C.

Applicable Exchange Rate” shall mean the applicable exchange rate published by Reuters at www.reuters.com/markets/currencies or another reasonable source if the applicable rate is not available on Reuters.

Assigning Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.2(b).

Background IP” shall mean, with respect to a particular Party and its Affiliates, any and all Intellectual Property that is (a) owned by such Party (or its Affiliates) as of the Effective Date, or (b) created or acquired by or on behalf of such Party (or its Affiliates) independently from this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Separation Agreement); provided, that for clarity, any Intellectual Property acquired by Recipient or its Affiliates pursuant to the Separation Agreement shall be deemed Recipient’s or its Affiliate’s (as applicable) Background IP.

Business” shall mean the following lines of business (whether covered independently or in association with one or more Third Parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise), in each case as conducted prior to the Effective Date by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement), RemainCo Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement) or any of their respective predecessors: Semiconductor Technologies (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Chemical Mechanical Planarization Technologies (CMPT); Lithography; Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Slurries; Displays HDM/PI; Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs); Display Materials; Advanced Clean Technologies; and Kalrez®) and Interconnect Solutions (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes LED Silicones; Metalization and Imaging; Advanced Packaging (APT); Semi Packaging Silicones; Laminates; Films; Laird Performance Materials; and Electronic Polymers).

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

Change” or “Changes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(g).

Change Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(g).

Claim” or “Claims” shall mean any action, claim, demand, suit, arbitration or other proceeding.

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

Contract” shall mean any agreement, contract, subcontract, obligation, note, indenture, instrument, option, lease, sublease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, license, sublicense, insurance policy, purchase order or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).

 

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Contract Manager” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.1.

Copyrights” shall mean copyrightable works, copyrights (including in product label or packaging artwork or templates), moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof.

Cost Principles” shall mean charging Full Cost plus a mark-up of five percent (5%).

DEAA” shall mean the DuPont Electronic Access Agreement attached as Exhibit D hereto.

Defaulting Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.1.

Demand Forecasting” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.7(c).

DISO” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.7(g).

DTA” shall mean the Data Transfer Agreement attached as Exhibit E hereto.

Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in the Preamble.

Engineering Models and Databases” shall mean (a) physical property databases, (b) empirical or mathematical dynamic or steady state models of processes, equipment and/or reactions and databases containing data resulting from such models, (c) computations of equipment or unit operation operating conditions including predictive or operational behavior and (d) databases with historical operational data.

Expenses” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(b).

Extended Term” shall mean, to the extent an extension is permitted for a given SLA, the extended term set forth in such SLA.

Extended Term Cost Principles” shall mean charging the Service Fee as of the date immediately prior to the effective date of such extension, plus an additional ten percent (10%) mark-up.

Fixed Costs” shall mean for any Service, personnel costs including base salary plus overtime (full-time, part-time and contract labor), bonus and stock-based compensation, benefits, payroll taxes, travel expenses, employee training, facilities, leasing or space costs and costs for administrative support incurred by the Provider and its Affiliates, as well as non-personnel costs including maintenance allocations, depreciation and amortization, WAN usage, hardware (laptops, cellphones and other peripherals), Software (including licensing), data center hosting, Third Party vendor costs and expenses of direct supervision allocated proportionally.

 

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Force Majeure” shall mean, for each Party, any circumstance(s) beyond the reasonable control of that Party which has the effect of delaying, hindering or preventing, in whole or in part, performance, including, but not limited to:

(a) acts of God or acts of providence that result in a shutdown, failure, incapacity or reduced capacity of the facilities associated with the performance of this Agreement, including epidemics, pandemics, landslides, hurricanes, floods, washouts, fires, lightning, tornadoes, earthquakes, storm warnings, perils of the sea, extreme heat or extreme cold, and other adverse weather conditions and threats of any of the foregoing, and whether preceded by, concurrent with, or followed by acts or omissions of any human agency (other than a Party’s employees or contractors, or a Party’s vendors or suppliers who are under the reasonable control of a Party), whether foreseeable or not;

(b) acts or omissions of Governmental Entities or request of Governmental Entities, including any Law, decree, order or regulation of any Governmental Entities, whether federal, state or local, in each case, not related to any wrongdoing by the Party claiming to be affected by such event (or by such Party’s Affiliates);

(c) acts of civil disorder including acts of sabotage, acts of the public enemy, acts of war (declared or undeclared), civil disobedience, acts of terrorism, cyber-attacks, blockades, insurrections, riots, mass protests or demonstrations or threats of any of the foregoing, and police action in connection with or in reaction to any such act of civil disorder;

(d) acts of industrial disorder, including strikes, collective bargaining obligations, labor dispute or shortage, lockouts, picketing, and threats of any of the foregoing, when any such act of industrial disorder directly or indirectly results in the inability of the affected Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement, regardless of whether the settlement of any labor dispute to prevent or end any such act of industrial disorder is within the sole discretion of the Party involved in such labor dispute;

(e) failure to supply or delay on the part of contractors, or errors in services supplied by contractors; and

(f) inability to obtain or shortage of fuel, utilities, equipment or apparatus, or failures of equipment;

provided, that, in each case, such event impacts the assets or operations required for the applicable Party’s performance under this Agreement and is not under or within the reasonable control of the Party (or its Affiliates) claiming to be affected by such event; provided, further, that the COVID-19 pandemic or any other epidemic or pandemic shall not constitute a Force Majeure, but any adverse circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or any other epidemic or pandemic, including the foregoing circumstances listed in (a) through (f) of this definition of “Force Majeure,” may constitute a Force Majeure. Any failure by a Third Party supplier to supply (in whole or in part) any Service due to a Force Majeure affecting such supplier (except in the event of a breach, or alleged breach, by a Party of its contract with such Third Party supplier) shall constitute Force Majeure hereunder if, and to the extent that, such event or failure prevents, hinders or delays a Party in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

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Full Cost” shall mean Fixed Cost and Variable Cost incurred by Provider and its Affiliates while providing the Service.

Governmental Entity” shall mean any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau or court, whether domestic, foreign, multinational or supranational exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.2.

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.2.

Intellectual Property” shall mean any and all rights (created or arising in any jurisdiction anywhere in the world, whether statutory, common law, or otherwise) to the extent arising from or related to intellectual property, including (a) Patents, (b) Trademarks, (c) Copyrights, (d) rights in Know-How, (e) rights in Software, (f) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights, (g) all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (f), and (h) all actions and rights to sue at law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing.

Intentionally Omitted Services” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).

IT Assets” shall mean all Software, computer systems, telecommunications equipment, databases, internet protocol addresses, data rights, and documentation, reference, resource and training materials to the extent relating thereto, and all Contracts (including Contract rights) relating to any of the foregoing (including software license agreements, source code escrow agreements, support and maintenance agreements, electronic database access contracts, domain name registration agreements, website hosting agreements, software or website development agreements, outsourcing agreements, service provider agreements, interconnection agreements, Permits, radio licenses and telecommunications agreements), other than, in each case, Know-How contained therein that is not intrinsically related to the operation or maintenance of such IT Assets.

Judgment” shall mean any judgment, injunction, ruling, award, order, determination, decree or writ of any Governmental Entity, arbitrator or arbitral tribunal.

Know-How” shall mean all confidential or proprietary information, including trade secrets, know-how and technical data, including any that comprise financial, business, scientific, technical, economic or engineering information and instructions, including any confidential or proprietary raw materials, material lists, raw material specifications, manufacturing or production files or specifications, plans, drawings, blueprints, design tools, quality assurance and control procedures, simulation capability, research data, manuals, compilations, reports including technical reports and research reports, analyses, formulas, formulations, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, rights in research, development, manufacturing, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, customer and supplier lists and information, procedures, inventions, and invention disclosure documents, as well as Plant Operating Documents, and Engineering Models and Databases, in each case, other than Patents.

 

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Law” shall mean any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, constitution, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income tax treaty, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or other binding directives promulgated, issued, entered into or taken by any Governmental Entity.

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

Losses” shall mean all losses, Liabilities, claims, fines, deficiencies, damages, payments (including those arising out of any settlement or Judgment relating to any Proceeding), interest, obligations, penalties, fees, Taxes and costs and expenses of any kind (including reasonable accountants’ and attorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred in the defense thereof).

Migration Plan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.4(a).

New IP” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1.

Non-Defaulting Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.1.

Party” or “Parties” shall have the meaning provided in the Preamble.

Patents” shall mean patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, patents of importation, patents of improvement, certificates of addition, design patents and utility models, including reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations thereof.

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

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

Plant Operating Documents” shall mean (a) plot plans, (b) construction, technical, engineering, electrical, instrument drawings, as-built or as-modified drawings including piping and instrument diagrams, 3-D (three-dimensional) models, wiring diagrams, flowsheets, structural designs, map and physical layouts, (c) process flow diagrams, (d) process control schematics, process control and/or shop-floor control strategies, logic or algorithms, (e) standard operating procedures, maintenance and inspection procedures and records, safety audit reports, investigations, safety incident investigation reports, process hazard reviews, capital projects, upgrades, improvements, designs for such projects, upgrades and/or improvements and (f) standard operating instructions and operating data (including product quality and safety data and maintenance and inspection data).

 

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Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest announced publicly from time to time in New York, New York, by JPMorgan Chase & Co. as its prime rate.

Proceeding” shall mean any judicial, administrative or arbitral claims, demands, actions, suits, arbitrations, hearings or other proceedings by or before any Governmental Entity, arbitrator or arbitral tribunal.

Provider” shall mean Provider or any of its Affiliates to the extent such Person will provide the Services under one or more SLAs hereunder.

Provider Affiliate” shall mean any of Provider’s Affiliates to the extent such Person will provide the Services under one or more SLAs hereunder.

Recipient” shall mean Recipient or any of its Affiliates to the extent such Person will receive the Services under one or more SLAs hereunder.

Recipient Affiliate” shall mean any of Recipient’s Affiliates to the extent such Person will receive the Services under one or more SLAs hereunder.

Recipient Content” shall mean any and all Intellectual Property in and to data or Confidential Information (as defined in the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement) of Recipient or its Affiliates, in each case created by Recipient or its Affiliates and provided to Provider or its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement.

Recipient Employees” shall mean employees of Recipient or its Affiliates who were employees of the Business immediately prior to the Effective Date.

Reference Period” shall mean the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the Effective Date.

Relevant Assets” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.2(a).

Sales Taxes” shall mean all sales, use, value added, goods and services tax, excise or similar Taxes (including “in-lieu-of” Taxes), however denominated. Sales Taxes shall not include (i) any Taxes based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to income or profits or (ii) gross receipts Taxes imposed on Provider without statutory provision for the recovery of such Taxes from Recipient.

Separation Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the Preamble.

Service” or “Services” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).

Service Coordinator” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.2.

 

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Service Fees” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(a).

Service Term” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3(b).

SLA” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).

Software” shall mean all computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), software implementations of algorithms, and related documentation, including flowcharts and other logic and design diagrams, technical, functional and other specifications, and user and training materials to the extent related to any of the foregoing.

Space Leases” shall mean those certain space lease agreements, by and between Provider and Recipient, or their respective Affiliates, in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement.

Specification” shall mean the specifications or scope of the Service stated in the relevant section of the applicable SLAs, as those Specifications may be amended from time to time either in accordance with the terms of the relevant Section of such SLAs or by agreement in writing between the Parties.

Subsidiary” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) a corporation, fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person, and (b) any other partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of fifty percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity (e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

Tax Authority” shall mean, with respect to any Taxes, the Governmental Entity or political subdivision thereof that imposes such Taxes, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Taxes for such entity or subdivision.

Taxes” shall mean all taxes, charges, fees or duties of any kind, however denominated, imposed by any Governmental Entity, which taxes shall include all income or profits taxes, capital taxes, withholding taxes, payroll and employee withholding taxes, employment insurance, social insurance taxes, sales taxes, franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, business license taxes, occupation taxes, real and personal property taxes, stamp taxes, environmental taxes, energy taxes, transfer taxes (including land transfer taxes), workers’ compensation and other governmental charges, and other obligations of the same or of a similar nature to any of the foregoing. Interest, penalties or other additions that may become payable in respect of Taxes shall not be “Taxes” for purposes of this Agreement.

Term” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a).

Territory” shall mean the United States of America unless otherwise specified in an SLA.

 

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Third Party” shall mean any Person other than a Party hereto or its respective Affiliate, and shall include any Governmental Entity and the employees of the Parties.

Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.2(a).

Trademarks” shall mean trademarks, certification marks, service marks, trade names, domain names, favicons, social media addresses, service names, trade dress and logos, including all goodwill associated therewith, in each case whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing.

Transitional Employees” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.2(b).

Umbrella Secrecy Agreement” shall mean that certain Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Provider and Recipient and/or their respective Affiliates.

Variable Costs” shall mean for any Service, those costs defined as variable by the accounting policies, procedures, definitions, and methods of Provider, most of which tend to change with production or usage levels and that are measured, estimated, or calculated (e.g., variable utilities (e.g., general utilities, electricity, compressed air, natural gas, steam, water, caustic, oxygen, breathing air), variable powerhouse (e.g., general powerhouse, cogeneration, nitrogen, refrigeration, water, steam, compressed air), consumables and supplies, packaging, waste treatment and shipping and warehousing, used by Provider and its Affiliates to provide the Service, which shall increase or decrease in proportion to consumption levels).

Willful Breach” shall mean an intentional action or failure to act by a Party, which such Party knows constitutes a breach of this Agreement.

1.2 References; Interpretation. For the purposes of this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (b) references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, clause, Exhibit and Schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto; (d) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive (unless the context indicates otherwise); (g) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (h) the Parties have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and except as otherwise stated herein, if an ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement; (i) a reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; (j) any reference to “days” means calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified; (k) 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,

 

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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; (l) any statute or Contract defined or referred to herein means such statute or Contract as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, unless otherwise specifically indicated; (m) the use of the phrases “the date of this Agreement,” “the date hereof,” “of even date herewith” and terms of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the preamble to this Agreement; (n) the phrase “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice” whether or not such words actually follow such phrase; (o) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; (p) any consent given by any Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be valid only if contained in a written instrument signed by such Party; and (q) any capitalized term used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement (as applicable).

ARTICLE II

SERVICES PROVIDED

2.1 Transitional Services.

(a) Services Provided. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Provider will provide (either itself or through its Affiliates or Third Party agents or contractors) to Recipient and the Recipient Affiliates, to the extent requested by them and permitted under this Agreement, those services listed on Exhibit A (each a “Service,” and, collectively the “Services”). Each Service shall be covered by and described in more detail in a Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) attached to and made part of this Agreement in Exhibit B, which shall set forth, among other things, the Service, the Specifications and Service Fee. Except as set forth in Section 2.1(b), in no event shall Recipient be entitled to any new Service without the prior written consent of Provider, which consent may be withheld by Provider in its sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, the Services shall not include any of the services set forth on Exhibit C (“Intentionally Omitted Services”). Upon execution of any new or amended SLA, the additional or updated transition service described in such new or amended SLA shall become a Service under this Agreement.

(b) Omitted Services. If, within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, Recipient provides written notice to Provider of any services that are not then a Service and that were provided to the Business immediately prior to the Effective Date by Provider or any of its Affiliates (including through Third Party agents or contractors) and such service was not previously performed by Recipient Employees or by contractors for which Recipient or its Affiliates acquired or assumed the underlying contract (or entered into its own corresponding contract therefor) (each such service, an “Omitted Service”), then such Omitted Service shall become a Service hereunder contingent upon the Parties entering into a SLA with reasonable terms and conditions consistent with the terms of this Agreement. Provider and Recipient agree to negotiate in good faith and mutually agree upon such SLA; provided, that no Intentionally Omitted Service shall be an Omitted Service without Provider’s prior written consent in its sole discretion.

 

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(c) Standard of Care. Subject to the provisions of Article X, Provider shall perform the Services in a manner generally consistent with the historical provision of the Services to the Business during the Reference Period and with the same standard of care as historically provided during the Reference Period. Nothing in this Agreement shall require Provider to favor the Business of Recipient over Provider’s own businesses or those of any of Provider’s Affiliates, including any subsidiaries or divisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Provider shall give the Business the same level of priority as to Provider’s own businesses or those of any of Provider’s Affiliates as was given to the Business during the Reference Period.

(d) Service Levels. Subject to the SLAs, which may provide for a higher or lower level, Recipient’s level of use of any Service shall not be higher than or expanded from the level of use reasonably required by the Business during the Reference Period.

(e) Reduced Services. Except as otherwise provided in an SLA or this Agreement, Recipient may reduce the level of any Service but must provide at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Provider of any decrease in the level of the Services. Any requested modification shall only be effective on the last day of a calendar month (unless otherwise provided in an applicable SLA). Recipient shall be responsible for all Service Fees and Expenses owed for the period prior to the effective date of the Service reduction and reimbursement to Provider of its costs incurred as the result of any reduction in a Service. Any reduction in Service Fees due to a reduction in Services shall take effect following the last day of the month that is three (3) months following the receipt of such reduction of Services notice.

(f) Specification. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Provider shall provide each Service indicated in an SLA to Recipient according to the specific scope and in the scale and description set forth in the SLA. Except as otherwise set forth herein, Recipient shall not be entitled to receive any service, nor shall Recipient be required to purchase or to accept any service, different from that set forth in the respective SLA or as otherwise agreed in writing between the Parties.

(g) Changes. Subject to Section 2.1(h), or except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Recipient shall not be entitled to any change to the nature, the manner of performing or level of a Service or any additional service (each such change a “Change,” and, collectively “Changes”) without the prior written consent of Provider, which consent may be withheld by Provider in its sole discretion. In the event Recipient desires a Change, it will deliver a written description of the proposed Change (a “Change Request”) to Provider’s Contract Manager. Provider will use the same change management process for Change Requests that Provider uses to manage similar requests for changes for Provider’s own businesses that use the same or similar services. If a Change is approved, Recipient shall be responsible for all increased Service Fees, costs and Expenses associated with such approved Change.

(h) Modifications or Upgrades. Provider reserves the right to modify or upgrade the types or level of the Services or manner of providing the Services as changes are made to respond to the needs of Provider’s own businesses or are otherwise made with respect to Provider’s agreements with Third Parties or contractors. Provider agrees to provide notification to Recipient of such changes as notification is presented to Provider’s own businesses. To the extent that such changes affect a Service, (i) Provider shall have no obligation to continue to supply such Service

 

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using its former technology or to maintain any legacy system as an accommodation to Recipient, and (ii) Recipient shall have no obligation to continue to receive such Service upon the implementation of such changes; provided, that Recipient notifies Provider in writing of its election to discontinue such Service within ten (10) days of Provider’s notification of such changes. To the extent Recipient wishes to continue to receive such Service, Recipient shall be obligated at Recipient’s expense to conform its systems as necessary to Provider’s changes.

(i) Recipient’s Use of Services. Provider shall provide all Services directly to Recipient and Recipient Affiliates, except as set forth in an applicable SLA. Subject to Section 11.2, in no event shall Recipient be permitted to resell or supply any Service to any other Affiliates or any Third Party, without the prior written consent of Provider, which consent may be withheld by Provider in its sole discretion. To the extent that Provider consents to provide any Service to an Affiliate of Recipient, such Services shall be provided on terms reasonably acceptable to the Parties and according to the Cost Principles. Recipient shall cause such Affiliate to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including any additional terms agreed by the Parties, as if such Affiliate were a named party under this Agreement. As a condition precedent to the provision of the Services to an Affiliate of Recipient, Recipient shall cause such Affiliate to execute an undertaking, in a form reasonably acceptable to Provider, agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all additional terms agreed by the Parties. In no event shall Services be rendered to any Recipient Affiliate that is not part of the Business, unless specifically set forth in an applicable SLA.

2.2 Personnel, Resources and Third Parties.

(a) Personnel and Third Parties. In providing the Services, Provider, as it deems necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion, may (i) use the personnel and resources of Provider or its Affiliates, or (ii) employ the services and resources of Third Parties. To the extent the Services are provided by an Affiliate of Provider, the corresponding Service Fee (or portion thereof) may be invoiced by such Affiliate directly to Recipient, and Recipient shall pay such invoice directly to such Affiliate. Provider reserves the right to provide any or all of the Services directly or, in Provider’s sole discretion, through its Affiliates, Third Party agents or contractors. Provider shall provide reasonable notice to Recipient in connection with engagement of or changes to any Third Party providing a material Service.

(b) Transitional Employees. Recipient agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Provider by making available Recipient Employees, who will be employed by Recipient or its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, or other employees of Recipient or its Affiliates performing similar functions as such Recipient Employees, as Provider shall reasonably request in connection with the provision of the Services (the “Transitional Employees”). For such time as any Transitional Employees are performing any functions relating to the Services, (i) such Transitional Employees shall remain employees of Recipient or its Affiliates and shall not be deemed to be employees of Provider or Provider’s Affiliates for any purpose, and (ii) Recipient and its Affiliates shall be solely responsible for the payment and provision of all wages, bonuses and commissions, employee benefits (including severance and worker’s compensation), social security contributions and the withholding and payment of applicable Taxes relating to such employment.

 

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(c) New or Additional Equipment. Provider shall not be obligated to acquire, upgrade or provide new or additional equipment to perform the Services for Recipient under this Agreement.

2.3 Term of Service.

(a) This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until the earliest to occur of: (i) the termination or expiration of all Services; or (ii) termination of this Agreement by Provider or Recipient as provided herein (the “Term”).

(b) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the term for each Service shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) the date or at the time specified in the SLA; provided, that upon Recipient’s reasonable request, Provider will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue furnishing the Services under such SLA for an Extended Term to the extent permitted by such SLA; provided, further, that in no event shall the term, including any Extended Term, of any Service extend beyond December 31, 2027; (ii) the termination by Provider or Recipient as provided herein; or (iii) the Term (for each Service, the “Service Term”).

2.4 Migration from Services.

(a) Migration Plan. Each Party acknowledges that the purpose of this Agreement is to provide the Services on an interim basis, until Recipient can perform the Services for itself, either through its own personnel or through Third Parties. Accordingly, at all times from and after the Effective Date, Recipient shall use reasonable efforts to make or obtain approvals, permits or licenses, implement any necessary systems, and take, or cause to be taken, any and all other actions necessary or advisable so as to render receipt of the Services from Provider no longer necessary. Recipient agrees that within one hundred eighty (180) days from the Effective Date (or an additional forty-five (45) days from such date if mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties), it shall provide to Provider, a written migration plan in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (a “Migration Plan”), to wind down Recipient’s receipt of the Services and develop its internal service capabilities or seek Third Party providers so as to render receipt of the Services. The Migration Plan shall include, among other things, the following with respect to the Services: (i) the phases of implementation, (ii) milestones, (iii) expected Provider involvement, (iv) service inter-dependency issues, and (v) contingencies. The cost and fees of Provider to facilitate Recipient’s migration is not included in the Service Fees in the SLAs, and Recipient shall be responsible for all costs associated with the creation of the Migration Plan and any implementation thereof. The respective Contract Managers and appropriate functional resources shall meet to discuss implementation of the Migration Plan and expected Provider involvement.

(b) Provider’s Migration Obligations with Respect to IT Assets.

(i) Limitation on Providers Migration Obligations. Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Parties or as specifically set forth in any SLA, Provider’s duties related to migration by Recipient from the Services for IT Assets are limited to the following: (A) disclosure of the overall scope and nature of the Services provided; (B) furnishing files of Recipient data which have been retained by Provider in accordance with its own ordinary records retention policies, and to the extent then available, in the format and media in which Provider then maintains such data, subject to the terms of the Separation Agreement; and (C) removal of Provider data from Recipient’s IT Assets (provided, that Recipient assists Provider with such obligations as reasonably requested by Provider).

 

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(ii) Provider’s Excluded Migration Obligations. Without limiting and in furtherance of Section 2.4(b)(i), in the absence of an agreement in writing between the Parties, Provider shall have no obligation to: (A) load data to Recipient systems, (B) co-develop conversion programs, (C) convert data into new formats or media, (D) write Recipient extraction programs, (E) generate multiple data file formats, (F) provide or develop interfaces or (G) participate in testing prototypes or pilots.

2.5 Limitations and Exclusions.

(a) Third Party Waiver. Recipient expressly waives any and all rights that it or its Affiliates may have to bring any suit or Claim against Provider’s Affiliates, Third Party agents or contractors relating to or arising out of this Agreement, other than any Claims for willful misconduct or fraud.

(b) Compliance with Law. Provider shall not be required to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent Provider reasonably believes that performing such obligation would violate any Law. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to implement changes and/or modifications to any manner or method of Service, which in Provider’s sole discretion, are reasonably necessary to ensure that such Service is performed in strict accordance with applicable Laws. Recipient will promptly implement such changes and/or modifications.

(c) Recipient Data. Provider is not responsible for and shall have no liability with respect to the content or integrity of content of Recipient’s data, including communications, stored on systems or at facilities under the ownership or control of Provider, its Affiliates or Provider’s Third Party agents or contractors, except to the extent caused by Provider and subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement.

(d) Professional Advice or Opinions. Recipient shall not rely on, or construe, any Service rendered by or on behalf of Provider as professional advice or opinions or technical advice; and Recipient shall, at its own expense, seek all Third Party professional advice and opinions or technical advice as it may desire or need independently of this Agreement.

2.6 Recipient Obligations.

(a) Compliance with Law. Recipient, in the course of receiving the Services or use of the systems of Provider, Provider’s Affiliates, or Third Party agents and contractors, shall comply with all applicable Laws, including the United States Copyright Act of 1976, as amended.

(b) Access. To the extent reasonably required to perform the Services, Recipient shall (at its own expense) provide Provider personnel (including any of Provider’s Affiliates, agents or contractors) with reasonable and timely access to Recipient’s office space, plants, equipment, information (subject to Section 2.6(c)), premises, personnel, power, telecommunications systems and circuits, computer systems, and any other areas and equipment. Without limiting the foregoing, Recipient shall make accessible to Provider, as needed, Recipient’s key users and other Recipient personnel responsible for the execution, maintenance and enhancement of processes relating to the Services.

 

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(c) Information Requests. Recipient shall cooperate with Provider to respond to Provider’s reasonable requests for any information, document, instrument or other writing which in Provider’s sole discretion is necessary to the provision of the Services. Provider shall not be liable for any impairment of any Service to the extent caused by its not receiving information either in a timely manner or not at all, or by its receiving inaccurate or incomplete information from Recipient.

(d) Site Regulations. Each Party shall comply with the other Party’s site rules, regulations and procedures when on the other Party’s sites, including safety, security and/or background checks and drug testing.

(e) Acknowledgment of Provider Status. Recipient acknowledges that Provider is providing the Services exclusively as an accommodation to Recipient to allow Recipient a period of time to obtain similar services on its own, and that Provider is not a commercial provider of such services.

2.7 Consents. Provider shall, with cooperation and assistance from Recipient, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents, licenses or approvals of Third Parties that are necessary for Recipient to provide the Services to itself pursuant to Section 2.4. Any fees or other charges related to obtaining such consents shall be borne by Recipient. If a Third Party refuses to provide a consent or Provider has not obtained a consent despite Provider using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent, then the Parties shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to determine and adopt, subject to each Party’s approval, alternative approaches to enable Recipient to receive the benefit of this Agreement without disruption to the Business. Any costs associated with such alternative approaches shall be borne by Recipient.

ARTICLE III

INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT

3.1 Software and Database Access. Recipient shall not and has no right to access or use any Software, related data or databases owned by or licensed to Provider or its Affiliates, including Software used by Provider for the benefit of Recipient, except in accordance with the grant in Section 3.2 below.

3.2 Recipients Limited Use Rights. Subject to the receipt of necessary consents from Third Parties, Provider hereby grants to Recipient a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right during the respective Service Term to use the Software owned by or licensed to Provider and related data and databases, in conformance with this Agreement and with any applicable Third Party license, for Recipient’s internal use only and not for the benefit of any Third Party unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, and only as necessary for Recipient’s receipt of the Services. Recipient shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates, personnel, agents and contractors not to, modify, disassemble, reverse engineer, decompile or create derivative works of such Software, or copy

 

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such Software other than (a) as necessary to receive the Services or (b) to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law. Provider will use reasonable efforts to request that all Third Party agents and contractors providing the Services grant similar rights with respect to Software used by such Third Party agents and contractors to provide the Services; provided, that Recipient shall be responsible for all costs associated with securing such Third Party consents.

3.3 Relocation. Provider reserves the right to relocate or have relocated any and all applications accessed by Recipient pursuant to this Agreement to computer systems not currently utilized to provide such Services at no additional charge to Recipient.

3.4 Security. Provider will administer all security measures to be applied to Provider’s systems, including access rights to Recipient’s users. Provider reserves the right to control Recipient’s access to systems and applications on Provider’s network. Recipient will administer all security measures to be applied to Recipient’s systems, including access rights to Provider’s users, if any.

3.5 Data and Network Restrictions. Provider and Recipient understand that Recipient may need to access Provider Software and related data and databases in which there is no commercially practical method to partition or separately protect Provider data or information or to restrict access by Recipient to Provider networks or applications. In such case, if Provider believes that there is a risk to Provider or any of its Affiliates due to Recipient’s ability to access Provider or its Affiliates’ data, information, network or applications, Provider will have the right, but not the obligation, to establish and implement restrictions on Recipient’s access to any Software, data, databases, applications, or networks used in connection with the Services for the purposes of: (a) protecting the security of data on physical and electronic networks of Provider or any of its Affiliates; (b) assuring compliance with contractual restrictions imposed by Third Parties; (c) protecting the integrity of the data, applications, or networks; or (d) protecting against the loss of any material competitive advantage that Provider or its Affiliates may have with respect to its or their competitors. Provider will give reasonable notice to Recipient of the imposition of any such restrictions and use reasonable efforts to avoid any interruption or degrading of the Services being provided by Provider to Recipient arising from the imposition of any such restrictions. Provider reserves the right, upon reasonable notice to Recipient, to reasonably adjust fees and costs of the Services affected by such restrictions in accordance with the Cost Principles.

3.6 Exclusions.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the SLAs, Recipient will not receive, as part of the Services: (i) enhancements to any computer applications that are not otherwise made in support of Provider businesses; (ii) program source code; (iii) specifications other than data and file specifications needed to enable Recipient to migrate from Provider systems; (iv) data flow diagrams; (v) training; (vi) database creation statements; (vii) documentation other than that otherwise available to Provider businesses in the form and format generally available; (viii) consultation on creating, installing or customizing new applications, computer, telecommunications or security systems subsequently developed or implemented by Recipient; (ix) addition of new electronic links to trading partners; (x) Software upgrades or additions, hardware upgrades or systems compliance audits unless otherwise performed by Provider in the normal course of supporting Provider business needs; (xi) except as provided in Section 2.4, migration planning or implementation services; (xii) new or renewed licenses for any Software; or (xiii) new projects commenced after the Effective Date.

 

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(b) Provider will not provide disaster recovery services except as otherwise expressly provided for in an SLA.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in an SLA, Provider shall not be required to provide or reimburse the costs associated with wireless telephone service and/or equipment supplied, purchased or distributed by any wireless telephone provider as part of the Services provided herein. For the avoidance of doubt, Recipient shall be liable and responsible for any and all costs, charges and fees associated with wireless telephone services and/or equipment used by or on behalf of Recipient and its Affiliates (including all new and existing lines of services activated in the name of Provider or its Affiliates) as of and following the Effective Date.

3.7 Recipient Obligations.

(a) Recipient shall provide functionality testing to confirm non-impact on Recipient’s computers, Software, computer systems of, and Recipient’s ability to receive, the Services during any of Provider’s or its Affiliates’ Software, hardware, telecommunications or security upgrades; provided, that Provider will have given Recipient reasonable notice prior to implementation of any such upgrades. Recipient will report to Provider the results of such functionality testing.

(b) Recipient shall provide all equipment necessary for accessing, inputting and receiving output from Software and hardware provided by Provider as part of this Agreement.

(c) Recipient will engage in studies and forecasting (“Demand Forecasting”) with respect to user access of Software, hardware, telecommunications, and security systems hereunder, including new workload demand requests and migration planning efforts. The results of such Demand Forecasting shall be made available to Provider.

(d) Recipient will provide physical security for, and access to Provider to, all computer hardware, infrastructure, networking, data systems and security systems, including any wiring closets and PBX equipment, in each case of the foregoing that is provided to Recipient as part of the Services, and which will reside on Recipient’s property or facilities. Access to this equipment will be limited to Provider, Provider’s Affiliates, Third Party agents and contractors performing support for the equipment, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

(e) Recipient shall not install its own, its Affiliates’ or Third Party Software into the computer system of Provider, its Affiliates, Third Party agents or contractors, without the prior written permission of Provider or the appropriate Affiliate, Third Party agent or contractor. Recipient will be required to pay to Provider or its Affiliate, as applicable, any resultant licensing fees for such installation.

(f) Recipient shall not allow its computer network provided as a part of the Services to be connected to (i) the internet or any Third Party network in any manner other than through Provider’s network, or (ii) any public wireless access point.

 

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(g) Recipient shall (i) comply with all aspects of Provider’s privacy policy as revised by Provider from time to time, and (ii) comply with all physical and electronic security requirements and conditions for Provider and its Affiliates’ network and computer system access and usage; provided, that such policies are delivered to Recipient on or before the Effective Date (or with reasonable advance written notice following the Effective Date). The DuPont Electronic Access Agreement (“DEAA”) (attached hereto as Exhibit D) shall be deemed to be delivered to Recipient in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence and shall be deemed executed by the Parties upon the execution of this Agreement. Recipient shall cause other Affiliates under its control and receiving any Services to execute the DEAA as it may be amended from time to time. In the event that Recipient or permitted subcontractors or permitted agents of Recipient discover or are notified of a breach or potential breach of security, Recipient shall immediately notify the appropriate Provider representative of such breach or potential breach. In addition to the foregoing, Recipient will review and adhere to the DuPont Information Security Organization (“DISO”) policies and standards as delivered by Provider to Recipient. To the extent that any of the foregoing DISO policies or procedures of Provider shall be updated or otherwise amended from time to time, notification shall be delivered by Provider to Recipient as notification is presented to other Provider businesses.

(h) Recipient shall require all individual users of the Services to consent to and/or acknowledge their respective obligations to comply with Provider’s acceptable computer usage and privacy policy applicable to Provider’s own employees, and shall secure all legally required consents and/or acknowledgments to permit Provider to monitor all usage of the Services by such individual users as permitted by such policy.

(i) Subject to Provider’s right to restrict or deny network or computer system access and usage to Recipient as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon expiration or earlier termination of the Term, the DEAA shall terminate (save and except for the terms and conditions contained therein that expressly survive termination) and Provider shall revoke all network and computer system access and usage rights of Recipient provided in this Agreement.

(j) Upon Provider’s request, Recipient shall deliver to Provider a written certification that Software licensed to Recipient pursuant to this Agreement has been removed from all Recipient equipment.

(k) Both Parties agree to comply with applicable Law with respect to the processing of data and accordingly hereby enter into the Data Transfer Agreement (“DTA”) attached hereto as Exhibit E, setting out the terms upon which a Party agrees to process personal data on behalf of another Party, which is determined executed by the Parties hereto upon execution of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IV

COMPENSATION

4.1 Consideration.

(a) Service Fees. As consideration for Provider providing the Services in accordance with this Agreement, Recipient shall pay to Provider the sum of the amounts specified in this Agreement and in each SLA in effect during the relevant period including any costs related to a reduction or termination of a Service (collectively, the “Service Fees”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Service Fees shall be determined in accordance with the Cost Principles, but at all times shall be as set forth in each SLA to the extent specified therein (i.e., the Service Fees, to the extent specified in the SLA, will control over the Cost Principles). If Recipient exercises its rights to an Extended Term under a given SLA, unless otherwise agreed by Provider in writing, the Service Fees for such Extended Term shall be calculated in accordance with the Extended Term Cost Principles. To the extent set forth in any SLA, the Service Fees shall also be subject to increases at the beginning of each calendar year during the Term of such SLA.

(b) Expenses. In addition to the Service Fees set forth in the SLAs, and subject to Section 4.1(a) of this Agreement, Recipient shall reimburse Provider for any expenditures specified in an SLA as being a pass-through expenditure (the “Expenses”).

4.2 Taxes.

(a) The Service Fees referred to in Section 4.1(a) are exclusive of any Sales Taxes imposed with respect to such Service Fees. Recipient shall pay or reimburse, and hold Provider harmless against, any and all Sales Taxes that Provider is required to remit or pay in connection with the provision of Services by Provider to Recipient during the Service Term under this Agreement unless, and to the extent that, Recipient provides Provider with a valid and timely exemption (or resale) certificate or other information reasonably acceptable to Provider, indicating that (i) Recipient is exempt from such Sales Taxes, (ii) Recipient is authorized to remit directly such Sales Taxes to the appropriate Tax Authority (and Provider has no liability in the event of Recipient’s failure to so remit such Sales Taxes) or (iii) such Sales Taxes are inapplicable and the basis therefor; provided, that Provider has provided Recipient with an invoice in a form normal and customary for the purposes of the applicable Sales Taxes. Payments by Recipient pursuant to the preceding sentence are in addition to, do not reduce, and shall not be deducted from, payments under this Agreement. If Recipient provides Provider with the exemption (or resale) certificate described above and Provider relies on such exemption (or resale) certificate which is later determined to be incorrect, incomplete or otherwise defective, Recipient shall pay or reimburse, and hold Provider harmless from, any and all Sales Taxes, together with any penalties, interest or other additions to Sales Taxes that Provider is required to remit or pay as a result thereof. The Parties shall take commercially reasonable steps to cooperate to legally minimize the imposition of Sales Taxes relating the provision of Services pursuant to this Agreement.

(b) Nothing in this Article IV shall require Recipient to pay or reimburse, or hold Provider harmless from, any Sales Taxes that (i) is otherwise taken into account under this Agreement or (ii) that arises out of or results from the negligence or intentional misconduct of, or any failure to comply with applicable Law by, Provider or its Affiliates.

(c) If any payment made pursuant to this Agreement is subject to any withholding or deduction under applicable Law, the Party obligated to withhold shall (i) promptly notify the other Party, in writing, of such requirement at least ten (10) Business Days prior to making any withholding or deduction, and provide a reasonable opportunity for such other Party to provide forms or evidence that would exempt such amounts from withholding, (ii) pay to the relevant Tax Authority the full amount required to be deducted or withheld, and (iii) promptly forward to the other Party an official receipt (or a certified copy) evidencing such payment. Any amounts so deducted or withheld shall be treated as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom such deduction or withholding was made for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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4.3 Invoices. Provider shall provide invoices for the Services provided in a given month on a monthly basis, no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day of the month following the month when the Services were provided. Invoices shall detail the Service Fees, Taxes, Expenses and any costs and fees described in Section 4.1, if any, owed by Recipient with respect to the Services provided and Expenses incurred or paid with respect to the Services during the previous calendar months. Such monthly invoices shall designate the amount invoiced in respect to each SLA. On a monthly basis, Provider shall designate currency conversion rates, which Provider shall reasonably determine based on the Applicable Exchange Rate, on the last day of the month in which the applicable Service is provided (or, if the Applicable Exchange Rate is not available on such day, the Applicable Exchange Rate on the closest preceding day for which the Applicable Exchange Rate is available). All invoices shall be sent electronically to Recipient via the email addresses provided by Recipient to Provider in writing or, in the event that no email address is specified by Recipient, then at the address set forth in Section 11.5; provided, that Recipient may change the email address for invoices upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. Any disputes regarding an invoice shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of Section 4.4(b).

4.4 Payment.

(a) Invoice Remittance. Recipient shall pay to Provider, on or before thirty (30) days after the date of invoice, without demand and without any deduction, set-off, withholding or abatement whatsoever (except as provided in Sections 4.2(b) and 4.4(b)), the full amount of Service Fees and Expenses due unless the amount due is disputed, in which event the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of Section 4.4(b). All payments hereunder shall be made by electronic funds transmission or other mutually agreeable means denominated in the currency of the Territory or as otherwise specified in the relevant SLA. Payments due on a day other than a Business Day shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day. If needed, the Parties will implement arrangements to provide for electronic funds transfer on customary terms, with written confirmation, for such transfers.

(b) Disputed Amounts. Recipient shall promptly notify Provider of any dispute with any invoice and the Parties shall seek to resolve all disputes in accordance with the invoice dispute resolution process set forth on Exhibit F. Recipient shall pay all invoiced amounts (including any disputed amounts) and accrued interest within the period set forth and according to the processes described in Section 4.4(a) and Exhibit F, as applicable.

(c) Late Payments. All invoices paid after the applicable due date shall bear interest calculated on a per annum basis from the invoice due date to the date of actual payment equal to: (i) the Prime Rate, or (ii) the maximum amount allowed by Law, whichever is lower.

 

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(d) Discontinuation of Service. If any amount due and payable to Provider pursuant to this Section 4.4 is not paid by Recipient within fifteen (15) days after its due date, as set forth in Section 4.4(a), or, for disputed amounts that the Parties are working in good faith to resolve such disputed amounts pursuant to the terms of Exhibit F, within fifteen (15) days of the date provided on Exhibit F, Provider may notify Recipient in writing of Recipient’s payment default in accordance with the notice provision set forth in Section 11.5. If Recipient has not cured such payment default within fifteen (15) days of Provider’s notification of such payment default, Provider shall have the right, in its sole discretion and without any resulting Liability to Recipient or to anyone claiming by or through Recipient because of such action, (i) to cease providing any such Service(s) (as provided in Section 5.4) for which payment has not been made, (ii) notwithstanding the provisions of Article V, terminate the relevant SLA, and such termination shall be without prejudice to any other remedy which may be available to Provider or (iii) change payment terms to payment in advance. Provider’s exercise of its rights under this Section 4.4(d) shall not limit or otherwise affect Provider’s right to terminate a Service, an SLA or this Agreement in accordance with Article V.

4.5 No Offset. Regardless of any other rights under any other agreements or Law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Recipient shall not have the right to set off any claim it may have or reduce its payment under this Agreement.

ARTICLE V

TERMINATION

5.1 Default. Subject to the terms of Article X below, if any Party (the “Defaulting Party”) shall fail to perform or default in any material respect in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any Exhibit or SLA hereto, Provider (in the case of a failure or default by Recipient) or Recipient (in the case of a failure or default by Provider) (each, a “Non-Defaulting Party”) may give written notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the nature of such failure or default and stating that the Non-Defaulting Party intends to terminate this Agreement if such failure or default is not cured within thirty (30) days of such written notice. If any failure or default so specified is not cured within such thirty (30)-day period, the Non-Defaulting Party may elect to immediately terminate this Agreement or any affected SLA. If any failure or default is not capable of cure within the respective cure period, the Non-Defaulting Party may elect to immediately terminate the affected SLA. Any termination as provided herein shall be effective upon giving a written notice of termination from the Non-Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party following the respective cure period (if applicable) and shall be without prejudice to any other remedy which may be available to the Non-Defaulting Party against the Defaulting Party.

5.2 Insolvency Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if a Party (a) files for bankruptcy, (b) becomes or is declared insolvent, or is the subject of any proceedings related to its liquidation, insolvency or the appointment of a receiver or similar officer, (c) enters into any reorganization, composition or arrangement with its creditors (other than relating to a solvent restructuring), (d) makes an assignment for the benefit of all or substantially all of its creditors, or (e) takes any corporate action for any winding-up, dissolution, liquidation or administration (other than for the purpose of or in connection with any solvent amalgamation or reconstruction), then Provider (in the case of Recipient) or Recipient (in the case of Provider) may, without prejudice to its other rights hereunder terminate this Agreement forthwith by written notice. Without limiting the foregoing, Provider may, without prejudice to its other rights hereunder, terminate this Agreement forthwith by written notice upon the occurrence of a default or an event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would result in an event of default with respect to any outstanding indebtedness of Recipient or any of its Affiliates.

 

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5.3 Voluntary Termination. Subject to the terms of the applicable Exhibit or SLA hereto, Recipient may terminate any Service by giving Provider at least ninety (90) days’ advance written notice of its desire to terminate such Service; provided, that the termination of any Service shall only be effective on the last day of a calendar month (unless otherwise set forth in any applicable Exhibit or SLA) and that Recipient pays any applicable termination fees. If any Service is not selected by Recipient as of the Effective Date, or is terminated by Recipient as described herein, Recipient may not select such Service or reinstitute such Service, as the case may be, absent Provider’s prior written agreement. The notice of termination of a Service by Recipient shall be sufficiently specific as to identify the particular SLA or part thereof, and particular Service for which any such termination shall apply.

5.4 Effect of Termination. Recipient specifically agrees and acknowledges that all obligations of Provider to provide each respective Service shall immediately cease upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Service Term (including any Extended Term) for such Service. Provider shall have no obligation to recommence the provision of any Service to Recipient once any Service is not renewed or terminates under this Agreement. Further, upon the cessation of Provider’s obligation to provide any Service, Recipient shall immediately cease using, directly or indirectly, such Service (including any and all Provider Software or Third Party Software provided through Provider and computer systems or equipment). Recipient hereby agrees that Provider will experience a negative impact on Provider’s businesses as a result of providing any Service beyond the Service Term specified for such Service. In the event that any Service is continued beyond such date, and Recipient uses or benefits from such continuance, the Parties agree that Recipient shall be responsible to Provider for such continued Services, including any Third Party costs incurred by Provider as a result of such continued use, but in no event at an amount less than one and one-half (1.5) times the Service Fees and Expenses relating to such Service.

5.5 Survival of Payment Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, termination of this Agreement or any SLA shall not affect Recipient’s obligation to pay any amount then owed to Provider (and amounts that become due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof after the applicable termination date) or a Third Party hereunder, including any costs or fees charged by Third Parties in connection with such termination of any Service.

5.6 Records. In the event of termination of a Service, upon Recipient’s reasonable written request and at Recipient’s expense, Provider will use reasonable efforts to make available to Recipient any records, data, Confidential Information (as defined in the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement) and reports relating to Recipient, which have been kept and retained by Provider in accordance with its ordinary records retention policies to the extent then available in the format and media that Provider then maintains such data during normal business hours.

5.7 Settlement of Accounts. Upon termination of any SLA, the Parties shall take all steps as may reasonably be required to complete any final settlement of accounts owing hereunder between them with respect to such SLA. Upon the termination of this Agreement, there will be a final accounting and each Party shall pay to the other Party any amounts owed to the other Party in accordance with the payment terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

6.1 Liability. Except as expressly provided in (a) this Article VI and Article VII, neither Provider nor Recipient nor their respective Affiliates shall have Liability to the other Party or its Affiliates for any or all Claims arising out of this Agreement and (b) Section 6.3, neither Provider or Recipient nor their respective Affiliates shall have cumulative Liability to the other Party or its Affiliates for any or all Claims and/or Losses arising out of this Agreement in excess of the total Service Fees paid or payable hereunder in a six (6)-month period, whether such Claims and/or Losses arise on account of the furnishing or accepting of the Services hereunder, the failure to furnish or accept the Services hereunder, or otherwise.

6.2 Limitation of Losses. Notwithstanding Section 6.1 and subject to Section 6.3, if Provider or Recipient or their respective Affiliates suffers Losses arising out of this Agreement or any SLA, which Losses were caused by the other Party’s or its Affiliates’ breach of this Agreement, the sole liability of such breaching Party shall be (a) if the breaching Party is the Party that performed the Service, to refund the Service Fees and Expenses and/or other applicable costs and expenses for the relevant Service paid for but not properly performed, or (b) if the breaching Party is Recipient, then it shall pay the costs and expenses incurred by Provider as a result of the breach up to the amount of the Service Fees. SUBJECT TO SECTION 6.3, IN NO EVENT SHALL PROVIDER OR RECIPIENT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY CLAIM MADE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR REGARDING THE PROVISION OR RECEIPT OF OR THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE OR RECEIVE SERVICE(S) HEREUNDER (EXCEPT FOR ALL COMPONENTS OF AWARDS AGAINST THE NON-BREACHING PARTY IN ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIM, INCLUDING COMPONENTS OF SUCH THIRD PARTY CLAIM RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Provider fails to provide any Service under this Agreement or an SLA in breach of its obligations hereunder, Recipient shall provide Provider with notice of such failure or breach and an opportunity to cure for thirty (30) days.

6.3 Limited Liability Exclusions. The limitations of Liability and Losses provided in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 shall not apply to: (a) fines or penalties, including the revocation of any Permit, assessed by a Governmental Entity; (b) any obligation to indemnify, defend and hold harmless under Article VII; (c) Losses arising from any Willful Breach of this Agreement; and (d) Losses arising from willful misconduct or fraud.

6.4 Third Party Service Providers. In the event that a Third Party agent or contractor of Provider supplies any Service and Recipient informs Provider that such Service does not meet the Specification in the applicable section of the relevant SLA, then Provider and any appropriate Affiliate shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with Recipient and the Third Party agent or contractor to bring the Service within the Specification.

 

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6.5 Mitigation. Recipient and Provider (as the case may be) shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the Losses (if any) incurred by them as a result of any breach by another Party of that other Party’s obligations under this Agreement.

6.6 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY) OF ANY RELEVANT JURISDICTION THAT CANNOT BE VARIED BY CONTRACT, RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALL SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED AS PART OF THE SERVICES IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” PROVIDER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN) WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED AS PART OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE (WHETHER OR NOT PROVIDER KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW ANY SUCH PURPOSE), WHETHER ALLEGED TO ARISE BY LAW, BY REASON OF CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE, OR BY COURSE OF DEALING AND, WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, PROVIDER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER SOFTWARE ROUTINES OR DEVICES (E.G., BACK DOORS, TIME BOMBS, TROJAN HORSES, OR WORMS), AND RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NOT AND WILL NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR REPRESENTATIONS (WHETHER OR NOT WAIVABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW).

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION

7.1 Indemnification.

(a) Third Party Indemnification.

(i) Indemnification by Recipient. Recipient shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Provider and its Affiliates from and against any and all Losses arising out of or relating to any Third Party Claim that arises out of or relates to (A) the receipt or use of any Service by Recipient (except to the extent required to be indemnified by Provider pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(ii) or to the extent arising from Provider’s breach of this Agreement), (B) Recipient’s Willful Breach of this Agreement or violation of Law or any Permit by Recipient or its Affiliates or (C) gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud by Recipient or its Affiliates.

(ii) Indemnification by Provider. Provider shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Recipient and its Affiliates from and against any and all Losses arising out of or relating to any Third Party Claim that arises out of or relates to (A) Provider’s Willful Breach of this Agreement or violation of Law or any Permit by Provider or its Affiliates or (B) gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud by Provider or its Affiliates.

 

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(b) Improper Access. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Recipient agrees to indemnify Provider, Provider’s Affiliates, agents and contractors for any Losses incurred by Provider, Provider’s Affiliates, agents and contractors to the extent arising out of improper access to and/or use of Provider systems by Recipient, Recipient’s Affiliates, agents and contractors and (ii) Provider agrees to indemnify Recipient, Recipient’s Affiliates, agents and contractors for any Losses incurred by Recipient, Recipient’s Affiliates, agents and contractors to the extent arising out of improper access to and/or use of Recipient systems by Provider, Provider’s Affiliates, agents and contractors.

(c) Claims Asserted by a Third Party Service Provider. Where a Third Party supplier provides a Service on behalf of Provider hereunder and that Third Party (including its subcontractors, Affiliates, employees or agents) files Claims and/or Losses against Provider or Recipient (or both Provider and Recipient) or their respective Affiliates relating to that Third Party’s provision of a Service, Provider and Recipient shall indemnify, defend, and hold the other and its Affiliates, employees and agents, harmless with respect to such Claims and/or Losses to the extent such indemnifying Party was at fault in connection with the underlying act(s) or omission(s).

7.2 Indemnification Procedures.

(a) A Person that may be entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement (the “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly notify the party or parties liable for such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of any pending or threatened claim or demand that the Indemnified Party has determined has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to such right of indemnification (including a pending or threatened claim or demand asserted by a Third Party against the Indemnified Party, such claim being a “Third Party Claim”), describing in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim or demand (to the extent then known); provided, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Section 7.2(a) except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure.

(b) Subject to the provisions of this Section 7.2(b), the Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its sole expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim, or otherwise assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, which relates to any Losses alleged to be indemnifiable by it hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim, or otherwise assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, which relates to any Losses alleged to be indemnifiable by it hereunder, it shall, within twenty (20) days of the Indemnified Party’s written notice of the assertion of such Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 7.2(a), notify the Indemnified Party of its intent to do so; provided, that the Indemnifying Party must conduct its defense of the Third Party Claim reasonably diligently thereafter in order to preserve its rights in this regard. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim, or otherwise assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, which relates to any Losses alleged to be indemnifiable by it hereunder or fails to notify the Indemnified Party of its election as herein provided (or fails to conduct its defense of the Third Party Claim reasonably diligently), the Indemnified Party may defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Third Party Claim with counsel of its own choosing (at the Indemnifying Party’s expense; provided, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be required to pay for more than one (1) such

 

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counsel (plus any appropriate local counsel)) and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in any such defense with separate counsel. If the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may participate, at its own expense, in the defense of such Third Party Claim; provided, that such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if (i) so requested by the Indemnifying Party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party a conflict or potential conflict exists between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party that would make such separate representation advisable; provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be required to pay for more than one (1) such counsel (plus any appropriate local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties in connection with any Third Party Claim. Each Party agrees to provide reasonable access to each other Party to such documents and information as may reasonably be requested in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such Third Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.2(b) to the contrary, no Indemnified Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, settle or compromise any Third Party Claim or permit a default or consent to entry of any Judgment with respect to any Third Party Claim. If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense and control of a Third Party Claim, it shall not consent to a settlement or compromise of, or the entry of Judgment arising from, any Third Party Claim without the consent of any Indemnified Party unless (A) the sole relief provided is monetary damages, (B) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person, and (C) the Indemnified Party is granted an unconditional release from all Liability with respect to such claim.

ARTICLE VIII

GOVERNANCE

8.1 Contract Managers. Provider and Recipient shall each nominate a representative to act as the primary contact person for the provision of all of the Services (collectively, the “Contract Managers”). The initial Contract Managers shall be Franklin Silva for Provider and Shawn McCutchen for Recipient. Provider and Recipient shall advise each other, upon fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice, of any change in their respective Contract Manager. Provider and Recipient agree that all communications relating to the provision of the Services shall be directed to the Contract Managers. No amendment to any Exhibit or SLA or this Agreement nor any increases, reductions or other changes to the scope and extent of the provision of the Services shall be effective or binding on the Parties once this Agreement is effective unless agreed to in writing by the Parties.

8.2 Service Coordinators. Provider and Recipient shall identify a service coordinator in each SLA executed hereunder to address specific issues or concerns for such SLA (each, a “Service Coordinator”). The Parties may also identify other focal points or teams in the SLA as needed to facilitate effective collaboration between the Parties regarding the Services. Issues that are unable to be resolved by the Service Coordinators shall be escalated to the Contract Managers prior to any other form of executive escalation or dispute resolution.

 

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ARTICLE IX

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; CONFIDENTIALITY

9.1 Intellectual Property Ownership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement (as defined in the Separation Agreement), each Party shall retain ownership of its and its Affiliates’ Background IP and any derivative works, additions, modifications, translations or enhancements thereof created by a Party or its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement. If and to the extent that any new Intellectual Property is developed by Provider in the performance of this Agreement or the provision of the Services hereunder (excluding, for clarity, any Background IP of either Party or its Affiliates, the “New IP”), Recipient will own any Recipient Content included in the New IP, and Provider will otherwise own all New IP, in each case unless otherwise provided in an SLA. Each Party shall, at the other Party’s reasonable request and expense, assist the other Party in obtaining and enforcing the Intellectual Property as allocated hereunder in all countries in the world. To the extent that either Party or its Affiliates is assigned or otherwise obtains ownership of any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property in contravention of this Section 9.1, such Party hereby assigns, and shall cause its Affiliates to assign, to the other Party or the other Party’s designated Affiliate all such right, title and interest.

9.2 Intellectual Property Licenses.

(a) License to Provider. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Recipient hereby grants, and shall cause its Affiliates to grant, to the extent of their respective rights to do so, to Provider a limited, revocable (solely in accordance with Article V), royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (through multiple tiers, solely to Affiliates of Provider), non-transferable (except pursuant to a permitted assignment of this Agreement), worldwide, non-exclusive license during the Term in, to and under the Background IP and Recipient Content of Recipient and its Affiliates, solely to the extent that such Background IP and Recipient Content is necessary for Provider to provide the Services to Recipient, and solely for use in the provision of the Services to Recipient. Provider shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use such Background IP and Recipient Content of Recipient and its Affiliates solely for purposes of providing the Services to Recipient, except as otherwise expressly permitted pursuant to a written agreement between the Parties or their respective Affiliates.

(b) License to Recipient. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Provider hereby grants, and shall cause its Affiliates to grant, to the extent of their respective rights to do so, to Recipient a limited, revocable (solely in accordance with Article V), royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (solely to Affiliates of Recipient), non-transferable (except pursuant to a permitted assignment of this Agreement), worldwide, non-exclusive license during the Term to use any Background IP that is provided by Provider to Recipient as part of the Services or New IP owned by Provider and its Affiliates (excluding, for clarity, any Recipient Content) solely in connection with the receipt of the Services by Recipient and its Affiliates. Recipient shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use such Background IP and New IP solely for purposes of receiving the Services from Provider, except as otherwise expressly permitted pursuant to a written agreement between the Parties or their respective Affiliates.

 

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9.3 Confidentiality. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement, and shall apply to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the extent applicable, mutatis mutandis.

ARTICLE X

FORCE MAJEURE

10.1 Occurrence of Force Majeure.

(a) Excused Performance. A Party affected by a Force Majeure event shall be excused from performance of its obligations under or pursuant to this Agreement if, and to the extent that, performance of such obligations is delayed, hindered or prevented by such Force Majeure. For the avoidance of doubt, a Force Majeure event affecting a Third Party supplier of any Service and any failure by such a supplier to supply (in whole or in part) any Service for any other reason (except in the event of a breach, or alleged breach by Provider of its contract with such Third Party supplier) shall constitute Force Majeure hereunder if, and to the extent that such event or failure prevents, hinders or delays Provider in the performance of its obligations hereunder. A Force Majeure shall not apply to the making of any payment due hereunder.

(b) Notification. The affected Party shall orally notify the other Party as promptly as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of such Force Majeure event and, in addition, shall provide the other Party with written notice of such Force Majeure event as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of such Force Majeure event.

(c) Efforts to Remedy; Notice. Upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure event, the affected Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy such Force Majeure event (other than with respect to labor disputes, which are addressed by Section 10.1(f)) and shall resume performance of its obligations hereunder as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Force Majeure event has been remedied. The affected Party shall provide prompt notice to the other Party when the relevant Force Majeure event has been remedied.

(d) No Liability. If the Party affected by Force Majeure complies with the provisions of Section 10.1(c), it shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder arising from such Force Majeure, other than its failure to comply with this Article X.

(e) Substitute Services. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Force Majeure affecting Provider, Recipient shall be entitled to obtain substitute Services on a temporary basis. Provider shall cooperate at Recipient’s reasonable request and expense with Recipient’s efforts to obtain temporary substitute Services. Recipient may terminate a Service affected by a Force Majeure on the later of: (i) the thirtieth (30th) day after the date on which Recipient notifies Provider that it intends to exercise its right to obtain permanent substitute Service; and (ii) any later date of termination specified in such notice, and only in the event that such Force Majeure continues through such date. Upon such termination, Provider will have no further obligation to provide and Recipient shall have no further obligation to accept such Service or Services and all costs associated with such Service shall cease to accrue.

 

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(f) Settlement of Labor Disputes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.1(f), express or implied, the settlement of strikes, lockouts and other industrial disputes or disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the affected Party, and the affected Party may make settlement thereof in such time and on such terms and conditions as it may deem to be appropriate, and no delay in making such settlement deprives the affected Party of the benefits of the provisions of this Article X.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, and the Exhibits, Schedules and SLAs hereto and thereto, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Exhibit or Schedule hereto, the Exhibit or Schedule shall prevail. Neither Party shall be liable or bound to the other Party in any manner by any representations, warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein and therein and none shall be deemed to exist or be inferred with respect to the subject matter hereof.

11.2 Successors and Assignment.

(a) Subject to Section 11.2(b), neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned or transferred in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by either of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment in violation of the preceding sentence shall be void ab initio. Subject to the two preceding sentences, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.2(a), but subject to the restrictions in the last sentence of Section 2.1(g), either Party or its respective Affiliates (the “Assigning Party”) may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Party:

(i) To an Affiliate of the Assigning Party; or

(ii) To a Third Party in connection with a sale, conveyance, disposition, divestiture, contribution to a joint venture or a similar transaction, including by merger, consolidation, reorganization, or other business combination, by the Assigning Party or any of its Affiliates of assets or properties of the Assigning Party or any of its Affiliates to which the subject matter of this Agreement relates (“Relevant Assets”); provided, that if the Assigning Party effects an assignment pursuant to this Section 11.2(b)(ii), the Assigning Party may only assign such rights and obligations under this Agreement as are related to such Relevant Assets.

(c) Upon the assignment of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 11.2 and the express assumption by the assignee of the applicable obligations of the assignor under this Agreement through the execution of an assignment and assumption agreement, the assignor shall be automatically released from all obligations and liabilities under this Agreement that are the subject of such assignment and assumption; provided, that such assignment shall not relieve the Assigning Party of its obligations hereunder that have accrued prior to such assignment.

 

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11.3 Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Party to this Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay on the part of any Party in the exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall impair such right, power or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties may amend, modify or add SLAs to this Agreement (but only SLAs) at any time, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties.

11.4 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for Section 7.1(a), this Agreement and the Exhibits, Schedules and SLAs hereto are for the sole benefit of the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns and nothing herein (express or implied) is 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 or any provision hereof.

11.5 Notices. Notices, requests, instructions or other documents to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly delivered, given and received, (a) on the date of transmission if sent via email (provided, however, that notice given by email shall not be effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such email notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 11.5 or (ii) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt of such notice either by email or any other method described in this Section 11.5 (excluding “out of office” or other automated replies)), (b) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (c) one (1) Business Day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier service (providing proof of delivery), and in each case, addressed to a Party at the address for such Party set forth on a schedule to be delivered by each Party to the address set forth below (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.5):

(a) if to Provider,

c/o DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC

Chestnut Run Plaza

974 Centre Road

P.O. Box 2915

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

Attention: Franklin Silva

Email: [•]

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC

Chestnut Run Plaza

974 Centre Road

P.O. Box 2915

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

Attention: General Counsel

Email: [•]

and

Ballard Spahr LLP

1735 Market Street, 51st Floor

Attention: Brian Doerner

Email: Doerner@ballardspahr.com

(b) if to Recipient,

c/o EKC Advanced Electronics USA, LLC

Chestnut Run Plaza

974 Centre Road

Building 735

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

Attention: Peter Hennessey

Email: [•]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

EKC Advanced Electronics USA, LLC

Chestnut Run Plaza

974 Centre Road

Building 735

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

Attention: Shawn McCutchen

Email: [•]

SLAs may contain a local address for a given site for notices concerned only with a specific Site.

11.6 Governing Law; Dispute Resolution.

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced 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.

 

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(b) Except as provided in this Agreement, Exhibit G shall apply to the resolution of any Disputes as defined therein. Each of the Parties hereby (i) agrees that service of process will be validly effected by sending notice in accordance with Section 11.5; and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, irrevocably and unconditionally waives and releases, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in or with respect to any Action, any claim to sovereign or any other immunity in regard to any proceedings to enforce an arbitration award rendered by a tribunal constituted pursuant to Exhibit G, or to compel arbitration or for interim or provisional remedies in aid of arbitration, including immunity from suit, immunity from service of process, immunity from jurisdiction of any court, and immunity of its property and revenues from execution or from attachment or sequestration before or after judgment.

11.7 Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform any provision of this Agreement in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise breach this Agreement and the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any indemnifiable Loss. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Date, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Parties agree that the Parties to this Agreement who are or are to be thereby aggrieved shall, subject and pursuant to the terms of this Article XI (including for the avoidance of doubt, after compliance with all notice and negotiation provisions herein), have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is hereby waived, and that any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived.

11.8 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon a determination that any term, provision, covenant or restriction is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

11.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, such as by electronic mail in “pdf” form) in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to each of the Parties.

11.10 Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement take place, and except as set forth otherwise in this Agreement, all costs and expenses (including legal fees, accounting fees, investment banking fees, and filing fees) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses.

 

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11.11 Parties in Interest. The provisions of this Agreement and any Exhibit or Schedule hereto and the obligations and rights hereunder and thereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or will be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective subsidiaries and Affiliates, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby.

11.12 Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed so as to operate or to place any Party or its Affiliates in the relationship of employee or agent or joint venture or legal representative of the other Party or its Affiliates and it is hereby expressly agreed and acknowledged that each of the Parties is an independent contracting Party which does not have the authority or power for or on behalf of the other Party to enter into any contract, to incur debts, to accept money, to assume obligations or to make any warranties or representations whatsoever.

11.13 Conflict. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any SLA or Schedule, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall govern, unless an SLA or Schedule contains a conflicting term or condition expressly stated to take precedence over this Agreement in the relevant section of the applicable SLA or Schedule, in which case such term or condition of such SLA or Schedule shall govern. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to modify, expand or limit in any way the provisions of the Separation Agreement, unless and to the limited extent that a provision of this Agreement expressly states that it shall govern. In the event of any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of the Separation Agreement, the applicable provision of the Separation Agreement shall govern and control, unless and to the limited extent that a provision of this Agreement expressly states that it shall govern.

11.14 Survival . Without prejudice to the survival of the provisions of any other agreements of the Parties, the Parties expressly agree that the provisions of Article V (Termination), Article VI (Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties), Article VII (Indemnification), and this Article XI (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

11.15 Supply of Services. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is an agreement for the supply of services and is not an agreement for the sale of goods and shall not be governed by Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the United Nations International Convention for the Sale of Goods or any analogous statutory law purporting to apply to the sale of goods.

11.16 Further Assurances. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law, and to execute and deliver such documents and other papers as may be required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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11.17 Compliance with Laws. In performing its obligations, each Party will comply with all federal, state, and local Laws, ordinances, tariffs, and regulations of Governmental Entities applicable to such Party.

11.18 No Recourse. Any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto or thereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations of such party and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein or therein.

11.19 Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

PROVIDER:
DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA, LLC
By:   /s/ Michael P. Heffernan
Name:   Michael P. Heffernan
Title:   President

 

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PROVIDER AFFILIATE:
PERFORMANCE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
By:   /s/ Gulati Tanmeet Singh
Name:   Gulati Tanmeet Singh
Title:   Legal Representative

 

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PROVIDER AFFILIATE:
DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS OPERATIONS SARL
By:   /s/ Aldjia Begriche
Name:   Aldjia Begriche
Title:   Managing Director

 

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PROVIDER AFFILIATE:
DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
By:   /s/ Sanjeev Khetarpal
Name:   Sanjeev Khetarpal
Title:   Director

 

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PROVIDER AFFILIATE:
DUPONT (SHENZHEN) INVESTMENT CO., LTD
By:   /s/ Chen ZhiDong
Name:   Chen ZhiDong
Title:   Legal Representative

 

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RECIPIENT:
EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS USA, LLC
By:   /s/ Andrew R. Girardi
Name:   Andrew R. Girardi
Title:   Vice President

 

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RECIPIENT AFFILIATE:
DU PONT CHINA HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
By:   /s/ Emma Lu
Name:   Emma Lu
Title:   Legal Representative

 

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RECIPIENT AFFILIATE:
DU PONT TAIWAN LIMITED
By:   /s/ Dennis Chen
Name:   Dennis Chen
Title:   President

 

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RECIPIENT AFFILIATE:
EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
By:   /s/ Manish Disa
Name:   Manish Disa
Title:   Director

 

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RECIPIENT AFFILIATE:
EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS 1 JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA
By:   /s/ Shigenori Kobayashi
Name:   Shigenori Kobayashi
Title:   President

 

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RECIPIENT AFFILIATE:
EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS KOREA LTD.
By:   /s/ Seung Kwan Yang
Name:   Seung Kwan Yang
Title:   Director

 

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RECIPIENT AFFILIATE:
EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
By:   /s/ Wong Choon Hee James
Name:   Wong Choon Hee James
Title:   Director

 

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RECIPIENT AFFILIATE:
EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS SARL
By:   /s/ Christiaan van Hogendorp
Name:   Christiaan van Hogendorp
Title:   Manager

 

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Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 
 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.

AND

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.

AND

THE OTHER SIGNATORIES HERETO

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2025

 

 
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATION

    1  
    

Section 1.1

   General     1  
 

Section 1.2

   References; Interpretation     7  

ARTICLE II GRANTS OF RIGHTS

    8  
 

Section 2.1

   Licenses to ElectronicsCo     8  
 

Section 2.2

   Licenses to RemainCo     9  
 

Section 2.3

   Sublicenses     10  
 

Section 2.4

   Third Party Rights     10  
 

Section 2.5

   Reservation of Rights     11  
 

Section 2.6

   Retention and Transfer of Materials     11  
 

Section 2.7

   Tax Treatment     12  

ARTICLE III OWNERSHIP; PROSECUTION, MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

    12  
 

Section 3.1

   Ownership     12  
 

Section 3.2

   No Additional Obligations     13  

ARTICLE IV INDEMNIFICATION; DISCLAIMERS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

    13  
 

Section 4.1

   Indemnification     13  
 

Section 4.2

   Indemnification Procedures     13  
 

Section 4.3

   Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties     13  
 

Section 4.4

   Limitation of Liability     14  
 

Section 4.5

   Limited Liability Exclusions     14  

ARTICLE V CONFIDENTIALITY

    14  
 

Section 5.1

   Confidentiality     14  

ARTICLE VI TERM

    14  
 

Section 6.1

   Term     14  

ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS

    15  
 

Section 7.1

   Complete Agreement; Construction     15  
 

Section 7.2

   Counterparts     15  
 

Section 7.3

   Notices     15  
 

Section 7.4

   Waivers     16  
 

Section 7.5

   Amendments     16  
 

Section 7.6

   Assignment     16  
 

Section 7.7

   Successors and Assigns     17  
 

Section 7.8

   Affiliates     17  
 

Section 7.9

   Third Party Beneficiaries     17  
 

Section 7.10

   Title and Headings     17  
 

Section 7.11

   Schedules     17  
 

Section 7.12

   Governing Law     17  

 

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Section 7.13

  Specific Performance      17  
 

Section 7.14

  Severability      18  
 

Section 7.15

  No Duplication; No Double Recovery      18  
 

Section 7.16

  Dispute Resolution      18  
 

Section 7.17

  Bankruptcy      18  
 

Section 7.18

  Supplemental Terms      18  

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule A    ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software
Schedule B    ElectronicsCo Licensed Copyrights
Schedule C    ElectronicsCo Licensed Know-How
Schedule D    ElectronicsCo Licensed Patents
Schedule E    Excluded IP
Schedule F    RemainCo Licensed Business Software
Schedule G    RemainCo Licensed Copyrights
Schedule H    RemainCo Licensed Know-How
Schedule I    RemainCo Licensed Patents
Schedule J    RemainCo Licensed Standards
Schedule K    Licensors and Corresponding Licensees
Schedule L    Supplemental Sublicensing Terms
Schedule M    Supplemental General Terms

 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among, on the one hand, Qnity Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ElectronicsCo”), the ElectronicsCo Licensors and the ElectronicsCo Licensees (collectively, the “ElectronicsCo Parties”), and on the other hand, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RemainCo”), the RemainCo Licensors and the RemainCo Licensees (collectively, the “RemainCo Parties”) (each of the ElectronicsCo Parties and RemainCo Parties, a “Party” and together, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, ElectronicsCo and RemainCo have entered into that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2025 (the “Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which RemainCo is being separated into two separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (a) the ElectronicsCo Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by ElectronicsCo, and (b) the RemainCo Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RemainCo;

WHEREAS, as of and following the Distribution Date, each Party and its Affiliates will have rights to certain Intellectual Property related to the other Party’s business, including the RemainCo Business and the ElectronicsCo Business, as applicable; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Separation Agreement, the RemainCo Licensors wish to grant to the ElectronicsCo Licensees, and the ElectronicsCo Licensors wish to grant to the RemainCo Licensees, a license and other rights to certain of such Intellectual Property, in each case, as and to the extent set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 General. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Separation Agreement.

(a) “Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or member of either Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the other Party or member of such other Party’s Group solely by reason of having one or more directors in common or by reason of having been under common control of RemainCo or RemainCo’s stockholders prior to, or in case of ElectronicsCo’s stockholders, after the Effective Date.


(b) “Control” means, with respect to any Intellectual Property, (i) such Intellectual Property is owned by the applicable Person, and (ii) such Person has the ability to grant a license or other rights in, to and under such Intellectual Property on the terms and conditions set forth herein (other than pursuant to a license or other rights granted pursuant to this Agreement) without violating any applicable Law or any Contract entered into as of or prior to the Effective Date between such Person or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Third Party, on the other hand, without needing to make payments to a Third Party, and without violating any Contract between such Person or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Third Party, on the other hand existing at the time such Party would be first required hereunder to grant the other Party such license or other rights.

(c) “Copyrights” means copyrightable works, copyrights (including in product label or packaging artwork or templates), moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof.

(d) “Cover” means, with respect to any Patent, in the absence of a license granted under an unexpired claim of such Patent, which claim has not been adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable by a final, binding decision of a court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed within the time permitted for appeal (or if such Patent is a patent application, a claim in such patent application if such patent application were to issue as a patent), the practice of the applicable invention or technology, or performance of the applicable process, would infringe such claim. For clarity, and by way of example, an issued Patent Covers a product if, in the absence of a license granted under such a claim of such Patent, making, using, selling, offering for sale, importing or exporting such product infringes such claim.

(e) “ElectronicsCo Business” means the following lines of business (whether covered independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise), in each case as conducted prior to the Distribution Date by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group (or any of their respective predecessors): Semiconductor Technologies (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Chemical Mechanical Planarization Technologies (CMPT); Lithography; Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Slurries; Displays HDM/PI; Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs); Display Materials; Advanced Clean Technologies; and Kalrez®) and Interconnect Solutions (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes LED Silicones; Metalization and Imaging; Advanced Packaging (APT); Semi Packaging Silicones; Laminates; Films; Laird Performance Materials; and Electronic Polymers).

(f) “ElectronicsCo Field” means, subject to Schedule I, the field of the ElectronicsCo Business as conducted as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and natural evolutions thereof.

(g) “ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software” means all Software, to the extent Controlled by ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, that is used or held for use in the conduct of the RemainCo Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, including the Software set forth on Schedule A, only if and to the extent that neither RemainCo nor any of its Affiliates have been granted a license or other rights to use such Software under the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software” expressly excludes any and all Excluded IP.

 

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(h) “ElectronicsCo Licensed Copyrights” means any and all Copyrights, to the extent Controlled by ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, that are used or held for use in the conduct of the RemainCo Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, including the Copyrights set forth on Schedule B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “ElectronicsCo Licensed Copyrights” expressly excludes any and all (i) Know-How, (ii) Software and (iii) Excluded IP.

(i) “ElectronicsCo Licensed IP” means the ElectronicsCo Licensed Patents, the ElectronicsCo Licensed Know-How and the ElectronicsCo Licensed Copyrights.

(j) “ElectronicsCo Licensed Know-How” means any and all Know-How, to the extent Controlled by ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, that is used or held for use in the conduct of the RemainCo Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, including the Know-How set forth on Schedule C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “ElectronicsCo Licensed Know-How” expressly excludes any and all (i) Copyrights, (ii) Software and (iii) Excluded IP.

(k) “ElectronicsCo Licensed Patents” means any and all: (i) Patents set forth on Schedule D to the extent Controlled by ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, (ii) to the extent Controlled by ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates as of or following the Effective Date, continuations, divisionals, renewals, provisionals, continuations-in-part, patents of addition, restorations, substitutions, extensions, supplementary protection certificates, reissues and reexaminations of, and all other Patents that claim priority to any Patents described in the foregoing clause (i), and foreign equivalents thereof, in each case, solely to the extent the claims of such items described in this clause (ii) are supported by any Patents described in the foregoing clause (i), and (iii) to the extent Controlled by ElectronicsCo or any of its Affiliates following the Effective Date, Patents filed following the Effective Date to the extent such Patents Cover any ElectronicsCo Licensed Know-How. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “ElectronicsCo Licensed Patents” expressly excludes any and all Excluded IP.

(l) “ElectronicsCo Licensees” means those entities set forth on Schedule K as ElectronicsCo Licensees.

(m) “ElectronicsCo Licensors” means those entities set forth on Schedule K as ElectronicsCo Licensors.

(n) “Engineering Standards” means standards, protocols, processes and policies, including the engineering guidelines, for designing, constructing, maintaining and operating facilities, in each case, including all Know-How and Copyrights to the extent contained therein.

(o) “Excluded IP” means (i) Registration Data and Governmental Approvals (as such terms are defined in the Regulatory Matters Agreement), (ii) the TMODS Systems (as such term is defined in the TMODS License) (including, for clarity, the object code and source code thereof), together with all process operator training simulator data files which contain process and control information for simulating the operation of plants associated with the TMODS Systems, and all documentation therefor, (iii) Trademarks, (iv) IT Assets (excluding Software), (v) any Intellectual Property licensed or otherwise provided under the other Ancillary Agreements (excluding the Separation Agreement), and (vi) the Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Excluded IP” does not include any of the foregoing to the extent expressly set forth on Schedule A, Schedule B, Schedule C, Schedule D, Schedule F, Schedule G, Schedule H, Schedule I or Schedule J.

 

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(p) “Intellectual Property” means any and all rights (created or arising in any jurisdiction anywhere in the world, whether statutory, common law, or otherwise) to the extent arising from or related to intellectual property, including (i) Patents, (ii) Trademarks, (iii) Copyrights, (iv) rights in Know-How, (v) rights in Software, (vi) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights, and (vii) all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi).

(q) “Internal Separation Transactions” means the transactions between and among Subsidiaries of RemainCo pursuant to which the ElectronicsCo Business and the RemainCo Business were separated.

(r) “Know-How” means all confidential or proprietary information, including trade secrets, know-how and technical data, including any that comprise financial, business, scientific, technical, economic or engineering information and instructions, including any confidential or proprietary raw materials, material lists, raw material specifications, manufacturing or production files or specifications, plans, drawings, blueprints, design tools, quality assurance and control procedures, simulation capability, research data, manuals, compilations, reports, including technical reports and research reports, analyses, formulas, formulations, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, rights in research, development, manufacturing, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, customer and supplier lists and information, procedures, inventions and invention disclosure documents, as well as Plant Operating Documents, and Engineering Models and Databases, in each case, other than Patents.

(s) “Licensed IP” means (i) with respect to the licenses granted to RemainCo hereunder, the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP and the ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software, and (ii) with respect to the licenses granted to ElectronicsCo hereunder, the RemainCo Licensed IP, the RemainCo Licensed Business Software and the RemainCo Licensed Standards.

(t) “Licensee” means (i) RemainCo and the RemainCo Licensees, as applicable, with respect to the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP and the ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software, and (ii) ElectronicsCo and the ElectronicsCo Licensees, as applicable, with respect to the RemainCo Licensed IP, the RemainCo Licensed Business Software and the RemainCo Licensed Standards.

(u) “Licensor” means (i) RemainCo and the RemainCo Licensors, as applicable, with respect to the RemainCo Licensed IP, the RemainCo Licensed Business Software and the RemainCo Licensed Standards, and (ii) ElectronicsCo and the ElectronicsCo Licensors, as applicable, with respect to the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP and the ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software.

 

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(v) “Materials” means those written, electronic, computerized, digital or other similar tangible or intangible materials or media to the extent comprising, embodying or containing any RemainCo Licensed Know-How, RemainCo Licensed Copyrights, RemainCo Licensed Business Software, RemainCo Licensed Standards, ElectronicsCo Licensed Know-How, ElectronicsCo Licensed Copyrights or ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software. For clarity, Materials for RemainCo Licensed Business Software and ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software include the source code and documentation for the most current version thereof and any previous versions thereof in use in the conduct of the RemainCo Business (with respect to the ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software) or the ElectronicsCo Business (with respect to the RemainCo Licensed Business Software) as of immediately prior to the Effective Date.

(w) “Patents” means patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, patents of importation, patents of improvement, certificates of addition, design patents and utility models, including reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations thereof.

(x) “Regulatory Matters Agreement” means that certain Regulatory Matters Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo (or their respective Affiliates).

(y) “RemainCo Business” means all businesses, operations and activities (whether covered independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise) other than the ElectronicsCo Business, in each case as conducted prior to the Distribution Date by any member of the ElectronicsCo Group or RemainCo Group (or any of their respective predecessors), including the following lines of business: Healthcare (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Liveo; Spectrum Medical; Donatelle Plastics; and Tyvek® (excluding HomeWrap)); Diversified Industrials (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Spectrum Foods and Industrial (F&I); Auto Adhesives; Multibase®; Tedlar®; Molykote®; Vespel®; Artistri®; Cyrel® Packaging Graphics; Authentication Systems; Tyvek® HomeWrap; Typar®; Tychem®; Hybrid Membrane Technologies (HMT); Performance Building Solutions; Corian® Decorative Surfaces; and the meta-aramid and para-aramid fiber, paper, pulp, yarn, fibrids, rope, floc, fabrics, staple and pressboard businesses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes Nomex®, Kevlar®, Kevlar® EXO and Tensylon® product lines)); and Water Solutions (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Ultrafiltration; Reverse Osmosis Membranes; Ion Exchange; Systems; and Filtration).

(z) “RemainCo Environmental, Health and Safety Standards” means standards, protocols, processes and policies, including documents, databases (together with the data contained therein), training materials and other supporting tools, in the following RemainCo corporate EHS competency areas (as each is understood and used by the Parties as of the Effective Date): EHS Systems and Risk Management, Environmental, Workplace Safety, Contractor Safety, Occupational Health, Distribution Safety, Electrical Safety, Fire Safety, Emergency Response and Process Safety, in each case, including all Know-How and Copyrights to the extent contained therein.

(aa) “RemainCo Field” means the field of the RemainCo Business as conducted as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and natural evolutions thereof.

 

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(bb) “RemainCo Licensed Business Software” means all Software, to the extent Controlled by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, that is used or held for use in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, including the Software set forth on Schedule F, only if and to the extent that neither ElectronicsCo nor any of its Affiliates have been granted a license or other rights to use such Software under the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “RemainCo Licensed Business Software” expressly excludes any and all Excluded IP.

(cc) “RemainCo Licensed Copyrights” means any and all Copyrights, to the extent Controlled by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, that are used or held for use in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, including the Copyrights set forth on Schedule G. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “RemainCo Licensed Copyrights” expressly excludes any and all (i) Know-How, (ii) Engineering Standards, (iii) RemainCo Environmental, Health and Safety Standards, (iv) Software and (v) Excluded IP.

(dd) “RemainCo Licensed IP” means the RemainCo Licensed Patents, the RemainCo Licensed Know-How and the RemainCo Licensed Copyrights.

(ee) “RemainCo Licensed Know-How” means any and all Know-How, to the extent Controlled by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, that is used or held for use in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, including the Know-How set forth on Schedule H. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “RemainCo Licensed Know-How” expressly excludes any and all (i) Copyrights, (ii) Engineering Standards, (iii) RemainCo Environmental, Health and Safety Standards, (iv) Software and (v) Excluded IP.

(ff) “RemainCo Licensed Patents” means any and all: (i) Patents set forth on Schedule I to the extent Controlled by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, (ii) to the extent Controlled by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates as of or following the Effective Date, continuations, divisionals, renewals, provisionals, continuations-in-part, patents of addition, restorations, substitutions, extensions, supplementary protection certificates, reissues and reexaminations of, and all other Patents that claim priority to any Patents described in the foregoing clause (i), and foreign equivalents thereof, in each case, solely to the extent the claims of such items described in this clause (ii) are supported by any Patents described in the foregoing clause (i), and (iii) to the extent Controlled by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates following the Effective Date, Patents filed following the Effective Date to the extent such Patents Cover any RemainCo Licensed Know-How. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “RemainCo Licensed Patents” expressly excludes any and all Excluded IP.

(gg) “RemainCo Licensed Standards” means those RemainCo Environmental, Health and Safety Standards and Engineering Standards set forth on Schedule J, each, to the extent (i) the Intellectual Property therein is Controlled by RemainCo or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date and (ii) actually used in the conduct of the ElectronicsCo Business as of immediately prior to the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “RemainCo Licensed Standards” expressly excludes any and all Excluded IP.

(hh) “RemainCo Licensees” means those entities set forth on Schedule K as RemainCo Licensees.

 

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(ii) “RemainCo Licensors” means those entities set forth on Schedule K as RemainCo Licensors.

(jj) “Software” means all computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), software implementations of algorithms, and related documentation, including flowcharts and other logic and design diagrams, technical, functional and other specifications, and user and training materials to the extent related to any of the foregoing.

(kk) “Third Party” means any Person other than RemainCo, ElectronicsCo and their respective Affiliates.

(ll) “Third Party Action” means (i) any Third Party activities that constitute, or would reasonably be expected to constitute, an infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Licensed IP, or (ii) any Third Party allegations of invalidity or unenforceability of any Licensed IP.

(mm) “Third Party Payments” means any and all obligations on the part of Licensor or any of its Affiliates to pay royalties, sublicense fees, milestones or other amounts to Third Parties pursuant to Contracts existing as of the Effective Date to which Licensor or any of its Affiliates is a party or is otherwise bound, in each case, to the extent that such obligation to pay arises from, or is a result of the grant to or exercise by Licensee, its Affiliates or any Sublicensees of, any license, sublicense or other right granted hereunder.

(nn) “TMODS License” means that certain DuPontTM TMODS Dynamic Process Simulation Software Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo (or their respective Affiliates).

(oo) “Trademarks” means trademarks, certification marks, service marks, trade names, domain names, favicons, social media addresses, service names, trade dress and logos, including all goodwill associated therewith, in each case whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing.

(pp) “Umbrella Secrecy Agreement” means that certain Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between RemainCo and ElectronicsCo (or their respective Affiliates).

Section 1.2 References; Interpretation. For the purposes of this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (b) references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, clause and Schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (c) the terms “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereto”, and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, including the Schedules hereto; (d) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including without limitation”, unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive (unless the context indicates otherwise); (g) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (h) the Parties have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and except as otherwise

 

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stated herein, if an ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement; (i) a reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; (j) any reference to “days” means calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified; (k) 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; (l) any statute or Contract defined or referred to herein means such statute or Contract as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, unless otherwise specifically indicated; (m) the use of the phrases “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof”, “of even date herewith” and terms of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the preamble to this Agreement; (n) the phrase “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice” whether or not such words actually follow such phrase; (o) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; and (p) any consent given by any Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be valid only if contained in a written instrument signed by such Party. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Agreement to “ElectronicsCo” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the ElectronicsCo Group, references to “RemainCo” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the RemainCo Group and, in connection therewith, any references to actions or omissions to be taken, or refrained from being taken, as the case may be, by ElectronicsCo or RemainCo shall be deemed to require ElectronicsCo or RemainCo, as the case may be, to cause the applicable members of the ElectronicsCo Group or the RemainCo Group, respectively, to take, or refrain from taking, any such action.

ARTICLE II

GRANTS OF RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Licenses to ElectronicsCo.

(a) License to RemainCo Licensed IP. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the RemainCo Licensors hereby grant, and RemainCo shall cause its Affiliates to grant, to the relevant ElectronicsCo Licensees, as set forth on Schedule K, an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (to the extent permitted in Section 2.3), transferable (subject to Section 7.6), worldwide, non-exclusive license in, to and under the RemainCo Licensed IP for any and all uses solely in the ElectronicsCo Field. For clarity, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the license set forth in this Section 2.1(a) shall include the right (i) to practice the RemainCo Licensed IP to make (including have made), use, sell, offer for sale, import and export any and all products and processes, in each case, within the ElectronicsCo Field, and (ii) as applicable, to use, practice, copy, perform, render, develop, improve, display, distribute, modify and make derivative works of the RemainCo Licensed IP and any tangible embodiments thereof, in each case, within the ElectronicsCo Field.

(b) License to RemainCo Licensed Business Software. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the RemainCo Licensors hereby grant, and RemainCo shall cause its Affiliates to grant, to the relevant ElectronicsCo Licensees, as set forth on Schedule K, an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (to the extent permitted in Section 2.3), transferable (subject to Section 7.6), worldwide, non-exclusive license to the RemainCo Licensed Business Software for any and all uses solely in the ElectronicsCo Field.

 

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(c) License to RemainCo Licensed Standards.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the RemainCo Licensors hereby grant, and RemainCo shall cause its Affiliates to grant, to the relevant ElectronicsCo Licensees, as set forth on Schedule K, an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (to the extent permitted in Section 2.3), transferable (subject to Section 7.6), worldwide, non-exclusive license in, to and under the RemainCo Licensed Standards (including, without limiting and subject to Section 2.1(c)(ii), rights to use, practice, perform, render, develop, improve, display, distribute, modify and make derivative works of the same), solely for use in the ElectronicsCo Field at any facility (including if such facility is modified or expanded) where the ElectronicsCo Assets are situated as of the Effective Date or any substantial replication of such facilities (but not at facilities acquired after the Effective Date or the facilities of any permitted Third Party successor or assignee in accordance with Section 7.6 hereof) and only to the extent necessary to maintain and operate the ElectronicsCo Assets at such facility.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the RemainCo Licensed Standards shall (A) not include any other Know-How (including any standards, tools and documents) referenced but not specifically and fully disclosed, explicated and set forth therein, (B) be implemented and used by ElectronicsCo subject to its own training with respect thereto (and RemainCo shall have no obligation hereunder with respect to any such training), and (C) be destroyed by ElectronicsCo, in relevant part, upon ElectronicsCo’s good faith determination that the RemainCo Licensed Standards have become obsolete or superseded by any other standard, protocol, policy or process (in which event, such RemainCo Licensed Standards to such extent shall no longer be licensed to ElectronicsCo hereunder). ElectronicsCo shall not remove any proprietary markings, confidentiality notices or similar labels on the RemainCo Licensed Standards or the documentation embodying such RemainCo Licensed Standards. For clarity, the RemainCo Licensed Standards shall not be subject to any updates hereunder by RemainCo or its Affiliates (even if RemainCo or its Affiliates update the same for their own use). The Parties acknowledge that, from time to time, applicable Law may conflict with and supersede aspects of the RemainCo Licensed Standards, and RemainCo shall have no Liability to ElectronicsCo in connection therewith.

Section 2.2 Licenses to RemainCo.

(a) License to ElectronicsCo Licensed IP. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the ElectronicsCo Licensors hereby grant, and ElectronicsCo shall cause its Affiliates to grant, to the relevant RemainCo Licensees, as set forth on Schedule K, an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (to the extent permitted in Section 2.3), transferable (subject to Section 7.6), worldwide, non-exclusive license in, to and under the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP for any and all uses solely in the RemainCo Field. For clarity, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the license set forth in this Section 2.2(a) shall include the right (i) to practice the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP to make (including have made), use, sell, offer for sale, import and export any and all products and processes, in each case, within the RemainCo Field, and (ii) as applicable, to use, practice, copy, perform, render, develop, improve, display, distribute, modify and make derivative works of the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP and any tangible embodiments thereof, in each case, within the RemainCo Field.

 

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(b) License to ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the ElectronicsCo Licensors hereby grant, and ElectronicsCo shall cause its Affiliates to grant, to the relevant RemainCo Licensees, as set forth on Schedule K, an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (to the extent permitted in Section 2.3), transferable (subject to Section 7.6), worldwide, non-exclusive license to the ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software for any and all uses solely in the RemainCo Field.

Section 2.3 Sublicenses. Licensee may sublicense the licenses and rights granted to Licensee under Section 2.1 or Section 2.2 (as applicable) through multiple tiers (a) to its Affiliates and (b) to Third Parties in the ordinary course of business for the benefit of such Licensee or its Affiliates (and not for the independent use of such licenses and rights by or for the benefit of such Third Parties), in each case, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule L (each such Affiliate or Third Party, a “Sublicensee”). Each sublicense granted under the Licensed IP shall be granted pursuant to an agreement which does not conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For clarity, granting a sublicense shall not relieve Licensee of any obligations hereunder and Licensee shall cause each of its Sublicensees to comply, and shall remain responsible for its Sublicensees’ compliance, with the terms hereof applicable to Licensee.

Section 2.4 Third Party Rights.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties’ rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement (including the licenses granted under Section 2.1 and Section 2.2, and the rights and obligations of the Parties under Section 3.2) shall be subject to the terms of any Contracts with a Third Party relating to the Licensed IP, which Contracts exist as of the Effective Date and to which Licensor or any of its Affiliates is a party or otherwise bound. To the extent that, as a result of such rights of or obligations owed to a Third Party under such Contracts, any license or other rights granted hereunder: (i) may not be granted without the consent of or payment of a fee or other consideration to such Third Party or any other Third Party under such Contracts; or (ii) will cause Licensor or any of its Affiliates to be in breach of any of its or their obligations to any Third Party, the applicable licenses and other rights granted hereunder shall only be granted to the extent such consent has been obtained or such fee or other consideration has been paid (it being understood that Licensor shall have no obligation to agree to make, or make, any payments or other concessions, except to the extent expressly required under the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement other than this Agreement, or if Licensee agrees to reimburse Licensor for such payments). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4(a), Licensee shall be deemed to not be in breach of this Agreement only if, and for such time that, Licensee has not been notified by Licensor or any of its Affiliates, or otherwise does not have reasonable knowledge, of such rights of or obligations owed to such Third Party.

 

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(b) Third Party Payments, if any, with respect to the Licensed IP shall be Licensee’s sole responsibility. Licensee shall pay the Third Party Payments directly to the applicable Third Party; provided, that if such Third Party does not permit Licensee to pay such Third Party Payments to such Third Party directly (whether pursuant to the applicable Contract or otherwise), the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to ensure that such Third Party Payments are paid by Licensee to Licensor in a manner that ensures Licensor’s payment thereof is in compliance with the obligations to the applicable Third Party. If either Party becomes aware of any Third Party Payments, it shall reasonably promptly notify the other Party in writing, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4(b), Licensee shall be deemed to not be in breach of this Agreement only if, and for such time that, Licensee has not been notified by Licensor or any of its Affiliates, or otherwise does not have reasonable knowledge, of the applicable Third Party Payments; provided, that upon learning of such Third Party Payments, Licensee shall promptly pay such Third Party Payments to the applicable Third Party directly (or such other Person as reasonably directed by Licensor) to the extent such Third Party Payments are past due (or if Licensor has, in its sole discretion, elected to pay such amounts, would be past due if Licensor had not paid such amounts).

Section 2.5 Reservation of Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement (including this Agreement), each Party reserves all of its and its Affiliates’ rights (including rights in and to Intellectual Property) not expressly licensed or otherwise granted hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, this Agreement and the licenses and rights granted herein do not, and shall not be construed to, confer any rights upon either Party or its Affiliates or Sublicensees by implication, estoppel, or otherwise as to any of the other Party’s or its Affiliates’ other Intellectual Property (including, for clarity, any Excluded IP).

Section 2.6 Retention and Transfer of Materials.

(a) If RemainCo or ElectronicsCo (the “Requesting Party”) reasonably believes that any Materials are in the possession or control of the other Party or any of its Affiliates (the “Holding Party”) and such Materials are not in the possession or control of the Requesting Party or any of its Affiliates, and the Requesting Party makes a request in writing during the two (2)-year period following the Effective Date that the Holding Party deliver the Materials (or copy thereof) to the Requesting Party, the Holding Party shall review such request and, to the extent in the possession or control of the Holding Party or any of its Affiliates, deliver the Materials (or copy thereof) to the Requesting Party as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event within thirty (30) Business Days of receiving such request from the Requesting Party; provided, that if the Holding Party reasonably believes that such request requires a longer period of review to determine if the request concerns the applicable Licensed IP or to locate the applicable Materials, the Holding Party shall be provided with a reasonable amount of additional time to review and provide such Materials and shall notify the Requesting Party in writing of the expected timeframe; provided, further, the Holding Party may redact any Information with respect to which the Requesting Party does not have a license or other right under the Separation Agreement, this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements. To the extent the request does not concern Materials, for clarity, the Holding Party shall not be required to deliver the applicable materials or media to the Requesting Party, but shall provide the Requesting Party with an explanation in reasonable detail of the basis of such determination and shall make itself and its relevant Affiliates available to discuss such determination in good faith with the Requesting Party.

 

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(b) For clarity, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Holding Party be required to provide any written, electronic, computerized, digital or other tangible or intangible materials or media to the extent comprising, containing or reflecting any Licensed IP that has already been provided to, or is otherwise in the possession of, the Requesting Party (including as part of the Internal Reorganization).

Section 2.7 Tax Treatment.

(a) For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the grant of the licenses set forth in Section 2.1(a)-(c) shall be treated (i) to the extent the ElectronicsCo Licensee did not own, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the RemainCo Licensed IP, RemainCo Licensed Business Software, or RemainCo Licensed Standards prior to the step of the Internal Separation Transaction pursuant to which the assets of the applicable RemainCo Licensor were transferred to such ElectronicsCo Licensee, as a transfer of property, from the applicable RemainCo Licensor, to the applicable ElectronicsCo Licensee, pursuant to the applicable step of the Internal Separation Transaction and (ii) to the extent the ElectronicsCo Licensee did own, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the RemainCo Licensed IP, RemainCo Licensed Business Software, or RemainCo Licensed Standards prior to the step of the Internal Separation Transaction pursuant to which the assets of the applicable ElectronicsCo Licensee were transferred to such RemainCo Licensor, as a retention of such RemainCo Licensed IP, RemainCo Licensed Business Software, or RemainCo Licensed Standards by the ElectronicsCo Licensee.

(b) For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the grant of the licenses set forth in Section 2.2(a)-(b) shall be treated (i) to the extent the RemainCo Licensee did not own, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP or ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software prior to the step of the Internal Separation Transaction pursuant to which the assets of the applicable ElectronicsCo Licensor were transferred to such RemainCo Licensee, as a transfer of property, from the applicable ElectronicsCo Licensor, to the applicable RemainCo Licensee, pursuant to the applicable step of the Internal Separation Transaction and (ii) to the extent the RemainCo Licensee did own, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP or ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software prior to the step of the Internal Separation Transaction pursuant to which the assets of the applicable RemainCo Licensee were transferred to such ElectronicsCo Licensor, as a retention of such ElectronicsCo Licensed IP or ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software by the RemainCo Licensee.

ARTICLE III

OWNERSHIP; PROSECUTION, MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

Section 3.1 Ownership. As between the Parties and their respective Affiliates, (a) RemainCo acknowledges and agrees that ElectronicsCo and its Affiliates own the ElectronicsCo Licensed IP and the ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software licensed to the RemainCo Licensees hereunder, (b) ElectronicsCo acknowledges and agrees that RemainCo and its Affiliates own the RemainCo Licensed IP, RemainCo Licensed Business Software and the RemainCo Licensed Standards licensed to the ElectronicsCo Licensees hereunder, and (c) each Party acknowledges and agrees that neither Party, nor its Affiliates or Sublicensees, will acquire any ownership rights in the Licensed IP licensed to such Party or its Affiliates hereunder. To the extent that a Party or its Affiliates or Sublicensees (as applicable) is assigned or otherwise obtains ownership of any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property in contravention of this Section 3.1, such Party hereby assigns, and shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees (as applicable) to assign, to the other Party (or to such Affiliate or Third Party designated by such other Party in writing) all such right, title and interest; provided, that for clarity, a successful claim under Section 2.6 of the Separation Agreement shall not be deemed to be in contravention of this Section 3.1.

 

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Section 3.2 No Additional Obligations. As between the Parties, Licensor shall have the sole and exclusive right (but not the obligation), at Licensor’s cost and expense, to (a) file, prosecute, maintain and defend all Patents within the Licensed IP with respect to which such Licensor or any of its Affiliates is granting a license to Licensee hereunder, and (b) control enforcement or defense against any Third Party Action of the Licensed IP that Licensor is granting a license to Licensee hereunder (including by bringing an Action or entering into settlement discussions). Without limiting the foregoing, this Agreement shall not obligate either Party to disclose to the other Party, or maintain, register, prosecute, pay for or offer to pay for (including by offering remuneration to any inventors), enforce, defend or otherwise manage any Intellectual Property, except to the extent expressly set forth herein.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION; DISCLAIMERS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Section 4.1 Indemnification. Each Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party and its Affiliates, and its and their current, former and future respective directors, officers, employees and agents, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnitee” and collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of the Indemnitees, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (a) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnifying Party, any of its Affiliates, or its or their Sublicensees, agents or subcontractors, in the performance of this Agreement, (b) material breach by the Indemnifying Party of this Agreement, or (c) Third Party claims arising from exercise by the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates or Sublicensees of the licenses and rights granted to it hereunder, in each case (in respect of the foregoing clauses (a)-(c)), except to the extent that such Indemnifiable Losses are subject to indemnification by the other Party pursuant to this Section 4.1.

Section 4.2 Indemnification Procedures. The indemnification procedures set forth in Sections 8.4 through 8.8 of the Separation Agreement shall apply to the matters indemnified hereunder, mutatis mutandis.

Section 4.3 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS, THE PARTIES DISCLAIM AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING WITH REGARD TO QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, NON-DILUTION, VALIDITY, COMMERCIAL UTILITY, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), AND EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES IT HAS NOT AND WILL NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE REMAINCO PARTIES AND THE ELECTRONICSCO PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF FAULTS, IF ANY, IN THE LICENSED IP, AND THE REMAINCO PARTIES AND THE ELECTRONICSCO PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES.

 

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Section 4.4 Limitation of Liability. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THIS ARTICLE IV, BUT SUBJECT TO SECTION 4.5), IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REMAINCO PARTIES, THE ELECTRONICSCO PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY CLAIM MADE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (EXCEPT FOR ALL COMPONENTS OF AWARDS AGAINST AN INDEMNITEE IN ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIM SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION HEREUNDER, INCLUDING COMPONENTS OF SUCH THIRD PARTY CLAIM RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES).

Section 4.5 Limited Liability Exclusions. The limitation of Indemnifiable Losses provided in Section 4.4 shall not apply to: (a) fines or penalties, including the revocation of any Permit, assessed by a Governmental Entity; and (b) Indemnifiable Losses arising from willful misconduct or fraud.

ARTICLE V

CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 5.1 Confidentiality. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Umbrella Secrecy Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement, and shall apply to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the extent applicable, mutatis mutandis.

ARTICLE VI

TERM

Section 6.1 Term. The terms of the licenses and other grants of rights (and related obligations) under this Agreement shall remain in effect (a) to the extent with respect to the Patents and Copyrights licensed hereunder, on a Patent-by-Patent or Copyright-by-Copyright basis (as applicable), until expiration, invalidation or abandonment of such Patent or Copyright and (b) with respect to RemainCo Licensed Business Software, RemainCo Licensed Standards, ElectronicsCo Licensed Business Software and all other Licensed IP, in perpetuity. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the licenses granted hereunder (i) are irrevocable and (ii) may not be terminated for any reason (even in the event of a material breach).

 

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ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1 Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the Schedules, the Separation Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule hereto, the Schedule shall prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Separation Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

Section 7.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, such as by electronic mail in “pdf” form) in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to each of the Parties.

Section 7.3 Notices. Notices, requests, instructions or other documents to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly delivered, given and received, (a) on the date of transmission if sent via email (provided, however, that notice given by email shall not be effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such email notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 7.3 or (ii) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt of such notice either by email or any other method described in this Section 7.3 (excluding “out of office” or other automated replies)), (b) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient, and (c) one (1) Business Day later, if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier service (providing proof of delivery), and in each case, addressed to a Party at the address for such Party set forth on a schedule to be delivered by each Party to the address set forth below (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.3):

To RemainCo:

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 730

Wilmington, DE 19805

Attention:  General Counsel

Email:      [•]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

Attention:  Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

Email:     Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

 

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To ElectronicsCo:

Qnity Electronics, Inc.

974 Centre Road, Building 735

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

Attention:  Peter W. Hennessey

Email:     [•]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

Attention:  Brandon Van Dyke, Esq.

Kyle J. Hatton, Esq.

Jonathan M. Lee, Esq.

Email:    Brandon.VanDyke@skadden.com

Kyle.Hatton@skadden.com

Jonathan.Lee@skadden.com

Section 7.4 Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be waived, if and only if, such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and the members of its Group).

Section 7.5 Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto signed by each of the Parties.

Section 7.6 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned or transferred, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by either of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Party (which consent may be granted or withheld in such other Party’s sole discretion); provided, that such first Party may assign or transfer, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Party, this Agreement or any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement to (a) one or more of its Affiliates and (b) the successor to all or a portion of the business or assets to which this Agreement relates; provided, further, that (i) the assigning or transferring Party shall promptly notify the non-assigning or non-transferring Party in writing of any assignments or transfers it makes under the foregoing clause (b), and (ii) in either case of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), the party to whom this Agreement is assigned or transferred shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if named as a “Party” hereto with respect to all or such portion of this Agreement so assigned or transferred. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 7.6 shall be void ab initio. No assignment or transfer shall relieve the assigning or transferring Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement that accrued prior to such assignment or transfer unless agreed to by the non-assigning or non-transferring Party. If either Party or any of its Affiliates assigns any of the Licensed IP, such assignment shall be subject to the licenses granted to such Intellectual Property under this Agreement and the assignee of such Licensed IP shall be deemed to assume the applicable obligations under this Agreement automatically with respect thereto.

 

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Section 7.7 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

Section 7.8 Affiliates. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Affiliate of such Party or by any entity that becomes an Affiliate of such Party on and after the Effective Date.

Section 7.9 Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Article IV relating to Indemnitees, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of, and is only enforceable by, the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever, in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

Section 7.10 Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 7.11 Schedules. The Schedules shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein.

Section 7.12 Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

Section 7.13 Specific Performance. The Parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform any provision of this Agreement in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise breach this Agreement and the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any Indemnifiable Loss. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Date, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Parties agree that the Parties to this Agreement who are or are to be thereby aggrieved shall, subject and pursuant to the terms of this Article VII (including for the avoidance of doubt, after compliance with all notice and negotiation provisions herein), have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its or their rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is hereby waived, and that any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are hereby waived.

 

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Section 7.14 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon a determination that any term, provision, covenant or restriction is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 7.15 No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

Section 7.16 Dispute Resolution. In the event of a controversy, dispute or Action between the Parties arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach thereof, and including any Action based on contract, tort, statute or constitution, including the arbitrability of such controversy, dispute or Action, the procedures as set forth in Article X of the Separation Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

Section 7.17 Bankruptcy. All rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this Agreement by a Licensor are, and will otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101 of the United States Bankruptcy Code regardless of the form or type of intellectual property under or to which such rights and licenses are granted and regardless of whether the intellectual property is registered in or otherwise recognized by or applicable to the United States of America or any other country or jurisdiction. The Parties agree that each Licensee will retain and may fully exercise all of their rights and elections under the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Parties further agree that, in the event of the commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding by or against a Party under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Party hereto that is not a party to such proceeding will be entitled to a complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such intellectual property and all embodiments of such intellectual property, which, if not already in the non-subject Party’s possession, will be promptly delivered to it (a) upon any such commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding upon the non-subject Party’s written request therefore, unless the Party subject to such proceeding continues to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement or (b) if not delivered under clause (a) above, following the rejection of this Agreement by or on behalf of the Party subject to such proceeding upon written request therefore by the non-subject Party.

Section 7.18 Supplemental Terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the terms and conditions set forth in Schedule M shall apply with respect to the Intellectual Property referenced therein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT ELECTRONIC POLYMERS L.P.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative and DuPont General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DU PONT (CHINA) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
By:   /s/ Zhidong Chen
Name:   Zhidong Chen
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US 5, LLC
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative and DuPont General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US 8, LLC
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative and DuPont General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC (FORMERLY DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, INC.)
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative and DuPont General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US 9, LLC
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative and DuPont General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative and DuPont General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA, LLC
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Senior Vice President & General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT IP HOLDING, LLC
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative and DuPont General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS OPERATIONS SARL
By:   /s/ Peter Baele
Name:   Peter Baele
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT DE NEMOURS INTERNATIONAL SARL
By:   /s/ Peter Baele
Name:   Peter Baele
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

FILMTEC CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA
By:   /s/ Takayuki Ohba
Name:   Takayuki Ohba
Title:   Representative Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DDP SPECIALTY PRODUCTS JAPAN KK
By:   /s/ Takayuki Ohba
Name:   Takayuki Ohba
Title:   Representative Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS NETHERLANDS B.V.
By:   /s/ Willem G. Buitelaar
Name:   Willem G. Buitelaar
Title:   Director/Manager

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DSP S.A.S.
By:   /s/ Christophe Gay-Bellile
Name:   Christophe Gay-Bellile
Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

FILMTEC WATER SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
By:   /s/ Gulati Tanmeet Singh
Name:   Gulati Tanmeet Singh
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT (SHENZHEN) INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
By:   /s/ Zhidong Chen
Name:   Zhidong Chen
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

SP HOLDING II ET, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS CANADA COMPANY
By:   /s/ Paul J. Klasios
Name:   Paul J. Klasios
Title:   Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT SPECIALTY MATERIALS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
By:   /s/ Hao Zhang
Name:   Hao Zhang
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
By:   /s/ Zhaofeng Chen
Name:   Zhaofeng Chen
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT JP HOLDING 1, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT JP HOLDING 2, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Authorized Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALS NETHERLANDS HOLDING 3 B.V.
By:   /s/ Willem G. Buitelaar
Name:   Willem G. Buitelaar
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

FILM TEC JAPAN HOLDING KABUSHIKI KAISHA
By:   /s/ Takayuki Ohba
Name:   Takayuki Ohba
Title:   Representative Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

ARROW TRADING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
By:   /s/ Zhengyan Chen
Name:   Zhengyan Chen
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
By:   /s/ Jon D. Kemp
Name:   Jon D. Kemp
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT SPECIALTY MATERIALS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (FORMERLY ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.)
By:   /s/ Wong Choon Hee James
Name:   Wong Choon Hee James
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DU PONT CHINA HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
By:   /s/ Hui Lu
Name:   Hui Lu
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EIDCA SPECIALTY PRODUCTS COMPANY
By:   /s/ Wendy Andrushko
Name:   Wendy Andrushko
Title:   President and Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, LLC (F/K/A ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC)
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS HOLDING, INC. (F/K/A ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC.)
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
By:   /s/ Huiguang Yu
Name:   于会光 (Huiguang Yu)
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP, LLC (FORMERLY ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP, LLC, FORMERLY ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP INC.)
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DSP SINGAPORE HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.
By:   /s/ Wong Choon Hee James
Name:   Wong Choon Hee James
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (FORMERLY ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS K.K.)
By:   /s/ Shigenori Kobayashi
Name:   Shigenori Kobayashi
Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS USA 2, LLC
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

DUPONT INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
By:   /s/ Yi Liu
Name:   Yi Liu
Title:   Legal Representative

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS USA 3, LLC
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS USA 4, LLC
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS USA, LLC
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

ELECTRONICS JP HOLDING 3, INC.
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

KALREZ USA, LLC
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS IP, LLC
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS SÀRL
By:   /s/ Christiaan van Hogendorp
Name:   Christiaan van Hogendorp
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

ELECTRONICS JP HOLDING 1, INC.
By:   /s/ Lauren Luptak
Name:   Lauren Luptak
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS 1 JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA
By:   /s/ Shigenori Kobayashi
Name:   Shigenori Kobayashi
Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS 3 JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA
By:   /s/ Shigenori Kobayashi
Name:   Shigenori Kobayashi
Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ADVANCED ELECTRONICS NETHERLANDS BV
By:   /s/ Christiaan van Hogendorp
Name:   Christiaan van Hogendorp
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EKC ELECTRONICS FRANCE SAS
By:   /s/ Sébastien Chaudet
Name:   Sébastien Chaudet
Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement]

Exhibit 10.5

PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

This PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of November 1, 2025, by and between DuPont de Nemours, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”), and Qnity Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Letter Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, Assignor, Corteva, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AgCo”), and Dow Inc., a Delaware corporation, entered into that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement on April 1, 2019 (the “DWDP SDA”), pursuant to which Assignor was separated into three separate, publicly traded companies;

WHEREAS, Assignor and AgCo, entered into that certain letter agreement on June 1, 2019 (the “Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which, under Section 4.01 thereof, Assignor agreed not to, and to cause its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any business or asset of Assignor and its consolidated Subsidiaries to any Person that is not a Subsidiary of Assignor at such time, including by way of a Spin-Off, unless the Transfer would meet the Indemnification Condition;

WHEREAS, Assignor, AgCo, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware corporation, and The Chemours Company, a Delaware corporation, entered into that certain binding memorandum of understanding on January 22, 2021 (the “MOU”), pursuant to which the parties thereto allocated amongst themselves certain funding obligations in respect of Qualified Spend (as defined therein);

WHEREAS, Assignor intends to Transfer, by way of a Spin-Off (the “Electronics Spin-Off”), its Electronics Business (as defined below) to Assignee, including the assumption by Assignee of the SpecCo Relevant Legacy Liabilities (as defined below) and the SpecCo Funding Obligations (as defined below); and

WHEREAS, Assignee desires to accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms, all of the SpecCo Relevant Legacy Liabilities and the SpecCo Funding Obligations.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and 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, Assignor and Assignee agree as follows:

 

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Indemnification Condition.

 

  (a)

Partial Assumption of Legacy Liabilities. Effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Electronics Spin-Off (the “Assumption Effective Time”), Assignee hereby, subject only to the occurrence of the Electronics Spin-Off, irrevocably accepts, assumes (or, as applicable, retains) and agrees to perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms and Section 4.01(e) of the Letter Agreement, that certain portion of each Legacy Liability of Assignor (the “SpecCo Relevant Legacy Liabilities”) equal to the quotient of (i) the Pro Forma Operating EBITDA attributable to the Electronics Business (measured at the time of the Electronics Spin-Off, but prior to giving effect to the Electronics Spin-Off), divided by (ii) the Pro Forma Operating EBITDA (measured at the time of the Electronics Spin-Off, but prior to giving effect to the Electronics Spin-Off) of Assignor (such quotient, the “Partial Assumption Fraction”).

 

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  (b)

Assumption Condition. Effective as of the Assumption Effective Time, in accordance with Section 4.01(f)(iv) of the Letter Agreement, Assignee hereby agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 4.01 of the Letter Agreement from and after the Assumption Effective Time as if it were Assignor, (A) other than the references to SpecCo in the definitions of “Other Party”, “Valuation Expert” and sections (i) and (ii) of “Aggregate Fair Indemnification Value” under the Letter Agreement, and (B) substituting (x) the amount equal to (i) the Indemnification Reduction Quotient for the Electronics Spin-Off, multiplied by (ii) SpecCo’s Minimum EBITDA (measured at the time of the Electronics Spin-Off, prior to giving effect to the Electronics Spin-Off) for the value of Minimum EBITDA and (y) the Legacy Liabilities assumed (or, as applicable, retained) by Assignee in the Electronics Spin-Off for the definition of Legacy Liabilities. Each member of the AgCo Group shall be a third party beneficiary of this Section 1(b).

 

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MOU. Effective immediately as of the Assumption Effective Time, Assignee hereby irrevocably accepts, assumes (or, as applicable, retains) and agrees to perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with the MOU, that certain portion of Assignor’s funding obligations under the MOU, including with respect to the funding of the escrow account thereunder (the “SpecCo Funding Obligations”), equal to the Partial Assumption Fraction.

 

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No Modification. The partial assumption of each of the SpecCo Relevant Legacy Liabilities and the SpecCo Funding Obligations made hereunder is made in accordance with the Letter Agreement and the MOU (including, in each case, without limitation, the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities contained therein). Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to or shall be deemed to modify, alter, amend or otherwise change any of the rights or obligations of the parties and their respective Affiliates under the Letter Agreement or the MOU. The representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities contained in the Letter Agreement and the MOU shall not be superseded hereby but shall remain in full force and effect to the full extent provided therein, where applicable. The parties hereto agree that, in the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement, on the one hand, and the terms of the DWDP SDA, the Letter Agreement or the MOU, on the other hand, the terms of the DWDP SDA, the Letter Agreement or the MOU, as applicable, shall prevail over the terms of this Agreement, or any document entered into pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve Assignor of its obligations, as between Assignor and the AgCo Indemnitees, under the DWDP SDA, the Letter Agreement or the MOU. The parties hereto agree that if the Electronics Spin-Off does not occur for any reason, this Agreement, the partial assumption of each of the SpecCo Relevant Legacy Liabilities and the SpecCo Funding Obligations made hereunder, and any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be null and void.

 

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Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Electronics Business” shall mean the following lines of business (whether covered independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise), in each case as conducted prior to the Electronics Spin-Off by Assignor, Assignee or any of their respective subsidiaries immediately prior to the Electronics Spin-Off (but after giving effect to the internal reorganization contemplated thereby) (or any of their respective predecessors): Semiconductor Technologies (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes Chemical Mechanical Planarization Technologies (CMPT); Lithography; Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Slurries; Displays HDM/PI; Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs); Display Materials; Advanced Clean Technologies; and Kalrez®) and Interconnect Solutions (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes LED Silicones; Metalization and Imaging; Advanced Packaging (APT); Semi Packaging Silicones; Laminates; Films; Laird Performance Materials; and Electronic Polymers).

 

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Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against) the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

 

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Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 1(b), this Agreement is solely for the benefit of, and is only enforceable by, the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, benefit, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of Action or other right of any nature whatsoever in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

 

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Further Assurances. Assignor or Assignee, as applicable, shall, from time to time, at the request of Assignee or Assignor, as applicable, execute and deliver such other instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such other actions as may be reasonably required to evidence and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by means of electronic transmission, such as by email in “pdf” form) in more than one counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the parties hereto.

 

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Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

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Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
By:   /s/ Erik T. Hoover
Name:   Erik T. Hoover
Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel
QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
By:   /s/ Jon D. Kemp
Name:   Jon D. Kemp
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Partial Assignment Agreement (Corteva Side Letter)]

Exhibit 99.1

 

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DuPont Completes Separation of Qnity Electronics

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 3, 2025 – DuPont (NYSE: DD) announced today that it completed the separation of its electronics business into an independent public company, Qnity Electronics, Inc. (“Qnity”), on November 1, 2025. DuPont shares will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DD” and, effective today, Qnity will begin “regular way” trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “Q”.

In connection with the separation, on November 1, 2025, DuPont shareholders received one share of common stock of Qnity for every two shares of common stock of DuPont held at the close of business on October 22, 2025. Approximately 209 million shares of Qnity common stock were distributed in the separation.

“Today’s announcement marks the beginning of exciting new chapters for both DuPont and Qnity as independent companies, each well-positioned to deliver growth and value creation for shareholders,” said Lori Koch, DuPont Chief Executive Officer. “The successful completion of the separation is a significant step in our transformation to a more focused, agile, and high-performing multi-industrial company.”

About DuPont

DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a global innovation leader, providing advanced solutions that help transform industries and improve everyday life across our key markets of healthcare, water, construction, and transportation. More information about the company, its businesses and solutions can be found at www.dupont.com. Investors can access information included on the Investor Relations section of the website at investors.dupont.com.

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release may be considered forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “seek”, “see”, “will”, “would”, “target”, “outlook”, “stabilization”, “confident”, “preliminary”, “initial”, “continue”, “may”, “could”, “project”, “estimate”, “forecast” and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain and subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, many of which are beyond DuPont’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results. Some of the important factors that could cause DuPont’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in any such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to (i) the ability to realize the intended benefits of the electronics separation and distribution, including achievement of the intended tax treatment; contractual allocation to, and assumption by Qnity of certain liabilities, including certain legacy liabilities with respect to PFAS; the possibility of disputes, litigation or unanticipated costs in connection with the electronics separation and distribution; and DuPont’s success in achieving its intended post-electronics separation capital structure; (ii) the ability to timely effect, if at all, the announced sale of DuPont’s aramids business to TJC LP (the “Aramids Divestiture”) and the impact of the Aramids Divestiture on DuPont’s balance sheet, financial condition and future results of operations; (iii) risks and costs related to the impact of the arrangement to share future eligible PFAS costs by and among DuPont, Corteva and Chemours, including the outcome of pending or future litigation related to PFAS or PFOA, which includes personal injury claims and natural resource damages claims; the extent and cost of ongoing and potential future remediation obligations; and changes in laws and regulations applicable to PFAS chemicals; (iv) the failure to realize expected benefits and effectively manage and achieve anticipated synergies and operational efficiencies in connection with the electronics separation, the Aramids Divestiture and completed and future, if any, divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, and other portfolio management, productivity and infrastructure actions; (v) risks and uncertainties that are outside the Company’s control but adversely impact the overall environment in which DuPont, its customers and/or its suppliers operate, including changes in economic, regulatory, international trade, geopolitical, military conflicts, capital markets and other external conditions, including pandemics and responsive actions, as well as natural and other disasters or weather-related events; (vi) the ability to offset increases in cost of inputs, including raw materials, energy and logistics; (vii) the risks and uncertainties associated with continuing or expanding trade disputes or restrictions and responsive actions, new or increased tariffs or export controls including on exports to China of U.S.-regulated products and technology; (viii) other risks to DuPont’s business and operations, including the risk of impairment; and (ix) other risk factors discussed in DuPont’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Consequences of material differences in results as compared with those anticipated in the forward-looking statements could include, among other things, business or supply chain disruption, operational problems, financial loss, legal liability to third parties and similar risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on DuPont’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, credit rating or liquidity. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. DuPont assumes no obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.

 

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