10-12B/A
As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2026
File No. 001-43376
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM 10
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VYLOR INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
Identification No.) |
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7100 NW 62nd Avenue |
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Johnston, Iowa |
50131 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (833) 267-8382
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
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each class is to be registered |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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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. ☐
VYLOR INC.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITEMS OF FORM 10
Certain information required to be included in this Form 10 is incorporated by reference to specifically-identified portions of the body of the information statement filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and which will be made available to stockholders. None of the information contained in the information statement shall be incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be a part hereof unless such information is specifically incorporated by reference.
Item 1. Business.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Information Statement Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements,” “The Spin-Off,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Corteva,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Seed Business (Supplemental),” “Business,” “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions,” “Our Relationship with New Corteva Following the Spin-Off” and “Where You Can Find More Information.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Information Statement Summary—Summary of Risk Factors”, “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements”. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Financial Information.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Risk Factors,” “Capitalization,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Corteva” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Seed Business (Supplemental),” and “Index to the Financial Statements” (and the financial statements and related notes referenced therein). Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. Properties.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Business—Facilities.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Management.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Information Statement Summary—Summary of Risk Factors,” “Risk Factors,” “Management,” “Executive Compensation,” “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” and “Our Relationship with New Corteva Following the Spin-Off.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8. Legal Proceedings.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Corteva,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Seed Business (Supplemental)” and “Business—Environmental and Other Legal Proceedings.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Market Price of, and Dividends on, the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Risk Factors,” “The Spin-Off,” “Dividend Policy,” “Capitalization” and “Description of Our Capital Stock.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Description of Our Capital Stock.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Risk Factors,” “The Spin-Off,” “Dividend Policy,” “Capitalization” and “Description of Our Capital Stock.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Description of Our Capital Stock.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Index to the Financial Statements” (and the financial statements and related notes referenced therein). Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Index to the Financial Statements” (and the financial statements and related notes referenced therein). Those sections and such financial statements and related notes are incorporated herein by reference.
The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:
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Exhibit Description |
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2.1 |
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Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among Corteva, Inc., Vylor Inc., and solely for the purposes set forth therein, EIDP, Inc. |
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3.1 |
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Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vylor Inc. |
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3.2 |
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Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vylor Inc. |
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10.1 |
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Form of Tax Matters Agreement by and among Corteva, Inc. and Vylor Inc. |
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10.2 |
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Form of Employee Matters Agreement by and between Corteva, Inc. and Vylor Inc. |
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10.3 |
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Form of Transition Services Agreement by and between Corteva, Inc. and Vylor Inc. |
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10.4 |
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Form of Intellectual Property Matters Agreement by and between Corteva, Inc. and Vylor Inc. |
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10.5 |
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Form of Global Master Seed Treatment Supply Agreement by and between Corteva Agriscience, LLC. and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. |
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21.1 |
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Subsidiaries of Vylor Inc.* |
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99.1 |
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Information Statement of Vylor Inc., preliminary and subject to completion, dated , 2026. |
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99.2 |
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Form of Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Information Statement Materials. |
* To be filed by amendment.
Certain information in this exhibit has been redacted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Vylor Inc. |
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/s/ David P. Johnson |
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Name: David P. Johnson |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: August 14, 2026
EX-2.1
Exhibit 2.1
**Certain information in this exhibit has been redacted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. Such information is both (i) not material and (ii) customarily and actually treated by the registrant as private or confidential. [***] indicates that information has been redacted.**
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
by and among
CORTEVA, INC.,
VYLOR INC.
and
solely for purposes of Sections 3.2 and 3.7, EIDP, INC.
Dated as of [ ]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
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Section 1.1 |
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General |
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Section 1.2 |
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References; Interpretation |
35 |
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Article II THE SEPARATION |
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Section 2.1 |
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General |
36 |
Section 2.2 |
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Internal Reorganization; Transfer of Assets; Allocation of Liabilities |
39 |
Section 2.3 |
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Intergroup Accounts |
39 |
Section 2.4 |
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Limitation of Liability; Intergroup Contracts |
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Section 2.5 |
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Transfers Not Effected at or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time |
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Section 2.6 |
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Wrong Pockets; Mail & Other Communications; Payments |
42 |
Section 2.7 |
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Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments |
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Section 2.8 |
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Further Assurances |
44 |
Section 2.9 |
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Novation of Liabilities |
44 |
Section 2.10 |
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Guarantees |
45 |
Section 2.11 |
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Bank Accounts; Cash Balances |
47 |
Section 2.12 |
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Payment of Specified Transaction Expenses |
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Section 2.13 |
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Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties |
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Article III OTHER TRANSACTIONS AND ACTIONS |
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Section 3.1 |
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SpinCo Financing Arrangements |
48 |
Section 3.2 |
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Transactions Prior to the Effective Time |
48 |
Section 3.3 |
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Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws |
48 |
Section 3.4 |
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Directors |
48 |
Section 3.5 |
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Officers |
48 |
Section 3.6 |
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Resignations |
48 |
Section 3.7 |
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Ancillary Agreements |
49 |
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Article IV THE DISTRIBUTION |
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Section 4.1 |
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The Distribution |
49 |
Section 4.2 |
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Fractional Shares |
49 |
Section 4.3 |
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Sole Discretion of RemainCo |
49 |
Section 4.4 |
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Conditions to Distribution |
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Section 4.5 |
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Effectiveness of Distribution |
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Article V CERTAIN COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1 |
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Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting |
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Section 5.2 |
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Separation of Information |
53 |
Section 5.3 |
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Nonpublic Information |
54 |
Section 5.4 |
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Cooperation |
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Section 5.5 |
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Permits and Financial Assurance |
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Section 5.6 |
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Non-Competition |
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Section 5.7 |
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Inventor Remuneration |
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Article VI PRIOR TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS |
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Section 6.1 |
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No Assignment |
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Section 6.2 |
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SpinCo Enforcement |
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Section 6.3 |
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Obligations |
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Section 6.4 |
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Access to Accessible DWDP Insurance Policies for Pre-Distribution Matters |
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Section 6.5 |
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SpinCo Status |
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Section 6.6 |
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Tax Matters |
66 |
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Article VII LEGACY LIABILITIES |
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Section 7.1 |
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Management of Legacy Liabilities |
66 |
Section 7.2 |
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Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses |
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Section 7.3 |
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Notice Relating to Legacy Liabilities |
67 |
Section 7.4 |
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Cooperation with Governmental Entity |
68 |
Section 7.5 |
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Conflict |
68 |
Section 7.6 |
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Legacy Liability Actions |
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Article VIII INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 8.1 |
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Release of Pre-Distribution Claims |
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Section 8.2 |
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Indemnification by RemainCo |
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Section 8.3 |
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Indemnification by SpinCo |
70 |
Section 8.4 |
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Procedures for Third Party Claims |
70 |
Section 8.5 |
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Procedures for Direct Claims |
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Section 8.6 |
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Cooperation in Defense and Settlement |
73 |
Section 8.7 |
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Indemnification Payments |
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Section 8.8 |
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Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts |
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Section 8.9 |
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Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities |
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Section 8.10 |
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 8.11 |
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Closure of Discontinued Operations |
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Article IX PRESERVATION OF CORPORATE RECORDS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGED MATTERS |
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Section 9.1 |
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Preservation of Corporate Records |
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Section 9.2 |
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Provision of Corporate Records |
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Section 9.3 |
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Disposition of Information |
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Section 9.4 |
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Witness Services; Litigation Support |
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Section 9.5 |
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Reimbursement; Other Matters |
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Section 9.6 |
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Confidentiality; Non-Use |
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Section 9.7 |
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Privileged Matters |
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Section 9.8 |
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Conflicts Waiver |
90 |
Section 9.9 |
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Ownership of Information |
90 |
Section 9.10 |
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Personal Data |
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Article X DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
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Section 10.1 |
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Negotiation and Arbitration |
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Section 10.2 |
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Continuity of Service and Performance |
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Article XI INSURANCE |
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Section 11.1 |
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Insurance Matters |
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Section 11.2 |
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Fiduciary Liability Insurance |
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Section 11.3 |
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Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance |
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Section 11.4 |
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Insurance for Post-Distribution Matters |
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Section 11.5 |
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No Assignment of Entire Insurance Policies |
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Section 11.6 |
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Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense |
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Section 11.7 |
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Cooperation |
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Section 11.8 |
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Accessible DWDP Insurance Policies |
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Section 11.9 |
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Rights to Existing Credit Insurance Policies |
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Article XII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 12.1 |
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Complete Agreement; Construction |
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Section 12.2 |
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Ancillary Agreements |
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Section 12.3 |
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Counterparts |
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Section 12.4 |
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Survival of Agreements |
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Section 12.5 |
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Notices |
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Section 12.6 |
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Waivers |
100 |
Section 12.7 |
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Amendments |
100 |
Section 12.8 |
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Assignment |
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Section 12.9 |
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Successors and Assigns |
101 |
Section 12.10 |
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Certain Termination and Amendment Rights |
101 |
Section 12.11 |
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Payment Terms |
101 |
Section 12.12 |
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No Circumvention |
102 |
Section 12.13 |
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Subsidiaries |
102 |
Section 12.14 |
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Third Party Beneficiaries |
102 |
Section 12.15 |
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Title and Headings |
102 |
Section 12.16 |
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Exhibits and Schedules |
102 |
Section 12.17 |
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Governing Law |
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Section 12.18 |
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Specific Performance |
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Section 12.19 |
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Severability |
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Section 12.20 |
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No Duplication; No Double Recovery |
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Section 12.21 |
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Public Announcements |
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Section 12.22 |
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Tax Treatment of Payments |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit A |
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Steps Plan |
Exhibit B |
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Industrial Real Property Restrictions |
INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Term |
Section |
AAA |
Section 10.1(c) |
Acceptable Alternative Arrangement |
Section 2.2(d)(i) |
Accessible DWDP Insurance Policy |
Section 1.1(3) |
Action |
Section 1.1(4) |
Affiliate |
Section 1.1(5) |
Agent |
Section 1.1(6) |
Agreement |
Preamble |
Allocated |
Section 1.1(8) |
Allocation Action |
Section 8.6(a) |
Ancillary Agreements |
Section 1.1(10) |
Animal Health Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iii)(A) |
Animal Nutrition Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iv)(C) |
Applicable Percentage |
Section 1.1(12) |
Applicable RemainCo Percentage |
Section 1.1(13) |
Applicable SpinCo Percentage |
Section 1.1(14) |
Appropriate Remediation Standard |
Section 8.10(d) |
Arbitral Tribunal |
Section 10.1(c)(i) |
Assets |
Section 1.1(17) |
Audited Party |
Section 5.1(c) |
Biofuels Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iv)(A) |
Biologicals Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iii)(B) |
Board |
Recitals |
Business |
Section 1.1(20) |
Business Day |
Section 1.1(21) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Section 1.1(22) |
Change of Control |
Section 1.1(23) |
Chemours SDA |
Section 1.1(24) |
Code |
Section 1.1(25) |
Collective Benefit Services |
Section 9.7(a) |
Commercially Reasonable Expenditures |
Section 8.10(f)(ii) |
Commission |
Section 1.1(28) |
Confidential Information |
Section 1.1(29) |
Consents |
Section 1.1(30) |
Continuing Arrangements |
Section 1.1(31) |
Contract |
Section 1.1(32) |
Controller |
Section 1.1(33) |
Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments |
Section 1.1(34) |
Copyrights |
Section 1.1(35) |
Corporate Trade Payables |
Section 1.1(192)(xii)(a) |
Corrective Action Performing Party |
Section 8.10(f)(i) |
Corteva Counsel |
Section 9.8 |
Credit Support Instruments |
Section 1.1(39) |
Crop Protection Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iii)(C) |
Damages |
Section 1.1(40) |
Data Protection Laws |
Section 1.1(41) |
Data Subject |
Section 1.1(42) |
Decision on Interim Relief |
Section 10.1(c)(ix) |
Demolition Party |
Section 8.11(a) |
Designated Ancillary Agreements |
Section 1.1(45) |
Determination |
Section 1.1(46) |
Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements |
Section 8.11(a) |
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Discontinued Business Liabilities |
Section 1.1(48) |
Discontinued Businesses |
Section 1.1(49) |
Discontinued Closely Linked Product |
Section 1.1(50) |
Dispute |
Section 10.1(a) |
Dispute Notice |
Section 1.1(52) |
Distribution |
Recitals |
Distribution Date |
Section 1.1(54) |
Distribution Disclosure Documents |
Section 1.1(55) |
Distribution Ratio |
Section 1.1(56) |
Distribution Record Date |
Section 1.1(57) |
DWDP EMA |
Section 1.1(58) |
DWDP Letter Agreement |
Section 1.1(59) |
DWDP Liabilities |
Section 1.1(60) |
DWDP PFAS MOU |
Section 1.1(61) |
DWDP RemainCo Liabilities |
Section 1.1(62) |
DWDP SDA |
Section 1.1(63) |
DWDP SpinCo Liabilities |
Section 1.1(64) |
DWDP TMA |
Section 1.1(65) |
Effective Time |
Section 4.5 |
EIDP |
Preamble |
EIDP Distribution |
Recitals |
Emergency Arbitrator |
Section 1.1(69) |
Employee Matters Agreement |
Section 1.1(70) |
Employee Records |
Section 1.1(71) |
Employee Related Liabilities |
Section 1.1(122) |
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Section 5.6(k)(i) |
Engineering Models and Databases |
Section 1.1(73) |
Environmental Laws |
Section 1.1(74) |
Environmental Liabilities |
Section 1.1(75) |
Environmental Permit |
Section 1.1(76) |
Exchange Act |
Section 1.1(77) |
Financial Advisory Firm |
Section 4.4(d) |
Financing Disclosure Documents |
Section 1.1(78) |
First Non-Compete Discussion Period |
Section 5.6(i) |
Force Majeure Event |
Section 1.1(81) |
Form 10 |
Section 1.1(82) |
GAAP |
Section 1.1(83) |
GDPR |
Section 1.1(41) |
General Dispute Notice |
Section 10.1(b)(i) |
General Negotiation Period |
Section 10.1(b)(i) |
Governmental Entity |
Section 1.1(87) |
Ground Leases |
Section 1.1(88) |
Group |
Section 1.1(89) |
Guaranty Release |
Section 2.10(b) |
Hazardous Substances |
Section 1.1(91) |
In Planta |
Section 5.6(k)(ii) |
Indebtedness |
Section 1.1(92) |
Indemnifiable Loss |
Section 1.1(93) |
Indemnifiable Losses |
Section 1.1(93) |
Indemnification Notice |
Section 1.1(94) |
Indemnifying Party |
Section 8.4(a) |
Indemnitee |
Section 8.4(a) |
Indemnity Payment |
Section 1.1(97) |
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Industrial Biosciences Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iii)(D) |
Industrial Purpose |
Section 1.1(98) |
Industrial Real Property Restrictions |
Section 2.7(b) |
Information |
Section 1.1(100) |
Information Statement |
Section 1.1(101) |
Insurance Policies |
Section 1.1(102) |
Insurance Proceeds |
Section 1.1(103) |
Insurer |
Section 1.1(104) |
Intellectual Property |
Section 1.1(105) |
Intended Tax Treatment |
Section 1.1(106) |
Intergroup Accounts |
Section 2.3 |
Intergroup Leases |
Section 1.1(108) |
Interim Relief |
Section 10.1(c)(ix) |
Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments |
Section 5.1(b) |
Internal Reorganization |
Section 1.1(111) |
Inventor Remuneration |
Section 1.1(112) |
IP Matters Agreement |
Section 1.1(113) |
IT Assets |
Section 1.1(114) |
Joint IP |
Section 1.1(115) |
Joint Studies |
Section 1.1(116) |
Know-How |
Section 1.1(117) |
Law |
Section 1.1(118) |
Legacy Liabilities |
Section 1.1(119) |
Legacy Liability Action |
Section 7.6(a) |
Liabilities |
Section 1.1(122) |
Liable Party |
Section 2.9(b) |
Litigation Hold |
Section 9.1(b) |
Mixed Contract |
Section 1.1(125) |
Negotiation Period |
Section 1.1(126) |
Non-Assumable Third Party Claims |
Section 8.4(b) |
Non-Compete Dispute Notice |
Section 5.6(i) |
Non-Compete Escalation Notice |
Section 5.6(i) |
Non-Compete Period |
Section 5.6(a) |
Non-Performing Impacted Party |
Section 8.10(c)(i) |
Non-Performing Site Controller |
Section 8.10(c)(ii) |
Non-Shared Contract |
Section 1.1(133) |
Non-Transferred Permit |
Section 5.5(a) |
Notice Recipient |
Section 2.2(d)(vi) |
Notifying Party |
Section 2.2(d)(vi) |
NYSE |
Section 1.1(137) |
Off-Site Environmental Liabilities |
Section 1.1(138) |
Other Party |
Section 2.9(a) |
Other Party’s Auditors |
Section 5.1(a) |
Other Shared Liabilities |
Section 1.1(141) |
Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts |
Section 2.3 |
Partial Assignment |
Section 2.2(d)(i) |
Parties |
Preamble |
Party |
Preamble |
Patent |
Section 1.1(145) |
Performing Party |
Section 8.10(b)(iv) |
Permit Transferee |
Section 1.1(147) |
Permit Transferor |
Section 1.1(148) |
Permits |
Section 1.1(149) |
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Permitted Courts |
Section 10.1(d) |
Person |
Section 1.1(151) |
Personal Data |
Section 1.1(152) |
Personal Data Breach |
Section 1.1(153) |
Plant Genetics Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iv)(B) |
Plant Operating Documents |
Section 1.1(154) |
Policies |
Section 1.1(155) |
Pre-Acquisition RemainCo Business |
Section 5.6(b)(i) |
Pre-Acquisition RemainCo Entities |
Section 5.6(c) |
Pre-Acquisition SpinCo Business |
Section 5.6(e)(i) |
Pre-Acquisition SpinCo Entities |
Section 5.6(f) |
Prior AgCo Claim |
Section 6.4(a)(ii) |
Prior Transaction Agreement Notice Recipient |
Section 6.2(d) |
Prior Transaction Agreement Notifying Party |
Section 6.2(d) |
Prior Transaction Agreements |
Section 1.1(163) |
Privilege |
Section 9.7(a) |
Privilege Waiver Dispute |
Section 9.7(c)(iii) |
Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period |
Section 9.7(c)(iv) |
Privilege Waiver Request |
Section 9.7(c) |
Privileged Information |
Section 9.7(a) |
Processing |
Section 1.1(169) |
Public Reports |
Section 5.1(d) |
Record Holders |
Recitals |
Records |
Section 1.1(172) |
Registrations |
Section 1.1(173) |
Regulatory Data |
Section 1.1(174) |
Related |
Section 1.1(175) |
Release |
Section 1.1(176) |
Relevant Site Party |
Section 1.1(177) |
RemainCo |
Preamble |
RemainCo Accounts |
Section 2.11(a) |
RemainCo Ancillary Real Property |
Section 1.1(181)(xiii)(a) |
RemainCo Assets |
Section 1.1(181) |
RemainCo Business |
Section 1.1(182) |
RemainCo Closing 8-K |
Section 1.1(183) |
RemainCo Common Stock |
Section 1.1(184) |
RemainCo Contracts |
Section 1.1(185) |
RemainCo CSIs |
Section 2.10(d) |
RemainCo Discontinued Businesses |
Section 1.1(187) |
RemainCo Environmental Liabilities |
Section 1.1(188) |
RemainCo Fields |
Section 5.6(k)(iii) |
RemainCo Group |
Section 1.1(189) |
RemainCo Indemnitees |
Section 1.1(190) |
RemainCo Inventory |
Section 1.1(191) |
RemainCo Liabilities |
Section 1.1(192) |
RemainCo Managed Shared Liabilities |
Section 1.1(141)(ii)(d) |
RemainCo Non-Compete Acquirers |
Section 5.6(c) |
RemainCo Non-Compete Target |
Section 5.6(b)(i) |
RemainCo Prohibited Activities |
Section 5.6(a) |
RemainCo Real Property |
Section 1.1(181)(xiii)(a) |
RemainCo Shared Contracts |
Section 1.1(198) |
RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts |
Section 1.1(185)(ii) |
RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property |
Section 1.1(181)(iv) |
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RemainCo Specified Leases |
Section 1.1(181)(iv) |
RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property |
Section 1.1(181)(iv) |
RemainCo Specified Permitted Activities |
Section 1.1(203) |
RemainCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements |
Section 1.1(204) |
RemainCo Specified Transaction Expenses |
Section 1.1(205) |
RemainCo Tax Opinion |
Section 1.1(206) |
Response Action |
Section 8.10(b)(i) |
Rules |
Section 10.1(c) |
SAT Field |
Section 5.6(k)(iii)(E) |
Second Non-Compete Discussion Period |
Section 5.6(i) |
Security Interest |
Section 1.1(210) |
Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities |
Section 1.1(211) |
Severable Prior Transaction Agreements |
Section 1.1(212) |
Shared Contract |
Section 1.1(213) |
Shared Discontinued Business Liabilities |
Section 1.1(214) |
Shared Liabilities |
Section 1.1(215) |
Shared Liability Manager |
Section 8.4(b) |
Shared Permit |
Section 5.5(a) |
Shared Prior Transaction Agreements |
Section 1.1(218) |
Shared Specified Transaction Expenses |
Section 1.1(219) |
Shared Third Party Real Property |
Section 1.1(220) |
Shared Third Party Real Property Liabilities |
Section 1.1(221) |
Shared Transaction Expenses |
Section 1.1(222) |
Site Services Agreements |
Section 1.1(223) |
SOFR |
Section 1.1(224) |
Software |
Section 1.1(225) |
Sole Benefit Services |
Section 9.7(a) |
Space Leases |
Section 1.1(227) |
Specified RemainCo Assets |
Section 1.1(181) |
Specified RemainCo Liabilities |
Section 1.1(192) |
Specified SpinCo Assets |
Section 1.1(235) |
Specified SpinCo Liabilities |
Section 1.1(250) |
SpinCo |
Preamble |
SpinCo Accounts |
Section 2.11(a) |
SpinCo Ancillary Real Property |
Section 1.1(235)(xiii)(a) |
SpinCo Assets |
Section 1.1(235) |
SpinCo Business |
Section 1.1(236) |
SpinCo Cash Distribution |
Section 1.1(237) |
SpinCo Closing 8-K |
Section 1.1(238) |
SpinCo Common Stock |
Recitals |
SpinCo Contracts |
Section 1.1(240) |
SpinCo Contribution |
Section 1.1(241) |
SpinCo CSIs |
Section 2.10(d) |
SpinCo Discontinued Businesses |
Section 1.1(243) |
SpinCo Environmental Liabilities |
Section 1.1(244) |
SpinCo Fields |
Section 5.6(k)(iv) |
SpinCo Financing Arrangements |
Section 1.1(245) |
SpinCo Group |
Section 1.1(246) |
SpinCo Indemnitees |
Section 1.1(247) |
SpinCo Inventory |
Section 1.1(248) |
SpinCo Issuance |
Recitals |
SpinCo Liabilities |
Section 1.1(250) |
SpinCo Non-Compete Acquirers |
Section 5.6(f) |
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SpinCo Non-Compete Target |
Section 5.6(e)(i) |
SpinCo Prohibited Activities |
Section 5.6(d) |
SpinCo Real Property |
Section 1.1(235)(xiii)(a) |
SpinCo Shared Contracts |
Section 1.1(255) |
SpinCo Specified Corporate Contracts |
Section 1.1(240)(ii) |
SpinCo Specified Leased Real Property |
Section 1.1(235)(iv) |
SpinCo Specified Leases |
Section 1.1(235)(iv) |
SpinCo Specified Owned Real Property |
Section 1.1(235)(iv) |
SpinCo Specified Permitted Activities |
Section 1.1(260) |
SpinCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements |
Section 1.1(261) |
SpinCo Specified Transaction Expenses |
Section 1.1(262) |
SpinCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights |
Section 1.1(263) |
Steps Plan |
Section 1.1(264) |
Subsidiary |
Section 1.1(265) |
Tax |
Section 1.1(266) |
Tax Contest |
Section 1.1(267) |
Tax Matters Agreement |
Section 1.1(268) |
Tax Records |
Section 1.1(269) |
Tax Return |
Section 1.1(270) |
Taxes |
Section 1.1(266) |
Taxing Authority |
Section 1.1(271) |
Third Party Claim |
Section 8.4(a) |
Third Party Proceeds |
Section 8.8(a) |
Third Party Real Property Liabilities |
Section 1.1(274) |
Trademarks |
Section 1.1(275) |
Transactions |
Section 1.1(276) |
Transfer |
Section 2.2(b)(i) |
Transfer Taxes |
Section 1.1(278) |
Transferred Industrial Real Property |
Section 2.7(b) |
Transition Services Agreements |
Section 1.1(280) |
UK GDPR |
Section 1.1(41) |
Umbrella Secrecy Agreement |
Section 1.1(282) |
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of [ ] (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among CORTEVA, INC., a Delaware corporation (“RemainCo”), VYLOR INC., a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo”), and, solely for purposes of Sections 3.2 and 3.7, EIDP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“EIDP”). Each of RemainCo and SpinCo 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 SpinCo 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 SpinCo Business, which will be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by SpinCo, and (b) the RemainCo Business, which will be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by RemainCo;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of RemainCo and its stockholders for RemainCo to effect the Transactions;
WHEREAS, SpinCo (and certain members of the SpinCo Group) will undertake the SpinCo Financing Arrangements;
WHEREAS, prior to the Effective Time, RemainCo will undertake the Internal Reorganization;
WHEREAS, following the Internal Reorganization and certain SpinCo Financing Arrangements, but prior to the Effective Time, in exchange for the SpinCo Contribution, SpinCo will (i) issue to EIDP such number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SpinCo (“SpinCo Common Stock”) as will be required so that the total number of shares of SpinCo Common Stock held by RemainCo immediately after the EIDP Distribution is equal to the total number of shares of SpinCo Common Stock distributable in the Distribution (such issuance, the “SpinCo Issuance”) and (ii) make the SpinCo Cash Distribution;
WHEREAS, following the completion of the SpinCo Cash Distribution, but prior to the Effective Time, EIDP will distribute to RemainCo all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SpinCo (the “EIDP Distribution”);
WHEREAS, following the completion of the EIDP Distribution, RemainCo will distribute to the holders of record of RemainCo Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Record Date (the “Record Holders”), by way of a pro rata dividend (without consideration being paid by such stockholders) and in accordance with the Distribution Ratio, all of the then issued and outstanding shares of SpinCo Common Stock (the “Distribution”);
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that certain of the Transactions qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment; and
WHEREAS, each of RemainCo and SpinCo has determined that it is necessary and desirable to agree to the Transactions 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) “AAA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c).
(2) “Acceptable Alternative Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(i).
(3) “Accessible DWDP 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, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
(4) “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.
(5) “Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or any 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 the case of SpinCo’s stockholders, after the Effective Time.
(6) “Agent” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
(7) “Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(8) “Allocated” shall mean, in respect of any Liability and any Party, that (a) the Liability shall be allocated to the Party (or a member of the Party’s Group) by the other Party (or a member of the other Party’s Group) pursuant to an applicable Conveyancing and Allocation Instrument and the Internal Reorganization and (b) such Party shall perform, discharge and fulfill (or cause such member of its Group to perform, discharge and fulfill) in accordance with its terms such allocated Liability, and “Allocation” shall have its correlative meaning.
(9) “Allocation Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).
(10) “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, including the Tax Matters Agreement, Transition Services Agreements, Employee Matters Agreement, IP Matters Agreement, Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, Ground Leases, Space Leases and agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(10) and any other agreements to be entered into by and between any member of the SpinCo Group and any member of the RemainCo Group, at, prior to or after the Effective Time in connection with the Distribution, but shall exclude the Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments.
(11) “Applicable Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(b).
(12) “Applicable Percentage” of a particular Group shall mean the (a) Applicable SpinCo Percentage or (b) Applicable RemainCo Percentage, as applicable.
(13) “Applicable RemainCo Percentage” shall mean [ ]%.
(14) “Applicable SpinCo Percentage” shall mean [ ]%.
(15) “Appropriate Remediation Standard” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(d).
(16) “Arbitral Tribunal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c)(i).
(17) “Assets” shall mean all right, title and interests in and to all properties, claims, Contracts, Permits (including Environmental Permits), 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; provided, that pursuant to Section 12.2, 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 this sentence (without giving effect to this proviso) that are Transferred 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.
(18) “Audited Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c).
(19) “Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(20) “Business” shall mean (a) with respect to SpinCo, the SpinCo Business, or (b) with respect to RemainCo, the RemainCo Business.
(21) “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in New York, New York.
(22) “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.
(23) “Change of Control” shall mean, with respect to a Party, (a) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (however accomplished), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of such Party to a third party that is not an Affiliate of such Party prior to such transaction or the first of such related transactions; (b) the consolidation, merger or other business combination of such Party with or into any other entity, immediately following which the stockholders of such Party immediately prior to such transaction fail to own in the aggregate at least a majority of the voting power in the election of directors of all the outstanding voting securities of the surviving party in such consolidation, merger or business combination or of its ultimate publicly traded parent entity; (c) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becoming the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the outstanding voting securities of such Party and effective control of such Party (other than (i) a reincorporation, holding company merger or similar corporate transaction in which each of such Party’s stockholders owns, immediately thereafter, interests in the new parent company in substantially the same percentage as such stockholder owned in such Party immediately prior to such transaction or (ii) in connection with a transaction described in clause (b), which shall be governed by such clause (b)); or (d) a majority of the board of directors of such Party ceasing to consist of individuals who have become directors as a result of being nominated or elected by a majority of such Party’s directors. For the avoidance of doubt, a previous determination that a “Change of Control” has occurred shall not prejudice the determination as to whether any other subsequent events, on one or more occasions, meet the definition of “Change of Control.”
(24) “Chemours SDA” shall mean that certain Separation Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2015, by and between E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and The Chemours Company, as modified, amended and/or supplemented from time to time.
(25) “Code” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(26) “Collective Benefit Services” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).
(27) “Commercially Reasonable Expenditures” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(f)(ii).
(28) “Commission” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(29) “Confidential Information” shall mean all non-public, confidential or proprietary Information concerning a Party and/or its Subsidiaries or with respect to SpinCo, the SpinCo Business, any SpinCo Asset or any SpinCo 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 Effective Time 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.
(30) “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.
(31) “Continuing Arrangements” shall mean those arrangements set forth on Schedule 1.1(31).
(32) “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).
(33) “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.
(34) “Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments” shall mean, collectively, the various Contracts and other documents entered into, or to be entered into, to effect the Transfer of Assets and the Allocation 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 Allocation of Liabilities between members of the two Groups, in such form or forms as the Parties shall reasonably agree, which shall be on an “as is”, “where is” and “with all faults” basis, and, in the case of Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments relating to real property, subject to the further provisions of Section 2.7.
(35) “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.
(36) “Corporate Trade Payables” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(192)(xii)(a).
(37) “Corrective Action Performing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(f)(i).
(38) “Corteva Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.8.
(39) “Credit Support Instruments” shall mean any letters of credit, performance bonds, surety bonds, bankers acceptances or other similar arrangements.
(40) “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)).
(41) “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 or other Governmental Entity applicable to the Processing of Personal Data (as amended and/or replaced from time to time).
(42) “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.
(43) “Decision on Interim Relief” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c)(ix).
(44) “Demolition Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a).
(45) “Designated Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement, the IP Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement and the agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(45).
(46) “Determination” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(47) “Discontinued Buildings and Related Improvements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(a).
(48) “Discontinued Business Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities to the extent arising out of, related to or resulting from (including any indemnification Liabilities arising under Contracts related to) any Discontinued Businesses, including any such Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(48); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the Discontinued Business Liabilities include any Legacy Liabilities or any DWDP SpinCo Liabilities.
(49) “Discontinued 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 facility, site or plant (and, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) 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 Subsidiary thereof (or for which any member of either Group has become liable other than to the extent related to the conduct of the SpinCo Business
and RemainCo Business) at any time prior to the Effective Time and that was not owned, operated or conducted or, with respect to facilities, plants and sites, used by (or on behalf of) a member of either Group in the active conduct of the SpinCo 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(49) and any other temporary cessation or closure of a facility, plant or site (or any portion thereof) that has been resolved by the placement of such facility, plant or site or portion thereof back into active use by the Group to which such Asset has been Transferred pursuant to this Agreement (but in the case of Assets subject to an Intergroup Lease, by the lessee party) prior to the Effective Time (as evidenced in writing prior to the Effective Time) of any (I)(v) company, (w) business, (x) business unit, (y) product line or (z) business operation operated or conducted and (II) any facility, site or plant (and in the case of each of clauses (I) and (II), any portion thereof) and (ii) any Discontinued Closely Linked Product).
(50) “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 SpinCo Business and RemainCo Business) at any time prior to the Effective Time, (b) was not sold, manufactured or otherwise commercialized by (or on behalf of) a member of either Group in the conduct of the SpinCo Business or RemainCo Business as of the Effective Time 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(50)) of such product and (c) with respect to which another product was sold, manufactured or otherwise commercialized in the conduct of the SpinCo Business or RemainCo Business as of the Effective Time that (as of the Effective Time) 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).
(51) “Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).
(52) “Dispute Notice” shall mean (a) the General Dispute Notice or (b) the Indemnification Notice, as applicable.
(53) “Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(54) “Distribution Date” shall mean [ ].
(55) “Distribution Disclosure Documents” shall mean any registration statement (including any registration statement on Form 10 and all exhibits thereto (including the 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 SpinCo or by RemainCo solely to the extent such documents relate to the Distribution, but excluding the Financing Disclosure Documents.
(56) “Distribution Ratio” shall mean [ ] share[s] of SpinCo Common Stock for every [ ] outstanding share[s] of RemainCo Common Stock.
(57) “Distribution Record Date” shall mean [ ].
(58) “DWDP EMA” shall mean that certain Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2019, by and among DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (then known as DowDuPont Inc.), Dow Inc. and RemainCo, as modified, amended and/or supplemented pursuant to the DWDP Letter Agreement and at or prior to the Effective Time.
(59) “DWDP Letter Agreement” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of June 1, 2019, by and between DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (then known as DowDuPont Inc.) and RemainCo.
(60) “DWDP Liabilities” shall mean any and all AgCo Group Excess DuPont Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities, AgCo Group Specified DuPont Discontinued and/or Divested Operations and Business Liabilities, Agriculture 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 and/or any SpecCo Indemnitee (as each such term is defined in the DWDP SDA) pursuant to the DWDP SDA, DWDP EMA, DWDP TMA and/or the DWDP Letter Agreement for Indemnifiable Losses, in each such case, to the extent related to, arising out of or resulting from the foregoing.
(61) “DWDP PFAS MOU” shall mean that Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of January 22, 2021, by and among RemainCo, EIDP, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and The Chemours Company, as modified, amended and/or supplemented at, prior to or following the Effective Time.
(62) “DWDP RemainCo Liabilities” shall mean any and all DWDP Liabilities other than the DWDP SpinCo Liabilities.
(63) “DWDP SDA” shall mean that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2019, by and among DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (then known as DowDuPont Inc.), Dow Inc. and RemainCo, as modified, amended and/or supplemented pursuant to the DWDP Letter Agreement and at or prior to the Effective Time.
(64) “DWDP SpinCo Liabilities” shall mean (i) any and all DWDP Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(64) and (ii) any and all other DWDP Liabilities that were accepted or assumed (or, as applicable, retained) by RemainCo pursuant to the DWDP SDA and, as of such time, were Related to the SpinCo Business.
(65) “DWDP TMA” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2019, by and among DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (then known as DowDuPont Inc.), Dow Inc. and RemainCo, as modified, amended and/or supplemented at or prior to the Effective Time.
(66) “Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
(67) “EIDP” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(68) “EIDP Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(69) “Emergency Arbitrator” shall mean an emergency arbitrator appointed by the AAA in accordance with the Rules, as specified in Section 10.1.
(70) “Employee Matters Agreement” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between SpinCo and RemainCo.
(71) “Employee Records” shall have the meaning set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement.
(72) “Employee Related Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Liabilities”.
(73) “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.
(74) “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 all Laws relating to the Release, threatened Release or the presence of Hazardous Substances, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, transport, handling or disposal of, or recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting in respect of, 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.
(75) “Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any Liabilities arising out of or resulting from any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, including (a) any indemnification liabilities arising under Contracts to the extent such liabilities are related to the environment or human exposure to Hazardous Substances, (b) judgments, awards, settlements, complaints or Damages, whether or not arising out of, relating to or in connection with any Actions, (c) costs of defense and other responses to any administrative or judicial action (including notices, claims, complaints, suits and other assertions of liability), (d) 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 (e) costs and expenses relating to compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits.
(76) “Environmental Permit” shall mean any Permit required under any applicable Environmental Law or otherwise by any Governmental Entity that relates to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances.
(77) “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.
(78) “Financial Advisory Firm” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(d).
(79) “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 SpinCo Group or RemainCo Group, as applicable.
(80) “First Non-Compete Discussion Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(i).
(81) “Force Majeure Event” shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the reasonable control and without the fault or negligence 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.
(82) “Form 10” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10, of which the Information Statement forms a part, filed by SpinCo with the Commission in connection with the Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
(83) “GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.
(84) “GDPR” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Data Protection Laws”.
(85) “General Dispute Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b)(i).
(86) “General Negotiation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b)(i).
(87) “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.
(88) “Ground Leases” shall mean the Ground Leases set forth on Schedule 1.1(88).
(89) “Group” shall mean (a) with respect to SpinCo, the SpinCo Group and (b) with respect to RemainCo, the RemainCo Group.
(90) “Guaranty Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b).
(91) “Hazardous Substances” shall mean (a) any chemicals, substances, materials or wastes that are 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, waste or substance for which standards of conduct are, or liability can be, imposed under any Environmental Law.
(92) “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 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).
(93) “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).
(94) “Indemnification Notice” shall mean any notice delivered to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnitee pursuant to Section 8.4(a) or Section 8.5.
(95) “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).
(96) “Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).
(97) “Indemnity Payment” shall mean a payment required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement from an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnitee in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss.
(98) “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), (f) agricultural use (including any use of chemicals or fuels in a manner consistent with normal agricultural activities) or (g) research in respect of any of the activities described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f); provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, office use (including use of custodial chemicals or office or consumer chemicals in a manner consistent with normal office activities) shall not be considered an Industrial Purpose.
(99) “Industrial Real Property Restrictions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
(100) “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 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.
(101) “Information Statement” shall mean the Information Statement attached as an exhibit to the Form 10, to be sent to the holders of shares of RemainCo Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
(102) “Insurance Policies” shall mean all Policies of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries.
(103) “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.
(104) “Insurer” shall mean the insuring entity issuing and/or subscribing to one or more Insurance Policies.
(105) “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) Regulatory Data, (g) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights, (h) all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (g) and (i) 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 clauses (a) through (h).
(106) “Intended Tax Treatment” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(107) “Intergroup Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
(108) “Intergroup Leases” shall mean the Ground Leases and the Space Leases.
(109) “Interim Relief” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c)(ix).
(110) “Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
(111) “Internal Reorganization” shall mean the Transfer of Assets and Allocation of Liabilities, prior to the SpinCo Contribution and including by means of the Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments, resulting in, except as provided in any Ancillary Agreement, (a) the SpinCo Group owning and operating the SpinCo Business and SpinCo Assets and assuming the SpinCo Liabilities and (b) the RemainCo Group owning and operating the RemainCo Business and the RemainCo Assets and assuming the RemainCo Liabilities, in each case, as described in the Steps Plan.
(112) “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.
(113) “IP Matters Agreement” shall mean that certain Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among members of the RemainCo Group and members of the SpinCo Group.
(114) “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.
(115) “Joint IP” shall mean any and all Intellectual Property that is listed as Joint IP on Schedule 1.1(115).
(116) “Joint Studies” shall mean the defined list of studies set forth in Schedule 1.1(174) and the data contained therein.
(117) “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.
(118) “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.
(119) “Legacy Liabilities” shall mean (i) any and all DWDP RemainCo Liabilities, (ii) any and all Liabilities of RemainCo (before giving effect to the Distribution) or EIDP under the DWDP PFAS MOU, including with respect to the funding of the escrow account thereunder and (iii) to the extent relating to, arising out of or brought in connection with any Liability described in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition, any and all Liabilities relating to (A) indemnification obligations to any current or former director or officer of a member of the RemainCo Group in their capacity as such in respect of occurrences prior to the Effective Time or (B) any claims for breach of fiduciary duties brought against any current or former director or officer of a member of the RemainCo Group, in their capacities as such in respect of occurrences prior to the Effective Time, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), to the extent relating to any acts, omissions or events on or prior to the Effective Time.
(120) “Legacy Liability Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(a).
(121) “Legal Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).
(122) “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 any 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; provided that, pursuant to Section 12.2, 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 this sentence (without giving effect to this proviso) that are Transferred 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.
(123) “Liable Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b).
(124) “Litigation Hold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
(125) “Mixed Contract” shall mean any Contract that is related to any of (a) the SpinCo 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.
(126) “Negotiation Period” shall mean (a) the General Negotiation Period or (b) the Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period, as applicable.
(127) “Non-Assumable Third Party Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(b).
(128) “Non-Compete Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).
(129) “Non-Compete Dispute Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(i).
(130) “Non-Compete Escalation Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(i).
(131) “Non-Performing Impacted Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(c)(i).
(132) “Non-Performing Site Controller” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(c)(ii).
(133) “Non-Shared Contract” shall mean any Mixed Contract that is an IT Asset or set forth on Schedule 1.1(133).
(134) “Non-Transferred Permit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
(135) “Notice Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(vi).
(136) “Notifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(vi).
(137) “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
(138) “Off-Site Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any and all Environmental Liabilities arising out of or associated with any Hazardous Substance transported, or arranged to be transported, in each case, to any third-party location for treatment, storage or disposal and where such third-party location is not, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time nor has ever been, owned, leased or operated by RemainCo or SpinCo or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
(139) “Other Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).
(140) “Other Party’s Auditors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
(141) “Other Shared Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any and all Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(141)(i) (any and all Liabilities under this clause (i), “Scheduled Other Shared Liabilities”); and
(ii) unless constituting a Specified SpinCo 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 Effective Time, 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 Effective Time, 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 SpinCo Business or the RemainCo Business, as the case may be), (y) Financing Disclosure Documents of RemainCo or a member of the RemainCo Group in respect of occurrences prior to the Effective Time or (z) the RemainCo Closing 8-K;
(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 a member of the RemainCo Group in their capacity as such in respect of occurrences prior to the Effective Time or (y) any claims for breach of fiduciary duties brought against any current or former director or officer of a member of the RemainCo Group, in their capacities as such in respect of occurrences prior to the Effective Time, in each case, relating to any acts, omissions or events on or prior to the Effective Time (any and all Other Shared Liabilities under this clause (ii), “RemainCo Managed Shared Liabilities”).
For clarity, Other Shared Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities described under (i) clause (iii) of the definition of “Legacy Liabilities” (which Liabilities are Specified RemainCo Liabilities) and (ii) clause (iii)(B) of the definition of “SpinCo Liabilities” (which Liabilities are Specified SpinCo Liabilities). In the case of any Liability a portion of which relates to occurrences on or prior to the Effective Time and a portion of which relates to occurrences after the Effective Time, only that portion that relates to occurrences on or prior to the Effective Time shall be considered an Other Shared Liability; and with respect to the portion of such Liability that relates to occurrences after the Effective Time, such Liability shall be Allocated in accordance with the definitions of SpinCo 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 Effective Time shall be deemed to be an Other Shared Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Other Shared Liabilities shall not include (i) any Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities, (ii) Employee Related Liabilities or (iii) any Liabilities that are related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Returns.
(142) “Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
(143) “Partial Assignment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(i).
(144) “Party” or “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(145) “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.
(146) “Performing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10(b)(iv).
(147) “Permit Transferee” shall mean SpinCo or RemainCo, or another member of their respective Groups, that requires a Permit, including any Environmental Permit, or Registration to be transferred or issued to it with respect to the properties, businesses, and operations being Transferred to it pursuant to this Agreement.
(148) “Permit Transferor” shall mean each of SpinCo or RemainCo or another member of its respective Groups, as applicable, that currently holds a Permit, including any Environmental Permit, or Registration that must be transferred, or in respect of which a new Permit or Registration must be issued, to a member of the SpinCo Group or RemainCo Group, or a relevant subsidiary, in connection with the Transfer of any properties, businesses, or operations of the SpinCo Group or RemainCo Group, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement.
(149) “Permits” shall mean permits, approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, registrations, exemptions or certificates issued or required by any Governmental Entity (other than Registrations, which are addressed separately).
(150) “Permitted Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(d).
(151) “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.
(152) “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.
(153) “Personal Data Breach” shall mean the accidental, unauthorized or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure, exfiltration or theft of, or access to, Personal Data, or other corollary terms under Data Protection Laws.
(154) “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).
(155) “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 Effective Time).
(156) “Pre-Acquisition RemainCo Business” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(b)(i).
(157) “Pre-Acquisition RemainCo Entities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(c).
(158) “Pre-Acquisition SpinCo Business” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(e)(i).
(159) “Pre-Acquisition SpinCo Entities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(f).
(160) “Prior AgCo Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(ii).
(161) “Prior Transaction Agreement Notice Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(d).
(162) “Prior Transaction Agreement Notifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(d).
(163) “Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the DWDP SDA, DWDP Letter Agreement, DWDP EMA, DWDP TMA, DWDP PFAS MOU, and the agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(163).
(164) “Privilege” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).
(165) “Privilege Waiver Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(c)(iii).
(166) “Privilege Waiver Negotiation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(c)(iv).
(167) “Privilege Waiver Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(c).
(168) “Privileged Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).
(169) “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.
(170) “Public Reports” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
(171) “Record Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(172) “Records” shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files.
(173) “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.
(174) “Regulatory Data” means data and information submitted to, or generated for submission but not submitted to, or received from, a Governmental Entity, including summaries, applications, dossiers, study reports, study protocols, analytical methods, method validations, data tables, literature compilations, residue data, regulatory correspondence, additional studies supporting safety assessments and similar items, in each case, including modifications and updates of any of the foregoing.
(175) “Related” shall mean, with respect to any Business or Discontinued Business, (i) in the case of an Asset, primarily or exclusively related to, used in or held for use in, and (ii) in the case of a Liability, primarily or exclusively related to, arising out of or resulting from, the conduct of such Business or Discontinued Business.
(176) “Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit or disposal at, on, under or from, or dispersal, leaching or migration into or through, the indoor or outdoor environment (including indoor or ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata) or any real property.
(177) “Relevant Site Party” shall mean, as between members of the RemainCo Group and SpinCo Group, the member of either Group that, as of the Distribution, holds fee title or the highest priority lease from a third party that is not a member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group.
(178) “RemainCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(179) “RemainCo Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).
(180) “RemainCo Ancillary Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.
(181) “RemainCo Assets” shall mean any and all right, title and interest in and to the following Assets of (x) any member of the SpinCo Group at the Effective Time and (y) any member of the RemainCo Group at the Effective Time (provided, however, that RemainCo Assets shall not include Tax assets, which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement, or Assets (without giving effect to the proviso in the definition of “Assets”) Transferred pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, which shall be governed thereby) (the following clauses (i) through (xi), collectively, the “Specified RemainCo Assets”):
(i) Specified Equity Interests. (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(189), and (B) the capital stock and other equity interests set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(i)(B) of certain other Persons and, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), any and all rights related thereto;
(ii) Specified Scheduled Assets. the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(ii);
(iii) Specified Rights Under this Agreement. 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) Specified Real Property. (A) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(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 reservations, and any and all other rights and reservations pertaining to the land and subsurface minerals, 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(181)(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, subleases or licenses of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(iv)(B) (the “RemainCo Specified Leases”), including, in each case, to the extent provided for in such leases, subleases or licenses, 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 reservations, and any and all other rights and reservations pertaining to the land and subsurface minerals, 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(181)(iv)(B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property”);
(v) Specified Shared Contracts. any and all RemainCo Shared Contracts; provided, however, that any such RemainCo Shared Contracts shall be subject to Section 2.2(d);
(vi) Specified Intellectual Property. (A) any and all Intellectual Property (excluding IT Assets, which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(181)(viii)) owned by RemainCo or SpinCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that is (I) listed as a RemainCo Asset on Schedule 1.1(181)(vi), including any Patent claiming priority to, or sharing priority with, or from which priority is claimed by, any Patent set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(vi), or (II) Related to the RemainCo Business (excluding Intellectual Property listed as a SpinCo Asset on Schedule 1.1(235)(vii), any Patent claiming priority to, or sharing priority with, or from which priority is claimed by, any Patent set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(vii), SpinCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in Intellectual Property that is listed as Joint IP on Schedule 1.1(115), and SpinCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ and any third parties’ interest in studies that are listed as Joint Studies on Schedule 1.1(174) and the data contained therein) and (B) RemainCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in any and all Intellectual Property that is listed as Joint IP on Schedule 1.1(115) and RemainCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in any and all studies that are listed as Joint Studies on Schedule 1.1(174) and the data contained therein;
(vii) Specified Claims. 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(181)(vii) (subject, in each case, to Article VI);
(viii) Specified IT Assets. any and all IT Assets owned, licensed to or by, or held by RemainCo or SpinCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that are (A) not Related to the SpinCo Business (excluding IT Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(ix)) or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(viii);
(ix) Specified Contracts. all RemainCo Contracts;
(x) Specified Information. 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 (I) Information to the extent related to any RemainCo Asset or RemainCo Liability, (II) Information to the extent related to any Legacy Liability or any Asset Transferred or Liability Allocated between the RemainCo Group and the SpinCo Group based on their respective Applicable Percentages, (III) books and records held at any RemainCo Real Property (unless held at a portion of any such site leased to a member of the SpinCo Group pursuant to an Intergroup Lease) and (IV) corporate or similar legal entity books and records of any Person described in clause (i) of this definition of “RemainCo Assets”;
(xi) Specified SpinCo Cash Distribution. the right to receive the SpinCo Cash Distribution;
(xii) Not Specified Assets. unless constituting a Specified SpinCo Asset or a Specified RemainCo Asset:
(a) Corporate or Enterprise-wide Assets. 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 Effective Time 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(181)(xii)(a), and excluding those set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(a);
(b) Cash. (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) Accounts Receivable. (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 accounts receivable represented by such invoice is Related to the SpinCo Business), (II) all accounts and notes receivable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 if the accounts receivable represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business and (III) all accounts and notes
receivable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000, owned by any member of the RemainCo Group and that are not Related to either Business;
(d) Credits and Prepaid Expenses. 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 SpinCo 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(181)(xii)(d)(II);
(e) Unrelated Tangible Property. 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 (I) set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(e) or (II) legally owned or held by a member of the RemainCo Group immediately prior to the Effective Time and not otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(e);
(f) Unrelated Furniture. all furniture that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) if, at the Effective Time, such furniture is held at (I) any RemainCo Real Property, except as may be provided pursuant to the terms of any RemainCo Specified Lease or any Intergroup Lease, in each case, other than any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(f), or (II) any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(f);
(g) Unrelated Information. any and all Information (other than (x) Intellectual Property and (y) IT Assets) that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and that is legally owned or held by RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time, including Information set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(g); and
(h) Unrelated Claims. 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 SpinCo 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(181)(xii)(h) (subject, in each case, to Article VI);
(i) Unrelated Inventory. 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 not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect and that are legally owned or held by a member of the RemainCo Group immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(j) Unrelated Regulatory Assets. any and all Consents and Registrations, in each case, that are not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect and that are legally owned or held by a member of the RemainCo Group immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(xiii) Other Related Assets. if and to the extent not addressed by the Assets described in clauses (i) through (xii) 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 SpinCo Assets and the Assets described in clause (xiii) of the definition of “SpinCo Assets”:
(a) Other Related Real Property. all real property interests other than the RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property and the RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property that are, in each case, Related to the RemainCo Business (the “RemainCo Ancillary Real Property”, and together with the RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property and the RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property, the “RemainCo Real Property”);
(b) Other Related Tangible Property. 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) Other Related Inventory. 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;
(d) Other Related Regulatory Assets. any and all Permits (including Environmental Permits), Consents and Registrations, in each case, that is Related to the RemainCo Business;
(e) Other Related Information. any and all Information (other than Intellectual Property and IT Assets) that is Related to the RemainCo Business; and
(f) Other Related Equity Interests. any and all interests in the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, any Person that is not a member of the SpinCo 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 “SpinCo Assets”, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence:
(a) any Specified RemainCo Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(189) (RemainCo Group), 1.1(181)(i)(B) (Specified Equity Interests), 1.1(181)(ii) (Specified Scheduled Assets), 1.1(181)(iv)(A) and (B) (Specified Real Property) (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedules 1.1(181)(iv)(A) and (B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”), 1.1(235)(vii) (Specified Intellectual Property) (solely with respect to RemainCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in Intellectual Property that is listed as Joint IP on Schedule 1.1(115)) 1.1(181)(vi) (Specified Intellectual Property), 1.1(181)(vii) (Specified Claims) and 1.1(181)(viii) (Specified IT Assets) constitutes a RemainCo Asset;
(b) any Contract listed on Schedule 1.1(204) (RemainCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements) constitutes a RemainCo Asset;
(c) any Shared Contract listed on Schedule 1.1(198) (RemainCo Shared Contracts) or 1.1(212) (Severable Prior Transaction Agreements) constitutes a RemainCo Asset (subject to Section 2.2(d)); and
(d) (I) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(a) (Corporate or Enterprise-wide Assets) 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 Effective Time and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (II) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(c) (Accounts Receivable) 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), (III) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(d)(II) (Credits and Prepaid Expenses) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is owned by a member of the RemainCo Group and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (IV) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(e) (Unrelated Tangible Property) 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), (V) any furniture at any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(f) (Unrelated Furniture) 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), (VI) any Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(181)(xii)(g) (Unrelated Information) 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 Effective Time and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and
(VII) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(h) (Unrelated Claims) 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 SpinCo 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.
(182) “RemainCo Business” shall mean (a) the businesses, operations and activities of the crop protection reporting segment of RemainCo and (b) the businesses, operations and activities set forth on Schedule 1.1(182), in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), (i) whether conducted independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise and (ii) as conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by any member of the SpinCo Group or RemainCo Group (or any of their respective predecessors); provided that the RemainCo Business shall not include any product for use in the SpinCo Fields.
(183) “RemainCo Closing 8-K” shall mean the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission by RemainCo in connection with the consummation of the Distribution, setting forth carve-out financial statements relating to the RemainCo Business.
(184) “RemainCo Common Stock” shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RemainCo.
(185) “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) (A) any and all Contracts that are Related to the RemainCo Business, RemainCo Assets and/or RemainCo Liabilities, including RemainCo Specified Leases, and that are not Mixed Contracts and (B) all Prior Transaction Agreements other than the SpinCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements; 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;
(ii) any and all Contracts to which RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries was a party as of the Effective Time (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 SpinCo Specified Corporate Contracts (the “RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts”)
(186) “RemainCo CSIs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).
(187) “RemainCo Discontinued Businesses” shall mean any Discontinued Business that, at the time of ceasing to be owned, leased, occupied or otherwise used by (or on behalf of) any member of either Group (or any predecessor thereto) or any former Subsidiary thereof, was Related to the RemainCo Business as conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time, including the Discontinued Businesses set forth on Schedule 1.1(187).
(188) “RemainCo Environmental Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any and all Environmental Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(188)(i);
(ii) other than with respect to Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity are addressed in Section 1.1(188)(iii), Section 1.1(188)(iv), Section 1.1(244)(iii) and Section 1.1(244)(iv)), any and all Environmental Liabilities of any member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group, including any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the (A) RemainCo Business; (B) operations and activities of any member of the RemainCo Group or (C) ownership, lease or occupancy of, or operations at, any RemainCo Real Property by any member of the RemainCo Group;
(iii) other than with respect to Shared Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity are addressed in Section 1.1(188)(iv) and Section 1.1(244)(iv)), any and all Third Party Real Property Liabilities that are primarily or exclusively related to, arising out of or resulting from the business, operations or activities of the RemainCo Group at the applicable Shared Third Party Real Property; and
(iv) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Shared Third Party Real Property Liabilities;
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the RemainCo Environmental Liabilities include any DWDP SpinCo Liabilities (which for clarity shall be Allocated to SpinCo), any Legacy Liabilities or any Discontinued Business Liabilities.
(189) “RemainCo Group” shall mean (a) RemainCo, (b) each Person that is a Subsidiary of RemainCo immediately after the Distribution (including EIDP) and (c) each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of RemainCo after the Distribution, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include those Persons identified as such on Schedule 1.1(189) (and shall not include the Persons on Schedule 1.1(246)).
(190) “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.
(191) “RemainCo Inventory” shall mean the Assets described in Section 1.1(181)(xii)(i) and Section 1.1(181)(xiii)(c).
(192) “RemainCo Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities of (x) any member of the SpinCo Group as constituted at the Effective Time and/or (y) any member of the RemainCo Group as constituted at the Effective Time, in the following categories, in each case, regardless of (1) whether such Liabilities arise or occur prior to, as of or after the Effective Time (except where expressly limited by the terms of this Agreement to the period prior to the Effective Time), (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 SpinCo 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) (the following clauses (i) through (xi) of this Section 1.1(192), collectively, the “Specified RemainCo Liabilities”):
(i) Expressly Allocated Liabilities. without duplication of Section 1.1(192)(iii) through Section 1.1(192)(xi), any and all Liabilities that are expressly 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;
(ii) Inventor Remuneration Liabilities. 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 SpinCo Group as Licensee (as such term is defined in the IP Matters Agreement) under the IP Matters Agreement) or (B) the discrete and reasonably identifiable part of the Intellectual Property constituting a SpinCo 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 Matters Agreement) under the IP Matters Agreement;
(iii) Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities. the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities;
(iv) Transaction Expenses. (A) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Shared Transaction Expenses, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and (B) any and all RemainCo Specified Transaction Expenses;
(v) Scheduled Liabilities. any and all Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(192)(v);
(vi) Specified Contract Liabilities. any and all Liabilities (other than Corporate Trade Payables) primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from the RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts;
(vii) Service Provider Liabilities. 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 RemainCo Group, regardless of whether a member of the RemainCo Group or SpinCo 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 RemainCo Group and (B) those services set forth on Schedule 1.1(192)(vii) (provided that any such services being provided pursuant to a Transition Services Agreement or another Ancillary Agreement shall be governed thereby);
(viii) Indebtedness Liabilities. 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(192)(viii);
(ix) Legacy Liabilities. any and all Legacy Liabilities;
(x) Discontinued Business Liabilities. (A) any and all Liabilities Related to the RemainCo Discontinued Businesses and (B) the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Shared Discontinued Business Liabilities;
(xi) Environmental Liabilities. any and all RemainCo Environmental Liabilities;
(xii) Not Specified Liabilities. unless constituting a Specified SpinCo Liability or a Specified RemainCo Liability:
(a) Accounts Payable. (I) any and all checks issued but not drawn and accounts payable (the “Corporate Trade Payables”) to the extent related (other than in de minimis respects) to the RemainCo Business (provided, however, that any such Corporate Trade Payable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 shall not constitute RemainCo Liabilities pursuant to this clause (I) if the Corporate Trade Payable represented by such invoice is Related to the SpinCo Business), (II) any and all Corporate Trade Payables represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 if the Corporate Trade Payable represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business and (III) any and all Corporate Trade Payables of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately
prior to the Effective Time, which are represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 and are not Related to either Business; and
(b) Other Shared Liabilities. the Applicable RemainCo Percentage of any and all Other Shared Liabilities;
(xiii) Other Primarily Related Liabilities. if and to the extent not addressed by the Liabilities described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this definition or in clauses (i) through (xii) of the definition of “SpinCo Liabilities”, any and all Liabilities Related to the RemainCo Business or the RemainCo Discontinued Businesses, including in the following categories:
(a) Litigation Related Liabilities. any and all Liabilities related to, arising out of or resulting from any Action Related to the RemainCo Business or the RemainCo Discontinued Businesses, including such Actions listed on Schedule 1.1(192)(xiii)(a);
(b) Contract Related Liabilities. any and all Liabilities Related to any of the RemainCo Contracts; and
(c) Asset Related Liabilities. any and all Liabilities Related to any of the RemainCo Assets.
(xiv) Unrelated Liabilities. if and to the extent not addressed by the Liabilities described in clauses (i) through (xiii) of this definition or in clauses (i) through (xiii) of the definition of “SpinCo Liabilities”, any and all Liabilities of RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries as constituted immediately prior to the Effective Time, which are not Related to either 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 “SpinCo Liabilities”, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence:
(a) any Legacy Liability constitutes a RemainCo Liability;
(b) any Specified RemainCo Liability listed on Schedules 1.1(188)(i) (RemainCo Environmental Liabilities), 1.1(192)(v) (Scheduled Liabilities), 1.1(192)(vii) (Service Provider Liabilities) and 1.1(192)(viii) (Indebtedness Liabilities) constitutes a RemainCo Liability; and
(c) any Liability listed on Schedule 1.1(192)(xiii)(a) (Litigation Related Liabilities) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of SpinCo that such Liability relates to the RemainCo Business and/or RemainCo Assets.
In addition, the Allocation provided for in this definition of “RemainCo Liabilities” is not intended to affect or impact the share of any such Liability attributable to third parties.
(193) “RemainCo Managed Shared Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(141).
(194) “RemainCo Non-Compete Acquirers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(c).
(195) “RemainCo Non-Compete Target” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(b)(i).
(196) “RemainCo Prohibited Activities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).
(197) “RemainCo Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.
(198) “RemainCo Shared Contracts” shall mean any and all Shared Contracts that are not SpinCo Shared Contracts, SpinCo Specified Corporate Contracts or any RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts.
(199) “RemainCo Specified Corporate Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Contracts”.
(200) “RemainCo Specified Leased Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.
(201) “RemainCo Specified Leases” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.
(202) “RemainCo Specified Owned Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.
(203) “RemainCo Specified Permitted Activities” shall mean the matters set forth on Schedule 1.1(203).
(204) “RemainCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean (a) the DWDP PFAS MOU and (b) 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(204).
(205) “RemainCo Specified Transaction Expenses” shall mean those costs, premiums, fees and expenses set forth on Schedule 1.1(205), regardless of whether paid as of the Effective Time.
(206) “RemainCo Tax Opinion” shall mean the Tax opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to RemainCo (in its sole discretion), of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP issued to RemainCo with respect to the qualification of certain steps of the Transactions for their Intended Tax Treatment.
(207) “Response Action” shall mean any environmental investigation, monitoring, remediation or other action with respect to any Environmental Liability, including any Environmental Liability that constitutes a Legacy Liability or a DWDP SpinCo Liability.
(208) “Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c).
(209) “Second Non-Compete Discussion Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(i).
(210) “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.
(211) “Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities Laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in or incorporated by reference into (A) the Distribution Disclosure Documents filed or furnished with the Commission in connection with the Distribution (including the Form 10, the RemainCo Closing 8-K and the SpinCo Closing 8-K) or (B) the Financing Disclosure Documents in connection with the SpinCo Financing Arrangements.
(212) “Severable Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Prior Transaction Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(212).
(213) “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).
(214) “Shared Discontinued Business Liabilities” shall mean any and all Discontinued Business Liabilities, other than any Liabilities Related to any RemainCo Discontinued Business or any SpinCo Discontinued Business.
(215) “Shared Liabilities” shall mean any and all Shared Third Party Real Property Liabilities, Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities, Shared Discontinued Business Liabilities, Shared Transaction Expenses and Other Shared Liabilities.
(216) “Shared Liability Manager” shall mean (i) RemainCo with respect to any Third Party Claim in respect of a RemainCo Managed Shared Liability (other than any Allocation Action or Response Action), (ii) with respect to any Third Party Claim in respect of a Scheduled Other Shared Liability, the Party identified as the “Shared Liability Manager” for such Scheduled Other Shared Liability on Schedule 1.1(141)(i) and (iii) SpinCo with respect to any Third Party Claim in respect of a Shared Liability that is not a RemainCo Managed Shared Liability or a Scheduled Other Shared Liability (other than any Allocation Action or Response Action).
(217) “Shared Permit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
(218) “Shared Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Prior Transaction Agreements that are not (a) SpinCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements, (b) RemainCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements or (c) Severable Prior Transaction Agreements, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(218).
(219) “Shared Specified Transaction Expenses” shall mean those costs, premiums, fees and expenses set forth on Schedule 1.1(219), regardless of whether paid as of the Effective Time.
(220) “Shared Third Party Real Property” shall mean the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(220) .
(221) “Shared Third Party Real Property Liabilities” shall mean any and all Third Party Real Property Liabilities that are not (or that cannot feasibly or cost-effectively be determined to be) primarily or exclusively related to, arising out of or resulting from the business, operations or activities of the RemainCo Group, on one hand, or the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, at the applicable Shared Third Party Real Property.
(222) “Shared Transaction Expenses” shall mean any and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred, by any member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group (solely to the extent unpaid at or prior to the Effective Time) (A) 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, (B) directly related to the Distribution Disclosure Documents and the Distribution (including printing, mailing and filing fees), (C) directly related to the listing of SpinCo’s common stock on a stock exchange in connection with the Distribution or (D) in connection with the Internal Reorganization; provided that the Shared Transaction Expenses shall include the Shared Specified Transaction Expenses, but shall exclude the SpinCo Specified Transaction Expenses and the RemainCo Specified Transaction Expenses.
(223) “Site Services Agreements” shall mean the Site Services Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(223).
(224) “SOFR” shall mean the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
(225) “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.
(226) “Sole Benefit Services” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).
(227) “Space Leases” shall mean the Space Leases set forth on Schedule 1.1(227).
(228) “Specified RemainCo Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Assets”.
(229) “Specified RemainCo Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “RemainCo Liabilities”.
(230) “Specified SpinCo Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Assets”.
(231) “Specified SpinCo Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Liabilities”.
(232) “SpinCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(233) “SpinCo Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).
(234) “SpinCo Ancillary Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Assets”.
(235) “SpinCo Assets” shall mean any and all right, title and interest in and to the following Assets of (x) any member of the SpinCo Group at the Effective Time and (y) any member of the RemainCo Group at the Effective Time (provided, however, that SpinCo Assets shall not include Tax assets, which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement, or Assets (without giving effect to the proviso in the definition of “Assets”) Transferred pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, which shall be governed thereby) (the following clauses (i) through (xi), collectively, the “Specified SpinCo Assets”):
(i) Specified Equity Interests. (A) all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity interests in, the members of the SpinCo Group (other than SpinCo), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(246), and (B) the capital stock and other equity interests set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(i)(B) of certain other Persons and, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), any and all rights related thereto;
(ii) Specified Scheduled Assets. the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(ii);
(iii) Specified Rights Under this Agreement. any and all rights and interests of the SpinCo Group under this Agreement, including any payments owed to SpinCo pursuant to Section 2.12;
(iv) Specified Real Property. (A) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(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 reservations, and any and all other rights and reservations pertaining to the land and subsurface minerals, 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(235)(iv)(A) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “SpinCo Specified Owned Real Property”) and (B) all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases, subleases or licenses of the real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(iv)(B) (the “SpinCo Specified Leases”), including, in each case, to the extent provided for in such leases, subleases or licenses, 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 reservations, and any and all other rights and reservations pertaining to the land and subsurface minerals, 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(235)(iv)(B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”) (the “SpinCo Specified Leased Real Property”);
(v) Specified Shared Contracts. any and all SpinCo Shared Contracts; provided, however, that any such SpinCo Shared Contracts shall be subject to Section 2.2(d);
(vi) Specified Vested Prior Transaction Rights. any and all SpinCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights;
(vii) Specified Intellectual Property. (A) any and all Intellectual Property (excluding IT Assets, which for clarity is governed by Section 1.1(235)(ix)) owned by RemainCo or SpinCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that is (I) listed as a SpinCo Asset on Schedule 1.1(235)(vii), including any Patent claiming priority to, or sharing priority with, or from which priority is claimed by, any Patent set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(vii), or (II) Related to the SpinCo Business (excluding Intellectual Property listed as a RemainCo Asset on Schedule 1.1(181)(vi), any Patent claiming priority to, or sharing priority with, or from which priority is claimed by, any Patent set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(vii), RemainCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in Intellectual Property that is listed as Joint IP on Schedule 1.1(115), and RemainCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ and any third parties’ interest in studies that are listed as Joint Studies on Schedule 1.1(174) and the data contained therein) and (B) SpinCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in any and all Intellectual Property that is listed as Joint IP on Schedule 1.1(115) and SpinCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in any and all studies that are listed as Joint Studies on Schedule 1.1(174) and the data contained therein;
(viii) Specified Claims. 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 SpinCo Liability, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(viii) (subject, in each case, to Article VI);
(ix) Specified IT Assets. any and all IT Assets owned, licensed to or by, or held by RemainCo or SpinCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, that are (A) Related to the SpinCo Business (excluding IT Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(viii)) or (B) set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(ix);
(x) Specified Contracts. all SpinCo Contracts;
(xi) Specified Information. 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 SpinCo Group based on their respective Applicable Percentages, (A) any and all Information exclusively related to the SpinCo Business, and (B) to the extent not exclusively related to the SpinCo Business, any and all (I) Information to the extent related to any SpinCo Asset or SpinCo Liability, (II) books and records held at any SpinCo Real Property (unless held at a portion of any such site leased to a member of the RemainCo Group pursuant to an Intergroup Lease) and (III) corporate or similar legal entity books and records of any Person described in clause (i) of this definition of “SpinCo Assets”;
(xii) Not Specified Assets. unless constituting a Specified RemainCo Asset or a Specified SpinCo Asset:
(a) Corporate or Enterprise-wide Assets. 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 Effective Time that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) (e.g., corporate or enterprise-wide Assets) and set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(a);
(b) Cash. (I) all Cash and Cash Equivalents, notes, interest receivables and other financial assets owned by any member of the SpinCo Group and (II) all derivative instruments owned by any member of the SpinCo Group;
(c) Accounts Receivable. (I) all accounts and notes receivable to the extent related to the SpinCo Business (provided, however, that any such accounts receivable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 shall not constitute SpinCo Assets pursuant to this clause (c) if the accounts receivable represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business), (II) all accounts and notes receivable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 if the accounts receivable represented by such invoice is Related to the SpinCo Business and (III) all accounts and notes receivable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000, owned by any member of the SpinCo Group and that are not Related to either Business;
(d) Credits and Prepaid Expenses. 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 SpinCo 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 SpinCo Business), and/or (II) owned by a member of the SpinCo Group, and are not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(d)(II);
(e) Unrelated Tangible Property. 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 (I) set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(e) or (II) legally owned or held by a member of the RemainCo Group immediately prior to the Effective Time and not otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(e);
(f) Unrelated Furniture. all furniture that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) if, at the Effective Time, such furniture is held at (I) any SpinCo Real Property, except as may be provided pursuant to the terms of any SpinCo Specified Lease or any Intergroup Lease, in each case, other than any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(181)(xii)(f), or (II) any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(f);
(g) Unrelated Information. any and all Information (other than (x) Intellectual Property and (y) IT Assets) that is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and that is legally owned or held by SpinCo or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time, including Information set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(g); and
(h) Unrelated Claims. all rights, claims, causes of action and credits to the extent relating to any SpinCo 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(235)(xii)(h) (subject, in each case, to Article VI);
(i) Unrelated Inventory. 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 not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect and that are legally owned or held by a member of the SpinCo Group immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(j) Unrelated Regulatory Assets. any and all Consents and Registrations, in each case, that are not related to any Business in more than a de minimis respect and that are legally owned or held by a member of the SpinCo Group immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(xiii) Other Related Assets. if and to the extent not addressed by the Assets described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this definition, any and all Assets Related to the SpinCo 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 (xiii) of the definition of “RemainCo Assets”:
(a) Other Related Real Property. all real property interests other than the SpinCo Specified Owned Real Property and the SpinCo Specified Leased Real Property that are, in each case, Related to the SpinCo Business (the “SpinCo Ancillary Real Property”, and together with the SpinCo Specified Owned Real Property and the SpinCo Specified Leased Real Property, the “SpinCo Real Property”);
(b) Other Related Tangible Property. except for IT Assets and SpinCo Inventory, any and all tangible personal property and interests therein, including machinery, furniture, tools, equipment, vehicles, in each case that are Related to the SpinCo Business;
(c) Other Related Inventory. 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 SpinCo Business;
(d) Other Related Regulatory Assets. any and all Permits (including Environmental Permits), Consents and Registrations, in each case, that is Related to the SpinCo Business;
(e) Other Related Information. any and all Information (other than Intellectual Property and IT Assets) that is Related to the SpinCo Business; and
(f) Other Related Equity Interests. any and all interests in the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, any Person that is not a member of the SpinCo Group or RemainCo Group that is Related to the SpinCo 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 “RemainCo Assets”, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence:
(a) any Specified SpinCo Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(246) (SpinCo Group), 1.1(235)(i)(B) (Specified Equity Interests), 1.1(235)(ii) (Specified Scheduled Assets), 1.1(235)(iv)(A) and (B) (Specified Real Property) (except to the extent otherwise set forth on Schedules 1.1(235)(iv)(A) and (B) under the heading “Other Parties in Possession”), 1.1(235)(vii) (Specified Intellectual Property) (except RemainCo’s and its Subsidiaries’ interest in Intellectual Property that is listed as Joint IP on Schedule 1.1(115)), 1.1(235)(viii) (Specified Claims) and 1.1(235)(ix) (Specified IT Assets) constitutes a SpinCo Asset;
(b) any Contract listed on Schedules 1.1(240)(ii) (SpinCo Specified Corporate Contracts) or 1.1(261) (SpinCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements) constitutes a SpinCo Asset;
(c) any Shared Contract listed on Schedule 1.1(255) (SpinCo Shared Contracts) or 1.1(212) (Severable Prior Transaction Agreements) constitutes a SpinCo Asset (subject to Section 2.2(d)); and
(d) (I) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(a) (Corporate or Enterprise-wide Assets) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of SpinCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (II) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(d)(II) (Credits and Prepaid Expenses) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of SpinCo that such Asset, is owned by a member of the SpinCo Group and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (III) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(e)
(Unrelated Tangible Property) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of SpinCo that such Asset is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (IV) any furniture at any site set forth on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(f) (Unrelated Furniture) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of SpinCo that such furniture is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect), (V) any Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(235)(xii)(e) (Unrelated Information) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Asset is of SpinCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and is not related to any Business (other than in a de minimis respect) and (VI) any Asset listed on Schedule 1.1(235)(xii)(h) (Unrelated Claims) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of SpinCo 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.
(236) “SpinCo Business” shall mean (a) the businesses, operations and activities of the seed reporting segment of RemainCo and (b) the businesses, operations and activities set forth on Schedule 1.1(236), in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), (i) whether conducted independently or in association with one or more third parties through a partnership, joint venture or other mutual enterprise and (ii) as conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by any member of the SpinCo Group or RemainCo Group (or any of their respective predecessors); provided that the SpinCo Business shall not include any product for use in the RemainCo Fields.
(237) “SpinCo Cash Distribution” shall mean the cash distribution to be made by SpinCo to EIDP as set forth on Schedule 1.1(237).
(238) “SpinCo Closing 8-K” shall mean the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission by SpinCo in connection with the consummation of the Distribution.
(239) “SpinCo Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(240) “SpinCo 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) (A) any and all Contracts that are Related to the SpinCo Business, the SpinCo Assets and/or the SpinCo Liabilities, including the SpinCo Specified Leases, and that are not Mixed Contracts and (B) the SpinCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements (which are subject to Section 2.5); and
(ii) any and all Contracts to which RemainCo or any of its Subsidiaries was a party as of the Effective Time (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(240)(ii) (the “SpinCo Specified Corporate Contracts”).
(241) “SpinCo Contribution” shall mean the contribution of all of EIDP’s interest in Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., an Iowa corporation, to SpinCo in connection with, and in anticipation of, the Distribution.
(242) “SpinCo CSIs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).
(243) “SpinCo Discontinued Businesses” shall mean any Discontinued Business that, at the time of ceasing to be owned, leased, occupied or otherwise used by (or on behalf of) any member of either Group (or any predecessor thereto) or any former Subsidiary thereof, was Related to the SpinCo Business as conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time, including the Discontinued Businesses set forth on Schedule 1.1(243).
(244) “SpinCo Environmental Liabilities” shall mean:
(i) any and all Environmental Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(244)(i);
(ii) other than with respect to Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity are addressed in Section 1.1(188)(iii), Section 1.1(188)(iv), Section 1.1(244)(iii) and Section 1.1(244)(iv)), any and all Environmental Liabilities of any member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group, including any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the (A) SpinCo Business; (B) operations and activities of any member of the SpinCo Group or (C) ownership, lease or occupancy of, or operations at, any SpinCo Real Property by any member of the SpinCo Group;
(iii) other than with respect to Shared Third Party Real Property Liabilities (which for clarity are addressed in Section 1.1(188)(iv) and Section 1.1(244)(iv)), any and all Third Party Real Property Liabilities that are primarily or exclusively related to, arising out of or resulting from the business, operations or activities of the SpinCo Group at the applicable Shared Third Party Real Property; and
(iv) the Applicable SpinCo Percentage of any and all Shared Third Party Real Property Liabilities;
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the SpinCo Environmental Liabilities include any Legacy Liabilities (which for clarity shall be Allocated to RemainCo), any DWDP SpinCo Liabilities or any Discontinued Business Liabilities.
(245) “SpinCo Financing Arrangements” shall mean the financing arrangements described on Schedule 1.1(245).
(246) “SpinCo Group” shall mean (a) SpinCo, (b) each Person that is a Subsidiary of SpinCo immediately after the Distribution and (c) each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of SpinCo after the Distribution, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include those Persons identified as such on Schedule 1.1(246) (and shall not include the Persons on Schedule 1.1(189)).
(247) “SpinCo Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the SpinCo Group and each of their Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the SpinCo 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.
(248) “SpinCo Inventory” shall mean the Assets described in Section 1.1(235)(xii)(i) and Section 1.1(235)(xiii)(c).
(249) “SpinCo Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(250) “SpinCo Liabilities” shall mean any and all Liabilities of (x) any member of the SpinCo Group as constituted at the Effective Time and/or (y) any member of the RemainCo Group as constituted at the Effective Time, in the following categories, in each case, regardless of (1) whether such Liabilities arise or occur prior to, as of or after the Effective Time (except where expressly limited by the terms of this Agreement to the period prior to the Effective Time), (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 SpinCo 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) (the following clauses (i) through (xi) of this Section 1.1(250), collectively, the “Specified SpinCo Liabilities”):
(i) Expressly Allocated Liabilities. without duplication of Section 1.1(250)(iii) through Section 1.1(250)(xi), any and all Liabilities that are expressly Allocated to the SpinCo Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including any obligations and Liabilities of any member of the SpinCo Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;
(ii) Inventor Remuneration Liabilities. any and all Liabilities arising out of Inventor Remuneration to the extent related to (A) the Intellectual Property constituting a SpinCo 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 Matters Agreement) under the IP Matters 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 SpinCo Group as Licensee (as such term is defined in the IP Matters Agreement) under the IP Matters Agreement;
(iii) Separation Disclosure and Financing Related Liabilities. (A) the Applicable SpinCo Percentage of any and all Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities and (B) any and all Liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities Laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from the SpinCo Financing Arrangements; provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not include any Separation Disclosure Related Liabilities;
(iv) Transaction Expenses. (A) the Applicable SpinCo Percentage of any and all Shared Transaction Expenses, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and (B) any and all SpinCo Specified Transaction Expenses;
(v) Scheduled Liabilities. any and all Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(250)(v);
(vi) Specified Contract Liabilities. any and all Liabilities (other than Corporate Trade Payables) primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from the SpinCo Specified Corporate Contracts;
(vii) Service Provider Liabilities. 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 SpinCo Group, regardless of whether a member of the RemainCo Group or SpinCo 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 SpinCo Group and (B) those services set forth on Schedule 1.1(250)(vii) (provided that any such services being provided pursuant to a Transition Services Agreement or another Ancillary Agreement shall be governed thereby);
(viii) Indebtedness Liabilities. 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 SpinCo Group (and any such Indebtedness guaranteed by any of RemainCo’s Subsidiaries that is a member of the SpinCo Group), including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(250)(viii);
(ix) DWDP Liabilities. any and all DWDP SpinCo Liabilities;
(x) Discontinued Business Liabilities. (A) any and all Liabilities Related to the SpinCo Discontinued Businesses and (B) the Applicable SpinCo Percentage of any and all Shared Discontinued Business Liabilities;
(xi) Environmental Liabilities. any and all SpinCo Environmental Liabilities;
(xii) Not Specified Liabilities. unless constituting a Specified RemainCo Liability or a Specified SpinCo Liability:
(a) Accounts Payable. (I) any and all Corporate Trade Payables to the extent related (other than in de minimis respects) to the SpinCo Business (provided, however, that any such Corporate Trade Payable represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 shall not constitute SpinCo Liabilities pursuant to this clause (I) if the Corporate Trade Payable represented by such invoice is Related to the RemainCo Business), (II) any and all Corporate Trade Payables represented by an
invoice of less than $500,000 if the Corporate Trade Payable represented by such invoice is Related to the SpinCo Business and (III) any and all Corporate Trade Payables of SpinCo or any of its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, which are represented by an invoice of less than $500,000 and are not Related to either Business; and
(b) Other Shared Liabilities. the Applicable SpinCo Percentage of any and all Other Shared Liabilities;
(xiii) Other Primarily Related Liabilities. if and to the extent not addressed by the Liabilities described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this definition or in clauses (i) through (xii) of the definition of “RemainCo Liabilities”, any and all Liabilities Related to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Discontinued Businesses, including in the following categories:
(a) Litigation Related Liabilities. any and all Liabilities related to, arising out of or resulting from any Action Related to the SpinCo Business or the SpinCo Discontinued Businesses, including such Actions listed on Schedule 1.1(250)(xiii)(a);
(b) Contract Related Liabilities. any and all Liabilities Related to any of the SpinCo Contracts; and
(c) Asset Related Liabilities. any and all Liabilities Related to any of the SpinCo Assets.
(xiv) Unrelated Liabilities. if and to the extent not addressed by the Liabilities described in clauses (i) through (xiii) of this definition or in clauses (i) through (xiii) of the definition of “RemainCo Liabilities”, any and all Liabilities of SpinCo or any of its Subsidiaries as constituted immediately prior to the Effective Time, which are not Related to either 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 “RemainCo Liabilities”, such inconsistency shall be resolved using the following order of precedence:
(a) any DWDP SpinCo Liability constitutes a SpinCo Liability;
(b) any Specified SpinCo Liability listed on Schedules 1.1(244)(i) (SpinCo Environmental Liabilities), 1.1(250)(v) (Scheduled Liabilities), 1.1(250)(vii) (Service Provider Liabilities) and 1.1(250)(viii) (Indebtedness Liabilities) constitutes a SpinCo Liability; and
(c) any Liability listed on Schedule 1.1(250)(xiii)(a) (Litigation Related Liabilities) shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption in favor of RemainCo that such Liability relates to the SpinCo Business and/or SpinCo Assets.
In addition, the Allocation provided for in this definition of “SpinCo Liabilities” is not intended to affect or impact the share of any such Liability attributable to third parties.
(251) “SpinCo Non-Compete Acquirers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(f).
(252) “SpinCo Non-Compete Target” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(e)(i).
(253) “SpinCo Prohibited Activities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(d).
(254) “SpinCo Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Assets”.
(255) “SpinCo Shared Contracts” shall mean any and all Shared Contracts that are Related to the SpinCo Business, including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(255), but excluding any SpinCo Specified Corporate Contract or any RemainCo Specified Corporate Contract.
(256) “SpinCo Specified Corporate Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Contracts”.
(257) “SpinCo Specified Leased Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Assets”.
(258) “SpinCo Specified Leases” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Assets”.
(259) “SpinCo Specified Owned Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “SpinCo Assets”.
(260) “SpinCo Specified Permitted Activities” shall mean the matters set forth on Schedule 1.1(260).
(261) “SpinCo Specified Prior Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Prior Transaction Agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(261).
(262) “SpinCo Specified Transaction Expenses” shall mean those costs, premiums, fees and expenses set forth on Schedule 1.1(262), regardless of whether paid as of the Effective Time.
(263) “SpinCo Vested Prior Transaction Rights” shall mean any and all rights of any member of the SpinCo 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.
(264) “Steps Plan” shall mean the steps plan set forth on Exhibit A hereto, as updated from time to time by RemainCo in its sole discretion prior to the Effective Time.
(265) “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); provided that (i) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.1(265)(i) shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of RemainCo and (ii) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.1(265)(ii) shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of SpinCo.
(266) “Tax” or “Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(267) “Tax Contest” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(268) “Tax Matters Agreement” shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the RemainCo and SpinCo.
(269) “Tax Records” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(270) “Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(271) “Taxing Authority” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(272) “Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).
(273) “Third Party Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.8(a).
(274) “Third Party Real Property Liabilities” shall mean (A) any and all Environmental Liabilities of any member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Shared Third Party Real Property and (B) any and all Off-Site Environmental Liabilities of any member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the operations and activities at a Shared Third Party Real Property, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), that is related to or arising out of occurrences prior to the Effective Time.
(275) “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.
(276) “Transactions” shall mean the Internal Reorganization, the SpinCo Financing Arrangements, the SpinCo Contribution, the SpinCo Issuance, the SpinCo Cash Distribution, the EIDP Distribution and the Distribution.
(277) “Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i) and the term “Transferred” shall have its correlative meaning.
(278) “Transfer Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement..
(279) “Transferred Industrial Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
(280) “Transition Services Agreements” shall mean those certain Transition Services Agreements, dated as of the date hereof, by and between (a) RemainCo, as provider, and SpinCo, as recipient, and (b) RemainCo, as recipient, and SpinCo, as provider.
(281) “UK GDPR” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Data Protection Laws”.
(282) “Umbrella Secrecy Agreement” shall mean that certain Umbrella Secrecy Agreement, dated as of [ ], by and among RemainCo, SpinCo and the other signatories thereto.
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) references to this Agreement and 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 “SpinCo” shall also be deemed to refer to the applicable member of the SpinCo 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 SpinCo or RemainCo shall be deemed to require SpinCo or RemainCo, as the case may be, to cause the applicable members of the SpinCo Group or the RemainCo Group, respectively, to take, or refrain from taking, any such action.
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, a portion of which have already been implemented prior to the date hereof.
Section 2.2 Internal Reorganization; Transfer of Assets; Allocation of Liabilities.
(a) Internal Reorganization. Prior to the Effective Time, each Party shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, complete the Internal Reorganization, including by taking the actions referred to in Section 2.2(b) and Section 2.2(c).
(b) Transfer of Assets. Prior to the Effective Time and, in each case, pursuant to the Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments and the Internal Reorganization:
(i) Subject to Section 2.2(e) and Section 2.5, RemainCo shall, and shall cause other members of its Group to, as applicable, transfer, contribute, assign and/or convey (“Transfer”) to SpinCo or another member of the SpinCo Group all of its and the other members of its Group’s right, title and interest in and to the SpinCo Assets, and the applicable member(s) of the SpinCo Group 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 SpinCo Assets; and
(ii) Subject to Section 2.2(e) and Section 2.5, SpinCo shall, and shall cause 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 shall accept from SpinCo and the applicable members of the SpinCo Group, all of SpinCo’s and the other members of the SpinCo Group’s respective direct or indirect rights, title and interest in and to the RemainCo Assets.
(c) Allocation of Liabilities. Prior to the Effective Time and, in each case, pursuant to the Conveyancing and Allocation Instruments and the Internal Reorganization:
(i) Subject to Section 2.2(e) and Section 2.5, RemainCo, or a member of the RemainCo Group, shall be Allocated all of the RemainCo Liabilities; and
(ii) Subject to Section 2.2(e) and Section 2.5, SpinCo, or a member of the SpinCo Group, shall be Allocated all of the SpinCo Liabilities.
For avoidance of doubt, any Allocation of Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement relating to, arising under or resulting from the Prior Transaction Agreements shall not be construed as, or be deemed to be providing any Person who is not a member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group with a right or claim against any member of the RemainCo Group or the SpinCo Group in respect of any such Liability (or other Liability underlying or related to such Liability).
(d) Treatment of Shared Contracts. Without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.2(b):
(i) Unless the Parties otherwise agree or the benefits of a Shared Contract are expressly 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, at or after the Effective Time, so that each Party or the members of their respective Groups as of the Effective Time shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall be Allocated 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 SpinCo 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 SpinCo 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)), (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 Allocated to 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 (III) indemnify the 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 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 and in writing by the relevant Parties whose Group is related to such contract), in each case, to the extent so related to the SpinCo 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, RemainCo and SpinCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, if requested by the other 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 SpinCo shall, and shall cause the members of its 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 Effective Time and (B) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law.
(iv) With respect to Liabilities pursuant to, under or relating to a Shared Contract to the extent relating to occurrences from and after the Effective Time, such Liabilities shall, unless otherwise Allocated pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, be Allocated among RemainCo and SpinCo as follows:
(A) If such Liability is incurred (x) exclusively in respect of the SpinCo Business, such Liability shall be Allocated to SpinCo 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 SpinCo, 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 Effective Time) by the SpinCo Business or the RemainCo Business, respectively, under the relevant Shared Contract after the Effective Time; and
(C) Notwithstanding the foregoing in clauses (A) and (B) above, each of SpinCo or RemainCo shall be responsible for any and all such Liabilities to the extent arising from its (or its Subsidiary’s) breach of the relevant Shared Contract after the Effective Time.
(v) None of RemainCo, SpinCo, any of the members of their respective Groups 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 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 a SpinCo 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 Effective Time, 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 Effective Time, 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 the other 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 member of a Group (the “Notifying Party”) sends to a counterparty to a Shared Contract a formal notice of breach of such
Shared Contract that would reasonably be expected to impact the other 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 Effective Time, 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 Effective Time that contains cross-default or similar provisions related to such Shared Contract.
(e) Consents. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Contract, Permit or other Asset shall be transferred if it would violate applicable Law or, in the case of any Contract or Permit, the rights of any third party to such Contract or Permit; provided that Section 2.2(d), to the extent provided therein, shall apply thereto.
(f) Prior Transfers and Allocations. 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 Allocations referenced in Section 2.2(c) have heretofore occurred and, as a result, no additional Transfers or Allocations by any member of the RemainCo Group or SpinCo 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 SpinCo Group, as applicable, owns a RemainCo Asset or SpinCo Asset, respectively, immediately prior to 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 SpinCo Group, as applicable, is liable for any RemainCo Liability or SpinCo Liability, respectively, immediately prior to the Effective Time, there shall be no need for such member to be Allocated such Liability in connection with the operation of Section 2.2(c).
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, under any Ancillary Agreement or under any Continuing Arrangement 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, on the one hand, and any member of the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, which exist as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Intergroup Accounts”), shall, prior to the Effective Time, 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 at or prior to the Effective Time and each Party (on behalf of itself and each other member of its Group) hereby terminates any and all Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing and understandings between or among it or any of its other Group members, on the one hand, and the other Party or any of its Group members, on the other hand, effective as of the Effective Time. 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 Effective Time. 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.
(c) The provisions of Section 2.4(b) shall not apply to any of the following Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing or understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof): (x) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Continuing Arrangements, the Other Surviving Intergroup Accounts, the Conveyancing and Allocation 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 SpinCo Group (if in respect of assets that would otherwise be SpinCo Assets) as of the Effective Time) and (y) any Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing or understandings to which any Person other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates is a party (it being understood, in case of this clause (y), that (A) to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing or understandings constitute SpinCo Assets, SpinCo Liabilities, RemainCo Assets or RemainCo Liabilities, such Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing or understandings shall be Transferred or Allocated pursuant to this Article II and (B) the obligations of any member of a Group to any member of the other Group shall be deemed terminated as of the Effective Time with no further liability to any member of such other Group as a result thereof (except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement).
(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 Effective Time, then, at the request of such affected Party made within fifteen (15) months following the Effective Time, 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 Effective Time; 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.
Section 2.5 Transfers Not Effected at or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time.
(a) To the extent that any Transfers or Allocations contemplated by this Article II shall not have been consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, from and after the Effective Time, (i) the Parties shall comply with the obligations set forth in Sections 5.4 and 5.5, (ii) the Party (or relevant member of its Group) Allocated such Asset shall thereafter hold (or shall cause such member of 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 (iii) the Party intended to be Allocated such Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the Party Allocated 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 Allocated such Asset or Liability (or relevant member of its Group) shall (or shall cause such member of 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 Allocated 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 Allocated 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 SpinCo Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to be Allocated 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 been Allocated
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 Allocate 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, or as otherwise reasonably necessary to permit the other Party to have sufficient time to exercise any express right to cure under such Contract; 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 absence, non-satisfaction, existence or potential violation of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the Allocation of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(a), are obtained or satisfied, the Transfer, assignment, Allocation 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.
(c) The Party (or relevant member of its Group) Allocated any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Allocation 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 writing) 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 Allocated Party taken at the direction of the other Party (or relevant member of its Group) in connection with and relating to such Allocated Asset or Liability, as the case may be. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, none of RemainCo or SpinCo 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 Allocated, respectively, due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Allocation of such Liability, may request that the Party Allocated such Asset or Liability commence litigation, which request shall be considered in good faith by the Party Allocated 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)