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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 14, 2011
File
No. 001-35229
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Amendment No. 3
to
Form 10
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GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Xylem Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Indiana
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45-2080495
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite 2000
White Plains, New York
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
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10604
(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code:
(914) 304-1700
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which
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Title of Each Class to be so Registered
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Each Class is to be Registered
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Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
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New York Stock Exchange
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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, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated
filer, and smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one):
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Large
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Accelerated
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Non-accelerated
filer þ
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Smaller
reporting
company o
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
CROSS-REFERENCE
SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITEMS OF
FORM 10
The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Summary, Risk Factors,
Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements,
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial
Statements, Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
Business, Management, Executive
Compensation and Certain Relationships and Related
Party Transactions of the Information Statement filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Registration Statement on Form 10
(the Information Statement). Those sections are
incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item is contained under the
section Risk Factors of the Information Statement.
That section is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 2.
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Financial
Information
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The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Summary Summary Historical and
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data,
Capitalization, Selected Historical Condensed
Combined Financial and Other Data, Unaudited Pro
Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements and
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations of the Information
Statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item is contained under the
section Business Properties of the
Information Statement. That section is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 4.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management
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The information required by this item is contained under the
section Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management of the Information Statement. That section
is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 5.
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Directors
and Executive Officers
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The information required by this item is contained under the
section Management of the Information Statement.
That section is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6.
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Executive
Compensation
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The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Management and Executive
Compensation of the Information Statement. Those sections
are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 7.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Management, Executive
Compensation and Certain Relationships and Related
Party Transactions of the Information Statement. Those
sections are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 8.
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Legal
Proceedings
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The information required by this item is contained under the
section Business Legal Proceedings of
the Information Statement. That section is incorporated herein
by reference.
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Item 9.
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Market
Price of and Dividends on the Registrants Common Equity
and Related Stockholder Matters
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The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Risk Factors, The Spin-Off,
Dividend Policy, Executive Compensation
and Description of Capital Stock of the Information
Statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 10.
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Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
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Not applicable.
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Item 11.
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Description
of Registrants Securities to be Registered
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The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Risk Factors Risks Relating to Our
Common Stock, Dividend Policy and
Description of Capital Stock of the Information
Statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 12.
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
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The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions Agreements with ITT and Exelis Related
to the Spin-Off Distribution Agreement
Indemnification and Description of Capital
Stock Provisions of Our Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-Laws That
Could Delay or Prevent a Change in Control
Directors Duties and Liability of the Information
Statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 13.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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The information required by this item is contained under the
sections Description of Capital Stock,
Selected Historical Condensed Combined Financial and Other
Data, Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined
Financial Statements, Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, and Index to Financial Statements
and the statements referenced therein of the Information
Statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 14.
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
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None.
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Item 15.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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The information required by this item is contained under the
section Index to Financial Statements beginning on
page F-1
of the Information Statement. That section is incorporated
herein by reference.
The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:
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Exhibit
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No.
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Description
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2
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Form of Distribution Agreement among ITT Corporation, Exelis
Inc. and Xylem Inc.
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3
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Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Xylem
Inc.**
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3
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Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of Xylem Inc.**
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4
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Form of Indenture between Xylem Inc. and Union Bank, National
Association, as trustee*
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10
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Form of Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement among ITT
Corporation, Exelis Inc. and Xylem Inc.
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10
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Form of Tax Matters Agreement among ITT Corporation, Exelis Inc.
and Xylem Inc.
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10
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Form of Master Transition Services Agreement among ITT
Corporation, Exelis Inc. and Xylem Inc.
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10
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Forms of Master Lease Agreement and Master Sublease Agreement
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10
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Form of GOULDS Trademark License Agreement between Goulds Pumps
Incorporated and Xylem Inc.*
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10
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Form of Xylem Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan
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10
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Credit Agreement among Xylem Inc., the lenders party thereto,
and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., as lead arrangers and lead bookrunners*
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21
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Subsidiaries of Xylem Inc.**
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99
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Information Statement**
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To be filed by amendment. |
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.
Xylem Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Gretchen
W. McClain
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Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 14, 2011
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Exhibit 2.1
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
by and among
ITT CORPORATION,
EXELIS INC.
and
XYLEM INC.
Dated as of [], 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
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Section 1.1. General |
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Section 1.2. References; Interpretation |
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ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION |
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Section 2.1. General |
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Section 2.2. Restructuring: Transfer of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities |
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Section 2.3. Treatment of Shared Contracts |
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Section 2.4. Intercompany Accounts |
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Section 2.5. Limitation of Liability; Intercompany Contracts |
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Section 2.6. Transfers Not Effected at or Prior to the Effective Time; Transfers Deemed Effective as of the Effective Time |
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Section 2.7. Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments |
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Section 2.8. Further Assurances; Ancillary Agreements |
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Section 2.9. Novation of Liabilities; Indemnification |
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Section 2.10. Guarantees; Letters of Credit |
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Section 2.11. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE III CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 3.1. Articles of Incorporation; By-laws |
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Section 3.2. Directors |
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Section 3.3. Officers |
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Section 3.4. Resignations |
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Section 3.5. Cash Adjustments. |
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ARTICLE IV THE DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 4.1. Stock Dividends to ITT Shareholders |
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Section 4.2. Actions in Connection with the Distribution |
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Section 4.3. Sole Discretion of ITT |
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Section 4.4. Conditions to Distribution |
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ARTICLE V CERTAIN COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1. No Solicit; No Hire |
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Section 5.2. Intellectual Property |
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Section 5.3. Administration of Specified Shared Expenses |
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Section 5.4. Cooperation |
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Section 5.5. Periodic Meetings |
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Section 5.6. Board of Directors |
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Section 5.7. Office Space |
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Section 5.8. Night Vision |
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Section 5.9. SEC Settlement |
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ARTICLE VI SHARED CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
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Section 6.1. Shared Contingent Liabilities |
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Section 6.2. Management of Shared Contingent Liabilities |
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Section 6.3. Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses |
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Section 6.4. Notice Relating to Shared Contingent Liabilities; Disputes |
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Section 6.5. Cooperation with Governmental Entity |
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Section 6.6. Default |
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ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 7.1. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims |
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Section 7.2. Indemnification by ITT |
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Section 7.3. Indemnification by Exelis |
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Section 7.4. Indemnification by Xylem |
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Section 7.5. Procedures for Indemnification |
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Section 7.6. Cooperation in Defense and Settlement |
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Section 7.7. Indemnification Payments |
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Section 7.8. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts |
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Section 7.9. Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities |
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ARTICLE VIII PRESERVATION OF RECORDS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE |
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Section 8.1. Preservation of Corporate Records |
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Section 8.2. Financial Statements and Accounting |
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Section 8.3. Provision of Corporate Records |
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Section 8.4. Witness Services |
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Section 8.5. Reimbursement; Other Matters |
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Section 8.6. Confidentiality |
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Section 8.7. Privilege Matters |
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Section 8.8. Ownership of Information |
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Section 8.9. Other Agreements |
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ARTICLE IX DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
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Section 9.1. Negotiation |
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Section 9.2. Mediation |
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Section 9.3. Arbitration |
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Section 9.4. Arbitration Period |
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Section 9.5. Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration |
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Section 9.6. Continuity of Service and Performance |
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Section 9.7. Consolidation |
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ARTICLE X INSURANCE |
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Section 10.1. Policies and Rights Included Within Assets |
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Section 10.2. Post-Effective Time Claims |
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Section 10.3. Administration; Other Matters |
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Section 10.4. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense |
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Section 10.5. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Insurance Litigation and/or Recovery Efforts |
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Section 10.6. Directors and Officers Liability Insurance; Fiduciary Liability
Insurance; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employed Lawyers Liability
Insurance |
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Section 10.7. No Coverage for Post-Effective Occurrences |
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Section 10.8. Cooperation |
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Section 10.9. Excluded Policies |
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Section 10.10. ITT as General Agent and Attorney-In-Fact |
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Section 10.11. Additional Premiums, Return Premiums and Pro Rata Cancellation Premium Credits |
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.1. Complete Agreement; Construction |
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Section 11.2. Ancillary Agreements |
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Section 11.3. Counterparts |
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Section 11.4. Survival of Agreements |
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Section 11.5. Expenses |
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Section 11.6. Notices |
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Section 11.7. Waivers |
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Section 11.8. Assignment |
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Section 11.9. Successors and Assigns |
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Section 11.10. Termination and Amendment |
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Section 11.11. Payment Terms |
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Section 11.12. No Circumvention |
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Section 11.13. Subsidiaries |
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Section 11.14. Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 11.15. Title and Headings |
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Section 11.16. Exhibits and Schedules |
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Section 11.17. Governing Law |
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Section 11.18. Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 11.19. Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 11.20. Severability |
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Section 11.21. Force Majeure |
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Section 11.22. Interpretation |
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Section 11.23. No Duplication; No Double Recovery |
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Section 11.24. Tax Treatment of Payments |
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Section 11.25. No Waiver |
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Section 11.26. No Admission of Liability |
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List of Schedules |
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Schedule 1.1(8)
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Asset Transfers |
Schedule 1.1(20)
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Continuing Arrangements |
Schedule 1.1(24)(ii)
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Defense Divisions |
Schedule 1.1(24)(iii)
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Certain Specified Defense Assets |
Schedule 1.1(24)(iv)
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Defense Business Entities And Investments |
Schedule 1.1(24)(v)
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Defense Owned Real Property |
Schedule 1.1(24)(vi)
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Defense Leased Property |
Schedule 1.1(24)(x)
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Registered Intellectual Property to be Transferred to the Defense Group |
Schedule 1.1(24)(xiv)
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Defense Financial Assets |
Schedule 1.1(29)(iv)
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Specified Defense Liabilities |
Schedule 1.1(29)(viii)
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Sold, Transferred or Discontinued Defense Operations |
Schedule 1.1(29)(xii)
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Defense Litigation and Disputes |
Schedule 1.1(61)
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ITT Disclosure Sections |
Schedule 1.1(64)(i)
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ITT Retained Divisions |
Schedule 1.1(64)(iii)
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ITT Business Entities and Investments |
Schedule 1.1(64)(iv)
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ITT Owned Real Property |
Schedule 1.1(64)(v)
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ITT Leased Property |
Schedule 1.1(64)(ix)
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ITT Group Registered Intellectual Property |
Schedule 1.1(64)(xiii)
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ITT Financial Assets |
Schedule 1.1(64)(xv)
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Specified ITT Assets |
Schedule 1.1(67)(iv)
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Specified ITT Retained Liabilities |
Schedule 1.1(67)(viii)
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Sold, Transferred or Discontinued ITT Operations |
Schedule 1.1(67)(xii)
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ITT Retained Litigation and Disputes |
Schedule 1.1(72)
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License Agreements |
Schedule 1.1(82)
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Shared Contingent Liabilities |
Schedule 1.1(83)
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Specified Shared Expenses |
Schedule 1.1(93)(ii)
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Water Divisions |
Schedule 1.1(93)(iii)
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Certain Specified Water Assets |
Schedule 1.1(93)(iv)
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Water Business Entities And Investments |
Schedule 1.1(93)(v)
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Water Owned Real Property |
Schedule 1.1(93)(vi)
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Water Leased Property |
Schedule 1.1(93)(x)
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Registered Intellectual Property to be Transferred to the Water Group |
Schedule 1.1(93)(xiv)
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Water Financial Assets |
Schedule 1.1(98)(iv)
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Specified Water Liabilities |
Schedule 1.1(98)(viii)
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Sold, Transferred, or Discontinued Water Operations |
Schedule 1.1(98)(xii)
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Water Retained Litigation and Disputes |
Schedule 2.2(a)
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Transfers to Occur Post Distribution |
Schedule 2.2(b)(i)
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Transfers of Other Assets |
Schedule 2.3(a)
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Shared Contracts |
Schedule 2.5
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Intercompany Contracts |
Schedule 2.10(a)
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Defense and Water Guarantees where ITT is to Remain as Guarantor |
Schedule 2.10(a)(i)
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ITT Retained Liabilities for Which Exelis and Xylem Will be Removed as
Guarantors |
Schedule 2.10(a)(ii)
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Defense Liabilities for Which ITT and Xylem Will be Removed as
Guarantors |
Schedule 2.10(a)(iii)
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Water Liabilities for Which ITT and Exelis Will be Removed as
Guarantors |
Schedule 3.2(a)
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ITT Directors |
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List of Schedules |
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Schedule 3.3(a)
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ITT Officers |
Schedule 3.5(d)
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Principles to be Used in Connection With Preparing the Statement of
Cash Detail and Cash Detail Accounting Principles |
Schedule 3.5(g)
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Statement of Cash Allocation Example |
Schedule 5.1
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No Solicit; No Hire |
Schedule 5.4
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Cooperation |
Schedule 5.5
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Periodic Meetings Designees |
Schedule 5.6
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Legacy Directors |
Schedule 8.1(b)
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Document Retention Policies |
Schedule 8.2(c)
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2011 Draft Report Date |
Schedule 8.4
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Witness Services |
Schedule 10.1
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Company Insurance Policies |
Schedule 10.9
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Excluded Policies |
Schedule 11.5
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Separation Expenses |
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List of Exhibits |
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Exhibit A
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Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement |
Exhibit B
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Tax Matters Agreement |
Exhibit C
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Transition Services Agreement |
Exhibit D
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IP Assignments |
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Index of Other Defined Terms
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Defined Term |
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Section |
2013 Meetings
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Section 5.6 |
Accountant
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Section 3.5(f) |
ACA
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Section 5.8(a) |
Agreement Disputes
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Section 9.1 |
Annual Reports
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Section 8.2(c) |
Audited Party
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Section 8.2(b) |
Board
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Recitals |
Cash Allocation
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Section 3.5(g) |
Cash Detail Review Period
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Section 3.5(e) |
Code
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Recitals |
Consent Agreement
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Section 5.8(a) |
CPR
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Section 9.2 |
Defense Discontinued Operation
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Section 1.1(29)(viii) |
Defense Divisions
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Section 1.1(24)(ii) |
Defense Entities
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Section 1.1(24)(iv) |
Defense Leases
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Section 1.1(24)(vi) |
Dispute Notice
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Section 9.1 |
Disputed Item
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Section 3.5(e) |
Distribution Date Cash Balance
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Section 3.5(d) |
Exelis
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Preamble |
Final Judgment
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Section 5.9(a) |
Guaranty Release
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Section 2.10(b) |
Indemnifying Party
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Section 7.5(a) |
Indemnitee
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Section 7.5(a) |
Indemnity Payment
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Section 7.8(a) |
Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments
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Section 8.2(a) |
ITT |
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Preamble |
ITT Discontinued Operation
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Section 1.1(67)(viii) |
ITT Retained Divisions
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Section 1.1(64)(i) |
ITT Retained Entities
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Section 1.1(64)(iii) |
ITT Retained Leases
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Section 1.1(64)(v) |
Legacy Director
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Section 5.6 |
Liable Party
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Section 2.9(b) |
Managing Party
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Section 6.2(a) |
Mediation Period
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Section 9.2 |
New York Courts
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Section 11.18 |
Nova
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Section 8.1(a) |
Nuclear Policies
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Section 10.3(d) |
Other Parties Auditors
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Section 8.2(b) |
Other Party
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Section 2.9(a) |
Party
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Privilege
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Section 8.7(a) |
Privileged Information
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Section 8.7(a) |
Reallocation Payments
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Section 3.5(d) |
Response Letter
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Section 3.5(e) |
Restructuring
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Section 2.2(a) |
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Section 9.3 |
Separation Expenses
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Section 11.5 |
Shared Contract
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Section 2.3(a) |
Specified Ancillary Agreements
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Section 1.1(3) |
Specified Defense Liabilities
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Section 1.1(29)(iv) |
Specified ITT Retained Liabilities
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Section 1.1(67)(iv) |
Specified Water Liabilities
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Section 1.1(98)(iv) |
Statement of Cash Allocation
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Section 3.5(g) |
Statement of Cash Detail
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Section 3.5(d) |
Statement Completion Date
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Section 3.5(d) |
Third Party Claim
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Section 7.5(b) |
Third Party Proceeds
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Section 7.8(a) |
Trademarks
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Section 1.1(57) |
Water Discontinued Operation
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Section 1.1(98)(viii) |
Water Divisions
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Section 1.1(93)(ii) |
Water Entities
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Section 1.1(93)(iv) |
Water Leases
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Section 1.1(93)(vi) |
White Plains Headquarters
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Section 5.7(b) |
Xylem
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of [], 2011, by and among ITT
Corporation, an Indiana corporation (ITT), Exelis Inc., an Indiana corporation
(Exelis) and Xylem Inc., an Indiana corporation (Xylem). Each of ITT, Exelis
and Xylem is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and collectively, as the
Parties. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 1.1.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, ITT, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number
of businesses, including (i) the ITT Retained Business (as defined herein) , (ii) the Defense
Business (as defined herein) and (iii) the Water Business (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ITT (the Board) has determined that it is
appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of ITT, its shareholders and its other
constituents, to separate ITT into three separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (i)
the ITT Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by ITT, (ii)
the Defense Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Exelis and
(iii) the Water Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Xylem;
WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board has determined that it is appropriate,
desirable and in the best interests of ITT, its shareholders and other constituents (i) to enter
into a series of transactions after giving effect to which (A) ITT and/or one or more of its
Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the ITT Retained Assets (as defined herein) and assume
(or retain) all of the ITT Retained Liabilities (as defined herein), (B) Exelis and/or one or more
of its Subsidiaries will, collectively, own all of the Defense Assets and assume (or retain) all of
the Defense Liabilities and (C) Xylem and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries will, collectively,
own all of the Water Assets and assume (or retain) all of the Water Liabilities and (ii) for ITT to
distribute to the holders of its common stock, par value $1 per share (ITT Common Stock),
on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such shareholders) (A) all of
the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Exelis (the Exelis Common
Stock) and (B) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
Xylem (the Xylem Common Stock) (such transactions as they may be amended or modified from
time to time, collectively, the Plan of Separation);
WHEREAS, each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem has determined that it is necessary and desirable, on
or prior to the Effective Time (as defined herein), (i) to allocate and transfer to the applicable
Party or its Subsidiaries those Assets, and to allocate and assign to the applicable Party or its
Subsidiaries responsibility for those Liabilities, in respect of the activities of the applicable
Businesses of such entities and (ii) to allocate, transfer and assign, as applicable, those Assets
and Liabilities in respect of other current and former businesses and activities of ITT and its
current and former Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that each of the contributions of Assets to, and
the assumption of Liabilities by, Exelis and Xylem together with the corresponding distribution of
all of the Exelis Common Stock and the Xylem Common Stock, respectively, qualifies as a
reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code) and that this Agreement is, and is hereby adopted as, a plan
of reorganization under Section 368 of the Code;
WHEREAS, each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem has determined that it is necessary and desirable to
set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Plan of Separation and each
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Distribution and to set forth other agreements that will govern certain other matters
following the Effective Time.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, provisions and
covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1. General. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(1) Action shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit,
arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, case, litigation, proceeding or investigation (whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) by or before any court or grand jury, any
Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.
(2) 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, when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities
or other interests, by Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that no Party or
member of any Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another Party or member of such
other Partys Group by reason of having one or more directors in common or by reason of
having been under common control of ITT or ITTs shareholders prior to or, in case of ITTs
shareholders, after, the Effective Time.
(3) Ancillary Agreements shall mean all of the written Contracts,
instruments, assignments, licenses, guarantees, indemnities or other arrangements (other
than this Agreement) entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, the Transition Services Agreement,
the Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the License
Agreements, the IP Assignments, the Master Lease Agreement and the Master Sublease Agreement
(the Transition Services Agreement, the Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement, the Tax
Matters Agreement, the License Agreements, the IP Assignments, the Master Lease Agreement
and the Master Sublease Agreement, collectively, the Specified Ancillary
Agreements).
(4) Applicable Exelis Percentage shall mean thirty-nine percent (39%).
(5) Applicable ITT Percentage shall mean twenty-one percent (21%).
(6) Applicable Percentage shall mean (i) as to ITT, the Applicable ITT
Percentage, (ii) as to Exelis, the Applicable Exelis Percentage and (iii) as to Xylem, the
Applicable Xylem Percentage.
(7) Applicable Xylem Percentage shall mean forty percent (40%).
(8) Asset Transferors shall mean the entities so identified on Schedule
1.1(8).
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(9) Assets shall mean assets, properties, claims, Intellectual Property and
other rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors
or other third parties or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether
real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent. Except as otherwise
specifically set forth herein, the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to
Taxes shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement and, therefore, Taxes shall not be
treated as Assets.
(10) Assume shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c); and
the terms Assumed and Assumption shall have their correlative meanings.
(11) Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement shall mean the Benefits and
Compensation Matters Agreement by and among ITT, Exelis and Xylem, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
(12) Business shall mean the ITT Retained Business, the Water Business or the
Defense Business, as applicable.
(13) Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or any other
day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in The City of New York.
(14) Business Entity shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture or other entity which may legally hold title to Assets.
(15) Claims Administration shall mean the processing of claims made under the
Company Policies, including the reporting of losses or claims to insurance carriers
(including as a result of reports provided to ITT by Exelis or Xylem), management and
defense of claims, the settlement of claims and providing for appropriate releases upon
settlement of claims.
(16) Commission shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(17) Company Policies shall mean all Policies, current or past, which are or
at any time were maintained by or on behalf of or for the benefit or protection of ITT or
any of its predecessors which relate to the ITT Retained Business, the Water Business or the
Defense Business, or current or past directors, officers, employees or agents of any of the
foregoing Businesses, including the Policies identified on Schedule 10.1 hereto.
(18) Confidential Information shall mean all non-public, confidential or
proprietary Information concerning a Party and/or its Subsidiaries or their past, current or
future activities, businesses, finances, assets, liabilities or operations, including any
such Information that was acquired by any Party after the Effective Time pursuant to
Section 2.6(d), Article VIII or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement,
or that was provided to a Party by a third party in confidence, except for any Information
that is (i) in the public domain or known to the industry through no fault of the receiving
Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) lawfully acquired after the Effective Time by such Party or
its Subsidiaries from other sources not known to be subject to confidentiality obligations
with respect to such Information or (iii) independently developed by the receiving Party
after the Effective Time without reference to any Confidential Information.
(19) Consents shall mean any consents, waivers or approvals from, or
notification requirements to, any Person other than a Governmental Entity.
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(20) Continuing Arrangements shall mean those arrangements set forth on
Schedule 1.1(20) and such other commercial arrangements among the Parties that are
intended to survive and continue following the Effective Time as expressly set forth in the
Transition Services Agreement; provided, however, that for the avoidance of
doubt, Continuing Arrangements shall not apply to Third Party Agreements.
(21) Contract shall mean any agreement, contract, subcontract, obligation,
binding understanding, note, indenture, instrument, option, lease, promise, arrangement,
release, warranty, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, purchase order or
legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether
express or implied).
(22) Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments shall mean, collectively, the
various Contracts, resolutions and other documents heretofore entered into and to be entered
into to effect the Transfer of Assets and the Assumption of Liabilities in the manner
contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Separation, or otherwise relating to, arising
out of or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in such form or
forms as the applicable Parties thereto agree.
(23) Defense Asset Transferees shall mean the entities so identified on
Schedule 1.1(8).
(24) Defense Assets shall mean those Assets that are owned, leased or
licensed at or prior to the Effective Time, by ITT and/or any of its Subsidiaries, relating
primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Defense Business;
provided that no Assets used by more than one Business shall be deemed to be Defense
Assets solely because the Defense Business represents the greatest percentage of ITTs
revenues, profits or employees or otherwise is the primary user of such Assets on account
thereof, and shall include:
(i) any and all Assets reflected on the Exelis Balance Sheet or the accounting
records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for Exelis or
any member of the Defense Group subsequent to the date of the Exelis Balance Sheet
which, had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date,
would have been reflected on the Exelis Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent
basis, subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of
the Exelis Balance Sheet;
(ii) all Assets of the divisions set forth on Schedule 1.1(24)(ii)
(such divisions, the Defense Divisions) relating primarily to, used
primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Defense Business;
(iii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(24)(iii) and any and all
other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to Exelis or any other
member of the Defense Group;
(iv) the ownership interests in those Business Entities set forth on
Schedule 1.1(24)(iv) (such entities, the Defense Entities);
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(v) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth
on Schedule 1.1(24)(v), including all land and land improvements,
structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements, fixtures and
appurtenances located thereon;
(vi) all right, title and interest in, to and under the leases or subleases of
real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(24)(vi) (the Defense
Leases), including, to the extent provided for in the Defense Leases, any land
and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other
improvements and appurtenances located thereon;
(vii) to the extent not provided in clauses (v) and (vi) of this definition,
all fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatuses, computer hardware and other
electronic data processing and communications equipment, tools, instruments,
furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation
equipment, special and general tools, test devices, molds, tooling, dies, prototypes
and models and other tangible personal property located at a physical site of which
the ownership or leasehold interest remains with or is being Transferred to a member
of the Defense Group, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in
the Transition Services Agreement;
(viii) all inventories, including products, goods, materials, parts, raw
materials, work-in-process and supplies, relating primarily to, used primarily in,
or arising primarily from, the Defense Business;
(ix) all Defense Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(x) all Intellectual Property relating primarily to, used primarily in, or
arising primarily from, the Defense Business, including the registrations and
applications set forth on Schedule 1.1(24)(x), subject, as applicable, to
any License Agreement;
(xi) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued
by any Governmental Entity and which relate primarily to, are used primarily in, or
arise primarily from, the Defense Business;
(xii) all Information (including information used in creating the Exelis Form
10) relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Defense
Business; provided, however, that to the extent any Information used
in the Defense Business is (A) commingled with information used in the ITT Retained
Business or the Water Business or (B) recorded in the ITT Groups or the Water
Groups electronic systems, stored in facilities owned or leased by the ITT Group or
the Water Group or stored in third party storage facilities pursuant to storage
arrangements to which the ITT Group and/or the Water Group is party as of the
Effective Time, then (1) the original version of such Information: in the event of
clause (A) of this Section 1.1.24 (xii), shall be retained by ITT in
accordance with Schedule 8.1(b) hereto and all Parties shall have equal
rights to use such information and in the event of clause (B) of this Section
1.1.24(xii), shall remain in such electronic systems or storage facilities, as
applicable, and be retained in accordance with Schedule 8.1(b), (2) Exelis
shall have the right to access such Information and make reasonable copy thereof and
(3) any such copy shall be included in the Defense Assets; provided,
further, with respect to clauses (A) and (B) of this Section
1.1.24(xii), that to the extent such copy shall not have been made prior to the
Effective Time, subject to the reimbursement of the actual out-of-pocket expenses
(which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such
Party or any pro
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rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would
have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service
with respect to the foregoing) incurred by the Party retaining the original version
of such Information in providing access to such Information and to the provisions of
this Agreement, Exelis shall have the right to access such Information and make such
copy at any time following the Effective Time and such copy shall be included in the
Defense Assets;
(xiii) all deposits, prepaid expenses, letters of credit and performance and
surety bonds relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from,
the Defense Business;
(xiv) all bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by any
Person, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions
to any Person and all other investments in securities of any Person, in each case
set forth on Schedule 1.1(24)(xiv);
(xv) subject to Article X, any rights of any member of the Defense
Group under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the
Effective Time in respect of any Policies that are occurrence policies and all
rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution;
provided, that ownership of the Company Policies shall remain with the ITT
Group; and
(xvi) any claims, counterclaims, setoffs, rights of recoupment, equity rights
or defenses, whether known or unknown, that ITT and/or any of its Subsidiaries may
have with respect to any Defense Assets or Defense Liabilities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Defense Assets shall not include any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the
ITT Group or the Water Group, as the case may be, including any Assets (A) specified in
clauses (i) through (xvi) of the definition of ITT Retained Assets, or (B) specified in
clauses (i) through (xvi) of the definition of Water Assets.
(25) Defense Business shall mean the businesses conducted through the
Electronic Systems, Geospatial Systems, Information Systems and Mission Systems segments of
ITT prior to the Effective Time, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the businesses of
(i) the Defense Entities and the Defense Divisions, (ii) any other division, Subsidiary,
line of business or investment of ITT or any of its Subsidiaries managed or operated prior
to the Effective Time by any Defense Entity, unless such other division, Subsidiary, line of
business or investment is an ITT Retained Entity, an ITT Retained Division, a Water Entity
or a Water Division and (iii) those business entities acquired or established by or for
Exelis or any of the Subsidiaries thereof after the Effective Time.
(26) Defense Contracts shall mean the following Contracts to which ITT or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party as of the date hereof or becomes a party prior to the
Effective Time or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets
is bound as of the date hereof or becomes bound prior to the Effective Time, whether or not
in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated
not to be Transferred by any member of the ITT Group or the Water Group to the Defense Group
or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to be Transferred to (or remain with) any member of
the ITT Group or the Water
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Group, in each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Specified
Ancillary Agreement:
(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any
division, business unit or member of the Defense Group;
(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the Defense Business, including any
contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of a Business Entity or Assets
(other than in the ordinary course of business) used in the Defense Business;
(iii) any Contract that represents or underlies the Defense Assets or Defense
Liabilities;
(iv) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated
pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b)) or any of
the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the Defense Group; and
(v) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any
member of the Defense Group.
(27) Defense Group shall mean Exelis and each Person that is a direct or
indirect Subsidiary of Exelis immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person that
becomes a Subsidiary of Exelis after the Effective Time, and shall include the Defense
Entities.
(28) Defense Indemnitees shall mean each member of the Defense Group and each
of their respective Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the
Defense Groups and such respective Affiliates respective directors, officers, employees
and agents and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(29) Defense Liabilities shall mean any and all Liabilities relating
primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from: (a) the operation or
conduct of the Defense Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the
Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any
act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether
or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the Defense
Group); (b) the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the Defense
Group at any time after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out
of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or
representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons
authority) of the Defense Group); or (c) any Defense Assets, whether arising prior to, on or
after the Effective Time, including:
(i) any and all Liabilities reflected on the Exelis Balance Sheet or the
accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Liabilities incurred by or
for Exelis or any member of the Defense Group subsequent to the date of the Exelis
Balance Sheet which, had they been so incurred on or before such date, would have
been reflected on the Exelis Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis,
subject to any discharge of any of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the
Exelis Balance Sheet;
(ii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting
from, the Defense Contracts;
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(iii) the Applicable Exelis Percentage of any Shared Contingent Liability;
(iv) the liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(29)(iv) (the
Specified Defense Liabilities);
(v) any Liabilities assumed or retained by the Defense Group pursuant to this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(vi) any Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time for any
infringement by the Defense Business of the Intellectual Property of any other
Person or breach by the Defense Business of any Contract relating to Intellectual
Property;
(vii) all Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the
extent resulting from any (A) violation of any Environmental Laws by the Defense
Group, any Defense Discontinued Operation or the conduct of the Defense
Business, (B) use, treatment, or disposal of Materials of Environmental Concern by
or on behalf of the Defense Group, any Defense Discontinued Operation or
in the conduct of the Defense Business, or (C) presence of Materials of
Environmental Concern at, or release of Materials of Environmental Concern from, any
Defense Assets or any Defense Discontinued Operation; provided that
Liabilities of the type described in this subsection (vii) relating to real estate
that is an ITT Retained Asset or a Water Asset pursuant to this Agreement, shall not
be Defense Liabilities but shall instead be, respectively, ITT Retained Liabilities
and Water Liabilities;
(viii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, any
division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment of ITT or any of its
Subsidiaries managed or operated at any time prior to the Effective Time by the
Defense Entities and sold, transferred or otherwise discontinued prior to the
Effective Time, including the divisions, Subsidiaries, lines of business or
investments set forth on Schedule 1.1(29)(viii), unless such division,
Subsidiary, line of business or investment is listed on Schedule
1.1(67)(viii) or Schedule 1.1(98)(viii) (each such division, Subsidiary,
line of business or investment, a Defense Discontinued Operation);
(ix) for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising
primarily out of or resulting primarily from, the operation or conduct of the
Defense Business by any Business Entity that is an ITT Retained Entity or a Water
Entity under this Agreement but has conducted the Defense Business at any time prior
to the Effective Time;
(x) any Liabilities 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 in the Exelis Form 10 or the
Exelis Offering Memorandum, or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, with respect to all information contained in, or incorporated by
reference into, the Exelis Form 10, the Exelis Offering Memorandum and any other
Disclosure Documents filed by Exelis in connection with the Distribution or as
contemplated by this Agreement, other than with respect to the ITT Disclosure
Sections;
(xi) Specified Shared Expenses to the extent provided in Section 5.3;
and
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(xii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the claims,
proceedings, litigation and disputes listed on Schedule 1.1(29)(xii).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Defense Liabilities shall not include any
Liabilities that are expressly (A) contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any
member of the ITT Group or the Water Group, as the case may be, including any Liabilities
specified (1) in the definition of ITT Retained Liabilities, including clauses (i) through
(xii) thereof, or (2) in clauses (i) through (xii) of the definition of Water Liabilities,
or (B) discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.
(30) Disclosure Documents shall mean any registration statement (including
any registration statement on Form 10) or other document filed with the Commission by or on
behalf of any Party or any of its controlled Affiliates, and also includes any information
statement, prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular 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 any security of such Party or
any of its controlled Affiliates.
(31) Distribution shall mean, collectively, the Exelis Distribution and the
Xylem Distribution.
(32) Distribution Agent shall mean The Bank of New York Mellon.
(33) Distribution Date shall mean the date on which ITT distributes all of
the issued and outstanding shares of Exelis Common Stock and Xylem Common Stock to the
holders of ITT Common Stock.
(34) Distribution Record Date shall mean such date as may be determined by
ITTs Board as the record date for the Distribution.
(35) Effective Time shall mean 12:01 a.m., New York time, on the Distribution
Date.
(36) Environmental Laws shall mean all Laws relating to pollution, protection
of the environment, or protection against harmful or deleterious substances.
(37) Excluded Policies shall mean the Policies listed on Schedule
10.9.
(38) Exelis Balance Sheet shall mean the pro forma balance sheet of the
Defense Group, including the notes thereto, as of June 30, 2011, included in the Exelis Form
10.
(39) Exelis Offering Memorandum shall mean the offering memorandum, dated
September [], 2011, relating to the private offering by Exelis Inc. of senior unsecured
notes.
(40) Exelis Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
(41) Exelis Distribution shall mean the distribution on the Distribution Date
to holders of record of shares of ITT Common Stock as of the Distribution Record Date of the
Exelis Common Stock owned by ITT on the basis of one (1) share of Exelis Common Stock for
each outstanding share of ITT Common Stock.
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(42) Exelis Form 10 shall mean the registration statement on Form 10
(Registration No. 001-35228) filed by Exelis with the Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the Exelis Distribution, including any
amendment or supplement thereto.
(43) Exelis Information Statement shall mean the Information Statement
attached as an exhibit to the Exelis Form 10 to be sent to the holders of shares of ITT
Common Stock in connection with the Exelis Distribution, including any amendment or
supplement thereto.
(44) Exelis Target Cash Balance shall mean $200 million.
(45) Final Determination shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
(46) Financing Arrangements shall mean (i) the senior unsecured notes to be
issued by each of Exelis and Xylem on or prior to the Distribution Date and (ii) the
four-year unsecured senior revolving credit facilities to be entered into by each of Exelis
and Xylem on or prior to the Distribution Date.
(47) Force Majeure shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the
control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which by its nature could not
have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could have been foreseen, was
unavoidable, and includes acts of God, storms, floods, riots, labor unrest, pandemics,
nuclear incidents, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil
or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed hostilities or other
national or international calamity or one or more acts of terrorism or failure of energy
sources or distribution facilities.
(48) Governmental Approvals shall mean any notices or reports to be submitted
to, or other registrations or filings to be made with, or any consents, approvals, licenses,
permits or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Entity.
(49) 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 or multinational,
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.
(50) Group shall mean (i) with respect to ITT, the ITT Group, (ii) with
respect to Exelis, the Defense Group and (iii) with respect to Xylem, the Water Group.
(51) Income Taxes shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
(52) Indebtedness shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) the principal
value, prepayment and redemption premiums and penalties (if any), unpaid fees and other
monetary obligations in respect of any indebtedness for borrowed money, whether short term
or long term, including all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, other debt
securities or similar instruments, (ii) any indebtedness arising under any capital leases
(excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any real estate leases), whether short term or long
term, (iii) all liabilities secured by any lien on any assets of such Person, (iv) 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, (v)
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all interest bearing indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or
services, (vi) all liabilities under any letters of credit, performance bonds, bankers
acceptances or similar obligations, (vii) all interest, fees and other expenses owed with
respect to indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), and (viii)
without duplication, all guarantees of indebtedness referred to in the foregoing clauses (i)
through (vii).
(53) 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), excluding special,
consequential, reputational, indirect or punitive damages (other than special,
consequential, indirect, reputational and/or punitive damages awarded by a court of
competent jurisdiction in connection with a Third Party Claim (and in such a case, only to
the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim)) and/or Liabilities or requirements related to
Taxes.
(54) Information shall mean information, content, and data in written, oral,
electronic, computerized, digital or other tangible or intangible media, including (i) books
and records, whether accounting, legal or otherwise, ledgers, studies, reports, surveys,
designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow
charts, marketing plans, customer names and information, communications, correspondence,
materials, product literature, artwork, files, documents, policies, procedures and manuals,
research and analyses of any nature, including operational, technical or legal and (ii)
financial and business information, including earnings reports and forecasts, macro-economic
reports and forecasts, all cost information, sales and pricing data, business plans, market
evaluations, surveys and credit-related information.
(55) Insurance Proceeds shall mean those monies (i) received by an insured
from an insurance carrier or (ii) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of an insured, in
either case net of any applicable deductible or retention.
(56) Insured Claims shall mean those Liabilities that, individually or in the
aggregate, are covered within the terms and conditions of any of the Company Policies,
whether or not subject to deductibles, co-insurance, uncollectability or
retrospectively-rated premium adjustments, but only to the extent that such Liabilities are
within applicable Company Policy limits, including aggregates.
(57) Intellectual Property shall mean all worldwide intellectual property,
proprietary and industrial property rights of any kind, including all (i) patents, patent
applications, inventions and invention disclosures and utility models, (ii) trademarks,
service marks, corporate names, trade names, domain names, logos, slogans, designs, trade
dress and other designations of source or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by
any of the foregoing (Trademarks), (iii) copyrights and copyrightable subject
matter, including software, code, algorithms, databases, compilations and documentation,
(iv) technology, trade secrets, know-how, processes, formulae, models, methodologies,
discoveries, ideas, concepts, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints,
diagrams, models and prototypes, (v) moral rights and rights of privacy and publicity, (vi)
all registrations, applications, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals,
reissues, re-examinations, substitutions, renewals, extensions and foreign counterparts
thereof and
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(vii) all rights and remedies against infringement, misappropriation, or other
violation of the foregoing prior to the Effective Time.
(58) IP Assignments shall mean the patent assignments, trademark assignments,
copyright assignments and domain name assignments substantially in the form of Exhibit
D, to be effective on the Distribution Date.
(59) ITT Asset Transferee shall mean the entities so identified on
Schedule 1.1(8).
(60) ITT Common Stock shall mean the issued and outstanding shares of common
stock of ITT, par value $1 per share.
(61) ITT Disclosure Sections means all information set forth in or omitted
from the Exelis Form 10, the Xylem Form 10, the Exelis Offering Memorandum or the Xylem
Offering Memorandum, to the extent identified on Schedule 1.1(61).
(62) ITT Group shall mean ITT and each Person that is a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of ITT immediately after the Effective Time, and each Business Entity that
becomes a Subsidiary of ITT after the Effective Time, and shall include the ITT Retained
Entities.
(63) ITT Indemnitees shall mean each member of the ITT Group and each of
their respective Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the ITT
Groups and such Affiliates respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each
of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(64) ITT Retained Assets shall mean any and all Assets that are owned, leased
or licensed, at or prior to the Effective Time, by ITT and/or any of its Subsidiaries, that
are not Defense Assets or Water Assets, including:
(i) all Assets of the divisions of ITT set forth on Schedule 1.1(64)(i)
(such divisions, the ITT Retained Divisions);
(ii) any and all other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be remain with ITT or
any other member of the ITT Group;
(iii) the ownership interests in those Business Entities that are set forth on
Schedule 1.1(64)(iii) (such entities, the ITT Retained Entities);
(iv) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth
on Schedule 1.1(64)(iv), including all land and land improvements,
structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements and
appurtenances located thereon;
(v) all right, title and interest in, to and under the leases or subleases of
real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(64)(v) (the ITT Retained
Leases), including, to the extent provided for in any ITT Retained Lease, any
land and land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other
improvements and appurtenances located thereon;
(vi) to the extent not provided in clauses (iv) and (v) of this definition, all
fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatuses, computer hardware and other electronic
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data processing and communications equipment, tools, instruments, furniture,
office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation equipment,
special and general tools, test devices, molds, tooling, dies, prototypes and models
and other tangible personal property located at a physical site of which the
ownership or leasehold interest is not being Transferred to a member of the Defense
Group or the Water Group, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement
or in the Transition Services Agreement;
(vii) all inventories, including products, goods, materials, parts, raw
materials, work in process and supplies;
(viii) all ITT Retained Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(ix) all Intellectual Property, including the registrations and applications
set forth on Schedule 1.1(64)(ix), subject, as applicable, to any License
Agreement;
(x) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued
by any Governmental Entity;
(xi) all Information; provided, however, that to the extent any
Information used in the ITT Retained Business is (A) commingled with information
used in the Defense Business or the Water Business, the original version of such
Information shall be retained by ITT in accordance with Schedule 8.1(b)
hereto, all Parties shall have equal rights to use such information and each of
Exelis and Xylem shall have the right to access such Information and make reasonable
copy thereof, which copy shall be included in the Defense Assets or Water Assets, as
the case may be or (B) stored in facilities owned or leased by the Defense Group or
the Water Group or stored in third party storage facilities pursuant to storage
arrangements with the Defense Group or the Water Group, the original version of such
Information shall remain in such storage facilities and be retained in accordance
with Schedule 8.1(b), ITT shall have the right to access such Information
and make reasonable copy thereof and any such copy shall be included in the ITT
Retained Assets; provided, further, with respect to clause (B) of
this Section 1.1.64(xi), that to the extent such copy shall not have been
made prior to the Effective Time, subject to the reimbursement of the actual
out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits
of employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of
employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer
regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing)
incurred by the Party retaining the original version of such Information in
providing access to such Information and to the provisions of this Agreement, ITT
shall have the right to access such Information and make such copy at any time
following the Effective Time and such copy shall be included in the ITT Retained
Assets;
(xii) all deposits, prepaid expenses, letters of credit and performance and
surety bonds;
(xiii) all bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by any
Person, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions
to any Person and all other investments in securities of any Person set forth on
Schedule 1.1(64)(xiii);
(xiv) subject to Article X, any rights of any member of the ITT Group
under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Effective Time
in respect of
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any Policies that are occurrence policies and all rights in the nature of
insurance, indemnification or contribution;
(xv) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(64)(xv); and
(xvi) any claims, counterclaims, setoffs, rights of recoupment, equity rights
or defenses, whether known or unknown, that ITT and/or any of its Subsidiaries may
have with respect to any ITT Retained Assets and ITT Retained Liabilities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ITT Retained Assets shall not include any Assets
that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement
(or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be Transferred to any member of the
Defense Group or the Water Group, as the case may be, including any Assets (A) specified in
clauses (i) through (xvi) of the definition of Defense Assets or (B) specified in clauses
(i) through (xvi) of the definition of Water Assets.
(65) ITT Retained Business shall mean the businesses of (i) the ITT Retained
Entities and the ITT Retained Divisions, (ii) any other division, Subsidiary, line of
business or investment managed or operated by ITT or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the
Effective Time, including the businesses conducted through the Control Technologies,
Interconnect Solutions, Motion Technologies and Industrial Process segments of ITT prior to
the Effective Time, unless such other division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment
is included in the definitions of Defense Business or Water Business and (iii) those
business entities acquired or established by or for ITT or any of the Subsidiaries thereof
after the Effective Time.
(66) ITT Retained Contracts shall mean any Contracts to which ITT or any of
its Subsidiaries (other than members of the Defense Group or the Water Group) is a party as
of the date hereof or becomes a party prior to the Effective Time or by which it or any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound as of the date hereof or becomes
bound prior to the Effective Time, whether or not in writing, except for any such Contract
or part thereof that is a Defense Contract or a Water Contract, including:
(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any
division, business unit or member of the ITT Group;
(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the ITT Retained Business,
including any contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of a Business
Entity or Assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) used in the ITT
Retained Business;
(iii) any Contract that represents or underlies the ITT Retained Assets or ITT
Retained Liabilities;
(iv) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated
pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b)) or any of
the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the ITT Group; and
(v) guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any
member of the ITT Group.
(67) ITT Retained Liabilities shall mean any and all Liabilities of the ITT
Group that are not Defense Liabilities or Water Liabilities, including:
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(i) any and all Liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or
resulting primarily from: (a) the operation or conduct of the ITT Retained Business,
as conducted at any time prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any
Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by
any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or
failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the ITT Group); (b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the ITT Group at any
time prior to, on or after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to,
arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer,
employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or
was within such Persons authority) of the ITT Group); or (c) any ITT Retained
Assets, whether arising prior to, on or after the Effective Time;
(ii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting
from, the ITT Retained Contracts;
(iii) the Applicable ITT Percentage of any Shared Contingent Liability;
(iv) the liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(67)(iv) (the
Specified ITT Retained Liabilities);
(v) any Liabilities assumed or retained by the ITT Group pursuant to this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(vi) any Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time for any
infringement by the ITT Retained Business of the Intellectual Property of any other
Person or breach by the ITT Retained Business of any Contract relating to
Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the
extent resulting from any (A) violation of any Environmental Laws by the ITT Group,
any ITT Discontinued Operation or the conduct of the ITT Retained
Business, (B) use, treatment, or disposal of Materials of Environmental Concern by
or on behalf of the ITT Group, any ITT Discontinued Operation or in the
conduct of the ITT Retained Business, or (C) presence of Materials of Environmental
Concern at, or release of Materials of Environmental Concern from, any ITT Retained
Assets or any ITT Discontinued Operation; provided that Liabilities of the
type described in this subsection (vii) relating to real estate that is a Defense
Asset or a Water Asset pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be ITT Retained
Liabilities but shall instead be, respectively, Defense Liabilities and Water
Liabilities;
(viii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, any
division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment managed or operated by ITT or
any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to the Effective Time and sold,
transferred or otherwise discontinued prior to the Effective Time, including the
divisions, Subsidiaries, lines of business or investments set forth on Schedule
1.1(67)(viii), unless such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment
is included in Schedule 1.1(29)(viii) or Schedule 1.1(98)(viii)
(each such division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment, an ITT
Discontinued Operation);
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(ix) for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising
primarily out of or resulting primarily from, the operation or conduct of the ITT
Retained Business by any Business Entity that is an Defense Entity or a Water Entity
under this Agreement but has conducted the ITT Retained Business at any time prior
to the Effective Time;
(x) any Liabilities 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, the ITT Disclosure Sections;
(xi) Specified Shared Expenses to the extent provided in Section 5.3;
and
(xii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the claims,
proceedings, litigation and disputes listed on Schedule 1.1(67)(xii).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ITT Retained Liabilities shall not include any
Liabilities that are (A) expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified
Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any
member of the Defense Group or the Water Group, as the case may be, including any
Liabilities specified (1) in clauses (i) through (xii) of the definition of Defense
Liabilities or (2) in clauses (i) through (xii) of the definition of Water Liabilities or
(B) expressly discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.
(68) ITT Target Cash Balance shall mean $600 million.
(69) Law shall mean any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational,
state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income
tax treaty, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or other binding
directives of any Governmental Entity.
(70) Liabilities shall mean any and all Indebtedness, liabilities, costs,
expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent,
matured or unmatured, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those
arising under any Law, claim, demand, Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with
any Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract or any fines, damages or
equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related
thereto. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the rights and
obligations of the Parties with respect to Taxes shall be governed by the Tax Matters
Agreement and, therefore, Taxes shall not be treated as Liabilities.
(71) LIBOR shall mean an interest rate per annum equal to the applicable
three-month London Interbank Offer Rate for deposits in United States dollars published in
the Wall Street Journal.
(72) License Agreements shall mean the agreements set forth on Schedule
1.1(72).
(73) Master Lease Agreement shall mean the Master Lease Agreement by and
among each of the landlords and tenants party thereto, dated as of [], 2011.
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(74) Master Sublease Agreement shall mean the Master Sublease Agreement by
and between each of the sublessors and sublessees party thereto, dated as of [], 2011.
(75) Materials of Environmental Concern shall mean: any gasoline or petroleum
(including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated
biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, molds, and
radioactivity; any substance classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic (or words of
similar meaning); and any other substances regulated pursuant to or that could give rise to
liability under any applicable Environmental Law.
(76) NYSE shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.
(77) Person shall mean any natural person, firm, individual, corporation,
business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership
or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental
Entity.
(78) Plan of Separation shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(79) 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, commercial general liability policies, fiduciary liability, automobile,
aircraft, property and casualty, workers compensation and employee dishonesty insurance
policies and bonds, together with the rights, benefits and privileges thereunder.
(80) Records shall mean any Contracts, documents, books, records or files.
(81) 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.
(82) Shared Contingent Liabilities shall mean any of the Liabilities set
forth on Schedule 1.1(82).
(83) Specified Shared Expenses shall mean any costs and expenses relating to
the items or categories set forth on Schedule 1.1(83) and shall be shared in the
manner specified in Section 5.3.
(84) Subsidiary shall mean with respect to any Person (i) 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 (ii) any other Person 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.
(85) Tax shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
(86) Tax Contest shall have the meaning of the definition of Audit as set
forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
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(87) Tax Matters Agreement shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement by and among
ITT, Exelis and Xylem, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(88) Tax Return shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
(89) Third Party Agreements shall mean any of the following Contracts,
arrangements, course of dealings or understandings:
(i) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any
Person other than the Parties and their respective Groups is a party hereto (it
being understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of the Parties
and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute Water
Assets or Water Liabilities, Defense Assets or Defense Liabilities or ITT Retained
Assets or ITT Retained Liabilities, such Contracts shall be assigned or retained
pursuant to Article II); and
(ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any
non-wholly-owned Subsidiary of ITT, Exelis or Xylem, as the case may be, is a Party.
(90) Transfer shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i);
and the term Transferred shall have its correlative meaning.
(91) Transition Services Agreement shall mean the Master Transition Services
Agreement by and among ITT, Exelis and Xylem, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
(92) Water Asset Transferee shall mean the entities so identified on
Schedule 1.1(8).
(93) Water Assets shall mean those Assets that are owned, leased or licensed,
at or prior to the Effective Time, by ITT and/or any of its Subsidiaries, relating primarily
to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Water Business, and shall include:
(i) any and all Assets reflected on the Xylem Balance Sheet or the accounting
records supporting such balance sheet and any Assets acquired by or for Xylem or any
member of the Water Group subsequent to the date of the Xylem Balance Sheet which,
had they been so acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would
have been reflected on the Xylem Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis,
subject to any dispositions of any of such Assets subsequent to the date of the
Xylem Balance Sheet;
(ii) all Assets of the divisions of ITT set forth on Schedule
1.1(93)(ii) (such divisions, the Water Divisions) relating primarily
to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Water Business;
(iii) the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(93)(iii) and any and all
other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement as Assets which have been or are to be Transferred to Xylem or any other
member of the Water Group;
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(iv) the ownership interests in those Business Entities set forth on
Schedule 1.1(93)(iv) (such entities, the Water
Entities);
(v) all rights, title and interest in and to the owned real property set forth
on Schedule 1.1(93)(v), including all land and land improvements,
structures, buildings and building improvements, other improvements and
appurtenances located thereon;
(vi) all rights, title and interest in, and to and under the leases or
subleases of real property set forth on Schedule 1.1(93)(vi) (the Water
Leases) including, to the extent provided for in the Water Leases, any land and
land improvements, structures, buildings and building improvements, other
improvements and appurtenances;
(vii) to the extent not provided in clauses (v) and (vi) of this definition,
all fixtures, machinery, equipment, apparatuses, computer hardware and other
electronic data processing and communications equipment, tools, instruments,
furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft and other transportation
equipment, special and general tools, test devices, molds, tooling, dies, prototypes
and models and other tangible personal property located at a physical site of which
the ownership or leasehold interest remains with or is being Transferred to a member
of the Water Group, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in
the Transition Services Agreement;
(viii) all inventories, including products, goods, materials, parts, raw
materials, work-in-process and supplies, relating primarily to, used primarily in,
or arising primarily from, the Water Business;
(ix) all Water Contracts and any rights or claims arising thereunder;
(x) all Intellectual Property relating primarily to, used primarily in, or
arising primarily from, the Water Business, including the registrations and
applications set forth on Schedule 1.1(93)(x), subject, as applicable, to
any License Agreement;
(xi) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued
by any Governmental Entity and which relate primarily to, are used primarily in, or
arise primarily from, the Water Business;
(xii) all Information (including information used in creating the Xylem Form
10) relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from, the Water
Business; provided, however, that to the extent any Information used
in the Water Business is (A) commingled with information used in the Water Business
or the ITT Retained Business or (B) recorded in the ITT Groups or Defense Groups
electronic systems, stored in facilities owned or leased by the Defense Group or the
ITT Group or stored in third party storage facilities pursuant to storage
arrangements with the Defense Group or the ITT Group, then (1) the original version
of such Information: in the event of clause (A) of this Section 1.1.93(xii),
shall be retained by ITT in accordance with Schedule 8.1(b) hereto and all
Parties shall have equal rights to use such information and in the event of clause
(B) of this Section 1.1.93(xii), shall remain in such electronic systems or
storage facilities, as applicable, and be retained in accordance with Schedule
8.1(b), (2) Xylem shall have the right to access such Information and make
reasonable copy thereof and (3) any such copy shall be included in the Water Assets;
provided, further, with respect to clauses (A) and (B) of this
Section 1.1.93(xii), that to the extent such copy shall not have been made
prior to the Effective Time, subject to the reimbursement of the actual out-of-
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pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of
employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of
employing such employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer
regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing) incurred by the
Party retaining the original version of such Information in providing access to such
Information and to the provisions of this Agreement, Xylem shall have the right to
access such Information and make such copy at any time following the Effective Time
and such copy shall be included in the Water Assets;
(xiii) all deposits, prepaid expenses, letters of credit and performance and
surety bonds relating primarily to, used primarily in, or arising primarily from,
the Water Business;
(xiv) all bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by any
Person, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions
to any Person and all other investments in securities of any Person set forth on
Schedule 1.1(93)(xiv);
(xv) subject to Article X, any rights of any member of the Water Group
under any Policies, including any rights thereunder arising after the Effective Time
in respect of any Policies that are occurrence policies and all rights in the nature
of insurance, indemnification or contribution; provided that ownership of
the Company Policies shall remain with the ITT Group; and
(xvi) any claims, counterclaims, setoffs, rights of recoupment, equity rights
or defenses, whether known or unknown, that ITT and/or any of its Subsidiaries may
have with respect to any Water Assets and Water Liabilities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Water Assets shall not include any Assets that are
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary Agreement (or the
Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be retained by or Transferred to any member of the
Defense Group or the ITT Group, as the case may be, including any Assets (A) specified in
clauses (i) through (xvi) of the definition of Defense Assets or (B) specified in clauses
(i) through (xvi) of the definition of ITT Retained Assets.
(94) Water Business shall mean the businesses conducted through the
Residential & Commercial Water, Water & Wastewater, Analytics and Flow Control segments of
ITT prior to the Effective Time, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the businesses of
(i) the Water Entities and the Water Divisions, (ii) any other division, Subsidiary, line of
business or investment of ITT or any of its Subsidiaries managed or operated prior to the
Effective Time by any Water Entity, unless such other division, Subsidiary, line of business
or investment is a Defense Entity, a Defense Division an ITT Retained Entity or an ITT
Retained Division and (iii) those business entities acquired or established by or for Xylem
or any of the Subsidiaries thereof after the Effective Time.
(95) Water Contracts shall mean the following Contracts to which ITT or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party as of the date hereof or becomes a party prior to the
Effective Time or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets
is bound as of the date hereof or becomes bound prior to the Effective Time, whether or not
in writing, except for any such Contract or part thereof (i) that is expressly contemplated
not to be Transferred by any member of the ITT Group or the Defense Group to the Water Group
or (ii) that is expressly contemplated to
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be Transferred to (or remain with) any member of the ITT Group or the Defense Group, in
each case, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Specified Ancillary Agreement:
(i) any Contract entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of, any
division, business unit or member of the Water Group;
(ii) any Contract that relates primarily to the Water Business, including any
contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of a Business Entity or Assets
(other than in the ordinary course of business) used in the Water Business;
(iii) any Contract that represents or underlies the Water Assets or Water
Liabilities;
(iv) any Contract or part thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated
pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.2(b)) or any of
the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to any member of the Water Group; and
(v) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of or in favor of any
member of the Water Group.
(96) Water Group shall mean Xylem and each Person that is a direct or
indirect Subsidiary of Xylem immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person that
becomes a Subsidiary of Xylem after the Effective Time, and shall include the Water
Entities.
(97) Water Indemnitees shall mean each member of the Water Group and each of
their respective Affiliates from and after the Effective Time and each member of the Water
Groups and such respective Affiliates respective directors, officers, employees and agents
and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
(98) Water Liabilities shall mean any and all Liabilities relating primarily
to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from: (a) the operation or conduct of
the Water Business, as conducted at any time prior to, at or after the Effective Time
(including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to
act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or
failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the Water Group); (b) the
operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the Water Group at any time
after the Effective Time (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting
from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative
(whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Persons authority) of the
Water Group); or (c) any Water Assets, whether arising prior to, at or after the Effective
Time, including:
(i) any and all Liabilities reflected on the Xylem Balance Sheet or the
accounting records supporting such balance sheet and any Liabilities incurred by or
for Xylem or any member of the Water Group subsequent to the date of the Xylem
Balance Sheet which, had they been so incurred on or before such date, would have
been reflected on the Xylem Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject
to any discharge of any of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Xylem
Balance Sheet;
(ii) any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or
resulting from, the Water Contracts;
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(iii) the Applicable Xylem Percentage of any Shared Contingent Liability;
(iv) The liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.1(98)(iv) (the
Specified Water Liabilities);
(v) any Liabilities assumed or retained by the Water Group pursuant to this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(vi) any Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time for any
infringement by the Water Business of the Intellectual Property of any other Person
or breach by the Water Business of any Contract relating to Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Liabilities arising prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the
extent resulting from any (A) violation of any Environmental Laws by the Water
Group, any Water Discontinued Operation or the conduct of the Water
Business, (B) use, treatment, or disposal of Materials of Environmental Concern by
or on behalf of the Water Group, any Water Discontinued Operation or in the conduct
of the Water Business, or (C) presence of Materials of Environmental Concern at, or
release of Materials of Environmental Concern from, any Water Assets or any Water
Discontinued Operation; provided that Liabilities of the type described in
this subsection (vii) relating to real estate that is a Defense Asset or an ITT
Retained Asset pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be Water Liabilities but shall
instead be, respectively, Defense Liabilities and ITT Retained Liabilities;
(viii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, any
division, Subsidiary, line of business or investment of ITT or any of its
Subsidiaries managed or operated at any time prior to the Effective Time by the
Water Entities and sold, transferred or otherwise discontinued prior to the
Effective Time, including the divisions, Subsidiaries, lines of business or
investments set forth on Schedule 1.1(98)(viii), unless such division,
Subsidiary, line of business or investment is listed on Schedule
1.1(29)(viii) or Schedule 1.1(67)(viii) (each such division, Subsidiary,
line of business or investment, a Water Discontinued Operation);
(ix) for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities relating primarily to, arising
primarily out of or resulting primarily from, the operation or conduct of the Water
Business by any Business Entity that is an ITT Retained Entity or a Defense Entity
under this Agreement but has conducted the Water Business at any time prior to the
Effective Time;
(x) any Liabilities 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 in the Xylem Form 10 or the
Xylem Offering Memorandum, or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, with respect to all information contained in, or incorporated by
reference into, the Xylem Form 10, the Xylem Offering Memorandum and any other
Disclosure Documents filed by Xylem in connection with the Distribution or as
contemplated by this Agreement, other than with respect to the ITT Disclosure
Sections;
(xi) Specified Shared Expenses to the extent provided in Section 5.3;
and
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(xii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the claims,
proceedings, litigation and disputes listed on Schedule 1.1(98)(xii).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Water Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities
that are expressly (A) contemplated by this Agreement or by any Specified Ancillary
Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be Assumed by any member of
the Defense Group or the ITT Group, as the case may be, including any Liabilities specified
(1) in clauses (i) through (xii) of the definition of Defense Liabilities or (2) in the
definition of ITT Retained Liabilities, including clauses (i) through (xii) thereof, or (B)
discharged pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Agreement.
(99) Xylem Balance Sheet shall mean the pro forma balance sheet of the Water
Group, including the notes thereto, as of June 30, 2011, as filed with the Xylem Form 10.
(100) Xylem Offering Memorandum shall mean the offering memorandum, dated
September [], 2011, relating to the private offering by Xylem Inc. of senior unsecured
notes.
(101) Xylem Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
(102) Xylem Distribution shall mean the distribution on the Distribution Date
to holders of record of shares of ITT Common Stock as of the Distribution Record Date of the
Xylem Common Stock owned by ITT on the basis of one (1) share of Xylem Common Stock for each
outstanding share of ITT Common Stock.
(103) Xylem Form 10 shall mean the registration statement on Form 10
(Registration No. 001-35229) filed by Water with the Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the Xylem Distribution, including any
amendment or supplement thereto.
(104) Xylem Information Statement shall mean the Information Statement
attached as an exhibit to the Xylem Form 10 to be sent to the holders of shares of ITT
Common Stock in connection with the Xylem Distribution, including any amendment or
supplement thereto
(105) Xylem Target Cash Balance shall mean $200 million.
Section 1.2. References; Interpretation. References in this Agreement to any gender
include references to all genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural
and vice versa. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words include, includes and
including when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without
limitation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles,
Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of,
and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the
words hereof, hereby and herein and words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement
refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of
this Agreement. The words written request when used in this Agreement shall include email. In
the event of any inconsistency or conflict which may arise in the application or interpretation of
any of the definitions set forth in Section 1.1, for the purpose of determining what is and
is not included in such definitions, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in any
such definition shall take priority over any provision of the text thereof.
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ARTICLE II
THE SEPARATION
Section 2.1. General. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Parties shall use, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use, their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, a portion of
which may have already been implemented prior to the date hereof. It is the intent of the Parties
that after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby ITT shall have been restructured,
to the extent necessary, such that following the consummation of such restructuring, subject to
Section 2.6, (i) ITT shall own the equity interests of all the ITT Retained Entities (other
than ITT), all of ITTs and its Subsidiaries right, title and interest in and to the ITT Retained
Assets shall be owned or held by the ITT Group, the ITT Retained Business shall be conducted by the
ITT Group and all of the ITT Retained Liabilities shall be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or
remain with) the ITT Group, (ii) Exelis shall own the equity interests of all the Defense Entities
(other than Exelis), all of ITTs and its Subsidiaries right, title and interest in and to the
Defense Assets shall be owned or held by the Defense Group, the Defense Business shall be conducted
by the Defense Group and all of the Defense Liabilities shall be Assumed directly or indirectly by
(or remain with) the Defense Group, and (iii) Xylem shall own the equity interests of all the Water
Entities (other than Xylem), all of ITTs and its Subsidiaries right, title and interest in and to
the Water Assets shall be owned or held by the Water Group, the Water Business shall be conducted
by the Water Group and all of the Water Liabilities shall be Assumed directly or indirectly by (or
remain with) the Water Group.
Section 2.2. Restructuring: Transfer of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities.
(a) Restructuring. At or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent not already
completed and except for the Transfers set forth on Schedule 2.2(a), the costs of which
shall be shared equally by the parties to such Transfers, ITT will take such steps (which may
include transfer of shares or other equity interests, formation of new entities and/or declaration
of dividends) as may be necessary or desirable to cause (i) ITT to directly or indirectly own the
ITT Retained Entities (other than ITT), (ii) Exelis to directly or indirectly own the Defense
Entities (other than Exelis) and (iii) Xylem to directly or indirectly own the Water Entities
(other than Xylem); provided, that the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the transfers set forth on Schedule 2.2(a) to occur as soon as practicable
following the Effective Time.
(b) Transfer of Other Assets. At or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent not
already completed (and it being understood that some of such Transfers may occur following the
Effective Time in accordance with Section 2.2(a) or Section 2.6), pursuant to the
Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments:
(i) ITT shall, or shall cause the applicable Asset Transferors to, transfer,
contribute, distribute, assign and/or convey or cause to be transferred, contributed,
distributed, assigned and/or conveyed (Transfer) to (A) the respective ITT Asset
Transferees, all of the applicable Asset Transferors right, title and interest in and to
the ITT Retained Assets, (B) Exelis and/or the respective Defense Asset Transferees, all of
its and the applicable Asset Transferors right, title and interest in and to the Defense
Assets and (C) Xylem and/or the respective Water Asset Transferees, all of its and the
applicable Asset Transferors right, title and interest in and to the Water Assets,
including those Transfers set forth on Schedule 1.1(8).
(ii) Any costs and expenses incurred after the Effective Time and on or prior to the
second anniversary of the Distribution Date to effect any Transfer contemplated by this
Section 2.2(b) (including any transfer effected pursuant to Section 2.6)
shall be shared equally) between
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the Asset Transferor and the applicable ITT Asset Transferee, Defense Asset Transferee
or Water Asset Transferee, with any costs and expenses incurred following such second
anniversary to be the exclusive responsibility of the applicable ITT Asset Transferee,
Defense Asset Transferee or Water Asset Transferee. Other than costs and expenses incurred
and reimbursed in accordance with the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.2(b)
shall require any member of any Group to incur any material obligation or grant any material
concession for the benefit of any member of any other Group in order to effect any
transaction contemplated by this Section 2.2(b).
(c) Assumption of Liabilities. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any
Specified Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Effective Time (i) ITT shall, or shall cause a
member of the ITT Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and
fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms (Assume), all of the ITT Retained
Liabilities, (ii) Exelis shall, or shall cause a member of the Defense Group to, Assume all the
Defense Liabilities and (iii) Xylem shall, or shall cause a member of the Water Group to, Assume
all the Water Liabilities, in each case, regardless of (A) when or where such Liabilities arose or
arise, (B) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to the
Effective Time, (C) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined or (D)
whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or
misrepresentation by any member of the ITT Group, the Defense Group or the Water Group, as the case
may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
(d) Consents. The Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
the required Consents to Transfer any Assets, Contracts, licenses, permits and authorizations
issued by any Governmental Entity or parts thereof as contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Contract or other asset shall be
transferred if it would violate applicable Law or, in the case of any Contract, the rights of any
third party to such Contract.
Section 2.3. Treatment of Shared Contracts. Without limiting the generality of the
obligations set forth in Sections 2.2(a) and (b):
(a) Unless the Parties otherwise agree or the benefits of any Contract described in this
Section are expressly conveyed to the applicable Party pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement, any
Contract that is (1) listed on Schedule 2.3(a), (2) an ITT Retained Asset but inures in
part to the benefit or burden of any member of the Water Group or the Defense Group, as the case
may be, (3) a Water Asset but inures in part to the benefit or burden of any member of the ITT
Group or the Defense Group, as the case may be or (4) a Defense Asset but inures in part to the
benefit or burden of any member of the ITT Group or the Water Group, as the case may be (each, a
Shared Contract), shall be assigned in part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable
Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended prior to, on or after the Effective Time, so that
each Party or the members of their respective Groups as of the Effective Time shall be entitled to
the rights and benefits, and shall Assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to their
respective Businesses; provided, however, that (x) in no event shall any member of
any Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety or to assign a
portion of any Shared Contract (including any Policy) which is not assignable (or cannot be
amended) by its terms (including any terms imposing consents or conditions on an assignment where
such consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled) and (y) if any Shared Contract
cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, cannot be amended or has not for any
other reason been assigned or amended, or if such assignment or amendment would impair the benefit
the parties thereto derive from such Shared Contract, (I) at the reasonable request of the Party
(or the member of such Partys Group) to which the benefit of such Shared Contract inures in part,
the Party for which such Shared Contract is, as
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applicable, an ITT Retained Asset, Defense Asset or Water Asset shall, and shall cause each of
its respective Subsidiaries to, for a period ending not later than eighteen (18) months after the
Distribution Date, take such other reasonable and permissible actions to cause such member of the
Water Group, the Defense Group or the ITT Group, as the case may be, to receive the benefit of that
portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the Water Business, the Defense Business or the ITT
Retained 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 to allow) a member of the applicable Group pursuant to
this Section 2.3 and to bear the burden of the corresponding Liabilities (including any
Liabilities that may arise by reason of such arrangement) as if such Liabilities had been Assumed
by a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.3 and (II) the Party for
which the benefit of such Shared Contract inures in part to it (or a member of such Partys Group)
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, in a reasonably timely manner, enter into a separate
contract or other arrangement or otherwise transition or migrate to alternative arrangements such
that it (or such member of such Partys Group) no longer needs to avail itself of the arrangements
provided pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(I); provided that, other than in the event of
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Party for which such Shared Contract is, as
applicable, an ITT Retained Asset, Defense Asset or Water Asset, such Party, and such Partys
applicable Subsidiaries shall not be liable for any actions or omissions taken in accordance with
clause (y) of this Section 2.3(a).
(b) Each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, (A)
treat for all Income 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 as of the Effective
Time and (B) neither report nor take any Income Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise)
inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in applicable Tax Law or good faith
resolution of a Tax Contest relating to Income Taxes).
Section 2.4. Intercompany Accounts.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 7.1(b), all (i) intercompany receivables, payables
and loans (other than receivables, payables and loans otherwise specifically provided for under
this Agreement, under any Ancillary Agreement or under any Continuing Arrangements as set forth on
Schedule 1.1(20), and other than payables created or required hereby or by any Ancillary
Agreement or any Continuing Arrangements), if any, and (ii) intercompany balances, including in
respect of any cash balances, any cash balances representing deposited checks or drafts or any cash
held in any centralized cash management system (A) between any member of the ITT Group, on the one
hand, and any member of the Defense Group or the Water Group, on the other hand or (B) between any
member of the Defense Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Water Group, on the other hand,
in each case, which exist and are reflected in the accounting records of the relevant Parties
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be settled, capitalized or converted into ordinary
trade accounts, in each case as of the Effective Time, as may be agreed in writing prior to the
Effective Time by duly authorized representatives of ITT, Exelis and/or Xylem, as applicable.
(b) As between any two Parties (and the members of their respective Group) all payments and
reimbursements received after the Effective Time by any Party (or member of its Group) that relate
to a Business, Asset or Liability of another Party (or member of its Group), shall be held by such
Party in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party
entitled thereto) and, promptly upon receipt by such Party of any such payment or reimbursement,
such Party shall pay or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to pay over to the Party
entitled thereto the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of set-off.
Section 2.5. Limitation of Liability; Intercompany Contracts.
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(a) No Party shall have any Liability to any other Party in the event that any Information
exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement which is an estimate or forecast, or which is
based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate, except for such estimates as may be
prepared in connection with Section 3.5, which shall be addressed as provided therein.
(b) No Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall be liable to any other Party or any Subsidiary of
any other Party based upon, arising out of or resulting from any Contract, arrangement, course of
dealing or understanding between or among it and any other Party existing at or prior to the
Effective Time (other than this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, any Continuing Arrangements,
any Third Party Agreements, as set forth in Section 7.1(b), any Contract entered into in connection
herewith or in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or by the Plan
of Separation or any Contract specified on Schedule 2.5 and except as provided in any
thereof) and each Party hereby terminates any and all Contracts, arrangements, courses of dealing
or understandings between or among it and any other Party effective as of the Effective Time (other
than this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, any Continuing Arrangements, any Third Party
Agreements, as set forth in Section 7.1(b), any Contract entered into in connection herewith or in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or by the Plan of Separation or
any Contract specified on Schedule 2.5 and except as provided in any thereof),
provided, however, that with respect to any Contract, arrangement, course of
dealing or understanding between or among the Parties or any Subsidiaries thereof discovered after
the Effective Time, the relevant Parties agree that such Contract, arrangement, course of dealing
or understanding shall nonetheless be deemed terminated as of the Effective Time with the only
liability of the Parties in respect thereof to be the obligations incurred between the Parties
pursuant to such Contract, arrangement, course of dealing or understanding between the Effective
Time and the time of discovery or later termination of any such Contract, arrangement, course of
dealing or understanding.
Section 2.6. 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 contemplated by this Article II shall not have
been consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to effect such Transfers as promptly following the Effective Time as shall be practicable.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Transfer of any Assets or the Assumption of any
Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be Transferred; provided,
however, that the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate and use
commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, in accordance with applicable Law, any necessary
Consents or Governmental Approvals for the Transfer of all Assets and Assumption of all Liabilities
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law contemplated to be Transferred and Assumed
pursuant to this Article II. In the event that any such Transfer of Assets or Assumption
of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Effective Time (i) the Party retaining
such Asset shall thereafter hold such Asset in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled
thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto) and (ii) the Party intended to Assume such
Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the Party
retaining such Liability for all amounts paid or incurred in connection with the retention of such
Liability. In addition, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably
possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the
ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice 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 Assuming
such Liability in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position
as if such Asset or Liability had been Transferred or Assumed as contemplated hereby and so that
all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession, use, risk
of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability, are to
inure from and after the Effective Time to the member or members of the ITT Group, the Water Group
or the Defense Group entitled to the receipt of such Asset or required to Assume such
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Liability. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Parties agree that, as of the Effective Time,
subject to Section 2.2(e) and Section 2.9(b), each Party shall be deemed to have
acquired complete and sole beneficial ownership over all of the Assets, together with all rights,
powers and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have Assumed in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities
incident thereto, which such Party is entitled to acquire or required to Assume pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
(b) If and when the Consents, Governmental Approvals and/or conditions, the absence or
non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of Transfer of any Asset or deferral of the
Assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(a), are obtained or satisfied, the
Transfer, assignment, Assumption or novation of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected
in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement (including Section 2.2)
and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement, and shall, to the extent possible without the imposition
of any undue cost on any Party, be deemed to be effective as of the Effective Time.
(c) Following the second anniversary of the Distribution Date, the Party retaining any Asset
or Liability due to the deferral of the Transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the Assumption of
such Liability pursuant to Section 2.6(a) or otherwise shall not be obligated, in
connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced,
assumed, or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by the Party entitled to such Asset or the Person
intended to be subject to such Liability, other than reasonable attorneys fees and recording or
similar or other incidental fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Party entitled
to such Asset or the Person intended to be subject to such Liability.
(d) After the Effective Time, each Party (or any member of its Group) may receive mail,
packages and other communications properly belonging to another Party (or any member of its Group).
Accordingly, at all times after the Effective Time, each Party is hereby authorized to receive and
open all mail, packages and other communications received by such Party that belongs to such other
Party, and to the extent that they do not relate to the business of the receiving Party, the
receiving Party shall promptly deliver such mail, packages or other communications (or, in case the
same also relates to the business of the receiving Party or another Party, copies thereof) to such
other Party as provided for in Section 11.6. The provisions of this Section 2.6(d)
are not intended to, and shall not, be deemed to constitute an authorization by any Party to permit
the other to accept service of process on its behalf and no Party is or shall be deemed to be the
agent of any other Party for service of process purposes.
(e) With respect to Assets and Liabilities described in Section 2.6(a), each of ITT,
Exelis and Xylem shall, and shall cause the members of its respective Group to, (i) treat for all
Income Tax purposes (A) the deferred Assets as assets having been Transferred to and owned by the
Party entitled to such Assets not later than the Effective Time and (B) the deferred Liabilities as
liabilities having been Assumed and owned by the Person intended to be subject to such Liabilities
not later than the Effective Time and (ii) neither report nor take any Income Tax position (on a
Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by a change in
applicable Tax Law or good faith resolution of a Tax Contest relating to Income Taxes).
Section 2.7. Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments. In connection with, and in
furtherance of, the Transfers of Assets and the Assumptions of Liabilities contemplated by this
Agreement, the Parties shall execute or cause to be executed, on or after the date hereof by the
appropriate entities to the extent not executed prior to the date hereof, any Conveyancing and
Assumption Instruments necessary to evidence the valid Transfer to the applicable Party or member
of such Partys Group of all right, title and interest in and to its accepted Assets and the valid
and effective Assumption by the applicable Party of its Assumed Liabilities for Transfers and
Assumptions to be effected pursuant to New
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York Law or the Laws of one of the other states of the United States or, if not appropriate
for a given Transfer or Assumption, and for Transfers or Assumptions to be effected pursuant to
non-U.S. Laws, in such form as the Parties shall reasonably agree, including the Transfer of real
property by mutually acceptable conveyance deeds as may be appropriate and in form and substance as
may be required by the jurisdiction in which the real property is located. The Transfer of capital
stock shall be effected by means of executed stock powers and notation on the stock record books of
the corporation or other legal entities involved, or by such other means as may be required in any
non-U.S. jurisdiction to Transfer title to stock and, only to the extent required by applicable
Law, by notation on public registries.
Section 2.8. Further Assurances; Ancillary Agreements.
(a) In addition to and without limiting the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in
this Agreement, including Section 2.6, each of the Parties shall cooperate with each other
and use (and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to use) commercially reasonable
efforts, at and after the Effective Time, to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions, and to do,
or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary on its part under applicable Law or
contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, at and after the Effective Time, each Party shall
cooperate with the other Parties, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the
requesting Party from and after the Effective Time, to execute and deliver, or use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of
Transfer or title, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Consents and/or Governmental
Approvals, any permit, license, Contract, indenture or other instrument (including any Consents or
Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be
requested to take by any other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements and the Transfers of the applicable Assets and the assignment and
Assumption of the applicable Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall, at the reasonable request, cost and
expense of any other Party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such
other Party such title as possessed by the transferring Party to the Assets allocated to such other
Party under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, free and clear of any Security
Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that any Party receives any Assets to be
transferred to another Party pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, such Party
agrees to promptly return or cause the return of such Assets to the applicable Party at such latter
Partys expense.
(d) At or prior to the Effective Time, each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall enter into, and/or
(where applicable) shall cause a member or members of their respective Group to enter into, the
Ancillary Agreements and any other Contracts in respect of the Distributions reasonably necessary
or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section 2.9. Novation of Liabilities; Indemnification.
(a) Each Party, at the request of another Party, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, Governmental Approval, substitution or amendment
required to novate or assign to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law all obligations
under Contracts and Liabilities for which a member of such Partys Group and a member of another
Partys Group (such other Party, the Other Party) are jointly or severally liable and
that do not constitute Liabilities of such Other Party hereunder, or, if permitted by applicable
Law, to obtain in writing the
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unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements (other than any member of the Group
who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement), so that, in any such case,
the members of the applicable Group shall be solely responsible for such Liabilities;
provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration
therefor to any third party from whom any such Consent, Governmental Approval, substitution or
amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed by the requesting Party).
(b) If the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required
Consent, Governmental Approval, release, substitution or amendment, the Other Party or a member of
such Other Partys Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract, license or other obligation
that does not constitute a Liability of such Other Party and, unless not permitted by Law or the
terms thereof, as agent or subcontractor for such Party, the Party or member of such Partys Group
who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement (the Liable Party)
shall, or shall cause a member of its Group to, pay, perform and discharge fully all the
obligations or other Liabilities of such Other Party or member of such Other Partys Group
thereunder from and after the Effective Time. The Liable Party shall indemnify each Other Party
and hold each of them harmless against any Liabilities (other than Liabilities of such Other Party)
arising in connection therewith; provided, that the Liable Party shall have no obligation
to indemnify any Other Party with respect to any matter to the extent that such Liabilities arise
from such Other Partys willful breach, knowing violation of Law, fraud, misrepresentation or gross
negligence in connection therewith, in which case such Other Party shall be responsible for such
Liabilities. The Other Party shall, without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or
cause to be promptly paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or, at the direction of the Liable
Party, to another member of the Liable Partys Group, all money, rights and other consideration
received by it or any member of its Group in respect of such performance by the Liable Party
(unless any such consideration is an Asset of such Other Party pursuant to this Agreement). If and
when any such Consent, Governmental Approval, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained
or such agreement, lease, license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable
or able to be novated, the Other Party shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law,
promptly Transfer or cause the Transfer of all rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder
of such Other Party or any member of such Other Partys Group to the Liable Party or to another
member of the Liable Partys Group without payment of any further consideration and the Liable
Party, or another member of such Liable Partys Group, without the payment of any further
consideration, shall Assume such rights and Liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law.
Section 2.10. Guarantees; Letters of Credit.
(a) Except for those guarantees and/or letters of credit set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)
where ITT shall remain as guarantor or obligor and the applicable Party shall indemnify and hold
harmless the ITT Indemnitees for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in
accordance with the provisions of Article VII) or as otherwise specified in any Ancillary
Agreement, at or prior to the Effective Time or as soon as practicable thereafter, (i) ITT shall
(with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member of the Water Group or Defense Group) use
its commercially reasonable efforts to have any member of the Water Group and/or the Defense Group
removed as guarantor of or obligor for any ITT Retained Liability to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable Law, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule
2.10(a)(i), to the extent that they relate to ITT Retained Liabilities, (ii) Exelis shall (with
the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member of the ITT Group or any Defense Group) use
commercially reasonable efforts to have any member of the ITT Group and/or the Water Group removed
as guarantor of or obligor for any Defense Liability to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Law, including in respect of those guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(ii), to the
extent that they relate to Defense Liabilities and (iii) Xylem shall (with the reasonable
cooperation of the applicable member of the ITT Group or Defense Group) use commercially reasonably
efforts to have any member of the ITT Group and/or the Defense Group removed as guarantor of or
obligor for any Water
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Liability, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including in respect of those
guarantees set forth on Schedule 2.10(a)(iii), to the extent that they relate to Water
Liabilities.
(b) At or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent required to obtain a release from a
guaranty (a Guaranty Release):
(i) of any member of the ITT Group, Exelis and/or Xylem shall, as applicable, execute a
guaranty agreement substantially in the form of the existing guaranty or such other form as
is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the extent that
such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions
either (A) with which Exelis or Xylem, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to
comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached;
(ii) of any member of the Defense Group, ITT and/or Xylem shall, as applicable, execute
a guaranty agreement substantially in the form of the existing guaranty or such other form
as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the extent
that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions
either (A) with which ITT or Xylem, as the case may be, would be reasonably unable to comply
or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached; and
(iii) of any member of the Water Group, ITT and/or Exelis, shall, as applicable,
execute a guaranty agreement substantially in the form of the existing guaranty or such
other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guaranty agreement, except to the
extent that such existing guaranty contains representations, covenants or other terms or
provisions either (A) with which ITT or Exelis, as the case may be, would be reasonably
unable to comply or (B) which would be reasonably expected to be breached.
(c) If ITT, Exelis or Xylem is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required
removal as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.10, (i) the relevant member
of the ITT Group, Defense Group or Water Group, as applicable, that has assumed the underlying
Liability with respect to such guaranty shall indemnify and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor
for any Indemnifiable Loss arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of
Article VII) and shall or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries, as agent or subcontractor
for such guarantor or obligor to pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other
Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder and (ii) each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem, on
behalf of themselves and the members of their respective Groups, agree not to renew or extend the
term of, increase its obligations under, or Transfer to a third party, any loan, guarantee, lease,
contract or other obligation for which another Party or member of such Partys Group is or may be
liable without the prior written consent of such other Party, unless all obligations of such other
Party and the other members of such Partys Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by
documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Party; provided,
however, with respect to leases, in the event a Guaranty Release is not obtained and the
relevant beneficiary wishes to extend the term of such guaranteed lease, then such beneficiary
shall have the option of extending the term if it provides such security as is reasonably
satisfactory to the guarantor under such guaranteed lease.
Section 2.11. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. EACH OF ITT (ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE ITT GROUP), EXELIS (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE
DEFENSE GROUP), AND XYLEM (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE WATER GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND
AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CONTINUING
ARRANGEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
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AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS
TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTED, TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR
THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER
CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR
FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE,
OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT, CERTIFICATE
OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE
EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR
IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN AS IS, WHERE IS BASIS
(AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM DEED OR CONVEYANCE)
AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE
SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY
INTEREST AND (II) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS OR GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY
REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN ACTIONS AT OR PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 3.1. Articles of Incorporation; By-laws.
(a) Exelis. On or prior to the Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken
to adopt the form of Articles of Incorporation and By-laws filed by Exelis with the Commission as
exhibits to the Exelis Form 10, to be effective as of the Effective Time.
(b) Xylem. On or prior to the Distribution Date, all necessary actions shall be taken
to adopt the form of Articles of Incorporation and By-laws filed by Xylem with the Commission as
exhibits to the Xylem Form 10, to be effective as of the Effective Time.
Section 3.2. Directors.
(a) ITT. On or prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall take all necessary actions,
including procuring the resignations of the directors named on Schedule 3.2(a), such that,
at the Effective Time, its Board shall include the individuals named on Schedule 3.2(a)
(b) Exelis. On or prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall take all necessary action
to cause the Board of Directors of Exelis to include, at the Effective Time, the individuals
identified in the Exelis Information Statement as director nominees of Exelis.
(c) Xylem. On or prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall take all necessary action
to cause the Board of Directors of Xylem to include, at the Effective Time, the individuals
identified in the Xylem Information Statement as director nominees of Xylem.
Section 3.3. Officers.
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(a) ITT. On or prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall take all necessary actions,
including procuring the resignations of its officers, such that at the Effective Time its officers
shall be the individuals named on Schedule 3.3(a).
(b) Exelis. On or prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall take all necessary action
to cause the individuals identified as such in the Exelis Information Statement to be the officers
of Exelis as of the Effective Time.
(c) Xylem. On or prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall take all necessary action
to cause the individuals identified as such in the Xylem Information Statement to be the officers
of Xylem as of the Effective Time.
Section 3.4. Resignations.
(a) Exelis. On or prior to the Distribution Date, (i) ITT shall cause all its
employees and any employees of its Subsidiaries (excluding any employees of any member of the
Defense Group) to resign, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or
directors of any member of the Defense Group in which they serve, and (ii) Exelis shall cause all
its employees and any employees of its Subsidiaries to resign, effective as of the Effective Time,
from all positions as officers or directors of any members of the ITT Group or the Water Group in
which they serve.
(b) Xylem. On or prior to the Distribution Date, (i) ITT shall cause all its employees
and any employees of its Subsidiaries (excluding any employees of any member of the Water Group) to
resign, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as officers or directors of any
member of the Water Group in which they serve, and (ii) Xylem shall cause all its employees and any
employees of its Subsidiaries to resign, effective as of the Effective Time, from all positions as
officers or directors of any members of the ITT Group or the Defense Group in which they serve.
(c) No Person shall be required by any Party to resign from any position or office with
another Party if such Person is disclosed in the applicable Information Statement as the Person who
is to hold such position or office following the applicable Distribution.
Section 3.5. Cash Adjustments.
(a) Exelis. Subject to Section 3.5(c), prior to the Distribution Date, either
(i) Exelis shall transfer funds to ITT or (ii) ITT shall transfer funds to Exelis, such that
Exelis book cash and cash equivalents balance in its accounts immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall equal the Exelis Target Cash Balance.
(b) Xylem. Subject to Section 3.5(c), prior to the Distribution Date, either
(i) Xylem shall transfer funds to ITT or (ii) ITT shall transfer funds to Xylem, such that Xylems
book cash and cash equivalents balance in its accounts immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall equal the Xylem Target Cash Balance.
(c) ITT. Notwithstanding Sections 3.5(a) and (b), prior to the
Distribution Date, ITT shall retain funds or funds shall be transferred to ITT such that ITTs book
cash and cash equivalents balance in its accounts immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
equal the ITT Target Cash Balance. If on the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date, after
making the adjustments contemplated in Sections 3.5(a) and (b), the actual
aggregate book cash and cash equivalents balance of the Parties is greater than or equal to the sum
of the Exelis Target Cash Balance, the Xylem Target Cash Balance and the ITT Target Cash Balance,
as calculated above, ITT shall retain funds or funds shall be transferred to ITT such that ITTs
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book cash and cash equivalents balance in its accounts immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall equal the sum of the ITT Target Cash Balance plus any excess above such sum.
(d) Promptly following the Distribution Date, and in any event not later than forty-five (45)
days thereafter, ITT shall (i) prepare, as of 12:01 a.m., New York time, on the Distribution Date,
an exhibit (the Statement of Cash Detail) which includes, for each of ITT, Exelis and
Xylem: (A) the book cash and cash equivalents balance of such Party as of 12:01 a.m., New York
time, on the Distribution Date (each a Distribution Date Cash Balance) and (B) a
proposal, which shall not involve any repatriation of cash (but which may, for the avoidance of
doubt, involve either on or off-shore transfers), for the payment in a tax efficient manner by any
applicable Party to any other Party of such other amounts as are necessary so that each Partys
Distribution Date Cash Balance equals the requisite amount pursuant to Sections 3.5(a),
(b) and (c) (Reallocation Payments) and (ii) deliver such Statement of
Cash Detail to each other Party for review (the day the Statement of Cash Detail is so delivered,
the Statement Completion Date). In preparing the Statements of Cash Detail, the elements
thereof shall be prepared (1) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and with the
same accounting principles, practices, methodologies and policies historically used by ITT in
connection with the preparation of its audited financial statements, (2) in a manner consistent
with the principles set forth in Schedule 3.5(d), and (3) in a manner consistent with the
terms of this Agreement.
(e) Each Party receiving the Statement of Cash Detail and their respective accountants shall
be entitled to make reasonable inquiries of ITT, the applicable other Party and/or their respective
accountants and senior officers, at reasonable times, upon reasonable advance notice, and without
unreasonable interference to such Parties operations, regarding the Statement of Cash Detail with
respect to such Parties. Within thirty (30) days of the Statement Completion Date (such 30-day
period, the Cash Detail Review Period), each Party shall (i) complete its review of the
Statement of Cash Detail and (ii) submit to ITT and the other applicable Party a letter stating its
concurrence or disagreement with the accuracy of the Statement of Cash Detail with respect to such
Party (Response Letter) and specifying any specific items on the Statement of Cash Detail
with which such Party disagrees (each, a Disputed Item), it being understood that all
other items in the Statement of Cash Detail other than the Disputed Items shall be deemed agreed to
by the Parties. Unless a Party delivers a Response Letter by the last day of the Cash Detail
Review Period, such Party shall be deemed to have accepted ITTs Statement of Cash Detail and the
calculations therein shall become final and binding upon ITT and such Party.
(f) Following the delivery of the Response Letter, ITT and the applicable Party or Parties
shall in good faith attempt promptly to resolve all disagreements as to the computation of all
Disputed Items within the thirty (30) day period (or longer, as mutually agreed by the Parties
after delivery of the Response Letter). Any items not in dispute or resolved during such period
shall be deemed to be final. Following such thirty (30) day period, ITT and the applicable Party
shall submit any remaining Disputed Items (and only such remaining Disputed Items) to
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or, if such firm is unable or unwilling to act, such other nationally
recognized independent public accounting firm as shall be agreed upon by the parties hereto in
writing (in any such case, the Accountant) for determination. The determination of the
Accountant with respect to all remaining Disputed Items and the Reallocation Payments shall be
completed within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the Accountant, shall be determined in
accordance with this Agreement and shall be final and binding upon ITT and the applicable Party.
With respect to each Disputed Item subject to resolution by the Accountant, the Accountant shall
adopt a position that is either equal to the applicable Partys proposed position, equal to ITTs
proposed position, or any amount as so determined by the Accountant between the positions proposed
by such Party and ITT. The fees, costs and expenses of the Accountant shall be allocated by the
Accountant at the time the Accountants determination is rendered with respect to all the remaining
Disputed Items as follows: (A) if the Accountant resolves all of the remaining Disputed Items in
favor of one Partys position, then all such fees, costs and expenses (and the reasonable
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Party) shall be paid by the other Party or, if applicable, equally among the two other Parties
maintaining different positions; and (B) if the Accountant does not resolve all of the remaining
Disputed Items in favor of one Partys position, then such fees, costs and expenses (and the
reasonable attorneys fees and expenses of the applicable Parties) shall be paid in inverse
proportion as the Parties may prevail on matters resolved by the Accountant, based on the dollar
amount of each Disputed Item resolved in favor of each Party.
(g) Within seven (7) days of the final resolution of all Disputed Items as to Exelis and Xylem
in accordance with Sections 3.5(e) and (f) above, ITT shall submit to Exelis and
Xylem a statement calculated based on the example in Schedule 3.5(g) (the Statement of
Cash Allocation) indicating the final allocation of cash to each Party as finally determined
in accordance with this Section 3.5 (each, a Cash Allocation). The Statement of
Cash Allocation shall provide for payments among the Parties in accordance with the following
principles:
(i) If the difference between any Partys Cash Allocation and such Partys Distribution
Date Cash Balance is less than $1,000,000, then such Party shall not be entitled to any
adjustment pursuant to this Section 3.5. If the difference between any Partys Cash
Allocation and such Partys Distribution Date Cash Balance is more than $1,000,000, then
such Party shall be entitled to receive payments, in a tax efficient manner and not
involving any repatriation of cash, from such other Party or Parties whose Distribution Date
Cash Balance exceeds its Cash Allocation such that after giving effect to such payments each
Partys Distribution Date Cash Balance shall equal its Cash Allocation, and each such Party
shall be obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, to such other Party, or its designee, the
amount of such shortfall.
(h) Any payments made pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account designated in writing by the relevant Parties.
ARTICLE IV
THE DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.1. Stock Dividends to ITT Shareholders.
(a) Exelis. On the Distribution Date, ITT shall cause the Distribution Agent to
distribute all of the outstanding shares of Exelis Common Stock then owned by ITT to holders of ITT
Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate number of such shares
of Exelis Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or
transferees of such holder of Exelis Common Stock. For shareholders of ITT who own ITT Common
Stock through a broker or other nominee, their shares of Exelis Common Stock shall be credited to
their respective accounts by such broker or nominee. Each holder of ITT Common Stock on the
Distribution Record Date (or such holders designated transferee or transferees) shall be entitled
to receive in the Exelis Distribution one (1) share of Exelis Common Stock for every one (1) share
of ITT Common Stock held by such shareholder. No action by any such shareholder shall be necessary
for such shareholder (or such shareholders designated transferee or transferees) to receive the
applicable number of shares (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares) of Exelis
Common Stock such shareholder is entitled to in the Exelis Distribution.
(b) Xylem. On the Distribution Date, ITT shall cause the Distribution Agent to
distribute all of the outstanding shares of Xylem Common Stock then owned by ITT to holders of ITT
Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date, and to credit the appropriate number of such shares
of Xylem Common Stock to book entry accounts for each such holder or designated transferee or
transferees of such holder of Xylem Common Stock. For shareholders of ITT who own ITT Common Stock
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nominee, their shares of Xylem Common Stock shall be credited to their respective accounts by
such broker or nominee. Each holder of ITT Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date (or such
holders designated transferee or transferees) shall be entitled to receive in the Xylem
Distribution one (1) share of Xylem Common Stock for every one (1) share of ITT Common Stock held
by such shareholder. No action by any such shareholder shall be necessary for such shareholder (or
such shareholders designated transferee or transferees) to receive the applicable number of shares
(and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares) of Xylem Common Stock such shareholder
is entitled in the Xylem Distribution.
Section 4.2. Actions in Connection with the Distribution.
(a) Prior to the Distribution Date, each of Exelis and Xylem shall file such amendments and
supplements to their respective Form 10s as ITT may reasonably request, and such amendments as may
be necessary in order to cause the same to become and remain effective as required by Law,
including filing such amendments and supplements to their respective Form 10s as may be required
by the Commission or federal, state or foreign securities Laws. Each of Exelis and Xylem shall
mail to the holders of ITT Common Stock, at such time on or prior to the Distribution Date as ITT
shall determine, the Information Statement included in its Form 10, as well as any other
information concerning Exelis or Xylem, as applicable, their business, operations and management,
the Plan of Separation and such other matters as ITT shall reasonably determine are necessary and
as may be required by Law. Promptly after receiving a request from ITT, to the extent requested,
each of Exelis and Xylem shall prepare and, in accordance with applicable Law, file with the
Commission any such documentation that ITT reasonably determines is necessary or desirable to
effectuate the applicable Distribution, and ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall each use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the Commission with respect thereto as
soon as practicable.
(b) Each of Exelis and Xylem shall use commercially reasonable efforts in preparing, filing
with the Commission and causing to become effective, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any
case prior to the Effective Time), effective registration statements or amendments thereof which
are required in connection with the establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit plans
of such Party.
(c) To the extent not already approved and effective, each of Exelis and Xylem shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to have approved and made effective, the respective application for
the original listing of the Xylem Common Stock and Exelis Common Stock, as applicable, to be
distributed in the applicable Distribution on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.
(d) Each Party shall provide all cooperation reasonably requested by the other Parties that is
necessary or desirable in connection with the Financing Arrangements.
(e) Nothing in this Section 4.2 shall be deemed to shift or otherwise impose Liability
for any portion of such Form 10s or Information Statements to ITT.
Section 4.3. Sole Discretion of ITT. ITT shall, in its sole and absolute discretion,
determine the Distribution Date, the Effective Time and all other terms of the Distribution,
including the form, structure and terms of any transactions and/or offerings to effect the
Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition, ITT may,
in accordance with Section 11.11, at any time and from time to time until the completion of
the Distribution decide to abandon the Xylem Distribution and/or the Exelis Distribution or modify
or change the terms of the Xylem Distribution and/or the Exelis Distribution, including by
accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution. Without
limiting the foregoing, ITT shall have the right not to complete the Distribution if, at any time
prior to the Effective Time, the Board shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that the
Distribution is not in the best interests of ITT or its shareholders or other constituents,
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that a sale or other alternative is in the best interests of ITT or its shareholders or other
constituents or that it is not advisable at that time for Exelis or Xylem to separate from ITT.
Section 4.4. Conditions to Distribution. Subject to Section 4.3, the
following are conditions to the consummation of the Distribution. The conditions are for the sole
benefit of ITT and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of ITT or the Board to
waive or not waive any such condition.
(a) The applicable Form 10 shall have been declared effective by the Commission, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness thereof shall be in effect, no proceedings for such purpose shall be
pending before or threatened by the Commission, and the applicable Information Statement shall have
been mailed to the holders of ITT Common Stock;
(b) With respect to the (i) Xylem Distribution, the Xylem Common Stock to be delivered in the
Xylem Distribution shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of
distribution and (ii) Exelis Distribution, the Exelis Common Stock to be delivered in the Exelis
Distribution shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of
distribution;
(c) Prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall have obtained an opinion from Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP, its tax counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to ITT (in its sole discretion),
as to the satisfaction of certain conditions necessary for such Distribution, together with certain
related transactions, to qualify as a reorganization under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the
Code;
(d) Prior to the Distribution Date, ITT shall have obtained a private letter ruling from the
Internal Revenue Service in form and substance satisfactory to ITT (in its sole discretion), and
such ruling shall remain in effect as of such Distribution Date, to the effect, among other things,
that such Distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a
reorganization under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;
(e) Prior to the Distribution Date, the Board shall have obtained opinions from a nationally
recognized valuation firm, in form and substance satisfactory to ITT, with respect to the capital
adequacy and solvency of each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem;
(f) Any material Governmental Approvals and other Consents necessary to consummate the
applicable Distribution or any portion thereof shall have been obtained and be in full force and
effect, it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Governmental Approvals and
Consents contemplated by Section 2.6 and Section 2.9 shall not be deemed necessary
to consummate any Distribution;
(g) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction
or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of all or any portion of the
applicable Distribution shall be pending, threatened, issued or in effect, and no other event
outside the control of ITT shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of
all or any portion of the applicable Distribution;
(h) No other events or developments shall have occurred or failed to occur prior to the
Distribution Date that, in the judgment of the Board, would result in the Distribution having a
material adverse effect on ITT or its shareholders;
(i) The Financing Transactions described in the applicable Information Statements as having
occurred prior to an applicable Distribution shall have been consummated on or prior to the
applicable Distribution;
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(j) The Restructuring shall have been completed, except for such steps as ITT in its sole
discretion shall have determined may be completed after the Effective Time;
(k) The actions and events set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and
3.4 shall have occurred;
(l) The Board shall have authorized the Distribution, which authorization may be given or
withheld at its absolute and sole discretion;
(m) In the event the Distribution is for any reason postponed more than one hundred twenty
(120) days after the date hereof, the Board shall have redetermined, as of such postponed
Distribution Date, that the Distribution satisfies the requirements of Indiana Business Corporation
Law governing distributions; and
(n) Each Ancillary Agreement shall have been executed by each party thereto.
ARTICLE V
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 5.1. No Solicit; No Hire. None of ITT, Exelis or Xylem or any member
of their respective Groups shall, from the Effective Time through and including the date set forth
on Schedule 5.1, without the prior written consent of the applicable Party, directly or
indirectly, recruit, solicit, hire or retain any person who is an employee specified on
Schedule 5.1 of any other Party or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time or induce, or
attempt to induce, any such employee to terminate his or her employment with, or otherwise cease
his or her relationship with, any other Party or its Subsidiaries; provided,
however, that (i) nothing in this Section 5.1 shall be deemed to prohibit any
general solicitation for employment through advertisements and search firms not specifically
directed at employees of such other applicable Party or, except with respect to employees defined
as First-Tier Employees and Second-Tier Employees on Schedule 5.1, any hiring as a
result thereof; provided, that the applicable Party has not encouraged or advised such firm
to approach any such employee or Party and (ii) the prohibitions of this Section 5.1 shall
not apply (A) with respect to employees who have been terminated by a Party and (B) following a
Change in Control (as defined in the Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement) of ITT, Exelis or
Xylem, as applicable, with respect to the employees of such Party. The Parties agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions of this Section 5.1 were
not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that the
Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in
addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Section 5.2. Intellectual Property. Each Party shall not use or exploit the
Intellectual Property of the other Parties after the Effective Time, except (i) as permitted in the
Ancillary Agreements, (ii) as required by applicable Law; (iii) as permitted by the fair use
doctrine or defense, or (iv) for neutral, non-trademark use of the other Parties Trademarks to
describe the history of each Partys respective business.
Section 5.3. Administration of Specified Shared Expenses. ITT shall be responsible for
administering each Specified Shared Expense. Each Party shall be responsible for payment of its
Applicable Percentage of any Specified Shared Expense, except with respect to (i) certain Specified
Shared Expenses that are otherwise allocated among the Parties pursuant to the Tax Matters
Agreement and (ii) certain Specified Shared Expenses otherwise allocated among the parties as set
forth on Schedule 1.1(83). ITT shall invoice each of Exelis and Xylem on a quarterly
basis, and Exelis and Xylem shall
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each promptly following invoice reimburse ITT for its allocable share of such Specified Shared
Expenses. In addition, ITT shall, in connection with each invoice, provide a quarterly estimated
budget (for informational and planning purposes only) to Exelis and Xylem of Specified Shared
Expenses for the following quarter.
Section 5.4. Cooperation. From and after the Effective Time, each Party shall, and
shall cause each of its respective Affiliates and employees to, (i) provide reasonable cooperation
and assistance to each other Party (and any member of their respective Groups) in connection with
the completion of the Plan of Separation (including assisting in the preparation of the
Distributions), (ii) provide knowledge transfer regarding its applicable Business or ITTs
historical business, (iii) reasonably assist each other Party in the orderly and efficient
transition in becoming an independent company to the extent set forth in the Transition Services
Agreement and (iv) reasonably assist each other Party to which such Party is providing or has
provided services, as applicable, pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, in connection with
requests for information from, audits or other examinations of, such other Party by a Governmental
Entity; in each case, except as may otherwise be agreed to by the Parties in writing, at no
additional cost to the Party requesting such assistance other than for the actual out-of-pocket
costs (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any
pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been
incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the
foregoing) incurred by any such Party, if applicable. The cooperation and assistance provided for
in this Section 5.4 shall not be required to the extent such cooperation and assistance
would unreasonably interfere with the operation of any Partys business or with any Partys
employees normal functions and duties except with respect to the individuals identified on
Schedule 5.4, whose full assistance and cooperation shall be required. In furtherance of,
and without limiting, the foregoing, each Party shall make reasonably available those employees
with particular knowledge of any function or service of which another Party was not allocated the
employees, agents or consultants involved in such function or service in connection with the Plan
of Separation (including, employee benefits functions, risk management, etc.).
Section 5.5. Periodic Meetings. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, at least
once during each fiscal quarter during the two (2) year period following the Distribution Date, the
Parties shall hold a meeting for the purpose of sharing Information related to this Agreement, any
Shared Contingent Liabilities or the preparation of any Partys financial statements. Each Party
shall designate between one (1) and three (3) persons as its standing representatives for such
meetings, who shall initially be the individuals set forth on Schedule 5.5. The Managing
Party shall be responsible for scheduling such meeting at reasonably consistent and convenient
times and on no less than thirty (30) days notice. The Parties standing representatives and
others may participate in such meetings in person or other medium by which all participants may
hear each other.
Section 5.6. Board of Directors. Each of Exelis and Xylem agrees that, without the
prior written consent of the two other Parties, it shall not nominate a slate of directors to be
elected at its shareholders meeting to be held in 2013 (the 2013 Meetings) as a result of
which (i) 50% or more of the members of its Board of Directors shall have served as directors or
executive officers of ITT at any time during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the
Effective Time (each, a Legacy Director) or (ii) any member of its Board of Directors
shall be a Legacy Director who is also a director of ITT following the Effective Time, including
any Legacy Director who would be nominated to serve as a director of ITT at its shareholders
meeting to be held in 2013. In furtherance of the foregoing, (x) in the absence of agreement as to
which Legacy Directors shall not be nominated for election at the 2013 Meetings to serve on Exelis
and/or Xylems respective Board of Directors, as the case may be, the individuals identified on
Schedule 5.6 shall not be nominated by the applicable Board of Directors to stand for
re-election at such meetings, and (y) ITT shall not nominate the individuals identified on
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Schedule 5.6 to serve on ITTs Board at such meeting, unless such individuals will not
be nominated for election to the Board of Directors of either Exelis or Xylem at such meeting.
Section 5.7. Office Space.
(a) Exelis Headquarters Office Space. Exelis corporate headquarters as of the
Effective Time will be located at 1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700, McLean, Virginia 22102.
(b) Xylem Headquarters Office Space. Xylems corporate headquarters as of the
Effective Time will be located at 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite 2000, White Plains, New York 10604
(the White Plains Headquarters) on a transitional basis.
(c) ITT Headquarters Office Space. ITTs corporate headquarters as of the Effective
Time will be located at 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite 3000, White Plains, New York 10604.
(d) Headquarters. From and after the Effective Time, ITTs and Xylems headquarters
shall be located in physically segregated spaces on separate floors, with each of ITT and Xylem
having its own security systems. Xylem agrees that it shall vacate the White Plains Headquarters on
or before the second anniversary of the Distribution Date.
Section 5.8. Night Vision.
(a) Each Party acknowledges that it has read and is familiar with the Administrative
Compliance Agreement between the United States Army and ITT dated as of October 11, 2007 (the
ACA) and the Consent Agreement between the United States Department of State and ITT
dated as of December 21, 2007 (the Consent Agreement) and all of ITTs obligations
thereunder.
(b) The Parties agree that from and after the Effective Time, Exelis shall, and shall cause
its Subsidiaries to, (A) satisfy and comply in all respects with ITTs obligation to pay the
Deferred Prosecution Monetary Penalty (as defined in the ACA (as defined therein) and (B) pay all
out-of-pocket fees and expenses associated with the Independent Monitor (as defined in the ACA),
in each case as if Exelis were a party to the ACA.
(c) Subject to Section 5.8(b), from and after the Effective Time, each of ITT, Exelis
and Xylem (i) shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, comply with the ACA and the
Consent Agreement in all respects as applicable to the ITT Retained Business, the Water Business
and the Defense Business, respectively, and (ii) shall indemnify and hold the other Parties
Indemnitees harmless for any Indemnifiable Losses arising out of or resulting from or incurred in
connection with any violation (as determined in connection with any final judgment or settlement
agreement under which the relevant Party has Liability) of the ACA or the Consent Agreement by,
respectively, the ITT Group, the Water Group and/or the Defense Group, including, for the avoidance
of doubt, reasonable expenses incurred by any ITT Indemnitee, Defense Indemnitee or Water
Indemnitee, as applicable, in respect of any Action arising from such violation or alleged
violation.
(d) Each of ITT, Exelis and/or Xylem, as applicable, shall promptly notify the other Parties
in writing and in reasonable detail of any Action arising from any action or omission or alleged
action or omission of any member of the ITT Group, the Defense Group and/or the Water Group, as
applicable, in violation of Section 5.8(c)(i); provided, however, that no
such notification shall be required unless the applicable Party shall have received a written
notice or other written communication from a Governmental Entity in connection with such
Action. Each such Party shall cooperate with each other Party involved in any such Action in the
defense of such Action and make available to each other Party (i)
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its and its Subsidiaries officers, directors, employees, counsel and agents to assist in such
defense, to the extent that such Persons may reasonably be required in connection with such defense
and (ii) all witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and information in its Groups possession
or under its Groups control relating to such defense, as are reasonably required in connection
with such defense. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise specifically set forth in
this Section 5.8(d), the provisions of clauses (b), (e), (f) and
(g) of Section 7.5 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any Third Party Claims arising
out of this Section 5.8.
Section 5.9. SEC Settlement.
(a) Each Party acknowledges that it has read and is familiar with the Consent and Final
Judgment entered in Securities and Exchange Commission v. ITT Corporation, Case No.
1:09-cv-00272-RJL, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia the
(collectively, the Final Judgment) and all of ITTs obligations thereunder.
(b) From and after the Effective Time, each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall, and shall cause
their respective Subsidiaries to, comply with the Final Judgment in all respects as applicable to
the ITT Retained Business, the Defense Business and the Water Business, respectively.
(c) Each of ITT, Exelis and/or Xylem, as applicable, shall promptly notify the other Parties
in writing and in reasonable detail of any Action arising from any action or omission or alleged
action or omission of any member of the ITT Group, the Defense Group and/or the Water Group, as
applicable, in violation of the Final Judgment; provided, however, that no such
notification shall be required unless the applicable Party shall have received a written
notice or other written communication from a Governmental Entity in connection with such
Action. Each such Party shall cooperate with each other Party involved in such Action in such
defense and make available to each other Party (i) its and its Subsidiaries officers, directors,
employees, counsel and agents to assist in such defense, to the extent that such Persons may
reasonably be required in connection with such defense and (ii) all witnesses, pertinent
Information, materials and information in its Groups possession or under its Groups control
relating to such defense, as are reasonably required in connection with such defense. For the
avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Section 5.9(c), the
provisions of clauses (b), (e), (f) and (g) of Section 7.5
shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any Third Party Claims arising out of this Section 5.9.
(d) Each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall indemnify and hold the other Parties Indemnitees
harmless for any violation (as determined in connection with any final judgment or settlement
agreement under which the relevant Party has Liability) of the Final Judgment by, respectively, the
ITT Group, the Defense Group and/or the Water Group, including their respective officers,
employees, agents and attorneys and all Persons in active participation with the aforementioned who
received actual notice of the Final Judgment, including, for the avoidance of doubt, reasonable
expenses incurred by any ITT Indemnitee, Defense Indemnitee or Water Indemnitee, as applicable, in
respect of any Action arising from such violation or alleged violation.
ARTICLE VI
SHARED CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Section 6.1. Shared Contingent Liabilities. From and after the Effective Time, except
as otherwise expressly set forth in this Article VI or the Tax Matters Agreement (with
respect to Taxes) and without limiting the indemnification provisions of Article VII, ITT,
Exelis and Xylem shall each be responsible for (i) its Applicable Percentage of any Shared
Contingent Liabilities pursuant to and in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article
VII and, without duplication, (ii) its Applicable
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Percentage of any Specified Shared Expenses related to or arising out of any Shared Contingent
Liability. Any amounts owed in respect of any Shared Contingent Liabilities other than Specified
Shared Expenses (which are addressed pursuant to Section 5.3) shall be remitted promptly
after the Party entitled to such amount provides an invoice (including reasonable supporting
Information with respect thereto and a calculation of the amounts owed by each Party based on such
Partys Applicable Percentage) to the Party or Parties owing such amount and such costs and
expenses shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Shared Contingent
Liability in determining the reimbursement obligations of the other Parties with respect thereto;
provided, however, that if so directed by the Party providing the invoice, in lieu
of remitting amounts directly to the Party providing the invoice, the owing Party shall remit the
owed amount directly to the appropriate third party or parties or to an account established by the
invoicing Party for the benefit of the Parties, in which case each Party shall contribute its
Applicable Percentage of such amount to such account for the benefit of the Parties. It shall not
be a defense to any obligation by any Party to pay any amounts, whether pursuant to this
Article VI or in respect of Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Article VII, in respect of any
Shared Contingent Liability that (i) such Party was not consulted in the defense or management
thereof, (ii) that such Partys views or opinions as to the conduct of such defense were not
accepted or adopted, (iii) that such Party does not approve of the quality or manner of the defense
thereof or (iv) that such Shared Contingent Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather
than by a judgment or other determination of Liability (even if, subject in each case to
Section 7.5(f), such settlement was effected without the consent or over the objection of
such Party). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party shall be required to pay its share of any
final settlement in connection with any Shared Contingent Liability unless the final settlement
agreement in connection therewith shall provide for a full and unconditional release of such Party.
Section 6.2. Management of Shared Contingent Liabilities.
(a) Managing Party shall initially mean ITT or such other Party as may be identified
on Schedule 1.1(82); provided, however, another Party may become the
Managing Party with respect to any Shared Contingent Liabilities or other matters set forth in this
Agreement upon the prior written agreement of each of the Parties.
(b) Except as provided in the Tax Matters Agreement (with respect to management of Tax
Contests), the Managing Party shall, on behalf of the other Parties, have sole and exclusive
authority to, and shall actively and diligently, commence, prosecute, manage, control, conduct or
defend (or assume or conduct the defense of) or otherwise determine all matters whatsoever
(including, as applicable, litigation strategy and choice of legal counsel or other professionals)
with respect to, on behalf of the other Parties, any Action or Third Party Claim with respect to a
Shared Contingent Liability (including with respect to those Shared Contingent Liabilities set
forth on Schedule 1.1(82)). The Managing Party shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to promptly notify the other Parties in the event that it receives notice of any Shared
Contingent Liability including any claim or demand relating thereto; provided, that the
failure to provide such notice shall not give rise to any rights on the part of the other Parties
against the Managing Party or affect any other provision of this Section 6.2, except to the
extent any Party is actually and materially prejudiced thereby in a manner different from any other
Party. No Party other than the Managing Party shall consent to the entry of any judgment or enter
into any settlement with respect to any Shared Contingent Liability without the prior written
consent of the Managing Party and the other Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any settlement by
the Managing Party shall be subject to Section 7.5(f).
(c) The Managing Party shall on a quarterly basis, or if a material development occurs as soon
as reasonably practicable thereafter, inform the other Parties of the status of and developments
relating to any matter involving a Shared Contingent Liability and provide copies of any material
document, notices or other materials related to such matters; provided, that the failure to
provide any such information shall not be a basis for liability of the Managing Party except and
solely to the extent the
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receiving Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced thereby in a manner
different than any other Party. Each Party shall cooperate fully with the Managing Party in its
management of any of such Shared Contingent Liability and shall take such actions in connection
therewith that the Managing Party reasonably requests (including providing access to such Partys
Records and employees as set forth in Section 6.3).
(d) In the event of any dispute as to whether any Liability is a Shared Contingent Liability
as set forth in Section 6.4(b), the Managing Party may, but shall not be obligated to,
commence prosecution or other assertion of such claim or right pending resolution of such dispute.
In the event that the Managing Party commences any such prosecution or assertion and, upon
resolution of the dispute (pursuant to Article IX or otherwise), it is determined that such
Liability is not a Shared Contingent Liability and that such Liability belongs to another Party,
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Managing Party shall
cease the prosecution or assertion of such right or claim and the applicable Parties shall
cooperate to transfer the control thereof to the applicable other Party. In such event, the
applicable other Party shall promptly reimburse the Managing Party (or any other Party who has
fronted costs and expenses) for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred to such date in
connection with the prosecution or assertion of such claim or right (which shall not include the
costs of salaries and benefits of employees of the Managing Party or any pro rata portion of
overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such
employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing).
Section 6.3. Access to Information; Certain Services; Expenses.
(a) Access to Information and Employees by the Managing Party. Unless otherwise
prohibited by Law, in connection with the management and disposition of any Shared Contingent
Liability, each of the Parties shall make readily available to and afford to the Managing Party and
its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable access, subject
to appropriate restrictions for classified Information, Confidential Information or Privileged
Information, to the employees, properties, and Information of such Party and the members of such
Partys Group insofar as such access relates to the relevant Shared Contingent Liability; it being
understood by the Parties that such access as well as any services provided pursuant to Section
6.3(b) below may require a significant time commitment on the part of such Partys employees
and that any such commitment shall not otherwise limit any of the rights or obligations set forth
in this Article VI; it also being understood that such access and such services provided
shall not unreasonably interfere with any of such Partys employees normal functions. Nothing in
this Section 6.3(a) shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any third party
regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information relating to that third
party or its business; provided, however, that in the event that a Party is
required to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
seek to obtain such third partys written consent to the disclosure of such Information.
(b) Certain Services. Each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall make available to the
others, upon reasonable written request, its and its Subsidiaries officers, directors, employees,
counsel and agents to assist in the management (including, if applicable, as witnesses in any
Action) of any Shared Contingent Liabilities to the extent that such Persons may reasonably be
required in connection with the prosecution, defense or day-to-day management of any Shared
Contingent Liability. In respect of the foregoing, Schedule 1.1(82) sets forth certain
identified Shared Contingent Liabilities, respectively, and identify (but do not limit) those
employees and agents who shall assist the Managing Party in its management of such Shared
Contingent Liabilities.
(c) Costs and Expenses Relating to Access by the Managing Party. Except as otherwise
provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the provision of access and other services pursuant to this
Section 6.3
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(including by the Managing Party) shall be borne by the Party providing such
access and services (other than for actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses, which shall constitute
Specified Shared Expenses) and shall be shared by the other Parties accordingly.
(d) Other Specified Shared Expenses. The Managing Party (and the Party or Parties
providing assistance to the Managing Party pursuant to Section 6.3(b)) shall be entitled,
upon presentation of reasonable supporting documentation thereof, to reimbursement by the other
Parties (in accordance with their Applicable Percentages) of any out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(which shall include, in the case of the Managing Party, the pro rata portion of the costs of
salaries and benefits of such employees with respect to whom at least 30% of their professional
time over period of one-month or greater is dedicated to the management or defense of such Shared
Contingent Liability) related to or arising out of defending or managing any such Shared Contingent
Liability from Exelis and Xylem, as applicable, from time to time when invoiced, but no more
frequently than quarterly, in advance of a final determination or resolution of any Action related
to a Shared Contingent Liability. Specified Shared Expenses in respect of Shared Contingent
Liabilities shall also include the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of defending,
managing or providing assistance to the Managing Party pursuant to Section 6.3(b) with
respect to any Third Party Claim that is a Shared Contingent Liability, which shall include any
amounts with respect to a bond, prepayment or similar security or obligation required (or
determined to be advisable by the Managing Party) to be posted by the Managing Party in respect of
any claim and shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees or any pro rata
portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by
such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing).
Section 6.4. Notice Relating to Shared Contingent Liabilities; Disputes.
(a) In the event that any Party or any member of such Partys Group or any of their respective
Affiliates, becomes aware of (i) any Liability that may be a Shared Contingent Liability, (ii) any
matter or occurrence that has given or could give rise to a Shared Contingent Liability or (iii)
any matter that is material and is reasonably relevant to the Managing Partys ongoing or future
management, prosecution, defense and/or administration of any Shared Contingent Liability, such
Party shall promptly (but in any event within thirty (30) days of becoming aware, unless, by its
nature the subject matter of such notice would require earlier notice) notify each of the Managing
Party and the other Party of any such matter (setting forth in reasonable detail the subject matter
thereof); provided, however, that no Party shall be liable for the failure to
provide such notice except and solely to the extent the Managing Party and the other Party shall
have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure in a manner different than any other
Party.
(b) In the event that any Party disagrees whether a claim, obligation or Liability is a Shared
Contingent Liability or whether such claim, obligation or Liability is a Liability allocated to one
of the Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then such matter shall be
resolved pursuant to and in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions set forth in
Article IX.
Section 6.5. Cooperation with Governmental Entity. If, in connection with any Shared
Contingent Liability, a Party is required by Law to respond to and/or cooperate with a Governmental
Entity, such Party shall be entitled to cooperate and respond to such Governmental Entity after, to
the extent practicable under the specific circumstances, consultation with the Managing Party with
respect to such Shared Contingent Liability; provided, that to the extent such consultation
was not practicable such Party shall promptly inform the Managing Party of such cooperation and/or
response to the Governmental Entity and the subject matter thereof. In the event that any Party is
requested or required by any Governmental Entity in connection with any Shared Contingent Liability
pursuant to written or oral question or request for Information or documents in any legal or
administrative proceeding, review,
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interrogatory, subpoena, investigation, demand, or similar process, such Party shall notify
the Managing Party promptly of the request or requirement and such Partys response thereto, and
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the Managing Party with respect to the
nature of such Partys response to the extent practicable and not in violation of any
attorney-client Privilege or legal process.
Section 6.6. Default. In the event that one or more of the Parties defaults in any
full or partial payment in respect of any Shared Contingent Liability (as provided in this
Article VI and in Article VII), including the payment of the costs and expenses of
the Managing Party, then each non-defaulting Party (including ITT) shall be required to pay its
relative Applicable Percentage of the amount in default; provided, however, that
any such payment by a non-defaulting Party shall in no way release the defaulting Party from its
obligations to pay its obligations in respect of such Shared Contingent Liability (both for past
and future obligations) and any non-defaulting Party may exercise any available legal remedies
available against such defaulting Party.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims.
(a) Except (i) as provided in Section 7.1(b), (ii) as may be otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any
Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII, each Party (A) for
itself and each member of its respective Group, their respective Affiliates as of the Effective
Time and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors, officers, agents
or employees of any member of their Group (in their respective capacities as such), in each case,
together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, does
hereby remise, release and forever discharge the other Parties and the other members of such other
Parties Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective
Time were shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of such other
Parties (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever,
whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any
Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring
or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions
existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time, including in connection with
the Plan of Separation and all other activities to implement the Restructuring and the
Distributions and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary
Agreements and (B) in any event will not, and will cause its respective Subsidiaries not to, bring
any Action or claim against any member of the other Groups in respect of any such Liabilities.
(b) Nothing contained in Section 7.1(a), Section 2.4(a) and Section
2.5(b) shall impair or otherwise affect any right of any Party and, as applicable, a member of
such Partys Group, to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements,
arrangements, commitments or understandings contemplated in this Agreement or in any Ancillary
Agreement to continue in effect after the Effective Time. In addition, nothing contained in
Section 7.1(a) shall release any person from:
(i) any Liability Assumed, Transferred or allocated to a Party or a member of such
Partys Group pursuant to or contemplated by, or any other Liability of any member of such
Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement including (A) with respect to any
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Shared Contingent Liability, (B) with respect to ITT, any ITT Retained Liability, (C)
with respect to Exelis, any Defense Liability and (D) with respect to Xylem, any Water
Liability;
(ii) any Liability for the sale, lease, construction, manufacture or receipt of goods,
property or services purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a
member of one Group from or on behalf of a member of any other Group prior to the Effective
Time;
(iii) any Liability provided in or resulting from any other Contract or understanding
that is entered into after the Effective Time between any Party (and/or a member of such
Partys or Parties Group), on the one hand, and any other Party or Parties (and/or a member
of such Partys or Parties Group), on the other hand;
(iv) any Liability with respect to any Continuing Arrangements set forth on
Schedule 1.1(20);
(v) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification pursuant to
this Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties by third Persons, which
Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Agreement and, in particular, this
Article VII and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary
Agreements; and
(vi) any Liability of any Party in respect of third party claims involving products
manufactured or services provided by more than one of the Defense Business, Water Business
and ITT Retained Business (e.g. products sold by one Business including components
manufactured by another Business, or services provided by one Business using products
manufactured by another Business) prior to the Effective Time.
In addition, nothing contained in Section 7.1(a) shall release ITT from indemnifying
any director, officer or employee of Exelis and Xylem who was a director, officer or employee of
ITT or any of its Affiliates prior to the Effective Time or the Distribution Date, as the case may
be, to the extent such director, officer or employee is or becomes a named defendant in any Action
with respect to which he or she was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to then existing
obligations.
(c) Each Party shall not, and shall not permit any member of its Group to, make any claim,
demand or offset, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of
contribution or any indemnification, against any other Party or any member of any other Partys
Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 7.1(a), with respect to any
Liabilities released pursuant to Section 7.1(a).
(d) It is the intent of each Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 7.1,
to provide, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, for a full and complete release and
discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to
occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged
to have existed at or before the Effective Time, whether known or unknown, between or among any
Party (and/or a member of such Partys Group), on the one hand, and any other Party or Parties
(and/or a member of such Partys or parties Group), on the other hand (including any contractual
agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such members at or
before the Effective Time), except as specifically set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and
7.1(b). At any time, at the reasonable request of any other Party, each Party shall cause
each member of its respective Group and, to the extent practicable, each other Person on whose
behalf it released Liabilities pursuant to this Section 7.1 to execute and deliver
releases, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, reflecting the provisions hereof.
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Section 7.2. Indemnification by ITT. Except as otherwise specifically set forth
in any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, following the Effective Time, ITT
shall and shall cause the other members of the ITT Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Water Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of
the Water Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or
otherwise in connection with (a) the ITT Retained Liabilities or alleged ITT Retained Liabilities
or (b) any breach by ITT of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such
Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such
indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.
Section 7.3. Indemnification by Exelis. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in
any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, following the Effective Time, Exelis
shall and shall cause the other members of the Defense Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the ITT Indemnitees and the Water Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses of
the ITT Indemnitees and the Water Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or
otherwise in connection with (a) the Defense Liabilities or alleged Defense Liabilities or (b) any
breach by Exelis of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such
Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such
indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.
Section 7.4. Indemnification by Xylem. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in
any provision of this Agreement or of any Ancillary Agreement, following the Effective Time, Xylem
shall and shall cause the other members of the Water Group to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the ITT Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable Losses
of the ITT Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of or
otherwise in connection with (a) the Water Liabilities or alleged Water Liabilities or (b) any
breach by Xylem of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary
Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein, in which case any such
indemnification claims shall be made thereunder.
Section 7.5. Procedures for Indemnification.
(a) Other than with respect to Third Party Claims, which shall be governed by Section
7.5(b), and Shared Contingent Liabilities, which shall be governed by Section
6.4, each ITT Indemnitee, Defense Indemnitee and Water Indemnitee (each, an
Indemnitee) shall notify in writing, with respect to any matter that such Indemnitee has
determined has given or could give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement, the Party which is or may be required pursuant to this Article VII or
pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement to make such indemnification (the Indemnifying
Party), within thirty (30) days of such determination, stating the amount of the Indemnifiable
Loss claimed, if known, and method of computation thereof, and referring to the provisions of this
Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed by such Indemnitee or
arises; provided, however, that the failure to provide such written notice shall
not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to the extent the
Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. Each such
Indemnitee shall provide the applicable Indemnifying Party with reasonable access, upon reasonable
prior written notice and during normal business hours, in a manner so as not to unreasonably
interfere in any material respect with the normal business operations of such Indemnitee, to its
books and records, properties and personnel relating to the claim the Indemnitee has determined has
given or could give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement.
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(b) Third Party Claims. If a claim or demand is made against an Indemnitee by any
Person who is not a party to this Agreement (a Third Party Claim) as to which such
Indemnitee is or may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement, such Indemnitee shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and in reasonable
detail, of the Third Party Claim promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days) after receipt
by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party Claim; provided, however,
that the failure to provide notice of any such Third Party Claim pursuant to this or the preceding
sentence shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations except and solely to
the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.
If any Party shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion of a Third Party Claim which
may reasonably be determined to be a Shared Contingent Liability, such Party, as appropriate, shall
give the Managing Party written notice thereof within thirty (30) days after such Person becomes
aware of such Third Party Claim subject to and in compliance with Section 6.4. Thereafter,
the Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party (and, if applicable, to the Managing Party),
promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the Indemnitees receipt thereof,
copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to
the Third Party Claim.
(c) Other than in the case of (i) a Shared Contingent Liability (the defense of which shall be
assumed and controlled by the Managing Party), (ii) Taxes addressed in the Tax Matters Agreement,
or (iii) claims in respect of the matters referred to in Sections 5.8 and 5.9,
which shall be addressed as set forth therein, an Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to
participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense
thereof, at such Indemnifying Partys own cost and expense and by such Indemnifying Partys own
counsel, that is reasonably acceptable to the applicable Indemnitees, within thirty (30) days of
the receipt of such notice from such Indemnitees; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party
shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim to the extent such Third Party
Claim (x) is an allegation of a criminal violation or (ii) seeks injunctive relief against the
Indemnitee. In connection with the Indemnifying Partys defense of a Third Party Claim, such
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in (but not control)
the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, at its own expense and, in any event, shall
cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Party,
at the Indemnifying Partys expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and
information in such Indemnitees possession or under such Indemnitees control relating thereto as
are reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that in the
event of a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the applicable Indemnitee(s),
such Indemnitee(s) shall be entitled to retain, at the Indemnifying Partys expense, separate
counsel as required by the applicable rules of professional conduct with respect to such matter;
provided, further, that if (i) the Third Party Claim is not a Shared Contingent
Liability and (ii) the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the Third Party Claim but has
specified, and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions to such defense or to its
liability therefor, then, in any such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate
counsel for all Indemnitees shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.
(d) Notwithstanding any assumption of defense of a Third Party Claim by an Indemnifying Party
in accordance with Section 7.5(c), in the event that in the course of defending such Third
Party Claim the Indemnifying Party or another Party shall become aware that the subject matter of
such Third Party Claim relates to a Liability of another Party and not to a Liability of such
Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall, subject to the prior written consent of the
other Party to which such Liability belongs, use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer the
defense of such claim to such other Party, and shall thereafter cooperate fully with such other
Party in such defense and make available to such other Party, at such Partys expense, all
witnesses, pertinent Information, materials and information in such Indemnifying Partys possession
or under such Indemnifying Partys control relating to such Third Party Claim as are reasonably
required by such other Party.
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(e) Other than in the case of a Shared Contingent Liability, if an Indemnifying Party fails
for any reason to assume responsibility for defending a Third Party Claim within the time
specified, such Indemnitee may defend such Third Party Claim at the cost and expense of the
Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnitee is conducting the defense against any such Third Party
Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnitee in such defense and make
available to the Indemnitee, at the Indemnitees expense, all witnesses, pertinent Information, and
material in such Indemnifying Partys possession or under such Indemnifying Partys control
relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnitee.
(f) Unless the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including in respect of the matters referred to in
Sections 5.8 and 5.9), no Indemnitee may settle or compromise any Third Party Claim
(with any Shared Contingent Liability governed by Article VI) without the prior written
consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(g) In the case of a Third Party Claim (including in respect of a Shared Contingent
Liability), no Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement of the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee (not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction, declaratory
judgment, other order or other non-monetary relief, to be entered, directly or indirectly, against
any Indemnitee; it being understood that in the case of a Third Party Claim that is a Shared
Contingent Liability, the Managing Party shall be subject to the same requirement to seek the
consent of the other Parties in connection with any such judgment or settlement.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII, subject to
Article VI, the Managing Party shall, on behalf of the other Parties, have sole and
exclusive authority to, and shall actively and diligently, commence, prosecute, manage, control,
conduct or defend (or assume or conduct the defense of) or otherwise determine all matters
whatsoever (including, as applicable, litigation strategy and choice of legal counsel or other
professionals) with respect to any Action or Third Party Claim with respect to a Shared Contingent
Liability.
(i) Except as otherwise set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.8, 5.9,
Article VI and 8.6, or as set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, absent fraud or
willful misconduct by an Indemnifying Party, the indemnification provisions of this Article
VII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of an Indemnitee for any monetary or compensatory
damages or losses resulting from any breach of this Agreement and each Indemnitee expressly waives
and relinquishes any and all rights, claims or remedies such Person may have with respect to the
foregoing other than under this Article VII against any Indemnifying Party. For the
avoidance of doubt, all disputes in respect of this Article VII shall be resolved in
accordance with Article IX.
Section 7.6. Cooperation in Defense and Settlement.
(a) With respect to any Third Party Claim that is not a Shared Contingent Liability and that
implicates two or more Parties in any material respect due to the allocation of Liabilities,
responsibilities for management of defense and related indemnities pursuant to this Agreement or
any of the Ancillary Agreements, the applicable Parties agree to use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate fully and maintain a joint defense (in a manner that will preserve for all
Parties any Privilege with respect thereto). The Party that is not responsible for managing the
defense of any such Third Party Claim shall, upon reasonable request, be consulted with respect to
significant matters relating thereto and may, if necessary or helpful, retain counsel to assist in
the defense of such claims.
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(b) Each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem agrees that at all times from and after the Effective Time,
if an Action is commenced by a third party naming two (2) or more Parties (or any member of such
Parties respective Groups) as defendants and with respect to which one or more named Parties (or
any member of such Partys respective Group) is a nominal defendant and/or such Action is otherwise
not a Liability allocated to such named Party under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then
the other Party or Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such nominal
defendant to be removed from such Action, as soon as reasonably practicable.
Section 7.7. Indemnification Payments. Indemnification required by this Article
VII shall be made by periodic payments of the amount of Indemnifiable Losses in a timely
fashion during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or an
Indemnifiable Loss incurred.
Section 7.8. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.
(a) Any Indemnifiable Loss subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII
including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Shared Contingent Liability, shall be
calculated (i) net of insurance proceeds that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss,
(ii) net of any proceeds received by the Indemnitee from any third party for indemnification for
such Liability that actually reduce the amount of the Indemnifiable Loss (Third Party
Proceeds) and (iii) net of any Tax benefits actually realized in accordance with, and subject
to, the principles set forth or referred to in Section 8.3 of the Tax Matters Agreement, and
increased in accordance with, and subject to, the principles set forth in Section 8.3 of the Tax
Matters Agreement. Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is required to pay
pursuant to this Article VII to any Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VII shall be reduced by any
Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the
Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnitee receives a payment
required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss (an
Indemnity Payment) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds,
then the Indemnitee shall pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the
Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the
Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the
Indemnity Payment was made.
(b) The Parties acknowledge that the indemnification provisions hereof do not relieve any
insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim to pay such claim. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover
any Insurance Proceeds and any Third Party Proceeds (other than Insurance Proceeds under an
arrangement where future premiums are adjusted to reflect prior claims in excess of prior premiums)
to which the Indemnitee is entitled in connection with any Indemnifiable Loss for which the
Indemnitee seeks indemnification pursuant to this Article VII; provided, that the
Indemnitees inability to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds
(despite having used commercially reasonable efforts) shall not limit the Indemnifying Partys
obligations hereunder.
Section 7.9. Additional Matters; Survival of Indemnities.
(a) The indemnity agreements contained in this Article VII shall remain operative and
in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any
Indemnitee; (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Indemnifiable Losses for which it might be
entitled to indemnification hereunder; and (iii) any termination of this Agreement following the
Effective Time.
(b) The rights and obligations of each Party and their respective Indemnitees under this
Article VII shall survive the sale or other Transfer by any Party or its respective
Subsidiaries of any
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Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities, with respect to any
Indemnifiable Loss of any Indemnitee related to such Assets, businesses or Liabilities.
ARTICLE VIII
PRESERVATION OF RECORDS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE
Section 8.1. Preservation of Corporate Records.
(a) Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by any Ancillary Agreement, a Party providing
Records or access to Information to another Party under this Article VIII shall be entitled
to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such
amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not
include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any pro rata portion of
overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred by such
employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing), as may be
reasonably incurred in providing such Records or access to Information. Without limiting the
foregoing, for a period of six (6) years following the Distribution Date, ITT shall be entitled to
receive from each of Exelis and Xylem, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for one
third (1/3) of any amounts paid by any member of the ITT Group to Cornerstone Records Management
(Nova) in connection with any storage agreements entered into between Nova and any member
of the ITT Group to the extent covering periods ending on or prior to such six (6) year
anniversary; provided that no later than three (3) months prior to the end of such six (6)
year period, the Parties shall hold a meeting for the purpose of considering in good faith and
determining whether to continue to share such amounts beyond such six (6) year period.
(b) The Parties shall comply with those document retention policies as shall be set forth on
Schedule 8.1(b) hereto or otherwise established and agreed to in writing by their
respective authorized officers at or prior to the Effective Time in respect of Records and related
matters.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and other than with respect to Tax Records
(in which event the provisions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern), if on or before the
sixth (6th) anniversary of the Distribution Date ITT (or any Affiliate of ITT) wishes to destroy
any Records that were in existence as of the Effective Date and are stored pursuant to storage
agreements with Nova, then ITT shall (or shall cause such Affiliate to) give sixty (60) days prior
written notice, including a reasonable description of the Records it wishes to destroy, to the
other Parties and (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) each other Party shall have the right
at its option and expense, upon prior written notice given within such sixty (60) day period to the
other two Parties, to take possession or make copies of such Records within thirty (30) days after
the date such notice is given by such Party to the other Parties, it being understood that in the
event both other Parties wish to take possession of such Records, such Parties shall (i) agree on
which Party shall be entitled to retain such Records and (ii) share equally the reasonable costs
incurred by the other non-destroying Party in making copy of such Records within such thirty (30)
day period.
Section 8.2. Financial Statements and Accounting. Each Party agrees to provide the
following assistance and reasonable access to its properties, Records, other Information and
personnel set forth in this Section 8.2, (i) at any time, with the consent of the other
applicable Party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for reasonable business purposes
relating to financial reporting; (ii) from the Effective Time until the completion of each
Partys audit for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, in connection with the preparation and
audit of each Partys financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012,
the printing, filing and public dissemination of such financial statements and the audit of each
Partys internal controls over financial reporting and managements
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assessment thereof and managements assessment of each Partys disclosure controls and
procedures, if required; (iii) in the event that any Party changes its independent auditors within
two (2) years following the Distribution Date, then such Party may request reasonable access on the
terms set forth in this Section 8.2 for a period of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days
from such change; and (iv) to the extent reasonably necessary to respond (and for the limited
purpose of responding) to any written request or official comment from a Governmental Entity, such
as in connection with responding to a comment letter from the Commission. Without limiting the
foregoing, each Party agrees as follows:
(a) Financial Statements. Each Party shall provide reasonable access to the other
Party on a timely basis to all Information reasonably required to meet its schedule for the
preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination of its quarterly and annual financial
statements and for managements assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and
procedures and its internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308,
respectively, of Regulation S-K and, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditors audit of
its internal controls over financial reporting and managements assessment thereof in accordance
with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Commissions and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Boards rules and auditing standards thereunder, if required (such assessments
and audit being referred to as the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party shall provide all required financial
and other Information with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries to its auditors in a sufficient
and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit its auditors to take all steps and perform
all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance, if requested, to each other Partys
auditors with respect to Information to be included or contained in such other Partys annual
financial statements and to permit such other Partys auditors and management to complete the
Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments, for 2011 and 2012.
(b) Access to Personnel and Records. Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by
the Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall authorize its respective auditors to make reasonably
available to each other Partys auditors (each such other Partys auditors, collectively, the
Other Parties Auditors) both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual
audits of such audited Party (each such Party with respect to its own audit, the Audited
Party) and work papers related to the annual audits of such Audited Party (subject
to the execution of any reasonable and customary access letters that such Audited Partys auditors
may require in connection with the review of such work papers by such Other Parties Auditors), in
all cases within a reasonable time prior to such Audited Partys auditors opinion date, so that
the Other Parties Auditors are able to perform the procedures they reasonably consider necessary
to take responsibility for the work of the Audited Partys auditors as it relates to their
auditors report on such other Partys financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable
such other Party to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of its
annual financial statements. Each Party shall make reasonably available to the Other Parties and
to such Other Parties Auditors and management its personnel and Records in a reasonable time prior
to the Other Parties Auditors opinion date and other Parties managements assessment date so
that the Other Parties Auditors and other Parties management are able to perform the procedures
they reasonably consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments
for 2011 and 2012.
(c) Annual Reports. Each Party shall deliver to the other Parties a reasonably
complete draft of the first report to be filed with the Commission (or otherwise) that includes its
respective financial statements (in the form expected to be covered by the audit report of such
Partys independent auditors) for the year ended December 31, 2011 (such reports, collectively, the
Annual Reports), on or prior to the date set forth on Schedule 8.2(c);
provided, however, that each Party may continue to revise its respective Annual
Report prior to the filing thereof, which changes shall be delivered to the other Parties as soon
as reasonably practicable. Each Party shall notify the other Parties, as soon as
reasonably practicable after becoming aware thereof, of any material accounting differences between
the financial
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statements to be included in such Partys Annual Report and the pro-forma financial statements
included, as applicable, in the Exelis Form 10 or the Xylem Form 10 or the Form 8-K to be filed by
ITT with the Commission on or about the time of the Distribution. If any such differences are
notified by any Party, the Parties shall confer and/or meet as soon as reasonably practicable
thereafter, and in any event prior to the filing of any Annual Report, to consult with each other
in respect of such differences and the effects thereof on the Parties Annual Reports.
(d) Nothing in this Article VIII shall require any Party to violate any agreement with
any third party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary Information relating
to that third party or its business; provided, however, that in the event that a
Party is required under this Section 8.2 to disclose any such Information, such Party shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such third partys written consent to the
disclosure of such Information.
Section 8.3. Provision of Corporate Records. Other than in circumstances in which
indemnification is sought pursuant to Article VII (in which event the provisions of such
Article shall govern) or for matters related to provision of Tax Records (in which event the
provisions of the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern) and without limiting the applicable
provisions of Article VI, and subject to appropriate restrictions for classified
Information, Privileged Information or Confidential Information:
(a) after the Effective Time, upon the prior written request by Exelis or Xylem for specific
and identified Information which relates to (x) Exelis or Xylem or the conduct of the Defense
Business or the Water Business, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Time or (y) any
Ancillary Agreement to which ITT and one or more of Exelis and/or Xylem are parties, as applicable,
ITT shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request,
appropriate copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request
has a reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of ITT or any of its
Affiliates or Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the
possession or control of the requesting Party;
(b) after the Effective Time, upon the prior written request by ITT or Xylem for specific and
identified Information which relates to (x) ITT or Xylem or the conduct of the ITT Retained
Business or Water Business, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary
Agreement to which Exelis and one or more of ITT and/or Xylem are parties, as applicable, Exelis
shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate
copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a
reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of Exelis or any of its
Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the possession or
control of the requesting Party; and
(c) after the Effective Time, upon the prior written request by ITT or Exelis for specific and
identified Information which relates to (x) ITT or Exelis or the conduct of the ITT Retained
Business or Defense Business, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Time or (y) any Ancillary
Agreement to which Xylem and one or more of ITT and/or Exelis are parties, as applicable, Xylem
shall provide, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, appropriate
copies of such Information (or the originals thereof if the Party making the request has a
reasonable need for such originals) in the possession or control of Xylem or any of its
Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items so relate and are not already in the possession or
control of the requesting Party;
provided that, to the extent any originals are delivered to any requesting Party pursuant
to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, such Party shall, at its own expense, return them to
the Party having provided such originals within a reasonable time after the need to retain such
originals has ceased.
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Section 8.4. Witness Services. Except in the event any Parties are opposing one
another in an Action, in which case normal discovery rules shall apply, at all times from and after
the Effective Time, each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
(including as described on Schedule 8.4) to make available to the others, upon reasonable
written request, its and its Subsidiaries former (to the extent practicable), current (to the
extent practicable) and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of such
Party as witnesses and any Records within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make
available (other than materials covered by any Privilege) to the extent that such Persons (giving
consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and
agents) or Records or other documents may reasonably be required to testify, in the case of
Persons, or be provided, in the case Records, in connection with the prosecution or defense of any
Action in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved (except for claims, demands
or Actions between members of each Group). A Party providing a witness to the other Party under
this Section shall be entitled to receive from the recipient of such witness services, upon the
presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements
and other out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of
employees who are witnesses or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such
employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees
service as witnesses), as may be reasonably incurred and properly paid under applicable Law.
Section 8.5. Reimbursement; Other Matters. Except to the extent otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement (including Section 6.3) or any Ancillary Agreement, a Party
providing Information or access to Information to the other Party under this Article VIII
shall be entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefor,
payments for such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses
(which shall not include the costs of salaries and benefits of employees of such Party or any pro
rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such employees which would have been incurred
by such employees employer regardless of the employees service with respect to the foregoing), as
may be reasonably incurred in providing such Information or access to such Information.
Section 8.6. Confidentiality.
(a) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, each Party shall hold, and shall cause
each of its respective Subsidiaries to hold, and shall cause its and their respective officers,
employees, agents, consultants and advisors (or potential buyers) to hold, in strict confidence,
and not to disclose or release or, except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement, use, without the prior written consent of the Party to whom the Confidential Information
relates (which may be withheld in such Partys sole and absolute discretion, except where
disclosure is required by applicable Law), any and all Confidential Information (as defined herein)
concerning or belonging to the other Parties; provided, that each Party may disclose, or
may permit disclosure of, Confidential Information (i) to its respective auditors, attorneys,
financial advisors, bankers and other appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know
such Information and are informed of the obligation to hold such Information confidential and in
respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations, the applicable Party will be responsible,
(ii) if any Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries is required or compelled to disclose any
such Confidential Information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law
or stock exchange rule or is advised by outside counsel in connection with a governmental
proceeding that it is advisable to do so, (iii) as required in connection with any legal or other
proceeding by one Party against any other Party, (iv) as necessary in order to permit a Party to
prepare and disclose its financial statements, Tax Returns or other required disclosures, (v) as
necessary for a Party to enforce its rights under this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement, or (vi)
to Governmental Entities in accordance with applicable procurement regulations and contract
requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any demand or request for
disclosure of Confidential Information is made pursuant to clause
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(ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) above, each Party, as applicable, shall promptly notify (to the
extent permissible by Law) the Party to whom the Confidential Information relates of the existence
of such request, demand or disclosure requirement and shall provide such affected Party a
reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, which such Party
will cooperate in obtaining to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that such
appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party which faces the disclosure
requirement shall furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is required to be
disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is
accorded such Confidential Information.
(b) Each Party acknowledges that it and the other members of its Group may have in its or
their possession confidential or proprietary Information of third parties that was received under
confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with such third party while such Party and/or members
of its Group were part of the ITT Group. Each Party shall comply, and shall cause the other
members of its Group to comply, and shall cause its and their respective officers, employees,
agents, consultants and advisors (or potential buyers) to comply, with all terms and conditions of
any such third-party agreements entered into prior to the Effective Time, with respect to any
confidential and proprietary Information of third parties to which it or any other member of its
Group has had access.
(c) The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions of
this Section 8.6 were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly,
it is hereby agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having
jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure and sharing of Privileged Information shall be
governed by Section 8.7 and not by this Section 8.6.
Section 8.7. Privilege Matters.
(a) Pre-Separation Services. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional
services that have been and will be provided prior to the Effective Time have been and will be
rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the ITT Group, the Water Group and
the Defense Group, and that each of the members of the ITT Group, the Water Group and the Defense
Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such pre-separation services for the
purposes of asserting all privileges, immunities, or other protections from disclosure which may be
asserted under applicable Law, including attorney-client privilege, business strategy privilege,
joint defense privilege, common interest privilege, and protection under the work-product doctrine
(Privilege). The Parties shall have a shared Privilege with respect to all Information
subject to Privilege (Privileged Information) which relates to such pre-separation
services. For the avoidance of doubt, Privileged Information within the scope of this Section
8.7 includes, but is not limited to, services rendered by legal counsel retained or employed by
any Party (or any member of such Partys respective Group), including outside counsel and in-house
counsel.
(b) Post-Separation Services. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional
services will be provided following the Effective Time to each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem. The
Parties further recognize that certain of such post-separation services will be rendered solely for
the benefit of ITT, Exelis or Xylem, as the case may be, while other such post-separation services
may be rendered with respect to claims, proceedings, litigation, disputes, or other matters which
involve two or more of ITT, Exelis or Xylem. With respect to such post-separation services and
related Privileged Information, the Parties agree as follows:
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(i) All Privileged Information relating to any claims, proceedings, litigation,
disputes, or other matters which involve two or more of ITT, Exelis or Xylem shall be
subject to a shared Privilege among the Parties involved in the claims, proceedings,
litigation, disputes, or other matters at issue; and
(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7(b)(i), Privileged Information
relating to post-separation services provided solely to one of ITT, Exelis or Xylem shall
not be deemed shared between the Parties, provided, that the foregoing shall not be
construed or interpreted to restrict the right or authority of two or more Parties (x) to
enter into any further agreement, not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of this
Agreement, concerning the sharing of Privileged Information or (y) otherwise to share
Privileged Information without waiving any Privilege which could be asserted under
applicable Law.
(c) The Parties agree as follows regarding all Privileged Information with respect to which
the Parties shall have a shared Privilege under Section 8.7(a) or (b):
(i) Subject to Section 8.7(c)(iii) and (iv), no Party may waive any Privilege
which could be asserted under any applicable Law, and in which any other Party has a shared
Privilege, without the consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed. Consent shall be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written
objection is made within ten (10) days after written notice by the requesting Party to the
Party whose consent is sought;
(ii) If a dispute arises between or among the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries
regarding whether a Privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interest of any
Party, each Party agrees that it shall negotiate in good faith, shall endeavor to minimize
any prejudice to the rights of the other Parties, and shall not unreasonably withhold
consent to any request for waiver by another Party. Each Party specifically agrees that it
shall not withhold consent to waive for any purpose except to protect its own legitimate
interests;
(iii) If, within ten (10) days of receipt by the requesting Party of written objection,
the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution to any dispute regarding whether
a Privilege should be waived, and the requesting Party determines that a Privilege should
nonetheless be waived to protect or advance its interest, the requesting Party shall provide
the objecting Party ten (10) days written notice prior to effecting such waiver. Each Party
specifically agrees that failure within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice to commence
proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin such disclosure under applicable
Law shall be deemed full and effective consent to such disclosure; and
(iv) In the event of any litigation or dispute between or among any of the Parties, or
any members of their respective Groups, either such Party may waive a Privilege in which the
other Party or member of such Group has a shared Privilege, without obtaining the consent of
the other Party; provided, that such waiver of a shared Privilege shall be effective
only as to the use of Privileged Information with respect to the litigation or dispute
between the relevant Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and
shall not operate as a waiver of the shared Privilege with respect to third parties.
(d) The transfer of all Information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the
agreement of ITT, Exelis or Xylem as set forth in Sections 8.6 and this Section
8.7, to maintain the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain any
applicable Privilege. The access to Information being granted pursuant to Sections 6.3,
7.6, 8.2 and 8.3 hereof, the agreement to provide
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witnesses and individuals pursuant to Sections 6.3, 7.6 and 8.4
hereof, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts contemplated by
Sections 6.5 and 7.6 hereof, and the transfer of Privileged Information between and
among the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed
a waiver of any Privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 8.7, the Audit
Management Party (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement) shall have the authority to disclose or
not disclose, in its sole discretion, any and all Privileged Information to (i) any Taxing
Authority (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement) conducting a Tax Contest or (ii) to third
parties in connection with connection with the defense of a Tax Contest, including expert
witnesses, accountants and other advisors, potential witnesses and other parties whose assistance
is deemed, in the sole discretion of the Audit Management Party, to be necessary or beneficial to
representing the interests of the Parties hereunder.
Section 8.8. Ownership of Information. Any Information owned by one Party or any of
its Subsidiaries that is provided to a requesting Party pursuant to this Article VIII shall
be deemed to remain the property of the providing Party. Unless specifically set forth herein,
nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license
or otherwise in any such Information.
Section 8.9. Other Agreements. The rights and obligations granted under this
Article VIII are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional
provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of Information set forth in any
Ancillary Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 9.1. Negotiation. In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out
of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity
or breach of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or otherwise arising out of, or in any way
related to, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, Agreement
Disputes), the general counsels of the relevant Parties (or such other individuals designated
by the respective general counsels) and/or the executive officers designated by the relevant
Parties, shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute;
provided, that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant
Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) days from the time of receipt by a Party of written
notice of such Agreement Dispute (Dispute Notice); provided, further,
that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 9.3 hereof, the relevant
Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the
period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period
or deadline under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates
occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such
Agreement Dispute has been resolved; provided further, that the foregoing shall not apply to claims
under Section 3.5, which shall be governed by such Section.
Section 9.2. Mediation. If, within forty-five (45) days after receipt by a Party of a
Dispute Notice, the Parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the Agreement
Dispute, the Parties agree to submit the Agreement Dispute at the earliest possible date to
mediation conducted in accordance with the Mediation Procedure of the International Institute for
Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), and to bear equally the costs of the mediation;
provided, however, that each Party shall bear its own attorneys fees and expenses
and other costs in connection with such mediation. The parties agree to
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participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations related thereto for a period of
thirty (30) days or such longer period as they may mutually agree following the initial mediation
session (the Mediation Period).
Section 9.3. Arbitration. If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any
reason after the Mediation Period, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of
any relevant Party, by arbitration conducted in New York City, before and in accordance with the
then-existing Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration of the CPR, except as modified herein (the
Rules). There shall be one arbitrator, which shall be appointed by the Parties within
twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. If the
arbitrator is not timely appointed by the Parties under this Section 9.3, he or she shall
be appointed by the CPR in accordance with the Rules, and in any such procedure, each Party shall
be given two strikes, excluding strikes for cause. Any controversy concerning whether an Agreement
Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether arbitration has been waived, whether an
assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to the interpretation, validity or
enforceability of this Article IX shall be determined by the arbitrator. In resolving any
Agreement Dispute, the Parties intend that the arbitrator shall apply the substantive Laws of the
State of New York, without regard to any choice of law principles thereof that would mandate the
application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties intend that the provisions to
arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, and any award rendered by the
arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties agree to comply and cause the
members of their applicable Group to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings
and agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award, in any court of competent
jurisdiction, including (a) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, or (b) the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The arbitrator shall be
entitled, if appropriate, to award any remedy in such proceedings, including monetary damages,
specific performance and all other forms of legal and equitable relief; provided,
however, the arbitrator shall not be entitled to award special, consequential,
reputational, indirect or punitive damages unless in connection with indemnification for a Third
Party Claim (and in such a case, only to the extent awarded in such Third Party Claim).
Section 9.4. Arbitration Period. Any arbitration proceeding shall be concluded in a
maximum of six (6) months from the commencement of the arbitration or such other period as the
Arbitrator together with the Parties involved in such proceeding shall deem reasonable.
Section 9.5. Treatment of Negotiations, Mediation and Arbitration. Without limiting
the provisions of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing by or among the relevant Parties or
permitted by this Agreement, the relevant Parties shall keep, and shall cause the members of their
applicable Group to keep, confidential all matters relating to and any negotiation, mediation,
conference or discussion or otherwise pursuant to this Article IX, all of which shall be
treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of
Evidence and comparable state rules; provided, that such matters may be disclosed (i) to
the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding ancillary to an arbitration hereunder, including
to enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (ii) to the extent otherwise
required by Law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the relevant Partys securities may be
listed. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations,
conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or
received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future
arbitration. Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party
from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for interim measures or other provisional
relief in connection with the subject matter of any Agreement Disputes. Without prejudice to such
provisional remedies as may be available under the jurisdiction of a court, the arbitral tribunal
shall have full authority to grant provisional remedies and to direct the parties to request that
any court modify or vacate
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any temporary or preliminary relief issued by such court, and to award damages for the failure
of any Party to respect the arbitral tribunals orders to that effect.
Section 9.6. Continuity of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing, the Parties shall continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this
Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the
provisions of this Article IX with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute
resolution.
Section 9.7. Consolidation. The arbitrator may consolidate an arbitration under this
Agreement with any arbitration arising under or relating to the Ancillary Agreements or any other
agreement between the parties entered into pursuant hereto, as the case may be, if the subject of
the Agreement Disputes thereunder arises out of or relates essentially to the same set of facts or
transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator appointed for
the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.
ARTICLE X
INSURANCE
Section 10.1. Policies and Rights Included Within Assets. (a) The ITT Retained
Assets shall include any and all rights of an additional named insured under Policies where ITT is
an additional named insured, subject to the terms of such Policies and any limitations or
obligations of ITT contemplated by this Article X, specifically including rights of
indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all
claims, suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred
or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Effective Time by any party in or in connection with
the conduct of the ITT Retained Business or, to the extent any claim is made against ITT or any of
its Subsidiaries, the conduct of the Water Business or the Defense Business, and which claims,
suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of
an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more of such Company Policies; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section 10.1 shall be deemed to constitute (or to
reflect) an assignment of such Policies by ITT.
(b) The Defense Assets shall include any and all rights of an insured party under each of the
Company Policies, subject to Sections 10.9 and 10.10 and to the terms of such
Company Policies and any limitations or obligations of Exelis contemplated by this Article
X or Schedule 10.1, specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be
defended by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all claims, suits, actions,
proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred or claimed to have been
incurred prior to the Effective Time by any party in or in connection with the conduct of the
Defense Business or, to the extent any claim is made against Exelis or any of its Subsidiaries, the
conduct of the ITT Retained Business or the Water Business, and which claims, suits, actions,
proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of an insured or
insurable occurrence under one or more of such Company Policies; provided, however,
that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of such
Company Policies, or any of them, to Exelis.
(c) The Water Assets shall include any and all rights of an insured party under each of the
Company Policies, subject to Sections 10.9 and 10.10 and to the terms of such
Company Policies and any limitations or obligations of Xylem contemplated by this Article X
or Schedule 10.1, specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended
by or at the expense of the insurer, with respect to all claims, suits, actions, proceedings,
injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior
to the Effective Time by any party in or in connection with the
conduct of the Water Business or, to the extent any claim is made against Xylem or any of its
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Subsidiaries, the conduct of the ITT Retained Business or the Defense Business, and which claims,
suits, actions, proceedings, injuries, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses may arise out of
an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more of such Company Policies; provided,
however, that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an
assignment of such Company Policies, or any of them, to Xylem.
Section 10.2. Post-Effective Time Claims. (a) If, subsequent to the Effective
Time, any person shall assert a claim against Exelis or any of its Subsidiaries (including where
Exelis or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other persons) with respect to any claim,
suit, action, proceeding, injury, loss, liability, damage or expense incurred or claimed to have
been incurred prior to the Effective Time in or in connection with the conduct of the Defense
Business or, to the extent any claim is made against Exelis or any of its Subsidiaries (including
where Exelis or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other persons), the conduct of the ITT
Retained Business or the Water Business, and which claim, suit, action, proceeding, injury, loss,
liability, damage or expense may arise out of an insured or insurable occurrence under one or more
of the Company Policies, ITT shall, at the time such claim is asserted, be deemed to designate,
without need of further documentation, Exelis as the agent and attorney-in-fact to assert and to
collect any related Insurance Proceeds under such Company Policy, and shall further be deemed to
confer, without need of further documentation, but subject to Section 10.10, upon Exelis
any and all rights of an insured party under such Company Policy with respect to such asserted
claim, specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be defended by or at the expense
of the insurer and the right to any applicable Insurance Proceeds thereunder; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section 10.2(a) shall be deemed to constitute (or to
reflect) an assignment of the Company Policies, or any of them, to Exelis.
(b) If, subsequent to the Effective Time, any person shall assert a claim against Xylem or any
of its Subsidiaries (including where Xylem or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other
persons) with respect to any claim, suit, action, proceeding, injury, loss, liability, damage or
expense incurred or claimed to have been incurred prior to the Effective Time in or in connection
with the conduct of the Water Business or, to the extent any claim is made against Xylem or any of
its Subsidiaries (including where Xylem or its Subsidiaries are joint defendants with other
persons), the conduct of the ITT Retained Business or the Defense Business, and which claim, suit,
action, proceeding, injury, loss, liability, damage or expense may arise out of an insured or
insurable occurrence under one or more of the Company Policies, ITT shall, at the time such claim
is asserted, be deemed to designate, without need of further documentation, Xylem as the agent and
attorney-in-fact to assert and to collect any related Insurance Proceeds under such Company Policy,
and shall further be deemed to confer, without need of further documentation, but subject to
Section 10.10, upon Xylem any and all rights of an insured party under such Company Policy
with respect to such asserted claim, specifically including rights of indemnity and the right to be
defended by or at the expense of the insurer and the right to any applicable Insurance Proceeds
thereunder; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 10.2(b) shall
be deemed to constitute (or to reflect) an assignment of the Company Policies, or any of them, to
Xylem.
Section 10.3. Administration; Other Matters. (a) Administration. Subject
to Section 10.10, from and after the Effective Time, each Party shall be responsible for
Claims Administration under Company Policies with respect to its respective Insured Claims;
provided, however, that each of Exelis and Xylem shall provide prompt notice to ITT of any
claims submitted by them or by their respective Subsidiaries under the Company Policies and of any
Insurance Proceeds related thereto. Each Party shall administer and pay any costs relating to
defending its respective Insured Claims under Company Policies to the extent such defense costs are
not covered under such Policies, shall be responsible for any amounts of its respective Insured
Claims under Company Policies that fall below applicable deductibles or self-insured retentions,
and shall be responsible for obtaining or reviewing the appropriateness of releases
upon settlement of its respective Insured Claims under Company Policies. ITT shall, with the
consent of
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the other Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), have the sole right to
commute or otherwise terminate any Company Policies.
(b) Liability Limitation. ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall not be liable to one another
for claims not reimbursed by insurers for any reason not within the control of ITT, Exelis or
Xylem, as the case may be, including coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles,
exhaustion of aggregates, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of an insurance
carrier, Company Policy limitations or restrictions, any coverage disputes, any failure to timely
claim by ITT, Exelis or Xylem or any defect in such claim or its processing.
(c) Maximization of Insurance Proceeds. Each Party agrees to use commercially
reasonable efforts to maximize available coverage under those Company Policies applicable to it,
and to take all commercially reasonable steps to recover from all other responsible parties in
respect of an Insured Claim, including, as may be applicable, pursuing recoveries under other
insurance policies available to such Party.
(d) Nuclear Policies. ITT shall provide 90 days written notice to Exelis and Xylem of
its intention not to maintain in full force and effect the Company Policies identified as Nuclear
Energy Liability Insurance on Schedule 10.1 (the Nuclear Policies). Within 60
days of receipt of such notice, Exelis and Xylem, either individually or collectively, may, by
written notice to ITT, direct ITT to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Nuclear
Policies; provided, that Exelis and/or Xylem, as the case may be, shall pay the full
premium for the Nuclear Policies; and, provided further, that ITT shall have no obligation to
commence a litigation against one or more insurers in order to maintain the Nuclear Policies.
Section 10.4. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense. In the event that
Insured Claims of more than one Party exist relating to the same occurrence, the relevant Parties
shall jointly defend and waive any conflict of interest to the extent necessary to the conduct of
the joint defense. Nothing in this Section 10.4 shall be construed to limit or otherwise
alter in any way the obligations of the Parties, including those created by this Agreement, by
operation of law or otherwise.
Section 10.5. Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Insurance Litigation and/or Recovery
Efforts. In the event of any Action by any Party (or all of the Parties) to recover or obtain
insurance proceeds, or to defend against any Action by an insurance carrier to deny any Policy
benefits, all Parties may join in any such Action and be represented by joint counsel and all
Parties shall waive any conflict of interest to the extent necessary to conduct any such Action.
Nothing in this Section 10.5 shall be construed to limit or otherwise alter in any way the
obligations of the Parties, including those created by this Agreement, by operation of Law, or
otherwise.
Section 10.6. Directors and Officers Liability Insurance; Fiduciary Liability Insurance;
Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employed Lawyers Liability Insurance. ITT agrees
that, from and after the Distribution Date to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, it will
maintain in full force and effect the Company Policies identified as Directors & Officers Liability
Insurance, Excess Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, Fiduciary Liability Insurance, Employed
Practices Liability Insurance and Employed Lawyers Liability Insurance on Schedule 10.1
(or, through the purchase of extended discovery, the full benefits and coverage of such Company
Policies) and shall not amend the terms of such Policies in a manner adverse to any persons covered
by such insurance. The provisions of this Section 10.6 are intended for the benefit of, and
shall be enforceable by, each of the persons covered by those Company Policies referenced in the
preceding sentence.
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Section 10.7. No Coverage for Post-Effective Occurrences. Each of Exelis and Xylem,
on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, acknowledges and agrees that it will have no coverage
under the Company Policies for acts or events that occur after the Effective Time.
Section 10.8. Cooperation. The Parties agree to use their commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with respect to the various insurance matters contemplated by this Agreement
(including in connection with Policies where ITT is an additional named insured).
Section 10.9. Excluded Policies. Each of Exelis and Xylem, on behalf of itself and its
Subsidiaries, disclaims any rights that it otherwise may have under the Excluded Policies and
agrees not to submit any claim or to pursue any recovery under any Excluded Policy, it being
understood that the Excluded Policies are for the sole benefit of ITT.
Section 10.10. ITT as General Agent and Attorney-In-Fact. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, ITT remains the owner and holder of all rights and claims in and to
the Company Policies. Should the provisions of Sections 10.1 and 10.2 as they
pertain to Exelis and/or Xylem be challenged and/or fail of their purpose, ITT shall act as agent
and attorney-in-fact for Exelis and Xylem and thereby effectuate, on behalf of Exelis and Xylem,
the provisions of Sections 10.2(a) and 10.2(b) of this Agreement, provided
that, Exelis or Xylem, as the case may be, shall pay ITTs reasonable out of pocket costs relating
thereto.
Section 10.11. Additional Premiums, Return Premiums and Pro Rata Cancellation Premium
Credits. If additional premiums are payable, or return premiums are receivable, on any Company
Policies after the Effective Time as a result of an insurance carriers retrospective audit of
insured exposure, each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall be responsible for its respective share of
any such additional premiums, and shall be entitled to receive its respective share of any such
return premiums, that are attributable to a change in its or its Subsidiaries insured exposure.
If cancellation premium credits are received after the Effective Time in connection with the
cancellation of any Company Policies, each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem shall be entitled to receive
its Applicable Percentage of such cancellation premium credits.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1. Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including the
Exhibits and Schedules, and the Ancillary Agreements shall constitute the entire agreement between
the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous
negotiations, commitments, course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. In
the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule hereto, the Schedule shall
prevail. In the event and to the extent that there shall be a conflict between the provisions of
(a) this Agreement and the provisions of any Specified Ancillary Agreement or Continuing
Arrangement, such Specified Ancillary Agreement or Continuing Arrangement shall control and (b)
this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement which is not not a Specified Ancillary Agreement, this
Agreement shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in such Ancillary Agreement. Except
as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement: (i) all matters relating to
Taxes and Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed
exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement; and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any
conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, on the one hand, and the Tax Matters
Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to such matters, the terms and conditions of the Tax
Matters Agreement shall govern.
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Section 11.2. Ancillary Agreements. Except as expressly set forth herein, this
Agreement is not intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters
specifically and expressly covered by the Ancillary Agreements.
Section 11.3. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in more than one
counterpart, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become
effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered
to the other Parties.
Section 11.4. Survival of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this
Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and remain in full force
and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.
Section 11.5. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided (i) in this Agreement (including
with respect to Specified Shared Expenses, responsibility for which is allocated pursuant to
Section 5.3, or (ii) in any Ancillary Agreement, the Parties agree that all out-of-pocket
fees and expenses incurred, or to be incurred and directly related to the Plan of Separation and
the transactions contemplated hereby (including third party professional fees, fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other third party
fees and expenses incurred on a non-recurring basis directly as a result of the Plan of Separation,
including expenses set forth on Schedule 11.5, and excluding the costs of salaries and
benefits of employees or any pro rata portion of overhead or other costs of employing such
employees which would have been incurred by such employees employer regardless of the employees
service with respect to the foregoing) (collectively, Separation Expenses) shall (A) to
the extent set forth on Schedule 11.5, be paid by ITT and (B) otherwise, be paid by the
Party generating and/or incurring such expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly
set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall be responsible for its
own internal fees (and reimburse any other Party to the extent such Party has paid such costs and
expenses on behalf of the responsible Party), costs and expenses (e.g., salaries of personnel
working in its respective Business) incurred following the Distribution Date in connection with the
Plan of Separation, including any costs and expenses relating to such Partys (or any member of its
Groups) Disclosure Documents filed following the Distribution Date in connection with the Plan of
Separation (including, printing, mailing and filing fees) or any costs and expenses incurred
following the Distribution Date with the continued listing of such Partys common stock on the NYSE
following the Distribution.
Section 11.6. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided
therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in English, shall be in writing and shall
be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in
person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of
an original via overnight courier service) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid,
return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section
11.6):
To ITT:
ITT Corporation
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite 3000
White Plains, NY 10604
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (914) 696-2970
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To Exelis:
Exelis Inc.
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700
McLean, VA 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: []
To Xylem:
Xylem Inc.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite 2000
White Plains, NY 10604
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: []
Section 11.7. Waivers. Any consent required or permitted to be given by any Party to
the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the Party giving such
consent and shall be effective only against such Party (and its Group).
Section 11.8. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in
part, directly or indirectly, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other
Parties, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without
such consent shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be assignable in
whole in connection with a merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the
assets of a party hereto so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes all the
obligations of the relevant party hereto by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other parties to this Agreement.
Section 11.9. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the
obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
Section 11.10. Termination and Amendment. This Agreement (including Article
VII hereof) may be terminated, modified or amended and the Distribution may be amended,
modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by and in the sole discretion of ITT
without the approval of Exelis, Xylem or the shareholders of ITT. In the event of such
termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person.
After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated, modified or amended except by an
agreement in writing signed by ITT, Exelis and Xylem.
Section 11.11. Payment Terms.
(a) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary
Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by any Party (and/or a member of such Partys
Group), on the one hand, to any other Party or Parties (and/or a member of such Partys or Parties
Group), on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within sixty
(60) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or
accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.
(b) Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary
Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or
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otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within sixty (60) days of
such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR, from
time to time in effect, calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on
which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.
Section 11.12. No Circumvention. The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take
any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of
any such Partys Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such
that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of
any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment pursuant to Articles VI and
VII).
Section 11.13. Subsidiaries. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and
hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to
be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such
Party at and after the Effective Time, to the extent such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary of the
applicable Party.
Section 11.14. Third Party Beneficiaries. Except (i) as provided in Article
VII relating to Indemnitees and for the release under Section 7.1 of any Person
provided therein, (ii) as provided in Section 10.6 relating to the directors, officers,
employees, fiduciaries or agents provided therein and (iii) as specifically provided in any
Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be
deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or
other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.
Section 11.15. Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are
inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 11.16. Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed
with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth
verbatim herein. Nothing in the Exhibits or Schedules constitutes an admission of any liability or
obligation of any member of the Defense Group, ITT Group or Water Group or any of their respective
Affiliates to any third party, nor, with respect to any third party, an admission against the
interests of any member of the Defense Group, ITT Group or Water Group or any of their respective
Affiliates. The inclusion of any item or liability or category of item or liability on any Exhibit
or Schedule is made solely for purposes of allocating potential liabilities among the Parties and
shall not be deemed as or construed to be an admission that any such liability exists.
Section 11.17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the Laws, but not the Laws governing conflicts of Laws (other than Sections 5-1401
and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law), of the State of New York;
provided that the Indiana Business Corporation Law, including the provisions thereof
governing the fiduciary duties of directors of a Indiana corporation, shall govern, as applicable,
the internal affairs of ITT, Exelis and Xylem, as the case may be.
Section 11.18. Consent to Jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Article
IX hereof, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the
Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, or (b) the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York (the New York Courts), for the purposes of any
suit, action or other proceeding to compel arbitration or
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for provisional relief in aid of arbitration in accordance with Article IX or to
prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the
enforcement of any award issued thereunder. Each of the Parties further agrees that service of any
process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set
forth above shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the New
York Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this
Section 11.18. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to
the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby in the New York Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action,
suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 11.19. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY
LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.19.
Section 11.20. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to
replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect
of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
Section 11.21. Force Majeure. No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall
have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment
obligation) under this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary
Agreement, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented,
frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party
claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the
occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of
any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume
performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.
Section 11.22. Interpretation. The Parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to
any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or
causing any instrument to be drafted.
Section 11.23. No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended to confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or
recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances (including with
respect to the rights, entitlements, obligations and recoveries that may arise out of one or more
of the following Sections: Section 3.5; Article VI; Section 7.2;
Section 7.3; Section 7.4; and Section 7.5).
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Section 11.24. Tax Treatment of Payments. Unless otherwise required by a Final
Determination, this Agreement or the Tax Matters Agreement or otherwise agreed to among the
Parties, for U.S. federal Tax purposes, any payment made pursuant to this Agreement (other than any
payment of interest pursuant to Section 11.11) by: (i) Exelis or Xylem to ITT shall be
treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by Exelis or Xylem, as applicable, to ITT with
respect to stock of Exelis or Xylem, as applicable, occurring after Exelis and Xylem, as
applicable, is directly owned by ITT and immediately before the applicable Distribution; (ii) ITT
to Exelis or Xylem shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free contribution by ITT to
Exelis or Xylem, as applicable, with respect to its stock occurring after Exelis or Xylem, as
applicable, is directly owned by ITT and immediately before the applicable Distribution; (iii)
Exelis or Xylem to Xylem or Exelis, respectively, shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a
distribution by the first Party to ITT with respect to stock of such Party occurring after such
Party is directly owned by ITT and immediately before the applicable Distribution followed by a
tax-free contribution by ITT to the second Party with respect to its stock occurring after such
Party is directly owned by ITT and immediately before the applicable Distribution; and in each
case, none of the Parties shall take any position inconsistent with such treatment. In the event
that a Taxing Authority (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement) asserts that a Partys treatment
of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as required pursuant to this Agreement
(ignoring any potential inconsistent or adverse Final Determination), such Party shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.
Section 11.25. No Waiver. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the
part of any Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Ancillary
Agreements shall operate as a waiver hereof or thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
Section 11.26. No Admission of Liability. The allocation of Assets and Liabilities
herein (including on the Schedules hereto) is solely for the purpose of allocating such Assets and
Liabilities among ITT, Exelis and Xylem and is not intended as an admission of liability or
responsibility for any alleged Liabilities vis-a-vis any third party, including with respect to the
Liabilities of any non-wholly owned subsidiary of ITT, Exelis or Xylem.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day
and year first above written.
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Exhibit 10.1
BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION MATTERS AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF [ ], 2011,
AMONG
ITT CORPORATION,
XYLEM INC.
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EXELIS INC.
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BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION MATTERS AGREEMENT dated as of [ ],
2011, among ITT CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation (which, together with its
subsidiaries, is herein referred to as ITT), Xylem Inc., an Indiana
corporation, (which, together with its subsidiaries, is herein referred to as
Water), and Exelis Inc., an Indiana corporation (which, together with its
subsidiaries, is herein referred to as Defense).
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ITT (the Board) has determined that it is
appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of ITT, its shareholders and its other
constituents, to separate ITT into three separate, publicly traded companies, one for each of (i)
the ITT Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by ITT, (ii)
the Defense Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Exelis and
(iii) the Water Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or indirectly, by Xylem;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ITT has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to
distribute to the holders of shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of ITT (the
ITT Common Stock), on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by
such shareholders) (A) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
Water (the Water Common Stock) and (B) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $.01 per share, of Defense (the Defense Common Stock) (such transactions as they
may be amended or modified from time to time, the Distribution);
WHEREAS, ITT, Water and Defense have executed a distribution agreement dated as of the date
hereof (the Distribution Agreement) to effectuate such Distribution and allocate and
assign certain responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, each of ITT, Water and Defense has determined that it is necessary and desirable to
allocate and assign responsibility for certain employee benefit liabilities in respect of the
activities of the businesses of such entities on the Distribution Date (as defined herein) and
those liabilities in respect of other businesses and activities of ITT and its former subsidiaries
and certain other matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, ITT,
Water and Defense agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYEES. (a) General. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer
all employees listed on Schedule 1(a)(i) to Water and all such employees shall become Water
Employees. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer all employees listed on
Schedule 1(a)(ii) to Defense and all such employees shall become Defense Employees. All
Preexisting ITT Employees employed by legal entities that became legal entities of ITT following
the Distribution Date shall be ITT Employees. All Preexisting ITT Employees employed by legal
entities that became legal entities of Water following the Distribution Date shall be Water
Employees. All Preexisting ITT Employees employed by legal entities that became legal entities of
Defense following the Distribution Date shall be Defense Employees. Except as expressly identified
in this Agreement, Defense shall be liable for all liabilities, claims or controversies involving
Defense Employees, Water shall be liable for all liabilities, claims or
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controversies involving Water Employees and ITT shall be liable for all liabilities, claims or
controversies involving ITT Employees and ITT Retirees.
(b) Schedule of Water Employees and Defense Employees. As of the date of this
Agreement, ITT, Water and Defense shall have in good faith determined which individuals who are
Preexisting ITT Employees shall become Water Employees and Defense Employees on no later than the
Distribution Date. Such lists may be modified only by written consent by each of ITT, Water and
Defense on or following the Distribution Date. Prior to the Distribution Date, ITT may modify such
lists without the consent of Water and Defense.
(c) Non-Termination of Employment. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and
in compliance with Section 2(d) of this Agreement, no provision of, or event arising under, this
Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements shall be construed to
create any right, or accelerate entitlement, to any compensation or benefit whatsoever on the part
of any Preexisting ITT Employee or other future, present, or former employee of ITT, Water or
Defense and any of their respective Subsidiaries.
(d) Employment Agreements. As soon as practicable on or after the execution of this
Agreement, ITT, Water and Defense shall use their reasonable best efforts to enter into, or have in
place, an employment agreement with each of the Preexisting ITT Employees listed on Schedule 1(d)
attached hereto, which employment agreements shall become effective on the Close of the
Distribution Date. Water shall assume from ITT the employment agreement of Frank Jimenez, along
with the pension assets and liabilities identified in such agreement. Defense shall assume from
ITT the employment agreement of Chris Bernhardt. ITT shall continue to be bound by the employment
agreement of Denise Ramos.
(e) No Solicit; No Hire. As described in Section 5.1 of the Distribution Agreement and
agreed to by ITT, Defense and Water, none of ITT, Water or Defense shall solicit or hire
Preexisting ITT Employees for such period following the Effective Time as specified therein,
without receiving the written consent of the affected prior employer. In respect of countries
whose local laws declare as invalid or unenforceable or prohibit any agreement between employers
not to hire employees of the other, ITT, Defense and Water will not have an agreement not to hire
employees of the other but agree not to actively solicit the services of each others employees for
such period following the Effective Time as specified in the Distribution Agreement.
2. BENEFIT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. (a) Except as specifically provided herein with respect to
particular compensation or benefit programs, all Water Employees and Defense Employees will cease
participation in all ITT benefit plans and programs no later than immediately prior to the
Distribution Date; provided that certain Water Employees who participate in the ITT Industries
Pension Plan for UK Expatriates, Godwin Pumps Limited Pension Scheme and ITT Retirement Savings
Plan, as identified as Items 23 and 24 on Schedule 3(a)(iii) and Item 13 of Schedule 4(a)(iii)
shall continue to participate in their respective plans following the Distribution Date, subject to
the terms of such plans. As soon as reasonably practicable, ITT will retain liability for all
incurred but not yet reported claims of Water Employees and Defense Employees who participate in
the ITT welfare benefit plans and programs through the earlier of (i) December 31, 2011 or (ii) the
date on which two separate
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liability accounts for Water and Defense are created. The separate liability accounts shall
correspond to the new bank accounts established by Water and by Defense for new incurred but not
yet reported claims. The balance of the new accounts shall be transferred as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Distribution Date.
(b) (i) Water shall cause to be recognized each Water Employees service with ITT for purposes
of determining (x) eligibility for vacation benefits, short-term disability and severance benefits
and (y) eligibility for vesting under all other employee benefit plans and policies of Water
applicable to such Water Employees, to the extent such service was recognized by ITT for such
purposes.
(ii) Defense shall cause to be recognized each Defense Employees service with ITT for
purposes of determining (x) eligibility for vacation benefits, short-term disability and severance
benefits and (y) eligibility for vesting under all other employee benefit plans and policies of
Defense applicable to such Defense Employees, to the extent such service was recognized by ITT for
such purposes.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to restrict ITTs, Waters or
Defenses right or authority to amend or terminate any of its employee benefit plans, policies or
programs effective as of a date following the Distribution Date, except neither Defense nor any
successor entity to Defense may amend or alter the eligibility schedule described for Preexisting
ITT Employees under Sections 3(b)(vii) and 3(c)(iv) or the requirement not to reduce or eliminate
health benefits under Section 5(b)(ix).
(d) Any Preexisting ITT Employee who, on the Distribution Date, is employed by ITT, Defense or
Water shall not be deemed either to have terminated employment or to be in retirement status under
any employee benefit plan operated by ITT, Water or Defense. Except to the extent required by law
and as otherwise stated in Section 3(b)(vii), any Preexisting ITT Employee who, on the Distribution
Date, is employed by ITT, Defense or Water shall not, solely as a result of the Distribution or
related transactions, be eligible to receive payment of, or exercise any portability rights in
respect of, his or her vested benefit or retirement allowance under any employee benefit plan
operated by ITT, Water or Defense; provided, that each Water Employee and each Defense Employee
shall receive credit for their service with ITT prior to the Distribution Date from Water or
Defense as provided in this Article II. As permitted by Final Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-1(h)(4), ITT, Water and Defense agree that any employee and any other service provider
within the meaning of the term as defined in Section 409A of the Code who provides services to ITT
immediately before the transactions contemplated hereby and provides services to ITT, Water or
Defense after and in connection with such transactions shall not be treated as separating from
service for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.
(e) Except as otherwise specified on any of the Schedules, which are specifically incorporated
by reference to this Agreement, (i) any ITT Plan maintained by ITT prior to the Distribution Date
will continue to be maintained by ITT following the Distribution Date, (ii) any Defense Plan
maintained by Defense prior to the Distribution Date will continue to be maintained by Defense
following the Distribution Date and (iii) any Water Plan maintained by Water prior to the
Distribution Date will continue to be maintained by Water following the Distribution Date. Unless
otherwise specified in this Agreement, all assets and liabilities of any
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Plan, Defense Plan or Water Plan will remain with and be assumed by the entity maintaining
such plan.
3. DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS. (a) List of Defined Benefit Plans. (i) Certain current
and former employees of ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group tax qualified defined
benefit pension plans made available for certain ITT Group employees in the United States. Schedule
3(a)(i) lists each defined benefit pension plan applicable to Preexisting ITT Employees (the
US Qualified DB Plans).
(ii) Certain current and former employees of ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group
tax non-qualified defined benefit pension plans made available for certain ITT Group employees in
the United States. Schedule 3(a)(ii) lists each defined benefit pension plan applicable to
Preexisting ITT Employees (the US Non-Qualified DB Plans).
(iii) Certain current and former employees of ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group
defined benefit pension plans made available for certain ITT Group employees outside of the United
States. Schedule 3(a)(iii) lists each defined benefit pension plan applicable to Preexisting ITT
Employees (the Non-US DB Plans).
(b) US Qualified DB Plans. (i) Continuation of US Qualified DB Plans.
Following the Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the ITT US Qualified DB Plans as so
identified on Schedule 3(a)(i). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall continue to sponsor
the Defense US Qualified DB Plans as so identified on Schedule 3(a)(i). Following the Distribution
Date, Water shall continue to sponsor the Water US DB Qualified Plans as so identified on Schedule
3(a)(i). Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with such plans
that it sponsors following the Distribution Date, whether incurred prior to, on or following the
Distribution Date; provided, that Defense shall recognize the additional service credit as
specified in Section 3(b)(v) of this Agreement. Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall retain all
accrued benefits associated with such plans that it sponsors following the Distribution Date,
whether accrued prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
(ii) Adoption of US Qualified DB Plan. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water
shall adopt New ITT Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Seneca Falls, New York, which shall
have terms similar in all material respects to the ITT Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees,
Seneca Falls, New York maintained by ITT and identified as Item 16 on Schedule 3(a)(i).
(iii) Adoption of New Master Trusts. As soon as practicable on or after the
Distribution Date, Water shall adopt a new trust that is substantially similar in all material
respects to the Master Trust (the New Water Trust). Effective as of the Distribution
Date, ITT shall adopt a new trust that is substantially similar in all material respects to the
Master Trust (the New ITT Trust).
(iv) Transfer of Master Trust and Assets. As soon as practicable on or after the
Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer to Defense the Master Trust, and Defense shall assume all
liabilities associated with such Master Trust. As soon as practicable on or after the Distribution
Date, the interests of the US Qualified DB Plans identified on Schedule 3(b)(iv) will
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be liquidated and cash will be transferred from the Master Trust to the New Water Trust in the
amount identified on Schedule 3(b)(iv) and to the New ITT Trust in the amount identified on
Schedule 3(b)(iv). All other interests will remain in the Master Trust at Defense.
(v) Transfer of US Qualified DB Plans to Defense. Effective as of the Distribution
Date, ITT shall transfer to Defense the defined benefit pension plans identified as Items 1-7 on
Schedule 3(a)(i), and Defense shall assume all liabilities associated with such plans, including
with respect to accrued benefits thereof.
(vi) Transfer of US Qualified DB Plans to Water. Effective as of the Distribution
Date, ITT shall transfer to Water the ITT US Qualified DB Plans identified as Items 19-22 on
Schedule 3(a)(i), and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with such plans, including with
respect to accrued benefits thereof.
(vii) Additional Retirement Eligibility. (A) Effective as of the Distribution Date,
any ITT Employee or any Water Employee listed on Schedule 3(b)(vii) who has accrued benefits under
the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan as of the Distribution Date and who is eligible to receive
retirement benefits thereunder may elect to commence receipt of that persons retirement benefits
under the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan on or after the Distribution Date. Any ITT Employee or
Water Employee shall cease earning additional eligibility service at the earliest of the fifth
anniversary of the Distribution Date, the date on which the employee is terminated, the date on
which benefits attributable to the Traditional Pension Plan formula commence, the date of death or
a Change in Control of ITT or Water, respectively (the Eligibility End Date). Any ITT
Employee or any Water Employee who is eligible to begin retirement as of the Distribution Date who
elects to commence receipt of that persons retirement benefits under the ITT Salaried Retirement
Plan shall not continue to earn eligibility service following the later of the Distribution Date
and the last month preceding the annuity start date. Following the Eligibility End Date, no ITT
Employee or Water Employee will receive credit toward the retirement criteria specified in the ITT
Salaried Retirement Plan. Except as provided in this Section 3(b)(vii), all accrued benefits under
the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan will be frozen with respect to any ITT Employee or any Water
Employee as of the Distribution Date.
(B) Effective as of the later of the Distribution Date and January 1, 2012, any Defense
Employee who has accrued benefits under the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan may make a one-time
irrevocable election either to (x) continue earning eligibility and benefit service under the
Traditional Pension Plan formula defined in the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan or (y) choose to begin
participation in the enhanced employer-contribution portion of the defined contribution plan
identified as Item 1 on Schedule 4(a)(i).
(C) Following the Distribution Date, all unvested benefits accrued by Preexisting ITT
Employees under the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan who have at least one year of service credit as of
the Distribution Date, which are attributable to ITT Employees and Water Employees (other than the
ability to continue earning eligibility service for up to five years as described above) shall be
vested as of the Distribution Date. Unvested benefits attributable to Defense Employees shall
remain unchanged and Defense shall remain liable for all benefits (unvested or vested) attributable
to Defense Employees.
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(c) US Non-Qualified DB Plans. (i) Continuation of US Non-Qualified DB Plans.
Following the Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the ITT US Non-Qualified DB Plans as
so identified on Schedule 3(a)(ii). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall sponsor the
Defense US Non-Qualified DB Plans as so identified on Schedule 3(a)(ii). Following the
Distribution Date, Water shall sponsor the Water US Non-Qualified DB Plans as so identified on
Schedule 3(a)(ii). Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with
such plans that it sponsors following the Distribution Date, whether incurred prior to, on or
following the Distribution Date; provided, that Defense shall recognize the additional service
credit as specified in Section 3(c)(iv) of this Agreement. Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall be
liable for all accrued benefits associated with such plans that it sponsors following the
Distribution Date, whether accrued prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
(ii) Excess Pension Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall cause the
transfer of the sponsorship of the ITT US Non-Qualified DB Plans identified as Items 1-7 on
Schedule 3(a)(ii) to Defense; provided, that Defense shall recognize the additional service credit
as specified in Section 3(c)(iv) of this Agreement.
Defense does hereby assume liability for all benefits accrued prior to the Distribution Date
under the ITT Excess Pension Plans, the ITT Enhanced Pension Plan, Federal Labs Unfunded 1, EDO
Excess Plan SERP and the Retirement Plan for Non-Management Directors of ITT Corp. identified as
Items 1, 3-7 on Schedule 3(a)(ii) for all Preexisting ITT Employees, except as provided in the
Ancillary Agreements.
(iii) Ex Gratia Plan. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall cause the
transfer of the Ex Gratia Plan to Defense identified as Item 2 on Schedule 3(a)(ii) along with all
liabilities accrued under the plan with the exception of any liabilities identified on Schedule
3(a)(ii).
(iv) Additional Retirement Eligibility. Effective as of the Distribution Date, any
ITT Employee and any Water Employee listed on Schedule 3(c)(iv) who has accrued benefits under the
ITT Excess Pension Plan shall have his or her benefit accruals under the Excess Pension Plans cease
as of the date immediately preceding the Distribution Date; provided that, solely for purposes of
determining the amount of an employees Excess Pension Plans benefit under the Excess Pension
Plans, such Water Employee or ITT Employee shall be deemed to have incurred a Termination of
Employment (as defined in the Excess Pension Plans) as of the Distribution Date; provided
however, that for purposes of determining such employees eligibility for a benefit under
the Excess Pension Plans, such Water Employee or ITT Employee shall be credited with the same
eligibility service he or she is credited with under the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan as described
in Section 3(b)(vii) herein. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, a Water Employee shall not
incur a Termination of Employment under the terms of the Excess Pension Plans until such Water
Employee incurs a Termination of Employment with Water and (b) an ITT Employee shall not incur a
Termination of Employment under the terms of the Excess Pension Plans until such ITT Employee
incurs a Termination of Employment with ITT.
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Effective as of the Distribution Date, all accrued benefits under the Excess Pension Plans for
ITT Employees and Water Employees who have at least one year of service credit as of the
Distribution Date shall become 100 percent vested and nonforfeitable as of the Distribution Date.
Unvested benefits attributable to Defense Employees shall remain unchanged and Defense shall be
liable for all benefits (unvested or vested) attributable to Defense Employees.
(v) Springing Rabbi Trust. It is contemplated that Defense will enter into a rabbi
trust agreement following the Distribution Date that will, only in the event of a change in control
of Defense, be fully funded with the amounts payable under the ITT Excess Pension Plans identified
as Item 1 on Schedule 3(a)(ii) and will pay to each participant the lump-sum amount payable
following a change in control in accordance with such plans.
(d) Non-US DB Plans. (i) Continuation of Non-US DB Plans. Following the
Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the ITT Non-US DB Plans as so identified on
Schedule 3(a)(iii). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall continue to sponsor the Defense
Non-US DB Plans as so identified on Schedule 3(a)(iii). Following the Distribution Date, Water
shall continue to sponsor the Water Non-US DB Plans as so identified on Schedule 3(a)(iii). Each
of ITT, Defense and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with such plans that it sponsors
following the Distribution Date, whether incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall retain all accrued benefits associated with such plans that it
sponsors following the Distribution Date, whether accrued prior to, on or following the
Distribution Date. For any ITT Non-US DB Plan not identified on Schedule 3(a)(iii), the entity
that maintained such ITT Non-US DB Plan prior to the Distribution Date shall continue to maintain
such plan and assume all liabilities associated with such plan following the Distribution Date.
(ii) Adoption of Non-US DB Plan. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water shall
adopt a benefits plan for Water Employees, which shall have terms similar in all material respects
to the benefit plan identified on Item 3 of Schedule 3(a)(iii). Each of ITT, Defense and Water
shall assume all liabilities associated with the plans that it sponsors following the Distribution
Date, whether incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
(iii) Transfer of Non-US DB Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall
transfer to Water the Non-US DB Plan identified as Item 22 of Schedule 3(a)(iii) (the British
DB Plan), and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with such plan; provided that the
transfer of such plan will be made in accordance with a deed of substitution between Lowara UK
Limited, ITT Industries Limited and Pension Trustee Management Limited and a scheme apportionment
arrangement deed between the Trustee and the employers participating in such plan.
(iv) Transfer of Non-US Assets and Liabilities. As soon as practicable on or after
the Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer to Water the assets and liabilities associated with Water
Employees who participated in the Non-US Pension Plans identified as Items 8, 23 and 24 of Schedule
3(a)(iii) prior to the Distribution. Such assets will be transferred in kind to the maximum extent
practicable. The plan actuary for each such transfer shall be responsible for
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determining the appropriate amount of assets and liabilities to be allocated per employee
transferred, in each case in accordance with applicable local law.
(v) Transfer of Other Non-US Assets. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Article III, the Plan Actuary for each such Non-US DB Plan shall be responsible for determining the
appropriate amount of assets and liabilities to be allocated to comparable plans to be established
and adopted by the companies as required pursuant to the provisions of this Article III, in each
case in accordance with applicable local law.
(vi) Canadian DB Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, any ITT Employee who
has accrued benefits under the Non-US DB Plans identified as Items 14 and 15 on Schedule 3(a)(iii)
(the Canadian Salaried DB Plans) will cease participation in the Canadian Salaried DB
Plans as of the Distribution Date, shall be vested as of the Distribution Date and shall cease to
accrue further benefits under the Canadian Salaried DB Plans following the Distribution Date.
Benefit entitlements of ITT Employees under the Canadian Salaried DB Plans shall be determined in
accordance with the terms of the plans and applicable local law.
(vii) Additional Retirement Eligibility for British DB Plan. Effective as of September 30,
2011 (or as soon as reasonably practicable after this date), any ITT Employee, Defense Employee or
any Water Employee who has accrued benefits under the Non-US DB Plan identified as the British DB
Plan as Item 22 on Schedule 3(a)(iii) shall be vested and will be credited for benefit service
through December 31, 2011. Such plan will be frozen as of September 30, 2011 (or as soon as
reasonably practicable after this date) and Water will continue to sponsor and administer the plan.
Effective as of the Distribution Date, all ITT Employees who participate in the Non-US DB Plan
identified as the British DB Plan as Item 22 on Schedule 3(a)(iii) will cease participation in the
British DB Plan as of the Distribution Date, shall be vested as of the Distribution Date and shall
not continue to earn eligibility service following the Distribution Date. Unvested benefits
attributable to Water Employees under the British DB Plan shall remain unchanged and Water shall
remain liable for all benefits (unvested or vested) attributable to Water Employees.
4. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS.
(a) List of Defined Contribution Plans. (i) Certain current and former employees of
ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group tax qualified defined contribution plans made
available for certain ITT Group employees in the United States. Schedule 4(a)(i) lists each defined
contribution plan applicable to Preexisting ITT Employees (the US Qualified DC Plans).
(ii) Certain current and former employees of ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group
non-tax qualified defined contribution plans made available for certain ITT Group employees in the
United States. Schedule 4(a)(ii) lists each defined contribution plan applicable to Preexisting ITT
Employees (the US Non-Qualified DC Plans).
(iii) Certain current and former employees of ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group
defined contribution plans made available for certain ITT Group
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employees outside of the United States. Schedule 4(a)(iii) lists each defined contribution
plan applicable to Preexisting ITT Employees (the Non-US DC Plans).
(b) US Qualified DC Plans. (i) Continuation of Existing US Qualified DC
Plans. Following the Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the US Qualified DC
Plans so identified on Schedule 4(a)(i). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall continue
to sponsor the US Qualified DC Plans so identified on Schedule 4(a)(i). Following the Distribution
Date, Water shall sponsor the US Qualified DC Plans so identified on Schedule 4(a)(i). All
employees who participate in the ITT Salaried Investment and Savings Plan identified as Item 1 on
Schedule 4(a)(i) shall be vested immediately on the Distribution Date.
(ii) Adoption of New US Qualified DC Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date,
ITT shall adopt a new defined contribution plan for ITT Employees who participated in the defined
contribution plan identified as Item 1 on Schedule 4(a)(i). Effective as of the Distribution Date,
Water shall adopt new defined contribution plans for Water Employees who participated in the
defined contribution plans identified as Items 1 and 14 on Schedule 4(a)(i).
(iii) Transfer of US Qualified DC Plans. As soon as practicable on or after the
Distribution Date, ITT shall cause the transfer of the sponsorship of the ITT Salaried Investment
and Savings Plan identified as Item 1 on Schedule 4(a)(i) to Defense and Defense shall cause the
transfer of the accounts of all ITT Employees and Water Employees from such plan to the defined
contribution plans adopted by ITT and Water, as applicable.
ITT shall cause the transfer of the accounts of all Water Employees from the Goulds Pumps,
Inc. Retirement Savings and Investment Plan identified as Item 14 on Schedule 4(a)(i) to a new
defined contribution plan maintained by Water. Assets attributable to the accounts identified in
this Section 4(b)(iii) will be transferred in kind to the maximum extent practicable. Each of ITT,
Defense and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with the plans that it sponsors following
the Distribution Date, whether incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
(iv) ITT Stock Funds. As soon as practicable on or after the Distribution Date, each
U.S. Qualified DC Plan identified on Schedule 4(a)(i) that invests in ITT Common Stock will
maintain stock funds for each of ITT Common Stock, Water Common Stock and Defense Common Stock
(each as adjusted for the Distribution) for a period as determined by the fiduciaries of each such
U.S. Qualified DC Plan. Following the Distribution Date, the applicable fiduciaries of each such
U.S. Qualified DC Plan shall determine the proper treatment of the stock funds maintained in such
U.S. Qualified DC Plans and shall determine the timing of the disposition of shares held in such
stock funds and the treatment of the proceeds of sale of such shares.
(c) US Non-Qualified DC Plans. (i) Continuation of Existing US Non-Qualified DC
Plans. Following the Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the defined contribution
plans so identified on Schedule 4(a)(ii). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall sponsor
the defined contribution plans so identified on Schedule 4(a)(ii). Following the Distribution
Date, Water shall sponsor the defined contribution plans so identified on Schedule 4(a)(ii).
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(ii) Adoption of New US Non-Qualified DC Plans. Effective as of the Distribution
Date, Defense shall adopt a new defined contribution plan, which shall have terms similar in all
material respects to the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan identified as Item 3 on Schedule 4(a)(ii).
Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water shall adopt new defined contribution plans, which
shall have terms similar in all material respects to the ITT Excess Savings Plan and the ITT
Deferred Compensation Plan identified, respectively, as Items 1 and 3 on Schedule 4(a)(ii).
Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall adopt a new defined contribution plan, which shall
have terms similar in all material respects to the ITT Excess Savings Plan identified as Item 1 on
Schedule 4(a)(ii).
(iii) Deferred Compensation Plan. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall
remain liable for benefits accrued under the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan as identified Item 3 on
Schedule 4(a)(ii) prior to the Distribution Date with respect to ITT Preexisting Employees and ITT
Retirees. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water shall adopt the Water Deferred Compensation
Plan, which shall be identical in all material respects to the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan as in
effect immediately prior to the Distribution Date. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Defense
shall adopt the Defense Deferred Compensation Plan, which shall be identical in all material
respects to the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan as in effect immediately prior to the Distribution
Date. ITT shall cause the transfer of all benefits accrued under the ITT Deferred Compensation
Plan for Defense Employees listed on Schedule 4(c)(iii) to Defense and for Water Employees listed
on Schedule 4(c)(iii) to Water as soon as practicable following the Distribution Date.
Water does hereby assume liability for benefits accrued prior to the Distribution Date under
the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan with respect to Water Employees, including without limitation,
such liabilities incurred prior to 1995 identified in the 1995 Employee Matters Agreement. Defense
does hereby assume liability for benefits accrued prior to the Distribution Date under the ITT
Deferred Compensation Plan with respect to Defense Employees, including without limitation, such
liabilities incurred prior to 1995 identified in the 1995 Employee Matters Agreement.
(iv) Excess Savings Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall remain
liable for benefits accrued under the ITT Excess Savings Plan identified as Item 1 on Schedule
4(a)(ii) prior to the Distribution Date with respect to ITT Preexisting Employees and ITT
Retirees. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water shall adopt a new excess savings plan.
Effective as of the Distribution Date, Defense shall adopt a new excess savings plan, which shall
be identical in all material respects to the ITT Excess Savings Plan as in effect immediately prior
to the Distribution Date. ITT shall cause the transfer of all benefits accrued under the ITT
Excess Savings Plan for Defense Employees listed on Schedule 4(c)(iv) to Defense and for Water
Employees listed on Schedule 4(c)(iv) to Water as soon as practicable following the Distribution
Date. Water does hereby assume liability for benefits accrued prior to the Distribution Date under
the ITT Excess Savings Plan with respect to Water Employees, and Defense does hereby assume
liability for benefits accrued prior to the Distribution Date under the ITT Excess Savings Plan
with respect to Defense Employees.
(d) Non-US DC Plans. (i) Continuation of Non-US DC Plans. Following the
Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the ITT Non-US DC Plans as so identified on
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Schedule 4(a)(iii). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall continue to sponsor the
Defense Non-US DC Plans as so identified on Schedule 4(a)(iii). Following the Distribution Date,
Water shall continue to sponsor the Water Non-US DC Plans as so identified on Schedule 4(a)(iii).
Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with such plans that it
sponsors following the Distribution Date, whether incurred prior to, on or following the
Distribution Date. Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall retain all accrued benefits associated with
such plans that it sponsors following the Distribution Date, whether accrued prior to, on or
following the Distribution Date. For any ITT Non-US DC Plan not identified on Schedule 4(a)(iii),
the entity that maintained such ITT Non-US DC Plan prior to the Distribution Date shall continue to
maintain such plan and assume all liabilities associated with such plan following the Distribution
Date.
(ii) Adoption of Non-US DC Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall
adopt benefits plans for ITT Employees, which shall have terms similar in all material respects to
the benefit plans identified on Items 8, 9, 12 and 13 of Schedule 4(a)(iii). Effective as of the
Distribution Date, Defense shall adopt benefits plans for Defense Employees, which shall have terms
similar in all material respects to the benefit plan identified as the ITT Retirement Savings Plan
ITT Industries (UK) on Item 13 of Schedule 4(a)(iii). Effective as of the Distribution Date,
Water shall adopt benefits plans for Water Employees, which shall have terms similar in all
material respects to the benefit plans identified on Items 2 and 3 of Schedule 4(a)(iii). Each of
ITT, Defense and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with the plans that it sponsors
following the Distribution Date, whether incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
(iii) Transfer of Non-US Assets and Liabilities. As soon as practicable on or after
the Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer to Defense the assets and liabilities associated with
Defense ITT Group employees who participated in the Non-US DC Plan identified as the ITT Retirement
Savings Plan ITT Industries (UK) as Item 13 of Schedule 4(a)(iii) prior to the Distribution,
unless any such employee elects otherwise. As soon as practicable on or after the Distribution
Date, ITT shall transfer to Water the assets and liabilities associated with Water ITT Group
employees who participated in the Non-US DC Plans identified as Items 2 and 3 of Schedule 4(a)(iii)
prior to the Distribution, unless any such employee elects otherwise. As soon as practicable on or
after the Distribution Date, Water shall transfer to ITT the assets and liabilities associated with
ITT Employees who participated in the Non-US DC Plans identified as Items 8, 9, 12 and 13 of
Schedule 4(a)(iii) prior to the Distribution, unless any such employee elects otherwise. Such
assets will be transferred in kind to the maximum extent practicable.
5. EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS.
(a) List of Health and Welfare Plans. (i) Certain current and former employees of
ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group health and welfare plans made available for certain
ITT Group employees in the United States. Schedule 5(a)(i) lists each health and welfare plan
applicable to Preexisting ITT Employees (the US H&W Plans).
(ii) Certain current and former employees of ITT, Water and Defense participate in ITT Group
health and welfare plans made available for certain ITT Group
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employees outside of the United States. Schedule 5(a)(ii) lists each health and welfare plan
applicable to Preexisting ITT Employees (the Non-US H&W Plans).
(b) US H&W Plans. (i) Continuation of Existing US H&W Plans. Following the
Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the health and welfare plans so identified on
Schedule 5(a)(i). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall continue to sponsor the health
and welfare plans so identified on Schedule 5(a)(i). Following the Distribution Date, Water shall
continue to sponsor the health and welfare plans so identified on Schedule 5(a)(i). Each of ITT,
Defense and Water shall retain all accrued benefits associated with such plans that it sponsors
following the Distribution Date, whether accrued prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
(ii) Adoption of New US H&W Plans. Effective on the earlier of the Distribution Date
and December 31, 2011, Defense shall adopt new health and welfare plans, which shall have terms
similar in all material respects to the health and welfare plans identified as Items 14, 21, 22,
23, 24, 26, 42, 43, 45 and 46 on Schedule 5(a)(i). Effective on the earlier of the Distribution
Date and December 31, 2011, Water shall adopt new health and welfare plans, which shall have terms
similar in all material respects to the health and welfare plans identified as Items 14, 21, 22,
23, 24, 26, 42, 43, 45, 46 and 47 on Schedule 5(a)(i).
(iii) Goulds Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water shall adopt new
health and welfare plans substantially similar in all material ways to the Goulds Postretirement
Medical Plan and the Goulds Postretirement Life Plan, identified as Items 33 and 39 on Schedule
5(a)(i), respectively. As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer
to Water 25% of the assets and 25% of the liabilities of the Goulds Postretirement Medical Plan and
the Goulds Postretirement Life Plan, and Water shall be liable for such assets and liabilities as
of the date of such transfer.
(iv) Transfer of ITT Employee Benefit Trust. As soon as practicable on or after the
Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer to Defense the ITT Employee Benefit Trust, and Defense shall
assume all liabilities associated with such trust. As soon as practicable following the
Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer to Defense all of the assets and liabilities of the ITT
Employee Benefit Trust related to the retiree portion of the plan, and Defense shall be liable for
all such assets and liabilities as of the date of such transfer.
(v) ITT Salaried Retiree Health Plan. Effective as of the Distribution Date, the ITT
Salaried Retiree Health Plan identified as Item 13 on Schedule 5(a)(i) will provide that for
purposes of determining eligibility for post-retirement medical benefits under the ITT Salaried
Retiree Health Plan with respect to an eligible salaried Preexisting ITT Employee who on the
Distribution Date, becomes a Water Employee or remains an ITT Employee, such Water Employee or ITT
Employee shall be credited with the same eligibility service he or she is credited with under the
ITT Salaried Retirement Plan as described in Section 3(b)(vii) herein.
(vi) Severance. Effective as of the Distribution Date, each of ITT, Water and Defense
shall provide severance plans for all Preexisting ITT Employees which are substantially equivalent
to those ITT severance plans covering such employees immediately prior to the Distribution Date
identified as Items 15-19 of Schedule 5(a)(i), with no restriction as to modification by each of
ITT, Water and Defense.
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(vii) Long-Term Disability Insurance. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water and
Defense shall each adopt long-term disability plans, identical in all material respects to the ITT
Long-Term Disability Plan and the ITT Corporation Excess Long-Term Disability Plan identified as
Items 23 and 24 of Schedule 5(a)(i), each as in effect on the Distribution Date, covering eligible
Water Employees and Defense Employees, respectively.
(viii) Liabilities. ITT shall transfer all liability to Defense with respect to, and
all Code Section 501(c)(9) assets attributable to, retiree life insurance and medical benefits
under the ITT employee welfare benefit plans, except that (x) ITT shall transfer to Water the
liability of ITT with respect to, and any assets attributable to, certain Preexisting ITT Employees
identified on Schedule 1(a)(i) whose employment is transferred to Water in connection with the
Distribution, and Water does hereby assume such liability, and (y) ITT shall transfer to Defense
the liability with respect to, and assets attributable to, certain Preexisting ITT Employees
identified on Schedule 1(a)(ii) whose employment is transferred to Defense in connection with the
Distribution, and Defense does hereby assume such liability.
(ix) Change in Control. If there is a Change in Control of ITT, Water or Defense
during the five-year period following the Distribution Date, then the company in which such Change
in Control occurred shall not, during the balance of such five-year period, reduce or eliminate
health benefits in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control provided to former employees
who retired from ITT or any of its Affiliates on or prior to the Distribution Date (or as set forth
in the next succeeding sentence), or increase associated retiree contributions, unless the other
companies consent in writing to such a reduction, elimination or cost increase; provided, however,
that the company in which the Change in Control occurred may, in its sole discretion, modify such
benefits in accordance with the changes contemplated in the assumptions in effect immediately prior
to the Change in Control that are used to establish such companys Accumulated Postretirement
Benefit Obligation (as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 715). Persons who are
receiving severance payments in connection with the Distribution and who are or become eligible to
retire on or before the end of such severance period shall be afforded the treatment of this
Section 5(b)(ix).
(x) Indemnity. In the event that any of ITT, Water or Defense is asked to
consent to a reduction, elimination or cost increase with respect to retiree health benefits after
a Change in Control as described in clause (iii) above, each such company shall determine whether
to provide such consent in its sole and absolute discretion. Each of ITT, Water and Defense does
hereby agree to indemnify any other company asked by it to provide such consent against any and all
liability that might arise with respect to the granting or withholding of such consent.
(c) Non-US H&W Plans. (i) Continuation of Non-US H&W Plans. Following the
Distribution Date, ITT shall continue to sponsor the ITT Non-US H&W Plans as so identified on
Schedule 5(a)(ii). Following the Distribution Date, Defense shall continue to sponsor the Defense
Non-US H&W Plans as so identified on Schedule 5(a)(ii). Following the Distribution Date, Water
shall continue to sponsor the Water Non-US H&W Plans as so identified on Schedule 5(a)(ii). Each
of ITT, Defense and Water shall assume all liabilities associated with such plans that it sponsors
following the Distribution Date, whether incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall retain all accrued benefits associated with such plans that it
sponsors following the Distribution Date, whether accrued prior
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to, on or following the Distribution Date. For any ITT Non-US H&W Plan not identified on
Schedule 5(a)(ii), the entity that maintained such ITT Non-US H&W Plan prior to the Distribution
Date shall continue to maintain such plan and assume all liabilities associated with such plan
following the Distribution Date.
(ii) Adoption of Non-US H&W Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall
adopt benefits plans for ITT Employees, which shall have terms similar in all material respects to
the benefit plans identified on Items 27, 30-35 and 42 of Schedule 5(a)(ii). Effective as of the
Distribution Date, Defense shall adopt benefits plans for Defense Employees, which shall have terms
similar in all material respects to the benefit plans identified on Items 7, 8, 22 and 23 of
Schedule 5(a)(ii). Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water shall adopt benefits plans for
Water Employees, which shall have terms similar in all material respects to the benefit plans
identified on Items 7-11, 22 and 23 of Schedule 5(a)(ii). Each of ITT, Defense and Water shall
assume all liabilities associated with the plans that it sponsors following the Distribution Date,
whether incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date.
6. INCENTIVE PLANS. (a) ITT currently maintains certain annual incentive plans and certain
long-term performance plans, each as listed on Schedule 6(a) (the Incentive Plans),
pursuant to which certain Preexisting ITT Employees employed by ITT might become entitled to
payments after the Distribution Date with respect to their performance with ITT prior to the
Distribution Date.
(b) Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall be and remain liable for all payments
accrued prior to the Distribution Date for ITT Employees under the Incentive Plans, including any
such payments to be made following the Distribution Date. Effective as of the Distribution Date,
Water shall be and remain liable for all payments accrued prior to the Distribution Date for Water
Employees under the Incentive Plans, including any such payments to be made following the
Distribution Date. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Defense shall be and remain liable for
all payments accrued prior to the Distribution Date for Defense Employees under the Incentive
Plans, including any such payments to be made following the Distribution Date. ITT, Water and
Defense shall cause any such payments under the Incentive Plans to be recognized as compensation
without regard to the source of such payments.
As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, ITT shall transfer any amounts accrued
under the Incentive Plans for (i) Water Employees to Water and (ii) Defense Employees to Defense.
(c) All multi-year cash performance awards under the Incentive Plans (the TSR
Awards) shall be terminated effective as of the Distribution Date. ITT shall determine the
amount to be paid in cash, if any, to each eligible Preexisting ITT Employee under outstanding TSR
Awards as described in this Section 6(c). The amount to be paid under the TSR Awards shall be paid
in cash on the normal payment schedule of the original TSR Award. ITT shall be liable for and make
any such payments to ITT Employees, including any such payments to be made following the
Distribution Date. Water shall be liable for and make any such payments to Water Employees,
including any such payments to be made following the Distribution Date. Defense shall be liable
for and make any such payments to Defense Employees, including any such payments to be made
following the Distribution Date.
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For the TSR Awards granted in 2009, ITT shall pay such award in cash to the extent payment is
earned according to the original vesting and payment schedule to each eligible Preexisting ITT
Employee based on (i) actual performance for the pro rata percentage of the performance period
completed on the Distribution Date and (ii) target value for the remaining uncompleted performance
period following the Distribution Date.
For the TSR Awards granted in 2010, (i) ITT shall pay such award in cash to the extent payment
is earned to each eligible Preexisting ITT Employee based on actual performance for the pro rata
percentage of the performance period completed on the Distribution Date, which shall be paid
according to the original vesting and payment schedule, and (ii) following the Distribution Date,
ITT, Water or Defense shall award to such Preexisting ITT Employee (thereafter, an ITT Employee, a
Water Employee or Defense Employee, as applicable) a restricted stock unit (RSU) for the
remaining target value, which RSU shall vest on December 31, 2012 and shall be settled in ITT
shares, Water shares or Defense shares, as applicable.
For the TSR Awards granted in 2011, (i) ITT shall pay such award in cash to the extent payment
is earned to each eligible Preexisting ITT Employee based on actual performance for the pro rata
percentage of the performance period completed on the Distribution Date, which shall be paid
according to the original vesting and payment schedule, and (ii) following the Distribution Date,
ITT, Water or Defense will award to such Preexisting ITT Employee (thereafter, an ITT Employee, a
Water Employee or Defense Employee, as applicable) an RSU for the remaining target value, which RSU
shall vest on December 31, 2013 and shall be settled in ITT shares, Water shares or Defense shares,
as applicable.
(d) Effective as of the Distribution Date, ITT shall accrue, be and remain liable for all
payments for ITT Employees under the ITT Corporation Retention Program as identified on Item 4 of
Schedule 6(a). Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water shall accrue, be and remain liable for
all payments for Water Employees under the ITT Corporation Retention Program as identified on Item
4 of Schedule 6(a). Effective as of the Distribution Date, Defense shall accrue, be and remain
liable for all payments for Defense Employees under the ITT Corporation Retention Program as
identified on Item 4 of Schedule 6(a).
7. STOCK OPTIONS AND OTHER AWARDS. (a) Effective as of the Distribution Date, outstanding
stock options (whether vested or unvested), stock appreciation rights, RSUs and restricted stock
awards (together, ITT stock awards) under the ITT stock plans listed on Schedule 7(a), as
each plan may have been amended from time to time (the ITT Stock Plans), shall be treated
as follows:
(i) ITT Employees; Retirees. ITT stock awards held by ITT Employees and ITT
Retirees shall be adjusted to reflect the Distribution, as provided pursuant to the terms of
the ITT Stock Plans, such that they retain ITT stock awards (but not stock awards payable in
Water or Defense shares) following the Distribution Date.
(ii) Water Employees. Water Employees holding ITT stock awards shall receive
substitute stock awards in respect of Water Common Stock pursuant to the terms of a stock
plan to be adopted by Water as of the Distribution Date (the Water
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Stock Plan), which are deemed adjusted to reflect the Distribution, as
provided pursuant to the terms of the ITT Stock Plans and as described in Section 7(a)(i).
(iii) Defense Employees. Defense Employees holding ITT stock awards shall
receive substitute stock awards in respect of Defense Common Stock pursuant to the terms of
a stock plan, to be adopted by Defense as of the Distribution Date (the Defense Stock
Plan), which are deemed adjusted to reflect the Distribution, as provided pursuant to
the terms of the ITT Stock Plans and as described in Section 7(a)(i).
(iv) ITT Non-Employee Directors. The Compensation and Personnel Committee of
the Board of Directors of ITT has approved the adjustment of any ITT stock awards held by
such non-employee directors that have not been exercised as of the Distribution Date to
reflect the Distribution, as provided pursuant to the terms of the ITT Stock Plans following
the conversion formula used for common shareholders of ITT stock. Such ITT stock awards
held by a non-employee director will be adjusted on an as distributed basis such that each
ITT stock award will be converted into a like number of ITT stock awards based on shares of
each of ITT, Water and Defense following the Distribution Date. Generally, vesting and
exercisability terms will remain the same, although certain adjustments may be made as the
Board of Directors of ITT or the applicable committee thereof shall approve.
(v) Other Provisions. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water Employees
and Defense Employees shall cease active participation in all ITT Stock Plans; provided,
however, that Water Employees and Defense Employees shall receive full credit under any
substitute stock awards in respect of Water Common Stock and Defense Common Stock,
respectively, for their service to ITT Group prior to the Distribution. To the extent that
any Preexisting ITT Employee continues to be entitled to future ITT awards following the
Distribution Date, such grants may be made in forms that are acceptable to ITT, Water or
Defense, as such entity deem adequate.
(b) Manner of Substitution. (i) With respect to each cancelled ITT stock award, the
number and exercise price of substitute stock awards granted under the Water Stock Plan or the
Defense Stock Plan with respect thereto, and the other terms and conditions of the substitute stock
awards, shall be equitably determined to preserve the economic value of the cancelled ITT stock
award.
(ii) Each holder of ITT Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date (or such holders
designated transferee or transferees) shall be entitled to receive in the Water Distribution a
substitute stock award representing [] [of a] share[s] of Water Common Stock granted under the
Water Stock Plan for every stock award representing one (1) share of ITT Common Stock granted under
the ITT Stock Plan held by such holder. No action by any such holder shall be necessary for such
holder to receive the applicable substitute stock award representing shares of Water Common Stock
such holder is entitled in the Water Distribution.
(iii) Each holder of ITT Common Stock on the Distribution Record Date (or such
holders designated transferee or transferees) shall be entitled to receive in the Defense
Distribution a substitute stock award representing [] [of a] share[s] of Defense Common Stock
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granted under the Defense Stock Plan for every stock award representing one (1) share of ITT
Common Stock granted under the ITT Stock Plan held by such holder. No action by any such holder
shall be necessary for such holder to receive the applicable substitute stock award representing
shares of Defense Common Stock such holder is entitled in the Defense Distribution.
(c) Fractional Shares. ITT holders of stock awards under ITT incentive plans on
the Distribution Record Date, which would entitle such holders to receive a substitute stock award
representing less than one whole share of Water Common Stock or Defense Common Stock, as the case
may be, in the applicable Distribution, shall receive (x) if such holders are entitled to receive a
substitute stock award representing less than one-half of a whole share of Water Common Stock or
Defense Common Stock, as the case may be, such number shall be rounded down to the next whole share
of Water Common Stock or Defense Common Stock, or (y) if such holders are entitled to receive a
substitute stock award representing at least one-half of a whole share of Water Common Stock or
Defense Common Stock, as the case may be, such number shall be rounded up to the next whole share
of Water Common Stock or Defense Common Stock, as the case may be. Fractional shares of Water
Common Stock or Defense Common Stock shall not be distributed in the Distribution nor credited to
book-entry accounts, provided however that fractional shares of ITT, Water or Defense held for the
benefit of employees in book-entry accounts with the Companys external administrator may be
credited to such accounts. The Distribution Agent shall, as soon as practicable after the
Distribution Date distribute to each such holder, or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner,
such holder or owners ratable share of such stock awards, based upon the average gross selling
price per share of Water Common Stock or Defense Common Stock, as the case may be, after making
appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for United States federal income tax
purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any adjustment, stock split, reverse
stock split or other adjustment or change to the capitalization of shares of ITT, Water or Defense
that occurs at or following the Distribution, ITT, Water or Defense, as applicable, shall provide
for an adjustment of the applicable stock awards then held to reflect such adjustment, stock split,
reverse stock split or other adjustment or change to the capitalization of shares prior to the
subsequent distribution and the terms of the applicable equity incentive plans will continue to
apply to the applicable stock awards.
8. COLI. (a) Effective as of the Distribution Date, the COLI policies underwritten by
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and New York Life covering certain Preexisting ITT
Employees who are eligible for participation in the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan shall be
allocated among the three companies in accordance with Schedule 8(a).
(b) Effective as of the Distribution Date, COLI policies underwritten by Penn Insurance and
Annuity Company as set forth in Schedule 8(b) purchased in connection with supplemental executive
life benefits known as Options C and D will remain with ITT.
9. DIRECTOR PLANS. (a) Treatment of Current Director Plans. (i) Effective as of
the Distribution Date, ITT shall continue the director plans identified on Schedule 9(a) (the
ITT Director Plans). With respect to any non-employee director of ITT immediately
following the Distribution who is not also a director of Water or Defense at such
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time and who has an accrued benefit under the suspended ITT Directors Retirement Plan, ITT shall provide
such accrued benefit in accordance with the terms of such plan, but only to the extent such accrued
benefit is not duplicated under a plan maintained by Water or Defense.
(ii) Effective as of the Distribution Date, Defense shall adopt benefits plans for
non-employee directors of Defense, which shall have terms similar in all material respects to the
ITT Director Plans set forth on Schedule 9(a) (the Defense Director Plans), and Water
shall adopt benefits plans for non-employee directors of Defense, which shall have terms similar in
all material respects to the ITT Director Plans set forth on Schedule 9(a) (the Water Director
Plans).
(iii) As soon as practicable on or after the Distribution Date, ITT shall cause the transfer
of the accounts of all non-employee directors of Defense from the ITT Directors Plans to the
Defense Director Plans. As soon as practicable on or after the Distribution Date, ITT shall cause
the transfer of the accounts of all non-employee directors of Water from the ITT Directors Plans to
the Water Director Plans. Such assets will be transferred in kind to the maximum extent
practicable.
(b) Adoption of Water Director Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Water
shall adopt plans and programs for non-employee directors that are identical in all material
respects to the ITT Director Plans. With respect to any non-employee director of Water immediately
following the Distribution who has an accrued benefit under any ITT Director Plan, Water shall
provide such accrued benefit in accordance with the terms of such plan, but only to the extent such
accrued benefit is not duplicated under a plan maintained by ITT or Defense.
(c) Adoption of Defense Director Plans. Effective as of the Distribution Date, Defense
shall adopt plans and programs for non-employee directors that are identical in all material
respects to the ITT Director Plans. With respect to any non-employee director of Defense
immediately following the Distribution who has an accrued benefit under any suspended ITT Director
Plan, Defense shall provide such accrued benefit in accordance with the terms of such plan, but
only to the extent such accrued benefit is not duplicated under a plan maintained by ITT or Water.
10. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. (a) ITT Collective Bargaining Agreements. ITT
shall retain all collective bargaining agreements and associated liabilities so identified on
Schedule 10(a) and for each such collective bargaining agreement in effect as of the Distribution
Date. For each such collective bargaining agreement in effect as of the Distribution Date, ITT
shall continue to recognize the union which is a party to such collective bargaining agreement as
the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the ITT Employees covered under the terms of
each such collective bargaining agreement.
(b) Water Collective Bargaining Agreements. Water shall expressly assume all
collective bargaining agreements and associated liabilities so identified on Schedule 10(a)
effective as of the Distribution Date. For each such collective bargaining agreement in effect as
of the Distribution Date, Water agrees to recognize the union which is a party to each such
collective bargaining agreement as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the Water
Employees covered under the terms of each such collective bargaining agreement.
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(c) Defense Collective Bargaining Agreements. Defense shall expressly assume all
collective bargaining agreements and associated liabilities so identified on Schedule 10(a)
effective as of the Distribution Date. For each such collective bargaining agreement in effect as
of the Distribution Date, Defense agrees to recognize the union which is a party to each such
collective bargaining agreement as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the
Defense Employees covered under the terms of each such collective bargaining agreement.
(d) EU Directive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10, in
countries in which the European Union Acquired Rights Directive applies, collective bargaining
agreements and any other agreements with employee representatives will continue to apply after the
Distribution Date to the extent and in the manner provided for by local law.
11. TRANSITION SERVICES. Defense shall provide such transition services related to payroll
and the HRIS system to ITT and Water as described in the Transition Services Agreement (Infinium
Payroll) attached hereto as Exhibit A. Defense shall provide such transition services related to
accounting processes to ITT and Water as described in the Transition Services Agreement (Infinium
Accounting) attached hereto as Exhibit B. ITT shall provide such transition services related to
active U.S. healthcare to Defense and Water as described in the Transition Services Agreement
(Active Healthcare) attached hereto as Exhibit C. ITT shall provide such transition services
related to retiree medical and financial shared services and active dental to Defense as described
in the Transition Services Agreement (MVP and FSS) attached hereto as Exhibit D.
12. ALLOCATION OF BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS. Effective as of the Distribution Date, certain
balance sheet accounts attributable to employee benefit plans for which responsibility is being
transferred from ITT to Water and/or Defense shall be allocated to the balance sheets of Water or
Defense, as appropriate, on the following basis:
(a) All accruals on the balance sheets of Water (including accruals on the balance sheet of
Water) and Defense (including accruals on the balance sheet of Defense) which relate to benefit
plans sponsored by the respective companies shall be unaffected by the provisions of this Section
12.
(b) With regard to the liabilities recorded by ITT with respect to the ITT Excess Savings Plan
that will, in accordance with Section 4(c)(iv), be assumed by Water and Defense, respectively, ITT
shall allocate to the respective new employing entity an amount equal to the sum of the plan
balances for such affected employees.
(c) For each category of balance sheet account enumerated in this Section 12, there has been
recorded a corresponding deferred tax debit or credit, as the case may be, which shall also be
allocated to the respective companies based on the amount allocated for the stated reason above.
(d) To the extent that a balance sheet account requiring allocation among the companies exists
that is not specifically included in this Section 12, ITT shall make the allocation on a reasonable
basis, subject to the agreement of the party in whose favor the allocation is being made.
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13. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DATA EXCHANGE. (a) Provision of Corporate Records. (i)
Consistent with Section 6.3 of the Distribution Agreement, upon the prior written request by Water
or Defense for specific and identified agreements, documents, books, records or files including,
without limitation, computer files, microfiche, tape recordings and photographs (collectively,
Records), relating to or affecting Water or Defense, as applicable, ITT shall arrange, as
soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such request, for the provision of
appropriate copies of such Records (or the originals thereof if the party making the request has a
reasonable need for such originals) in the possession of ITT or any of its Subsidiaries, but only
to the extent such items are not already in the possession of the requesting party;
provided, however, that as soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, ITT
shall provide copies of all necessary employee documentation for the Water Employees listed on
Schedule 1(a)(i) to Water and shall provide copies of all necessary employee documentation for the
Water Employees listed on Schedule 1(a)(ii) to Defense.
(ii) After the Distribution Date, upon the prior written request by ITT or Defense for
specific and identified Records relating to or affecting ITT or Defense, as applicable,
Water shall arrange, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such
request, for the provision of appropriate copies of such Records (or the originals thereof
if the party making the request has a need for such originals) in the possession of Water or
any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items are not already in the possession
of the requesting party.
(iii) After the Distribution Date, upon the prior written request by ITT or Water for
specific and identified Records relating to or affecting ITT or Water, as applicable,
Defense shall arrange, as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such
request, for the provision of appropriate copies of such Records (or the originals thereof
if the party making the request has a need for such originals) in the possession of Defense
or any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent such items are not already in the
possession of the requesting party.
(b) Access to Information. (i) From and after the Distribution Date and consistent
with Section 6.3 of the Distribution Agreement, each of ITT, Water and Defense shall afford to the
other and its authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives reasonable
access during normal business hours, subject to appropriate restrictions for classified, privileged
or confidential information, to the personnel, properties, books and Records of such party and its
Subsidiaries insofar as such access is reasonably required by the other party.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (i), except as otherwise
provided by law, each party hereto shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished to the
other parties, a list of all benefit plan participants and employee data or information in
its possession which is necessary for such other parties to maintain and implement any
benefit plan or arrangement covered by this Agreement, or to comply with the provisions of
this Agreement, and which is not otherwise readily available to such other party.
(c) Reimbursement; Other Matters. (i) Except to the extent otherwise specifically
identified by the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, a party
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providing Records or access to information to the other party under this Section 13 shall be
entitled to receive from the recipient, upon the presentation of invoices therefore, payments for
such amounts, relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses, as may be
reasonably incurred in providing such Records or access to information.
(ii) The parties hereto shall comply with those document retention policies, cost
sharing arrangements, expense reimbursement procedures and request procedures as shall be
established and agreed to in writing by their respective authorized officers on or prior to
the Distribution Date in respect of Records and related matters.
(d) Confidentiality. Each of (i) ITT and its Subsidiaries, (ii) Water and its
Subsidiaries and (iii) Defense and its Subsidiaries shall not use or permit the use of (without the
prior written consent of the other) and shall hold, and shall cause its consultants and advisors to
hold, in strict confidence, all information concerning the other parties in its possession, its
custody or under its control (except to the extent that (A) such information has been in the public
domain through no fault of such party or (B) such information has been later lawfully acquired from
other sources by such party or (C) the Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other
Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement entered into pursuant hereto permits the use or
disclosure of such information or (D) as may be required under the USA Patriot Act) to the extent
such information (x) relates to the period up to the Effective Time, (y) relates to the
Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (z) is obtained in the course of performing
services for the other party pursuant to the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and
each party shall not (without the prior written consent of the other) otherwise release or disclose
such information to any other person, except such partys auditors and attorneys, unless compelled
to disclose such information by judicial or administrative process or unless such disclosure is
required by law and such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other
affected party or parties prior to such disclosure. To the extent that a party hereto is compelled
by judicial or administrative process to disclose such information under circumstances in which any
evidentiary privilege would be available, such party agrees to assert such privilege in good faith
prior to making such disclosure. Each of the parties hereto agrees to consult with each relevant
other party in connection with any such judicial or administrative process, including, without
limitation, in determining whether any privilege is available, and further agrees to allow each
such relevant party and its counsel to participate in any hearing or other proceeding (including,
without limitation, any appeal of an initial order to disclose) in respect of such disclosure and
assertion of privilege. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each party shall
be entitled to use information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement to the extent reasonably
necessary for the administration of its employee benefit plans in accordance with applicable law.
14. NOTICES; COOPERATION. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all
actions contemplated herein with respect to benefit plans which are to be consummated pursuant to
this Agreement shall be subject to such notices to, and/or approvals by, the Internal Revenue
Service (or other governmental agency or entity) as are required or deemed appropriate by such
benefit plans sponsor. Each of ITT, Water and Defense agrees to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause all such notices and/or approvals to be filed or obtained, as the case may be, in
a timely fashion. Each party hereto shall reasonably cooperate with the other parties with respect
to any government filings, employee notices or any
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other actions reasonably necessary to maintain and implement the employee benefit arrangements
covered by this Agreement.
15. FURTHER ASSURANCES. From time to time, as and when reasonably requested by any other party
hereto, each party hereto shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all
such documents and instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other
actions as such other party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.
16. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Indemnification by ITT. Except as otherwise specifically
set forth in this Agreement or in Article VII of the Distribution Agreement, ITT shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Water Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees from and against any and
all Indemnifiable Losses of the Water Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees, respectively,
arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with (i) any employee benefit plan, policy,
program or arrangement established or adopted by ITT effective on or after the Distribution Date,
(ii) any and all liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily
from the operation or conduct of any ITT Plan or any individual identified as an ITT Employee,
(iii) any liability assumed or retained by ITT pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth on
Schedule 16(a) of this Agreement or (iv) the breach by ITT of any provision of this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Water. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this
Agreement or in Article VII of the Distribution Agreement, Water shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the ITT Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable
Losses of the ITT Indemnitees and the Defense Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason
of or otherwise in connection with (i) any employee benefit plan, policy, program or arrangement
established or adopted by Water effective on or after the Distribution Date, (ii) any and all
liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from the
operation or conduct of any Water Plan or any individual identified as a Water Employee, (iii) any
liability assumed or retained by Water pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth on Schedule
16(b) of this Agreement or (iv) the breach by Water of any provision of this Agreement.
(c) Indemnification by Defense. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this
Agreement or in Article VII of the Distribution Agreement, Defense shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the ITT Indemnitees and the Water Indemnitees from and against any and all Indemnifiable
Losses of the ITT Indemnitees and the Water Indemnitees, respectively, arising out of, by reason of
or otherwise in connection with (i) any employee benefit plan, policy, program or arrangement
established or adopted by Defense effective on or after the Distribution Date, (ii) any and all
liabilities relating primarily to, arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from the
operation or conduct of any Defense Plan or any individual identified as a Defense Employee, (iii)
any liability assumed or retained by Defense pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth on
Schedule 16(c) of this Agreement or (iv) the breach by Defense of any provision of this Agreement.
(d) Limitations on Indemnification Obligations. (i) The amount that any party (an
Indemnifying Party) is or may be required to pay to any other person (an
Indemnitee)
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pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 16, as applicable, shall be reduced
(retroactively or prospectively) by any Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually recovered by
or on behalf of such Indemnitee in respect of the related Indemnifiable Loss. If an Indemnitee
shall have received the payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of
an Indemnifiable Loss and shall subsequently actually receive Insurance Proceeds or other amounts
in respect of such Indemnifiable Loss, then such Indemnitee shall pay to such Indemnifying Party a
sum equal to the amount of such Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually received, up to the
aggregate amount of any payments received from such Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement
in respect of such Indemnifiable Loss.
(ii) An Indemnifying Party shall not be required to indemnify or pay an Indemnitee
pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 16, as applicable, for any
Indemnifiable Losses relating to or associated with any employee benefit plan, policy,
program or arrangement of the Indemnifying Party arising out of, by reason of or otherwise
in connection with any act or failure to act on the part of such Indemnitee (including for
this purpose any subsidiaries, businesses or operations which become associated with the
Indemnitee by virtue of or in connection with the Distribution) with respect to or in
connection with such employee benefit plan, policy, program or arrangement, including,
without limitation, any such act or failure to act in connection with the administration by
the Indemnitee of such employee benefit plan, policy, program or arrangement.
(e) Survival of Indemnities. The obligations of ITT, Water and Defense under this
Section 16 shall survive the sale or other transfer by any of them of any assets or businesses or
the assignment by any of them of any Liabilities, with respect to any Indemnifiable Loss of the
other related to such assets, businesses or Liabilities.
17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in
connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or
breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution, the
relevant parties shall adhere to the dispute resolution procedures as described in the Distribution
Agreement.
18. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, including
the Schedules and the Exhibits, shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments,
course of dealings and writings with respect to such subject matter. The Schedules shall be
construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they had been set
forth verbatim herein.
(b) Ancillary Agreements. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is not
intended to address, and should not be interpreted to address, the matters specifically and
expressly covered by the Distribution Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.
(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of
which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become
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effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and
delivered to the other parties.
(d) Survival of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, all
covenants and agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective
Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.
(e) Expenses. Except as specifically listed on Schedule 18(e), all out-of-pocket fees
and expenses incurred, or to be incurred and directly related to the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be paid as described in the Distribution Agreement.
(f) Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under
this Agreement shall be made as described in the Distribution Agreement.
(g) Waivers and Consents. The failure of either party to require strict performance by
any other party of any provision in this Agreement shall not waive or diminish that partys right
to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required
or permitted to be given by any party to the other parties under this Agreement shall be in writing
and signed by the party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such party.
(h) Amendments. Subject to the terms of Section 18(k) hereof, this Agreement may not
be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative
of each of the parties.
(i) Assignment. This Agreement shall be assignable in whole in connection with a
merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a party hereto so
long as the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes all the obligations of the relevant
party hereto by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the other parties to this Agreement. Otherwise this Agreement shall not be
assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any party hereto without the prior
written consent of the others, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under
this Agreement without such consent shall be void.
(j) Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and
rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against)
the parties and their respective permitted successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
(k) Certain Termination and Amendment Rights. This Agreement may be terminated,
amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole
discretion of ITT without the approval of Water, Defense or the shareholders of ITT. In the event
of such termination, no party shall have any liability of any kind to any other party or any other
person. After the Distribution Date, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in
writing signed by ITT, Water and Defense.
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(l) Payment Terms. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement,
(i) any amount to be paid or reimbursed by any party, on the one hand, to any other party or
parties, on the other hand, under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within
thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefore and setting forth,
or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount,
and (ii) any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or
otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within thirty (30) days of
such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR,
calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was
due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.
(m) No Circumvention. The parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any
actions, act in concert with any person who takes an action, or cause (including the failure to
take a reasonable action) such that the resulting effect would be reasonably expected to materially
undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
(n) Subsidiaries. Each of the parties hereto shall cause to be performed, and hereby
guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be
performed by any Subsidiary of such party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such party
on and after the Distribution Date.
(o) Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties
hereto and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability,
reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this
Agreement.
(p) Titles and Headings. Titles and headings to Sections herein are inserted for the
convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
(q) Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that there is no
adequate remedy at law for failure by such parties to comply with the provisions of this Agreement
and that such failure would cause immediate harm that would not be adequately compensable in
damages, and therefore agree that their agreements contained herein may be specifically enforced
without the requirement of posting a bond or other security, in addition to all other remedies
available to the parties hereto under this Agreement.
(r) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS, BUT NOT THE LAWS GOVERNING CONFLICTS OF LAWS, OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(s) Consent to Jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Article XVI hereof, each of
the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Supreme Court of the State
of New York, New York County, or (b) the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York (the New York Courts), for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding
to compel arbitration or for provisional relief in aid of arbitration in accordance with Article IX
of the Distribution Agreement or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-
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exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the enforcement of any award issued
thereunder. Each of the parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or
document by U.S. registered mail to such partys respective address set forth above shall be
effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the New York Courts with respect
to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 18(s). Each of the parties
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the New York
Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim
in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.
(t) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 18(T).
(u) Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
(v) Force Majeure. No party (or any person acting on its behalf) shall have any
liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation)
under this Agreement, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is
prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A
party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the
occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other applicable parties of the nature and extent of
any such Force Majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume
performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.
(w) Interpretation. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and
drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or
rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument
to be drafted.
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(x) No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to
confer to or impose upon any party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation or recovery with
respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.
(y) No Waiver. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any
party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof or thereof;
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or
thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
remedy, power or privilege.
(z) No Admission of Liability. The allocation of assets and liabilities herein is
solely for the purpose of allocating such assets and liabilities among ITT, Water and Defense and
is not intended as an admission of liability or responsibility for any alleged liabilities vis a
vis any third party, including with respect to the Liabilities of any non-wholly owned subsidiary
of ITT, Water or Defense.
(aa) Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings
specified in the Appendix attached hereto unless otherwise herein defined or the context hereof
shall otherwise require.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and entered into this Agreement, as of
the date first above written.
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19. DEFINITIONS.
As used in the Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
1995 Employee Matters Agreement means the Employee Benefit Services and Liability
Agreement dated as of November 1, 1995, among ITT Corporation, a Delaware corporation, ITT
Destinations, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and ITT Hartford Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Action has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Ancillary Agreements means all of the written agreements, instruments,
understandings, assignments or other written arrangements (other than this Agreement and the
Distribution Agreement) entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
including, without limitation, the Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments, the Transition Services
Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the License Agreements, the IP Assignments, the Supply
Agreement[s], the Master Lease Agreement and the Master Sublease Agreement.
Board has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Change in Control means (i) where reference is made to a particular ITT Plan
(including, without limitation, the 2003 ITT Equity Incentive Plan), the definition of Change in
Control or Acceleration Event in such ITT Plan and (ii) where no reference is made to a
particular ITT Plan, the definition of Change in Control set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Conveyancing and Assumption Instruments has the meaning set forth in the
Distribution Agreement.
Defense has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Defense Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Defense Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Defense Director Plan has the meaning set forth in Article IX of this Agreement.
Defense Employees means persons who, immediately after the Distribution Date, are
employed by Defense, including such persons identified on Schedule 1(a)(ii) and such persons absent
from work at Defense by reason of layoff, leave of absence or disability.
Defense Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
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Defense Plans means such plans, programs and arrangements maintained for the benefit
of Defense Employees prior to the Distribution Date.
Defense Stock Plan has the meaning set forth in Article VII of this Agreement.
Distribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Distribution Agent has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Distribution Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Distribution Date has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Distribution Record Date has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Distribution has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Effective Time has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Eligibility End Date has the meaning set forth in Article III of this Agreement.
Force Majeure has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Incentive Plan has the meaning set forth in Article VI of this Agreement.
Indemnifiable Losses has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 16(d) of this Agreement.
Indemnitee has the meaning set forth in Section 16(d) of this Agreement.
Insurance Proceeds has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Intellectual Property Agreements means the various intellectual property and
licensing agreements entered into in connection with the Distribution.
ITT has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
ITT Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
ITT Director Plans has the meaning set forth in Article IX of this Agreement.
ITT Employees means persons who, immediately after the Distribution Date, are
employed by ITT, including such persons absent from work at ITT by reason of layoff, leave of
absence or disability.
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ITT Group means ITT and its affiliates prior to the Distribution.
ITT Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
ITT Plans means the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan, the ITT Defined Benefit Plans,
the ITT Defined Contribution Plans, the ITT Director Plan, the ITT Excess Pension Plan, the ITT
Excess Savings Plan, the ITT Non-Qualified Plans, the ITT Non-US H&W Plans, the ITT Non-US Pension
Plans, the ITT Non-US Unfunded Plans, the ITT Long-Term Disability Plan, the ITT Stock Plans and
any other plan, program or arrangement maintained for the benefit of ITT Employees prior to the
Distribution Date.
ITT Retained Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
ITT Retiree means any retired employee of ITT or any of its predecessors.
ITT stock awards has the meaning set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement.
ITT Stock Plans has the meaning set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement.
Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Master Trust means the trust established by ITT and maintained by Northern Trust as
the trustee to hold the assets of all US Qualified DB Plans.
New York Courts has the meaning set forth in Article XVIII of this Agreement.
Non-US DB Plans has the meaning set forth in Article III of this Agreement.
Non-US DC Plans has the meaning set forth in Article IV of this Agreement.
Non-US H&W Plans has the meaning set forth in Article V of this Agreement.
party means ITT, Water and Defense.
person means any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture,
association, company, partnership or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan Actuary means the plan actuary for each Non-US DB Plan, Non-US DC Plan or
Non-US H&W Plan prior to the Distribution Date or the third-party individual who determined the
liability under such plan prior to, on or after the Distribution Date.
Preexisting ITT Employees means persons actively employed by the ITT Group
immediately prior to the Distribution; and persons who are absent from work to the ITT Group
immediately prior to the Distribution by reason of layoff, leave of absence or disability.
Proxy Statement means the proxy statement sent to the holders of shares of ITT
Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.
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Records has the meaning set forth in Article 13 of this Agreement.
RSUs has the meaning set forth in Article VII of this Agreement.
Schedule or Schedules means the Schedules Relating to Benefits and
Compensation Matters Agreement, dated as of [____], 2011, among ITT Corporation, Exelis Inc. and
Xylem Inc., as they may be amended from time to time.
Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Tax Matters Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Tax has the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
TSR Awards has the meaning set forth in Article VI of this Agreement.
USA Patriot Act means the Uniting and Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act) Act of 2001, and any
amendments thereto.
US H&W Plans has the meaning set forth in Article V of this Agreement.
US Non-Qualified DB Plans has the meaning set forth in Article III of this
Agreement.
US Non-Qualified DC Plans has the meaning set forth in Article IV of this Agreement.
US Qualified DB Plans has the meaning set forth in Article III of this Agreement.
US Qualified DC Plans has the meaning set forth in Article IV of this Agreement.
Water has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Water Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Water Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Water Director Plan has the meaning set forth in Article IX of this Agreement.
Water Employees means persons who, immediately after the Distribution Date, are
employed by Water, including such persons identified on Schedule 1(a)(i) and such persons absent
from work at Water by reason of layoff, leave of absence or disability.
Water Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
Water Plans means such plans, programs and arrangements maintained for the benefit
of Water Employees prior to the Distribution Date.
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Exhibit 10.2
TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
by and among
ITT CORPORATION,
XYLEM INC.,
and
EXELIS INC.
Dated as of , 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 2.1 Responsibility of ITT to Prepare and File Tax Returns |
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Section 2.2 Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns and Covered
Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns |
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Section 2.3 Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Post-Distribution Income Tax
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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of the day of
, 2011, by and among ITT Corporation, an Indiana corporation (ITT), Xylem
Inc., an Indiana corporation (Water), and Exelis Inc., an Indiana corporation
(Defense). Each of ITT, Water, and Defense is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and
collectively, as the Parties.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, ITT, acting through its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number
of businesses, including (i) the Water Business (as defined herein), (ii) the Defense Business (as
defined herein), and (iii) the ITT Retained Business (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ITT has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in
the best interests of ITT and its stockholders to separate ITT into three separate, publicly traded
companies, one for each of (i) the Water Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or
indirectly, by Water, (ii) the Defense Business, which shall be owned and conducted, directly or
indirectly, by Defense, and (iii) the ITT Retained Business which shall be owned and conducted,
directly or indirectly, by ITT;
WHEREAS, in order to effect such separation, the Board of Directors of ITT has determined that
it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of ITT and its stockholders (i) to enter
into a series of transactions whereby (A) ITT and/or one or more members of the ITT Group will,
collectively, own all of the ITT Retained Assets and assume (or retain) all of the ITT Retained
Liabilities, (B) Water and/or one or more members of the Water Group will, collectively, own all of
the Water Assets and assume (or retain) all of the Water Liabilities, and (C) Defense and/or one or
more members of the Defense Group will, collectively, own all of the Defense Assets and assume (or
retain) all of the Defense Liabilities and (ii) for ITT to distribute to the holders of ITT Common
Stock on a pro rata basis (in each case without consideration being paid by such stockholders) (A)
all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Water (the Water
Common Stock), and (B) all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
Defense (the Defense Common Stock) (such transactions as they may be amended or modified from
time to time, collectively, the Plan of Separation);
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that each of the contributions of assets to, and
the assumption of liabilities by, Water and Defense together with the corresponding distribution of
all of the Water Common Stock and the Defense Common Stock, respectively, shall qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code);
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that each of the distribution of Water Common
Stock and Defense Common Stock, respectively, to the stockholders of ITT will qualify as a tax-free
under Section 355(a) of the Code to such stockholders and as tax-free to ITT under Section 361(c)
of the Code;
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the implementation of certain internal transactions undertaken
preparatory to and in contemplation of aligning and properly capitalizing the Water Business, the
Defense Business, and the ITT Retained Business prior to the Distributions, it is the intention of
the Parties that the shared responsibility for certain Tax liabilities (including certain
Distribution Tax liabilities) be given effect no earlier than and only upon the Effective Time, all
as described more fully herein; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Plan of Separation, the Parties desire to set forth their
agreement on the rights and obligations with respect to handling and allocating Taxes and related
matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms, conditions, covenants and
provisions of this Agreement, each of the Parties mutually covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(1) Active Business means the business conducted by each of the ATOB Entities as of
the applicable distribution date.
(2) Affiliate means a Person that directly, or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a specified Person.
A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or
indirectly, the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of such
other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For
purposes hereof, none of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries shall be considered an
Affiliate of any of the other Parties or their respective Subsidiaries (determined on the same
basis).
(3) Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(4) Ancillary Agreements has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(5) Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(6) ATOB Entities mean the entities listed on Schedule 1.1(6).
(7) Audit means any audit (including a determination of the status of qualified and
non-qualified employee benefit plans), assessment of Taxes, other examination by or on behalf of
any Taxing Authority (including notices), proceeding, or appeal of such a proceeding relating to
Taxes, whether administrative or judicial, including proceedings relating to competent authority
determinations initiated by a Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(8) Audit Management Party means the Party responsible for administering and
controlling an Audit pursuant to Section 9.2(a)(i) or (b)(ii).
(9) Audit Representative means the Chief Tax Officer of each Party (or such other
officer of a Party that may be designated by that Partys Chief Financial Officer from time to
time).
(10) Audit True-Up Date means fifteen (15) days after the earlier of (i) the date
that is ten (10) years following the Distribution Date and (ii) the expiration of all applicable
statute of limitations periods for any ITT Federal Income Tax Returns, ITT U.S. State Income Tax
Returns, and ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns.
(11) Big Four Accounting Firm means each of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young
LLP, KPMG LLP, and Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP.
(12) Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banks are required to be closed in New York, New York.
(13) Change of Control has the meaning set forth in the Joint Defense Agreement.
(14) Code has the meaning referred to in the recitals to this Agreement.
(15) Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns means any Defense Separate
U.S. Income Tax Return required to be filed (i) for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period, (ii) for a
Straddle Tax Period, or (iii) for a Stub Tax Period.
(16) Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns means any Water Separate U.S.
Income Tax Return required to be filed (i) for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period, (ii) for a Straddle
Tax Period, or (iii) for a Stub Tax Period.
(17) Defense has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(18) Defense Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(19) Defense Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(20) Defense Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(21) Defense Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(22) Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Return means any U.S. federal, state, or local
Income Tax Return (including any consolidated, combined, unitary, or similar return) (i) that is
not an ITT Combined U.S. Income Tax Return and (ii) that Defense or any member of the Defense Group
is responsible under applicable Law for filing.
(23) Defense Federal Sharing Percentage means thirty percent (30%).
(24) Defense U.S. State Sharing Percentage means twenty-nine percent (29%).
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(25) Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
(26) Distribution or Distributions means, individually or collectively:
(a) the distribution on the Distribution Date to holders of record of shares of ITT Common
Stock as of the Distribution Date of the Defense Common Stock and the Water Common Stock owned by
ITT, and
(b) the distributions listed on Schedule 1.1(26).
(27) Distribution Agreement means the Distribution Agreement by and among
ITT, Water, and Defense, dated as of , 2011.
(28) Distribution Date means the date on which the Distributions to holders of
record of shares of ITT Common Stock of the Defense Common Stock and the Water Common Stock owned
by ITT are effectuated pursuant to the Distribution Agreement.
(29) Distribution Sharing Percentages means, with respect to ITT, [] percent
([]%), with respect to Water, [] percent ([]%), and with respect to Defense, [] percent
([]%).1
(30) Distribution Taxes mean any and all Taxes (a) required to be paid by or imposed
on a Party or any of its Affiliates (determined on a with and without basis) resulting from, or
directly arising in connection with, the failure of the Distributions to qualify under Section
355(a) or (c) of the Code or, if applicable, Section 361(c) of the Code, or the application of
Section 355(d) or (e) of the Code to the Distributions (or the failure to qualify under or the
application of corresponding provisions of the Laws of U.S. state or local jurisdictions).
(31) Due Date means the date (taking into account all valid extensions) upon which a
Tax Return is required to be filed with or Taxes are required to be paid to a Taxing Authority,
whichever is applicable.
(32) Effective Time has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(33) Fault has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
(34) Federal Sharing Percentages means, with respect to ITT, the ITT Federal Sharing
Percentage, with respect to Water, the Water Federal Sharing Percentage, and with respect to
Defense, the Defense Federal Sharing Percentage.
(35) Final Determination means the final resolution of liability for any Tax for any
taxable period, by or as a result of:
(a) a final decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction
that can no longer be appealed;
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(b) a final settlement with the IRS, a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under
Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the Laws of other jurisdictions,
which resolves the liability for the Taxes addressed in such agreement for any taxable period;
(c) any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after
the expiration of all periods during which such refund may be recovered by the jurisdiction
imposing the Tax; or
(d) any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations.
(36) GRA means any gain recognition agreement as such term is used in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8 or defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8T(a)(1)(v), as
applicable.
(37) Group means the ITT Group, the Water Group, or the Defense Group.
(38) Income Taxes mean:
(a) all Taxes based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to (i) net income or profits
(including, but not limited to, any capital gains, minimum tax or any Tax on items of tax
preference, but not including sales, use, real, or personal property, gross or net receipts, value
added, excise, leasing, transfer or similar Taxes), or (ii) multiple bases (including, but not
limited to, corporate franchise, doing business and occupation Taxes) if one or more bases upon
which such Tax is determined is described in clause (a)(i) above; and
(b) all U.S., state, local or non-U.S. franchise Taxes.
(39) Income Tax Returns mean all Tax Returns that relate to Income Taxes.
(40) Indemnified Party means the Party which is or may be entitled pursuant to this
Agreement to receive any payments (including reimbursement for Taxes or costs and expenses) from
another Party or Parties to this Agreement.
(41) Indemnifying Party means the Party which is or may be required pursuant to this
Agreement to make indemnification or other payments (including reimbursement for Taxes and costs
and expenses) to another Party to this Agreement.
(42) IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto,
including, but not limited to its agents, representatives, and attorneys.
(43) IRS Ruling means the requests submitted to the IRS for all private letter
rulings to be obtained by ITT from the IRS in connection with the Plan of Separation, and any
supplemental materials submitted to the IRS relating thereto, and the IRS private letter rulings
received by ITT with respect to the Plan of Separation.
(44) ITT has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
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(45) ITT Combined or ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax Return means (i) any ITT Combined
U.S. Income Tax Return and (ii) any ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax Return required to be filed for
any Pre-Distribution Tax Period or Straddle Tax Period.
(46) ITT Combined U.S. Income Tax Return means any U.S. federal, state, or local
consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Income Tax Return that actually includes, by election or
otherwise, one or more members of the ITT Group together with one or more members of either the
Water Group or the Defense Group.
(47) ITT Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(48) ITT Federal Income Tax Return means any U.S. federal consolidated Income Tax
Return that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the ITT Group
together with one or more members of either the Water Group or the Defense Group.
(49) ITT Federal Income Tax Audit means any Audit of any ITT Federal Income Tax
Return.
(50) ITT Federal Income Tax Audit Amount has the meaning set forth in Section
9.3(a).
(51) ITT Federal Sharing Percentage means nineteen percent (19%).
(52) ITT Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(53) ITT Income Tax Audit Amount means the sum of the ITT Federal Income Tax Audit
Amount, the ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit Amount, and the ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit Amount.
(54) ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit means any Audit of any ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax
Return.
(55) ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit Amount has the meaning set forth in Section
9.3(c).
(56) ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Return means any Non-U.S. Income Tax Return (including
any consolidated, combined, unitary, or similar return) that includes, by election or otherwise,
one or more members of the ITT Group and that is required to be filed for any Pre-Distribution Tax
Period or Straddle Tax Period.
(57) ITT Non-U.S. Sharing Percentage means eighty-four percent (84%).
(58) ITT Retained Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(59) ITT Retained Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
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(60) ITT Retained Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Distribution
Agreement.
(61) ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax Return means any U.S. federal, state, or local
Income Tax Return (including any consolidated, combined, unitary, or similar return) (i) that is
not an ITT Combined U.S. Income Tax Return and (ii) that ITT or any member of the ITT Group is
responsible under applicable Law for filing.
(62) ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit Amount has the meaning set forth in Section
9.3(b).
(63) ITT U.S. State Income Tax Return means any U.S. state or local Income Tax
Return (including any consolidated, combined, unitary, or similar return) that includes, by
election or otherwise, one or more members of the ITT Group required to be filed for any
Pre-Distribution Tax Period or Straddle Tax Period.
(64) ITT U.S. State Sharing Percentage means sixty-five percent (65%).
(65) Law means any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state,
provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, administrative
pronouncement, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law), or any income tax treaty.
(66) LIBOR has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(67) Losses has the meaning assigned to the term Indemnifiable Losses in the
Distribution Agreement.
(68) Majority of the Parties means the consent of at least two of the Parties.
(69) New York Courts has the meaning set forth in Section 14.15.
(70) Non-Income Tax Returns mean all Tax Returns other than Income Tax Returns.
(71) Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns means all Income Tax Returns required to be filed
with any Taxing Authority of any jurisdiction outside the U.S.
(72) Non-U.S. Sharing Percentages means, with respect to ITT, the ITT Non-U.S.
Sharing Percentage, and, with respect to Water, the Water Non-U.S. Sharing Percentage.
(73) Participating Party has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(c)(i).
(74) Party has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
(75) Person means any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust,
joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership, or other organization
or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any governmental entity.
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(76) Plan of Separation has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(77) Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns mean, collectively, all Income Tax Returns
required to be filed by a Party or its Affiliates for a Post-Distribution Tax Period.
(78) Post-Distribution Ruling has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
(79) Post-Distribution Tax Period means a Tax period beginning and ending after the
Distribution Date.
(80) Pre-Distribution Tax Period means a Tax period beginning and ending on or
before the Distribution Date.
(81) Proposed Acquisition Transaction means a transaction or series of transactions
(or any agreement, understanding, arrangement, or substantial negotiations within the meaning of
Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a
transaction or series of related transactions), (i) as a result of which any of the Parties or any
of the Section 355 Entities (or any successor thereto) would merge or consolidate with any other
Person, or (ii) as a result of which any Person or any group of Persons would (directly or
indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire (through an option or otherwise), from any of the
Parties or any of their Affiliates (or any successor thereto) and/or one or more holders of their
stock, respectively, any amount of stock of any of the Parties or any of the Section 355 Entities,
as the case may be, that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of the stock of
such Party or any of the Section 355 Entities, result in a shift of more than thirty-five percent
(35%) of (a) the value of all outstanding stock of such Party or any of the Section 355 Entities as
of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last
transaction of such series, or (b) the total combined voting power of all outstanding stock of such
Party or any of the Section 355 Entities as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a
series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series. For purposes of
determining whether a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition for purposes of the first
sentence of this definition, any recapitalization or other action resulting in a shift of voting
power or any redemption of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of
stock by the non-exchanging shareholders. This definition and the application thereof is intended
to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder and shall be interpreted accordingly by the Parties in good faith.
(82) Qualified Tax Advisor means any Big Four Accounting Firm or any law firm of
nationally recognized standing.
(83) Requesting Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
(84) Restricted Period means the period beginning at the Effective Time and ending
on the two-year anniversary of the day after the Distribution Date.
(85) Section 355 Entities mean the entities listed on Schedule 1.1(85).
(86) Simpson means Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
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(87) Spinco Parties mean, each individually and collectively, Water and Defense.
(88) Straddle Tax Period means a Tax period beginning before the Distribution Date
and ending after the Distribution Date.
(89) Stub Tax Period means a short Tax period beginning immediately following the
Distribution Date.
(90) Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(91) Tax or Taxes means (i) all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or
other assessments, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, gains, ad
valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding,
payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property
and estimated taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever,
(ii) liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i) above arising
as a result of being (or having been) a member of any group or being (or having been) included or
required to be included in any Tax Return related thereto, and (iii) liability for the payment of
any amount of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above as a result of any express or implied
obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the liability of any other Person.
Whenever the term Tax or Taxes is used it shall include penalties, fines, additions to tax and
interest thereon.
(92) Tax Attributes mean for U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. Income Tax
purposes, earnings and profits, tax basis, net operating and capital loss carryovers or carrybacks,
alternative minimum Tax credit carryovers or carrybacks, general business credit carryovers or
carrybacks, income tax credits or credits against income tax, disqualified interest and excess
limitation carryovers or carrybacks, overall foreign losses, research and experimentation credit
base periods, and all other items that are determined or computed on an affiliated group basis (as
defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code determined without regard to the exclusion contained in
Section 1504(b)(3) of the Code), or similar Tax items determined under applicable Tax law.
(93) Tax Benefit Actually Realized means with respect to a Party and its
Subsidiaries a reduction in the amount of Taxes that are required to be paid or an increase in
refund due, whether resulting from a deduction, from reduced gain or increased loss from
disposition of an asset, or otherwise, such reduction or increase in refund due determined on an
actually realized basis. For purposes of this definition, a Party or its Subsidiaries will be
deemed to have actually realized such reduction or increase in refund due at the time the amount
of Taxes such Party or any of its Subsidiaries is required to pay is reduced or the amount of any
refund due is increased. The amount of any Tax Benefit Actually Realized shall be computed on a
with and without basis.
(94) Tax-Free Status means the qualification of a Distribution or any other
transaction contemplated by the IRS Ruling or any Tax Opinion as a transaction in which gain or
loss is not recognized, in whole or in part, and no amount is included in income, including by
reason of Distribution Taxes, for U.S. federal, state, and local income tax purposes (other than
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intercompany items, excess loss accounts or other items required to be taken into account
pursuant to Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code).
(95) Taxing Authority means any governmental authority or any subdivision, agency,
commission, or authority thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over
the assessment, determination, collection, or imposition of any Tax (including the IRS).
(96) Tax Opinions mean certain Tax opinions and supporting memoranda rendered by
Simpson to ITT or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Plan of Separation.
(97) Tax Package means Tax data and information relating to the operations of a
Spinco Party and/or its Subsidiaries, the Water Business (in the case of Water), or the Defense
Business (in the case of Defense) that is reasonably necessary to prepare and file any ITT Combined
or ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax Return, Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return, or Covered
Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Return, as applicable, and is consistent with the content and
format of Tax data and information submitted by Affiliates of Water or Water Business divisions (in
the case of Water) or Affiliates of Defense or Defense Business divisions (in the case of Defense)
to ITT for Tax Returns (both U.S. and non-U.S.) for Tax periods prior to 2011.
(98) Tax Representation Letter means any letter containing certain representations
and covenants issued by ITT or any of its Affiliates to Simpson in connection with the Tax
Opinions.
(99) Tax Returns mean any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or
document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any
information return, amended tax return, claim for refund, or declaration of estimated tax) required
to be supplied to, or filed with, a Taxing Authority in connection with the determination,
assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any Laws, regulations, or
administrative requirements relating to any Taxes.
(100) Transition Services Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Distribution
Agreement.
(101) Treasury Regulations mean the income tax and administrative regulations
promulgated from time to time under the Code, as in effect for the relevant Tax Period.
(102) Unqualified Tax Opinion means an unqualified will opinion of a Qualified Tax
Advisor, which opinion is reasonably acceptable to each of the Parties and upon which each of the
Parties may rely to confirm that a transaction (or transactions) will not result in Distribution
Taxes.
(103) U.S. means the United States.
(104) U.S. State Sharing Percentages means, with respect to ITT, the ITT U.S. State
Sharing Percentage, with respect to Water, the Water U.S. State Sharing Percentage, and with
respect to Defense, the Defense U.S. State Sharing Percentage.
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(105) Water has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
(106) Water Assets has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(107) Water Business has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(108) Water Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
(109) Water Federal Sharing Percentage means fifty-one percent (51%).
(110) Water Group has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(111) Water Liabilities has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.
(112) Water Non-U.S. Sharing Percentage means sixteen percent (16%).
(113) Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return means any U.S. federal, state, or local
Income Tax Return (including any consolidated, combined, unitary, or similar return) (i) that is
not an ITT Combined U.S. Income Tax Return and (ii) that Water or any member of the Water Group is
responsible under applicable Law for filing.
(114) Water U.S. State Sharing Percentage means six percent (6%).
Section 1.2 References; Interpretation.
(a) Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Distribution Agreement. References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all
genders, and references to the singular include references to the plural and vice versa. Unless the
context otherwise requires, the words include, includes, and including when used in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. Unless the context
otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules
shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this
Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words hereof, hereby, and herein and
words of similar meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and
not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement.
Section 1.3 Effective Time.
(a) The Parties acknowledge that the Plan of Separation contemplates a series of interrelated
and intermediate internal transactions undertaken preparatory to and in contemplation of the
Distributions that must be completed prior to the Effective Time in order to align and properly
capitalize the Water Business, the Defense Business, and the ITT Retained Business.
(b) Notwithstanding that these interrelated and intermediate internal transactions must be
given effect prior to the Distributions, the agreements contained herein,
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including, but not limited to, the manner in which Taxes are shared amongst the Parties, shall
be effective no earlier than and only upon the Effective Time.
ARTICLE II
PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS
Section 2.1 Responsibility of ITT to Prepare and File Tax Returns.
(a) General. To the extent not previously filed and subject to the rights and
obligations of each of the Parties set forth herein, ITT shall prepare or cause to be prepared all
(i) Tax Returns required to be filed (taking into account any applicable extensions) on or prior to
the Distribution Date, (ii) ITT Combined or ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns, and (iii) ITT
Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns. ITT shall file or cause to be filed all such Tax Returns with the
applicable Taxing Authority. To the extent any member of the Water Group or the Defense Group could
be liable after the Distribution Date for Taxes with respect to such Tax Returns (taking into
account any provision under this Agreement), ITT shall be required to prepare such Tax Returns in a
manner consistent with the past practice of ITT and its Affiliates (unless otherwise modified by a
Final Determination or required by applicable Law). All Tax Returns filed under this Section 2.1
shall be filed in a manner consistent with (and the Parties and their Affiliates shall not take any
position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions.
Subject to the foregoing standards, ITT shall have the right with respect to any Tax Return filed
under this Section 2.1, to determine: (a) except as provided in Section 11.2, the manner in which
such Tax Return will be prepared and filed, including the elections, method of accounting,
positions, conventions, and principles of taxation to be used and the manner in which any Tax item
will be reported; (b) whether any extensions may be requested; and (c) except as provided in
Section 11.2, the elections that will be made by ITT, any member of the ITT Group, any member of
the Water Group, or any member of the Defense Group on such Tax Return.
(b) Tax Package. To the extent not previously provided, Water and Defense shall (at
their own cost and expense), to the extent that an ITT Combined or ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax
Return includes items of that Party or its Affiliates, the Water Business (in the case of Water),
or the Defense Business (in the case of Defense), prepare and provide or cause to be prepared and
provided to ITT a Tax Package relating to such Tax Return. Such Tax Package shall be provided in a
timely manner consistent with the past practices of the Parties and their Affiliates. In the event
a Party does not fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Section 2.1(b), ITT shall be entitled, at
the sole cost and expense of such Party, to prepare or cause to be prepared the information
required to be included in the Tax Package for purposes of preparing any such ITT Combined or ITT
Separate U.S. Income Tax Return.
Section 2.2 Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Covered Water Separate U.S.
Income Tax Returns and Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns.
(a) General. Subject to the rights and obligations of each of the Parties set forth
herein, ITT shall prepare or cause to be prepared all Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax
Returns and all Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns required to be filed
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after the Distribution Date. Water shall file or cause to be filed all such Covered Water
Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns with the applicable Taxing Authority, and Defense shall file or
cause to be filed all such Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns with the applicable
Taxing Authority. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner (i) consistent with the past
practice of the Parties and their Affiliates unless otherwise modified by a Final Determination or
required by applicable Law; (ii) consistent with (and the Parties and their Affiliates shall not
take any position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax
Opinions; and (iii) consistent with any ITT Combined U.S. Income Tax Returns.
(b) Tax Package. To the extent not previously provided, Water and Defense shall (at
their own cost and expense), prepare and provide or cause to be prepared and provided to ITT a Tax
Package relating to any Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return (in the case of Water) or
Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Return (in the case of Defense). Such Tax Package shall be
provided in a timely manner consistent with the past practices of the Parties and their Affiliates.
In the event a Party does not fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Section 2.2(b), ITT shall be
entitled, at the sole cost and expense of such Party, to prepare or cause to be prepared the
information required to be included in the Tax Package for purposes of preparing any such Covered
Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return or Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Return.
(c) Procedures Relating to the Preparation and Filing of Covered Water Separate U.S.
Income Tax Returns and Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns.
(i) In the case of Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns and Covered Defense Separate
U.S. Income Tax Returns required to be filed after the Distribution Date, no later than forty-five
(45) days prior to the Due Date of each such Tax Return (reduced to twenty (20) days for state or
local Tax Returns), ITT shall make available or cause to be made available drafts of such Tax
Returns to Water or Defense, respectively. Water or Defense (as the case may be) shall have access
to any and all data and information reasonably necessary for the preparation of all such Tax
Returns, and ITT and Water or Defense (as the case may be) shall cooperate fully in the preparation
and review of such Tax Returns. Subject to the preceding sentence, no later than fifteen (15) days
after receipt of such Tax Returns (reduced to five (5) days for state or local Tax Returns), Water
shall have a right to object to such Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return (or items with
respect thereto) by written notice to ITT and Defense shall have a right to object to such Covered
Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Return (or items with respect thereto) by written notice to ITT;
such written notice shall contain such disputed item (or items) and the basis for its objection.
(ii) With respect to a Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return or Covered Defense
Separate U.S. Income Tax Return submitted by ITT to another Party pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(i), if
the other Party does not object by proper written notice within the time period described, such Tax
Return shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed upon, and to be final and conclusive, for
purposes of this Section 2.2(c)(ii). If a Party does object by proper written notice within such
applicable time period, ITT shall reflect such Partys comments on such Tax Return;
provided, however, that ITT shall not be required to reflect comments to the extent
such comments are inconsistent with the standards set forth in Section 2.2(a). The Parties shall
act in good faith to resolve any such dispute as promptly as practicable. If the Parties have
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not reached a final resolution with respect to all disputed items for which proper written
notice was given within ten (10) days (reduced to two (2) days for state or local Tax Returns)
prior to the Due Date for such Tax Return, such Tax Return shall be filed as prepared pursuant to
this Section 2.2 (revised to reflect all initially disputed items that the Parties have agreed upon
prior to such date).
(iii) In the event that a Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return or Covered Defense
Separate U.S. Income Tax Return required to be filed after the Distribution Date is filed that
includes any disputed item for which proper notice was given pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) that
was not finally resolved and agreed upon, such disputed item (or items) shall be resolved in
accordance with Article XIII. In the event that the resolution of such disputed item (or items) in
accordance with Article XIII with respect to a Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return or
Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Return is inconsistent with such Tax Return as filed, the
Party entitled under applicable Law to amend such Tax Return (with cooperation from the other
Parties) shall, as promptly as practicable, amend such Tax Return to properly reflect the final
resolution of the disputed item (or items). In the event that the amount of Taxes shown to be due
and owing on a Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Return or Covered Defense Separate U.S.
Income Tax Return required to be filed after the Distribution Date is adjusted as a result of a
resolution pursuant to Article XIII, proper adjustment shall be made to the amounts previously paid
or required to be paid by the Parties in accordance with Article III in a manner that reflects such
resolution.
Section 2.3 Responsibility of Parties to Prepare and File Post-Distribution Income Tax
Returns, Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns, and Non-Income Tax Returns. The Party or its Affiliate
responsible under applicable Law for filing a Post-Distribution Income Tax Return (other than a Tax
Return for a Stub Tax Period), a Non-U.S. Income Tax Return (other than an ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax
Return), or a Non-Income Tax Return (in each case required to be filed after the Distribution Date)
shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed that Tax Return (at that Partys own cost
and expense). All such Tax Returns shall be filed in a manner (i) consistent with (and the Parties
and their Affiliates shall not take any position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax
Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions and (ii) consistent with any ITT Combined U.S. Income
Tax Returns.
Section 2.4 Time of Filing Tax Returns; Manner of Tax Return Preparation. Each Tax
Return shall be filed on or prior to the Due Date for such Tax Return by the Party responsible for
filing such Tax Return hereunder. Unless otherwise required by a Taxing Authority pursuant to a
Final Determination, the Parties hereto shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed
all Tax Returns and take all other actions in a manner consistent with (and shall not take any
position inconsistent with) any assumptions, representations, warranties, covenants, and
conclusions provided by the Parties in connection with the Plan of Separation.
Section 2.5 Costs and Expenses. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the party
responsible for preparing any Tax Return under Section 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3 shall be responsible for
the costs and expenses associated with preparing such Tax Returns. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the external costs and expenses associated with preparing all ITT Combined or ITT Separate U.S.
Income Tax Returns, Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns, and Covered Defense Separate
U.S. Income Tax Returns shall be shared on an equal
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one-third (1/3) basis by each of the Parties; provided, however, if ITT determines
that such shared external costs and expenses are reasonably expected to exceed $1,500,000, then at
such time the Chief Executive Officer of ITT shall notify the Chief Executive Officers of each of
Xylem and Exelis of such expected overage, and the Parties shall use their good faith efforts to
determine within thirty (30) days the amount of the additional shared external costs and expenses
that are reasonably necessary for the preparation of such Tax Returns.
ARTICLE III
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES
Section 3.1 Responsibility of ITT for Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, ITT shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid the following Taxes to the
applicable Taxing Authority:
(a) any Taxes due and payable on all Tax Returns required to be filed (taking into account any
applicable extensions) on or prior to the Distribution Date;
(b) any Taxes due and payable on all ITT Combined or ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns;
(c) any Taxes due and payable on all ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns; and
(d) any Taxes due and payable on all Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns, Non-U.S. Income Tax
Returns, and Non-Income Tax Returns that ITT is required to file or cause to be filed with such
Taxing Authority pursuant to Section 2.3.
Section 3.2 Responsibility of Defense for Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, Defense shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid the following Taxes to the
applicable Taxing Authority:
(a) any Taxes due and payable on all Covered Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns required
to be filed after the Distribution Date; and
(b) any Taxes due and payable on all Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns, Non-U.S. Income Tax
Returns, and Non-Income Tax Returns that Defense is required to file or cause to be filed with such
Taxing Authority pursuant to Section 2.3.
Section 3.3 Responsibility of Water for Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in this
agreement, Water shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid the following Taxes to the
applicable Taxing Authority:
(a) any Taxes due and payable on all Covered Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns required
to be filed after the Distribution Date; and
(b) any Taxes due and payable on all Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns, Non-U.S. Income Tax
Returns, and Non-Income Tax Returns that Water is required to file or cause to be filed with such
Taxing Authority pursuant to Section 2.3.
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Section 3.4 Timing of Payments of Taxes. All Taxes required to be paid or caused to
be paid by a Party to a Taxing Authority pursuant to this Article III shall be paid or caused to be
paid by such Party on or prior to the Due Date of such Taxes. All amounts required to be paid by
one Party to another Party (including obligations arising under Article VII) pursuant to this
Article III shall be paid or caused to be paid by such first Party to such other Party in
accordance with Article VIII.
ARTICLE IV
REFUNDS, CARRYBACKS AND AMENDED TAX RETURNS
Section 4.1 Refunds.
(a) Each Party shall be entitled to refunds (including any similar credit or offset of Taxes)
that relate to Taxes for which it is liable hereunder in accordance with Article III;
provided, however, that (i) any refunds of Taxes received in connection with any
ITT Federal Income Tax Audit, an ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit, or ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit
by a member of the ITT Group for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the portion of a
Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2) shall be
treated as reducing the ITT Federal Income Tax Audit Amount, ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit
Amount, or ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit Amount, as applicable (but only to the extent that a
member of the ITT Group is entitled to retain such refund after application of clause (ii) below)
and (ii) if such refunds are received, ITT shall make payments to the Spinco Parties in accordance
with their Federal Sharing Percentages, U.S. State Sharing Percentages, or Non-U.S. Sharing
Percentages, as applicable, to reflect the Spinco Parties prior liability, if any, for additional
Taxes under Section 9.3(a)(iii), (b)(iii), or (c)(iii).
(b) Any refund or portion thereof to which a Party is entitled pursuant to this Section 4.1
that is received or deemed to have been received as described herein by another Party, shall be
paid by such other Party to such first Party in immediately available funds in accordance with
Article VIII.
Section 4.2 Carrybacks. The Spinco Parties agree and will cause their Subsidiaries
not to carry back any Tax Attribute for any taxable period ending after the Distribution Date to an
ITT Combined U.S. Income Tax Return, except as is required by applicable Law.
Section 4.3 Amended Tax Returns.
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 2.1 and 2.2, a Party or its Subsidiary that is entitled to file
an amended Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or a Straddle Tax Period for members of its
Group shall be permitted to prepare and file an amended Tax Return at its own cost and expense;
provided, however, that (i) such amended Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner
(x) consistent with the past practice of the Parties and their Affiliates unless otherwise modified
by a Final Determination or required by applicable Law; (y) consistent with (and the Parties and
their Affiliates shall not take any position inconsistent with) the IRS Ruling, the Tax
Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions; and (z) consistent with any ITT Combined U.S.
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Income Tax Returns; and (ii) if such amended Tax Return could result in one or more other
Parties becoming responsible for a payment of Taxes pursuant to Article III or a payment to a Party
pursuant to Article IX, such amended Tax Return shall be permitted only if the consent of such
other Parties is obtained. The consent of such other Parties shall not be withheld unreasonably and
shall be deemed to be obtained in the event that a Party or its Subsidiary is required to file an
amended Tax Return as a result of an Audit adjustment that arose in accordance with Article IX.
(b) A Party or its Subsidiary that is entitled to file an amended Tax Return for a
Post-Distribution Tax Period shall be permitted to do so without the consent of any Party.
(c) A Party that is permitted (or whose Subsidiary is permitted) to file an amended Tax Return
shall not be relieved of any liability for payments pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding that
another Party consented thereto.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTION TAXES
Section 5.1 Liability for Distribution Taxes. In the event that Distribution Taxes
become due and payable to a Taxing Authority pursuant to a Final Determination, then,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(a) No Fault. If such Distribution Taxes are not attributable to the Fault of any
Party or any of its Affiliates, the responsibility for such Distribution Taxes shall be shared by
the Parties in accordance with their Distribution Sharing Percentages. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, such Distribution Taxes shall not be subject to Section 9.3
(including for purposes of determining the ITT Federal Income Tax Audit Amount or ITT U.S. State
Income Tax Audit Amount).
(b) Fault. If such Distribution Taxes are attributable to the Fault of one or more
Parties or any of their Affiliates, the responsibility for such Distribution Taxes shall reside
with the Party or Parties at Fault. If more than one Party is at Fault, the responsibility for the
Distribution Taxes shall be allocated equally among all of the Parties at Fault. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such Distribution Taxes shall not be subject to Article
III or Section 9.3 (including for purposes of determining the ITT Federal Income Tax Audit Amount
or ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit Amount).
Section 5.2 Definition of Fault. For purposes of this Agreement, Distribution Taxes
shall be deemed to result from the fault (Fault) of a Party if such Distribution Taxes are
directly attributable to, or result from:
(a) any act, or failure or omission to act, by such Party or any of such Partys Affiliates
following the Distributions that results in one or more Parties (or any of their Affiliates) being
responsible for such Distribution Taxes pursuant to a Final Determination, regardless of whether
such act or failure to act (i) is covered by a Post-Distribution Ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion,
or waiver in accordance with Section 5.3, or (ii) occurs during or after the Restricted Period, or
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(b) the direct or indirect acquisition of all or a portion of the stock of such Party or of
any of the Section 355 Entities (or any transaction or series of related transactions that is
deemed to be such an acquisition for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder) by any means whatsoever by any person including pursuant to an
issuance of stock by such Party or any of its Affiliates.
Section 5.3 Limits on Proposed Acquisition Transactions and Other Transactions During
Restricted Period. During the Restricted Period, no Party shall:
(a) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, approve any Proposed Acquisition
Transaction for any purpose, or allow any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur with respect to
any of the Section 355 Entities;
(b) merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate; or approve
or allow any merger, consolidation, liquidation, or partial liquidation of any of the Section 355
Entities or the ATOB Entities;
(c) approve or allow the discontinuance, cessation, or sale or other transfer (to an Affiliate
or otherwise) of any Active Business;
(d) approve or allow the sale, issuance, or other disposition (to an Affiliate or otherwise),
directly or indirectly, of any share of, or other equity interest or an instrument convertible into
an equity interest in, any of the ATOB Entities;
(e) sell or otherwise dispose of more than 35 percent (35%) of its consolidated gross or net
assets, or approve or allow the sale or other disposition (to an Affiliate or otherwise) of more
than 35 percent (35%) of the consolidated gross or net assets of any of the Section 355 Entities
(in each case, excluding sales in the ordinary course of business and measured based on fair market
values as of the date of the applicable Distribution or other transaction);
(f) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any
other action or approve or allow the taking of any action, whether through a stockholder vote or
otherwise, affecting the voting rights of the stock of such Party, any of the Section 355 Entities;
(g) purchase, directly or through any Affiliate, any of its outstanding stock after the
Distributions, other than through stock purchases meeting the requirements of Section 4.05(1)(b) of
Revenue Procedure 96-30;
(h) take any action or fail to take any action, or permit any of its Affiliates to take any
action or fail to take any action, that is inconsistent with the representations and covenants made
in the IRS Ruling or in the Tax Representation Letters, or that is inconsistent with any rulings or
opinions in the IRS Ruling or any Tax Opinion; or
(i) take any action or permit any of its Affiliates to take any action that, in the aggregate
(taking into account other transactions described in this Section 5.3) would be reasonably likely
to jeopardize Tax-Free Status;
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provided, however, that a Party (the Requesting Party) shall be permitted to take
such action or one or more actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g) if, prior to
taking any such actions: (1) such Requesting Party or ITT shall have received a favorable private
letter ruling from the IRS, or a ruling from another Taxing Authority (a Post-Distribution
Ruling), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties that confirms that
such action or actions will not result in Distribution Taxes, taking into account such actions and
any other relevant transactions in the aggregate; (2) such Requesting Party shall have received an
Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties that
confirms that such action or actions will not result in Distribution Taxes, taking into account
such actions and any other relevant transactions in the aggregate; or (3) such Requesting Party
shall have received a written statement from each of the other Parties that provides that such
other Party waives the requirement to obtain a Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion
described in this paragraph. The Requesting Party shall bear all costs and expenses of securing any
such Post-Distribution Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.
Section 5.4 IRS Ruling, Tax Representation Letters, and Tax Opinions; Consistency.
Each Party represents that the information and representations furnished by it in or with respect
to the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, or the Tax Opinions are accurate and complete as
of the Effective Time. Each Party covenants that if, after the Effective Time, it or any of its
Affiliates obtains information indicating, or otherwise becomes aware, that any such information or
representations is or may be inaccurate or incomplete, to promptly inform the other Parties. The
Parties shall not take any action or fail to take any action, or permit any of their Affiliates to
take any action or fail to take any action, that is or is reasonably likely to be inconsistent with
the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, or the Tax Opinions.
Section 5.5 Timing of Payment of Taxes. All Distribution Taxes required to be paid or
caused to be paid by a Party to a Taxing Authority under applicable Law shall be paid or caused to
be paid by such Party on or prior to the Due Date of such Distribution Taxes. All amounts required
to be paid by one Party to another Party (including obligations arising under Article VII) pursuant
to this Article V shall be paid or caused to be paid by such first Party to such other Party in
accordance with Article VIII.
ARTICLE VI
GAIN RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
Section 6.1 Gain Recognition Agreement Compliance. Each Party and its Affiliates
shall take any action reasonably necessary to prevent the transactions that are part of the Plan of
Separation from constituting triggering events with respect to the GRAs listed in Schedule 6.1 or
any related new or amended GRAs (including amending existing GRAs or entering into new GRAs as well
as complying with any related requirements).
Section 6.2 Gain Recognition Agreement Taxes. In the event that any Taxes become due
and payable to a Taxing Authority with respect to the GRAs listed in Schedule 6.1 or any related
new or amended GRAs, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
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(a) Non-Compliance. If such Taxes are attributable to one or more Parties or any of
their Affiliates failure to comply with Section 6.1, the responsibility for such Taxes shall
reside with such Party or Parties. If more than one Party or any of its Affiliates has failed to
comply to with Section 6.1, the responsibility for such Taxes shall be allocated equally among all
such Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such Taxes shall not be
subject to Article III or Section 9.3 (including for purposes of determining the ITT Federal Income
Tax Audit Amount or ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit Amount).
(b) Post-Distribution Actions. If such Taxes are not covered by Section 6.2(a) and
are attributable to any action of a Party or any of its Affiliates after the Distributions, the
responsibility for such Taxes shall reside with such Party. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, such Taxes shall not be subject to Article III or Section 9.3
(including for purposes of determining the ITT Federal Income Tax Audit Amount or ITT U.S. State
Income Tax Audit Amount).
Section 6.3 Timing of Payment of Taxes. All Taxes subject to Section 6.2 required to
be paid or caused to be paid by a Party to a Taxing Authority under applicable Law shall be paid or
caused to be paid by such Party on or prior to the Due Date of such Taxes. All amounts required to
be paid by one Party to another Party (including obligations arising under Article VII) pursuant to
this Article VI shall be paid or caused to be paid by such first Party to such other Party in
accordance with Article VIII.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1 Indemnification Obligations of ITT. ITT shall indemnify Water and Defense
and hold them harmless from and against (without duplication):
(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the ITT Group is responsible under this Agreement;
and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any representation, covenant, or
obligation of ITT under this Agreement.
Section 7.2 Indemnification Obligations of Water. Water shall indemnify ITT and
Defense and hold them harmless from and against (without duplication):
(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the Water Group is responsible under this Agreement;
and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any representation, covenant, or
obligation of Water under this Agreement.
Section 7.3 Indemnification Obligations of Defense. Defense shall indemnify ITT and
Water and hold them harmless from and against (without duplication):
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(a) all Taxes and other amounts for which the Defense Group is responsible under this
Agreement; and
(b) all Taxes and Losses attributable to a breach of any representation, covenant or
obligation of Defense under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
PAYMENTS
Section 8.1 Payments.
(a) General. In the event that an Indemnifying Party is required to make a payment to
an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement, such payment shall be made to the Indemnified
Party within the time prescribed for payment in this Agreement, or if no period is prescribed,
within twenty (20) days after delivery of written notice of payment owing together with a
computation of the amounts due. If the Indemnifying Party fails to make a payment to the
Indemnified Party within the time period set forth in this Section 8.1 or as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, such Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party interest that accrues
(at a rate equal to LIBOR) on the amount of such payment from the time that such payment was due to
the Indemnified Party until the date that payment is actually made to the Indemnified Party;
provided, however, that this provision for interest shall not be construed to give the
Indemnifying Party the right to defer payment beyond the due date hereunder.
(b) Right of Setoff. It is expressly understood that an Indemnifying Party is hereby
authorized to set off and apply any and all amounts required to be paid to an Indemnified Party
pursuant to this Section 8.1 against any and all of the obligations of the Indemnified Party to the
Indemnifying Party arising under Section 8.1 of this Agreement that are then either due and payable
or past due, irrespective of whether such Indemnifying Party has made any demand for payment with
respect to such obligations.
Section 8.2 Treatment of Payments made Pursuant to Tax Matters Agreement. Unless
otherwise required by a Final Determination or this Agreement or otherwise agreed to among the
Parties, for U.S. federal Tax purposes, any payment (other than payments of interest pursuant to
Section 8.1(a)) made pursuant to this Agreement by:
(a) a Spinco Party to ITT shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a distribution by such
Spinco Party to ITT with respect to stock of the Spinco Party occurring after the Spinco Party is
directly owned by ITT and immediately before the applicable Distribution;
(b) ITT to either of the Spinco Parties shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a tax-free
contribution by ITT to the appropriate Spinco Party with respect to its stock occurring after the
Spinco Party is directly owned by ITT and immediately before the applicable Distribution;
(c) a Spinco Party to another Spinco Party shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a
distribution by the first Spinco Party to ITT with respect to stock of that Spinco Party occurring
after the Spinco Party is directly owned by ITT and immediately before the
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applicable Distribution followed by a tax-free contribution by ITT to the recipient Spinco
Party with respect to its stock occurring after the Spinco Party is directly owned by ITT and
immediately before the applicable Distribution; and
(d) in each case, none of the Parties shall take any position inconsistent with such
treatment. In the event that a Taxing Authority asserts that a Partys treatment of a payment
pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as required pursuant to this Agreement (ignoring
any potential inconsistent or adverse Final Determination), such Party shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.
Section 8.3 Payments Net of Tax Benefit Actually Realized and Tax Cost. All amounts
required to be paid by one Party to another pursuant to this Agreement or the Distribution
Agreement shall be reduced by the Tax Benefit Actually Realized by the Indemnified Party or its
Subsidiaries in the taxable year the payment is made or any prior taxable year as a result of the
claim giving rise to the payment. If the receipt or accrual of any such payment (other than
payments of interest pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or Section 11.11 of the Distribution Agreement)
results in taxable income to the Indemnified Party or its Subsidiaries, such payment shall be
increased so that, after the payment of any Taxes with respect to the payment, the Indemnified
Party or its Subsidiaries shall have realized the same net amount it would have realized had the
payment not resulted in taxable income.
ARTICLE IX
AUDITS
Section 9.1 Notice. Within fifteen (15) Business Days after a Party or any of its
Affiliates receives a written notice from a Taxing Authority (reduced to five (5) Business Days for
written notices received from a state or local Taxing Authority) of the existence of an Audit that
may require indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, that Party shall notify the other Parties
of such receipt and send such notice to the other Parties via overnight mail. The failure of one
Party to notify the other Parties of an Audit shall not relieve such other Party of any liability
and/or obligation that it may have under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying
Partys rights under this Agreement are materially prejudiced by such failure.
Section 9.2 Audits.
(a) Determination of Administering Party.
(i) Subject to Sections 9.2(b) and 9.2(c), ITT and its Subsidiaries shall administer and
control all ITT Federal Income Tax Audits, ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audits, and ITT Non-U.S.
Income Tax Audits.
(ii) Audits of Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns, Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax
Returns, Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns, Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns (other than ITT Non-U.S.
Income Tax Returns), and Non-Income Tax Returns shall be administered and controlled by the Party
and its Subsidiaries that would be primarily liable under applicable Law to pay to the applicable
Taxing Authority the Taxes resulting from such Audits. Such Audits shall not be subject to
Sections 9.2(b) and 9.2(c).
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(b) Administration and Control; Cooperation.
(i) Subject to Sections 9.2(b)(ii) and 9.2(c), the Audit Management Party shall have absolute
authority to make all decisions (determined in its sole discretion) with respect to the
administration and control of such Audit, including the selection of all external advisors. In that
regard, the Audit Management Party (a) may in its sole discretion settle or otherwise determine not
to continue to contest any issue related to such Audit without the consent of the other Parties,
and (b) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable and prior to settlement of an issue that could
cause one or more other Parties to become responsible for Taxes under Section 9.3, notify the Audit
Representatives of such other Parties of such settlement. The other Parties shall (and shall cause
their Affiliates to) undertake all actions and execute all documents (including an extension of the
applicable statute of limitations) that are determined in the sole discretion of the Audit
Management Party to be necessary to effectuate such administration and control. The Parties shall
act in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with each other Party
(and their Affiliates) in connection with such Audit and shall provide or cause their Subsidiaries
to provide such information to each other as may be necessary or useful with respect to such Audit
in a timely manner, identify and provide access to potential witnesses, and other persons with
knowledge and other information within its control and reasonably necessary to the resolution of
the Audit.
(ii) In the case of any Audit in respect of Distribution Taxes for which a Party could be
liable pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or Taxes for which a Party could be liable pursuant to Section
6.2, such Party shall have the right to administer and control such Audit (and shall have any
rights, and be subject to any limitations or obligations, set forth in Section 9.2 applicable to
the Audit Management Party); provided, however, that such Audit Management Party
shall not settle such Audit without the prior written consent of any other Party if such settlement
could have a material adverse impact on such Party or any of its Affiliates. In event more than
one Party would be liable under Section 5.1(b) or Section 6.2, such Parties shall each have the
right to jointly act as Audit Management Party with respect to such Audit in accordance with this
Section 9.2(b)(ii), and such Parties may agree upon additional terms to govern such joint
responsibility.
(c) Participation Rights of Parties and Information Sharing with respect to Audits.
(i) Each Party that would be responsible under Section 9.3 for Taxes resulting from an Audit
(other than the Audit Management Party) (a Participating Party) shall have limited participation
rights as set forth in this Section 9.2(c) with respect to such Audit. Upon the reasonable request
of a Participating Party, the Audit Management Party shall make available relevant personnel and
external advisors to meet with the Participating Party and its independent auditor in order to
review the status of the Audits. The Participating Parties shall provide the Audit Management Party
with reasonable notice of such requested meetings or information.
(ii) Each Participating Party shall have access to any written documentation in the possession
of the Audit Management Party that pertains to the Audit (including any written summaries of issues
that the Audit Management Party has developed in
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the context of evaluating the financial reporting of the Audit); provided,
however, that if documentation was prepared solely by or on behalf of a Party, then the
documentation must relate to the joint defense of the Audit. Copies of the documentation will be
made available to the Participating Parties at their sole cost and expense.
(iii) The Participating Parties are encouraged to provide consultation to the Audit Management
Party in regards to Audit strategy and shall, upon request of the Audit Management Party, provide
such consultation. The Participating Party may elect to employ separate counsel to advise the
Participating Party as additional counsel in or in connection with an Audit, but in that event, the
fees and expenses of the separate counsel shall be paid solely by the Participating Party. The
Audit Management Party shall in good faith consider all advice and other input received from the
Participating Parties in connection with their consultations with respect to an Audit. However, the
Audit Management Party shall retain the sole authority to make all Audit decisions. In that regard,
the Participating Parties and their separate counsels shall not be allowed to participate in any
Audit-related meetings other than those described in (i) or (ii) above (unless such a meeting is
attended by the personnel of a Participating Party, in which case that Participating Party may
attend the meeting but may not actively participate), respond directly to a Taxing Authority
conducting the Audit, or in any manner control resolution of the Audit.
(d) Sharing of Certain Audit-related Internal and External Costs and Expenses.
(i) External Costs and Expenses. All external costs and expenses (including all costs
and expenses of calculating Taxes and other amounts payable hereunder) that are incurred by the
Audit Management Party with respect to any ITT Federal Income Tax Audit, ITT U.S. State Income Tax
Audit, or ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit (including any external costs and expenses incurred as a
result of any reporting obligations that arise out of an Audit, such as the reporting of any Audit
adjustments to the various U.S. states) shall (a) if incurred in 2012, be borne by the Audit
Management Party to the extent such external costs and expenses do not exceed $500,000 and
thereafter be shared on an equal one-third (1/3) basis by each of the Parties, (b) if incurred in
2013, be borne by the Audit Management Party to the extent such external costs and expenses do not
exceed $600,000 and thereafter be shared on an equal one-third (1/3) basis by each of the Parties,
(c) if incurred in 2014, be borne by the Audit Management Party to the extent such external costs
and expenses do not exceed $600,000 and thereafter be shared on an equal one-third (1/3) basis by
each of the Parties, and (d) if incurred after 2014, be shared on an equal one-third (1/3) basis
by each of the Parties; provided, however, that any external costs and expenses
incurred by any Party in respect of an Audit in respect of Distribution Taxes for which a Party
could be liable pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or Taxes for which a Party could be liable pursuant to
Section 6.2 shall be borne by the Party incurring such external costs and expenses and shall not be
subject to the foregoing arrangements. The Audit Management Party shall provide to the other
Parties at the end of each calendar year an invoice for each other Partys share of the external
costs (along with supporting invoices received from the external service providers), and each other
Party shall remit, within sixty (60) days after receipt of the invoice, payment of their share of
the external costs to the Audit Management Party.
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(ii) Internal Costs and Expenses. All internal costs and expenses incurred by any
Party with respect to any ITT Federal Income Tax Audit, ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit, or ITT
Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit shall be borne by such Party.
(e) Power of Attorney/Officer Signature. Each Party hereby appoints (and shall cause
its Subsidiaries to appoint) the Audit Management Party (and its designated representatives) as its
agent and attorney-in-fact to take the actions the Audit Management Party deems necessary or
appropriate to implement the responsibilities of the Audit Management Party under this Agreement.
Each Party also shall (or shall cause its Subsidiaries to) execute and deliver to the Audit
Management Party a power of attorney, and such other documents as are reasonably requested from
time to time by the Audit Management Party (or its designee).
Section 9.3 Payment of Audit Amounts.
(a) ITT Federal Income Tax Audits. In connection with any ITT Federal Income Tax
Audit:
(i) ITT shall pay all additional Taxes due and payable as a result of such Audit that relate
to the portion of a Straddle Tax Period (as determined under Section 11.2) beginning after the
Distribution Date.
(ii) To the extent that the aggregate amount of additional Taxes due and payable with respect
to all ITT Federal Income Tax Audits for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the
portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2)
(the ITT Federal Income Tax Audit Amount) does not exceed $27,100,000, ITT shall be liable for
and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority all additional Taxes due and
payable as a result of such Audit for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the portion
of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2).
(iii) To the extent that the ITT Federal Income Tax Audit Amount exceeds $27,100,000:
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liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the
applicable Taxing Authority an amount equal to the ITT
Federal Sharing Percentage of the additional Taxes due
and payable as a result of such Audit for a
Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the
portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the
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liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to ITT an
amount equal to the Defense Federal Sharing Percentage
of the additional Taxes due and payable as a result of
such Audit for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that
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Date, as determined under Section 11.2 (and ITT shall
pay or cause to be paid such amounts to the
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Water shall be
liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to ITT an
amount equal to the Water Federal Sharing Percentage of
the additional Taxes due and payable as a result of such
Audit for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate
to the portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the
Distribution Date, as determined under Section 11.2 (and
ITT shall pay or cause to be paid such amounts to the
applicable Taxing Authority). |
(b) ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audits. In connection with any ITT U.S. State Income
Tax Audit:
(i) ITT shall pay all additional Taxes due and payable as a result of such Audit that relate
to the portion of a Straddle Tax Period (as determined under Section 11.2) beginning after the
Distribution Date.
(ii) To the extent that the aggregate amount of additional Taxes due and payable with respect
to all ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audits for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the
portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2)
(the ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit Amount) does not exceed $8,600,000, ITT shall be liable for
and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority all additional Taxes due and
payable as a result of such Audit for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the portion
of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2).
(iii) To the extent that the ITT U.S. State Income Tax Audit Amount exceeds $8,600,000:
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liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the
applicable Taxing Authority an amount equal to the ITT
U.S. State Sharing Percentage of the additional Taxes
due and payable as a result of such Audit for a
Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the
portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the
Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2). |
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liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to ITT an
amount equal to the Defense U.S. State Sharing
Percentage of the additional Taxes due and payable as a
result of such Audit for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period
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Date, as determined under Section 11.2 (and ITT shall
pay or cause to be paid such amounts to the
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Water shall be
liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to ITT an
amount equal to the Water U.S. State Sharing Percentage
of the additional Taxes due and payable as a result of
such Audit for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that
relate to the portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on
the Distribution Date, as determined under Section 11.2
(and ITT shall pay or cause to be paid such amounts to
the applicable Taxing Authority). |
(c) ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audits. In connection with any ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax
Audit:
(i) ITT shall pay all additional Taxes due and payable as a result of such Audit that relate
to the portion of a Straddle Tax Period (as determined under Section 11.2) beginning after the
Distribution Date.
(ii) To the extent that the aggregate amount of additional Taxes due and payable with respect
to all ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audits for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the
portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2)
(the ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit Amount) does not exceed $10,600,000, ITT shall be liable for
and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority all additional Taxes due and
payable as a result of such Audit for a Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the portion
of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution Date (as determined under Section 11.2).
(iii) To the extent that the ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit Amount exceeds $10,600,000:
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liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the
applicable Taxing Authority an amount equal to the ITT
Non-U.S. Sharing Percentage of the additional Taxes due
and payable as a result of such Audit for a
Pre-Distribution Tax Period or that relate to the
portion of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the
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liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to ITT an
amount equal to the Water Non-U.S. Sharing Percentage of
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of a Straddle Tax Period ending on the Distribution
Date, as determined under Section 11.2 (and ITT shall
pay or cause to be paid such amounts to the
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(d) Audit True-Up Payment. If on the Audit True-Up Date the ITT Income Tax Audit
Amount is below $46,300,000, then ITT shall pay or cause to be paid (i) to Water an amount equal to
(a) thirty-five percent (35%) multiplied by (b) the amount of the difference between the ITT Income
Tax Audit Amount and $46,300,000 and (ii) to Defense an amount equal to (a) twenty-three percent
(23%) multiplied by (b) the amount of the difference between the ITT Income Tax Audit Amount and
$46,300,000. Any additional Taxes in connection with an ITT Federal Income Tax Audit, ITT U.S.
State Income Tax Audit, or ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Audit that are due and payable after the Audit
True-Up Date shall be subject to Section 9.3(a)(iii), Section 9.3(b)(iii), or Section 9.3(c)(iii),
as the case may be.
(e) Audits of Water Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns, Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax
Returns, Post-Distribution Income Tax Returns, Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns, and Non-Income Tax
Returns. In connection with any Audits of ITT Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns, Water Separate
U.S. Income Tax Returns, Defense Separate U.S. Income Tax Returns, Post-Distribution Income Tax
Returns, Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns (other than ITT Non-U.S. Income Tax Returns), and Non-Income
Tax Returns, the Party whose Group contains the entity that is primarily liable under applicable
Law for the relevant Taxes shall be liable for and shall pay or cause to be paid to the applicable
Taxing Authority the amounts due and payable as a result of such Final Determination.
(f) Payment Procedures. In connection with any Audit or the determination of the ITT
Income Tax Audit Amount pursuant to Section 9.3(d) that results in an amount to be paid pursuant to
Section 9.3, (b), (c), or (d), the Audit Management Party shall, within thirty (30) Business Days
following a final resolution of such Audit or such determination pursuant to Section 9.3(d), submit
in writing to the other Parties a preliminary determination (calculated and explained in detail
reasonably sufficient to enable the Parties to fully understand the basis for such determination
and to permit such Parties and their Affiliates to satisfy their financial reporting requirements)
of the portion of such amount to be paid by each of the Parties pursuant to Section 9.3(a), (b),
(c), or (d), as applicable. Each of the Parties and its Affiliates shall have access to all data
and information necessary to calculate such amounts and the Parties and their Affiliates shall
cooperate fully in the determination of such amounts. Within twenty (20) Business Days following
the receipt by a Party of the information described in this Section 9.3(f), such Party shall have
the right to object only to the calculation of the amount of the payment (but not the basis for the
payment) by written notice to the other Parties; such written notice shall contain such disputed
item or items and the basis for its objection. If no Party objects by proper written notice to the
other Parties within the time period described in this Section 9.3(f), the calculation of the
amounts due and owing from each Party shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed upon, and
final and conclusive, for purposes of this Section 9.3(f). If any Party objects by proper written
notice to the other Parties within such time period, the Parties shall act in good faith to resolve
any such dispute as promptly as practicable in accordance with Article XIII. The Party or its
Affiliate responsible for paying to the applicable Taxing Authority
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under applicable Law amounts owed shall make such payments to such Taxing Authority prior to
the Due Date for such payments. The other Parties shall reimburse the paying Party in accordance
with Article VIII for the portion of such payments for which such other Parties are liable pursuant
to this Section 9.3. The time periods specified above for submitting a preliminary determination
and objecting may be shortened to a time period determined by a Majority of the Parties if these
Parties ascertain that such shortened time period is necessary to meet the Audit obligations of the
Parties and their Affiliates.
ARTICLE X
COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
Section 10.1 Cooperation and Exchange of Information. The Parties shall each
cooperate fully (and each shall cause its respective Affiliates to cooperate fully) and in a timely
manner (considering the other Partys normal internal processing or reporting requirements) with
all reasonable requests from another Party hereto, or from an agent, representative, or advisor to
such Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, claims for refund,
Audits, determinations of Tax Attributes and the calculation of Taxes or other amounts required to
be paid hereunder, and any applicable financial reporting requirements of a Party or its
Affiliates, in each case, related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax
Attributes of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries covered by this Agreement. Such
cooperation shall include, without limitation:
(a) the retention until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or, if later,
until the expiration of all relevant Tax Attributes (in each case taking into account all waivers
and extensions), and the provision upon request, of Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective
Subsidiaries for periods up to and including the Distribution Date, books, records (including
information regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation, and other information
relating to such Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents
relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities;
(b) the execution of any document that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection
with any Audit of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, or the filing of a Tax
Return or refund claim of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (including the
signature of an officer of a Party or its Subsidiary);
(c) the use of the Partys reasonable best efforts to obtain any documentation and provide
additional facts, insights or views as requested by another Party that may be necessary or
reasonably helpful in connection with any of the foregoing (including without limitation any
information contained in Tax or other financial information databases); and
(d) the use of the Partys reasonable best efforts to obtain any Tax Returns (including
accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents), documents, books, records, or other
information that may be necessary or helpful in connection with any Tax Returns of any of the
Parties or their Affiliates.
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Each Party shall make its and its Subsidiaries employees and facilities available on a
reasonable and mutually convenient basis in connection with the foregoing matters. Except for costs
and expenses otherwise allocated among the Parties pursuant to this Agreement, including costs
incurred under Article II and Article IX, no reimbursement shall be made for costs and expenses
incurred by the Parties as a result of cooperating pursuant to this Section 10.1.
Water and Defense shall have the right to access, retrieve, and utilize any and all Tax data
and information as it relates to members of the Water Group and Defense Group, respectively, from
ITTs existing Tax data and information systems until the time each establishes its own Tax data
and information systems.
Section 10.2 Retention of Records. Subject to Section 10.1, if any of the Parties or
their respective Subsidiaries intends to dispose of any documentation relating to the Taxes of the
Parties or their respective Subsidiaries for which another Party to this Agreement may be
responsible pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Tax Returns,
books, records, documentation, and other information, accompanying schedules, related work papers,
and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities), such Party shall
or shall cause written notice to the other Parties describing the documentation to be destroyed or
disposed of sixty (60) Business Days prior to taking such action. The other Parties may arrange to
take delivery of the documentation described in the notice at their expense during the succeeding
sixty (60) day period.
ARTICLE XI
ALLOCATION OF TAX ATTRIBUTES
AND OTHER TAX MATTERS
Section 11.1 Allocation of Tax Attributes. ITT shall in good faith advise each Spinco
in writing of the portion, if any, of any Tax Attributes, earnings and profits, or other
consolidated, combined or unitary attribute that ITT determines shall be allocated or apportioned
to each Group under applicable Law; provided, however, that such determination shall be made in a
manner that is (a) reasonably consistent with the past practices of the Parties; (b) in accordance
with the rules prescribed by applicable Law, including the Code and the Treasury Regulations; and
(c) consistent with the IRS Ruling, the Tax Representation Letters, and the Tax Opinions. ITT
agrees to provide the other Parties with all of the information supporting the Tax Attribute and
other determinations made by ITT pursuant to this Section 11.1.
Section 11.2 Allocation of Tax Items. All determinations for purposes of Section 4.1
and Section 9.3 regarding the allocation of Tax items (other than Tax items arising after the
Distribution Date outside the ordinary course of business) between the portion of a Straddle Tax
Period that ends on the Distribution Date and the portion that begins the day after the
Distribution Date shall be made based on a closing of the books method unless the Parties
unanimously agree otherwise. Any such allocation of Tax items shall initially be made by ITT. To
the extent that Defense or Water disagrees with such determination, the dispute shall be resolved
pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII. For purposes of preparing any Income Tax Returns for
the year of the Distributions that require an allocation of Tax items between a Pre-
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Distribution Tax Period and a Post-Distribution Tax Period, Tax items shall be allocated based
on a closing of the books method unless the Parties unanimously agree otherwise.
ARTICLE XII
DEFAULTED AMOUNTS
Section 12.1 General. In the event that one or more Parties defaults on its obligation
to pay Distribution Taxes for which it is liable pursuant to Article V to another Party, then each
non-defaulting Party shall be required to pay an equal portion of such Distribution Taxes to such
other Party; provided, however, that no payment obligation shall exist under this
Section 12.1 with respect to Distribution Taxes that are attributable to the Fault of one or more
Parties; provided, further, that any payment of Distribution Taxes by a non-defaulting Party
pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall in no way release the defaulting Party from its obligations to
pay such Distribution Taxes and any non-defaulting Party may exercise any available legal remedies
available against such defaulting Party; provided, further, that interest shall accrue on any such
payment by a non-defaulting Party at a rate per annum equal to the then applicable LIBOR. In
connection with the foregoing, it is expressly understood that any defaulting Partys rights to any
amounts to be received by such defaulting Party hereunder may be used via a right of offset to
satisfy, in whole or in part, the obligations of such defaulting Party to pay the Distribution
Taxes that are borne by the non-defaulting Parties; such rights of offset shall be applied in favor
of the non-defaulting Party or Parties in proportion to the additional amounts paid by any such
non-defaulting Party or Parties.
Section 12.2 Subsidiary Funding. Without limitation of the Parties rights and
obligations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and provided that no other Party has defaulted on
any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, each Party agrees to provide or cause to be
provided such funding as is necessary to ensure that its respective Subsidiaries are able to
satisfy their respective Tax liabilities to a Taxing Authority that arise as a result of a Final
Determination under Section 9.3 of this Agreement, including any such Tax liabilities that, upon
default by a Partys Subsidiary, may result in another Partys Subsidiary paying or being required
to pay the defaulted Tax liabilities to a Taxing Authority.
ARTICLE XIII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 13.1 Resolution in Accordance with Distribution Agreement. In the event of a
controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the
interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise
arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (Dispute), such Dispute
shall be subject to the provisions of Article IX of the Distribution Agreement.
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ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.1 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall
become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and
delivered to the other Parties. For purposes of this Agreement, facsimile signatures shall be
deemed originals.
Section 14.2 Survival. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the
Distribution Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement
shall survive the Distribution Date and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their
applicable terms; provided, however, that all indemnification for Taxes shall
survive until ninety (90) days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
(taking into account all extensions thereof), if any, of the Tax that gave rise to the
indemnification; provided, further, that, in the event that notice for indemnification has been
given within the applicable survival period, such indemnification shall survive until such time as
such claim is finally resolved.
Section 14.3 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands, and other
communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be
deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier
service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight
courier service), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to
the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be
specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 14.3):
To ITT:
ITT Corporation
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (914) 696-2970
To Water:
Xylem Inc.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite 2000
White Plains, NY 10604
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: []
To Defense:
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Exelis Inc.
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700
McLean, VA 22102
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: []
Section 14.4 Waivers. The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any
other Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Partys right to
demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. Any consent required
or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties under this Agreement shall be in writing
and signed by the Party giving such consent and shall be effective only against such Party.
Section 14.5 Amendments. Subject to the terms of Section 14.8 hereof, this Agreement
may not be modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized
representative of each of the Parties.
Section 14.6 Assignment. This Agreement shall be assignable in whole in connection
with a merger or consolidation or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of a Party hereto
so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes all the obligations of the
relevant Party hereto by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties to this Agreement. Otherwise this Agreement shall not
be assignable, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any Party hereto without the prior
written consent of the others, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under
this Agreement without such consent shall be void
Section 14.7 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the
obligations and rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by (and against) the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.
Section 14.8 Certain Termination and Amendment Rights. This Agreement (including
indemnification obligations hereunder) may be terminated and each Distribution may be amended,
modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole discretion of
ITT without the approval of Water or Defense or the stockholders of ITT. In the event of such
termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other Party or any other Person.
After the Distribution Date, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing
signed by a duly authorized representative of each of ITT, Water, and Defense.
Section 14.9 No Circumvention. The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take
any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member of
any such Partys Group to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such
that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of
this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement (including adversely
affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement).
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Section 14.10 Subsidiaries. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed, and
hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to
be performed by any Subsidiary of such Party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such
Party on and after the Distribution Date.
Section 14.11 Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of
the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability,
reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this
Agreement.
Section 14.12 Title and Headings. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted
for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 14.13 Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed
with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth
verbatim herein.
Section 14.14 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal Laws, and not the Laws governing conflicts of Laws (other than
Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law), of the State of New York.
Section 14.15 Consent to Jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Article XIII,
each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Supreme Court of
the State of New York, New York County, and (b) the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York (the New York Courts), for the purposes of any suit, action, or other
proceeding to compel arbitration or for provisional relief in aid of arbitration in accordance with
Article XIII or to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New York
Courts for the enforcement of any award issued there under. Each of the Parties further agrees that
service of any process, summons, notice, or document by U.S. registered mail to such Partys
respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any action, suit, or
proceeding in the New York Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to
jurisdiction in this Section 14.15. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby in the New York Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action,
suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 14.16 Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their specific terms. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an
injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of
the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which they are entitled at Law or in equity.
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Section 14.17 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY
LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 14.17.
Section 14.18 Force Majeure. No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have
any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment
obligation) under this Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such
obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered, or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of
Force Majeure (as defined in the Distribution Agreement). A Party claiming the benefit of this
provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (a)
notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition
and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as
soon as feasible.
Section 14.19 Interpretation. The Parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any
presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing
any instrument to be drafted.
Section 14.20 Changes in Law.
(a) Any reference to a provision of the Code, Treasury Regulations, or a Law of another
jurisdiction shall include a reference to any applicable successor provision or Law.
(b) If, due to any change in applicable Law or regulations or their interpretation by any
court of Law or other governing body having jurisdiction subsequent to the date hereof, performance
of any provision of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby shall become
impracticable or impossible, the Parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable best
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same
result as that contemplated by such provision.
Section 14.21 Authority. Each of the Parties hereto represents to each of the other
Parties that (a) it has the corporate power (corporate or otherwise) and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by it have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, (c) it has duly and
validly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (d) this Agreement is a legal, valid, and
binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to applicable
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bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar Laws affecting creditors
rights generally and general equity principles.
Section 14.22 Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby. The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to
replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect
of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
Section 14.23 Tax Sharing Agreements. All Tax sharing, indemnification and similar
agreements, written or unwritten, as between any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries,
on the one hand, and any other Party or its respective Subsidiaries, on the other hand (other than
this Agreement or in any other Ancillary Agreement), shall be or shall have been terminated as of
the Distribution Date and, after the Distribution Date, none of such Parties (or their
Subsidiaries) to any such Tax sharing, indemnification or similar agreement shall have any further
rights or obligations under any such agreement.
Section 14.24 Exclusivity. Except as specifically set forth in the Distribution
Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, all matters related to Taxes or Tax Returns of the
Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by this Agreement. In the
event of a conflict between this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement
with respect to such matters, this Agreement shall govern and control.
Section 14.25 No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to
confer to or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation, or recovery with
respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and
year first above written.
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exv10w3
Exhibit 10.3
MASTER TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Master Transition Services Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into as of
[], 2011, by and among ITT Corporation, an Indiana corporation (ITT), Exelis Inc., an
Indiana corporation (Exelis) and Xylem Inc., an Indiana corporation (Xylem).
Each of ITT, Exelis and Xylem is sometimes referred to herein as a Party and collectively as the
Parties. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given
to such terms in the Distribution Agreement of even date herewith, by and among ITT, Exelis and
Xylem (as such may be amended from time to time, the Distribution Agreement).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ITT has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in
the best interests of ITT, ITTs shareholders and ITTs other constituents, to separate, pursuant
to and in accordance with the Distribution Agreement, ITT into three separate, publicly traded
companies, one for each of (i) the ITT Retained Business, which shall be owned and conducted,
directly or indirectly, by ITT, (ii) the Defense Business, which shall be owned and conducted,
directly or indirectly, by Exelis and (iii) the Water Business, which shall be owned and conducted,
directly or indirectly, by Xylem.
WHEREAS, in order to provide for an orderly transition under the Distribution Agreement, each
of ITT, Exelis and Xylem desire to provide to the other certain services for specified periods
following the Distribution Date, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the Parties
contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Services Provided.
(a) With respect to each Service (as defined in Section 1(b)), the Party required to
provide such Service is the Service Provider and the other Party is the Service
Recipient. In performing the Services, Service Provider and each of its Affiliates shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or to ensure that any Third Party Provider (as defined
in Section 1(b)) shall provide, the Services in the same manner, within the same amount of
time and at the same level of service (including, as applicable, with respect to type, frequency,
quality, and quantity), with the same degree of reasonable skill and care and with the same level
of security and control as provided and used in providing the Services during the twelve month
period prior to the Distribution Date (excluding any actions taken in contemplation of the
Distribution). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is an increase in the complexity of a
Service (whether as a result of increased quantity or quality, changing frequency or regulatory
requirements or otherwise), Service Recipient acknowledges and agrees that such Service may not be
provided within the same amount of time as it had previously taken during such period, and, in
such a case, Service Provider and each of its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to provide, or to ensure that any Third Party Provider shall provide, such Service in a timely
manner. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Services are to be provided
in a manner that does not disparately treat Service Recipient (or its Subsidiaries or its or
their
personnel or business) as compared to Service Providers treatment of itself (or its
Affiliates or its or their personnel or business) in connection with the provision of a
Self-Service (as defined in Section 2(a)(v)).
(b) During the period commencing on the Distribution Date and ending on the date that is two
(2) years from the date hereof, unless an earlier or later date is otherwise specified for a
Service on Schedule A, Schedule B or Schedule C hereto (for each such Service, such end date being
herein referred to as the Termination Date, with Schedule A, Schedule B and Schedule C
being herein referred to as the Services Schedules), Service Provider shall provide, or
shall cause one or more of its Affiliates or a contractor, subcontractor, vendor or other
third-party service provider (each, a Third Party Provider) to provide, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the services described on the Services Schedules,
including under the headings General Services Description and Scope of Services (the
Services); provided, Service Provider shall obtain the consent of Service
Recipient (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) in the event any such Service
is to be provided by a Third Party Provider or Affiliate if such Services were not provided by such
Third Party Provider or Affiliate to Service Recipient during the twelve month period prior to the
Distribution Date; provided further, Service Provider shall remain primarily
responsible for the performance by any such Affiliate or Third Party Provider of its obligations
hereunder. Irrespective of whether Service Provider, an Affiliate or a Third Party Provider is
providing a Service, Service Recipient may direct that any such Service be provided directly to
Service Recipient or any other member of such Partys Group.
(c) Each Service provided hereunder shall be terminated on its applicable Termination Date (as
defined in Section 1(b)), unless otherwise terminated earlier by Service Recipient pursuant
to Section 11. Service Provider shall be under no obligation to provide a Service to
Service Recipient after the Termination Date applicable to such Service, except to the extent
otherwise agreed in writing by Service Provider and Service Recipient.
2. Consideration.
(a) Costs and Fees.
(i) For each Service, Service Recipient shall pay (in accordance with Section
2(b)) Service Provider an amount equal to the Monthly Costs (as defined in Section
2(a)(i)(1)); provided that (i) for any Service performed from and after January
1, 2012 through and including the day before the expiration date of the Minimum Service
Period (as defined in Section 11(b)) for such Service, Service Recipient shall pay,
along with and in addition to such Monthly Costs, an amount equal to 2% of such Monthly
Costs and (ii) for any Service performed from and after the expiration date of the Minimum
Service Period for such Service through and including the date as of which the provision of
such Service hereunder has been terminated, Service Recipient shall pay, along with and in
addition to the Monthly Costs, an amount equal to 10% of such Monthly Costs, unless, upon
request by Service Recipient to terminate a Service, Service Provider is unable to
transition the Service to Service Recipient or its designated Subsidiary in a commercially
reasonable manner which does not unduly disrupt the Service and as a result, Service
Recipient is unable to terminate such Service on or after the date on which
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the Minimum
Service Period expires (in which case any third party, out-of-pocket costs resulting to
Service Recipient shall be shared in accordance with Section 11(b)).
(1) The Monthly Costs for each Service shall be an amount equal to the sum of
(A) the costs or expenses incurred as set forth on the applicable Services Schedule;
provided that if a Services Schedule is silent regarding costs and expenses,
the amount under this subsection (A) shall be equal to Service Providers allocated
costs (including salary, wages and benefits, but excluding severance and retention
costs, which shall be handled pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii)) for any of its
(or its Affiliates) employees involved in providing Services, plus (B) any
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with retaining
Third Party Providers, including any fees for any Third Party Consent or Alternate
Method, or pursuing any warranty or indemnity against a Third Party Provider in
accordance with Section 3(d); provided that Service Recipient shall only be
responsible for 50% of the fees for any Third Party License, with Service Provider
responsible for the other 50%, plus (C) any sales, transfer, goods,
services, value added, gross receipts or similar taxes, fees, charges or assessments
(including any such taxes that are required to be withheld); provided that
the Parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any such tax
with respect to the Services, plus (D) other reasonable miscellaneous
out-of-pocket costs and expenses; provided, however, that any such
expenses exceeding $5,000 per month for each Service (other than routine business
travel and related expenses) shall require advance approval of Service Recipient.
The Monthly Costs for a Service shall not include any severance and retention costs
incurred by Service Provider as a result of retaining the necessary employees to
supply such Service to Service Recipient in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, which costs shall be handled pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) below.
(2) Any costs and expenses provided for on a Services Schedule shall be subject
to an increase of 4.5% per annum beginning on January 1, 2012 in order to adjust for
inflation.
(3) Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of any event that may
reasonably be expected to increase the Monthly Costs by more than 5%.
(ii) Subject to the terms of this Section 2(a)(ii), Service Provider shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to retain its workforce required to provide the Services
and, consistent with its severance and retention policies then in effect, may make severance
and retention payments to employees providing the Services. As provided for on Annex
A (the Severance and Retention Schedule), Service Recipient shall be
responsible for the percentage as therein provided of Service Providers actual severance
and retention costs (which are estimated in the Severance and Retention Schedule) for those
individuals or job descriptions as set forth therein; provided that Service
Recipient shall only be so responsible for its portion of severance costs if such costs were
incurred as a result of terminating such an employee in connection with the termination of a
Service; provided further that (a) if the severance and retention costs
change from the
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estimates provided in the Severance and Retention Schedule, Service
Recipient shall be responsible for its percentage of such costs so long as such change in
costs is consistent with the Service Providers severance and retention policies as then in
effect and (b) any such employee is actually terminated and not rehired for at least ninety
(90) days following such termination. Service Provider shall prepare and deliver, within
thirty (30) days following the end of each quarterly period ending each March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31 (it being understood that the first such period shall be
shorter than one quarter), to Service Recipient an invoice setting forth the amount of
severance and retention costs to be paid by Service Recipient in accordance with the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2(a)(ii), which invoice Service Recipient shall
pay pursuant to the terms of Section 2(b).
(iii) Unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing, (i) where Services are provided in
a country outside of the United States by a Person located in the same country, amounts
shall be invoiced and paid in the local currency of the entity providing the Services and
(ii) if payments are to be made between legal entities not within the same country, such
amounts shall be invoiced and paid in U.S. Dollars. To the extent necessary, local currency
conversion on any such invoice shall be based on Service Providers internal exchange rate
for the then-current month, based upon the average for such month, as calculated
consistently with how such local currency conversion was calculated in the twelve month
period prior to the Distribution Date.
(iv) All charges based on a monthly or other time basis will be pro-rated based on
actual calendar days elapsed during the period of service.
(v) With respect to any service that a Service Provider provides or causes an Affiliate
to provide to itself or its Affiliates that is the same or substantially similar to a
Service provided to Service Recipient or its Subsidiaries hereunder (such service, a
Self-Service), if Service Provider determines to no longer provide such Self
Service to itself or its Affiliates, Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of
such termination no later than the number of days prior to such termination as is provided
in Section 11(b) for terminating the corresponding Service. If Service Provider
terminates a Self-Service prior to the end of the Minimum Service Period applicable for the
corresponding Service, the Monthly Costs of such Service following any such termination and
up to but not including date on which the Minimum Service Period expires shall be calculated
as if Service Provider had not terminated such Self-Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Service Provider shall continue to provide the Service in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement, unless such Service is otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 11,
and Service Provider shall not be permitted to terminate any Self-Service prior to the
Termination Date for the applicable Service if such termination would adversely affect the
level of service, security or control of such Service or the scope or content thereof
required pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 4(a).
(b) Invoices and Payment.
(i) Service Provider shall invoice Service Recipient for the amounts owed hereunder in
arrears on a calendar monthly basis or, in the case of Section 2(a)(ii), as
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therein, and shall provide reasonable documentation supporting such amounts owed pursuant to
Section 2(a), except to the extent such amounts are set forth on the Services
Schedules. Service Recipient shall pay the amount of such invoice by electronic transfer of
immediately available funds not later than thirty (30) days after of the date of such
invoice. Neither Party nor any of its respective Subsidiaries shall have a right of set-off
against the other Party or its Subsidiaries, except in connection with any amounts billed
hereunder. In the event Service Recipient does not pay Service Provider in accordance with
the terms hereof (i) all amounts so payable and past due shall accrue interest from the
31st day after the date of the invoice to the receipt of payment at a rate per
annum equal to the six (6)-month LIBOR rate (as quoted in the Money Rates section of The
Wall Street Journal or any other similarly reputable published source on the 31st
day after the date of the invoice, or the next Business Day, if such day is not a Business
Day) plus 3% (the Interest Rate, with the applicable rate to be
recalculated every six months), until such amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, are paid in full, and (ii) Service Recipient shall pay, as additional
fees, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Service Provider in
attempting to collect and collecting amounts due under this Section 3, including all
reasonable attorneys fees and expenses.
(ii) In the event that Service Recipient in good faith disputes an invoice submitted by
Service Provider, Service Recipient may withhold payment of any amount subject to the
dispute; provided, however, that (x) Service Recipient shall continue to pay
all undisputed amounts in accordance with the terms hereof, (y) Service Recipient shall
notify Service Provider, in writing, of any disputed amounts and the reason for any dispute
by the due date for payment of the invoice containing any disputed charges and (z) in the
event any dispute is resolved in the Service Providers favor, any amount that the Service
Recipient should have paid shall be deemed to have accrued interest at the Interest Rate
from the date such payment should have been made. In the event of a dispute regarding the
amount of any invoice, the Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute
within thirty (30) days after Service Recipient provides written notification of such
dispute to Service Provider. Each Party shall provide full supporting documentation
concerning any disputed amount or invoice within thirty (30) days after written notification
of the dispute. Unpaid fees that are under good faith dispute shall not be considered a
basis for default hereunder. To the extent that a dispute regarding the amount of any
invoice cannot be resolved pursuant to this Section 2(b)(ii), the dispute resolution
procedures set forth in Section 9 herein shall apply.
3. Cooperation.
(a) Service Recipient and Service Provider shall cooperate and work together in good faith to
develop a global transition plan in order to facilitate a smooth and orderly termination of a
Service by its applicable Termination Date or at such earlier time as Service Recipient terminates
Service Providers performance of the Services in accordance with Section 11. In
furtherance of the foregoing, Service Provider will, if requested and at Service Recipients
expense, provide Service Recipient with reasonable support necessary to transition or migrate
the services to Service Recipient or any third party or parties chosen by the Service
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Recipient,
which may include consulting and training and providing reasonable access to data and other
information and to Service Providers employees; provided, however, that such
activities shall not unduly burden or interfere with Service Providers business and operations.
(b) It is understood that it will require significant efforts by the Parties to implement this
Agreement and ensure performance hereunder. Service Recipient shall (i) cooperate with and provide
Service Provider with such information and documentation as is reasonably necessary for Service
Provider to perform the Services; and (ii) perform such other duties and tasks as may be reasonably
required to permit Service Provider to perform the Services, including (x) cooperating in obtaining
any consents or approvals from third parties necessary to facilitate Service Providers ability to
provide the Services and (y) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice by the Service Provider,
conducting such testing as may be reasonably required by Service Provider in connection with any
updates or changes to the applicable systems or processes involved in providing a Service. A
Service Provider shall not be deemed to be in breach of its obligations to provide or make
available any Service to the extent that Service Recipient has not provided information and access
to appropriate personnel that is reasonably necessary for the performance of such Service.
(c) Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make or obtain any
approvals, permits and licenses and implement any systems as may be necessary for it to perform the
Services independently in each country and applicable jurisdiction as soon as practicable following
the Distribution Date.
(d) Upon Service Recipients written request and without prejudice to Service Recipients
direct rights against a Third Party Provider, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to pursue any warranty or indemnity under any contract Service Provider or its Subsidiaries
may have with a Third Party Provider with respect to any Service provided to Service Recipient by
such Third Party Service Provider.
(e) Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, if required, the
consent of any relevant Third Party Provider (a Third Party Consent) or a license from
any relevant Third Party Provider (a Third Party License), and Service Recipient shall,
as necessary, cooperate with Service Provider in obtaining any such Third Party Consent or Third
Party License. If a Third Party Consent or Third Party License cannot be obtained on reasonable
terms, the Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for an alternative method of
obtaining any such Service on Service Recipients behalf (Alternative Method), which may
include Service Provider providing such Service itself. If there is any Third Party Consent or
Third Party License which was not required as of the date hereof but will subsequently be required
before the Minimum Service Period expires for a particular Service, Service Provider shall identify
in writing to Service Recipient such Third Party Consent or Third Party License within sixty (60)
days of the date hereof.
(f) The Parties shall use the fiscal month, quarter and year ends as set forth in Schedule D
in connection with the provision and receipt of applicable Services hereunder, for so long as such
Services are being provided.
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(g) In connection with the provision of Services hereunder, except as provided pursuant to
Section 2(a)(iii) for local currency conversion for invoices, the Parties shall use the
same methodology to determine the appropriate foreign exchange conversion rate as used in the
twelve month period prior to the Distribution Date, which may be determined or based upon the
average for the month or other applicable period or the spot rate at the end of such month or
period or otherwise.
4. Performance Standard; Reports; Personnel.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Services Schedule and Section 1(a) herein,
nothing in this Agreement shall require or be interpreted to require Service Provider to provide a
Service to Service Recipient beyond the scope and content of such Service as provided by Service
Provider to the ITT Retained Business, Water Business or Defense Business, as the case may be,
during the twelve month period prior to the Distribution Date, excluding any actions taken in
contemplation of the Distribution.
(b) Service Provider shall not make changes in the manner of providing a Service
unless (i) Service Provider is making similar changes in a Self-Service being performed for
itself or its Subsidiaries or such changes are de minimus, in each case so long as such changes do
not adversely affect the level of service, security or control of such Service or the scope or
content thereof required pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 4(a) above, (ii) such
changes are required by Service Provider or Service Recipient pursuant to applicable Law (including
changes required by Service Provider or Service Recipient in connection with the provision of the
Services to the other Party) or (iii) Service Recipient provides its prior written consent (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such changes (in each case, for the
avoidance of doubt, with the costs of any such change to be included in the calculation of Monthly
Costs). In the event Service Provider determines to change the location of delivery of any
Service, Service Provider shall provide Service Recipient with thirty (30) days prior written
notice. All Services shall be performed in compliance with applicable Law, including all
applicable U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations relating to export controls, sanctions, and
imports, including without limitation those regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of the
Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Export Administration Regulations maintained by
the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, and the International Traffic in
Arms Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
(c) In performing the Services, Service Provider shall prepare and furnish to Service
Recipient reports concerning the Services with such reports to contain substantially the same data,
in substantially the same format, and prepared and delivered on substantially the same timetable,
as reports prepared during the twelve month period prior to the Distribution Date (excluding any
reports solely prepared in contemplation of the Distribution), except as may be otherwise required
by Service Recipient or Service Provider pursuant to applicable Law. Upon Service Recipients
written request for modifications to the reporting and data transfer practices
reasonably required to assist Service Recipient in transitioning off the Service, Service
Provider shall cooperate and consult in good faith with Service Recipient to make such
modifications; provided that if Service Provider reasonably determines in its sole
discretion that any such
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modification may cause Service Provider to be in breach of its obligations
to the other Party hereunder (including as a result of breaching its obligations as a Service
Provider to the other Party as Service Recipient), then Service Provider shall not be under any
obligation to make such modifications.
(d) Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice
to make available such personnel as may be required to provide the Services. Service Provider shall
have the right to designate which personnel it will assign to perform the Services. Service
Provider also shall have the right to remove and replace any such personnel at any time or
designate any of its Subsidiaries or a Third Party Provider (subject to Section 1(a)
herein) at any time to perform the Transition Services; provided, however, that
Service Provider shall use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice to
limit the disruption to Service Recipient in the transition of the Services to different personnel.
Subject to and consistent with Section 2(a)(ii), Service Provider shall have no obligation
to retain any individual employee for the sole purpose of providing a particular Transition
Service.
(e) In the event Service Recipient or any of it Subsidiaries hires away an employee of Service
Provider or its Subsidiaries, and such employee was providing Services to Service Recipient and
will not continue to provide such Service, Service Provider shall have the option, in its sole
discretion (in addition to any other remedies available to it under the Distribution Agreement or
otherwise), upon ten (10) Business Days written notice to Service Recipient to reduce its
obligations with respect to such Service (with a proportionate reduction in the applicable Monthly
Costs) effective on the date of such employees termination of employment with Service Provider.
Any provision of Service thereafter pursuant to such a reduction in Service Providers obligations
shall be deemed to be consistent with Service Providers obligations under this Agreement, so long
as Service Provider satisfies the other obligations contained in this Section 4 with
respect to such Service.
(f) Each Party agrees that it shall take appropriate action by instruction of or agreement
with its personnel (including any Third Party Provider) to ensure that all such personnel
performing or otherwise involved with Services shall be bound by and comply with all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
(g) In the event Service Provider has received a notice of default or breach in the
performance of a Service hereunder (including as a result of substantial errors in the performance
of such Service), it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such default or breach.
In the event Service Provider is unable to cure such default within thirty (30) days from receipt
of notice thereof, in addition to the rights available under Section 11, there shall be an
adjustment to Monthly Costs to reflect the costs to Service Recipient associated with such default,
breach or error, including any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Service
Recipient in retaining any Third Party Provider to provide such Service or in providing the such
Service itself.
(h) Each Party shall notify the applicable other Party as promptly as practicable after
becoming aware of any breach of this Agreement committed by either it or the applicable other
Party. Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient of any event that may reasonably be
expected to materially impact a Service provided hereunder, which may include a
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Termination Notice (as defined in Section 11(b)) provided by the other Party as
Service Recipient hereunder or a notice of termination of a Self-Service, issued pursuant and in
accordance with, Section 2(a)(v).
(i) In the event of any conflict, as reasonably determined by Service Provider in its sole
discretion, between requests for modification or termination of Services made by the two other
Parties and each properly delivered hereunder, Service Provider shall determine which request it
received first and, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, make such
modifications or terminations pursuant to the request that was first received before making any
modifications or terminations pursuant to any requests received afterwards.
5. New Services.
If, after the date hereof and on or prior to March 31, 2012, or, with respect to Services
provided in connection with any Transfer that, pursuant to Section 2.6(a) of the Distribution
Agreement, is not consummated at or prior to the Effective Time, one hundred (100) days following
the actual date of such Transfer (notwithstanding that under Section 2.6(b) of the Distribution
Agreement such Transfer may be deemed to have occurred on the Effective Time) the Parties determine
that a service required by Service Recipient and provided by Service Provider or one of its
Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution Date was inadvertently omitted from the Services Schedules,
Service Recipient may request that Service Provider perform such service (New Service) in
addition to the Services being provided hereunder. Service Provider shall promptly begin
performing any New Service consistent with past practice upon a timely written request from Service
Recipient (which request may be in the form of email) including (i) a description of the work
Service Recipient anticipates being performed by Service Provider in connection with such New
Service and (ii) a schedule for commencing and completing such New Service, and Service Provider
and Service Recipient shall enter into good faith negotiations to agree to an amendment to the
Services Schedules providing for such New Service; provided that if no agreement for an
Additional Service Schedule Amendment has been reached in writing in thirty (30) days, such New
Service shall be deemed to have a Minimum Service Period expiring on June 30, 2012 and a
Termination Date of two years from the Distribution Date, with Monthly Costs as provided for in
Section 2(a)(i), calculated as if the amendment to the Services Schedule for such New
Service were silent regarding costs and expenses (such amendment or deemed amendment pursuant to
the foregoing proviso, an Additional Service Schedule Amendment). Any New Service shall
be considered a Service hereunder and the Services Schedules shall incorporate, and be deemed to be
duly amended by, such Additional Service Schedule Amendment.
6. Intellectual Property; IT Security.
(a) Except as provided in the Services Schedules, the Monthly Costs shall include the
allocable portion of any amounts that are required to be paid by Service Provider to
any third party licensors of software that is used by Service Provider in connection with the
provision of any Services hereunder, including (i) license, right-to-use and royalty fees and (ii)
any amounts required to obtain the consent of such licensors to allow Service Provider to provide
any of the Services hereunder. Service Recipient agrees to comply and cause its Subsidiaries to
comply with the terms of any license or other agreement of Service Provider or
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Subsidiaries relating to software that is provided to Service Recipient and is used in connection
with the provision of any Services hereunder; provided that in the event that Service
Provider enters into new software licenses after the Distribution Date, Service Recipient shall
have the prior opportunity to review and confirm its ability to comply therewith, which it shall do
in good faith. In the event that Service Recipient provides notice of its inability to comply
therewith, Service Provider may at its sole discretion discontinue its provision of any Services
under such new software licenses effective after thirty (30) days notice of the same, and Service
Recipient shall indemnify Service Provider for any claims by third parties arising out of or in
connection with Service Recipients noncompliance or violation of such software licenses. Subject
to the foregoing, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consent
that may be required from such licensors in order to provide any of the Services hereunder and the
Parties shall cooperate to identify any material licenses or consents necessary for such provision
and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the costs associated therewith.
(b) If the receipt or provision of any Service hereunder requires the use by a Party of the
Intellectual Property (other than Trademarks) of the other Party, then such Party and its
Subsidiaries shall have the non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-sublicensable (except as required for
its and its Subsidiaries receipt or provision of Services) right and license to use such
Intellectual Property for the sole purpose of, and only to the extent necessary for, the receipt or
provision of such Services hereunder, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This
license does not permit a Party to access, possess, or modify the source code of the other Party or
to reverse engineer the software of the other Party. Upon the Termination Date applicable to such
Service, or the earlier termination of any Services in accordance with Section 11, the license
herein to the applicable Intellectual Property will terminate; and the applicable Service Recipient
and/or Service Provider shall cease all use of the Intellectual Property licensed hereunder.
Nothing in this Section 6(b) shall be deemed to limit, modify or terminate any License
Agreement between the Parties.
(c) Subject to the limited licenses granted in Section 6(b), each Party shall
exclusively own any Intellectual Property that it creates, develops or invents in connection with
the provision of any Services hereunder.
(d) While using or accessing any computers, systems, software, networks, information
technology or related infrastructure or equipment (including any data stored thereon or transmitted
thereby) (Systems) of the other Party (whether or not a Service), each Party shall and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, adhere in all respects to the other Partys controlled
processes, policies and procedures (including any of the foregoing with respect to Confidential
Information, data, communications and system privacy, operation, security and proper use) as in
effect on the Distribution Date or as communicated to such Party from time to time in writing.
(e) Those employees of Service Recipient and Service Provider (or their respective Affiliates)
having access to the other Partys Systems may be required by Service Provider or Service
Recipient, as the case may be, to enter into a customary non-disclosure agreement in connection
with, and as a condition to, such access.
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7. Records.
Service Provider shall provide to Service Recipient, taking into consideration the financial
reporting, internal controls and other public company requirements of Service Recipient, all
information and records reasonably required to maintain full and accurate books relating to the
provision of Services to the extent any such information and/or records were provided or maintained
during the twelve month period prior to the Distribution Date, excluding any actions taken in
contemplation of the Distribution. Upon reasonable notice and reasonable request from the Service
Receiver, and at the Service Receivers cost, Service Provider shall (a) make available for
inspection and copying by Service Receivers agents or representatives such information, books and
records relating to the Services during reasonable business hours and (b) certify that the controls
in effect prior to the Distribution Date continue to be in effect, or if Service Provider is aware
of any instances where such controls are not so in effect, in lieu of certification for such
instances, provide a list of such instances and descriptions of the change in such controls
thereof.
8. Force Majeure; Reduction of Services.
No Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for
failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement so long as
and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or
delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party claiming the benefit of this
provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event: (a)
notify the other applicable Parties of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition
and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as
soon as feasible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Service Recipient shall be entitled to terminate
Services so affected by a Force Majeure upon fifteen (15) day prior written notice in respect of
any such delay or failure resulting from any such Force Majeure without any penalty or obligation
to pay for Services not performed; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Service Recipient
shall remain responsible, pursuant to and in accordance Section 2(a)(ii), for its portion
of any severance and retention costs for any such Services.
9. TSA Managers; Dispute Resolution.
(a) Each Party shall nominate in writing one representative to act as the primary contact with
respect to the provision and receipt of Services (a TSA Manager), with the initial TSA
Managers as listed on Schedule E. Each Party may, at its discretion, from time to time
select another individual to serve in these capacities during the term of this Agreement;
provided, however, each Party shall notify the other Party promptly (and in any
event within five (5) Business Days) of any change in an individual serving in this capacity,
setting forth the name
and contact information of the replacement, and stating that such replacement is authorized to
act for such Party in accordance with this Section 9(a).
(b) The TSA Managers shall meet as expeditiously as possible to resolve any dispute hereunder,
and notwithstanding anything in Article IX (Dispute Resolution) of the Distribution Agreement to
the contrary, in the event any dispute is not so resolved within thirty
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(30) days, a TSA Manager
may provide written notice of such dispute to the Chief Financial Officer of each Party (or such
other executive as designated by the Chief Executive Officer of such Party), who shall attempt
within a period of fifteen (15) days following the end of such previous thirty (30) day period to
conclusively resolve any such issue, and in the event the dispute remains unresolved following such
fifteen (15) day period, either Party may submit the dispute to mediation in accordance with
Section 9.2 (Mediation) of the Distribution Agreement (provided that, for the avoidance
of doubt, the forty-five (45) day waiting period referenced therein shall be inapplicable), and if
any dispute remains unresolved after the Mediation Period (as defined in the Distribution
Agreement), such dispute shall be determined, at the request of either Party, by arbitration in
accordance with Section 9.3 (Arbitration) of the Distribution Agreement and the other
applicable provisions of Article IX (Dispute Resolution) of the Distribution Agreement. Each Party
may treat an act of any other Partys TSA Manager or Chief Financial Officer (or such other
executive as designated by the Chief Executive Officer of such other Party), in each case that is
consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, as being authorized by such other Party to
resolve such dispute without inquiring behind such act or ascertaining whether such TSA Manager or
Chief Financial Officer (or such other executive as designated by the Chief Executive Officer of
such other Party) had authority to so act; provided, however, that none of the TSA Managers or
Chief Financial Officer or other executives so designated shall have authority to amend this
Agreement, except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 16.
(c) In the event of any dispute between the Parties regarding a Service, prior to the
applicable Termination Date, Service Provider shall not discontinue the supply of any such Service,
unless so provided for in a settlement agreement between the Parties or arbitral determination
pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9(b) herein and Article IX of the
Distribution Agreement or as requested by Service Recipient pursuant to a Termination Notice.
10. Disclaimer; Limited Liability.
(a) Service Recipient acknowledges that Service Provider is not in the business of providing
the Services and that the Services being provided pursuant to this Agreement are provided as an
accommodation to Service Recipient. Other than in the event of Service Providers gross negligence
or willful misconduct, Service Provider will not be liable for any error or omission in rendering
Services under this Agreement, or for any defect in Services so rendered; provided that if
there is a substantial error in any of the Services, Service Provider shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to attempt to correct the error, or if Service Provider is unable to so correct
such error, to provide an adjustment to the Monthly Cost for such Service in reasonable proportion
to that which the error bears to the Service provided for such month, which adjustment may,
pursuant to Section 4(g), include any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
by Service Recipient in retaining a Third Party Provider to provide such
Service or in providing such service itself. Other than in the event of Service Recipients
gross negligence or willful misconduct, and other than for the Monthly Costs, severance and
retention costs owed under Section 2(a)(ii) and other amounts expressly owed hereunder,
Service Recipient will not be liable for any damages caused in connection with the Services
provided under this Agreement.
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(b) Service Provider shall have no responsibility to maintain insurance to cover any loss or
damage to goods or equipment to which Service Recipient has title that are in the possession or
control of Service Provider, its Subsidiaries or a Third Party Provider as a result of this
Agreement and the risk of loss with respect to such goods or equipment shall be solely with Service
Recipient. Service Recipient shall obtain from its insurance company a waiver of subrogation on
behalf of Service Provider and its Subsidiaries effective as of Distribution Date. Service
Recipient shall have no responsibility to maintain insurance to cover any loss or damage to goods
or equipment to which Service Provider has title that are in the possession or control of Service
Recipient or its Subsidiaries as a result of this Agreement and the risk of loss with respect to
such goods or equipment shall be solely with Service Provider. Service Provider shall obtain from
its insurance company a waiver of subrogation on behalf of Service Recipient and its Subsidiaries
effective as of the Distribution Date.
(c) NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING WARRANTIES
OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTIBILITY, ACCURACY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO ANY REPRESENTATION OR DESCRIPTION), ARE MADE BY SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY OF
ITS AFFILIATES WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY WAIVED AND
DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE
FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY, SHALL SERVICE PROVIDER BE LIABLE FOR, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOST PROFITS, REMITTANCES, COLLECTIONS, INVOICES, PENALITIES, INTEREST OR
SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES CAUSE BY THE PERFORMANCE OF, ANY DELAY IN
THE PERFORMING, FAILURE TO PERFORM OR DEFECTS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF, THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED TO
BE PERFORMED BY SERVICE PROVIDER PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A PARTY HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11. Term and Service Termination Dates.
(a) This Agreement (other than Sections 9, 10, 11 and 13)
shall terminate upon the last of the Termination Dates in respect of all Services to be provided
hereunder; provided that the rights of the parties in respect of any claims that have
accrued prior to such termination shall survive such termination.
(b) For each Service, the minimum service period (Minimum Service Period) during
which Service Provider is obligated to provide such Service to Service Recipient is set forth on
the Services Schedule. The Parties agree to cooperate if necessary to adjust such Minimum Service
Period (and the applicable Termination Date) to end on a date that is the end of a calendar or
fiscal month, as deemed appropriate. Service Recipient may terminate any Service prior to its
Termination Date by providing to Service Provider written notice of termination, which shall be
deemed irrevocable upon delivery (a Termination Notice), not less
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than (i) thirty (30)
days before the date of such earlier termination if the Service is to be terminated on or before
December 31, 2011, (ii) sixty (60) days before the date of such earlier termination if the Service
is to be terminated after December 31, 2011 but on or before June 30, 2012, (iii) ninety (90) days
before the date of such earlier termination if Service is to be terminated after June 30, 2012 but
on or before December 31, 2012 and (iv) one hundred and twenty (120) days before the date of such
earlier termination if Service is to be terminated on or after January 1, 2013; provided
that if the Services Schedule indicates that any Service is dependent on one or more other
Services, then each such Service must be terminated together; provided further that
any termination may be on a location by location basis if so indicated on the Services Schedules.
In the event a Service is terminated prior to the end of its Minimum Service Period pursuant to
Service Recipients Termination Notice, Service Recipient shall pay a make-whole fee equal to the
actual out-of-pocket costs and any additional costs that would have been incurred by Service
Provider if such Service had not been terminated (which costs, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude
the 2% and 10% increases described in Section 2(a)(i)) between the actual date of
termination of the Service and the applicable date on which the Minimum Service Period expires
(subject to Service Provider exercising commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate such costs).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the receipt of a Termination Notice, if Service Provider is
unable to transition the applicable Service to the Service Recipient or its designee in a
commercially reasonable manner which does not unduly disrupt the Service on the requested
termination date, Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past
practice to transition such Service as soon as possible, and any resulting third party,
out-of-pocket costs to Service Recipient shall be shared equally between Service Provider and
Service Recipient.
(c) In the event either Party defaults in the performance of any of its obligations under this
Agreement, and if such default is not excused and not cured within thirty (30) days after written
notice from the other Party specifying such default, then the non-defaulting Party may at any time
thereafter terminate, at its option, any such Service that is the subject of such default by giving
five (5) days prior written notice; provided that if no such termination notice is given
within fifteen (15) days after the end of the thirty (30) day cure period, then the non-defaulting
Party waives all rights to terminate such Service with respect to such default; provided
further, that such fifteen (15) day period referred to in the immediately foregoing proviso
shall be extended if (x) the Parties dispute whether there has been a default hereunder or (y)
agree that there has been a default hereunder and have a dispute related to such default, and in
either case are attempting to resolve such dispute pursuant to Section 9(b) until ten (10)
days after there has been a final determination pursuant to the procedures in Section 9(b).
12. Independent Contractor.
The Parties hereto understand and agree that this Agreement does not make either of them an
agent or legal representative of the other for any purpose whatsoever. No Party is granted, by
this Agreement or otherwise, any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or
responsibilities, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other Party, or to bind
any other Party in any manner whatsoever. The Parties expressly acknowledge (i) that Service
Provider is an independent contractor with respect to Service Recipient in all respects,
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the provision of the Services, and (ii) that the parties are not partners, joint venturers,
employees or agents of or with each other.
13. Confidentiality.
(a) Any Confidential Information of either Party shall be subject to Section 8.6 of
the Distribution Agreement. With respect to any information disclosed by one Party to another
Party for the purpose of this Agreement or otherwise accessible to such other Party during the
performance hereunder (Confidential Information), the Party receiving such Confidential
Information agrees that it will use the same skill and care as set forth in Section 4(a)
to prevent the disclosure or accessibility to others of the disclosing Partys Confidential
Information and will use such Confidential Information only for the purposes of this Agreement, the
Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. The receiving Party and its employees,
representatives and agents (including any Third Party Provider) (collectively, the Recipient
Parties) shall only disclose and permit access to the others Partys Confidential Information
to such Recipient Parties who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the purposes of
this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. For Confidential
Information provided with respect to any Service, the obligations of the Recipient Parties pursuant
to this Section 13 shall expire on the date that is five (5) years from the termination of
such Service. Each Party shall provide prompt written notice of any breach of the obligations
under this Section 13 by such Party or its Recipient Parties and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to assist the other Party in remedying any such breach.
(b) Specifically excluded from the definition of Confidential Information is any and all
information that:
(i) is independently developed by or on behalf of a Recipient Party without use of or
reference to Confidential Information;
(ii) is or becomes available to the public, other than as the result of a breach by a
Recipient Party of the confidentiality obligations under this Agreement; or
(iii) is rightfully received from a third party not known by the Recipient Party to be
bound by an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party.
(c) If the Recipient Party is required to disclose Confidential Information by law, process or
regulation, to the extent legally permissible, such Recipient Party shall promptly notify the
disclosing Party, reasonably cooperate with the disclosing Party to the extent it may seek to limit
such disclosure and, insofar as a protective order or waiver from the disclosing Party is not
obtained, only disclose such Confidential Information as is required to be disclosed.
(d) In connection with any permitted disclosure of this Agreement to any third party, each
Party shall redact the portions of the Services Schedules that are not relevant to such third
partys inquiry.
(e) It is further understood and agreed that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for
any breach of this Section 13 and that each Party shall be entitled to seek
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equitable relief,
including injunction and specific performance, as remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall
not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach, but shall be in addition to all other
remedies herein described available at law or equity.
14. Beneficiary of Services; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto, and nothing expressed or implied
shall give or be construed to give any person any legal or equitable rights hereunder, whether as a
third-party beneficiary or otherwise. Each Party agrees, and each Party in its capacity as a
Service Recipient represents and warrants, that the Services shall be provided solely to, and shall
be used solely by, Service Recipient and its Subsidiaries. Service Recipient shall not resell or
provide the Services to any other Person, or permit the use of the Services by any Person other
than Service Recipient and its Subsidiaries.
15. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, together with the Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements,
constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, between
the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event and to the extent that there
shall be a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Distribution
Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Parties agree that this Agreement shall govern. The
Parties agree that, in the event of an express conflict between the terms of this Agreement and a
Services Schedule, the terms of the Services Schedule shall govern.
16. Amendment; Waiver.
This Agreement and the Services Schedules may be amended, and any provision of this Agreement
may be waived, if but only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an
amendment, by each of the Parties, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver
is effective. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege
under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise
thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege.
17. Notices.
All notices, requests and other communications to any Party hereunder shall be in writing
(including telecopy or similar writing) and shall be given as follows:
if to ITT or to any of its Affiliates:
ITT Corporation
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite 3000
White Plains, NY 10604
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Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (914) 696-2970
if to Exelis or to any of its Affiliates:
Exelis Inc.
1650 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1700
McLean, VA 22102
Attn: Chief Legal Officer
Facsimile:
if to Xylem or to any of its Affiliates:
Xylem Inc.
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite 2000
White Plains, NY 10604
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile:
or to such other address or telecopy number and with such other copies, as such
Party may hereafter specify for the purpose of notice to the other parties. Each such notice,
request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by fax, when such fax is transmitted
to the fax number specified in this Section 17 and evidence of receipt is received or (ii)
if given by any other means, upon delivery or refusal of delivery at the address specified in this
Section 17.
18. Non-Assignability.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of either Party
hereunder may be assigned or transferred by any such Party without the prior written consent of the
other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and any purported
assignment, without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided a Party may
assign or transfer all its rights hereunder without such consent to an acquirer in connection with
a sale of all or substantially all of its assets or other similar change in control of such Party.
19. Further Assurances.
From time to time after the date hereof, without further consideration, each Party shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, do or cause
to be done all things reasonably proper or advisable under applicable Law, and execute and deliver
such documents as may be required or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and
to consummate, perform and make effective the transition contemplated hereby.
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20. Definitions and Rules of Construction.
(a) Defined terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them by
definition in this Agreement or in the Distribution Agreement.
(b) This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule
requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any
instrument to be drafted.
(c) Whenever the words include, including, or includes appear in this Agreement,
they shall be read to be followed by the words without limitation or words having similar
import.
(d) As used in this Agreement, the plural shall include the singular and the singular
shall include the plural.
21. Counterparts; Effectiveness.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Copies
of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service
shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 21,
provided that receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed. This Agreement shall become
effective when each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Party hereto.
22. Section Headings.
The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
23. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and
shall remain in full force and effect, and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to replace
such illegal, void or unenforceable provision with a provision that corresponds as closely as
possible to the intentions of the parties as expressed by such illegal, void, or unenforceable
provision.
24. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws, but not the
Laws governing conflicts of Laws (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General
Obligations Law), of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.
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exv10w4
Exhibit 10.4
MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT (this Lease), made as of the day of , 2011,
between each of the landlords (each a Landlord) identified on ScheduleI attached hereto
and made a part hereof and each of the tenants (each a Tenant) identified on Schedule I.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, ITT Corporation (ITT) and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into a
Distribution Agreement dated on or about the date hereof (the Distribution Agreement);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of ITT has determined that it is appropriate,
desirable and in the best interests of ITT, ITTs stockholders and its other constituents
to separate the Water Business (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) and the Defense
Business (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) from ITT pursuant to and in accordance with the
Distribution Agreement;
WHEREAS, in connection with the separation of the Water Business and the Defense Business from
ITT, ITT desires to transfer, and to cause certain of its subsidiaries to transfer, (i) certain
Assets and Liabilities (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) associated with the Water
Businesses, to the Water Group (as defined in the Distribution Agreement), and (ii) certain Assets
and Liabilities associated with the Defense Businesses, to the Defense Group (as defined in the
Distribution Agreement); and
WHEREAS, in connection therewith, each of ITT and Xylem Inc. desire that certain members of
the ITT Group (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) and Water Group (as defined in the
Distribution Agreement), as applicable, lease certain real property to certain other members of
such Groups, as more fully set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs, distributees, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby covenant as follows:
1. PREMISES
1.1 Each Landlord, in consideration of the rents herein reserved and of the terms, provisions,
covenants and agreements on the part of each Tenant to be kept, observed and performed, does hereby
lease and demise unto each Tenant, and each Tenant does hereby hire and take from each Landlord,
the premises (Premises) more particularly described in Exhibit L attached hereto and made
a part hereof located in the building (Building) identified on Schedule I described
opposite the applicable Landlords and Tenants name.
1.2 All references herein to Landlord and Tenant shall apply to each Landlord and Tenant
identified on Schedule I and all references herein to Premises, Term, Expiration
Date, and Rent, shall apply to each Landlord and Tenant in accordance with the
corresponding material terms set forth in Exhibit L applicable to such parties
Premises. In the event of any inconsistencies or conflicts between the terms of provisions of this
Lease and the material terms set forth in Exhibit L, the material terms set forth in
Exhibit L shall control.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Premises for the term, at the rent and upon the conditions hereinafter
provided.
2. TERM AND POSSESSION
The term of this Lease shall commence on the date identified on Exhibit L (the
Commencement Date) and shall be for the period set forth on Exhibit L (the
Term), unless renewed or sooner terminated pursuant to any provision set forth herein
(the Expiration Date), unless terminated earlier as provided in this Lease.
3. RENT
3.1 Tenant shall pay to Landlord as rent (the Rent) for the Premises during Term the
Rent identified on Exhibit L.
3.2 The Rent shall be payable in equal monthly installments within five (5) days of the first
day of each and every month during the Term, without previous demand therefor and without offset or
deduction of any kind whatsoever, except as herein specifically set forth. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Tenant shall pay the first months installment of Rent within five (5) days of the
execution of this Lease and, if the Commencement Date occurs on other than the first day of a
calendar month, Tenant shall pay its pro rata share of Rent for such calendar month.
3.3 All Rent payable hereunder shall be made payable to Landlord and sent to Landlords
address set forth on the corresponding Exhibit L, or to such other person or persons or at
such other place as may be designated by written notice from Landlord to Tenant, from time to time,
and shall be made in local currency in which the Premises is located (or as otherwise agreed to by
Landlord and Tenant in writing) which shall be legal tender for all debts, public and private. At
Tenants option, Rent may be payable when due by wire transfer or other payment of immediately
available funds to an account designated from time to time by Landlord. Landlord shall be deemed
to receive such payments when Landlords bank actually receives the wire transfer from Tenants
bank for the account of Landlord.
3.4 Tenant shall remain obligated under this Lease in accordance with its terms and shall not
take any action to terminate, rescind or avoid this Lease except as expressly permitted in this
Lease, notwithstanding any action for bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation,
dissolution or other proceeding affecting Landlord or any assignee of Landlord or any action with
respect to this Lease which may be taken by any trustee, receiver or liquidator or by any court.
Except as expressly set forth herein, Tenant hereby waives all right (i) to terminate this Lease,
or (ii) to surrender this Lease, or (iii) to any abatement, deferment, reduction, set-off,
counterclaim or defense with respect to any Rent payable hereunder. Except as expressly set forth
herein, Tenant shall remain obligated under this Lease in accordance with its terms and Tenant
hereby waives any and all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to modify or to
avoid strict compliance with its obligations under this Lease. Notwithstanding any such statute or
otherwise, Tenant shall be bound by all the terms and provisions contained in this Lease.
4. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
5. USE OF PREMISES
5.1 Tenant shall use and occupy the Premises for the same purposes and in the same manner as
used immediately prior to the Commencement Date. Any proposed change of use of the Premises by
Tenant must be approved by Landlord in writing, which may by granted or denied, in Landlords sole
discretion.
6. CONDITION OF PREMISES, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS
6.1 Except as otherwise set forth herein, Tenant agrees to accept the Premises in its present
as is condition, and Landlord makes no representation as to the condition of the Premises, except
as otherwise set forth herein. Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that: (i) Landlord is
the owner of fee simple title to the Premises and all improvements located thereon, (ii) the
certificate of occupancy for the Premises permits the uses conducted at the Premises as of the
Commencement Date; and (iii) to Landlords knowledge, as of the Commencement Date, the Premises are
in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, orders, and
requirements, including without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (as amended). If
during the course of any Alterations done by Tenant, Tenant discovers any structural defects or
conditions that will prevent Tenant from performing Tenants Alterations pursuant to Tenants
approved plans or if Tenant discovers any condition which is a breach of any representation of
Landlord set forth in this Lease that will prevent Tenant from performing Tenants Alterations
pursuant to Tenants approved plans (if any), Tenant shall give Landlord notice of the same.
Landlord at its option, may choose to cure the same within thirty (30) days after notice from
Tenant. In the event that Landlord does not cure or commence to cure and is diligently prosecuting
such cure, within such thirty (30) day period, Tenant may cure such condition at Landlords cost
and expense. Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for Tenants actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
curing any such defective condition within thirty (30) days following Landlords receipt of
Tenants demand therefore. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, in no event
shall Tenant be deemed to be prevented from performing any approved Alterations if there is a
commercially reasonable alternative that will not be prevented by any structural defect.
6.2 Landlord, at its sole cost and expense, shall make any Landlord Repairs. When used in
this Section, the term Landlord Repairs shall mean capital repairs and replacements to
the Premises, including, without limitation, repairs and replacements to the roof, floors,
foundation, exterior walls, structural components, existing parking lots, adjoining sidewalks and
curbs, if any, and shall perform all maintenance, necessary to maintain the Premises and any
sidewalks and curbs in substantially the same condition and repair as existed as of the date
hereof, ordinary wear and tear excepted or existing walkways of the Premises, and HVAC, plumbing
and electrical systems or other mechanical systems of the Building. Notwithstanding anything set
forth herein to the contrary, any Landlord Repairs required by the negligence or misconduct of
Tenant and/or its employees, agents or invitees shall be performed by Landlord at Tenants sole
cost and expense, less any insurance proceeds actually received by Landlord, net all of Landlords
costs and expenses associated with any such insurance claims.
6.3 Except as expressly set forth herein, Tenant shall have no right to make any changes,
alterations, additions, improvements or repairs in or to the interior of the Premises
without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld in Landlords
sole discretion.
6.4 Landlord and Tenant shall cooperate and mutually agree upon any Separation Work (as herein
defined) as may be reasonably necessary to lease the Premises to Tenant. Subject to any required
Landlord approvals, Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to physically demise and
separate the Premises, but only to the extent Landlord and Tenant have mutually agreed upon any
required Separation Work, from the remaining portion of Premises (the Remaining Portion) at
Tenants sole cost and expense. Such demising and separation work is referred to herein as the
Separation Work. The Separation Work shall include the following, as required and applicable: (i)
installation of one or more code-compliant sheetrock demising walls between the Remaining Portion
and the Premises or such other demising and partition materials as shall be reasonably sufficient
to separate the Premises from the Remaining Portion, finished to match the wall finishes on the
Premises to the extent practicable; and (ii) any reconfiguration of HVAC distribution, sprinkler
system distribution, electrical outlets, and lighting necessary as a consequence of installation of
such demising wall(s). All Separation Work must comply with all applicable fire, safety, health,
and building codes provided, however, it shall not be a default hereunder if Tenant does
not commence or complete the Separation Work on or before the Commencement Date.
7. INSURANCE
7.1 Throughout the Term, Tenant shall, at its own cost and expense, provide and keep in force,
for the benefit of Landlord, Tenant and any mortgagee or lessor of a Superior Lease, (a) general
public liability insurance protecting and indemnifying Landlord, Tenant and any mortgagee and
lessor of a Superior Lease against all third party claims for damages to person or property or for
loss of life or of property occurring upon, in, or about the Premises, if any, in limits of at
least $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, death and property
damage, $5,000,000 in the aggregate per policy year or such greater limits as may be required from
time to time by any mortgagee or lessor of a Superior Lease or as may be reasonably required from
time to time by Landlord consistent with insurance coverage on properties similarly constructed,
occupied and maintained, and (b) Workers Compensation insurance (including Employers Liability
Insurance) covering all employees of the Tenant employed at the Premises to the extent required by
the laws and statutes of the State in which the Premises are located, including, without
limitation, during the course of work to the Premises so as to protect Landlord, Tenant and the
Premises against all workers compensation claims (collectively, Tenants Required
Insurance). Throughout the Term, Landlord, at Tenants sole cost and expense, shall provide
and keep in force for the benefit of Landlord and Tenant and any mortgagee or lessor of a Superior
Lease (a) property/fire, and casualty insurance in respect of the Premises and all installations,
additions and improvements which may now or hereafter be erected thereon, insuring against loss or
damage by fire, water, lightning and such other risks as are now or hereafter embraced by
all-risk, in an amount sufficient to prevent Landlord and Tenant from becoming coinsurers and in
any event in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the actual replacement value
thereof (i.e., including the cost of debris removal but excluding foundations and excavations) as
reasonably determined by Landlord from time to time; and (b) boiler insurance, if applicable, in an
amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the actual replacement value thereof (including
the cost of debris removal but
excluding foundations and excavations) as reasonably determined by Landlord from time to time
(collectively, Landlords Required Insurance).
7.2 Landlord shall be an additional insured in all Tenants Required Insurance (other than
Workers Compensation insurance) and Tenant shall be an additional insured in all Landlords
Required Insurance. In the event that the Premises shall be subject to any mortgage or Superior
Lease, the public liability insurance shall, if required by such mortgage or Superior Lease, name
the mortgagee and lessor of a Superior Lease as additional named insureds and all other insurance
provided hereunder shall name the mortgagee as an additional named insured under a standard
noncontributory mortgagee endorsement or its equivalent. Tenant shall provide Landlord copies of
any policies or certificates evidencing the Tenants Required Insurance. Landlord shall provide
Tenant copies of any policies or certificates evidencing the Landlords Required Insurance. Both
Tenants Required Insurance and Landlords Required Insurance shall contain endorsements to the
effect that such policies will not be materially changed, modified, altered or cancelled without at
least thirty (30) days prior written notice to other party.
7.3 All of the above-mentioned insurance policies and/or certificates shall be written by
insurance companies of recognized responsibility, licensed to do business in the state or
jurisdiction where the Premises are located, which are reasonably satisfactory to Landlord or
Tenant, as applicable, and well rated by national rating organizations.
7.4 At least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any policy or policies of such
insurance, the responsible party shall renew such insurance, and shall deliver to the other party
within the said period of time, copies of such policies or certificates of insurance, together with
proof of payment of all premiums therefor. If Tenant fails to renew such insurance at least three
(3) days prior to the expiration of any policy or policies of such insurance, Landlord shall have
the right, but not the obligation, without waiving or releasing Tenant from any obligation, to
procure Tenants Required Insurance at Tenants cost and expense and the cost thereof shall be
payable on demand as Rent, together with interest thereon at the rate equal to lesser of ten
percent (10%) per annum and the highest rate permitted by law (the Applicable Rate).
7.5 Neither party shall violate, or permit to be violated, any of the conditions of any of the
said policies of insurance, and each party shall perform and satisfy the requirements of the
companies writing such policies so that companies of good standing, reasonably satisfactory to the
other party, shall be willing to write and/or continue such insurance.
7.6 At the option of either party, the Tenants Required Insurance or the Landlords Required
Insurance, as applicable, may be effected by blanket and/or umbrella policies covering the Premises
and other properties owned or leased by Tenant or owned by Landlord, respectively, provided that
the policies otherwise comply with the provisions of this Lease and allocate to the Premises the
specified coverage, without coinsurance by reason of, or damage to, any other property named
therein, and if the insurance required by this Lease shall be effected by any such blanket or
umbrella policies, each party shall furnish to the other party certified copies or duplicate
originals of such policies in place of the originals, with schedules thereto attached showing the
amount of insurance afforded by such policies applicable to the Premises, but not necessarily
reflect the entire limit for the Tenant, but only for the portion applicable to the Premises.
7.7 Tenant hereby releases Landlord with respect to any claim (including a claim for
negligence) which it might otherwise have against Landlord for loss, damages or destruction with
respect to its property by fire or other peril (including rental value or business interest, as the
case may be) occurring during the Term. This waiver of subrogation and release shall extend to the
agents of Landlord and its employees.
8. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
8.1 Insured Casualty. If, at any time after the execution of this Lease, the
Premises, or any portion thereof, should be damaged or destroyed by any casualty insured or
required to be insured hereunder by Landlords Required Insurance, the following provisions shall
govern the rights and obligations of Landlord and Tenant:
i. If such damage or destruction occurs and is to the extent of twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the then current replacement cost of the Improvements,
Landlord or Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease by giving at least fifteen (15)
days written notice of its said election to the other party, such notice to be given
within thirty (30) days after the date of such damage or destruction. If neither
Landlord nor Tenant shall elect to terminate this Lease, Landlord shall repair,
reconstruct or restore the Demised Premises in accordance with the provisions of
subparagraph ii, below.
ii. Except as provided in subparagraph (i) above, in the event the Demised
Premises, or any portion thereof, should be damaged or destroyed by any casualty
insured or required to be insured hereunder by Landlords Required Insurance, this
Lease shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect (except as otherwise
herein provided) and Landlord shall promptly commence and with due diligence
complete the repair, reconstruction or restoration of the Demised Premises so far as
practicable to the condition in which the Premises were immediately prior to such
damage or destruction.
8.2 Uninsured Casualty. If at any time after the execution of this Lease, the Demised
Premises, or any portion thereof, should be damaged or destroyed by any casualty not required on
the part of the Landlord to be insured against hereunder and such damage or destruction is to the
extent of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the then current replacement cost of the
Improvements, Landlord or Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease by giving at least fifteen (15)
days written notice of its said election to the other party, such notice to be given within thirty
(30) days after the date of such damage or destruction. If at any time after the execution of this
Lease the improvements on the Demised Premises or any portion thereof should be damaged or
destroyed by any casualty not required on the part of the Landlord to be insured against hereunder
and Landlord or Tenant has not elected to terminate this Lease as provided herein, then Landlord
shall repair, reconstruct or restore the Demised Premises. If Landlord elects to repair,
reconstruct or restore the Demised Premises after such damage or destruction thereto, this Lease
shall continue in full force and effect (except as otherwise herein provided) and Landlord shall
promptly commence and with due diligence complete the repair, reconstruction or restoration of the
Demised Premises so far as practicable to the condition to which the Demised Premises were
immediately prior to such damage or destruction. If Landlord fails to make such election, then
this Lease shall be deemed terminated as of the date of such damage or destruction,
and all amounts paid or payable by Tenant to Landlord shall, where applicable, be prorated
between Landlord and Tenant.
8.3 Abatement of Rent. Tenant agrees at all times after any damage to or destruction
of the improvement on the Demised Premises, or any portion thereof, to continue the operation of
its business therein to the extent practicable from the standpoint of good business, and in the
event Landlord is required or elects to make any repairs, reconstruction or restoration of any
damage or destruction to the Demised Premises under any of the provisions of this Paragraph, Tenant
shall not be entitled to any damages by reason of any inconvenience or loss sustained by Tenant as
a result thereof. Provided that the damage or destruction was not caused in whole or in part by
the negligence or misconduct of Tenant and/or its employees, agents or invitees, during the period
commencing with the date of any such damage or destruction which Landlord is required or elects
hereunder to repair, reconstruct or restore, and ending with the completion of such repairs,
reconstruction or restoration, the Rent shall be proportionately abated in an amount equal to the
proportion thereof which the number of square feet of gross floor area in the Demised Premises
rendered untenable by Tenant (and is actually not used or occupied by Tenant) thereby bears to the
total number of square feet of gross floor area in the Demised Premises immediately prior to such
damage or destruction. Payment of the full amount of Rent and all other charges shall resume upon
the completion of such work of repair, reconstruction or restoration.
8.4 Effect of Termination. In the event this Lease is terminated under any of the
provisions of this Paragraph, such termination shall become effective at the time and in accordance
with the respective provisions herein contained for the termination of this Lease; provided,
however, that all rentals and other charges on the part of Tenant to be paid hereunder shall be
prorated and paid either as of the date of such damage or destruction, or as of the date Tenant
ceases doing any business in, upon or from the Demised Premises, whichever last occurs.
8.5 Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any different procedure for the
Restoration of the Premises or disbursement of insurance proceeds which may be required under any
mortgage or Superior Lease (defined below) shall take precedence over and be in addition to any
contrary procedure provided for in this Lease.
9. CONDEMNATION
9.1 If (a) the whole of the Premises shall be lawfully taken by condemnation or other eminent
domain proceedings pursuant to any law, general or special, or (b) substantially all of the
Premises (hereinafter defined) shall be taken in or by such proceedings, and within thirty (30)
days after receipt from Landlord of a notice of a pending condemnation Tenant shall have given
notice to Landlord of its intention to terminate this Lease if such taking is effected, this Lease
shall terminate, in the case of a taking of the whole of the Premises, on the date of such taking,
and, in the case of the taking of substantially all of the Premises on the first Rent payment date
occurring not less than thirty (30) days after such taking. All Rent required to be paid by Tenant
under this Lease shall be paid up to the date of such termination and upon such termination this
Lease shall be of no further force and effect, except that any obligation or liability of either
party, actual or contingent, under this Lease which has accrued on or prior to such termination
date shall survive and any prepayment of Rent shall be prorated between the parties. For purposes
of this Article substantially all of the Premises shall be deemed to mean such portion of the
Premises as, when so taken, would leave remaining a balance of the Premises which, due either
to the area so taken or the location of the part so taken in relation to the part not so taken,
would not under economic conditions, applicable zoning laws, building regulations then existing or
prevailing, readily accommodate a new building or buildings of a nature similar to the Building
existing at the date of such taking and after performance of all covenants, agreements, terms and
provisions herein and by law provided to be performed and paid by Tenant. Tenant, in cooperation
with Landlord, shall have the right to participate in any condemnation proceedings and be
represented by counsel, at Tenants sole cost, for the purpose of protecting its interests
hereunder. Landlord agrees that it will not enter into any agreement with any condemning authority
in settlement of or on the threat of any condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding affecting
the Premises without the consent of Tenant, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
9.2 If only a portion of the Premises shall be so taken and Section 9.1 does not
apply, this Lease shall be unaffected by such taking, except that Rent payable by Tenant pursuant
to the provisions of this Lease shall be equitably reduced to a just and appropriate amount
according to the nature and extent of the taking.
9.3 Landlord shall be entitled to receive the entire award in any proceeding with respect to
any taking provided for in this Article without deduction therefrom for any estate vested in Tenant
by this Lease and Tenant shall receive no part of such award, except that, in the case of a partial
taking which does not result in a termination of this Lease. Tenant hereby assigns to Landlord all
of its right, title and interest in or to every such award. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to prohibit Tenant from making a separate claim, to the extent permitted by law, for the
value of Tenants inventory, movable trade fixtures, machinery and moving expenses, provided that
the making of such claim does not adversely affect or diminish Landlords award.
9.4 In the event of any taking of the Premises which does not result in a termination of this
Lease, Landlord at Landlords expense, subject to the provisions of Articles 6 and 8 and whether or
not any award or awards shall be sufficient for the purpose, shall proceed with reasonable
diligence to repair, alter and restore the remaining parts of the Premises to substantially the
condition existing immediately prior to the date of taking to the extent that the same may be
feasible and so as to constitute a complete and tenantable Premises. If the proceeds of such award
or awards are not sufficient to pay the full cost thereof, Landlord shall pay such deficit.
9.5 Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any different procedure for the
Restoration of the Premises or disbursement of proceeds which may be required under any mortgage or
Superior Lease shall take precedence over and be in addition to any contrary procedure provided for
in this Lease.
9.6 In case of any governmental action, not resulting in the taking or condemnation of any
portion of the Premises but creating a right to compensation therefor, such as the changing of the
grade of any street upon which the Premises abut, this Lease shall continue in full force and
effect without reduction or abatement of Rent and the award shall be paid to Landlord, provided
such action does not have a material adverse effect on Tenants use and occupancy of the Premises.
10. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
10.1 Tenant shall not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of
law or otherwise, assign, mortgage, pledge or encumber this Lease, or underlet or suffer or permit
all or any part of the Premises to be used or occupied by others, without the prior written consent
of Landlord, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each
instance. Neither party shall sublease, license or otherwise permit the occupancy of any portion
of the Building or Premises to a competitor of the other party. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, without the consent of Landlord, Tenant may assign or sublease this Lease to any
Affiliate, as defined herein; provided, however, that (i) Tenant provides Landlord at least
thirty (30) days prior written notice of such assignment or sublease and (ii) Tenant and any such
Affiliate both remain jointly and severally liable for all obligations and liabilities under this
Lease. Affiliate shall mean (i) Tenants parent or any other entity that is wholly owned by
Tenant, or under common control with Tenant; (ii) any entity acquiring all or substantially all of
the Tenants assets or stock; or (iii) any successor entity to Tenant following a merger, provided,
in each instance, such assignee or sublessee is not a competitor of Landlord, as determined by
Landlord in Landlords reasonable judgment.
11. SUBORDINATION
11.1 Subject to the provisions of Section 11.3 below, all rights and interests of Tenant under
this Lease are subject, subordinate and inferior to all existing and future superior ground or
underlying leases (a Superior Lease) and mortgages encumbering the Premises or any part
thereof, and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions of any
such Superior Leases and mortgages. The right of the holder of any such Superior Lease or mortgage
shall at all times be and remain prior and superior to all rights and interest of Tenant. This
provision shall constitute a self-operative subordination agreement with respect to all such
Superior Leases and mortgages and all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and
extensions thereof. If the holder of any such Superior Lease or mortgage shall require confirmation
of any subordination or a separate subordination agreement, Tenant shall execute such confirmation
or subordination agreement, within ten (10) days of Landlords request, in the form required by the
lessor under such Superior Lease or holder of such mortgagee, as applicable, and reasonably
satisfactory to Tenant; provided, however, such subordination shall be upon the express condition
that the validity of the Lease shall be recognized by the mortgagee, and that, notwithstanding any
default by the mortgagor with respect to said mortgage or any foreclosure thereof, Tenants
possession and right of use under this Lease in and to the Premises shall not be disturbed by such
mortgagee unless and until Tenant shall breach any of the provisions hereof and this Lease or
Tenants right to possession hereunder shall have been terminated in accordance with the provisions
of this Lease.
11.2 In the event any proceedings are brought for the foreclosure of, or in the event of
exercise of power of sale under, any first mortgage covering Landlords interest in the Premises,
and such holder takes possession of the Premises, either as the result of foreclosure of such
mortgage or by accepting a deed to the Premises in lieu of foreclosure, or the Premises shall be
purchased at such a foreclosure by a third party, and such holder or third party shall furnish
Tenant satisfactory evidence that it has acquired title to the Premises subject to no liens or
encumbrances superior to this Lease, other than taxes not yet due and payable, Tenant shall attorn
to such holder or third party and recognize it as its landlord under this Lease, and such
holder or third party will in such event recognize and accept Tenant as its tenant hereunder,
whereupon this Lease shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between such holder
or third party and Tenant for the term of this Lease and such holder or third party shall,
henceforth, be subject to all of the terms of this Lease and perform all of the obligations of
Landlord hereunder with the same force and effect as if it were originally named as Landlord
hereunder; provided, however, that if conflicting claims should be made to the rent payable
hereunder, Tenant shall have the right to institute an interpleader suit for the purpose of
determining who is entitled to payment of such rent and to pay the rent in accordance with the
judicial determination rendered in such proceeding.
11.3 At Tenants request, Landlord further agrees that, it shall obtain a written
non-disturbance and attornment agreement from any current or future mortgagee, lienholder, trustee
or encumbrancer whose interest shall be prior to this Lease as of the Commencement Date and
Landlord shall furnish Tenant with a copy of such agreement. Said non-disturbance agreement shall
expressly provide, inter alia, that (i) the parties thereto are executing such
agreement for the benefit of Tenant herein; and (ii) so long as Tenant shall be not then in default
under this Lease, no action or proceeding shall be taken at any time during the lease term or any
extension thereof, which shall disturb Tenants possession, quiet enjoyment, or any other
beneficial use of the demised premises as provided for in this Lease. The subordination of
Tenants interest hereunder to any mortgage or Superior Lease shall be expressly conditioned upon
Tenants receipt of such non-disturbance agreement.
11.4 Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that there is no mortgage or Superior Lease
affecting the Premises as of the date hereof.
12. OBLIGATIONS OF TENANT
12.1 Tenant shall promptly comply, in all material respects, with all laws, ordinances,
orders, rules, regulations, and requirements or requests of all Federal, state, municipal or other
governmental or quasi-governmental authorities or bodies then having jurisdiction over the Premises
(or any part thereof) applicable to the use and occupation thereof by Tenant, of every nature and
kind (each, a Requirement), and Tenant shall so perform and comply, whether or not such
laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations or requirements shall now exist or shall hereafter be
enacted or promulgated and whether or not the same may be said to be within the present
contemplation of the parties hereto; provided, however, that Tenant is under no obligation to
remedy or to render compliant any violations of applicable laws or Requirements, now existing or
hereafter promulgated, applicable to the Premises, unless and to the extent such violation or
non-compliance is a result of Tenants particular use of the Premises. Except to the extent the
same is Tenants responsibility hereunder, Landlord shall comply in all material respects with all
Requirements applicable to the ownership of the Premises.
12.2 Tenant agrees to give Landlord notice of any law, ordinance, rule, regulation or
requirement enacted, passed, promulgated, made, issued or adopted after the Commencement Date by
any of the governmental departments or agencies or authorities hereinbefore mentioned affecting the
Premises or Tenants use thereof, a copy of which is served upon or received by Tenant, or a copy
of which is posted on, or fastened or attached to the Premises, or otherwise brought to the
attention of Tenant, by mailing within five (5) business days after such service, receipt, posting,
fastening or attaching or after the same otherwise comes to the attention of
Tenant, a copy of each and every one thereof to Landlord. At the same time, Tenant will
inform Landlord as to the Work which Landlord is required to do or take in order to comply
therewith, provided, however if such Work is necessitated by Tenants particular use of the
Premises, Tenant shall notify Landlord as to the Work which Tenant proposes to do or take in order
to comply therewith, subject to Landlords reasonable approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, if such Work would require any Alterations which would, in Landlords opinion, reduce the
value of the Premises or change the general character, design or use of the Building or other
improvements thereon, and if Tenant does not desire to contest the same, Tenant shall, if Landlord
so requests, defer compliance therewith in order that Landlord may, if Landlord wishes, contest or
seek modification of or other relief with respect to such Requirements, but nothing herein shall
relieve Tenant of the duty and obligation, at Tenants expense, to comply with such Requirements,
or such Requirements as modified, whenever Landlord shall so direct, provided, however, if
Landlords decision to defer such compliance materially disrupts Tenants ability to operate its
business in the manner historically operated, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease
upon ninety (90) days written notice to Landlord.
12.3 Landlord and Tenant shall defend, indemnify and save harmless each other, any partners or
members of each other, any partners or members of any partners or members of each other and any
officers, stockholders, directors or employees of any of the foregoing (collectively,
Indemnified Parties), on an after-tax basis from (a) any and all liabilities, claims,
causes of actions, suits, damages and expenses (collectively, Claims) arising from (i)
any work or thing whatsoever done, or any condition created in or about the Premises during the
Term, (ii) any use, non-use, possession, occupation, Alteration, repair, condition, operation,
management or maintenance of the Premises or any part thereof; (iii) any negligent or otherwise
wrongful act or omission of Landlord or Tenant or any of their employees, agents, contractors or
subcontractors, (iv) any accident, injury (including death) or damage to any person or property
occurring in, on or about the Premises or any part thereof or in, on or about any street, alley,
sidewalk, curb, vault, passageway, common area or space comprising a part thereof or adjacent
thereto, and (v) any breach, violation or non-performance of any covenant, condition or agreement
in this Lease to be fulfilled, kept, observed or performed by Landlord or Tenant; and (b) all
costs, expenses and liabilities incurred, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees
and disbursements through and including appellate proceedings, in or in connection with any of such
Claims. If any action or proceeding shall be brought against any of the Indemnified Parties by
reason of any such Claims, Landlord or Tenant, as applicable, upon notice from any of the
Indemnified Parties, shall resist and defend such action or proceeding, at its sole cost and
expense by counsel chosen by the indemnifying party who shall be satisfactory to such Indemnified
Party. The indemnifying party or its counsel shall keep each Indemnified Party fully apprised at
all times of the status of such defense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnified Party may
retain its own attorneys to defend or assist in defending any claim, action or proceeding involving
potential liability in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), and the indemnifying
party shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such attorneys. The provisions of this
Section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
12.4 If at any time prior to, or during the Term (or within the statutory period thereafter if
attributable to Tenant), any mechanics or other lien or order for payment of money, which shall
have been either created by, caused (directly or indirectly) by, or suffered against Tenant, shall
be filed against the Premises or any part thereof, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall
cause the same to be discharged by payment, bonding or otherwise, as provided by law, within
ten (10) business days after the filing thereof. Tenant shall, upon notice and request in writing
by Landlord, defend for Landlord, at Tenants sole cost and expense, any action or proceeding which
may be brought on or for the enforcement of any such lien or order for payment of money, and will
pay any damages and satisfy and discharge any judgment entered in such action or proceeding and
save, indemnify and hold harmless Landlord, on an after tax basis from any liability, claim or
damage resulting therefrom. In default of Tenants procuring the discharge of any such lien as
aforesaid Landlord may, without notice, and without prejudice to its other remedies hereunder,
procure the discharge thereof by bonding or payment or otherwise, and all cost and expense which
Landlord shall incur shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord as Rent forthwith.
12.5 LANDLORD SHALL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO PAY FOR ANY WORK, LABOR OR
SERVICES RENDERED OR MATERIALS FURNISHED TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF TENANT UPON OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PREMISES, AND NO MECHANICS OR OTHER LIEN FOR SUCH WORK, LABOR OR SERVICES OR MATERIAL
FURNISHED SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ATTACH TO OR AFFECT THE REVERSIONARY INTEREST OF LANDLORD
IN AND TO THE PREMISES OR ANY ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS, OR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ERECTED OR MADE THEREON.
NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS LEASE SHALL BE DEEMED OR CONSTRUED IN ANY WAY AS CONSTITUTING THE REQUEST
OR CONSENT OF LANDLORD, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO ANY CONTRACTOR, SUBCONTRACTOR, LABORER OR
MATERIALMAN FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY LABOR OR THE FURNISHING OF ANY MATERIALS FOR ANY SPECIFIC
IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION TO OR REPAIR OF THE PREMISES OR ANY PART THEREOF, NOR AS GIVING TENANT ANY
RIGHT, POWER OR AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR OR PERMIT THE RENDERING OF ANY SERVICES OR THE FURNISHING
OF ANY MATERIALS ON BEHALF OF LANDLORD THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO THE FILING OF ANY LIEN AGAINST THE
PREMISES.
12.6 Neither Landlord nor its agents shall be liable for any loss of or damage to the Premises
of Tenant or others by reason of casualty, theft or otherwise, or for any injury or damage to
persons or property resulting from any cause of whatsoever nature, unless caused by or due to the
negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, servants or employees.
12.7 Except as otherwise set forth on Exhibit L attached hereto, Landlord shall
continue to deliver the same customary real estate related services to Tenant as Tenant had
previously and customarily enjoyed prior to Commencement Date at levels substantially comparable to
the level of services enjoyed by Tenant during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding
the Commencement Date.
13. DEFAULT BY TENANT
13.1 Each of the following shall be deemed an event of default (an Event of Default)
and a breach of this Lease by Tenant:
A. If Tenant shall fail to pay the Rent to be paid by Tenant hereunder for a period of five
(5) business days after written notice of such default by Landlord to Tenant.
B. If Tenant shall default in the performance or observance of any of the other agreements,
conditions, covenants or terms herein contained, and such default shall continue for thirty (30)
days after written notice by Landlord to Tenant, or if such default is of such a nature that it
cannot be completely remedied with said thirty (30) day period and Tenant shall not commence within
said thirty (30) day period to remedy such default and thereafter diligently prosecute the same to
completion.
C. If Tenant abandons the Premises, except as may be permitted in the case of any casualty,
damage or condemnation.
D. If this Lease or the estate of Tenant hereunder shall be assigned, sublet, transferred,
mortgaged or encumbered without compliance with the provisions of this Lease applicable thereto.
E. If (i) Tenant shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or
future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to
Tenant, or seeking to adjudicate Tenant a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to
Tenant or Tenants debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other
similar official for Tenant or for all or any substantial part of Tenants property; or (ii) Tenant
shall make a general assignment for the benefit of Tenants creditors; or (iii) there shall be
commenced against Tenant any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i)
above or seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process
against all or any substantial part of Tenants property, which case, proceeding or other action
(x) results in the entry of an order for relief or (y) remains undismissed, undischarged or
unbonded for a period of thirty (30) days; or (iv) Tenant shall take any action consenting to or
approving of any of the acts set forth in clause (i) or (ii) above; or (v) Tenant shall generally
not, or shall be unable to, pay Tenants debts as they become due or shall admit in writing
Tenants inability to pay Tenants debts.
13.2 To the extent permitted by applicable law, if an Event of Default shall occur, Landlord
may elect to declare all Rent for the remainder of the Term due and payable and, if Landlord shall
make such an election, the present value of the Rent shall be due and payable ten (10) days after
notice by Landlord to Tenant of such election. The aforesaid present value shall be determined by
discounting each monthly installment of Rent for the remainder of the Term from the date such
installment would have been due and payable to the date of Landlords election to accelerate, by a
rate of one (1%) percent per annum less than the interest rate paid under a United States Treasury
Bill of comparable duration. Landlord also may elect to proceed by appropriate judicial
proceedings, either at law or in equity, to enforce performance or observance by Tenant of the
applicable provisions of this Lease and/or to recover damages for breach thereof.
13.3
A. If an Event of Default shall occur and Landlord, at any time thereafter, at its option,
gives written notice to Tenant stating that this Lease and the Term shall expire and terminate on
the date specified in such notice, which date shall be not less than three (3) days after the
giving of such notice, and if, on the date specified in such notice, Tenant shall have
failed to cure the default which was the basis for the Event of Default, then, all rights of
Tenant under this Lease and to the Term herein demised shall expire and terminate as if the date
specified in the notice given were the date herein definitely fixed for the expiration of the Term
and Tenant immediately shall quit and surrender the Premises, which termination shall not relieve
Tenant from any liability then or thereafter accruing hereunder.
B. If an Event of Default described in Sections 13.1(A) or (B) hereof shall
occur, or this Lease shall be terminated as provided in Section 13.3(A) hereof, Landlord,
without notice, and with or without court proceedings, (i) may re-enter and repossess the Premises
using such force for that purpose as may be necessary without being liable to indictment,
prosecution or damages therefor or (ii) may dispossess Tenant by summary proceedings or otherwise,
which reentry and repossession by Landlord shall not relieve Tenant from any liability then or
thereafter accruing hereunder.
13.4 If this Lease shall be terminated as provided in Section 13.3(A) hereof and/or
Tenant shall be dispossessed by summary proceedings or otherwise as provided in Section
13.3(B) hereof,
A. Tenant shall pay to Landlord all Rent payable under this Lease by Tenant to Landlord to the
date upon which this Lease and the Term shall have expired and come to an end or to the date of
re-entry upon the Premises by Landlord, as the case may be;
B. Landlord may repair and alter the Premises in such manner as Landlord may deem necessary or
advisable without relieving Tenant of any liability under this Lease or otherwise affecting any
such liability, and/or let or re-let the Premises or any parts thereof for the whole or any part of
the remainder of the Term or for a longer period, in Landlords name or as agent of Tenant, and out
of any rent and other sums collected or received as a result of such re-letting Landlord shall:
(i) first, pay to itself the cost and expense of terminating this Lease, re-entering, retaking,
repossessing, repairing and/or altering the Premises, or any part thereof, and the cost and expense
of removing all persons and property therefrom, including in such costs brokerage commissions,
legal expenses and attorneys fees and disbursements, (ii) second, pay to itself the cost and
expense sustained in securing any new tenants and other occupants, including in such costs
brokerage commissions, legal expenses and attorneys fees and disbursements and other expenses of
preparing the Premises for re-letting, and, if Landlord shall maintain and operate the Premises,
the cost and expense of operating and maintaining the Premises, and (iii) third, pay to itself any
balance remaining on account of the liability of Tenant to Landlord. Landlord in no way shall be
responsible or liable for any failure to re-let the Premises or any part thereof, or for any
failure to collect any rent due on any such re-letting, and no such failure to re-let or to collect
rent shall operate to relieve Tenant of any liability under this Lease or to otherwise affect any
such liability;
C. Tenant shall be liable for and shall pay to Landlord, as damages, any deficiency (referred
to as Deficiency) between the Rent reserved in this Lease for the period which otherwise
would have constituted the unexpired portion of the Term and the net amount, if any, of rents
collected under any re-letting effected pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.4(B)
hereof for any part of such period (first deducting from the rents collected under any such
re-letting all of the payments to Landlord described in Section 13.4(B) hereof); any such
Deficiency shall be paid in installments by Tenant on the days specified in this Lease for payment of
installments of Rent, and Landlord shall be entitled to recover from
Tenant each Deficiency installment as the same shall arise, and no suit to collect the amount of
the Deficiency for any installment period shall prejudice Landlords right to collect the
Deficiency for any subsequent installment period by a similar proceeding; and
D. Whether or not Landlord shall have collected any Deficiency installments as aforesaid,
Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant, and Tenant shall pay to Landlord, on demand, in
lieu of any further Deficiencies, as and for liquidated and agreed final damages (it being agreed
that it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix the actual damage), a sum equal to the
amount by which the Rent reserved in this Lease for the period which otherwise would have
constituted the unexpired portion of the Term exceeds the then fair and reasonable rent value of
the Premises for the same period, both discounted to present worth at the rate of one percent (1%)
per annum less than the interest rate paid under a United States Treasury Bill of comparable
duration less the aggregate amount of Deficiencies theretofore collected by Landlord pursuant to
the provisions of Section 13.4(C) hereof for the same period; it being agreed that before
presentation of proof of such liquidated damages to any court, commission or tribunal, if the
Premises, or any part thereof, shall have been re-let by Landlord for the period which otherwise
would have constituted the unexpired portion of the Term, or any part thereof, the amount of rent
reserved upon such re-letting shall be deemed, prima facie, to be the fair and
reasonable rental value for the part or the whole of the Premises so re-let during the term of the
re-letting.
13.5 No termination of this Lease pursuant to Section 13.3(A) hereof, and no taking
possession of and/or re-letting the property, or any part thereof, pursuant to Sections
13.3(B) and 13.4(B) hereof, shall relieve Tenant of its liabilities and obligations
hereunder, all of which shall survive such expiration, termination, repossession or re-letting.
13.6 To the extent not prohibited by law, Tenant hereby waives and releases all rights now or
hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise which would have the effect of limiting or modifying
any of the provisions of this Article. Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any
instruments which Landlord may request, whether before or after the occurrence of an Event of
Default, evidencing such waiver or release.
13.7 The Rent payable by Tenant hereunder and each and every installment thereof, and all
costs, attorneys fees and disbursements and other expenses which may be incurred by Landlord in
enforcing the provisions of this Lease or on account of any delinquency of Tenant in carrying out
the provisions of this Lease shall be and they hereby are declared to constitute a valid perfected
lien upon the interest of Tenant in this Lease and in the Premises, and the rents, issues and
profits therefrom.
13.8 Suit or suits for the recovery of damages, or for a sum equal to any installment or
installments of Rent payable hereunder or any Deficiencies or other sums payable by Tenant to
Landlord pursuant to this Article, may be brought by Landlord from time to time at Landlords
election, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require Landlord to await the date
whereon this Lease or Term would have expired by limitation had there been no Event of Default by
Tenant and termination.
13.9 Nothing contained in this Article shall limit or prejudice the right of Landlord to prove
and obtain as liquidated damages in any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
reorganization or dissolution proceeding an amount equal to the maximum allowed by a statute
or rule of law governing such proceeding and in effect at the time when such damages are to be
proved, whether or not such amount shall be greater than, equal to or less than the amount of the
damages referred to in any of the preceding Sections of this Article.
13.10 No receipt of moneys by Landlord from Tenant after the termination of this Lease, or
after the giving of any notice of the termination of this Lease shall reinstate, continue or extend
the Term or affect any notice theretofore given to Tenant, or operate as a waiver of the right of
Landlord to enforce the payment of Rent payable by Tenant hereunder or thereafter falling due, or
operate as a waiver of the right of Landlord to recover possession of the Premises by proper
remedy, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, it being agreed that after the service of
notice to terminate this Lease or the commencement of any suit or summary proceedings, or after a
final order or judgment for the possession of the Premises, Landlord may demand, receive and
collect any moneys due or thereafter falling due without in any manner affecting such notice,
proceeding, order, suit or judgment, all such moneys collected being deemed payments on account of
the use and occupation of the Premises or, at the election of Landlord, on account of Tenants
liability hereunder.
13.11 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as prohibited by applicable law, Tenant
hereby expressly waives the service of any notice to quit or notice of Landlords intention to
re-enter provided for in any statute, or of the institution of legal proceedings to that end, and
Tenant, for and on behalf of itself and all persons claiming through or under Tenant, also waives
any and all right of redemption provided by any law or statute now in force or hereafter enacted or
otherwise, or re-entry or repossession or to restore the operation of this Lease in case Tenant
shall be dispossessed by a judgment or by warrant of any court or judge or in case of re-entry or
repossession by Landlord or in case of any expiration or termination of this Lease, and Landlord
and Tenant waive and shall waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by
either of the parties hereto against the other on any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any
way connected with this Lease, the relationship of Landlord and Tenant, Tenants use or occupancy
of the Premises, or any claim of injury or damage. The terms enter, re-enter, entry or
re-entry, as used in this Lease are not restricted to their technical legal meaning.
13.12 No failure by Landlord to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, agreement,
term or condition of this Lease or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach
thereof, and no acceptance of full or partial Rent during the continuance of any such breach, shall
constitute a waiver of any such breach or of such covenant, agreement, term or condition. No
covenant, agreement, term or condition of this Lease to be performed or complied with by Tenant,
and no breach thereof, shall be waived, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed
by Landlord. No waiver of any breach shall affect or alter this Lease, but each and every
covenant, agreement, term and condition of this Lease shall continue in full force and effect with
respect to any other then existing or subsequent breach thereof.
13.13 Tenant shall pay to Landlord an amount net to Landlord on an after-tax basis equal to
all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and
disbursements, incurred by Landlord in any action or proceeding to which Landlord may be made a
party by reason of any act or omission of Tenant. Tenant also shall pay to Landlord all costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements, incurred by
Landlord in enforcing any of the covenants and provisions of this Lease and incurred
in any action brought by Landlord against Tenant on account of the provisions hereof, and all
such costs, expenses, and attorneys fees and disbursements may be included in and form a part of
any judgment entered in any proceeding brought by Landlord against Tenant on or under this Lease.
All of the sums paid or obligations incurred by Landlord as aforesaid, with interest and costs,
shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord on demand.
13.14 If an Event of Default shall occur under this Lease or Tenant shall fail to comply with
its obligations under this Lease, Landlord may (a) perform the same for the account of Tenant if
the same arises out of any obligation owed by Tenant to a third party or (b) make any expenditure
or incur any obligation for the payment of money in connection with any obligation owed to
Landlord, including, but not limited to reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements in
instituting, prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding, with interest thereon at Applicable
Rate and such amounts shall be deemed to be Rent hereunder and shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord
immediately upon demand therefor.
13.15 In the event that Tenant shall fail to pay Rent within five (5) days after its due date,
then from and after the sixth (6th) day until the date Tenant finally pays the Rent, Tenant shall
pay Landlord a late charge at the rate of ten (10%) percent per annum with respect to the
delinquent amount, provided, however, no late charges shall be assessed against Tenant prior to
January 1, 2012.
14. NO WAIVER
The failure of Landlord or Tenant to enforce any agreement, condition, covenant or term, by
reason of its breach by Tenant or Landlord, as the case may be, shall not be deemed to void, waive
or affect the right of Landlord or Tenant to enforce the same agreement, condition, covenant or
term on the occasion of a subsequent default or breach. The specific remedies to which Landlord
may resort under the terms of this Lease are cumulative and are not intended to be exclusive of any
other remedies or means of redress to which Landlord may be lawfully entitled in case of any breach
or threatened breach by Tenant of any of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease. The
failure of Landlord or Tenant to insist in any one or more cases upon the strict performance of any
of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease, or to exercise any right or remedy herein
contained, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment for the future of such terms,
covenants and conditions. The receipt by Landlord, or payment by Tenant, of Rent with knowledge of
the breach of any of such terms, covenants and conditions shall not be deemed a waiver of such
breach. The acceptance of any check or payment bearing or accompanied by any endorsement, legend
or statements shall not, of itself, constitute any change in or termination of this Lease. No
surrender of the Premises by Tenant (prior to any termination of this Lease) shall be valid unless
consented to in writing by Landlord or in accordance with the express terms of this Lease. In
addition to the other remedies in this Lease provided, Landlord shall be entitled to the restraint
by injunction of the violation or attempted or threatened violation of any of the terms, covenants
and conditions of this Lease or to a decree compelling performance of any of such terms, covenants
and conditions.
15. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
Landlord and Tenant agree that they shall, at any time and from time to time, within twenty
(20) days of request by the other party execute, acknowledge and deliver to the requesting party a
statement in writing certifying: (i) that this Lease is unmodified and in full
force and effect (or if there have been any modifications, that the Lease is in full force and
effect as modified and stating the modifications), (ii) the dates to which the Rent has been paid,
(iii) the address to which notices to Landlord or Tenant, as applicable, should be sent, (iv)
stating whether or not either party is in default in keeping, observing or performing any term,
covenant, agreement, provision, condition or limitation contained in this Lease and, if in default,
specifying each such default, (v) whether or not there are any offsets or defenses against the
enforcement of any provisions of the Lease by either party and if so, specifying the same, (vi) the
Commencement Date and the date of expiration for the current term of the Lease, (vii) that Tenant
is in possession of the Premises and (viii) any other matters reasonably requested by the other
party; it being intended that any such statement delivered pursuant to this Article may be relied
upon by the requesting party or any prospective purchaser of the Premises or any mortgagee thereof
or any assignee of any mortgage upon the Premises.
16. QUIET ENJOYMENT
Tenant, upon payment of the Rent herein reserved and upon the due performance and observance
of all the covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained on Tenants part to be performed
and observed, shall and may at all times during the Term peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy
the Premises in the same manner in which Tenant enjoyed the Premises immediately prior to the
Commencement Date without any manner of suit, trouble or hindrance of and from any person claiming
by, through or under Landlord, subject, however, to the terms and provisions of this Lease.
17. SURRENDER
17.1 Tenant shall, on the last day of the Term, or upon the sooner termination of the Term,
quit and surrender to Landlord the Premises vacant, free of all equipment, furniture and other
personal property, and in good order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and Tenant
shall remove or demolish all of the fixtures, structures and other improvements which Landlord
shall elect pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof. Any property not so
removed shall become the property of Landlord, and Landlord may cause such property to be removed
from the Premises and disposed of, but the cost of any such removal and disposition and of
repairing any damage caused by such removal shall be borne by Tenant. Tenants obligation to
observe and perform this covenant shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.
17.2 Tenant acknowledges that possession of the Premises must be surrendered to Landlord at
the expiration or sooner termination of the term of this Lease. Tenant agrees to indemnify
Landlord against and save Landlord harmless from all costs, claims, loss or liability resulting
from the failure or delay by Tenant in so surrendering the Premises, including, without limitation,
any claims made by any succeeding tenant founded on such failure or delay. Tenant therefore agrees
that if possession of the Premises is not surrendered to Landlord upon the expiration or sooner
termination of the term of this Lease, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as liquidated damages for
each month and for each portion of any month during which Tenant holds over in the Premises after
the expiration or sooner termination of the term of this Lease, in addition to any sums payable
pursuant to the foregoing indemnity, a sum equal to one hundred-fifty percent (150%) the aggregate
of the Rent which was payable under this Lease with respect to the last month of the term hereof.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to permit Tenant
to retain possession of the Premises after the expiration or sooner termination of the term of
this Lease. If Tenant holds over in possession after the expiration or termination of the term of
the Lease, such holding over shall not be deemed to extend the term or renew this Lease, but the
tenancy thereafter shall continue as a tenancy from month to month upon the terms and conditions of
this Lease at the Rent as herein increased. This provision shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease.
18. ACCESS
Landlord shall have the right and privilege at all times during the last six (6) months of the
Term to display a customary (as would be customary for similar buildings in the surrounding area)
For Sale sign on the Building and during the last six (6) months of the Term, Landlord shall have
the right and privilege to enter the Premises at reasonable times upon prior reasonable notice
during business hours for the purpose of exhibiting the same to prospective new tenants, but no
more than once a month, and to display the customary To Let signs on the Building. Landlord
shall also, at all reasonable times upon prior reasonable notice during the Term (the parties
acknowledge and agree that no prior notice shall be required in the event of an emergency), have
the right to enter the Premises or any part thereof for the purpose of making such repairs or
Alterations therein as Landlord is required to make under the terms of this Lease. Throughout the
Initial Term and any Extend Term of this Lease, Tenant shall have access to the Premises 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
19. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
19.1 Tenant covenants that (i) Tenant shall not cause or contribute to, and shall not permit
or direct any other Person to cause or contribute to, any contamination from any Hazardous
Substances (hereinafter defined) at, on, under or emanating from the Premises (ii) Tenant shall
not, and, (subject to Tenants contractual obligations to permit Landlord and its Affiliates or the
predecessors thereof, if applicable, to perform any necessary investigation, remediation or
corrective action regarding environmental matters), shall not cause or permit any other Person to,
use manufacture, store, generate, treat or Release any Hazardous Substances at, on, under or from
the Premises, except where such use, manufacture, storage, generation, treatment or Release or
threatened release is in material compliance with applicable Environmental Law (as defined below)
and is reasonably related to the conduct of Tenants business, (iii) in the event that Tenants (or
its subtenants or assignees) operations at or near the Premises result in the imposition of a
Lien on the Premises under any Environmental Law resulting from a matter for which Tenant would be
obliged to indemnify Landlord pursuant to Section 19.2 hereof, Tenant shall promptly and
expeditiously take all necessary steps to have such Lien removed, and (iv) Tenant shall not, and
shall not cause or permit any other Person to, install or operate any underground tanks for the
storage of any Hazardous Substances, including fuel oil, gasoline, waste oils, and/or other
petroleum products or by-products.
19.2 Tenant hereby agrees to indemnify Landlord, any mortgagee and any lessor under a Superior
Lease and hold Landlord, any mortgagee and any lessor of a Superior Lease harmless from and against
any and all losses, liabilities (including strict liability), damages, injuries, expenses
(including reasonable attorneys and consulting fees), costs of any settlement or judgment and
claims of any and every kind whatsoever (collectively Losses) paid, incurred or suffered
by, or asserted against Landlord, any mortgagee and any lessor of a Superior Lease
by any person or governmental authority for, with respect to, or as a direct or indirect
result of, either (i) the presence or Release or threatened release at, on or under, or from the
Premises of any Hazardous Substance (including, without limitation, any such Losses or claims
asserted or arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,
as amended, any so-called federal, state or local Superfund or Superlien laws) or (ii) the
violation of any applicable Environmental Law, to the extent such presence or Release or threatened
release or violation is caused by Tenants or any subtenants or assignees (or any of their
representatives) use of the Premises.
19.3 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease regarding indemnification of Landlord
by Tenant (other than Tenants obligations to indemnify Landlord pursuant to Section 19.6),
Landlord hereby agrees to indemnify Tenant and hold Tenant harmless from and against any and all
Losses paid, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against Tenant for, with respect to, or
as a direct or indirect result of, either (i) the presence or Release or threatened release at, on
or under, or from the Premises of any Hazardous Substance (including, without limitation, any such
Losses or claims asserted or arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act, as amended, any so-called federal, state or local Superfund or Superlien
laws) or (ii) the violation of any applicable Environmental Law, to the extent such presence or
Release or threatened release or violation is caused by: (x) Landlords or any of its Affiliates
or assignees (or any of their representatives) use or ownership of the Premises; or (y) any
environmental condition or contamination that existed on or prior to the commencement of this Lease
at, on or under, or from the Premises, except to the extent exacerbated by Tenants, any
subtenants, assignees or representatives negligence. With respect to asbestos containing
building materials, Landlord acknowledges and agrees that Tenant shall have no liability or
obligations concerning the removal or replacement thereof on the Premises, which are the sole
responsibility of the Landlord, provided, however, that Tenant shall be responsible for all costs
of any removal, replacement or abatement of asbestos containing building materials on the Premises
to the extent required pursuant to applicable Environmental Law as a result of Tenants (or any of
its subtenants or assignees) negligence or undertaking any modifications, maintenance, repairs,
or other activities on the Premises that results in any disturbance of asbestos containing building
materials, but only if the location of such materials have been previously identified with
reasonable specificity in writing by Landlord to Tenant.
19.4 In the event that an obligation to investigate or remediate the Premises arises under any
and all applicable environmental transaction trigger statutes or otherwise as a result of the
termination of the Lease or the cessation of operations at the subject Premises, Tenant shall be
primarily responsible for the completion of such investigation or remediation, unless such
termination or cessation is in connection with a sale or other transfer of the Premises or of the
Landlord or any other entity that directly or indirectly owns or controls the Premises, in which
case the transferor shall have such primary responsibility; provided, however, that the
foregoing shall in no way alter the allocation of liability for any such investigation or
remediation provided for under Sections 19.2 and 19.3 of this Lease. Each of Landlord and Tenant
agree to cooperate in good faith with each other to facilitate the completion of any obligations
under this Section 19.4, including, but not limited to: (i) promptly executing any applications,
filings, certifications, or other documents reasonably requested by the other party; (ii) providing
reasonable access to the other party (including representatives, consultants or agents) during
normal business hours to the Premises and relevant information and personnel; (iii) taking
commercially reasonable efforts at its own cost and expense to reasonably mitigate interference
with the conduct of any such
investigation or remediation or with the current operation or use of the Premises; (iv)
accepting the use of cost-efficient remediation strategies (as reasonably determined by party
principally liable for the remediation under Sections 19.3 and 19.4), including the use of
risk-based remediation standards based on continued industrial use of the property or imposition of
restrictive deed notices or other institutional or engineering controls (as long as such
cost-efficient remediation strategies would not materially interfere with or otherwise materially
impede the operation or use of the Premises); (v) providing prompt notification of all meetings
with consultants and Governmental Authorities and an opportunity to participate, at its own
expense, in such meetings; (vi) promptly providing copies of all material documents related to the
investigation or remediation and affording the other party a reasonable opportunity to review and
provide comments, at its own expense, on all reports, correspondence, work plans or other materials
submitted to any Governmental Authority and (vii) allowing the other party to observe and monitor,
at its own expense, the conduct of any investigative or remedial work being done at the Premises.
19.5 For purposes hereof:
A. Hazardous Substances shall mean any material, substance or waste that is listed,
classified, regulated, characterized or otherwise defined as hazardous, toxic, or radioactive,
or as pollutants or contaminants (or words of similar intent or meaning) under applicable
Environmental Laws; and any petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), petroleum
products or by-products and any constituents thereof, asbestos or asbestos-containing material,
urea formaldehyde insulation, toxic mold, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable or explosive
substances, radon, or pesticides.
B. Environmental Laws shall mean all foreign, federal, state or local statutes,
laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, judgments, orders or decrees or other binding
directives of relevant governmental agencies or authorities regulating, relating to, or imposing
liability or standards of conduct concerning pollution or protection of the environment or human
health and safety (to the extent related to pollution or exposure to harmful or deleterious
substances), including those relating to the use, manufacture, distribution, storage, recycling,
treatment, transport or Release or threatened release of any hazardous, toxic or dangerous wastes,
substances or materials as now or at any time hereunder in effect .
C. Release shall mean any Release or threatened release, spill, emission, leaking,
pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching
or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any
barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Substance).
19.6 Tenant shall not conduct any intrusive environmental investigation of the Premises
(including any collection or analysis of groundwater, surface water, soil or building materials) or
disclose the existence of any known or suspected environmental condition to any governmental
authority, unless such investigation or disclosure is: (i) required by applicable Environmental
Law or any other applicable Requirement, (ii) required by an enforceable order (or reasonably
believed by Tenant to be an enforceable order), directive or demand of a governmental authority,
acting within its jurisdiction (or reasonably believed by Tenant to be acting within its
jurisdiction), (iii) reasonably undertaken to facilitate the defense of a pending
third party claim or a third party claim reasonably anticipated based upon written
communications from a person who is not a party to this Lease or an Affiliate thereof, (iv)
reasonably undertaken in an emergency to protect against a threat to human health or the
environment, (v) reasonably undertaken in connection with repairs to or maintenance of the
Premises, (vi) reasonably undertaken in connection with the expansion of the Premises to
accommodate additional operations or uses reasonably consistent with those currently present,
provided that such expansion or alteration has been approved by Landlord pursuant to Article 6 of
this Lease and the Tenant has received Landlords prior written approval for the proposed
investigation, sampling, analysis, report or disclosure. Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord if
it reasonably believes that an intrusive environmental investigation or disclosure to a
governmental authority is required and shall allow Landlord a reasonable opportunity to assume
control over or, at Landlords discretion, to participate in the conduct of, the investigation or
disclosure, except that if, due to exigent circumstances, Tenants action is reasonably undertaken
without such notice to or allowance of or participation by Landlord, Tenant may inform the Landlord
of the environmental condition and Tenants conduct with respect to it as soon as practicable
thereafter. To the extent that Tenant conducts an investigation or makes a disclosure that is not
in compliance with this provision, Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless for the cost
of any remedial action arising or resulting from any conditions of contamination identified as a
result of such investigation or disclosure.
19.7 If Tenant receives (i) any notice of any material event involving the presence, Release
or threatened release, investigation or remediation of any Hazardous Substance at, on, under or
from the Premises or in connection with Tenants, or Tenants representatives, agents or
subtenants, use or operations thereon, or (ii) any complaint, order, citation or notice with regard
to any material violation of or material obligation under Environmental Law pertaining to the
Premises (an Environmental Complaint) from any governmental authority or other person,
then Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord orally and in writing of said notice. Without in any
way limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Tenant receives any notice of any lien filed as
security for amounts paid to clean up Hazardous Substances at the Premises, then Tenant shall
promptly notify Landlord and Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to discharge
such lien upon not less than ten (10) days notice to Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for
so long as Landlord is an Affiliate of Principal Stockholder, Tenant shall have no obligation to
notify Landlord of any notice, complaint, order, or citation received from or on behalf of the
Principal Stockholder or any Affiliate thereof, or from any other person in connection with the
implementation of any obligations of Principal Stockholder set forth in the Environmental Annex
that indicates the Principal Stockholder or any Affiliate thereof has also received such notice,
complaint, order, or citation. Tenant shall provide Landlord with immediate notification of and
indemnification for any notice of deficiency, notice of violation or citation issued by any
governmental agency.
19.8 After providing Tenant with notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure, Landlord shall
have the right (but not the obligation) to enter onto the Premises or to take such other actions as
it deems necessary or advisable to cleanup, remove, resolve or minimize the impact of, or otherwise
remediate or correct the presence or Release or threatened release of a Hazardous Substance or an
Environmental Complaint, provided that Landlord shall not unreasonably interfere with Tenants use
of the Premises. All costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Landlord in the exercise of any
such rights shall be payable by Tenant upon demand, provided
and to the extent that such presence or Release or threatened release or Environmental
Complaint is subject to Tenants duty to indemnify Landlord under Section 19.2 hereof.
19.9 Landlord has the right from time to time, upon reasonable prior notice and without undue
interference in Tenants operations, to perform (at its own expense, unless it reasonably believes
that Tenant has breached Section 19.1 hereof, in which case with respect to such breach it will be
at Tenants expense and in which case Landlord may request that Tenant perform) an environmental
audit, environmental site assessment, or, if reasonably deemed necessary by Landlord, an
environmental risk assessment, each in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord, of the
Premises, hazardous waste management practices and/or hazardous waste disposal sites used by
Tenant. Said audit, site assessment and/or risk assessment must be by an environmental consultant
reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and Tenant.
19.10 The provisions of this Article shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of
this Lease.
20. LANDLORD GENERALLY NOT LIABLE FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE, ETC.
20.1 Tenant is and shall be in exclusive control and possession of the Premises, and subject
to Section 19.3 of this Lease, Landlord shall not, in any event whatsoever, be liable for any
injury or damage to any property or to any person happening in, on or about the Premises, nor for
any injury or damage to any property of Tenant, or of any other person or persons contained
therein, nor for any injury or damage to the Premises or to any property belonging to Tenant or any
other person which may be caused by any fire or breakage, or which may arise from any other cause
whatsoever unless caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents or
employees. The provisions hereof permitting Landlord to enter and inspect the Premises are made
for the purpose of enabling Landlord to be informed as to whether Tenant is complying with the
agreements, terms, covenants and conditions hereof, and if Landlord so desires, to do such acts as
Tenant shall fail to do at Tenants sole cost and risks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and
subject to Section 19.3, Landlord agrees to defend and to indemnify and save Tenant harmless from
and against all liability, and all losses, damages, claims and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of injury to or death of persons, damage to or
destruction or loss of property, that directly or indirectly is caused by or results from
Landlords use of and operations on, in and about the Premises. Landlords obligations hereunder
shall survive the expiration or early termination of this Lease, unless Tenant purchases the
Premises, in which case Landlord shall cease to have any obligation hereunder to Tenant upon the
closing of the sale unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
20.2 In the event of any default by Landlord of its obligation hereunder, if any, Tenants
exclusive remedy shall be an action for damages (Tenant hereby waiving the benefit of any laws
granting it a lien upon the property of Landlord and/or upon rent due Landlord), but prior to any
such action Tenant will give Landlord written notice specifying such default with particularity,
and Landlord shall thereupon have thirty (30) days (plus such additional reasonable period as may
be required in the exercise by Landlord of due diligence) in which to cure any such default.
Unless and until Landlord fails to so cure any default after such notice, Tenant shall not have any
remedy or cause of action by reason thereof. All obligations of Landlord
hereunder will be construed as covenants, not conditions, all such obligations will be binding
upon Landlord only with respect to the period of its ownership of the Premises and not for any
period prior thereto or thereafter. Under no circumstances whatsoever shall Landlord or Tenant
ever be liable hereunder for consequential damages or special damages.
20.3 Subject to Tenants rights under Article 19, Tenant shall look only to Landlords estate
and interest in the Premises (or the proceeds thereof) for the satisfaction of Tenants remedies
for the collection of any judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money by
Landlord in the event of any default by Landlord under this Lease, and no other property or other
assets of Landlord, any member or partner of Landlord or any member or partner of any member or
partner of Landlord, or any officer, director, stockholder or employee of any of the foregoing
shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenants
remedies under or with respect to this Lease, the relationship of landlord and tenant hereunder or
Tenants use and occupancy of the Premises. However, nothing contained herein shall be construed
to permit Tenant to offset, and Tenant agrees that Tenant shall not offset, against rents due a
successor landlord, any judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money by
reason of any default of a prior landlord. If Tenant is required to report information concerning
the Premises to any governmental agency, Landlord shall have no claim against Tenant for any
diminution in value of the Premises resulting from such report, except to the extent such
diminution in value is caused by a change in the physical condition of the Premises caused by
Tenant (or, with respect to any change in physical condition that involves exacerbation of any
environmental condition or contamination that existed on or prior to the commencement of this
Lease, where Landlord would be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 19.2 of this Lease).
21. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
21.1 It is mutually agreed by and between Landlord and Tenant that the respective parties
shall and they hereby do waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by
either of the parties hereto against the other on any matters whatsoever arising out of or in any
way connected with this Lease, Tenants use or occupancy of the Premises, and/or any claim of
injury or damage excluding any claim for personal injury or property damage.
21.2 Tenant shall have the right to place one or more signs on the Premises to indicate the
nature of the business of Tenant. The sign shall be lawful under applicable sign codes and
subdivision covenants and all signs shall be reasonably approved by Landlord before being placed on
the Premises.
21.3 The term Landlord as used herein shall mean only the owner or the mortgagee in
possession for the time being of the applicable Premises, so that in the event of any sale,
transfer or conveyance of the Premises, Landlord shall be and hereby is entirely freed and relieved
of all agreements, covenants and obligations of Landlord hereunder, and it shall be deemed and
construed without further agreement between the parties or their successors in interest or between
the parties and the purchaser, transferee or grantee at any such sale, transfer or conveyance that
such purchaser, transferee or grantee has assumed and agreed to carry out any and all agreements,
covenants and obligations of Landlord hereunder.
21.4 The term Tenant as used herein shall mean the tenant identified on Schedule
I an applicable to the corresponding Premises, and from and after any valid assignment or
transfer
in whole of said Tenants interest under this Lease, with respect to the applicable Premises,
pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, shall mean only the assignee or transferee thereof; but
the foregoing shall not release the assignor or transferor from liability under this Lease.
21.5 The words re-enter and re-entry as used herein shall not be restricted to their
technical legal meaning.
21.6 The use herein of the neuter pronoun in any reference to Landlord or Tenant shall be
deemed to include any individual Landlord or Tenant, and the use herein of the words successor and
assigns or successors or assigns of Landlord or Tenant shall be deemed to include the heirs,
executors, administrators, representatives and assigns of any individual Landlord or Tenant.
21.7 The headings herein are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in
no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of this Lease nor in any way affect this
Lease.
21.8 This Lease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State in
which the Premises are located.
21.9 This Lease contains the entire agreement between the parties and may not be extended,
renewed, terminated or otherwise modified in any manner except by an instrument in writing executed
by the party against whom enforcement of any such modification is sought. All prior understandings
and agreements between the parties and all prior working drafts of this Lease are merged in this
Lease, which alone expresses the agreement of the parties. The parties agree that no inferences
shall be drawn from matters deleted from any working drafts of this Lease or against the party
preparing drafts hereof. The parties took equal part in drafting this Lease and no rule of
construction that would cause any of the terms hereof to be construed against the drafter shall be
applicable to the interpretation of this Lease.
21.10 The agreements, terms, covenants and conditions herein shall bind and inure to the
benefit of Landlord and Tenant and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors
and, except as is otherwise provided herein, their assigns.
21.11 Notice whenever provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be given either by
nationally recognized overnight courier, facsimile or by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, to:
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or to such other persons or at such other addresses as may be designated from time to time by
written notice from either party to the other. Notices shall be deemed given on the date of
delivery thereof and shall be deemed delivered on the date delivery is refused if properly sent and
addressed in accordance with the terms of this Section.
21.12 If any provision of this Lease shall be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the
provisions of this Lease shall not be affected thereby and each and every provision of this Lease
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
21.13 Landlord and Tenant represents and warrants to each other that they have not dealt with
any real estate broker in connection with this Lease and both agree to indemnify each other
harmless from any and all claims arising out of any breach of this representation and warranty.
The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
21.14 If any officer, servant or employee of Landlord renders assistance at the request of
Tenant or on the request of any officer, servant, employee, guest or licensee of Tenant, then that
employee shall be deemed the agent of the person making such request and Landlord is hereby
expressly released from any and all liability or loss in connection therewith.
21.15 This Lease shall not be recorded but the parties hereto agree, upon the request of
either party, to execute and deliver for recording a memorandum of lease incorporating the basic
terms and conditions hereof but deleting any statement or mention of the rental payments.
21.16 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, Tenant shall reimburse
Landlord, within five (5) business days after demand, as Rent hereunder, for any and all reasonable
costs that may be incurred by Landlord (including, without limitation, its attorneys, accountants
and other professional fees, costs and disbursements) in connection with any request by Tenant for
Landlords consent, review or approval relating to any matter hereunder.
21.17 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, each right and remedy
of Landlord or Tenant provided for in this Lease shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to
every other right or remedy provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by any party
hereto of any one or more of the rights or remedies provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the simultaneous or
later exercise by such party of any or all other rights or remedies provided for in this Lease or
now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
21.18 Landlord and Tenant represent and warrant to each other that their respective execution
and delivery of the Lease has been duly authorized, that the individual executing this Lease on
behalf of such party has been duly authorized to do so, and that no other action or approval is
required.
22. Confidential Information
22.1 Notwithstanding the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, for a
period of five (5) years from the date hereof, Landlord and Tenant shall hold, and shall cause each
of their
respective affiliates and subsidiaries to hold, and shall each cause their respective officers,
employees, agents, consultants and advisors (or potential buyers) to hold, in strict confidence,
and not to disclose or release or use, without the prior written consent of the other party (which
may be withheld in such partys sole and absolute discretion, except where disclosure is required
by applicable laws), any and all Confidential Information (as defined herein) concerning any other
party; provided, that the parties may disclose, or may permit disclosure of, Confidential
Information (i) to their respective auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers, insurers and
other appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know such information and are
informed of their obligation to hold such Confidential Information confidential to the same extent
as is applicable to the parties and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations,
the applicable party will be responsible, (ii) if the parties or any of their respective
subsidiaries are required or compelled to disclose any such Confidential Information by judicial or
administrative process or by other requirements of applicable laws or stock exchange rule, (iii) as
required in connection with any legal or other proceeding by one party against any other party,
(iv) as necessary in order to permit a party to prepare and disclose its financial statements, tax
returns or other required disclosures, or (v) as necessary for a party to enforce its rights under
this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any demand or request for disclosure
of Confidential Information is made pursuant to clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, each party,
as applicable, shall promptly notify the other of the existence of such request or demand and shall
provide the other a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy,
which such parties will cooperate in obtaining. In the event that such appropriate protective
order or other remedy is not obtained, the party which faces the disclosure requirement shall
furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed
and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such
Confidential Information. Confidential Information shall mean all non-public,
confidential or proprietary information concerning Landlord or Tenant, or any of their respective
affiliates or subsidiaries, or their past, current or future activities, businesses, finances,
assets, liabilities or operations, including any such information that was acquired by any party
after the date hereof, or that was provided to a party by a third party in confidence, except for
any information that is (i) in the public domain or known to the industry through no fault of the
receiving party or its affiliates or subsidiaries, (ii) lawfully acquired after the date hereof by
such party or its affiliates or subsidiaries from other sources not known to be subject to
confidentiality obligations with respect to such information or (iii) independently developed by
the receiving party after the date hereof without reference to any Confidential Information.
22.2 Each of the parties acknowledges that it and the other members of their respective
affiliates and subsidiaries may have in their possession confidential or proprietary information of
third parties that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with such third
party while part of the ITT Corporation companies. Each of the parties will hold, and will cause
the other members of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective
representatives to hold, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of third
parties to which they or any other member of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries has
access, in accordance with the terms of any agreements entered into prior to the date on which
Landlord and Tenant are no longer part of the same group of companies between one or more members
of the ITT Corporation companies (whether acting through, on behalf of, or in connection with, the
separated Businesses) and such third parties.
22.3 The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions of
this Section 22 were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly,
it is hereby agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having
jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease as of the day and year first
above set forth.
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MASTER SUBLEASE AGREEMENT
THIS MASTER SUBLEASE AGREEMENT (Sublease) is made as of the ___ day of ___________, 2011, by
and between the each of the sublessors (each a Sublessor) identified on Schedule I
attached hereto and made a part hereof, and each of the sublessees (each a Sublessee) identified
on Schedule I.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of each lease agreement described on Exhibit
S attached hereto and made a part hereof (the Prime Lease), each landlord (each a Landlord)
identified on Schedule I leased to each Sublessor certain premises (Premises) in the
building (Building) described opposite its name on Schedule I (each Sublessor has
delivered or made available upon request to each Sublessee a true and complete copy of the relevant
Prime Lease);
WHEREAS, each Sublessor in consideration of the rents herein reserved and of the terms,
provisions, covenants and agreements on the part of each Sublessee to be kept, observed and
performed, desires to sublease to each Sublessee and each Sublessee desires to sublease from each
Sublessor a portion of the Premises, shown outlined on the Floor Plan annexed to Exhibit S
(Subleased Premises), on the terms, covenants and conditions described set forth in Exhibit
S and as hereinafter provided;; and
WHEAREAS, all references herein to Sublessor and Sublessee shall apply to each Sublessor
and Sublessee identified on Schedule I and all references to Landlord, Prime Lease,
Building, Premises, Subleased Premises, Term, Base Rent, and Sublessees proportionate
share of Additional Rent shall apply to each Sublessor and Sublessee in accordance with the
corresponding material terms set forth in Exhibit S applicable to such parties Subleased
Premises.
NOW, THEREFORE, Each Sublessor and each Sublessee covenant and agree as follows:
1. Sublease
Sublessor hereby subleases to Sublessee, and Sublessee hereby hires and subleases from
Sublessor, the Subleased Premises.
2. Term
The term (Term) of this Sublease shall be for the period set forth on Exhibit S,
unless sooner terminated pursuant to any provision set forth herein or in the Prime Lease.
3. Base Rent
During the entire Term, Sublessee shall pay Sublessor, as rent for the Subleased Premises, the
annual sums (Base Rent) set forth on Exhibit S, in equal monthly installments, within
five (5) days after the first day of each month, without prior notice or demand and without setoff
or deduction.
4. Conflicts Between Sublease and Attached Exhibits
In the event of any inconsistencies or conflicts between the terms and provisions of
this Sublease and the material terms set forth in Exhibit S, the material terms set forth
in Exhibit S shall control, provided in all instances the terms and provisions of this
Sublease, including the schedules and exhibits, remain subject to the terms and provisions of the
Prime Lease.
5. Rent Payments
All Base Rent, Additional Rent and other charges payable by Sublessee to Sublessor
(collectively, Rent) shall be forwarded in accordance with the applicable provision set forth on
Exhibit S. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sublessee shall pay the first months
installment of Rent upon the execution of this Sublease and, if the date upon which this Sublease
is executed occurs on other than the first day of a calendar month, Sublessee shall pay its pro
rata share of Rent for such calendar month.
6. Late Charge
In the event that Sublessee shall fail to pay Rent within five (5) days after its due date,
then from and after the sixth (6th) day until the date Sublessee finally pays the Rent, Sublessee
shall pay Sublessor a late charge at the rate of ten (10%) percent per annum with respect to the
delinquent amount, provided, however, no late charges shall be assessed against Sublessee prior to
January 1, 2012.
7. Use
Sublessee shall use and occupy the Subleased Premises for the same purposes and in the same
manner as used immediately prior to the date hereof and in a manner consistent with the provisions
of the Prime Lease.
8. Condition of Subleased Premises
Sublessee acknowledges that Sublessee is hiring the Subleased Premises in as is condition.
In making and executing this Sublease, Sublessee has not relied upon or been induced by any
statements or representations of any person with respect to the physical condition of the
Subleased Premises. Sublessee has relied solely on its own investigations, examinations and
inspections of the Subleased Premises.
9. Subordination
Sublessor and Sublessee agree that this Sublease is, and shall be, subject and subordinate to
all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Prime Lease, and to the matters to which the
Prime Lease shall be subordinate.
10. Incorporation of Prime Lease Terms
10.1 The terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Prime Lease are hereby incorporated
herein and shall, as between Sublessor and Sublessee, constitute the terms, covenants and
conditions of this Sublease, except to the extent set forth below. As between the parties hereto,
Sublessor agrees to observe and perform the terms, covenants and conditions on its part to be
observed and performed hereunder and Sublessee agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Prime
Lease and to keep, observe and perform the terms, covenants and conditions on its part to be kept,
observed and performed hereunder as well as those applicable terms, covenants and conditions to be
observed and performed by Sublessor as tenant under the Prime Lease with respect to the Subleased
Premises. The remedies of the parties, as Sublessor and Sublessee hereunder, shall be the same as
the respective remedies of the Landlord and the tenant under the Prime Lease with respect to the
Subleased Premises. Sublessee shall in no case have any rights with respect to the Subleased
Premises greater than Sublessors rights as tenant under the Prime Lease, and Sublessor shall have
no liability to Sublessee for any matter or thing for which Sublessor does not have co-extensive
rights as tenant under the Prime Lease.
10.2 Sublessee agrees to perform, fulfill and observe all covenants and agreements of
Sublessor as tenant, as set forth in the Prime Lease, the extent applicable to the Subleased
Premises, except for the covenants and agreements of Sublessor set forth therein with respect to
the payment of rent and other charges to the Landlord (and except for the covenants and agreements
of Sublessor herein to be performed by Sublessor hereunder) and except with regard to any other
provision thereof, the content or context of which would render them inapplicable to Sublessee.
11. Indemnification
Sublessor and Sublessee shall indemnify each other and save the other harmless from and
against any and all claims, liability and expense for loss or damage suffered by the other to the
extent caused by (i) the negligence, or willful misconduct of the indemnifying party, its agents,
contractors or employees; (ii) any act or occurrence in the Sublet Premises unless caused by the
negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnifying party, its agents, contractors or employees;
and (iii) breach of this Sublease by the indemnifying party, its agents, contractors or employees
including, but not limited to, losses caused to the non-indemnifying party under the Sublease. The
obligations under this Paragraph 11 shall survive the termination of this Sublease.
12. Liability Insurance
At all times during the Term, Sublessee shall, at its own cost and expense, provide and keep
in force for the benefit of Landlord, Sublessee and Sublessor, comprehensive general liability
insurance against claims for bodily injury, death or property damage occurring in, on or about the
Subleased Premises, with limits as specified in the Prime Lease. The insurance to be provided and
kept in force hereunder by Sublessee shall include Sublessee, as insured, and Sublessor and
Landlord, as additional insureds. Said policy shall be obtained by Sublessee and certificates
thereof delivered to Sublessor promptly after the signing of this Sublease. Said policy shall be
for a period of not less than one year and shall contain a provision whereby the same cannot be
materially changed or canceled unless Sublessor is given at least thirty (30) days written notice
of such material change or cancellation. Sublessee shall obtain and pay for renewals of such
insurance from time to time at least thirty (30) days before the expiration thereof, and Sublessee
shall promptly deliver certificates thereof to Sublessor. Any insurance required to be provided by
Sublessee pursuant to this Sublease may be provided by blanket insurance covering the Subleased
Premises and other properties of Sublessee upon condition that (i) such blanket insurance complies
with all of the other requirements of this Sublease and is acceptable to Sublessor and Landlord,
and (ii) certificates of such insurance are delivered to Sublessor and Landlord. Sublessee shall
obtain and pay for insurance on its equipment, furnishings, furniture and other personal property
in the Subleased Premises.
13. Restriction on Assignments, etc.
Sublessee shall not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law
or otherwise, assign, mortgage, pledge or encumber this Sublease, or underlet or suffer or permit
all or any part of the Subleased Premises to be used or occupied by others, without the prior
written consent of Landlord (to the extent and in the manner required under the Prime Lease) and
Sublessor, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each instance.
Sublessor shall not sublease any portion of the Premises to a competitor of Sublessee.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, but in each case subject to the governing terms of the Prime
Lease, without the consent of Sublessor, Sublessee may assign or sublease this Sublease to any
Affiliate, as defined herein; provided, however, that (i) such assignment or sublease does not
violate any provisions of the Prime Lease, (ii) obtains any consent or approval of Landlord
required under the Prime Lease, (iii) Sublessee provides Sublessor at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice of such assignment or sublease; and (iv) Sublessee and any such Affiliate both
remain jointly and severally liable for all obligations and liabilities under this Sublease.
Affiliate shall mean (i) Sublessees parent or any other entity that is wholly owned by
Sublessee, or under common control with Sublessee; (ii) any entity acquiring all or substantially
all of the Sublessees assets or stock; or (iii) any successor entity to Sublessee following a
merger as determined by Sublessor, in Sublessors reasonable judgment.
14. Alterations
14.1 Sublessee shall not perform any additions, alterations and improvements to the Subleased
Premises, or any part thereof, without the prior written consent of Landlord (to the extent
required under the Prime Lease) and Sublessor, and otherwise in full compliance with all of the
applicable terms, covenants and conditions of the Prime Lease. Sublessee expressly understands and
agrees that in the event Landlord requires removal of improvements and alterations performed by
and/or for Sublessee and restoration of the Subleased Premises, Sublessee agrees to promptly comply
with such removal and restoration requirement of Landlord at the end of the term of the Sublease.
14.2 Sublessor and Sublessee shall cooperate and mutually agree upon any Separation Work (as
herein defined) as may be reasonably necessary to sublease the Premises to Sublessee. Subject to
any required Landlord approvals, Sublessee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to physically
demise and separate the Subleased Premises, but only to the extent Sublessor and Sublessor have
mutually agreed upon any required Separation Work, from the remaining portion of Premises (the
Remaining Portion) at Sublessees sole cost and expense. Such demising and separation work is
referred to herein as the Separation Work. The Separation Work shall include the following, as
required and applicable: (i) installation of one or more code-compliant sheetrock demising walls
between the Remaining Portion and the Subleased Premises or such other demising and partition
materials as shall be reasonably sufficient to separate the Subleased Premises from the Remaining
Portion, finished to match the wall finishes on the Premises to the extent practicable; (ii) any
reconfiguration of HVAC distribution, sprinkler system distribution, electrical outlets, and
lighting necessary as a consequence of installation of such demising wall(s); and all Separation
Work must comply with all applicable fire, safety, health, and building codes provided,
however, it shall not be a default hereunder if Sublessor does not commence or complete the
Separation Work on the date hereof.
15. Approvals
In any instance where the approval or consent of Sublessor is required hereunder, such consent
or approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. However, any refusal by
Sublessor to consent or approve any matter requested by Sublessee shall be deemed reasonable if,
inter alia, Landlord has refused to give consent or approval thereto whenever such
consent or approval is necessary under the Prime Lease. To the extent that any of the provisions
of the Prime Lease conflict with or are inconsistent with the provisions of this Sublease, whether
or not such inconsistency is expressly noted herein, the provisions of the Prime Lease shall in all
instances prevail over this Sublease.
16. Notices
16.1 Any notice, demand, bill, invoice, statement or communication which either Sublessor or
Sublessee may desire or be required to give to the other in connection with this
Sublease shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given if sent by (i)
Certified or Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested, or (ii) a nationally recognized overnight
courier, such as Airborne Express, Federal Express or United Parcel, to such other party at the
Notices addresses identified on the corresponding Exhibit S.
16.2 Each such bill, invoice, statement, notice or communication shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date when the original of same is received.
17. Time Limits
The time limits set forth in the Prime Lease for the performance of any act or the making of
any payment (other than the payment of Rent) are, for the purposes of this Sublease, changed so
that the time of Sublessee in a particular case hereunder to do or perform any act or make any
payment shall be three days less than the time of Sublessor as tenant under the Prime Lease to do
so in such case.
18. Services
Except as otherwise set forth on Exhibit S attached hereto, Sublessee shall be
entitled to receive all of the services pertaining to the Subleased Premises which Sublessor is
entitled to receive under the Prime Lease and did receive during the twelve (12) month period
immediately preceding the date hereof. Sublessee recognizes that such services are to be supplied
by Landlord and not by Sublessor. In the event that Landlord shall fail to supply such services or
shall refuse to comply with any of the provisions of the Prime Lease insofar as they affect
Sublessees occupancy of the Subleased Premises, Sublessor shall, at the written request of
Sublessee, request Landlord to so comply and if Landlord shall fail or refuse to do so then, to the
extent permitted by the terms of the Prime Lease, Sublessee shall have the right to exercise, in
its own name and in the name of Sublessor, all of the rights to enforce performance on the part of
Landlord as are available to Sublessor, provided that the same shall be without cost, expense or
liability to Sublessor. Sublessor shall be under no liability to Sublessee in the event of the
failure by Landlord to supply any services, unless the same is due to the fault of Sublessor.
19. Brokerage
Sublessor and Sublessee represent to each other that in connection with this Sublease, they
have dealt with no real estate brokers or consultants.
20. Parking and Signage; Satellite Dishes etc.
20.1 Except as otherwise set forth on Exhibit S attached hereto, Sublessor
and Sublessee agree to share proportionately all parking and signage rights granted to Sublessor
under the Prime Lease, if any, based upon Sublessors and Sublessees proportionate share of the
Premises.
20.2 Sublessor and Sublessee agree to share proportionately all rights granted to Sublessor
under the Prime Lease with respect to satellite dishes and/or antennae equipment, if any, based
upon Sublessors and Sublessees proportionate share of the Premises.
21. Termination of Prime Lease/Sublease
Sublessor agrees that it shall not exercise any options to terminate the Prime Lease during
the Term hereof without having first obtained the prior written consent of Sublessee, such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld. If the Prime Lease shall be terminated prior to the Expiration
Date of this Sublease, this Sublease shall thereupon be ipso facto terminated and
Sublessor shall not be liable to Sublessee by reason thereof, unless said termination shall have
been effected because of a default on the part of Sublessor as tenant under the Prime Lease which
was not the result of a default by Sublessee.
22. Surrender of Subleased Premises; Holding Over
22.1 This Sublease shall expire and Sublessee shall deliver up and surrender possession of the
Subleased Premises to Sublessor on the last day of the Term hereof, and Sublessee hereby waives the
right to any notice of termination or notice to quit. Upon the expiration or sooner termination of
this Sublease, Sublessee covenants to deliver up and surrender possession of the Subleased Premises
in the same condition in which Sublessee has agreed to maintain and keep the same during the term
of this Sublease and remove Sublessees equipment, furniture and other personal property in
accordance with the provisions of this Sublease and the Prime Lease, normal wear and tear and
damage by fire or other casualty excepted.
22.2 Upon the failure of Sublessee to surrender possession of the Subleased Premises to
Sublessor upon the expiration or sooner termination of this Sublease, Sublessee shall pay to
Sublessor an amount equal to 150% of the then current Base Rent and additional rent required to be
paid by Sublessee under this Sublease, applied to any period in which Sublessee shall remain in
possession after the expiration or sooner termination of this Sublease. Acceptance by Sublessor of
Base Rent and additional rent after such expiration or earlier termination shall not constitute a
consent to a holdover hereunder or result in a renewal. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph
are in addition to and do not affect Sublessors right to reentry or any other rights of Sublessor
hereunder or otherwise provided by law.
22.3 In addition to the foregoing provisions, Sublessee hereby covenants and agrees to
indemnify and hold Sublessor harmless from and against all costs and expenses, including legal fees
and any judgment for monetary damages, incurred and/or paid by Sublessor under the Prime Lease as a
result of Sublessees holdover.
23. Successors and Assigns
This Sublease, together with the agreements, terms, covenants and conditions herein shall bind
and inure to the benefit of Sublessor and Sublessee and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors and, except as is otherwise provided herein, their assigns.
24. Miscellaneous
24.1 Sublessor represents that: (i) Sublessor has not received any notice of default or
termination of the Prime Lease; and (ii) Sublessor shall not enter into any agreement that will
modify or amend the Prime Lease so as to increase or materially affect the obligations of Sublessee
pursuant to this Sublease, or adversely affect Sublessees right to use and occupy the Subleased
Premises or any other rights of Sublessee under this Sublease.
24.2 It is mutually agreed by and between Sublessor and Sublessee that the respective parties
shall and they hereby do waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by
either of the parties hereto against the other on any matters whatsoever arising out of or in any
way connected with this Sublease, Sublessees use or occupancy of the Premises, and/or any claim of
injury or damage excluding any claim for personal injury or property damage.
24.3 The headings herein are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in
no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of this Sublease nor in any way affect this
Sublease.
24.4 This Sublease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State, Country or applicable province in which the Premises are located.
24.5 This Sublease contains the entire agreement between the parties and may not be extended,
renewed, terminated or otherwise modified in any manner except by an instrument in writing executed
by the party against whom enforcement of any such modification is sought. All prior understandings
and agreements between the parties and all prior working drafts of this Sublease are merged in this
Sublease, which alone expresses the agreement of the parties. The parties agree that no inferences
shall be drawn from matters deleted from any working drafts of this Sublease or against the party
preparing drafts hereof. The parties took equal part in drafting this Sublease and no rule of
construction that would cause any of the terms hereof to be construed against the drafter shall be
applicable to the interpretation of this Sublease.
24.6 If any provision of this Sublease shall be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the
provisions of this Sublease shall not be affected thereby and each and every provision of this
Sublease shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
24.7 If any officer, servant or employee of Sublessor renders assistance at the request of
Sublessee or on the request of any officer, servant, employee, guest or licensee of Sublessee,
then that employee shall be deemed the agent of the person making such request and Sublessor is
hereby expressly released from any and all liability or loss in connection therewith.
24.8 This Sublease shall not be recorded.
24.9 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Sublease, Sublessee shall
reimburse Sublessor, within five (5) business days after demand, as Additional Rent hereunder, for
any and all reasonable costs that may be incurred by Sublessor (including, without limitation, its
attorneys, accountants and other professional fees, costs and disbursements) in connection with
any request by Sublessee for Sublessors consent, review or approval relating to any matter
hereunder.
24.9 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Sublease, each right and
remedy of Sublessor or Sublessee provided for in this Sublease shall be cumulative and shall be in
addition to every other right or remedy provided for in this Sublease or now or hereafter existing
at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by
any party hereto of any one or more of the rights or remedies provided for in this Sublease or now
or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the
simultaneous or later exercise by such party of any or all other rights or remedies provided for in
this Sublease or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
25. Confidential Information
25.1 Notwithstanding the expiration or earlier termination of this Sublease, for a
period of five (5) years from the date hereof, Sublessor and Sublessee shall hold, and shall cause
each of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries to hold, and shall each cause their respective
officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors (or potential buyers) to hold, in strict
confidence, and not to disclose or release or use, without the prior written consent of the other
party (which may be withheld in such partys sole and absolute discretion, except where disclosure
is required by applicable laws), any and all Confidential Information (as defined herein)
concerning any other party; provided, that the parties may disclose, or may permit
disclosure of, Confidential Information (i) to their respective auditors, attorneys, financial
advisors, bankers, insurers and other appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know
such information and are informed of their obligation to hold such Confidential Information
confidential to the same extent as is applicable to the parties and in respect of whose failure to
comply with such obligations, the applicable party will be responsible, (ii) if the parties or any
of their respective subsidiaries are required or compelled to disclose any such Confidential
Information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of applicable laws or
stock exchange rule, (iii) as required in connection with any legal or other proceeding by one
party against any other party, (iv) as necessary in order to permit a party to prepare and disclose
its financial statements, tax returns or other required disclosures, or (v) as necessary for a
party to enforce its rights under this Sublease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that
any demand or request for disclosure
of Confidential Information is made pursuant to clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above,
each party,
as applicable, shall promptly notify the other of the existence of such request or demand and shall
provide the other a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy,
which such parties will cooperate in obtaining. In the event that such appropriate protective
order or other remedy is not obtained, the party which faces the disclosure requirement shall
furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed
and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such
Confidential Information. Confidential Information shall mean all non-public,
confidential or proprietary information concerning Sublessor or Sublessee, or any of their
respective affiliates or subsidiaries, or their past, current or future activities, businesses,
finances, assets, liabilities or operations, including any such information that was acquired by
any party after the date hereof, or that was provided to a party by a third party in confidence,
except for any information that is (i) in the public domain or known to the industry through no
fault of the receiving party or its affiliates or subsidiaries, (ii) lawfully acquired after the
date hereof by such party or its affiliates or subsidiaries from other sources not known to be
subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such information or (iii) independently
developed by the receiving party after the date hereof without reference to any Confidential
Information.
25.2 Each of the parties acknowledges that it and the other members of their respective
affiliates and subsidiaries may have in their possession confidential or proprietary information of
third parties that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with such third
party while part of the ITT Corporation companies. Each of the parties will hold, and will cause
the other members of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective
representatives to hold, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of third
parties to which they or any other member of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries has
access, in accordance with the terms of any agreements entered into prior to the date on which
Sublessor and Sublessee are no longer part of the same group of companies between one or more
members of the ITT Corporation companies (whether acting through, on behalf of, or in connection
with, the separated Businesses) and such third parties.
25.3 The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions of
this Section 25 were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly,
it is hereby agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having
jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
26. Access
Sublessee shall have access to the Subleased Premises twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7)
days a week or as otherwise provided for in the Prime Lease, provided, however, Sublessees
employees shall be required to show proper identification reasonably required by Sublessor to enter
the Subleased Premises. Sublessor shall have the right to enter upon or obtain access to the
Subleased Premises or any part thereof without charge at all reasonable times upon
reasonable prior notice (except in the case of an emergency, in which case no notice will be
required) to inspect the Subleased Premises, or to otherwise exercise or perform any of the rights
or obligations of Sublessor under the Prime Lease or this Sublease. At any time during the Term of
this Sublease, at reasonable times upon prior reasonable notice, Sublessor may, at Sublessors
option, enter into and upon the Subleased Premises if Sublessor reasonably determines that
Sublessee is not acting within a commercially reasonable time to maintain, repair or replace
anything for which Sublessee is responsible under this Sublease, or the Prime Lease, and correct
the same after providing written notice, without being deemed in any manner guilty of trespass,
eviction or forcible entry and detainer and without incurring any liability for any damage or
interruption of Sublessees business resulting therefrom. If Sublessee shall have vacated the
Subleased Premises, has not paid Rent and is in default beyond any applicable notice and cure
period, Sublessor may at Sublessors option reenter the Subleased Premises at any time during the
last six (6) months of the then current Term of this Sublease and make any and all such changes,
alterations, revisions, additions and tenant and other improvements in or about the Subleased
Premises as Sublessor shall elect, all without any abatement of any of the Rent otherwise to be
paid by Sublessee under this Sublease.
28. Counterparts
This Sublease may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Sublease on any number of
separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute
one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Sublease has been executed as of the day and year first above written.
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exv10w6
Exhibit 10.6
Xylem Inc.
2011 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE REPLACEMENT PLAN
ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE, AND DURATION
Article 1.
1.1 Establishment. Xylem Inc., an Indiana corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Company),
establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Replacement
Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan), as set forth in this document. The Plan
permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights
(SARs), Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards.
The Plan first became effective [ ], 2011 (the Effective Date) following the
spin-off of Xylem Inc. from ITT Corporation (the Predecessor Corporation) on
[ ], 2011. The Predecessor Corporation maintained a similar plan prior to the spin-off (the
Predecessor Plan), and the Plan was created to govern the awards under the Predecessor
Plan, as revised to reflect the spin-off from the Predecessor Corporation. The Plan shall remain
in effect as provided in Section 1.3 hereof, and Participants shall receive full credit for their
service and participation with the Predecessor Corporation as provided in Section 5.3 hereof.
1.2 Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders
by strengthening the Companys ability to attract and retain Employees of the Company and its
Affiliates and members of the Board of Directors upon whose judgment, initiative, and efforts the
financial success and growth of the business of the Company largely depend, and to provide an
additional incentive for such individuals through share ownership and other rights that promote and
recognize the financial success and growth of the Company and create value for shareholders.
1.3 Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall commence as of the Effective Date, as described in Section 1.1 hereof, and shall
remain in effect, subject to the right of the Compensation and Personnel Committee of the Board,
(the Committee) to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article 14 hereof, until
all Shares subject to it shall have been purchased or acquired according to the Plans provisions.
Article 2. DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and when
the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word shall be capitalized.
2.1 Acceleration Event shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following
conditions have been satisfied:
(a) a report on Schedule 13D shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act disclosing that any Person, other
than the Company or a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a
Subsidiary (or related trust), is the Beneficial Owner directly or indirectly of twenty
percent (20%) or more of the outstanding Shares;
(b) any Person, other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or any employee benefit plan
sponsored by the Company or a Subsidiary (or related trust), shall purchase shares pursuant
to a tender offer or exchange offer to acquire any Shares (or securities convertible into
Shares) for cash, securities or any other consideration, provided that after consummation
of the offer, the Person in question is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of
twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding Shares (calculated as provided in paragraph
(d) of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act in the case of rights to acquire Shares);
(c) the consummation of
(i) any consolidation, business combination or merger involving the Company, other
than a consolidation, business combination or merger involving the Company in which holders
of Shares immediately prior to the consolidation, business combination or merger (x) hold
fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company (or the corporation
resulting from the consolidation, business combination or merger or the parent of such
corporation) after the merger and (y) have the same proportionate ownership of common stock
of the Company (or the corporation resulting from the consolidation, business combination
or merger or the parent of such corporation), relative to other holders of Shares
immediately prior to the consolidation, business combination or merger, immediately after
the consolidation, business combination or merger as immediately before; or
(ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all the assets of the Company;
(d) there shall have been a change in a majority of the members of the Board within a
12-month period unless the election or nomination for election by the Companys
shareholders of each new director during such 12-month period was approved by the vote of
two-thirds of the directors then still in office who (x)
were directors at the beginning of such 12-month period or (y) whose nomination for
election or election as directors was recommended or approved by a majority of the
directors who were directors at the beginning of such 12-month period; or
(e) any Person, other than the Company or a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan
sponsored by the Company or a Subsidiary (or related
trust), becomes the Beneficial Owner
of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Shares.
2.2 Affiliate means any Subsidiary and any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person
specified.
2.3 Award means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options,
Incentive Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Converted Awards and Other
Awards.
2.4 Award Agreement means either (i) an agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the
terms and provisions applicable to Awards granted under this Plan, or (ii) a statement issued by
the Company to a Participant describing the terms and conditions of such Award.
2.5 Beneficial Owner shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Exchange Act.
2.6 Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement means the Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement by and among the Company, the
Predecessor Corporation and Exelis Inc.
2.7 Board or Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.8 Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.9 Committee means the Compensation and Personnel Committee of the Board.
2.10 Company means Xylem Inc., an Indiana corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Article 16
herein; provided, however, that for purposes of grants made under the Predecessor Plan, Company
shall mean the Predecessor Corporation as the original grantor.
2.11 Converted Award
2.12 means Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units and Other Awards denominated in Shares that were originally granted to a Participant
under any of the Predecessor Corporation Equity Plans, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the
Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement.
2.13 Covered Employee means a Participant who is a Covered Employee, as defined in Code Section 162(m) and the
regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m), or any successor statute.
2.14 Director means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors.
2.15 Employee means any employee of the Company or its Affiliates.
2.16 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act
thereto.
2.17 Fair Market Value means a price that is based on the opening, closing, actual, high, low, or average selling
prices of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or other established stock
exchange (or exchanges) on the applicable date, the preceding trading day, the next succeeding
trading day, or an average of trading days, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
Such definition of Fair Market Value may differ depending on whether Fair Market Value is in
reference to the grant, exercise, vesting, or settlement or payout of an Award. If, however, the
accounting standards used to account for equity awards granted to Participants are substantially
modified subsequent to the Effective Date of the Plan, the Committee shall have the ability to
determine an Awards Fair Market Value based on the relevant facts and circumstances. If Shares are
not traded on an established stock
exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee based on objective criteria.
2.18 Freestanding SAR means a SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Article 7 herein.
2.19 Full Value Award means an Award other than an Option granted with an Option Price equal to at least Fair Market
Value on the date of grant or a SAR with a Grant Price equal to at least Fair Market Value on the
date of grant.
2.20 Grant Price means the amount to which the Fair Market Value of a Share is compared pursuant to Section 7.6
to determine the amount of payment that should be made upon exercise of a SAR.
2.21 Incentive Stock Option or ISO means an Option that meets the requirements of Code Section 422, or any successor
provision, and that is not designated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.
2.22 Insider means an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer, Director, or more than ten
percent (10%) Beneficial Owner of any class of the Companys equity securities that is registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board or the Committee in
accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
2.23 Nonqualified Stock Option or NQSO means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or
that otherwise does not meet such requirements.
2.24 Option means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase Shares, as
described in Article 6 herein.
2.25 Option Price means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.
2.26 Other Award means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 9 herein.
2.27 Participant means an Employee or Director who has been selected to receive an Award or who has an
outstanding Award granted under the Plan.
2.28 Performance-Based Compensation means an Award that is qualified as Performance-Based Compensation under Code Section 162(m).
2.29 Performance Measures means measures as described in Article 10, the attainment of which may determine the amount of
payout and/or vesting with respect to Awards.
2.30 Performance Period means the period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine
the amount of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award.
2.31 Period of Restriction means the period when Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance goals, or upon the
occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, at its discretion) and transfer
restrictions, as provided in Article 8 herein.
2.32 Person shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a) (9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.
2.33 Plan Year means the fiscal year of the Company.
2.34 Plan means the 2011 Equity Incentive Replacement Plan; provided, however, that for purposes of
grants made under the Predecessor Plan, Plan shall mean the Predecessor Plan as it existed on the
date of such grant.
2.35 Predecessor Corporation Equity Plan means any of the plans maintained by the Predecessor Corporation under which equity or
equity-based awards were granted, including the ITT 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, ITT Corporation
1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan, 1994 ITT Incentive Stock Plan, ITT 1996
Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and 2002 ITT Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
2.36 Restricted Stock means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8 herein.
2.37 Restricted Stock Unit means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8 herein.
2.38 Share means a share of common stock of the Company, $1.00 par value per share.
2.39 Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 7 herein.
2.40 Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, or other entity
(other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the
entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the
total combined voting power in one of the other entities in such chain.
2.41 Tandem SAR means a SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option pursuant to Article 7.
Article 3. ADMINISTRATION
3.1 General. The Committee shall be responsible for administering the Plan. The Committee may employ
attorneys, consultants, accountants, and other persons, and the Committee, the Company, and its
officers and Directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions, or valuations of any
such persons. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee
shall be final and binding upon the Participants, the Company, and all other interested persons.
3.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary power to interpret the terms and the
intent of the Plan and to determine eligibility for Awards and to adopt such rules, regulations,
and guidelines for administering the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or proper. Such
authority shall include, but not be limited to, selecting Award recipients, establishing all Award
terms and conditions and, subject to Article 14,
adopting modifications and amendments to the Plan or any Award Agreement, including without
limitation, any that are necessary to comply with the laws of the countries in which the Company
and its Affiliates operate.
3.3 Delegation. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more agents or advisors
such administrative duties as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any person to whom it has
delegated duties as aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any
responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the Plan. The Committee may, by
resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do one or both of the following: (a)
designate Employees and Directors to be recipients of Awards; and (b) determine the size of the
Award; provided, however, the Committee shall not delegate such responsibilities to
any such officer for Awards granted to an Employee that is considered an elected officer of the
Company, or to the extent it would unintentionally cause Performance-Based Compensation to lose its
status as such.
Article 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS
4.1 Number of Shares Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2 herein,
the number of Shares hereby reserved for
issuance to Participants under the Plan shall be [nine million two hundred thousand (9,200,000)].
For purposes of the prior sentence, Shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan shall
not be
considered available for issuance under the Prior Plan. Any Shares related to Awards under
the Plan or awards under the Prior Plan that terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or
otherwise without the issuance of such Shares, are settled in cash in lieu of Shares, or are
exchanged with the Committees permission for Awards not involving Shares, shall be available again
for grant under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) upon the exercise of a stock-settled
Stock Appreciation Right or net-settled Option, the number of Shares subject to the Award (or
portion of the Award) that is then being exercised shall be counted against the maximum aggregate
number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan as provided above, on the basis of one Share for
every Share subject thereto, regardless of the actual number of Shares issued upon exercise and (b)
any Shares withheld with respect to an Award (or, with respect to Restricted Stock, returned) in
satisfaction of tax withholding obligations shall be counted as Shares issued.
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2 herein, the number of Shares hereby reserved for
issuance under the Plan for Full Value Awards (other than Converted Awards) shall not exceed [four
million six hundred thousand (4,600,000)]. In addition, any Shares related to Full Value Awards
under the Plan or the Prior Plan that terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or
otherwise without the issuance of such Shares, are settled in cash in lieu of Shares, or are
exchanged with the Committees permission for Awards not involving Shares, shall be available again
for grant of Full Value Awards under the Plan.
All of the reserved Shares may be used as ISOs.
The Shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares or treasury
Shares.
The following limits (Award Limits) shall apply to Awards (other than Converted Awards),
dividends and dividend equivalent intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation:
(a) Options: The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be granted in the form of
Options, pursuant to any Award granted in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be
[three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000)].
(b) SARs: The maximum number of Shares that may be granted in the form of Stock
Appreciation Rights, pursuant to any Award granted in any one Plan Year to any one
Participant shall be [three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000)].
(c) Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units: The maximum aggregate grant with
respect to Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted in any one Plan
Year to any one Participant shall be [seven hundred thousand (700,000)].
(d) Other Awards: The maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Other
Awards may be granted in any one Plan Year to any one
Participant shall be [seven hundred
thousand (700,000)] and the maximum aggregate cash that may be payable with respect to
Other Awards granted in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be [fifteen million
($15,000,000)] dollars.
(e) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents: The maximum aggregate value of cash dividends
(other than large, nonrecurring cash dividends) or dividend equivalents that any one
Participant may receive pursuant to Awards in any one Plan Year shall not exceed [six
million ($6,000,000)] dollars.
4.2 Adjustments in Authorized Shares. In the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of FASB Accounting Standards
Codification (ASC) 718 (formerly FAS 123R) that causes the per share value of Shares to change,
such as a stock dividend, stock split, spin off, rights offering, or recapitalization through a
large, nonrecurring cash dividend, the Committee shall cause there to be made an equitable
adjustment to: (a) the number and, if applicable, kind of shares that may be issued under the Plan
or pursuant to any type of Award under the Plan, (b) the Award Limits, (c) the number and, if
applicable, kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards and (d) as applicable, the Option Price or
Grant Price of any then outstanding Awards. In the event of any other change in corporate structure
or capitalization, such as a merger, consolidation, any reorganization (whether or not such
reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Section 368 of the Code) or any partial
or complete liquidation of the Company, the Committee, in its sole discretion, in order to prevent
dilution or enlargement of Participants rights under the Plan, shall cause there to be made such
equitable adjustments described in the foregoing sentence. Any fractional shares resulting from
adjustments made pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be eliminated. Any adjustment made pursuant to
this Section 4.2 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan.
Except to the extent it would unintentionally cause Performance Based Compensation to fail to
qualify for the performance based exception to Code Section 162(m), appropriate adjustments may
also be made by the Committee in the terms of any Awards under the Plan to reflect such changes or
distributions and to modify any other terms of outstanding Awards on an equitable basis, including
modifications of performance goals and changes in the length of Performance Periods. The
determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and
binding on Participants under the Plan.
Subject to the provisions of Article 13, without affecting the number of Shares reserved or
available hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this
Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, share
exchange, amalgamation, reorganization or similar transaction upon such terms and conditions as it
may deem appropriate; provided, however, that no such issuance or assumption shall be made without
affecting the number of Shares reserved or available hereunder if it would prevent the granting of
ISOs under the Plan.
Article 5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
5.1 Eligibility. Individuals eligible to participate in this Plan include all Employees and Directors.
5.2 Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all
eligible individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the form and amount
of each Award.
5.3 Prior Participation. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, all prior service and
participation by a Participant with the Predecessor Corporation shall be credited in full towards a
Participants service and participation with the Corporation.
Article 6. STOCK OPTIONS
6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such
number, and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the
Committee.
ISOs may not be granted following the ten-year (10) anniversary of the date the Plan was last
approved by shareholders in a manner that satisfies the shareholder approval requirements
applicable to ISOs. ISOs may be granted only to Employees.
6.2 Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Option Price,
the duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the conditions upon
which an Option shall become vested and exercisable, and such other provisions as the Committee
shall determine which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. The Award Agreement also
shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NQSO.
6.3 Option Price. The Option Price for each grant of an Option under this Plan shall be as determined by the
Committee; provided, however, the Option Price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of
the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted.
6.4 Duration of Options. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine
at the time of grant; provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th)
anniversary of its grant.
6.5 Exercise of Options. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such
terms and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same
for each grant or for each Participant.
6.6 Payment. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of notice of exercise to
an agent designated by the Company or by complying with any alternative procedures which may be
authorized by the Committee, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is
to be exercised.
A condition of the issuance of the Shares as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be the
payment of the Option Price. The Option may be exercised (and the Option Price may be satisfied) by
(a) delivering cash or its equivalent, (b) tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation)
previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to
the Option Price, (c) broker-assisted cashless exercise, (d) net exercise, (e) a combination of the
foregoing or (f) by any other method
approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee shall determine acceptable methods
for tendering Shares as payment upon exercise of an Option and may impose such limitations and
prohibitions on the use of Shares to exercise an Option as it deems appropriate.
Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of written
notification of exercise and full payment (including satisfaction of any applicable tax
withholding), the Company shall deliver to the Participant evidence of book entry Shares, or upon
the Participants request, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number of
Shares purchased under the Option(s).
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under the methods indicated above shall
be paid in United States dollars.
6.7 Restrictions on Share Transferability. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an
Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation,
restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange
or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any blue sky or state
securities laws applicable to such Shares.
6.8 Termination of Employment or Service as a Director. The impact of a termination of a Participants employment on an Options vesting and exercise
period shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the Participants Award
Agreement, and need not be uniform among Option grants or Participants. The impact of a termination
on a Participants service as a Director on an Options vesting and exercise period shall be
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the Participants Award Agreement, and need
not be uniform among Option grants or Participants.
6.9 Transferability of Options. During his or her lifetime, only the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Options.
After the Participants death, the Participants estate or beneficiary shall have the right to
exercise such Options.
(a) Incentive Stock Options. No ISO granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution.
(b) Nonqualified Stock Options. Except as otherwise provided in a Participants Award
Agreement, no NQSO granted under this Article 6 may be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other
than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. Under no circumstances may an NQSO be transferable for value or
consideration.
6.10 Notification of Disqualifying Disposition. If any Participant shall make any disposition of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of an ISO
under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying
dispositions), such Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days
thereof.
Article 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
7.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time
and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant Freestanding
SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms of SARs.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have complete discretion in
determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the provisions of
the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.
The SAR Grant Price for each grant of a Freestanding SAR shall be determined by the Committee and
shall be specified in the Award Agreement. The SAR Grant Price shall not be less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the SAR is granted. The Grant Price
of Tandem SARs shall be equal to the Option Price of the related Option.
7.2 SAR Agreement. Each SAR Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Grant Price, the
term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
7.3 Term of SAR. The term of a SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, provided that, no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of
its grant.
7.4 Exercise of Freestanding SARs. Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole
discretion, imposes upon them; provided, however, such terms and conditions shall be subject to
Section 7.1 as to grant price and Section 7.3 as to the term of the SAR.
7.5 Exercise of Tandem SARs. Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the
surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A Tandem SAR may
be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR
granted in connection with an ISO: (a) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of
the underlying ISO; (b) the value of the payout with respect to
the Tandem SAR may be for no more
than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Option Price of the underlying ISO
and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is
exercised; and (c) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares
subject to the ISO exceeds the Option Price of the ISO.
7.6 Payment of SAR Amount.
(a) Upon the exercise of a SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment
from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:
The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over
the Grant Price; by
(b) The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon a SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of
equivalent value, in some combination thereof, or in any other manner approved by the Committee at
its sole discretion. The Committees determination regarding the form of SAR payout shall be set
forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the SAR.
7.7 Termination of Employment or Service as a Director. The impact of a termination on a Participants employment on a SARs vesting and exercise period
shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the Participants Award Agreement,
and need not be uniform among SAR grants or Participants. The impact of a termination on a
Participants service as a Director on a SARs vesting and exercise period shall be determined by
the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the Participants Award Agreement, and need not be
uniform among SAR grants or Participants.
7.8 Nontransferability of SARs. Except as otherwise provided in a Participants Award Agreement, no SAR granted under the Plan
may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Under no circumstances may a SAR be transferable
for value or consideration. Further, except as otherwise provided in a Participants Award
Agreement, all SARs granted to a
Participant under the Plan shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such
Participant.
7.9 Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares received upon
exercise of a SAR granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable. This includes, but is not
limited to, requiring the Participant to hold the Shares received upon exercise of a SAR for a
specified period of time.
Article 8. RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to
time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such
amounts
as the Committee shall determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted
Stock except that no Shares are actually awarded to the Participant on the date of grant.
8.2 Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement
that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or the
number of Restricted Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall
determine.
8.3 Transferability. Except as provided in this Article 8, the Shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock
Units granted herein may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction established by the Committee and
specified in the Award Agreement (and in the case of Restricted Stock Units until the date of
delivery or other payment), or upon earlier satisfaction of any other conditions, as specified by
the Committee, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement.
8.4 Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including,
without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share
of Restricted Stock or each Restricted Stock Unit, restrictions based upon the achievement of
specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the
performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under applicable federal or state
securities laws.
To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain the certificates
representing Shares of Restricted Stock in the Companys possession until such time as all
conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article 8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each
Restricted Stock Award shall become freely transferable by the Participant after all conditions and
restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse (including satisfaction of any
applicable tax withholding obligations), and Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares,
or a combination of cash and Shares as the Committee, in its sole discretion shall determine.
8.5 Voting Rights. To the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding
Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may be granted the right to exercise full voting
rights with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction. A Participant shall have no
voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder.
8.6 Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units granted hereunder may, if the Committee so determines, be credited with dividends paid
with
respect to the underlying Shares or dividend equivalents while they are so held in a manner
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may apply any restrictions to the
dividends or dividend equivalents that the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, may determine the time and form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents,
including cash, Shares, Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, that if
dividends or dividend equivalents are granted with respect to any Shares of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Share Units that are subject to performance goals, the dividends or dividend equivalents
shall be accumulated or reinvested and paid following the time such performance goals are met, as
set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement.
8.7 Termination of Employment or Service as a Director. The impact of a termination on a Participants employment of a Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units vesting and settlement shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion,
in the Participants Award Agreement, and need not be uniform among Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Unit grants or Participants. The impact of a termination on a Participants service as a
Director of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units vesting and settlement shall be
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the Participants Award Agreement, and need
not be uniform among Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit grants or Participants.
8.8 Section 83(b) Election. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the Award of Restricted Stock is conditioned
upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under
Section 83(b) of the Code. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code
concerning a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of
such election with the Company.
Article 9. OTHER AWARDS
The Committee may grant Other Awards, which may include, without limitation, unrestricted Shares,
the payment of Shares in lieu of cash, the payment of cash based on attainment of Performance
Goals, service conditions or other goals established by the Committee and the payment of Shares in
lieu of cash under other Company incentive or bonus programs. Payment under or settlement of any
such Other Awards shall be made in such manner, at such times and subject to such terms and
conditions as the Committee may determine.
Article 10. PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Unless and until the Committee proposes for shareholder vote and the shareholders approve a change
in the general Performance Measures set forth in this Article 10, the performance goals upon which
the payment or vesting of an Award to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation shall be limited to one or more of the following Performance
Measures:
(a) Net earnings;
(b) Earnings per share;
(c) Net sales growth;
(d) Net income (before or after taxes);
(e) Net operating profit;
(f) Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, equity,
or sales);
(g) Cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow);
(h) Cash flow return on capital;
(i) Earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization;
(j) Gross or operating margins;
(k) Productivity ratios;
(l) Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder
return);
(m) Expense targets;
(n) Margins;
(o) Operating efficiency;
(p) Customer satisfaction;
(q) Employee satisfaction metrics;
(r) Human resources metrics;
(s) Working capital targets; and
(t) EVA®.
Any Performance Measure(s) may be used to measure the performance of the Company or an Affiliate as
a whole or any business unit of the Company or an Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the
Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Measures as compared to the
performance of a group of comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee,
in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Measure (l) above
as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide for
accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of performance goals pursuant to the
Performance Measures specified in this Article 10.
The Committee may provide in any such Award that any evaluation of performance may include or
exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (a) asset writedowns,
(b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting
principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) any reorganization and
restructuring programs, (e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and
results of operations appearing in the Companys annual report to shareholders for
the applicable year, (f) acquisitions or divestitures, and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses.
To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees, they shall be
prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.
Awards that are designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, and that are held by Covered
Employees, may not be adjusted upward. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such
Awards downward.
In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to
alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes,
the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder
approval.
Article 11. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who
may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case
of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation
shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the
Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company
during the Participants lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining
unpaid at the Participants death shall be paid to the Participants estate.
Article 12. RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS
12.1 Employment. Nothing in the Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of
the Company and/or its Affiliates to terminate any Participants employment or of the Board of
Directors to terminate service as a Director at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law,
nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue his or her employment or service as a
Director for any specified period of time.
Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract
with the Company and, accordingly, subject to Article 3 and Section 14.1, this
Plan and the
benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the
Committee without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or
its Subsidiaries.
12.2 Participation. No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having
been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.
12.3 Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 of the Plan or in an Award Agreement, a Participant
shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until
the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares.
Article 13. ACCELERATION EVENT
The Compensation Committee shall specify in each Participants Award Agreement the treatment of
outstanding Awards upon an Acceleration Event; provided that any Converted Award will continue to
apply the definition of change in control or
acceleration event as provided in the Predecessor Corporation Equity Plan under which such
Converted Award was originally granted, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Benefits and
Compensation Matters Agreement.
Article 14. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION
14.1 Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to Section 14.3, the Committee may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend,
modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan and any Award Agreement in whole or in part;
provided, however, that, except for a change or adjustment made pursuant to Section
4.2, no Option Price of an outstanding Option or Grant Price of an outstanding SAR shall be reduced
(whether through amendment, cancellation or replacement of Awards with other Awards or other
payments of cash or property) without shareholder approval.
14.2 Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in,
Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events
described in Section 4.2 hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company
or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee
determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent unintended dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan. The
determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and
binding on Participants under the Plan.
14.3 Awards Previously Granted. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no termination, amendment,
suspension, or modification of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any
material way any Award previously
granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the
Participant holding such Award.
Article 15. WITHHOLDING
15.1 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to
remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes,
domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event
arising as a result of this Plan.
15.2 Share Withholding. With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options, or SARs, upon the lapse of
restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, or any other taxable event arising as
a result of Awards granted hereunder, Participants may elect, subject to the approval of the
Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company
withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the
minimum statutory total tax that could be imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be
irrevocable, made in writing, and signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any
restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
Article 16. SUCCESSORS
All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be
binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a
direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company.
Article 17. GENERAL PROVISIONS
17.1 Forfeiture Events. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participants rights, payments, and
benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or
recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable
vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events shall include, but shall not be limited
to, termination of employment for cause, violation of material Company and/or Affiliate policies,
breach of noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the
Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation
of the Company and/or its Affiliates.
17.2 Legend. The certificates for Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to
reflect any restrictions on transfer of such Shares.
17.3 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall
include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the
plural.
17.4 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of
the Plan, and the Plan shall be
construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
17.5 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or
national securities exchanges as may be required.
17.6 Securities Law Compliance. With respect to Insiders, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable
conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successor under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of
the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the
extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.
17.7 Registration and Listing. The Company may use reasonable endeavors to register Shares allotted pursuant to the exercise of
an Award with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or to effect compliance with the
registration, qualification, and listing requirements of any national securities laws, stock
exchange, or automated quotation system.
17.8 Delivery of Title. The Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver evidence of title for Shares issued
under the Plan prior to:
(a) Obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are
necessary or advisable; and
(b) Completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any
applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company
determines to be necessary or advisable.
17.9 Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction,
which authority is deemed by the Companys counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to
issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
17.10 Employees or Directors Based Outside of the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in
other countries in which the Company and its Affiliates operate or have Employees or Directors, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:
(a) Determine which Affiliates shall be covered by the Plan;
(b) Determine which Employees and/or Directors outside the United States are eligible
to participate in the Plan;
(c) Modify the administrative terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees
and/or Directors outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;
(d) Establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures,
to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to
Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 17.10 by the Committee shall be
attached to this Plan document as appendices; and
(e) Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to
obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or
approvals.
Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be
granted, that would violate the Exchange Act, the Code, any securities law, or governing statute or
any other applicable law.
17.11 Uncertificated Shares. To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of certificates to reflect the transfer of
Shares, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not
prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange.
17.12 Unfunded Plan. Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the
Company may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Nothing contained in the
Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a
trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant,
beneficiary, legal representative, or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a
right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the
right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments to be made hereunder shall be
paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and
no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set
forth in the Plan. The Plan is not subject to ERISA.
17.13 No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The
Committee shall determine whether cash, Awards, or other property shall be issued or
paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be
forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
17.14 Retirement and Welfare Plans. The value of compensation paid under this Plan will not be included as compensation for
purposes of computing the benefits payable to any participant under the Companys retirement plans
(both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly
provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a participants benefit.
17.15 Governing Law. The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York,
excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle
that might otherwise refer construction
or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Unless otherwise
provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under the Plan are deemed to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of New York, to resolve any and all
issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or any related Award Agreement.